Lipid Droplets in Cancer: From Composition and Role to Imaging and Therapeutics
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. LDs Significance and Impact
2.1. Biogenesis and Growth
2.2. Structure and Composition
2.3. Role in Cancer
3. LDs in Lipid Metabolism-Related Disease Theranostics
3.1. Imaging Strategies
3.2. Targeting Novel Therapeutics
4. Conclusions and Future Prospects
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Antunes, P.; Cruz, A.; Barbosa, J.; Bonifácio, V.D.B.; Pinto, S.N. Lipid Droplets in Cancer: From Composition and Role to Imaging and Therapeutics. Molecules 2022, 27, 991. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030991
Antunes P, Cruz A, Barbosa J, Bonifácio VDB, Pinto SN. Lipid Droplets in Cancer: From Composition and Role to Imaging and Therapeutics. Molecules. 2022; 27(3):991. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030991
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntunes, Patrícia, Adriana Cruz, José Barbosa, Vasco D. B. Bonifácio, and Sandra N. Pinto. 2022. "Lipid Droplets in Cancer: From Composition and Role to Imaging and Therapeutics" Molecules 27, no. 3: 991. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030991
APA StyleAntunes, P., Cruz, A., Barbosa, J., Bonifácio, V. D. B., & Pinto, S. N. (2022). Lipid Droplets in Cancer: From Composition and Role to Imaging and Therapeutics. Molecules, 27(3), 991. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030991