Modulation of adaptive immune responses by sphingosine-1-phosphate.
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) has long been recognized as a mediator of a variety of cell functions. A growing body of evidence has accumulated demonstrating its role in cell migration and as a mediator of growth factor-induced events. In recent years, it has become apparent that S1P also mediates many cytokine and chemokine functions. Cells of the immune system function and migrate in response to a complex network of cytokines and chemokines, and the outcome is determined by the interplay of the effects of these molecules on the target cell. S1P may be a bona fide component of these networks and influence the responses of cells to these immune modulators.
Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond 23298, USA.
Shawn G
SG
Payne
Sheldon
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Milstien
Suzanne E
SE
Barbour
Sarah
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Spiegel
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