title: Autocrine and paracrine roles of sphingosine-1-phosphate.
abstract: Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive sphingolipid metabolite that has been implicated in many biological processes, including cell migration, survival, proliferation, angiogenesis and immune and allergic responses. S1P levels inside cells are regulated tightly by the balance between its synthesis by sphingosine kinases and degradation by S1P lyases and S1P phosphatases. Activation of sphingosine kinase by any of a variety of agonists increases S1P levels, which in turn can function intracellularly as a second messenger or in an autocrine and/or paracrine fashion to activate and signal through S1P receptors present on the surface of the cell. This review summarizes recent findings on the roles of S1P as a mediator of the actions of cytokines, growth factors and hormones.
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
authors: Sergio E
authors: SE
authors: Alvarez
authors: Sheldon
authors: S
authors: Milstien
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Spiegel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019898:Autocrine Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000378:metabolism; D019899:Paracrine Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D013110:Sphingosine; D000099157:Sphingosine Kinase; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate