Repair of airway epithelia requires metabolic rewiring towards fatty acid oxidation

Airway epithelial repair, a key process in the recovery from lung injury, requires a metabolic shift from glycolysis to fatty acid oxidation (FAO). Pharmacological FAO promotion enhances epithelial differentiation, suggesting new therapeutic options.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stefania Crotta, Matteo Villa, Jack Major, Katja Finsterbusch, Miriam Llorian, Peter Carmeliet, Joerg Buescher, Andreas Wack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36352-z