Vincenza Cifarelli, PhD

My commentary on #lipids and #gut physiology

How lipids speak to nerves | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Lipedema: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead Introduction Lipedema is a chronic and progressive disease that predominantly affects women, characterized by a disproportionate increase in subcutaneous adipose tissue (AT), particularly in the low...

Our latest review, "Lipedema: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead," highlights recent advances and persistent gaps in understanding this underrecognized disorder.
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Thank you, Jorge!

Insulin regulates lymphatic endothelial integrity via palmitoylation Lipid metabolism plays a critical role in lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) development and vessel maintenance. Altered lipid metabolism is associated …

Our latest publication investigating the role of #palmitoylation in #lymphatic endothelial integrity.

Big shoutout to Silvia Gonzalez-Nieves, Simon GUIGNARD and Thi Nguyen for their incredible work and dedication. 👏👏

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New preprint available on sex differences in VEGF and PDGF signaling during adipose tissue expansion and regression👇

Adipose tissue biology and effect of weight loss in women with lipedema - PubMed Lipedema is a lipodystrophic disease that is typically characterized by a marked increase in lower-body subcutaneous adipose tissue that is purported to have increased inflammation and fibrosis, impai...

Our new study on #Lipedema is now published in Diabetes
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39652636/
Congrats to all authors🎉