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ArticleJournal of lipids2011

Apoptotic sphingolipid ceramide in cancer therapy.

Wei-Ching Huang, Chia-Ling Chen, Yee-Shin Lin, Chiou-Feng Lin

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Article in Journal of lipids, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

52 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Role of Ceramides in Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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  13. Mechanisms of cancer cell death induction by paclitaxel: an updated review.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2022
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  17. Ceramide expression in relation to breast cancer molecular subtypes in Saudi women.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2021
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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.

Wei-Ching HuangInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
Chia-Ling Chen
Yee-Shin Lin
Chiou-Feng Lin
National Cheng Kung University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Apoptosis, also called programmed cell death, is physiologically and pathologically involved in cellular homeostasis. Escape of apoptotic signaling is a critical strategy commonly used for cancer tumorigenesis. Ceramide, a derivative of sphingolipid breakdown products, acts as second messenger for multiple extracellular stimuli including growth factors, chemical agents, and environmental stresses, such as hypoxia, and heat stress as well as irradiation. Also, ceramide acts as tumor-suppressor lipid because a variety of stress stimuli cause apoptosis by increasing intracellular ceramide to initiate apoptotic signaling. Defects on ceramide generation and sphingolipid metabolism are developed for cancer cell survival and cancer therapy resistance. Alternatively, targeting ceramide metabolism to correct these defects might provide opportunities to overcome cancer therapy resistance.

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PMID21490804
PMCPMC3066853
OpenAlexW2048963010

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