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ReviewTrends in cell biology2012

Sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling and its role in disease.

Michael Maceyka, Kuzhuvelil B Harikumar, Sheldon Milstien, Sarah Spiegel

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Review in Trends in cell biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 591 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
591citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
24.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

591 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,002 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Michael MaceykaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 1101 E. Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Kuzhuvelil B Harikumar
Sheldon Milstien
Sarah Spiegel
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

The Effect of Lyn Deficiency on Mast Cell Activation and Inflammatory Disease ProU19AI077435 · NIAID · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI CONRAD, DANIEL H · 2008 to 2012
$7.7M
Sphingosine Kinases in Cancer Cell SignalingR01CA061774 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI SPIEGEL, SARAH · 1994 to 2015
$3.8M
Sphingosine-1 phosphate phosphohydrolaseR37GM043880 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI SPIEGEL, SARAH · 2003 to 2012
$3.2M
Targeting sphingosine kinases in FceRI-mediated allergic responsesR01AI050094 · NIAID · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI SPIEGEL, SARAH · 2002 to 2012
$2.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA061774NCI NIH HHS R01CA61774NIAID NIH HHS 1U19AI077435NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050094NIAID NIH HHS R01AI50094NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI077435NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM043880NIGMS NIH HHS R37GM043880
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bioactive sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is now recognized as a critical regulator of many physiological and pathophysiological processes, including cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetes and osteoporosis. S1P is produced in cells by two sphingosine kinase isoenzymes, SphK1 and SphK2. Many cells secrete S1P, which can then act in an autocrine or paracrine manner. Most of the known actions of S1P are mediated by a family of five specific G protein-coupled receptors. More recently, it was shown that S1P also has important intracellular targets involved in inflammation, cancer and Alzheimer's disease. This suggests that S1P actions are much more complex than previously thought, with important ramifications for development of therapeutics. This review highlights recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of action of S1P and its roles in disease.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsBiological TransportHumansLysophospholipidsPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)SphingosineSphingosine KinaseLysophospholipidsPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Sphingosinesphingosine 1-phosphateSphingosine Kinase

Identifiers

PMID22001186
PMCPMC3253987
OpenAlexW2034607874

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