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Fatty acids are known to serve as energetic substrates, key components of membrane lipids, and as substrates for the synthesis of signaling molecules and complex lipids. They are also known to be ligands either of membrane receptors involved in cell signaling or of nuclear receptors mediating gene regulation. Accumulation of fatty acids due to altered metabolism and/or unbalanced diet has been described to be toxic for several tissues, especially liver. In numerous cell types, cell death, cytokine secretion and activation of inflammatory processes appear to be a consequence of fatty acid accumulation. This review presents the different classes of fatty acids known to trigger toxic effects and inflammation, the cellular and subcellular targets of these fatty acids in the context of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and the mechanisms by which these effects are mediated.
Keywords: Fatty acids, lipotoxicity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, inflammation, oxidative stress
Current Drug Metabolism
Title:Fatty Acids - Induced Lipotoxicity and Inflammation
Volume: 13 Issue: 10
Author(s): Stephane Savary, Doriane Trompier, Pierre Andreoletti, Francoise Le Borgne, Jean Demarquoy and Gerard Lizard
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Keywords: Fatty acids, lipotoxicity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, inflammation, oxidative stress
Abstract: Fatty acids are known to serve as energetic substrates, key components of membrane lipids, and as substrates for the synthesis of signaling molecules and complex lipids. They are also known to be ligands either of membrane receptors involved in cell signaling or of nuclear receptors mediating gene regulation. Accumulation of fatty acids due to altered metabolism and/or unbalanced diet has been described to be toxic for several tissues, especially liver. In numerous cell types, cell death, cytokine secretion and activation of inflammatory processes appear to be a consequence of fatty acid accumulation. This review presents the different classes of fatty acids known to trigger toxic effects and inflammation, the cellular and subcellular targets of these fatty acids in the context of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and the mechanisms by which these effects are mediated.
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Savary Stephane, Trompier Doriane, Andreoletti Pierre, Le Borgne Francoise, Demarquoy Jean and Lizard Gerard, Fatty Acids - Induced Lipotoxicity and Inflammation, Current Drug Metabolism 2012; 13 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920012803762729
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920012803762729 |
Print ISSN 1389-2002 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5453 |
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