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Defective ceramide response in C3H/HeJ (Lpsd) macrophages.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 1995
Barber S A, Perera P Y, Vogel S N
Abstract excerpt
Lipid second messengers are gaining recognition as important mediators of extracellular signals. One such lipid, ceramide, generated from membrane sphingomyelin following stimulation with TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, or IFN-gamma, activates ceramide-activated kinase (CAK). A recent study demonstrated that LPS activated CAK without generating ceramide, suggesting that the LPS stimulation of cells mimics the second...
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