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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

The Involvement of Ceramide, Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Ganglioside GM1 in Regulating Some Nervous System Functions.

Paola Giussani, Laura Mauri, Sandro Sonnino

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Forgotten Gangliosides:International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Paola GiussaniDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, LITA Segrate, Via Fratelli Cervi, 93, 20054 Segrate, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7793-1757
Laura MauriDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, LITA Segrate, Via Fratelli Cervi, 93, 20054 Segrate, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4194-4804
Sandro SonninoDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, LITA Segrate, Via Fratelli Cervi, 93, 20054 Segrate, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8180-5908

Funding

BIOMETRA Piano di sostegno alla ricerca BIOMETRA-Linea B (grant PSR2023_Giussani)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids are a large group of molecules, crucial components of all mammalian cells, that are particularly abundant in the central and peripheral nervous system and associated with important human brain functions. Sphingolipids are necessary for membrane organization and driving functions. Ceramide, sphingosine-1-phosphate and GM1, show bioactive properties. Ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate play a crucial role in the regulation of physio-pathological conditions. Small changes in their levels, in the ratio sphingosine-1-phosphate/ceramide as well as in chain length profiles of sphingolipids contribute to alter signaling pathways in neurons and glia, contributing to various neurological disorders. GM1 is considered a neurotrophic and neuroprotective compound and seems to be necessary for the correct functioning of neuronal membrane receptors, suggesting that a reduction in its level in the brain can be involved in neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we give an overview of sphingolipid metabolism, summarizing the role of ceramide, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and GM1 in maintaining human health.

Indexed as

CeramidesG(M1) GangliosideLysophospholipidsNervous SystemSphingosineAnimalsHumansNeuronsSignal TransductionCeramidesG(M1) GangliosideLysophospholipidsSphingosinesphingosine 1-phosphateceramidegangliosidesglycosphingolipidsnervous systemsphingolipidssphingosine-1-phosphate

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PMID41303601
PMCPMC12652369

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