“…Similarly, S1P levels were decreased in plasma of sepsis patients and animal models of ALI (Winkler et al, 2015; Zhao et al, 2011) and infusion of S1P offered protection against LPS- and CLP-mediated lung inflammation and injury (Szczepaniak et al, 2008). In other lung pathologies such as asthma, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and lung cancer, S1P levels are elevated in plasma and in lung tissues of patients and animal models (Gairhe et al, 2016; Harijith et al, 2013; Huang & Natarajan, 2015; Jolly, Rosenfeldt, Milstien, & Spiegel, 2002; Tabasinezhad et al, 2013). Blocking S1P production by inhibiting sphingosine kinase (SPHK) 1 and/or 2 seems to offer protection against lung inflammation and injury in several lung disorders (Ebenezer, Fu, & Natarajan, 2016; Huang & Natarajan, 2015; Natarajan et al, 2013).…”