Acid sphingomyelinase (SMPD1)
Clinical / pharmacological. Niemann-Pick disease types A and B
What it does, reaction by reaction
Sphingolipid Degradation (Lysosomal) Lipid Metabolism · Lysosome
Sphingomyelin + H2O -> ceramide + phosphocholine
Converts Sphingomyelin H2O into Ceramide Phosphocholine
› Notes
Deficiency causes Niemann-Pick disease types A/B (cherry-red macula, hepatosplenomegaly, foam cells).
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What accelerates and inhibits it
Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately
No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.
Recent literature
Europe PMC · from cache · sorted by publication date
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Non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF): diagnostic evaluation and lessons learned from a case series.
Al Hassan J, Yared G, El Hajjar C, Dahrouj M, Massaad C, El Moghrabi A, Ghazal K. · 2026-06-03
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SMPD1 modulates malignant progress of osteosarcoma through ferroptosis pathway.
Guo C, Liao K, Chen G, Xu K, Yang J, Zhang J, Luo X, Zhang F, Cheng C, Lv XB, Zhang Z. · 2026-05-09
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A challenging case of ASMD (acid sphingomyelinase deficiency): A severe interstitial lung disorder in an asplenic patient.
Guimas A, Martins E. · 2026-07-18
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Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency: Phenotypic, biochemical, and molecular heterogeneity in a series of 47 Iraqi patients from a single center.
Farhan R, Al-Tai M, Ahmed IA, Kareem A, Baheer S, Sadik BM, Jafar MM, Alothman MS. · 2026-06-16
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Isoginkgetin stabilizes atherosclerotic plaques by targeting NR4A2 to modulate the PPAR signaling pathway and reprogram ceramide metabolism, thereby inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic transformation.
Wei D, Zhong Z, Li H, Qi J, Liu Y, Cao H, Ma Y, Li Z, Yang G, Jiang Y, Zhang Z. · 2026-06-10
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Targeting CD44 reverses sphingomyelin-induced oligodendrocyte maturation arrest in acid sphingomyelinase deficiency.
Guerrero-Valero M, Melgarejo E, Marchena MA, Fernández-Gómez B, Mulero-Franco J, de Castro F, Schuchman EH, L… · 2026-08-12
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ASM-Ceramide Axis Modulation Is Associated With TSLP Release and Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in an In Vitro Type 2 Inflammation Model Relevant to Pediatric Rhinitis.
Liu Q, Jing W, Chang X, Liu S. · 2026-08-03
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Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli virulence protein Hcp2a induces incomplete autophagy in chicken HD11 cells.
Tian Y, Zhang Y, Lu L, Wang S, Dai L, Wang H, Nawaz S, Sun J, Shao Y, Wang Z, Tu J, Song X. · 2026-04-28
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Identification of 19 Pathogenic Variants in a Clinically Heterogeneous Cohort With Suspected Inborn Errors of Metabolism.
Mansoor S, Abid S, Imran M, Malik MI, Ali Q, Hussain S, Ali HA, Masood Y, Choudhry S, Qamar R, Azam M. · 2026-04-13
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Potential Mechanisms of Platelet Dysfunction and Bleeding in Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency.
Sysoev M, Solovyov D, Shestopalov A, Kutsev S. · 2026-07-26
unreviewed
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