| ACER2 | alkaline ceramidase 2 |
| AKT | AKT serine/threonine kinase |
| ALDH1L1 | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member L1 |
| APC | adematous polyposis coli |
| ASAH1,2 | acidic ceramidase 1 and 2 |
| ASAH2 | neutral ceramidase |
| B4GALT5, 6 | beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 5 and 6 |
| C1P | Ceramide-1-phosphate |
| Cer | ceramides |
| CERS1-6 | ceramide synthase 1-6 |
| COX2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| DEGS | delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 2 |
| dhCer | dihydroceramides |
| ENPP7 | alkaline sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase |
| EPCAM | epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| ERK | protein tyrosine kinase ERK |
| GlcCer | glucosylceramides |
| GSK3beta | glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| GSLs | glycosphingolipids |
| HexCer | hexosylceramides |
| LacCer | lactosylceramides |
| LC–MS/MS | liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry |
| MDR1 (ABCB1) | multidrug resistance protein 1 |
| NEU3 | neuraminidase/sialidase 3 |
| NFκB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PLPP1-3 | phospholipid phosphatase 1-3 |
| S1P | Sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| S1PR1 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 |
| SGPL1 | Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase 1 |
| SGPP1,2 | sphingosine-1-phosphate phosphatase 1 and 2 |
| SL | sphingolipids |
| SM | sphingomyelins |
| SMase | sphingomyelinase |
| SMPD1-4 | sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1-4 |
| Sph | sphingosines |
| SPHK1,2 | sphingosine kinase 1 and 2 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| UGCG | UDP-glucose ceramide glycosyltransferase |