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ReviewAtherosclerosis2008

Ceramide: a common pathway for atherosclerosis?

Jean Bismuth, Peter Lin, Qizhi Yao, Changyi Chen

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In one paragraph

Review in Atherosclerosis, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
88citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 153 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Ceramides versus standard methods in prediction of subclinical atherosclerosis.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2026
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  7. The Role of Ceramides in Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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  13. Cardiac dysfunction and altered gene expression in acid ceramidase-deficient mice.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025
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  20. The Key Role of Mitochondrial Function in Health and Disease.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jean BismuthMolecular Surgeon Research Center, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.
Peter Lin
Qizhi Yao
Changyi Chen
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS EFFECT--NENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTIONR01HL065916 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, CHANGYI · 2000 to 2004
$1.8M
Tissue engineering of small diameter vascular graftR01EB002436 · NIBIB · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI CHEN, CHANGYI · 2003 to 2006
$1.8M
Effects of HAART drugs on endothelial dysfunction of pu*R01HL083471 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI CHEN, CHANGYI · 2005 to 2009
$1.8M
Effects of HIV Protease Inhibitors of Endothelial BarrieR01HL072716 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI CHEN, CHANGYI · 2002 to 2005
$1.2M
Influenza HA in SHIV VLPS for mucosal vaccinationR01DE015543 · NIDCR · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI YAO, QIZHI C. · 2003 to 2006
$1.2M
Homocysteine/Hypertension &Vascular Lesion FormationK08HL076345 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LIN, PETER H · 2004 to 2008
$649k
Ginkgo Biloba Enhances Therapeutic HIV VaccinationR21AT003094 · NCCIH · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI YAO, QIZHI C. · 2005 to 2006
$371k
NCCIH NIH HHS AT003094NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT003094NHLBI NIH HHS HL076345NHLBI NIH HHS HL083471NHLBI NIH HHS HL65916NHLBI NIH HHS HL72716NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL076345NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL065916NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL072716NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL083471NIBIB NIH HHS EB-002436NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB002436NIDCR NIH HHS DE15543NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE015543
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasma sphingomyelin concentration is correlated with the development of atherosclerosis. It has been found to exist in significantly higher concentrations in aortic plaque. This appears to have clinical relevance as well as it has been shown to be an independent predictor of coronary artery disease. Ceramide, the backbone of sphingolipids, is the key component which affects atherosclerotic changes through its important second-messenger role. This paper sheds light on some of the current literature supporting the significance of ceramide with respect to its interactions with lipids, inflammatory cytokines, homocysteine and matrix metalloproteinases. Furthermore, the potential therapeutic implications of modulating ceramide concentrations are also discussed.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisCeramidesFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedHomocysteineHumansMatrix MetalloproteinasesNitric OxideReactive Oxygen SpeciesSphingomyelin PhosphodiesteraseSphingomyelinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCeramidesFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedHomocysteineMatrix MetalloproteinasesNitric OxideReactive Oxygen SpeciesSphingomyelin PhosphodiesteraseSphingomyelinsthermozymocidinTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID17963772
PMCPMC2924671
OpenAlexW1972900673

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