CellWell record HH-492477
Lipid droplets in astrocytes: Key organelles for CNS homeostasis and disease (Review)
Yuchen Wang; Boxuan Wang; Jinchao Hou; Xiaodong Huo; Chenlin Liu; Ruili Guan; Honggang Chen; Yang Zhou; Jianbin Zhang; Congcong Zhuang; Yuankang Zou
2026
In plain language
This review synthesizes evidence that astrocyte lipid droplets store and release fatty acids for mitochondrial beta-oxidation, and that abnormal astrocyte lipid metabolism is strongly linked to neurodegenerative disease.
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