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Sphingomyelin

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Understanding Entity Pages

This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about Sphingomyelin: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

22Connections
5Hypotheses
1Analyses
14Outgoing
3Incoming

Wiki Pages (20)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

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gene · 4687 words

Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC)

disease · 4341 words

Lipid Metabolism Dysregulation in Neurodegeneration

mechanism · 3499 words

Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP)

entity · 3485 words

Outgoing (14)

TargetRelationTypeStr
APPtreatsgene0.65
CYP46A1activatesgene0.65
CYP46A1regulatesgene0.65
AMYLOID-BETAinteracts_withprotein0.65
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEtreatsdisease0.65

Incoming (8)

SourceRelationTypeStr
SMS1catalyzesenzyme0.95
SGMS1catalyzesgene0.95
Alcohol Exposuredownregulatesprocess0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (5)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Selective Acid Sphingomyelinase Modulation Therapy 0.648 neurodegeneration Lipid raft composition changes in synapt
Selective Neutral Sphingomyelinase-2 Inhibition Therapy 0.591 neurodegeneration Lipid raft composition changes in synapt
Neutral Sphingomyelinase-2 Inhibition for Synaptic Protectio 0.546 neurodegeneration Lipid raft composition changes in synapt
SGMS1-Driven Sphingomyelin Accumulation Impairs BACE1 Lysoso 0.542 neurodegeneration What molecular mechanisms link elevated
Sphingomyelin Synthase Activators for Raft Remodeling 0.468 neurodegeneration Lipid raft composition changes in synapt

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

What molecular mechanisms link elevated sphingomyelin synthase activity to incre

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 1 hypotheses Top: 0.542

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation Modulates Hepatic Lipidomic Alterations and Attenua [PMID:41754105] Go Y, Joung H, Han SY, Chung J Nutrients 2026 0
SMPD1 as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Glioma Is Associated With an Immuno [PMID:41795144] Xu Y, Liu X, Xu B, Li Q, Zhang L, Li C, CNS neuroscience & therapeutic 2026 0
Endogenous Ceramide 24:1 Constrains Th17-Driven Neutrophilic Inflammation by Ant [PMID:41824764] Liu H, Aili A, Kuang Z, Cao L, Li Z, Sha Advanced science (Weinheim, Ba 2026 0
Suspected Niemann-Pick disease type B with sea-blue histiocytosis after splenect [PMID:41791926] Liu W, Qin L, Wang G Journal of clinical lipidology 2026 0
Olipudase alfa treatment for pediatric acid sphingomyelinase deficiency in Egypt [PMID:41716780] Arafa NA, Mahfouz A, Anwar S, Marzouk I Molecular genetics and metabol 2026 0
Ceramide metabolism in oxidative and glycolytic muscle: Significance for lipid-i [PMID:41707846] Eurén T, Flockhart M, Strmeň T, Zhou X, Molecular metabolism 2026 0
Acid sphingomyelinase activity suggests a new antipsychotic pharmaco-treatment s [PMID:39825014] Chestnykh D, Mühle C, Schumacher F, Kali Molecular psychiatry 2025 0
Reduction of sphingomyelinase activity associated with progranulin deficiency an [PMID:40633679] Boyle NR, Fox SN, Tadepalli AS, Seyfried Neurobiology of disease 2025 0
Effect of Lactiplantibacillus mudanjiangensis strain isolated from post-fermente [PMID:41270786] Horie M, Tabata Y, Aiso C, Gotoh Y Beneficial microbes 2025 0
Bionanoconjugates in Neurodegeneration: Peptide-Nanoparticle Alliances for Next- [PMID:41199078] ["Ranjitha V", "Kumar A", "Kaalappa P"] Pharmaceutical research 2025 0
Identification of Anticancer Target Combinations to Treat Pancreatic Cancer and [PMID:40807373] ["Wang F", "Wu C", "Huang K"] Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2025 0
Exosomes as nanocarriers for brain-targeted delivery of therapeutic nucleic acid [PMID:40533746] ["Sanadgol N", "Abedi M", "Hashemzaei M" Journal of nanobiotechnology 2025 0
Acid sphingomyelinase as a pathological and therapeutic target in neurological d [PMID:38337058] Choi BJ, Park MH, Jin HK, Bae JS Experimental & molecular medic 2024 0
Optimal Control with RdCVFL for Degenerating Photoreceptors. [PMID:38345678] ["Wifvat K", "Camacho E", "Kawski M", "L Bulletin of mathematical biolo 2024 0
The Genetic Basis, Lung Involvement, and Therapeutic Options in Niemann-Pick Dis [PMID:38397448] Tirelli C, Rondinone O, Italia M, Mira S Biomolecules 2024 0
Consensus clinical management guidelines for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (N [PMID:37069638] Geberhiwot T, Wasserstein M, Wanninayake Orphanet journal of rare disea 2023 0
Functional screening of lysosomal storage disorder genes identifies modifiers of [PMID:37200393] Yu M, Ye H, De-Paula RB, Mangleburg CG, PLoS genetics 2023 0
Case report: The spectrum of SMPD1 pathogenic variants in Hungary. [PMID:37347058] ["Molnar M", "Szlepak T", "Cs\u00fcrke I Frontiers in genetics 2023 0
The Niemann-Pick type diseases - A synopsis of inborn errors in sphingolipid and [PMID:37003582] Pfrieger FW Progress in lipid research 2023 0
Expression of Ceramide-Metabolizing Enzymes in the Heart Adipose Tissue of Cardi [PMID:37298446] Gruzdeva O, Dyleva Y, Belik E, Uchasova International journal of molec 2023 0