The role of sphingolipids in cancer development and therapy /

• Other Authors: Norris, James S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Academic, 2013.
• Series: Advances in cancer research ; 117.
• Subjects: Sphingolipids.; Cancer > Research.; Neoplasms > therapy.; Neoplasms > etiology.; Electronic journals.; Periodicals.; Fulltext.; Internet Resources.; Index not Present.

Table of Contents:

• Interdiction of sphingolipid metabolism to improve standard cancer therapies
• Diverse functions of ceramide in cancer cell death and proliferation
• Cermaide glycosylation catalyzed by glucosylceramide synthase and cancer drug resistance
• Use of acid sphingomyelinase for cancer therapy
• Hypoxia therapeuric resistance and sphingosine 1-phosphate
• Therapeutic potential of targeting SK1 in human cancers
• Sphinogosine kinase 1 in cancer
• Natural products as platforms for the design of sphingolipid-related anticancer agents.