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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 399, Issue 2, Pages 150-154Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.07.034
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Ceramide; Kinase; Ceramide 1-phosphate; Glucosylceramide; Sphingomyelin; Macrophage; Activation
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Ceramide kinase (CERK) produces the bioactive lipid ceramide 1-phosphate (C1P) and is, together with glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) and sphingomyelin synthases (SMS-1 and -2), a key regulator of ceramide metabolism. Here, we used a previously validated assay for measuring CERK, GCS, and SMS activities simultaneously, to study the regulation of ceramide metabolism in mouse macrophages. Elicitation of peritoneal macrophages as well as differentiation of bone marrow-derived monocytes into macrophages led to ceramide anabolic switching by re-directing ceramide anabolism towards C1P synthesis by CERK. In contrast, macrophage activation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) evoked a ceramide anabolic switch going in the opposite direction, i.e. featuring up-regulation of GCS and SMS and down-regulation of CERK. The LPS effects were partially blocked by dexamethasone, a known macrophage de-activator. Altogether, the data reveal a contrasting regulation of ceramide metabolism enzymes during macrophage biological responses. (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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