Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Lipids in the nervous system : from biochemistry and molecular biology to patho-physiology / G. Cermenati, N. Mitro, M. Audano, R.C. Melcangi, M. Crestani, E. De Fabiani, D. Caruso. - In: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS. - ISSN 1388-1981. - 1851:1(2015 Jan), pp. 51-60. ((Intervento presentato al 54. convegno International Conference on the Biosciences of Lipids (ICBL) tenutosi a Bari nel 2013 [10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.08.011].
Abstract:
Lipids in the nervous system accomplish a great number of key functions, from synaptogenesis to impulse conduction, and more. Most of the lipids of the nervous system are localized in myelin sheaths. It has long been known that myelin structure and brain homeostasis rely on specific lipid-protein interactions and on specific cell-to-cell signaling. In more recent years, the growing advances in large-scale technologies and genetically modified animal models have provided valuable insights into the role of lipids in the nervous system. Key findings recently emerged in these areas are here summarized. In addition, we briefly discuss how this new knowledge can open novel approaches for the treatment of diseases associated to alteration of lipid metabolism/homeostasis in the nervous system. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Linking transcription to physiology in lipodomics. Guest Editors: Antonio Moschetta and Maurizio Crestani.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
myelin lipids; myelin proteins; nervous system; neuroprotection; transgenic models
Elenco autori:
G. Cermenati, N. Mitro, M. Audano, R.C. Melcangi, M. Crestani, E. De Fabiani, D. Caruso
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