Role of cholesterol and sphingolipids in brain development and neurological diseases

G Hussain, J Wang, A Rasul, H Anwar, A Imran… - Lipids in health and …, 2019 - Springer
Brain is a vital organ of the human body which performs very important functions such as
analysis, processing, coordination, and execution of electrical signals. For this purpose, it …

Sphingolipids: membrane microdomains in brain development, function and neurological diseases

ASB Olsen, NJ Færgeman - Open biology, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sphingolipids are highly enriched in the nervous system where they are pivotal constituents
of the plasma membranes and are important for proper brain development and functions …

Deregulated sphingolipid metabolism and membrane organization in neurodegenerative disorders

M Piccinini, F Scandroglio, S Prioni, B Buccinnà… - Molecular …, 2010 - Springer
Sphingolipids are polar membrane lipids present as minor components in eukaryotic cell
membranes. Sphingolipids are highly enriched in nervous cells, where they exert important …

[HTML][HTML] Sphingolipids metabolism alteration in the central nervous system: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases

A Bouscary, C Quessada, F René, M Spedding… - Seminars in cell & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sphingolipids are complex lipids. They play a structural role in neurons, but are also
involved in regulating cellular communication, and neuronal differentiation and maturation …

Sphingolipid metabolism: a new therapeutic opportunity for brain degenerative disorders

A Di Pardo, V Maglione - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases represent a class of fatal brain disorders for which the number
of effective therapeutic options remains limited with only symptomatic treatment accessible …

Sphingolipid control of cognitive functions in health and disease

LS Kalinichenko, E Gulbins, J Kornhuber… - Progress in Lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cognitive processes, particularly learning and memory, are crucial brain mechanisms
mediating the successful adaptation of individuals to constantly changing environmental …

Exploring sphingolipid implications in neurodegeneration

AV Alessenko, E Albi - Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past decade, it was found that relatively simple sphingolipids, such as ceramide,
sphingosine, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and glucosylceramide play important roles in …

The role of Sphingolipids in myelination and myelin stability and their involvement in childhood and adult demyelinating disorders

P Giussani, A Prinetti, C Tringali - Journal of neurochemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) represents the most common demyelinating disease affecting the
central nervous system (CNS) in adults as well as in children. Furthermore, in children, in …

Role of sphingolipid metabolism in neurodegeneration

M Alaamery, N Albesher, N Aljawini… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sphingolipids are a class of lipids highly enriched in the central nervous system (CNS),
which shows great diversity and complexity, and has been implicated in CNS development …

Cholesterol metabolism and homeostasis in the brain

J Zhang, Q Liu - Protein & cell, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Cholesterol is an essential component for neuronal physiology not only during development
stage but also in the adult life. Cholesterol metabolism in brain is independent from that in …