Facts about Fats: New Insights into the Role of Lipids in Metabolism, Disease and Therapy

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Sep 11;21(18):6651. doi: 10.3390/ijms21186651.

Abstract

Although initially regarded as a passive system to store energy, lipids are now considered to play crucial, structural and functional roles in almost all the biological processes involved in the regulation of physiological and pathological conditions [...].

Keywords: Cholesterol; Fatty acids; Lipid mediators; Lipids; Lipophagy; Sphingolipids.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Cell Membrane / pathology
  • Fats / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lipid Metabolism / physiology*
  • Lipids / physiology*

Substances

  • Fats
  • Lipids