[HTML][HTML] Lipid droplets in health and disease

G Onal, O Kutlu, D Gozuacik… - Lipids in health and …, 2017 - Springer
Lipids are essential building blocks synthesized by complex molecular pathways and
deposited as lipid droplets (LDs) in cells. LDs are evolutionary conserved organelles found …

[HTML][HTML] Role of lysosomes in physiological activities, diseases, and therapy

Z Zhang, P Yue, T Lu, Y Wang, Y Wei, X Wei - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Long known as digestive organelles, lysosomes have now emerged as multifaceted centers
responsible for degradation, nutrient sensing, and immunity. Growing evidence also …

[HTML][HTML] Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency–an under-recognized cause of dyslipidaemia and liver dysfunction

Ž Reiner, O Guardamagna, D Nair, H Soran, K Hovingh… - Atherosclerosis, 2014 - Elsevier
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D) is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage
disease caused by deleterious mutations in the LIPA gene. The age at onset and rate of …

Genetics of familial hypercholesterolemia

A Brautbar, E Leary, K Rasmussen, DP Wilson… - Current atherosclerosis …, 2015 - Springer
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by elevated low-
density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and premature cardiovascular disease, with a …

Extrahepatic complications of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

KR Chacko, J Reinus - Clinics in liver disease, 2016 - liver.theclinics.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an important cause of liver injury, with a
worldwide prevalence that varies in proportion to those of obesity and diabetes mellitus …

Target acquired: selective autophagy in cardiometabolic disease

TD Evans, I Sergin, X Zhang, B Razani - Science signaling, 2017 - science.org
The accumulation of damaged or excess proteins and organelles is a defining feature of
metabolic disease in nearly every tissue. Thus, a central challenge in maintaining metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced lysosomal acid lipase activity in adult patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

F Baratta, D Pastori, M Del Ben, L Polimeni… - …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by intra-hepatic fat accumulation
and mechanisms involved in its pathogenesis are not fully explained. Lysosomal Acid …

Cellular endo‐lysosomal dysfunction in the pathogenesis of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease

J Du, Y Ji, L Qiao, Y Liu, J Lin - Liver International, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an increasingly devastating human disorder, is
characterized by intrahepatic fat accumulation. Although important progress has been made …

[HTML][HTML] The role of autophagy in liver diseases: mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

R Cursio, P Colosetti, P Codogno… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autophagy, or cellular self-digestion, is an orchestrated cellular pathway crucial for
development, differentiation, homeostasis, and survival of cells. The autophagic process is …

Degradation and beyond: the macrophage lysosome as a nexus for nutrient sensing and processing in atherosclerosis

I Sergin, TD Evans, B Razani - Current opinion in lipidology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Lysosomes are a central organelle in the processing of exogenous and intracellular
biomolecules. Together with recent data that implicate the degradation products of …