August 13, 2024 by Impact Journals, LLC Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new research perspective titled Lipid accumulation drives cellular senescence in dopaminergic neurons has been published in Aging. As highlighted in the Abstract of this perspective, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an age-related movement disorder caused by the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia...
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Protective factor found against excess lipid accumulation in obese mice livers: Potential fatty liver disease treatment
by The University of Hong Kong The team found that SBK1 protein is the protective factor against excessive lipid accumulation. Credit: Maris S.Y. Chan and Dr Palak Ahuja Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), commonly known as fatty liver disease, is a prevalent disease frequently seen in obese people. Having high fat content in the liver...
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A new therapeutic target against diseases caused by lipid accumulation in cells
by University of Barcelona Researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) found a new molecular mechanism involved in the regulation of cholesterol movement in cells, an essential process for proper cell functioning. The study, published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, also identifies...