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. 2020 Apr 9;11(4):228. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-2418-z

Fig. 2. ASMase activity and ceramide generation are increased in CAV1(−) EC and increase in CAV1(+) EC in a time-dependent manner after IR.

Fig. 2

a ASMase enzymatic activity was measured in AS-M5 CAV1(+) and CAV1(−) cells in control conditions (n = 13). CAV1(−) activity is shown in relation to CAV1(+) cells, that was set at 1. **p < 0.01 by paired t test (two-tailed). b Overview of the most prominent detected ceramide species by LC–MS in CAV1(+) and CAV1(−) EC (n = 3, SEM). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ****p < 0.001 by two-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey multiple-comparison test. c, e ASMase enzymatic activity was analyzed after 10-Gy IR. ASMase activity of CAV1(+) (c) and CAV1(−) (e) EC is shown in relation to CAV1(+) unirradiated samples (set as 1) 5, 15, and 30 min after IR treatment (n = 3–4). *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.005, and ****p < 0.001 by one-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey multiple-comparison test; ns not significant. d, f Timeline of the total ceramide levels generated by CAV1(+) (d) and CAV1(−) (f) EC after IR treatment. Samples were taken 1, 5, 15, and 30 min after 10-Gy irradiation (n = 3, SD). All control (0-Gy) samples were pooled (n = 12). Statistical analysis was done by using Student’s t test with Welch’s correction (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01). g Timeline of ceramide species C16, C24, C24:1, and total ceramide levels generated by CAV1(+) and CAV1(−) EC after 10-Gy irradiation (n = 3, SD). Samples were taken at indicated time points. Statistical analysis was done by using Student’s t test with Welch’s correction (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.001).