Reviewnpj aging2025
Microglial lipid droplets as therapeutic targets in age-related neurodegenerative diseases.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Pathological depositions in human disease: converging mechanisms in atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and related disorders.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- Dual-Pathway Astrocyte Failure in Parkinson's Disease: Therapeutic Targeting of Nrf2/TFEB Suppression and cGAS-STING/Ferroptosis Activation.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Circular RNAEnvironment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Microglial checkpoint collapse in Alzheimer's disease: a tri-axial framework for biomarker-informed neuroimmune therapy.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Review
- Lipid Metabolism Reprogramming in the Aging Brain: Glial-Mediated Pathogenic Mechanisms and Translational Strategies in Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Fatty Acid Metabolism in Health and Cancer: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Therapeutic Application.MedComm · 2026Review
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- Fifteen years on: a review of the Cam-CAN study of the cognitive neuroscience of ageing.GeroScience · 2026Review
- Cholinergic regulation of neuroinflammation: linking microglia, immunometabolism, and neuromodulation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Photoreceptor outer segments promote the accumulation of lipid droplets in microglia by reprogramming lipid metabolism.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Microglial state transitions are constrained by developmental and metabolic checkpoints.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
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Abstract
Monoclonal antibodies approved for Alzheimer's disease (AD), such as lecanemab and aducanumab, have been shown to enhance microglial phagocytic function, underscoring the therapeutic relevance of microglia in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Emerging evidence implicates lipid droplets (LDs) in brain aging and NDDs, particularly through LDs-laden microglia known as lipid droplet-accumulating microglia (LDAM), which exhibit impaired phagocytosis, elevated oxidative stress, and dysregulated lipid metabolism. Among microglial subtypes identified through transcriptomic and functional profiling-including disease-associated microglia (DAM), microglia in neurodegenerative disease (MGnD), white matter-associated microglia (WAM), and dark microglia-LDs-laden microglia have clear metabolic signatures defined by excessive LDs accumulation and disrupted lipid turnover. Here, we discuss the biogenesis of LDs, their pathological accumulation in microglia, and the therapeutic potential of targeting LDs. We further propose a hypothetical mechanism by which LDs clearance restore energy metabolism, nuclear transport, facilitate DNA repair, suppress inflammation, and phagocytosis in microglia. Thus, elucidating LDs dynamics in microglia may provide novel therapeutic avenues for modifying the course of NDDs.
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