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ReviewLipids in health and disease2025

Ceramide signaling in immunity: a molecular perspective.

Himani Thakkar, Vinnyfred Vincent, Bhagirath Chaurasia

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Review in Lipids in health and disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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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

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Himani ThakkarDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. himani-thakkar@uiowa.edu.
Vinnyfred VincentDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Bhagirath ChaurasiaDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. bhagirath-chaurasia@uiowa.edu.

Funding

Role of Ceramide Regulated Fgf13 in AdiposeT issue BiologyR01DK124326 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI CHAURASIA, BHAGIRATH · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
American Diabetes Association 7-21-JDF-033American Heart Association 25POST1372103American Heart Association 25POST1374595Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation 522NIDDK NIH HHS DK124326NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK124326Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust 25-5906
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ceramides are bioactive lipids that play a crucial role in cellular signaling and structural integrity (Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 19:175-191, 2018). As members of the sphingolipid family, ceramides consist of a sphingoid base attached to a fatty acid (Annu Rev Biophys 47:633-654, 2018). Their unique structure confers both hydrophobic and amphipathic properties, enabling them to organize into membrane microdomains that influence cellular dynamics (Annu Rev Biophys 47:633-654, 2018). In recent years, ceramides have garnered attention for their role in modulating a range of cellular and organismal functions. Unlike other lipids that primarily serve structural roles, ceramides act as bioactive lipids in key signaling pathways, mediating stress responses such as inflammation, oxidative stress, growth inhibition, metabolism, autophagy, and apoptosis (J Lipid Res 60:913-918, 2019). Their regulatory effects are particularly important in immune cells, where ceramides can influence cell fate, modulate cellular metabolism, affect cytokine production, and dictate responses to external stimuli (Nature 510:58-67, 2014). Since ceramides maintain a dynamic equilibrium with other sphingolipids within a cell, understanding their role in immune cells in isolation provides only a partial perspective. Nevertheless, as a bioactive lipid and the central precursor of other sphingolipids, ceramides play a pivotal role in immune cells, deserving focused attention.

Indexed as

CeramidesSignal TransductionAnimalsApoptosisHumansInflammationOxidative StressSphingolipidsCeramidesSphingolipidsCeramidesDyslipidemiaImmune cellsInflammationSignalingSphingolipids

Identifiers

PMID40597360
PMCPMC12218095

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