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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2025

Ceramide homeostasis in hepatic lipid droplets.

Leobarda Robles-Martinez, Kylie H Morin, Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Leobarda Robles-MartinezDepartment of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40502, U.S.A.
Kylie H MorinDepartment of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40502, U.S.A.
Mariana Nikolova-KarakashianDepartment of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40502, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0003-4439-5633

Funding

The Interaction of Interleukin 1b and Glucocorticoid Signaling Pathways in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG019223 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI NIKOLOVA-KARAKASHIAN, MARIANA N · 2002 to 2022
$5.1M
Signaling and metabolic functions of nSMase-2 in hepatic steatosis and onset of insulin resistanceR01DK135267 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI NIKOLOVA-KARAKASHIAN, MARIANA N · 2023 to 2024
$1.1M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG019223NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK135267
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Almost all eukaryotic cells have the capacity to form lipid droplets (LDs) in conditions of excess energy. Traditionally thought to be just inert fat reservoirs, LDs have recently emerged as important metabolic regulators of cellular stress response that buffer excess free fats and protect cells from lipotoxicity. Ceramide is a bioactive lipid that accumulates in metabolic tissues during fat oversupply. Emerging evidence suggests that sphingolipids and sphingolipid-metabolizing enzymes are found in the LDs and affect LD biogenesis and functions. This article aims to summarize the evidence, delineate some plausible functions of ceramide in hepatic LD biogenesis, and illustrate some of the challenges in this novel field of research. We focus on the biogenesis of LDs in hepatocytes, the parenchymal cells of the liver, because non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the quintessential manifestation of metabolic stress caused by fat oversupply.

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CeramidesHomeostasisLipid DropletsLipid MetabolismLiverAnimalsHepatocytesHumansCeramidesbiogenesisceramidelipid dropletsmitochondriasteatosis

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PMID40605341
PMCPMC12172620

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