Description
C8-ceramide (74713-59-0) is a cell permeable ceramide analog. Stimulates ceramide-activated protein kinase.1?Induces apoptosis.2?Reported to inhibit apoptosis and gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) in rat liver epithelial cells.3?C8-ceramide induces the secretion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) from microglia?in vitro.4
Chemical Properties
Off White Powder
Uses
A biologically active, cell permeable, but nonphysiologic ceramide analog. It induces phosphorylation on Thr-669 in A-431 cells by stimulation of ceramide-activated protein kinase. It stimulates IL-2 secretion and induces apoptosis
Uses
C-8 Ceramide is a ceramide analog.
Definition
ChEBI: N-octanoylsphingosine is an N-acylsphingosine in which the ceramide N-acyl group is specified as octanoyl. It is functionally related to an octanoic acid.
References
1) Mathias?et al. (1991) Characterization of a ceramide-activated protein kinase: stimulation by tumor necrosis factor alpha; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,?88?109
2) Jarvis?et al. (1993)?Induction of apoptotic DNA damage and cell death by activation of the sphingomyelin pathway; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA?91?73
3) Upham?et al. (2003),?Differential roles of 2,6 and 8 carbon ceramides on the modulation of gap junctional communication and apoptosis during carcinogenesis; Cancer Lett.,?191?27
4) Nakajima?et al. (2002),?Ceramide activates microglia to enhance the production/secretion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) without induction of deleterious factors in vitro; J. Neurochem.,?80?697
