De novo ceramide synthesis participates in the ultraviolet B irradiation-induced apoptosis in undifferentiated cultured human keratinocytes

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 662-669

  Uchida, Yoshikazu ^a   Di Nardo, Anna ^a,c   Collins, Vanessa ^a   Elias, Peter M ^a   Holleran, Walter M ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramides; Keratinocytes; Sphingolipids; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CERAMIDE; FUMONISIN B1; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; SERINE; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOSINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; THERMOZYMOCIDIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0037377677     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12098.x     Document Type: Article

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