Dedifferentiation of Primary Hepatocytes is Accompanied with Reorganization of Lipid Metabolism Indicated by Altered Molecular Lipid and miRNA Profiles.

Aim: Primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) undergo dedifferentiation upon the two-dimensional (2D) culture, which particularly hinders their utility in long-term in vitro studies. Lipids, as a major class of biomolecules, play crucial roles in cellular energy storage, structure, and signaling. Here, for the first time, we mapped the alterations in the lipid profile of the dedifferentiating PHHs and studied the possible role of lipids in the loss of the phenotype of PHHs.

hiPSC-derived hepatocytes closely mimic the lipid profile of primary hepatocytes: A future personalised cell model for studying the lipid metabolism of the liver.

Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) differentiated from human-induced pluripotent stem cells offer an alternative platform to primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) for studying the lipid metabolism of the liver. However, despite their great potential, the lipid profile of HLCs has not yet been characterized. Here, we comprehensively studied the lipid profile and fatty acid (FA) metabolism of HLCs and compared them with the current standard hepatocyte models: HepG2 cells and PHHs.

High-grade ovarian serous carcinoma patients exhibit profound alterations in lipid metabolism.

Ovarian cancer is a very severe type of disease with poor prognosis. Treatment of ovarian cancer is challenging because of the lack of tests for early detection and effective therapeutic targets. Thus, new biomarkers are needed for both diagnostics and better understanding of the cellular processes of the disease.

Long-term performance and stability of molecular shotgun lipidomic analysis of human plasma samples.

The stability of the lipid concentration levels in shotgun lipidomics analysis was tracked over a period of 3.5 years. Concentration levels in several lipid classes, such as phospholipids, were determined in human plasma lipid extracts.