Research progress of ceramide in cardiovascular diseases / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Ceramide is a kind of sphingolipid with complex function, which is involved in cell growth, differentiation, stress response, inflammatory signal transduction and apoptosis as a second messenger. In recent years, many studies have shown that it is closely related to the occurrence and risk prediction of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertension and so on. In this paper, the related research progress is summarized.