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Chronic increases in sphingosine kinase-1 activity induce a pro-inflammatory, pro-angiogenic phenotype in endothelial cells.
Cellular & molecular biology letters - 1 Jan 2009
Limaye Vidya, Xia Pu, Hahn Chris, Smith Malcolm, Vadas Mathew A, Pitson Stuart M, Gamble Jennifer R
Abstract excerpt
Sphingosine kinase-1 (SK1) promotes the formation of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), which has potent pro-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic effects. We investigated the effects of raised SK1 levels on endothelial cell function and the possibility that this signaling pathway is activated in rheumatoid arthritis. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells with 3- to 5-fold SK1 (EC(SK)) overexpression were generated by...
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