Figure 3.
LPS stimulation induces de novo sphingolipid synthesis in human macrophages. (A) The simplified schematics of sphingolipid biosynthesis. (B) LPS-induced kinetics for sphingoid bases (SPB), ceramides, sphingomyelins (SM), monohexosylceramides (HexCer) and globosides (Gb3 and Gb4). Relative values were calculated using the mean of each lipid class across the time-points. (C) Quantification of different sphingolipid species throughout the LPS-time course in human macrophages. SBP represent sphingosine (d18:1, blue) and sphinganine (d18:0, pink). All the ceramides, HexCer and globosides (Gb3 and Gb4) shown in the figure contain a d18:1 sphingoid base, while the fatty acyl chains (C16:0, C22:0, C24:0, C24:1) are indicated in different colors. Error bars are s.e.m.
