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ArticleCommunications biology2026

A comprehensive landscape of mechanical stress-mediated lipid metabolism in human cavernous fibroblasts.

Biao Liu, Yuzhuo Chen, Jiarong Xu, Zhitao Han, Zitaiyu Li, Junliang Qiu, Hongji Hu, Yanghua Xu, Yinghao Yin, Liangyu Zhao and 3 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Biao Liu *Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9475-0704
Yuzhuo Chen *Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Jiarong Xu *Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Zhitao Han *Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Zitaiyu LiDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Junliang QiuDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Hongji HuDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Yanghua XuDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Yinghao YinDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Liangyu ZhaoDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1070-3466
Yingbo DaiDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China. daiyb@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1054-3338
Ningjing OuDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China. 15122926116@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1776-5820
Yuxin TangDepartment of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China. tangyx36@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4694-558X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82371632National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82401889National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82501951
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrotic diseases involve increased mechanical stress due to extracellular matrix deposition, significantly altering cellular metabolism. However, a systematic understanding of how mechanical force regulates lipid metabolism across different molecular layers remains limited. We employed an integrated multi-omics approach, including transcriptomics, Ribo-seq, proteomics, and lipidomics, to comprehensively assess the effects of mechanical stretch on lipid metabolism in human cavernous fibroblasts. Our analysis revealed that while mechanical force elicits complex multi-layered responses, post-translational regulation predominantly drives this lipid metabolic reprogramming. Lipidomics identified a significant reduction in fatty acids and an upregulation of ganglioside. Key genes central to this mechanosensitive metabolic shift were pinpointed. This study demonstrates that mechanical force hierarchically reprograms lipid metabolism. The shift from fatty acids to ganglioside underscores a key metabolic adaptation in fibroblasts. Targeting the identified critical genes may offer a promising therapeutic strategy for fibrosis-related diseases.

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FibroblastsLipid MetabolismStress, MechanicalCells, CulturedFatty AcidsHumansLipidomicsMetabolic ReprogrammingMultiomicsProteomicsFatty Acids

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PMID42157003
PMCPMC13454532

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