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. 2017 Mar 14;8:296. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00296

Table 1.

Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) signaling in lung disorders: the effects of different inhibitors of SphKs, S1P receptor modulators, and S1P antibody in different diseases related to lung with possible mechanism of action.

S. no. Drug used Disease Model Mechanism of action Reference
1 JTE-013 Asthma Human bronchial smooth muscle (BSM) cells Suppression of S1P-induced inhibition of RANTES production (18)
2 JTE-013 Asthma Mouse model of allergic airway inflammation Inhibition of S1P-mediated BSM contraction (19)
3 SKI-II Asthma Ovalbumin-sensitized mouse model Alleviation of BSM hyperresponsiveness (20)
4 Inhibitor of SphK1 Asthma Mast cell-dependent mouse model of ovalbumin-induced asthma Inhibition of antigen-dependent mast cell activation and NF-κB activation (21)
5 FTY720 Asthma Antigen-sensitized murine asthma model Inhibition of Th1- and Th2-mediated airway inflammation, inhibition of T cell, and eosinophil infiltration into bronchial tissue (23)
6 FTY720, S1P Asthma Mouse asthma model Suppression of Th2-dependent eosinophilic airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (24)
7 SphKI/II inhibitor Asthma OVA-sensitized BALB/c mice Inhibits phosphorylation of sphingosine and reduced B cell infiltration into lungs (28)
8 FTY 720 Asthma House dust mite model of allergic lung inflammation in C57BL/6J mice Attenuates ORMDL3 expression (29)
9 FTY 720 Lung cancer Urethane-induced lung cancer in BALB/c mice Decreased PCNA, increased caspase expression, and impaired tumor development (33)
10 ABC294640 Lung cancer Non-small cell lung cancer cell lines Augmentation of antitumor effect of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand and upregulation of death receptor expression (36)
11 ABC294640 Lung cancer A549 xenografts in SCID mice Reduced hTERT expression (37)
12 Sphingosine Mesothelioma Mesothelioma cell lines Inhibition of PKC-δ and induction of cell cycle arrest (40)
13 JTE-013 Pulmonary hypertension (PH) Hypoxia-mediated PH model Prevention of development of hypoxia-mediated pulmonary hypertension (42)
14 SKI2 PH Hypoxia-mediated PH model in rodents Reduced right ventricular systolic pressure, right ventricular hypertrophy, and pulmonary remodeling (42)
15 SKI-II PH Pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells Attenuation of hypoxia-induced increase in pulmonary arterial pressure (45)
16 JTE-013 Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction Perfused murine lungs Reduction in pulmonary arterial pressure (45)
17 JTE-013 Cystic fibrosis (CF) Lung dendritic cells Reduced expression of MHCII and CD40 (46)
18 VPC23019 CF Lung dendritic cells Reduced expression of MHCII and CD40 (46)
19 LX2931 CF Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator mutant mice Increases level of S1P, normalization of the MoDC/cDC ratio, reduction in T and B cells, and normalization of pro-inflammatory cytokine levels (50)
21 Myriocin PF Mouse model of radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis Blocks sphingolipid de novo biosynthesis and reduced level of SphK1 and serine palmitoyl transferase (53)
22 S1P Acute lung injury (ALI) Conditional FOXF1 knock out mice model Restored endothelial barrier function and decreased lung edema (56)
23 SEW2781 ALI LPS induced vascular leakage Reduced vascular leakage and strengthening of endothelial barrier (59)
24 Sphingomab Anaphylaxis Antigen-induced allergic response murine model Inhibition of mast cell activation and reduction in histamines, cytokines, and chemokines (60)
25 JTE-013 Anaphylaxis Antigen-induced allergic response murine model Inhibition of mast cell activation and reduction in histamines, cytokines, and chemokines (60)
26 CYM-5442, RP-002, AAL-R Influenza C57BL/6 mice infected with influenza virus Reduction in cytokine and chemokine production, inhibition of macrophage, and natural killer cell accumulation in lungs (66)