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9647774

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Recently, (glyco)sphingolipids (SL) like ceramide (Cer) and glucosylceramide (GlcCer) have been shown to be involved in signaling pathways leading to differentiation and apoptosis in several cell types, including the colon adenocarcinoma cell line HT29. Intracellular levels of Cer can be modulated by ligands such as interferon-gamma (IFN gamma). In the present study we show that IFN gamma, depending on its concentration, has both differentiation- and apoptosis-inducing effects on HT29 cells. Since both phenomena have been related to SL-mediated signaling in other cell types, we next examined whether IFN gamma was able to induce changes in the SL levels of HT29 cells. Remarkably, no significant changes in these levels could be revealed, implying that SL are not involved in IFN gamma-induced differentiation and/or apoptosis of HT29 cells. This observation provides evidence for the hypothesis that SL-mediated signaling pathways might be more cell type specific than is generally assumed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
247
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
802-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Interferon-gamma-induced differentiation and apoptosis of HT29 cells: dissociation of (glucosyl)ceramide signaling.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article