Gangliosides in the brain: physiology, pathophysiology and therapeutic applications

S Sipione, J Monyror, D Galleguillos… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids highly abundant in the nervous system, and carry most
of the sialic acid residues in the brain. Gangliosides are enriched in cell membrane …

A comprehensive review: sphingolipid metabolism and implications of disruption in sphingolipid homeostasis

BM Quinville, NM Deschenes, AE Ryckman… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sphingolipids are a specialized group of lipids essential to the composition of the plasma
membrane of many cell types; however, they are primarily localized within the nervous …

Neuronal lipid metabolism: multiple pathways driving functional outcomes in health and disease

TJ Tracey, FJ Steyn, EJ Wolvetang… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Lipids are a fundamental class of organic molecules implicated in a wide range of biological
processes related to their structural diversity, and based on this can be broadly classified …

Lipid–protein interactions are unique fingerprints for membrane proteins

V Corradi, E Mendez-Villuendas, HI Ingólfsson… - ACS central …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cell membranes contain hundreds of different proteins and lipids in an asymmetric
arrangement. Our current understanding of the detailed organization of cell membranes …

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 …

Linking lipids to Alzheimer's disease: cholesterol and beyond

G Di Paolo, TW Kim - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
Lipid-mediated signalling regulates a plethora of physiological processes, including crucial
aspects of brain function. In addition, dysregulation of lipid pathways has been implicated in …

Circulating metabolites modulated by diet are associated with depression

A van der Spek, ID Stewart, B Kühnel, M Pietzner… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolome reflects the interplay of genome and exposome at molecular level and thus can
provide deep insights into the pathogenesis of a complex disease like major depression. To …

Lipid and lipid raft alteration in aging and neurodegenerative diseases: a window for the development of new biomarkers

F Mesa-Herrera, L Taoro-González… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lipids in the brain are major components playing structural functions as well as
physiological roles in nerve cells, such as neural communication, neurogenesis, synaptic …

Lipid profiling of Alzheimer's disease brain highlights enrichment in glycerol (phospho) lipid, and sphingolipid metabolism

S Akyol, Z Ugur, A Yilmaz, I Ustun, SKK Gorti, K Oh… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is reported to be closely linked with abnormal lipid metabolism. To
gain a more comprehensive understanding of what causes AD and its subsequent …

Vitamin K as a diet supplement with impact in human health: current evidence in age-related diseases

DC Simes, CSB Viegas, N Araújo, C Marreiros - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vitamin K health benefits have been recently widely shown to extend beyond blood
homeostasis and implicated in chronic low-grade inflammatory diseases such as …