Lipidomics update - April, 2018
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.
LIPID MAPS highlights
LIPID MAPS Events Calendar - Over two dozen events are currently listed in this comprehensive directory of meetings, conferences and other events of interest to lipid researchers. Please contact us if you know of an event that should be added to the list!
Lipid of the month
Prostaglandin D2 (or PGD2) is a prostaglandin that binds to the receptor PTGDR, as well as CRTH2. It is a major prostaglandin produced by mast cells and recruits Th2 cells, eosinophils, and basophils. In mammalian organs, large amounts of PGD2 are found only in the brain and in mast cells. It is critical to development of allergic diseases such as asthma. Cellular synthesis occurs through the arachidonic acid cascade with the final conversion from PGH2 performed by PGD2 synthase (PTGDS).
Events calendar
- Kern Lipid Conference
August 3-5, 2015
- 24th South East Lipid Research Conference (SELRC)
September 17 – 19, 2015
Research library
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The choreography of neuroinflammation in Huntington's disease.
Crotti A, Glass CK.
Trends Immunol. 2015 May 19. pii: S1471-4906(15)00104-0. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2015.04.007. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 26001312 -
Genetic, anatomic, and clinical determinants of human serum sterol and vitamin D levels.
Stiles AR, Kozlitina J, Thompson BM, McDonald JG, King KS, Russell DW.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Sep 23;111(38):E4006-14. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1413561111. Epub 2014 Sep 8.
PMID: 25201972