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Ceramide acts as a mediator of apoptosis in various cell lines, but little is known regarding the molecular mechanism linked to the cell cycle. In the present study, we examined the expression of p27 kip1 and its relationship to apoptosis induced by ceramide. We demonstrated that treatment of HL-60 cells with C 6 -ceramide resulted in G1 phase elevation followed by apoptotic...