"Acid Ceramidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A ceramidase subtype that is active at acid pH. It plays an important role in sphingolipid degradation by catalyzing the lysosomal hydrolysis of ceramide to sphingosine and free fatty acid. Inherited deficiency of acid ceramidase activity results in FARBER LIPOGRANULOMATOSIS.
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D055573
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.087.250.100
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acid Ceramidase" by people in Profiles.
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Autophagy augmentation alleviates cigarette smoke-induced CFTR-dysfunction, ceramide-accumulation and COPD-emphysema pathogenesis. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 02 01; 131:81-97.