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Lipid accumulation drives cellular senescence in dopaminergic neurons

"These findings align with our previous results in dopaminergic neurons in highlighting a central role for lipid accumulation in the senescence of DA neurons."

Lipid accumulation drives cellular senescence in dopaminergic neurons
2024-08-13
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"These findings align with our previous results in dopaminergic neurons in highlighting a central role for lipid accumulation in the senescence of DA neurons."

BUFFALO, NY- August 13, 2024 – A new research perspective was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 14 on July 19, 2024, entitled, “Lipid accumulation drives cellular senescence in dopaminergic neurons.”

As highlighted in the Abstract of this perspective, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an age-related movement disorder caused by the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) of the midbrain. However, the underlying causes of this DA neuron loss in PD are unknown, and there are currently no effective treatments to prevent or slow neuronal loss or the progression of related symptoms. 

In their perspective, researchers Taylor Russo and Markus Riessland from Stony Brook University found that artificially inducing GluCer accumulation leads to cellular senescence of DA neurons. This suggests that lipid aggregation plays a crucial role in the pathology of PD by driving senescence in these vulnerable neurons.

“Here, we discuss the relevance of the age-related aggregation of lipids as well as the direct functional link between general lipid aggregation, cellular senescence, and inflammaging of DA neurons.”

Additionally, they propose that the expression of a cellular senescence phenotype in the most vulnerable neurons in PD can be triggered by lysosomal impairment and lipid aggregation. 

“Importantly, we highlight additional data that perilipin (PLIN2) is significantly upregulated in senescent DA neurons, suggesting an overall enrichment of lipid droplets (LDs) in these cells.”

Continue reading: DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.206030

Correspondence to: Markus Riessland - markus.riessland@stonybrook.edu

Keywords: lipids, cellular senescence, Parkinson’s disease, glucosylceramides, lysosomes neuroinflammation

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[Press-News.org] Lipid accumulation drives cellular senescence in dopaminergic neurons
"These findings align with our previous results in dopaminergic neurons in highlighting a central role for lipid accumulation in the senescence of DA neurons."