Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is an agonist for S1P1-5 receptors and a ligand for GPR3, GPR6, and GPR12. As an intracellular second messenger, it mobilizes Ca2+ and acts as an extracellular ligand for G-protein coupled receptors. This important lipid mediator is generated from sphingosine or other membrane phospholipids.

S1PR1 modulator 1 is a selective inhibitor of S1PR1, with a pIC50 of 7.6.

Fingolimod (FTY-720A) is an antagonist of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) (IC50 of 0.033 nM in K562 and NK cells).

CYM50260 is a potent and highly selective agonist of the sphingosine-1-phosphate 4 receptor (S1P4-R, EC50= nM), exhibiting no activity against S1P1-R, S1P2-R, S1P3-R, and S1P5-R.

Ozanimod (RPC-1063) (RPC1063) is a specific oral S1P Receptor 1 modulator. Ozanimod has been used in trials studying the treatment of Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.

SLP9101555 is a potent and selective sphingosine kinase 2 (SphK2) inhibitor with a Ki of 90 nM.SLP9101555 has a high affinity for SphK2, which is 200-fold higher than that of SphK1.SLP9101555 dramatically reduces extracellular S1P sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) levels.

CYM50308 is a high affinity agonist of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 4 (S1P4-R) (EC50: 56 nM). CYM50308 has no activity at S1P1-R, S1P2-R and S1P3-R subtypes at concentrations up to 25 μM and it shows 37-fold more selective for S1P4-R than S1P5-R.

Fingolimod hydrochloride (FTY720) , a novel immune modulator, is a sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) antagonist (IC50: 0.033 nM in K562 and NK cells).