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Table 1 SphK/S1P/S1PR1 axis in cancer

From: The SphKs/S1P/S1PR1 axis in immunity and cancer: more ore to be mined

Which type

Main cancer/bad outcomes

Mechanism/causes

References

Sphk1↑

Breast cancer

Hemangiogenesis

[76, 77, 81, 85]

Glioma

Lymphangiogenesis

B17 melanoma malignance

IL-17↑ → IL-6–Stat3↑ → stat3↑

MB49 bladder malignance

SphK2 ↓

Colitis-associated tumorigenesis

SphK1↑

[80]

SphK1/S1P/S1PR1 axis↑

NF-κB/STAT3 ↑

S1P↑

Colon cancer

S1P lyase↓ → p53-, p38-dependent pathways ↑

[78, 79]

Melanoma

SGPL1 gene ↑ → S1P lyase disruption ↑ → Bcl-2, Bcl-xL dependent pathways

Resistance to chemotherapy

Stat3↑

Melanoma

RelA acetylation → NF-κB↑

[86, 87, 89]

Myeloid cell-dependent tumor

BRAF–MAPK↑

A2058 tumor cells malignance

VEGF/bFGF → tube formation