Ceramide catabolism critically controls survival of human dendritic cells

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 166-172

  Franchi, Luigi ^a,b   Malisan, Florence ^a   Tomassini, Barbara ^a   Testi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramidases; LPS; Sphingosine kinases

Indexed keywords

ACYLSPHINGOSINE DEACYLASE; CERAMIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; SPHINGOSINE KINASE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIPID METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PINOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; TARGET CELL;

CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CERAMIDES; DENDRITIC CELLS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GALACTOSIDASES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR);

EID: 30144434972     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1004601     Document Type: Article

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