Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and fatal brain tumor among human cancers. Ceramide (Cer) and Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) have emerged as bioeffector molecules that control several biological processes involved in both cancer development and resistance. Cer acts as a tumor suppressor, inhibiting cancer progression, promoting apoptosis, enhancing immunotherapy and sensitizing cells to chemotherapy. In contrast, S1P functions as an onco-promoter molecule, increasing proliferation, survival, invasiveness, and resistance to drug-induced apoptosis. The pro-survival PI3K/Akt pathway is a recognized downstream target of S1P, and we have previously demonstrated that in glioma cells it also improves Cer transport and metabolism towards complex sphingolipids in glioma cells. Here, we first examined the possibility that, in T98G glioma cells, S1P may regulate Cer metabolism through PI3K/Akt signaling. Our research showed that exogenous S1P increases the rate of vesicular trafficking of Cer from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus through S1P receptor-mediated activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway. Interestingly, the effect of S1P results in cell protection against toxicity arising from Cer accumulation in the ER, highlighting the role of S1P as a survival factor to escape from the Cer-generating cell death response.

Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Stimulates ER to Golgi Ceramide Traffic to Promote Survival in T98G Glioma Cells / P. Giussani, L. Brioschi, E. Gjoni, E. Riccitelli, P. Viani. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 25:15(2024 Jun 11), pp. 8270.1-8270.17. [10.3390/ijms25158270]

Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Stimulates ER to Golgi Ceramide Traffic to Promote Survival in T98G Glioma Cells

P. Giussani
Primo
;
L. Brioschi
Secondo
;
E. Riccitelli
Penultimo
;
P. Viani
Ultimo
2024

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and fatal brain tumor among human cancers. Ceramide (Cer) and Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) have emerged as bioeffector molecules that control several biological processes involved in both cancer development and resistance. Cer acts as a tumor suppressor, inhibiting cancer progression, promoting apoptosis, enhancing immunotherapy and sensitizing cells to chemotherapy. In contrast, S1P functions as an onco-promoter molecule, increasing proliferation, survival, invasiveness, and resistance to drug-induced apoptosis. The pro-survival PI3K/Akt pathway is a recognized downstream target of S1P, and we have previously demonstrated that in glioma cells it also improves Cer transport and metabolism towards complex sphingolipids in glioma cells. Here, we first examined the possibility that, in T98G glioma cells, S1P may regulate Cer metabolism through PI3K/Akt signaling. Our research showed that exogenous S1P increases the rate of vesicular trafficking of Cer from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus through S1P receptor-mediated activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway. Interestingly, the effect of S1P results in cell protection against toxicity arising from Cer accumulation in the ER, highlighting the role of S1P as a survival factor to escape from the Cer-generating cell death response.
ceramide; ceramide transport; etoposide; glioblastoma cells; sphingosine-1-phosphate;
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11-giu-2024
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