Myelin lipids as nervous system energy reserves
Ebrahim Asadollahi, Andrea Trevisiol, Aiman S. Saab, Zoe J. Looser, Payam Dibaj, Kathrin Kusch, Torben Ruhwedel, Wiebke Möbius, Olaf Jahn, Myriam I Baes, Bruno Weber, E. Dale Abel, Andrea Balabio, Brian Popko, Celia M. Kassmann, , Klaus‐Armin Nave
The paper shows that myelin acts as an energy reserve in the brain under glucose deprivation, supporting oligodendrocytes and axons through fatty acid oxidation.
bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience