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CELLS
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10040880
Keywords
aging; lipid metabolism; age-related diseases
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MSIT) [NRF-2020R1C1C1004839]
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As the body ages, increased body adiposity leads to changes in lipid metabolism, potentially contributing to various age-related diseases. The complexity of lipid metabolism makes it challenging to precisely delineate its mechanisms and roles during aging.
During aging, body adiposity increases with changes in the metabolism of lipids and their metabolite levels. Considering lipid metabolism, excess adiposity with increased lipotoxicity leads to various age-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. However, the multifaceted nature and complexities of lipid metabolism make it difficult to delineate its exact mechanism and role during aging. With advances in genetic engineering techniques, recent studies have demonstrated that changes in lipid metabolism are associated with aging and age-related diseases. Lipid accumulation and impaired fatty acid utilization in organs are associated with pathophysiological phenotypes of aging. Changes in adipokine levels contribute to aging by modulating changes in systemic metabolism and inflammation. Advances in lipidomic techniques have identified changes in lipid profiles that are associated with aging. Although it remains unclear how lipid metabolism is regulated during aging, or how lipid metabolites impact aging, evidence suggests a dynamic role for lipid metabolism and its metabolites as active participants of signaling pathways and regulators of gene expression. This review describes recent advances in our understanding of lipid metabolism in aging, including established findings and recent approaches.
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