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ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2026

Lipid metabolism in homeostasis and disease.

Zhenghao Li, Wende Deng, Lanxuan Yang, Changheng Tang, Jian-Min Yue, Olivia Monteiro, Daniel T Baptista-Hon, Ting Li

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Review in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Special Issue "The Role of Lipids in Health and Diseases".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  10. Selective Editing and Functionalization of the Mammalian Lipidome.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zhenghao Li *State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine & Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.
Wende Deng *State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines & School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.
Lanxuan Yang *State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine & Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.
Changheng TangState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine & Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.
Jian-Min YueState Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Olivia MonteiroFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0191-5547
Daniel T Baptista-HonFaculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5358-1035
Ting LiState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine & Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China. tli@must.edu.mo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-5997

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid metabolism is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis, and its dysregulation is linked to various diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Immune cells, such as macrophages, T cells, B cells, and neutrophils, rely on lipid metabolism for their function, which impacts both innate and adaptive immune responses. Understanding how lipid metabolism influences immune cells is crucial, as it can reveal new therapeutic opportunities for immune-mediated diseases. In this review, we provide a retrospective summary of the research history and milestone events in lipid metabolism research and highlight the importance of lipid metabolism in immune cells. In addition to discussing the various lipid functions, transport, and signaling pathways involved in lipid metabolism, we mainly explore the regulation of immune cell behavior by lipid metabolism, focusing on the roles of lipid metabolites in immune cell proliferation, differentiation, and activation. We further highlight multilevel regulatory mechanisms, including genetic, epigenetic, posttranscriptional, and posttranslational regulation, and their impact on immune cell function. Additionally, we discuss the role of lipid metabolism in diseases such as autoimmune diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, aging, and metabolic disorders. Finally, we summarize therapeutic strategies targeting lipid metabolism, the progress of global clinical trials, and future research directions, including lipid-derived biomarkers and innovative therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesHomeostasisLipid MetabolismNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansSignal Transduction

Identifiers

PMID41692800
PMCPMC12907296

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