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ReviewGenes & diseases2026

Lipophagy: A key regulator in oxidative stress and metabolic disorders.

Qingqing Zhao, Fei Qu, Yi Jin

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Review in Genes & diseases, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Qingqing ZhaoCentral Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, China.
Fei QuCentral Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, China.
Yi JinCentral Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipophagy, the selective autophagic degradation of lipid droplets, is essential for regulating cellular lipid levels and energy balance while preventing lipotoxicity. This process integrates with metabolic pathways, particularly in counteracting oxidative stress by clearing excess lipids that generate reactive oxygen species. Dysregulation of lipophagy contributes to metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes, where impaired lipid clearance leads to insulin resistance, inflammation, and tissue damage. It also exerts protective effects in cardiovascular health by modulating lipid accumulation in atherosclerosis and influences neurodegenerative diseases by alleviating lipid-induced neuronal stress. This review emphasizes the therapeutic potential of targeting lipophagy, proposing that pathway modulation could offer innovative strategies for treating lipid dysregulation-associated diseases. Advancing knowledge of lipophagy's mechanisms and its interplay with oxidative stress may enable therapies that tackle underlying pathologies beyond symptom management.

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Lipid dropletLipid homeostasisLipophagyMetabolicdisordersOxidative stress

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PMID42541251
PMCPMC13427432

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