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

Abstract 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 ne...

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Main Authors: Danying Yang, Xifeng Wang, Lieliang Zhang, Yang Fang, Qingcui Zheng, Xing Liu, Wen Yu, Shoulin Chen, Jun Ying, Fuzhou Hua
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Published: BMC 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-022-00828-0
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author Danying Yang
Xifeng Wang
Lieliang Zhang
Yang Fang
Qingcui Zheng
Xing Liu
Wen Yu
Shoulin Chen
Jun Ying
Fuzhou Hua
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Xifeng Wang
Lieliang Zhang
Yang Fang
Qingcui Zheng
Xing Liu
Wen Yu
Shoulin Chen
Jun Ying
Fuzhou Hua
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description Abstract 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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spelling doaj.art-8ac840051b7444aebf521c1397dbf9372022-12-22T02:12:01ZengBMCCell & Bioscience2045-37012022-07-0112111610.1186/s13578-022-00828-0Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseasesDanying Yang0Xifeng Wang1Lieliang Zhang2Yang Fang3Qingcui Zheng4Xing Liu5Wen Yu6Shoulin Chen7Jun Ying8Fuzhou Hua9Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-022-00828-0NeurogliaCholesterolSphingolipidsFatty acidsLipid dropletsNeurodegeneration
spellingShingle Danying Yang
Xifeng Wang
Lieliang Zhang
Yang Fang
Qingcui Zheng
Xing Liu
Wen Yu
Shoulin Chen
Jun Ying
Fuzhou Hua
Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
Cell & Bioscience
Neuroglia
Cholesterol
Sphingolipids
Fatty acids
Lipid droplets
Neurodegeneration
title Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
title_full Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
title_fullStr Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
title_full_unstemmed Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
title_short Lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia: role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
title_sort lipid metabolism and storage in neuroglia role in brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
topic Neuroglia
Cholesterol
Sphingolipids
Fatty acids
Lipid droplets
Neurodegeneration
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-022-00828-0
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