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ReviewCancers2025

Bioactive Compounds Targeting Dihydroceramide and Their Therapeutic Potential in Cancer Treatment.

Yumi Jang

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. FASEB bioAdvances · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Yumi JangDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5948-5802

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) RS-2024-00457214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dihydroceramide (dhCer) was previously considered an inactive precursor of ceramide, a well-known sphingoid base involved in regulating apoptosis and cell death. However, recent studies have shown that dhCer plays a crucial role in various important cellular responses. In this review, we summarize the latest findings on the biological functions of dhCer and the enzymes involved in its biosynthesis. We specifically focus on the emerging evidence implicating dhCer in cancer, as well as its role in regulating key processes such as cell cycle arrest, autophagy, apoptosis, ER stress, and oxidative stress. Furthermore, we discuss bioactive compounds that can modulate dhCer levels in cancer cells, highlighting their potential therapeutic applications in counteracting cancer progression. This review emphasizes the growing recognition of dhCer as a bioactive sphingolipid metabolite with significant potential for cancer therapy.

Indexed as

bioactive compoundcancerdihydroceramidesphingolipid

Identifiers

PMID40075756
PMCPMC11898591

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