Ceramides: a potential cardiovascular biomarker in young adult childhood cancer survivors?
Olof Broberg,
Constance G Weismann,
Ingrid Øra
et al.
Abstract:Aims
The aim of this study was to investigate circulating ceramides involved in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young adult childhood cancer survivors (CCS) and their correlations to previously reported adverse cardiovascular changes in this cohort.
Methods and results
Fifty-seven CCS and 53 healthy controls (age 20–30 years) were studied. Plasma long-chain ceramides, known to be cardiotoxic (C16:0, C18:0, C24:0, and C24:1), … Show more
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