鞘氨醇-1-磷酸与免疫细胞的调节

鞘氨醇-1-磷酸（sphingosine-1 phosphate,S1P）是来源于鞘脂代谢途径的多效性信号分子,其代谢受到多种因素调控。S1P由细胞内的鞘氨醇激酶（sphingosine kinases,SphKs）催化鞘氨醇的磷酸化而合成,可通过转运蛋白释放至细胞外。S1P可通过在胞外结合其特异性G蛋白偶联受体及胞内作用而调节多种重要生物学效应。作为细胞外介质和细胞内信使,S1P在免疫系统中也发挥重要的调节作用。S1P参与免疫细胞的迁移、增殖、分化及死亡细胞清除等过程。本文对S1P的代谢以及其对于免疫细胞的调节作用进行综述。     

鞘氨醇激酶信号途径对骨重建的调节作用

鞘磷脂是哺乳动物细胞质膜的主要成分之一,在其代谢过程中,鞘氨醇激酶（sphingosine kinase, SPHK）是一个关键性的调节酶.鞘磷脂代谢产物鞘鞍醇经SPHK磷酸化作用产生的鞘氨醇-1-磷酸（S1P）是一种具有生物活性的脂类,参与调节骨骼、神经、免疫、血液系统等多种组织细胞的生物学过程.本文阐述了SPHK/S1P信号途径相关分子,并综述了SPHK/S1P通过调节骨组织细胞的形态结构、增殖、迁移、分化形成及凋亡等功能,进而调节骨重建平衡过程的生物学效应及其机制.     

鞘氨醇激酶-磷酸鞘氨醇轴在血管生成相关性疾病中的作用

血管生成是指在原有血管的基础上形成新血管的过程。病理性血管生成是癌症、心血管类疾病和视网膜病变等一系列疾病的标志。1-磷酸鞘氨醇(sphingosine-1-phosphate,S1P)是一种信号脂质,由鞘氨醇激酶（sphingosine kinases,SPHK）合成,通过5种G蛋白偶联受体(sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors,S1PR1-5)发挥其不同的生物学和病理生理作用,并通过激活受体启动各种信号级联反应,影响细胞命运、血管张力、内皮功能和完整性以及淋巴细胞的运输等。其产生和信号的失衡与内皮功能障碍和异常血管生成等病理过程密切相关。越来越多的证据表明, SPHK-S1P轴在血管生成中发挥重要作用,尤其在癌症的发生发展与肿瘤微环境、动脉粥样硬化、心肌梗死等心血管类疾病,以及糖尿病和视网膜病变中具有重要意义。研究其相关作用与功能,可为治疗血管生成相关疾病提供新见解和药物治疗靶点。本文就SPHK-S1P轴通过SPHK以及S1PR1-5影响内皮细胞和平滑肌增殖、内皮细胞迁移以及由内皮细胞、周细胞和平滑肌细胞等形成管腔的分子机制进行阐述,同时进一步阐述SPHK-S1P轴如何通过鞘氨醇激酶以及S1PR1-5影响肿瘤、心血管类疾病、糖尿病以及视网膜病变中血管生成,旨在通过理解SPHK-S1P轴在血管生成中的分子机制为相关疾病提供新的治疗思路。     

S1P 信号通路：心血管疾病治疗的新靶点

1- 磷酸鞘氨醇是一种有生物活性的脂质代谢产物,具有调节细胞增殖、再生、迁移,细胞内钙离子移动,黏附分子表达以及激活单核细胞黏附内皮细胞等功效,在血管生理性再生及动脉粥样硬化斑块发生发展中发挥重要作用。1- 磷酸鞘氨醇在高密度脂蛋白中含量在所有脂蛋白中最高,其参与调节高密度脂蛋白的抗氧化、抗血栓、抗炎等效应,而这些反应与1- 磷酸鞘氨醇的生物学功能如血管发生、内皮保护、抑制平滑肌细胞迁移、心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护等密切相关。对1- 磷酸鞘氨醇信号通路在心血管系统中的作用及以该通路为靶点的相关药物研究进展进行综述,为今后研究提供参考。     

