Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids
October 2024
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) comprises a heterogeneous group of chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract that include ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease. Although the etiology is not well understood, IBD is characterized by a loss of the normal epithelium homeostasis that disrupts the intestinal barrier of these patients. Previous work by our group demonstrated that epithelial homeostasis along the colonic crypts involves a tight regulation of lipid profiles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlioblastoma (GBM) represents one of the deadliest tumors owing to a lack of effective treatments. The adverse outcomes are worsened by high rates of treatment discontinuation, caused by the severe side effects of temozolomide (TMZ), the reference treatment. Therefore, understanding TMZ's effects on GBM and healthy brain tissue could reveal new approaches to address chemotherapy side effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEven though colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most preventable cancers, it is one of the deadliest, and recent data show that the incidence in people <50 years has unexpectedly increased. While new techniques for CRC molecular classification are emerging, no molecular feature is as yet firmly associated with prognosis. Imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) lipidomic analyses have demonstrated the specificity of the lipid fingerprint in differentiating pathological from healthy tissues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntegration of the tumor microenvironment as a fundamental part of the tumorigenic process has undoubtedly revolutionized our understanding of cancer biology. Increasing evidence indicates that neoplastic cells establish a dependency relationship with normal resident cells in the affected tissue and, furthermore, develop the ability to recruit new accessory cells that aid tumor development. In addition to normal stromal and tumor cells, this tumor ecosystem includes an infiltrated immune component that establishes complex interactions that have a critical effect during the natural history of the tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMembrane lipids are essential for life; however, research on how cells regulate cell lipid composition has been falling behind for quite some time. One reason was the difficulty in establishing analytical methods able to cope with the cell lipid repertoire. Development of a diversity of mass spectrometry-based technologies, including imaging mass spectrometry, has helped to demonstrate beyond doubt that the cell lipidome is not only greatly cell type dependent but also highly sensitive to any pathophysiological alteration such as differentiation or tumorigenesis.
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