| Literature DB >> 28462811 |
Jahangir Iqbal1, Meghan T Walsh2, Samar M Hammad3, M Mahmood Hussain4.
Abstract
Sphingolipids are structurally and functionally diverse molecules with significant physiologic functions and are found associated with cellular membranes and plasma lipoproteins. The cellular and plasma concentrations of sphingolipids are altered in several metabolic disorders and may serve as prognostic and diagnostic markers. Here we discuss various sphingolipid transport mechanisms and highlight how changes in cellular and plasma sphingolipid levels contribute to cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Understanding of the mechanisms involved in intracellular transport, secretion, and extracellular transport may provide novel information that might be amenable to therapeutic targeting for the treatment of various metabolic disorders.Entities:
Keywords: MTP; ceramide; lipoproteins; metabolic disorders; sphingolipids; sphingomyelin
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28462811 PMCID: PMC5474131 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2017.03.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 1043-2760 Impact factor: 12.015