S1PR1在心血管系统中的作用及研究进展

1-磷酸鞘氨醇受体1(sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1,S1PR1)是5个S1P受体之一,最早发现于内皮细胞分化和新生血管形成过程中。S1PR1广泛表达于内皮细胞、免疫细胞、淋巴细胞、巨噬细胞及肌肉等多种组织细胞。随着研究的不断深入,已经证实S1PR1参与多种机体病理生理过程,可阻止细胞凋亡,促进细胞生长和繁殖,能调节机体免疫和炎症反应并应用于临床。在心血管系统中,S1PR1在血管新生、淋巴细胞运输、心脏的生长发育以及维持血管的正常通透性等方面具有重要作用。本文将着重就S1PR1在心血管系统中作用及其机制的研究进展作一介绍。     

脂质活性信号分子鞘氨醇-1-磷酸及其生物学特性

鞘氨醇-1-磷酸(sphingosine-1-phosphate,S1P)是目前颇受关注的脂质信号分子.体内S1P主要由红细胞内鞘氨醇激酶催化鞘氨醇合成,后经由ATP结合盒式转运子释放入血浆.血浆S1P超过半数存在于高密度脂蛋白和血清白蛋白上.S1P可通过直接胞内作用和激活其特异性G蛋白偶联受体产生多种重要生物学效应.S1P1-5型受体在体内各类型组织和细胞表达水平不同,参与包括细胞增殖、存活、迁移等多种生物学过程.     

鞘氨醇1- 磷酸受体4 研究进展

鞘氨醇1-磷酸(Sphingosine-1-phosphate,S1P)是一种具有生物学活性的溶血磷脂信号分子,在体内通过G蛋白偶联受体(G protein coupled receptor,GPCR)家族鞘氨醇1-磷酸受体(S1P receptors)的5个亚型(S1P1-5)介导多种生物学功能。S1P4也称内皮分化基因受体6(Endothelial differentiation gene receptor 6,Edg-6),主要在淋巴组织和造血组织中表达。近年的研究发现,免疫细胞的迁移分化、骨骼肌前体细胞的迁移、乳腺癌细胞的增殖、TGFβ1介导的抑制骨骼肌细胞凋亡均与S1P4相关。本文将综述近几年来关于S1P介导S1P4的生理病理应答及相关的信号转导机制。     

鞘氨醇激酶活性测定方法的建立及其初步应用

目的:建立生物样品中鞘氨醇激酶(SPK)活性和1-磷酸鞘氨醇(S1P)含量的测定方法.方法:用Flag标记的SPK基因表达载体转染ECV304细胞,用Western blot方法检测转染后SPK基因的表达,用酶促反应、同住素掺入和薄层层析的方法检测SPK的活性.提取细胞或组织的S1P,碱性磷酸酶消化去除磷酸根,然后利用SPK的催化活性和同位素标记的方法对S1P进行定量.结果:转染基因后细胞的SPK表达明显升高,活性显著增强,细胞内S1P的含量也明显增多.肝细胞生长因子(HGF)刺激能增强ECV304细胞SPK的活性和细胞内S1P水平.结论:建立了SPK活性和S1P含量的测定方法.     

鞘氨醇-1-磷酸的定量测定——一种新的竞争性结合方法

鞘氨醇-1-磷酸（SPP）是重要的细胞第二信使,影响细胞的生长和死亡.通过培养和收集转染SPP受体-EDG-1的HEK293细胞,与标记及非标记SPP共孵育,利用它们与HEK293细胞的竞争性结合,测定细胞、血清和组织中SPP含量.该法无需特殊仪器,可以测到皮摩尔水平的低含量,批间差异小于15%（6次）.     

鞘脂代谢及其相关疾病研究进展

近年对鞘脂代谢及其产物的研究越来越多.鞘脂及其代谢产物不仅是构成细胞膜的重要结构分子,而且参与调节细胞的生长、分化、衰老和细胞程序性死亡等许多重要的信号转导过程,使细胞产生各种不同的生物学功能.该文综述了鞘脂代谢途径的重要酶,鞘脂及其代谢产物的功能,以及它们与相关疾病的研究进展,并就其存在的问题和今后可能的研究方向做出展望.为鞘脂代谢的过程和鞘脂相关疾病的生理病理学研究提供重要的理论依据.     

An assay system for measuring the acute production of sphingosine 1-phosphate in intact monolayers

Sphingosine kinase (SK) is a signaling enzyme that phosphorylates sphingosine to produce sphingosine 1-phosphate. Sphingosine and sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) belong to a class of bioactive sphingolipid metabolites that are critical in a number of cellular processes, yet often have opposing biological functions. The intracellular localization of sphingosine kinase has been demonstrated in multiple studies to be a critical aspect of its signaling function. To date, assays of sphingosine kinase activity have been developed for measuring activity in lysates, where the effects of localization are lost. Here we outline a system in which the rate of production of S1P can be measured in intact cells using exogenously added radiolabeled ATP instead of tritiated sphingosine. The surprising ability of ATP to enter unpermeabilized monolayers is one aspect that makes this assay simple, efficient, and inexpensive, yet sensitive enough to measure endogenous enzyme activity. The assay is well behaved in terms of kinetics and substrate dependence. Overall, this assay is ideal for future studies to identify changes in S1P production in intact cells such as those that result from the differential intracellular targeting of sphingosine kinase.     

