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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors, which block the production and action of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1), are effective in models of bone and cartilage degradation. To further investigate the role of p38 MAPK, we have studied its activation in osteoblasts and chondrocytes, following treatment with a panel of proinflammatory and osteotropic agents. In osteoblasts, significant activation of p38 MAPK was observed following treatment with IL-1 and TNF, but not parathyroid hormone, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), 1,25(OH)(2)D(3), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), or IGF-II. Similar results were obtained using primary bovine chondrocytes and an SV40-immortalized human chondrocyte cell line, T/C28A4. SB 203580, a selective inhibitor of p38 MAPK, inhibited IL-1 and TNF-induced p38 MAPK activity and IL-6 production (IC(50)s 0.3--0.5 microM) in osteoblasts and chondrocytes. In addition, IL-1 and TNF also activated p38 MAPK in fetal rat long bones and p38 MAPK inhibitors inhibited IL-1- and TNF-stimulated bone resorption in vitro in a dose-dependent manner (IC(50)s 0.3--1 microM). These data support the contention that p38 MAPK plays a central role in regulating the production of, and responsiveness to, proinflammatory cytokines in bone and cartilage. Furthermore, the strong correlation between inhibition of kinase activity and IL-1 and TNF-stimulated biological responses indicates that selective inhibition of the p38 MAPK pathway may have therapeutic utility in joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9541
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
187
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
294-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Biological Assay, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Bone Resorption, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Calcium Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Chondrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Growth Substances, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Osteoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Radius, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-Ulna, pubmed-meshheading:11319753-p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
IL-1- and TNF-induced bone resorption is mediated by p38 mitogen activated protein kinase.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Musculoskeletal Diseases, Glaxo SmithKline, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA. Sanjay_Kumar@SBPHRD.COM
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article