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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

ACSL1-Dependent Microglial Lipoimmunometabolic Reprogramming Underlies Cognitive Deficits in Alcohol Use Disorder.

Liang Hao, Xing-Rui Cao, Bai-Qiang Li, Fu-Ying Zhao, Jia-Mei Wang, Rui-Kang Gao, Zhi-Peng Cao, Zhen-Xian Du, Hua-Qin Wang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Liang HaoDepartment of Chemistry, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Xing-Rui CaoDepartment of Chemistry, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Bai-Qiang LiDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Fu-Ying ZhaoDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Jia-Mei WangNational Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Rui-Kang GaoDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zhi-Peng CaoDepartment of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zhen-Xian DuDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Hua-Qin WangDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2266-6674

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373013Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province 2024JH6/100800018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) leads to cognitive impairment dependent on prefrontal cortex (PFC) dysfunction, yet the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms, particularly the role of microglia, remain poorly understood. Through re-analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data from AUD patients, we identified aberrant activation of lipid metabolic pathways in microglia and pinpointed acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 1 (ACSL1) as a central regulator. In animal and cellular models, chronic ethanol exposure induced ACSL1 upregulation, triggering lipid droplet accumulation, neuroinflammatory activation, and aberrant microglia-neuron interactions mediated via PTPRM signaling. Pharmacological inhibition of ACSL1 reversed these pathological phenotypes. We further developed a dual-targeted lipid nanoparticle system for microglia-specific ACSL1 silencing, which effectively ameliorated ethanol-induced cognitive deficits in mice. Our study unveils ACSL1-mediated lipoimmunity reprogramming of microglia as a core mechanism underlying cognitive impairment in AUD and proposes a novel targeted therapeutic strategy.

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AlcoholismCoenzyme A LigasesCognitive DysfunctionLipid MetabolismMicrogliaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansLong-Chain-Fatty-Acid-CoA LigaseMaleMiceACSL1 protein, humanACSL1 protein, mouseCoenzyme A LigasesLong-Chain-Fatty-Acid-CoA LigaseACSL1alcohol use disorder (AUD)cognitive deficitslipoimmunometabolic reprogrammingmicroglia

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PMCPMC13073305

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