The p38 signal transduction pathway activation and function

K Ono, J Han - Cellular signalling, 2000 - Elsevier
The p38 signalling transduction pathway, a Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase
pathway, plays an essential role in regulating many cellular processes including …

Hydrogen sulfide‐induced apoptosis of human aorta smooth muscle cells via the activation of mitogen‐activated protein kinases and caspase‐3

G Yang, X Sun, R Wang - The FASEB Journal, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The endogenous production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and its physiological functions,
including membrane hyperpolarization and smooth muscle cell relaxation, position this gas …

Circular RNA MAPK4 (circ-MAPK4) inhibits cell apoptosis via MAPK signaling pathway by sponging miR-125a-3p in gliomas

J He, Z Huang, M He, J Liao, Q Zhang, S Wang, L Xie… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Recent evidences have shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are frequently
dysregulated and play paramount roles in various cancers. circRNAs are abundant in …

The pyridinyl imidazole inhibitor SB203580 blocks phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase activity, protein kinase B phosphorylation, and retinoblastoma …

FV Lali, AE Hunt, SJ Turner, BMJ Foxwell - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000 - ASBMB
Pyridinyl imidazole inhibitors, particularly SB203580, have been widely used to elucidate
the roles of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase (p38/HOG/SAPKII) in a wide array of …

Stress-activated protein kinase/JNK activation and apoptotic induction by the macrophage P2X7 nucleotide receptor

BD Humphreys, J Rice, SB Kertesy… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
In human and rodent macrophages, activation of the P2X7 nucleotide receptor stimulates
interleukin-1β processing and release, apoptosis, and killing of intracellular Mycobacterium …

Bone morphogenetic protein-2 promotes osteoblast apoptosis through a Smad-independent, protein kinase C-dependent signaling pathway

E Haÿ, J Lemonnier, O Fromigué, PJ Marie - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001 - ASBMB
Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), a member of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-
β) family, regulates osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Here we show a novel …

Cytotoxic activity of hydrolyzable tannins against human oral tumor cell lines—a possible mechanism

H Sakagami, Y Jiang, K Kusama, T Atsumi, T Ueha… - Phytomedicine, 2000 - Elsevier
Hydrolyzable tannins showed higher cytotoxic activity against human oral squamous cell
carcinoma and salivary gland tumor cell lines than against normal human gingival …

ATP treatment of human monocytes promotes caspase-1 maturation and externalization

RE Laliberte, J Eggler, CA Gabel - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1999 - ASBMB
Mechanisms that regulate conversion of prointerleukin-1β (pro-IL-1β) to its mature form by
the cysteine protease caspase-1 are not well understood. In this study, we demonstrate that …

The lipid peroxidation product 4‐hydroxy‐2, 3‐nonenal increases AP‐1‐binding activity through caspase activation in neurons

S Camandola, G Poli, MP Mattson - Journal of neurochemistry, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The transcription factor activator protein‐1 (AP‐1) is activated in response to physiological
activity in neuronal circuits and in response to neuronal injury associated with various acute …

Ras-MAP kinase signaling pathways and control of cell proliferation: relevance to cancer therapy

P Shapiro - Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathways represent several families of signal
transduction cascades that mediate information provided by extracellular stimuli. MAP …