D-erythro-Sphingosine-1-phosphate

A putative lipid second messenger; found to inhibit cellular mobility of melanoma cells at very low concentrations with no toxic effects thereby making it a possible agent for prevention of tumor cell metastasis and inflammatory processes. It mobilizes intracellular calcium stores, decreases cellular cAMP, activates phospholipase D and does not inhibitprotein kinase C.

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