The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease

Dihydrosphingolipids refer to sphingolipids early in the biosynthetic pathway that do not contain a C4-trans-double bond in the sphingoid backbone: 3-ketosphinganine (3-ketoSph), dihydrosphingosine (dhSph), dihydrosphingosine-1-phosphate (dhS1P) and dihydroceramide (dhCer). Recent advances in resear...

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Main Authors: Magaye, R., Savira, F., Hua, Y., Kelly, D., Reid, Christopher, Flynn, B., Liew, D., Wang, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Birkhauser Verlag 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74867
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author Magaye, R.
Savira, F.
Hua, Y.
Kelly, D.
Reid, Christopher
Flynn, B.
Liew, D.
Wang, B.
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Savira, F.
Hua, Y.
Kelly, D.
Reid, Christopher
Flynn, B.
Liew, D.
Wang, B.
author_sort Magaye, R.
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description Dihydrosphingolipids refer to sphingolipids early in the biosynthetic pathway that do not contain a C4-trans-double bond in the sphingoid backbone: 3-ketosphinganine (3-ketoSph), dihydrosphingosine (dhSph), dihydrosphingosine-1-phosphate (dhS1P) and dihydroceramide (dhCer). Recent advances in research related to sphingolipid biochemistry have shed light on the importance of sphingolipids in terms of cellular signalling in health and disease. However, dihydrosphingolipids have received less attention and research is lacking especially in terms of their molecular mechanisms of action. This is despite studies implicating them in the pathophysiology of disease, for example dhCer in predicting type 2 diabetes in obese individuals, dhS1P in cardiovascular diseases and dhSph in hepato-renal toxicity. This review gives a comprehensive summary of research in the last 10–15 years on the dihydrosphingolipids, 3-ketoSph, dhSph, dhS1P and dhCer, and their relevant roles in different diseases. It also highlights gaps in research that could be of future interest.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-748672019-07-16T02:48:08Z The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease Magaye, R. Savira, F. Hua, Y. Kelly, D. Reid, Christopher Flynn, B. Liew, D. Wang, B. Dihydrosphingolipids refer to sphingolipids early in the biosynthetic pathway that do not contain a C4-trans-double bond in the sphingoid backbone: 3-ketosphinganine (3-ketoSph), dihydrosphingosine (dhSph), dihydrosphingosine-1-phosphate (dhS1P) and dihydroceramide (dhCer). Recent advances in research related to sphingolipid biochemistry have shed light on the importance of sphingolipids in terms of cellular signalling in health and disease. However, dihydrosphingolipids have received less attention and research is lacking especially in terms of their molecular mechanisms of action. This is despite studies implicating them in the pathophysiology of disease, for example dhCer in predicting type 2 diabetes in obese individuals, dhS1P in cardiovascular diseases and dhSph in hepato-renal toxicity. This review gives a comprehensive summary of research in the last 10–15 years on the dihydrosphingolipids, 3-ketoSph, dhSph, dhS1P and dhCer, and their relevant roles in different diseases. It also highlights gaps in research that could be of future interest. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74867 10.1007/s00018-018-2984-8 Birkhauser Verlag restricted
spellingShingle Magaye, R.
Savira, F.
Hua, Y.
Kelly, D.
Reid, Christopher
Flynn, B.
Liew, D.
Wang, B.
The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease
title The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease
title_full The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease
title_fullStr The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease
title_full_unstemmed The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease
title_short The role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease
title_sort role of dihydrosphingolipids in disease
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74867