[HTML][HTML] Lipid droplet biogenesis and functions in health and disease

A Zadoorian, X Du, H Yang - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
Ubiquitous yet unique, lipid droplets are intracellular organelles that are increasingly being
recognized for their versatility beyond energy storage. Advances uncovering the intricacies …

Lipid metabolism and Alzheimer's disease: clinical evidence, mechanistic link and therapeutic promise

F Yin - The FEBS journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age‐associated neurodegenerative disorder with
multifactorial etiology, intersecting genetic and environmental risk factors, and a lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease; from risk genes to pathological effects

FM Feringa, R Van der Kant - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While the central nervous system compromises 2% of our body weight, it harbors up to 25%
of the body's cholesterol. Cholesterol levels in the brain are tightly regulated for …

Integrating non-mammalian model organisms in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in humans

S Yamamoto, O Kanca, MF Wangler… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Next-generation sequencing technology has rapidly accelerated the discovery of genetic
variants of interest in individuals with rare diseases. However, showing that these variants …

[HTML][HTML] A neuron–glia lipid metabolic cycle couples daily sleep to mitochondrial homeostasis

PR Haynes, ES Pyfrom, Y Li, C Stein… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Sleep is thought to be restorative to brain energy homeostasis, but it is not clear how this is
achieved. We show here that Drosophila glia exhibit a daily cycle of glial mitochondrial …

Lipid droplets in the nervous system

I Ralhan, CL Chang, J Lippincott-Schwartz… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Lipid droplets are dynamic intracellular lipid storage organelles that respond to the
physiological state of cells. In addition to controlling cell metabolism, they play a protective …

[HTML][HTML] Apolipoprotein E in lipid metabolism and neurodegenerative disease

LG Yang, ZM March, RA Stephenson… - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Dysregulation of lipid metabolism has emerged as a central component of many
neurodegenerative diseases. Variants of the lipid transport protein, apolipoprotein E …

[HTML][HTML] PICALM and Alzheimer's disease: an update and perspectives

K Ando, S Nagaraj, F Küçükali, MA De Fisenne… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified the PICALM (Phosphatidylinositol
binding clathrin-assembly protein) gene as the most significant genetic susceptibility locus …

Kaempferol as a therapeutic agent in Alzheimer's disease: Evidence from preclinical studies

X Dong, S Zhou, J Nao - Ageing research reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and seriously
affects human life and health. Kaempferol (KMP) is a common flavonoid, that is mainly …

A phosphate-sensing organelle regulates phosphate and tissue homeostasis

C Xu, J Xu, HW Tang, M Ericsson, JH Weng, J DiRusso… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is one of the essential molecules for life. However, little is known
about intracellular Pi metabolism and signalling in animal tissues. Following the observation …