Lipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System

Lipid droplets (LDs) are commonly found in various biological cells and are organelles related to cell metabolism. LDs, the number and size of which are heterogeneous across cell type, are primarily composed of polar lipids and proteins on the surface with neutral lipids in the core. Neutral lipids...

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Autores principales: Wei Zhang, Linyong Xu, Ling Zhu, Yifan Liu, Siwei Yang, Mingyi Zhao
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fcc71101865045e68ec72d93658488602021-12-03T07:20:38ZLipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System1664-042X10.3389/fphys.2021.746749https://doaj.org/article/fcc71101865045e68ec72d93658488602021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.746749/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-042XLipid droplets (LDs) are commonly found in various biological cells and are organelles related to cell metabolism. LDs, the number and size of which are heterogeneous across cell type, are primarily composed of polar lipids and proteins on the surface with neutral lipids in the core. Neutral lipids stored in LDs can be degraded by lipolysis and lipophagocytosis, which are regulated by various proteins. The process of LD formation can be summarized in four steps. In addition to energy production, LDs play an extremely pivotal role in a variety of physiological and pathological processes, such as endoplasmic reticulum stress, lipid toxicity, storage of fat-soluble vitamins, regulation of oxidative stress, and reprogramming of cell metabolism. Interestingly, LDs, the hub of integration between metabolism and the immune system, are involved in antitumor immunity, anti-infective immunity (viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.) and some metabolic immune diseases. Herein, we summarize the role of LDs in several major immune cells as elucidated in recent years, including T cells, dendritic cells, macrophages, mast cells, and neutrophils. Additionally, we analyze the role of the interaction between LDs and immune cells in two typical metabolic immune diseases: atherosclerosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.Wei ZhangWei ZhangLinyong XuLing ZhuYifan LiuYifan LiuSiwei YangSiwei YangMingyi ZhaoFrontiers Media S.A.articlelipid dropletsimmune cellsatherosclerosismetabolismimmunityPhysiologyQP1-981ENFrontiers in Physiology, Vol 12 (2021)
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language EN
topic lipid droplets
immune cells
atherosclerosis
metabolism
immunity
Physiology
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spellingShingle lipid droplets
immune cells
atherosclerosis
metabolism
immunity
Physiology
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Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang
Linyong Xu
Ling Zhu
Yifan Liu
Yifan Liu
Siwei Yang
Siwei Yang
Mingyi Zhao
Lipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System
description Lipid droplets (LDs) are commonly found in various biological cells and are organelles related to cell metabolism. LDs, the number and size of which are heterogeneous across cell type, are primarily composed of polar lipids and proteins on the surface with neutral lipids in the core. Neutral lipids stored in LDs can be degraded by lipolysis and lipophagocytosis, which are regulated by various proteins. The process of LD formation can be summarized in four steps. In addition to energy production, LDs play an extremely pivotal role in a variety of physiological and pathological processes, such as endoplasmic reticulum stress, lipid toxicity, storage of fat-soluble vitamins, regulation of oxidative stress, and reprogramming of cell metabolism. Interestingly, LDs, the hub of integration between metabolism and the immune system, are involved in antitumor immunity, anti-infective immunity (viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.) and some metabolic immune diseases. Herein, we summarize the role of LDs in several major immune cells as elucidated in recent years, including T cells, dendritic cells, macrophages, mast cells, and neutrophils. Additionally, we analyze the role of the interaction between LDs and immune cells in two typical metabolic immune diseases: atherosclerosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
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author Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang
Linyong Xu
Ling Zhu
Yifan Liu
Yifan Liu
Siwei Yang
Siwei Yang
Mingyi Zhao
author_facet Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang
Linyong Xu
Ling Zhu
Yifan Liu
Yifan Liu
Siwei Yang
Siwei Yang
Mingyi Zhao
author_sort Wei Zhang
title Lipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System
title_short Lipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System
title_full Lipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System
title_fullStr Lipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System
title_full_unstemmed Lipid Droplets, the Central Hub Integrating Cell Metabolism and the Immune System
title_sort lipid droplets, the central hub integrating cell metabolism and the immune system
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/fcc71101865045e68ec72d9365848860
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