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In recent years, spherosomes, olesomes, and oil droplets have all been grouped under the general term "lipid droplet", or LD for short. Publications on the subject have grown drastically over the last five years, [ 13 ] but there are still numerous outstanding research questions regarding spherosomes and lipid droplets.
The role of lipid droplets outside of lipid and cholesterol storage has recently begun to be elucidated and includes a close association to inflammatory responses through the synthesis and metabolism of eicosanoids and to metabolic disorders such as obesity, cancer, [3] [4] and atherosclerosis. [5]
The function of perilipin 2 involves the formation of lipid droplets, formation of fatty liver by increasing uptake of fatty acids etc. Decreased expression of perilipin 2 decreases the fatty liver while increase expression of perilipin is associated with several metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, heart diseases.
The lipid droplet's function is to store energy for the organism's body and is found in every type of adipocytes. They can consist of a vacuole, droplet of triglyceride, or any other blood lipid, as opposed to fat cells in between other cells in an organ. They contain a hydrophobic core and are encased in a phospholipid monolayer membrane. Due ...
TM6SF2 inhibition was associated with reduced secretion of TG-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) and increased cellular TG concentration and lipid droplet content, whereas TM6SF2 overexpression reduced liver cell steatosis. TM6SF2 is a regulator of liver fat metabolism with opposing effects on the secretion of TRLs and hepatic lipid droplet content. [18]
During cancer T cell exhaustion plays a role in tumor protection. According to research some cancer-associated cells as well as tumor cells themselves can actively induce T cell exhaustion at the site of tumor. [85] [86] [87] T cell exhaustion can also play a role in cancer relapses as was shown on leukemia. [88]
Research shows that older men and women with low testosterone have lower red blood cell counts and an increased risk of developing anemia. Anemia can produce symptoms like fatigue, weakness, loss ...
CMA is involved in the removal of Chk1, a key protein for cell cycle progression and cells with impaired CMA have defective DNA repair. [26] CMA degrades lipid droplet proteins (perilipin 2 and perilipin 3). [27] Removal of these lipid droplet coat proteins by CMA precedes lipolysis and lipophagy. [27]