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Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis
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Link between sphingolipids and complement signaling may be key to stopping cancer metastasis

by Caroline Wallace, Medical University of South Carolina Graphical Abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111742 MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have identified the sequence of molecular interactions that could be key to stopping the spread of cancer cells. Currently, there is no reliable therapeutic approach to prevent metastasis, the leading cause of death from solid cancerous tumors. Published...

Blocking sphingolipids counteracts muscular dystrophy
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Blocking sphingolipids counteracts muscular dystrophy

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Staining of a skeletal muscle cross-section showing different types of muscle fiber in young mice. Green: slow-twitch fibers type I; Red: Intermediate fast-twitch fibers type IIA; Purple: Very fast-twitch fibers type IIB; Yellow: Laminin. Credit: Martin Wohlwend (EPFL) EPFL scientists have made the first link between muscular dystrophy and...