Lipidomics update - April 2010
The lipidomics update provides an overview of developments in lipid research. Each month we offer a fresh collection of research, news and events for the specialist and the interested non-specialist alike. Register for our email alert to stay informed.
Lipid of the month
Docosahexaenoic acid
An omega-3 fatty acid that is important for proper brain function.
Research highlights
Metabolic disease: Muscular fat burningControl of lipid uptake by VEGF-B.
Lipid metabolism: Orm SPOTS demandA role for Orm proteins in sphingolipid homeostasis and childhood asthma.
Cancer cells: Why DHA is not protectin'Neuroblastoma cells convert docosahexaenoic acid into cytotoxic intermediates, not protective lipid mediators.
Endocannabinoids: Going retro with DAGLαDiacylglycerol lipase-α is essential for endocannabinoid signaling in the brain.
News
- Blame it on the B cells
- How the cell's powerhouses turn deadly
- Rare opportunities appear on the horizon to treat rare diseases
- Fat rats skew research results
- Obama's budget boosts biomedicine
Events calendar
ISN International School: Lipidomics in the nervous system cells
17 - 21 May, 2010
45th Southeastern Regional Lipid Conference
10 - 12 November, 2010
Research library
- Oxidized phospholipids regulate expression of ATF4 and VEGF in endothelial cells via NRF2-dependent mechanism: novel point of convergence between electrophilic and unfolded protein stress pathways Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- The G0/G1 Switch Gene 2 Regulates Adipose Lipolysis through Association with Adipose Triglyceride Lipase Cell Metabolism
- more from the research library
