C12 Galactosylceramide is a bioactive sphingolipid. It inhibits IL-4 production by 53.84% in EL4 T cells when used at a concentration of 10 μM. C12 Galactosylceramide reduces the growth of human papillomavirus type 16-associated tumors in mice and reduces tumor recurrence following surgical removal or chemotherapy. It also reduces natural killer T cell activity, delays the onset of proteinuria, and improves survival in a mouse model of systemic lupus.
C18:1 3'-sulfo Galactosylceramide is a member of the sulfatide class of glycolipids. It has been found in mouse brain. It has been used as a standard for the quantification of C18:1 3'-sulfo galactosylceramide in dried blood spots from patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) by UPLC-MS.
C2 3'-sulfo Galactosylceramide is a member of the sulfatide class of glycolipids. It has been used as an internal standard in the quantification of lysosulfatides in mouse brain tissue and plasma.
C22 Galactosylceramide is a sphingolipid that has been found in the central nervous system.1,2C22 Galactosylceramide levels are increased in the spinal cord, but not the brain or liver, of mice fed a methionine-restricted diet.1C22 Galactosylceramide has been found in postmortem hippocampus from patients with Alzheimer's disease.2[Matreya, LLC.]
C8 Galactosylceramide is a synthetic C8 short-chain derivative of known membrane microdomain-forming sphingolipids. It increases the amount delivered and toxicity of doxorubicin in cancerous but not non-cancerous cells when incorporated into the nanoliposomal membrane of nanoliposomal-doxorubicin. C8 Galactosylceramide induces proliferation and cytokine production by splenocytes in vitro at concentrations ranging from 100-1,000 ng ml but has no effect on natural killer T cell production in vivo. It also activates NF-κB production in C6 glioma cells when used at a concentration of 10 μM.
C2 Adamantanyl Galactosylceramide (d18:1 2:0) (AdaGalCer) is a bioactive sphingolipid. It reduces globotriaosylceramide 3 synthesis from exogenous lactosylceramide in microsomes. AdaGalCer stimulates recombinant glucocerebrosidase activity in a pH-dependent manner. It activates glucocerebrosidase to decrease glucosylceramide accumulation in fibroblasts and lymphoblasts isolated from patients with Gaucher and Fabry disease, respectively.
C18 3'-sulfo Galactosylceramide is a member of the sulfatide class of glycolipids. Levels of short-chain sulfatides, including C18 3'-sulfo galactosylceramide, decrease with age in mice and humans. It is increased in brain from mice with an arylsulfatase A deficiency (ASA-KO), particularly in lipid raft fractions. Plasma levels of C18 3'-sulfo galactosylceramide positively correlate with disability progression in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis using the Expanded Disability Status Scale. It is also increased in plasma from patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
Tetracosanoyl-sulfatide is an endogenous sulfated glycolipid, which are also known as sulfatides . Tetracosanoyl-sulfatide is the major sulfatide in mature myelin in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Levels of Tetracosanoyl-sulfatide are elevated in plasma derived from patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy, a disorder characterized by arylsulfatase A deficiency, leading to sulfatide accumulation. Unlike C24:1 3'-sulfo galactosylceramide, it does not induce an immune response in mouse splenocytes in vitro.
N-Acetylpsychosine, also known as α-galactosylated C2-ceramide (d18:1 2:0), exhibits immunostimulatory properties. This compound, N-Acetylpsychosine, holds potential as a valuable tool for studying the mechanisms of apoptosis and immune responses activated by dendritic cells (DCs).