Functional roles of sphingosine, sphingosine 1-phosphate, and methylsphingosines: In regard to membrane sphingolipid signaling pathways

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1080-1087

  Igarashi, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide; Inflammation; Methylsphingosines; Sphingolipid signaling pathway; Sphingosine; Sphingosine 1 phosphate

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CERAMIDE; MEMBRANE LIPID; METHYLSPHINGOSINE; N,N,N TRIMETHYLSPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE; SPHINGOSINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031473680     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021865     Document Type: Review

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