Roles of sphingosine 1-phosphate on tumorigenesis

Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive sphingolipid with a variety of biological activities.It is generated from the conversion of ceramide to sphingosine by ceramidase and the subsequent conversion of sphingosine to S1P,which is catalyzed by sphingosine kinases.Through increasing its intracellular levels by sphingolipid metabolism and binding to its cell surface receptors,S1P regulates several physiological and pathological processes,including cell proliferation,migration,angiogenesis and autophagy.These processes are responsible for tumor growth,metastasis and invasion and promote tumor survival.Since ceramide and S1P have distinct functions in regulating in cell fate decision,the balance between the ceramide/sphingosine/S1P rheostat becomes a potent therapeutic target for cancer cells.Herein,we summarize our current understanding of S1P signaling on tumorigenesis and its potential as a target for cancer therapy.     

Sphingolipid-mediated calcium signaling and its pathological effects

Metabolites of sphingomyelin, as well as calcium ion fluxes, have a profound role in cellular signaling in almost all cell types. In addition, metabolites of sphingomyelin often modulate calcium signaling, either directly or indirectly. This is an interesting aspect on how lipids may wield their physiological role, as calcium is probably one of the most versatile signaling molecules in the cell, and as modulation of calcium signaling has profound effects on cellular physiology. The aim of this review is to discuss the mechanisms by which metabolites of sphingomyelin, especially the sphingolipids sphingosine and sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), modulate calcium fluxes, and how this may affect cellular function. In addition, the pathological aspects of sphingolipid-evoked modulation of calcium fluxes will be discussed.     

Sphingosine kinases, sphingosine 1-phosphate, apoptosis and diseases

Sphingolipids are ubiquitous components of cell membranes and their metabolites ceramide (Cer), sphingosine (Sph), and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) have important physiological functions, including regulation of cell growth and survival. Cer and Sph are associated with growth arrest and apoptosis. Many stress stimuli increase levels of Cer and Sph, whereas suppression of apoptosis is associated with increased intracellular levels of S1P. In addition, extracellular/secreted S1P regulates cellular processes by binding to five specific G protein coupled-receptors (GPCRs). S1P is generated by phosphorylation of Sph catalyzed by two isoforms of sphingosine kinases (SphK), type 1 and type 2, which are critical regulators of the “sphingolipid rheostat”, producing pro-survival S1P and decreasing levels of pro-apoptotic Sph. Since sphingolipid metabolism is often dysregulated in many diseases, targeting SphKs is potentially clinically relevant. Here we review the growing recent literature on the regulation and the roles of SphKs and S1P in apoptosis and diseases.     

Sphingosine 1-phosphate regulates cytoskeleton dynamics: Implications in its biological response

The bioactive sphingolipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) elicits robust cytoskeletal rearrangement in a large variety of cell systems, mainly acting through a panel of specific cell surface receptors, named S1P receptors. Recent studies have begun to delineate the molecular mechanisms involved in the complex process responsible for cytoskeletal rearrangement following S1P ligation to its receptors. Notably, changes of cell shape and/or motility induced by S1P via cytoskeletal remodelling are functional to the biological action exerted by S1P which appears to be highly cell-specific. This review focuses on the current knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms of cytoskeleton dynamics elicited by S1P, with special emphasis on the relationship between cytoskeletal remodelling and the biological effects evoked by the sphingolipid in various cell types.     

Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) regulates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells

Recent studies suggest that sphingolipid metabolism is altered during type 2 diabetes. Increased levels of the sphingolipid ceramide are associated with insulin resistance. However, a role for sphingolipids in pancreatic beta cell function, or insulin production, and release remains to be established. Our studies in MIN6 cells and mouse pancreatic islets demonstrate that glucose stimulates an intracellular rise in the sphingolipid, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), whereas the levels of ceramide and sphingomyelin remain unchanged. The increase in S1P levels by glucose is due to activation of sphingosine kinase 2 (SphK2). Interestingly, rises in S1P correlate with increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Decreasing S1P levels by treatment of MIN6 cells or primary islets with the sphingosine kinase inhibitor reduces GSIS. Moreover, knockdown of SphK2 alone results in decreased GSIS, whereas knockdown of the S1P phosphatase, Sgpp1, leads to a rise in GSIS. Treatment of mice with the sphingosine kinase inhibitor impairs glucose disposal due to decreased plasma insulin levels. Altogether, our data suggest that glucose activates SphK2 in pancreatic beta cells leading to a rise in S1P levels, which is important for GSIS.     

