ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2013
Ceramide function in the brain: when a slight tilt is enough.
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145 citing papers in PubMed, 248 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Ceramides predict verbal memory performance in coronary artery disease patients undertaking exercise: a prospective cohort pilot study.BMC geriatrics · 2013Trial
- The role of sphingolipids in major depressive disorder and associated cognitive impairment: interactions with monoaminergic signaling, neuroinflammation, and neurogenesis.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Toward Early Diagnosis and Therapeutic Discovery in CLN3 Disease: A Computational Biomarker Discovery Framework.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Inhibition of de novo ceramide synthesis mitigates alpha-synuclein pathology in a Parkinson's disease mouse model.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2026Article
- The Role of Ceramides in Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Review
- Exploring ceramide as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Human milk phospholipids across lactation stages and their associations with infant neurodevelopment: a prospective cohort study in China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The Involvement of Ceramide, Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Ganglioside GM1 in Regulating Some Nervous System Functions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Concussion-Related Cognitive and Lipid Changes in Retired UK Rugby Players Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Glucocorticoids regulate small extracellular vesicle (sEV) release via activation of nSMase2.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Spectroscopic Profile of Metabolome Dynamics During Rat Cortical Neuronal Differentiation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Determining β-Monosaccharide Head Group Composition with High-Resolution Cyclic Ion Mobility Separations Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry as a First Step for Unknown Cerebroside Analysis.International journal of mass spectrometry · 2025Article
- Plasma Metabolites as Mediators Between Gut Microbiota and Parkinson's Disease: Insights from Mendelian Randomization.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Cerebrospinal ceramides and cognition as a function of striatal asymmetry in early stage of Parkinson's disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
Ceramide, the precursor of all complex sphingolipids, is a potent signaling molecule that mediates key events of cellular pathophysiology. In the nervous system, the sphingolipid metabolism has an important impact. Neurons are polarized cells and their normal functions, such as neuronal connectivity and synaptic transmission, rely on selective trafficking of molecules across plasma membrane. Sphingolipids are abundant on neural cellular membranes and represent potent regulators of brain homeostasis. Ceramide intracellular levels are fine-tuned and alteration of the sphingolipid-ceramide profile contributes to the development of age-related, neurological and neuroinflammatory diseases. The purpose of this review is to guide the reader towards a better understanding of the sphingolipid-ceramide pathway system. First, ceramide biology is presented including structure, physical properties and metabolism. Second, we describe the function of ceramide as a lipid second messenger in cell physiology. Finally, we highlight the relevance of sphingolipids and ceramide in the progression of different neurodegenerative diseases.
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