Hepatocyte serine palmitoyl transferase 2 deficiency promotes liver C16:0-ceramide accumulation through sphingomyelin hydrolysis and leads to liver damage and dysfunction in mice
J. Lallement, I. Raho, G. Merlen, D. Rainteau, M. Croyal, M. Schiffano, N. Kassis, I. Doignon, M. Soty, M. Krempf, C. Amouyal, H. Le Stunff, C. Magnan, T. Tordjmann, C. Cruciani-Guglielmacci
This study shows that Sptlc2 deficiency in hepatocytes increases liver ceramide levels via sphingomyelin hydrolysis, leading to liver damage, dysfunction, and metabolic changes in mice.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2021 · PreprintPhysiology