Differential signaling of sphingosine derivatives in U937 human monocytes depends on the degree of N-methylation

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 86, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 68-72

  Kim, Hyo Lim ^a   Han, Mijin ^a   Im, Dong Soon ^a  

^a Laboratory of Pharmacology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dimethylsphingosine; Methylation; Signaling; Sphingosine

Indexed keywords

METHYL GROUP; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N MONOMETHYL ERYTHROSPHINGOSINE; N,N DIMETHYL ERYTHROSPHINGOSINE; N,N,N TRIMETHYL ERYTHROSPHINGOSINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE DERIVATIVE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN U937; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MONOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOCYTES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHINGOSINE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; U937 CELLS;

EID: 43049172143     PISSN: 10988823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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