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ReviewBiomedicines2026

Sphingolipid Metabolism in Oral Diseases: Pathogenic Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Opportunities.

Shixian Zang, Jiaxuan Huang, Ning Duan, Wenmei Wang, Xiang Wang, Qiao Peng, Wei Han

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Review in Biomedicines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shixian ZangNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.ORCID 0009-0001-2727-9617
Jiaxuan HuangNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.
Ning DuanNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.
Wenmei WangNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.
Xiang WangNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2135-8576
Qiao PengNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9308-3380
Wei HanNanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M741767High-Level Hospital Construction Project of Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University 0224C031, 0224C042, and 0224C008Medical Science and Technology Development Foundation of Nanjing Department of Health ZKX23054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphingolipids, essential structural components of biological membranes, form a framework that maintains their stability and fluidity. In addition to their structural function, these lipids and their metabolites participate in regulating multiple cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation, gene expression, and apoptosis, thereby contributing to the maintenance of oral homeostasis. Dysregulation of sphingolipid metabolism is involved in the pathogenesis of several major oral diseases: oral squamous-cell carcinoma (OSCC), periodontitis, oral candidiasis, Sjögren's syndrome (SS), and periapical diseases. Accordingly, a deeper understanding of sphingolipid biology may provide new opportunities for developing therapeutic strategies targeting these disorders. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the structural characteristics and principal metabolic pathways of key sphingolipids (e.g., ceramide, sphingosine-1-phosphate [S1P], and glucosylceramide [GlcCer]), discusses their diverse roles in oral diseases, and summarizes recent advances in pharmacological approaches targeting enzymes involved in sphingolipid metabolism.

Indexed as

oral candidiasisoral squamous-cell carcinomaperiapical diseasesperiodontitisSjögren’s syndromesphingolipids

Identifiers

PMID42652197
PMCPMC13510253

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