title: Lipidomics of Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive brain disease that leads to an irreversible loss of neurons and cognition. It is the most common cause of dementia and can be considered as a major public health problem. At the histological level, AD is characterized by senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Numerous studies involving genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic approaches have been published in order to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in AD, and to find new biomarkers. Metabolomics, and in particular lipidomics, have recently offered new possibilities due to the development of robust and sensitive analytical methods, such as LC-MS. This review aims to illustrate how lipidomics can help understand the biological mechanisms inherent to AD and how lipids can be considered as relevant biomarkers of AD at early stages.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche de Gif, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Touboul
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaudin
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D013261:Sterols / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006017:Glycolipids; D008055:Lipids; D013107:Sphingolipids; D013261:Sterols