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ReviewBiomolecules2024

Plasmalogens in Innate Immune Cells: From Arachidonate Signaling to Ferroptosis.

Jesús Balsinde, María A Balboa

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Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Plasma metabolomics in infancy reveals early signatures of a stringently-defined otitis-prone phenotype.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026
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  6. Spontaneous Generation of an Endogenous RORγt Agonist.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jesús BalsindeInstituto de Biología y Geneética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Uva, 47003 Valladolid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4157-6714
María A BalboaInstituto de Biología y Geneética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Uva, 47003 Valladolid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2130-5298

Funding

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) CB07/08/0004Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PID2022-140764OB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyunsaturated fatty acids such as arachidonic acid are indispensable components of innate immune signaling. Plasmalogens are glycerophospholipids with a vinyl ether bond in the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone instead of the more common sn-1 ester bond present in "classical" glycerophospholipids. This kind of phospholipid is particularly rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially arachidonic acid. In addition to or independently of the role of plasmalogens as major providers of free arachidonic acid for eicosanoid synthesis, plasmalogens also perform a varied number of functions. Membrane plasmalogen levels may determine parameters of the plasma membrane, such as fluidity and the formation of microdomains that are necessary for efficient signal transduction leading to optimal phagocytosis by macrophages. Also, plasmalogens may be instrumental for the execution of ferroptosis. This is a nonapoptotic form of cell death that is associated with oxidative stress. This review discusses recent data suggesting that, beyond their involvement in the cellular metabolism of arachidonic acid, the cells maintain stable pools of plasmalogens rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids for executing specific responses.

Indexed as

Arachidonic AcidFerroptosisImmunity, InnatePlasmalogensSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansMacrophagesOxidative StressArachidonic AcidPlasmalogensarachidonic acidferroptosisinflammationinnate immunityplasmalogenspolyunsaturated fatty acids

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PMID39595637
PMCPMC11592020

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