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Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases

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Yang, Danying, Wang, Xifeng, Zhang, Lieliang, Fang, Yang, Zheng, Qingcui, Liu, Xing, Yu, Wen, Chen, Shoulin +2 more·2022·Cell & Bioscience

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The importance of neuroglia in maintaining normal brain function under physiological and pathological conditions has been supported by growing evidence in recent years. The most important issues regarding glial metabolism and function include the cooperation between glial populations and neurons, morphological and functional changes in pathological states, and the role in the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Although lipid accumulation and further lipid droplet production in neurodegenerative disease brain models have been observed for a long time, the dynamic development of brain lipid droplet research in recent years suggests its role in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases was previously underestimated. First recognized as organelles of lipid storage, lipid droplets (LDs) have emerged as an important organelle in metabolic diseases, inflammation, and host defense. Dynamic changes in lipid metabolism within neurons and glial cells resulting in lipid accumulation and lipid droplet formation are present in brain models of various neurodegenerative diseases, yet their role in the brain remains largely unexplored. This paper first reviews the metabolism and accumulation of several major lipids in the brain and discusses the regulation of lipid accumulation in different types of brain cells. We explore the potential role of intracellular lipid accumulation in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration, starting from lipid metabolism and LDs biogenesis in glial cells, and discuss several pathological factors that promote lipid droplet formation, mainly focusing on oxidative stress, energy metabolism and glial cell-neuron coupling, which are closely related to the etiology and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Finally, the directions and challenges of intracellular lipid metabolism in glial cells in neurodegeneration are discussed.

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Authors
Yang, D., Wang, X., Zhang, L., Fang, Y., Zheng, Q., Liu, X., Yu, W., Chen, S., Ying, J., & Hua, F.
Affiliations
  • Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University (CN)
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Ying, Jun
  • Hua, Fuzhou
Venue
Cell & Bioscience
Published
2022-07-12
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
106-106
ISSN
2045-3701 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4285093609
Cited by
179
References
135
Citations by year
2026: 46 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 1
FWCI
3.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Cell & Bioscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (82060219, 81860259)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (20212ACB216009, 20202BAB206033, 20212BAB216048)
  • Nanchang University (20192BAB215042)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological diseases and metabolism
Keywords
glial cells, lipid metabolism, lipid droplets, neurodegenerative diseases, brain development, lipid accumulation, oxidative stress, energy metabolism, lipid droplet formation, intracellular lipid metabolism

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