Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid that has a key role in the control of immune cell trafficking. In their Review on p688, Spiegel and colleagues discuss how the S1P axis could be targeted in disorders including cancer and inflammation.

Here in Table 1 we describe recent patents related to S1P published in the past year. Data were researched using the Espacenet database.

Table 1 Recent patent applications related to S1P