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Lipid droplets in inflammation and cancer

Bozza, Patricia T., Viola, João P.B.·2010·Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA)

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Accumulation of lipid droplets (also known as lipid bodies or adiposomes) within leukocytes, epithelial cells, hepatocytes and other non-adipocytic cells is a frequently observed phenotype in infectious, neoplastic and other inflammatory conditions. Lipid droplet biogenesis is a regulated cellular process that culminates in the compartmentalization of lipids and of an array of enzymes, protein kinases and other proteins, suggesting that lipid droplets are inducible organelles with roles in cell signaling, regulation of lipid metabolism, membrane trafficking and control of the synthesis and secretion of inflammatory mediators. Enzymes involved in eicosanoid synthesis are localized at lipid droplets and lipid droplets are sites for eicosanoid generation in cells during inflammation and cancer. In this review, we discuss the current evidence related to the biogenesis and function of lipid droplets in cell metabolism and signaling in inflammation and cancer. Moreover, the potential of lipid droplets as markers of disease and targets for novel anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic therapies will be discussed.

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Authors
Bozza, P. T., & Viola, J. P. B.
Affiliations
Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA (BR)
Venue
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA)
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-04
Volume
82
Issue
4-6
Pages
243-250
ISSN
0952-3278 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2149056596
Cited by
446
References
116
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Arca - Repositório Institucional da Fiocruz (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Institut National Du Cancer
  • Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
Keywords
lipid droplets, lipid droplet formation, inflammation, cancer, eicosanoid biosynthesis, lipid metabolism, signal transduction, membrane trafficking, leukocytes, inflammatory mediators, disease biomarkers, anti-inflammatory therapy, antineoplastic therapy
MeSH terms
Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Humans, Inflammation, Leukocytes, Lipids, Neoplasms, Eicosanoids, Cytoplasmic Vesicles, Lipid Metabolism

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