title: Sphingolipid signaling pathways as potential therapeutic targets in gliomas.
abstract: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly malignant brain tumor. The interconvertible bioactive sphingolipids sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and ceramide have profound effects on GBM cells, with ceramide causing cell death and S1P leading to cell survival, proliferation and invasion. This review will examine the effects of ceramide and S1P on glioma cells and the therapeutic potential of these pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, The Ohio State University, 4164 Graves Hall, 333 W. 10th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA. james.vanbrocklyn@osumc.edu
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Van Brocklyn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002518:Ceramides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002518:Ceramides; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D013107:Sphingolipids; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; D013110:Sphingosine