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. 2016 Apr 29;14:131. doi: 10.1186/s12957-016-0884-7

Table 1.

SphK/S1P/S1PR1 axis in cancer

Which type Main cancer/bad outcomes Mechanism/causes References
Sphk1↑ Breast cancer Hemangiogenesis [76, 77, 81, 85]
Glioma Lymphangiogenesis
B17 melanoma malignance IL-17↑ → IL-6–Stat3↑ → stat3↑
MB49 bladder malignance
SphK2 ↓ Colitis-associated tumorigenesis SphK1↑ [80]
SphK1/S1P/S1PR1 axis↑
NF-κB/STAT3 ↑
S1P↑ Colon cancer S1P lyase↓ → p53-, p38-dependent pathways ↑ [78, 79]
Melanoma SGPL1 gene ↑ → S1P lyase disruption ↑ → Bcl-2, Bcl-xL dependent pathways
Resistance to chemotherapy
Stat3↑ Melanoma RelA acetylation → NF-κB↑ [86, 87, 89]
Myeloid cell-dependent tumor BRAF–MAPK↑
A2058 tumor cells malignance VEGF/bFGF → tube formation