title: Ceramide causes pulmonary cell apoptosis and emphysema: a role for sphingolipid homeostasis in the maintenance of alveolar cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA. ipetrach@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Petrache
authors.forename: Viswanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: Lijie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.forename: Terry R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Medler
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Evgeni V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Berdyshev
authors.forename: Rubin M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tuder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002518:Ceramides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D002518:Ceramides; D013107:Sphingolipids