"Lipid Metabolism" ed. by Rodrigo Valenzuela Baez

This book presents a systematic and comprehensive review about the structure and metabolism of lipids, particularly highlighting the importance of these molecules in the body and considering the interest of some lipids in health and disease.

Lipids (fats and oils) are a wide range of organic molecules that serve several functions in organisms. Lipids are essential components of our diet, highlighting their important contribution in energy, representing 9 kcal/g (or 37.7 kJ/g), and by some components relevant to the metabolism, such as essential fatty acids, fat soluble vitamins and sterols (cholesterol and phytosterols).
Besides this, lipids have key roles in human growth and development, along with promoting, preventing and/or participating in the origin or eventually in the treatment of various diseases.

Contents
Preface
Section 1 Introduction to Lipid Metabolism
1 Overview About Lipid Structure
Section 2 Molecular Aspects of Lipid Metabolism
2 Oxidative Stress and Lipid Peroxidation - A Lipid Metabolism Dysfunction
3 The Role of Copper as a Modifier of Lipid Metabolism
4 The Role of Liver X Receptor in Hepatic de novo Lipogenesis and Cross-Talk with Insulin and Glucose Signaling
5 The 18 kDa Trans locator Protein and Atherosclerosis in Mice Lacking Apo lipoprotein E
6 Metabolism of Plasma Membrane Lipids in Mycobacteria and Corynebacteria
7 Autophagy Regulates Lipid Droplet Formation and Adipogenesis
8 Metabolism of Short Chain Fatty Acids in the Colon and Faeces of Mice After a Supplementation of Diets with Agave Fructans
Section 3 Lipid Metabolism in Health and Disease
9 Lipid Metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cancer
10 Impacts of Nutrition and Environmental Stressors on Lipid Metabolism
11 Polydextrose in Lipid Metabolism
12 Spent Brewer's Yeast and Beta-Glucans Isolated from Them as Diet Components Modifying Blood Lipid Metabolism
Disturbed by an Atherogenic Diet
13 Lipid Involvement in Viral Infections: Present and Future Perspectives for the Design of Antiviral Strategies
14 The Role of Altered Lipid Metabolism in Septic Myocardial Dysfunction
15 Lipids as Markers of Induced Resistance in Wheat: A Biochemical and Molecular Approach
Section 4 Lipid Metabolism in Plants
16 Jasmonate Biosynthesis, Perception and Function in Plant Development and Stress Responses
17 The Effect of Probiotics on Lipid Metabolism