| C1P | ceramide 1-phosphate |
| CerK | ceramide kinase |
| cPLA2 | cytosolic phospholipase A2 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| kd | knockdown |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PH | pleckstrin homology domain |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor |
| S1P | sphingosine 1-phosphate |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| shRNA | small hairpin RNA |
| TLC | thin layer chromatography |