Welcome to the Lipidomics Gateway

Welcome to the Lipidomics Gateway: a free, comprehensive website for researchers interested in lipid biology. Use the site to stay abreast of developments each month from across the field, and explore the rich information collections, tools and resources from the LIPID MAPS consortium.

May 2012 update

• • Research highlights

    • Diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis: Myeloid ACSL1 is a key perpetrator

      Myeloid-specific deficiency of ACSL1, which promotes the production of the lipid-derived inflammatory mediator PGE2 and inflammatory cytokines, prevents diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis.

    • Type 2 diabetes: Fatty acids deliver double whammy

      In response to increased palmitate levels, β cells secrete chemokines, thereby promoting macrophage recruitment, inflammation and subsequent dysfunction.

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• • Lipid of the month

    

    Vitamin K
    An essential cofactor for the carboxylation of glutamic acid residues in several proteins, vitamin K is most renowned for its role in blood clotting but is gaining recognition for its involvement in other cellular processes such as apoptosis and signal transduction.

• • News

    • Screen uncovers hidden ingredients of Chinese medicine

    • US opts not to ban BPA in canned foods

    • PhDs leave the ivory tower

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• • Research library

    • Spinal 12-lipoxygenase-derived hepoxilin A3 contributes to inflammatory hyperalgesia via activation of TRPV1 and TRPA1 receptorsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Gene-expression measurement: variance-modeling considerations for robust data analysisNature Immunology

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