New Insights into Lipid Metabolism in Health and Disease
A Special Issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059) belonging to the section "Endocrinology and Metabolism Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 1311
Editor
Interests: fatty acids metabolism; inflammatory process; eicosanoids; SCFA; PUFA; MUFA; nutriepigenomics; chromatography; ischemic stroke; NAFLD; NASH
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the context of the increasing prevalence of metabolic disorders, including NAFLD/MASLD, which affect over 30% of the global population, lipid research has become critically important. Recent breakthroughs demonstrate that lipid metabolism extends far beyond energy storage, encompassing dynamic roles in cellular signaling, inflammatory processes, immune regulation, and epigenetic control in both physiological and pathological contexts.
Particular attention is focused on lipid immunometabolism and inflammation-driven pathways. Immune cells such as macrophages, T and B lymphocytes, and neutrophils rely on fatty acid metabolism and lipid mediators to regulate both innate and adaptive immune responses. Bioactive lipids, including eicosanoids and specialized pro-resolving mediators, play a central role in the initiation and resolution of inflammation, with direct implications for cardiometabolic and neurovascular diseases, including ischemic stroke.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, fatty acid metabolism (SCFA, MUFA, PUFA), lipid-mediated inflammatory processes, nutriepigenomics, and the role of lipid dysregulation in NAFLD and NASH. We also encourage submissions employing advanced analytical techniques, such as chromatography and mass spectrometry, for lipid profiling and biomarker discovery.
The aim of this Special Issue is to integrate current knowledge while highlighting emerging concepts and identifying future research directions and therapeutic targets. We welcome original research articles and high-quality review papers.
Dr. Arleta Drozd
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lipid metabolism
- lipidomics
- immunometabolism
- fatty acids (SCFA, MUFA, PUFA)
- eicosanoids
- specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs)
- NAFLD/MASLD/NASH
- ceramides
- nutriepigenomics
- chromatography and mass spectrometry
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