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ReviewCells2026

Ceramides in the Heart: Physiological and Pathological Roles and Regulation.

Xinyi Chen, Oveena Fonseka, Yihua Han, Wei Liu

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Review in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 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

4 authors.

Xinyi ChenFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WU, UK.ORCID 0009-0005-4978-6029
Oveena FonsekaFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WU, UK.
Yihua HanFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WU, UK.ORCID 0009-0006-6430-2755
Wei LiuFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9WU, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1592-6693

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/PhD/22/29307; PG/22/10904; PG/22/11075; PG/24/12025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ceramides are central bioactive sphingolipids that regulate diverse cellular processes, including membrane organization, energy metabolism, and stress signaling. Emerging evidence has implicated that ceramide dysregulation is associated with the onset and progression of heart failure. This review introduces the understanding of ceramide metabolism, focusing on its biosynthesis, and functional roles in cardiomyocytes. In addition, the contribution of systemic ceramides derived from circulating lipoproteins and peripheral tissues to cardiovascular risk is also discussed. In parallel, it is highlighted that cardiomyocyte-intrinsic ceramide synthesis plays physiological and pathological roles in the heart. Particularly, excessive ceramide accumulation is detrimental for cardiac function, through multiple mechanisms, such as lipotoxic effects, mitochondrial impairment, inflammation, and cell death. The current review discusses the potential diagnostic and therapeutic strategies targeting ceramide metabolism, as well as the open questions about ceramide association with heart disease.

Indexed as

CeramidesMyocardiumAnimalsHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHumansMyocytes, CardiacSphingolipidsCeramidesSphingolipidscardiac remodelingceramideheart failurelipotoxicitymitochondriasphingolipid metabolism

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PMID42121881
PMCPMC13162862

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