Fatty acid metabolism in macrophages: a target in cardio-metabolic diseases.

Fiche publication


Date publication

février 2017

Journal

Current opinion in lipidology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr LAGROST Laurent, Pr MASSON David


Tous les auteurs :
Ménégaut L, Thomas C, Lagrost L, Masson D

Résumé

Recent studies have highlighted that macrophages dynamically and autonomously handle all the facets of fatty acid (FA) metabolism including FA oxidation and FA synthesis as well as the synthesis of monounsaturated FAs and long chain n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated FAs.

Mots clés

Animals, Fatty Acids, biosynthesis, Humans, Macrophages, metabolism, Metabolic Diseases, immunology, Oxidation-Reduction

Référence

Curr. Opin. Lipidol.. 2017 Feb;28(1):19-26