ReviewLipids in health and disease2013
Role of ceramide in diabetes mellitus: evidence and mechanisms.
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- Liraglutide and Dapagliflozin Synergistically Reshape Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Profiles to Ameliorate Type‑2 Diabetes in Mice.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Sphingolipidomic Profiling of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Reveals a Distinct Immunometabolic Signature Across Patients with Essential Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Compared to Normal-Weight Healthy Subjects.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Multi-Omics Analysis of a Spontaneous Type 2 Diabetes Model inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Plasma ceramide Cer24:0 and insulin resistance: associations with TyG and TG/HDL-C in a multicenter study of coronary artery disease cohorts.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Observational
- Secretory Acid Sphingomyelinase in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.Journal of diabetes research · 2026Article
- Serum Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Potential Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Seladelpar Treatment in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis.PPAR research · 2026Article
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- Reactive Oxygen Species: A Double-Edged Sword in the Modulation of Cancer Signaling Pathway Dynamics.Cells · 2025Review
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- Lipotoxicity Induces β-cell Small Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated β-cell Dysfunction in Male Mice.Endocrinology · 2025Article
- Elevated Very-Long-Chain Ceramides in the Vitreous Humor of Patients With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- The influence of circadian rhythm disruption during Ramadan on metabolic responses to physical activity: a pilot study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Lipid profiling identifies modifiable signatures of cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents with obesity.Nature medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease with multiple complications that causes serious diseases over the years. The condition leads to severe economic consequences and is reaching pandemic level globally. Much research is being carried out to address this disease and its underlying molecular mechanism. This review focuses on the diverse role and mechanism of ceramide, a prime sphingolipid signaling molecule, in the pathogenesis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and its complications. Studies using cultured cells, animal models, and human subjects demonstrate that ceramide is a key player in the induction of β-cell apoptosis, insulin resistance, and reduction of insulin gene expression. Ceramide induces β-cell apoptosis by multiple mechanisms namely; activation of extrinsic apoptotic pathway, increasing cytochrome c release, free radical generation, induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress and inhibition of Akt. Ceramide also modulates many of the insulin signaling intermediates such as insulin receptor substrate, Akt, Glut-4, and it causes insulin resistance. Ceramide reduces the synthesis of insulin hormone by attenuation of insulin gene expression. Better understanding of this area will increase our understanding of the contribution of ceramide to the pathogenesis of diabetes, and further help in identifying potential therapeutic targets for the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications.
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