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Journal of Allergy
Volume 2012, Article ID 154174, 14 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/154174
Review Article

Sphingolipids: A Potential Molecular Approach to Treat Allergic Inflammation

Wai Y. Sun1,2,3 and Claudine S. Bonder1,2,3,4

1Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
2School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
3Cooperative Research Centre for Biomarker Translation, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
4School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Received 10 August 2012; Revised 15 October 2012; Accepted 30 October 2012

Academic Editor: Robert J. Bischof

Copyright © 2012 Wai Y. Sun and Claudine S. Bonder. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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