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We aimed to identify the core metabolic drivers linking systemic hyperlipidemia to local pancreatic injury and evaluate targeted prophylactic strategies for HAP. Methods: We integrated public transcriptomic datasets of severe AP and obesity\/hyperlipidemia. Three machine learning algorithms were employed to identify comorbidity-associated signature genes. The underlying mechanisms were explored via gene set variation analysis, immune infiltration profiling, and single-cell in silico knockout. In vivo validation was performed using a P-407\/caerulein-induced HAP mouse model treated with WWL113, followed by comprehensive histological, biochemical, and lipidomic analyses. Results: A robust three-gene signature (FASN, CES1, IL10) was identified with excellent diagnostic accuracy. Notably, within this signature, the triglyceride hydrolase CES1 was aberrantly upregulated, serving as the primary driver of a maladaptive lipolytic shift. CES1 overexpression was strongly correlated with neutrophil infiltration. Single-cell virtual knockout suggested a potential association between Ces1d and markers of endothelial barrier disruption and neutrophil chemotaxis. In vivo, WWL113 significantly attenuated HAP-induced pancreatic necrosis and systemic inflammation. Crucially, lipidomics confirmed that WWL113 sequestered exogenous lipids in inert triglyceride states, drastically reducing toxic FFAs. Conclusions: This study highlights CES1 as a critical intracellular mediator of lipotoxicity in HAP. Pharmacological inhibition of CES1 effectively halts maladaptive lipolysis, providing proof-of-mechanism for a metabolism-directed prophylactic strategy for HAP.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/metabo16090644","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]],"date-time":"2026-09-03T10:10:33Z","timestamp":1788430233000},"page":"644","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Integrated Transcriptomics and Lipidomics Identify CES1-Mediated Maladaptive Lipolysis as a Key Target of Hyperlipidemic Acute Pancreatitis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Jiayu","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"visualization","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"software","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Yunshu","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"},{"name":"Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"visualization","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"software","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Xingchi","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"visualization","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"software","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Haocheng","family":"Xue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"},{"name":"Institute of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"},{"name":"Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"data-curation","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3639-3363","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Peiyuan","family":"Yin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"},{"name":"Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"data-curation","vocabulary":"credit"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"795","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pan.2020.06.005","article-title":"Hypertriglyceridemia and acute pancreatitis","volume":"20","author":"Yang","year":"2020","journal-title":"Pancreatology"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4859","DOI":"10.3748\/wjg.v30.i45.4859","article-title":"Metabolic syndrome and acute pancreatitis: Current status and future prospects","volume":"30","author":"Quan","year":"2024","journal-title":"World J. 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