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ReviewNeuromolecular medicine2021

Sphingolipids as Regulators of Neuro-Inflammation and NADPH Oxidase 2.

Emma J Arsenault, Colin M McGill, Brian M Barth

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Review in Neuromolecular medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Sphingolipids in Emotional Well-Being.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026
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  5. Acetylcarnitine in cerebrospinal fluid and blood as a protective factor for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a mendelian randomization study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  10. Journal of oral microbiology · 2025
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  14. Therapeutic Potential of Ceramide in Cancer Treatment.Journal of cancer research and oncobiology · 2024
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  16. Influences on the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche.SciBase hematology & blood disorders · 2024
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  18. Role of ceramides in diabetic foot ulcers (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emma J ArsenaultDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA.
Colin M McGillDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, 99508, USA.
Brian M BarthDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA. brian.barth@unh.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3542-1804
University of New Hampshire · USUniversity of Alaska Anchorage · US

Funding

Women's Oncology Program - WONP30CA044579 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI Dina Gould Halme · 1987 to 2026
$72.1M
Tissue Repository and Animal Models CoreP01CA171983 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI LOUGHRAN, THOMAS P. · 2013 to 2024
$19.9M
Regulation of Ceramide-Based Therapeutics in Acute Myeloid LeukemiaK22CA190674 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE · PI BARTH, BRIAN MICHAEL · 2016 to 2018
$485k
Combinatorial Decitabine and Liposomal Ceramide for Acute Myeloid LeukemiaR03CA252825 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE · PI BARTH, BRIAN MICHAEL · 2020 to 2020
$151k
NCI NIH HHS K22 CA190674NCI NIH HHS P01 CA171983NCI NIH HHS P30 CA044579NCI NIH HHS R03 CA252825
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuro-inflammation accompanies numerous neurological disorders and conditions where it can be associated with a progressive neurodegenerative pathology. In a similar manner, alterations in sphingolipid metabolism often accompany or are causative features in degenerative neurological conditions. These include dementias, motor disorders, autoimmune conditions, inherited metabolic disorders, viral infection, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, psychiatric conditions, and more. Sphingolipids are major regulators of cellular fate and function in addition to being important structural components of membranes. Their metabolism and signaling pathways can also be regulated by inflammatory mediators. Therefore, as certain sphingolipids exert distinct and opposing cellular roles, alterations in their metabolism can have major consequences. Recently, regulation of bioactive sphingolipids by neuro-inflammatory mediators has been shown to activate a neuronal NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) that can provoke damaging oxidation. Therefore, the sphingolipid-regulated neuronal NOX2 serves as a mechanistic link between neuro-inflammation and neurodegeneration. Moreover, therapeutics directed at sphingolipid metabolism or the sphingolipid-regulated NOX2 have the potential to alleviate neurodegeneration arising out of neuro-inflammation.

Indexed as

AIDS Dementia ComplexAnimalsBiological ProductsBrain Diseases, Metabolic, InbornDrug DiscoveryEncephalitis, ViralEnzyme ActivationEnzyme Replacement TherapyHumansInflammationNADPH Oxidase 2NaphthalenesNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsOxidation-ReductionBiological ProductscambinolCYBB protein, humanNADPH Oxidase 2NaphthalenesNerve Tissue ProteinsPyrimidinonesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSphingolipidsCeramideNADPH oxidaseNeurodegenerationNeuro-inflammationSphingolipids

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PMID33547562
PMCPMC9020407
OpenAlexW3126613628

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