any of a class of biologically important compounds used as moisturizers in skin-care preparations
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Total ceramide content was inversely correlated with triglycerides.
Ion Alexandru Bobulescu, Yair Lotan, Jianning Zhang, Tara R. Rosenthal, John T. Rogers,Beverley Adams-Huet, Khashayar Sakhaee, Orson W. Moe 2014, 'Triglycerides in the Human Kidney Cortex: Relationship with Body Size', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0101285. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Elevated ceramide levels have also been implicated in ethanol-mediated neurodegeneration in adult animals and humans.
Jessica Godfrey, Lisa Jeanguenin, Norma Castro, Jeffrey J. Olney, Jason Dudley, JosephPipkin, Stanley M. Walls, Wei Wang, Deron R. Herr, Greg L. Harris, Susan M. Brasser 2015, 'Chronic Voluntary Ethanol Consumption Induces Favorable Ceramide Profiles in SelectivelyBred Alcohol-Preferring (P) Rats', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0139012. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The sphingolipid ceramide mediates various cellular processes in response to several extracellular stimuli.
Ghassan Dbaibo, Hadile Kobeissy, Maria O. Esmerian, Rouba Hage-Sleiman 2013, 'p53 and Ceramide as Collaborators in the Stress Response', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/3/4982. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The sphingomielyne metabolites as ceramide and sphingosine, play an important role in programmed cell death.
Y A Belous, I A Komarevtseva, V N Komarevtsev 2008, 'Role of sphingosine in inducted mechanisms of apoptosis of experimental acute renaltubular injury', RUDN Journal of Medicinehttp://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/3657. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Those scalp lesions often exhibit low barrier function and reduced ceramide levels.
Takagi Y, Ning X, Takahashi A, Ishizaki C, Nishizaka T, Kaizu K, Miyaki M, YamamuroH, Kawashima M 2018, 'The efficacy of a pseudo-ceramide and eucalyptus extract containing lotion on dryscalp skin', Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatologyhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-efficacy-of-a-pseudo-ceramide-and-eucalyptus-extract-containing-lo-peer-reviewed-article-CCID. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ceramide-exposed embryos also had primary motoneurons exhibiting abnormal axonal trajectories and ectopic branching.
Rishipal R. Bansode, Mohamed Ahmedna, Kurt R. Svoboda, Jack N. Losso 2011, 'Coupling In vitro and In vivo Paradigm Reveals a Dose Dependent Inhibition of AngiogenesisFollowed by Initiation of Autophagy by C6-Ceramide', International Journal of Biological Scienceshttp://www.biolsci.org/v07p0629.htm. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ceramide antibody levels were not correlated with type of leprosy.
Rupendra Jadhav, Lavanya Suneetha, Ravindra Kamble, Vidyagouri Shinde, Karuna Devi,Meher Vani Chaduvula, Renuka Raju, Sujai Suneetha, Peter G Nicholls, Wim H van Brakel,Diana N J Lockwood 2011, 'Analysis of antibody and cytokine markers for leprosy nerve damage and reactions inthe INFIR cohort in India.', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseaseshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3050910?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Much less in known about the role of ceramide in adipose tissue.
Agnieszka U. Blachnio-Zabielska, Hady Razak Hady, Adam R. Markowski, Adam Kurianiuk,Alicja Karwowska, Jan Górski, Piotr Zabielski 2018, 'Inhibition of Ceramide De Novo Synthesis Affects Adipocytokine Secretion and ImprovesSystemic and Adipose Tissue Insulin Sensitivity', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/12/3995. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effect of topotecan was paralleled by a significant increase of ceramide abundance.
Rosi Bissinger, Ghada Bouguerra, Katja Stockinger, Salem Abbès, Florian Lang 2015, 'Triggering of Suicidal Erythrocyte Death by Topotecan', Cellular Physiology and Biochemistryhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/438527. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
At the species level most ceramide species showed a reduction upon phagocytic differentiation.
Stefan Wallner, Margot Grandl, Gerhard Liebisch, Markus Peer, Evelyn Orsó, AlexanderSigrüner, Andrzej Sobota, Gerd Schmitz 2016, 'oxLDL and eLDL Induced Membrane Microdomains in Human Macrophages.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5117723?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)