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“ S1P significantly enhanced COX-2 expression and PGE2 secretion, and this was repressed by the selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib, the corticosteroid dexamethasone , or small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of COX-2 expression.”
“ Dex not only significantly alters the expression of the cytosolic isoenzyme sphingosine kinase 1 but also initiated an enhanced intracellular formation of the sphingolipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P).”
“As preincubation with S1P reduced the number of apoptotic cells after stimulation with TNFα/actinomycin and moreover DEX increased the intracellular S1P content a role of this sphingolipid in the cytoprotection by DEX is suggested.”