Sphingolipids and the balancing of immune cell function: lessons from the mast cell

Recent studies reveal that metabolites of sphingomyelin are critically important for initiation and maintenance of diverse aspects of immune cell activation and function. The conversion of sphingomyelin to ceramide, sphingosine, or sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) provides interconvertible metabolites with distinct biological activities. Whereas ceramide and sphingosine function to induce apoptosis and to dampen mast cell responsiveness, S1P functions as a chemoattractant and can up-regulate some effector responses. Many of the S1P effects are mediated through S1P receptor family members (S1P(1-5)). S1P(1), which is required for thymocyte emigration and lymphocyte recirculation, is also essential for Ag-induced mast cell chemotaxis, whereas S1P(2) is important for mast cell degranulation. S1P is released to the extracellular milieu by Ag-stimulated mast cells, enhancing inflammatory cell functions. Modulation of S1P receptor expression profiles, and of enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism, particularly sphingosine kinases, are key in balancing mast cell and immune cell responses. Current efforts are unraveling the complex underlying mechanisms regulating the sphingolipid pathway. Pharmacological intervention of these key processes may hold promise for controlling unwanted immune responses.     

Role of sphingosine kinase localization in sphingolipid signaling

The sphingosine kinases, SK1 and SK2, produce the potent signaling lipid sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). These enzymes have garnered increasing interest for their roles in tumorigenesis, inflammation, vascular diseases, and immunity, as well as other functions. The sphingosine kinases are considered signaling enzymes by producing S1P, and their activity is acutely regulated by a variety of agonists. However, these enzymes are also key players in the control of sphingolipid metabolism. A variety of sphingolipids, such as sphingosine and the ceramides, are potent signaling molecules in their own right. The role of sphingosine kinases in regulating sphingolipid metabolism is potentially a critical aspect of their signaling function. A central aspect of signaling lipids is that their hydrophobic nature constrains them to membranes. Most enzymes of sphingolipid metabolism, including the enzymes that degrade S1P, are membrane enzymes. Therefore the localization of the sphingosine kinases and S1P is likely to be important in S1P signaling. Sphingosine kinase localization affects sphingolipid signaling in several ways. Translocation of SK1 to the plasma membrane promotes extracellular secretion of S1P. SK1 and SK2 localization to specific sites appears to direct S1P to intracellular protein effectors. SK localization also determines the access of these enzymes to their substrates. This may be an important mechanism for the regulation of ceramide biosynthesis by diverting dihydrosphingosine, a precursor in the ceramide biosynthetic pathway, from the de novo production of ceramide.     

S1P metabolism in cancer and other pathological conditions

Nearly two decades ago, the sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine 1-phosphate was discovered to function as a lipid mediator and regulator of cell proliferation. Since that time, sphingosine 1-phosphate has been shown to mediate a diverse array of fundamental biological processes including cell proliferation, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, vascular maturation and lymphocyte trafficking. Sphingosine 1-phosphate acts primarily via signaling through five ubiquitously expressed G protein-coupled receptors. Intracellular sphingosine 1-phosphate molecules are transported extracellularly and gain access to cognate receptors for autocrine and paracrine signaling and for signaling at distant sites reached through blood and lymphatic circulation systems. Intracellular pools of sphingosine 1-phosphate available for signaling are tightly regulated primarily by three enzymes: sphinosine kinase, S1P lyase and S1P phosphatase. Alterations in sphingosine 1-phosphate as well as the enzymes involved in its synthesis and catabolism have been observed in many types of malignancy. These enzymes are being evaluated for their role in mediating cancer formation and progression, as well as their potential to serve as targets of anti-cancer therapeutics. In this review, the impact of sphingosine 1-phosphate, its cognate receptors, and the enzymes of sphingosine 1-phosphate metabolism on cell survival, apoptosis, autophagy, cellular transformation, invasion, angiogenesis and hypoxia in relation to cancer biology and treatment are discussed.