Review Article

The Role of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Ceramide-1-Phosphate in Inflammation and Cancer

Table 2

SphK1 and SphK2 inhibitors and their effects in cancer.

SphK inhibitorsSelectivityCancer typeReferences

SKI-1SphK1Breast cancer, glioblastoma, leukemia, colon cancer[3, 28, 99, 141, 146, 147, 152, 154, 186]
K-145SphK2Leukemia, breast cancer[81, 128, 192]
PF-543SphK1Breast, colon, and colorectal cancer, leukemia[62, 91]
ABC294640SphK2Liver, breast (ER+, ER), pancreas, bladder, prostate, colorectal, colitis-driven colon, and ovarian cancer, phase I advanced solid tumors, multiple myeloma, cholangiocarcinoma, lung cancer[62, 83, 193195]
SKI-II and ABC294735SphK1 and SphK2Kidney and pancreatic adenocarcinoma[66, 70, 92, 196203]
DMSSphK1 and SphK2Breast, lung, and colon cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer[204, 205]
SG-12 and SG14SphK2Cervical cancer[62, 206209]
SafingolSphK1 and SphK2Phase I with cisplatin in advanced solid tumors[65, 210]