title: p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation is involved in prostaglandin F2alpha-induced interleukin-6 synthesis in osteoblasts.
abstract: Prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) significantly induced p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activity in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. PD98059, a selective inhibitor of MAP kinase kinase, inhibited PGF2alpha-induced interleukin-6 (IL-6) synthesis as well as PGF2alpha-induced p42/p44 MAP kinase activation. PD98059 suppressed the IL-6 synthesis induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), a protein kinase C (PKC) activator, or NaF, an activator of heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein, as well as the p42/p44 MAP kinase activation by TPA or NaF. Calphostin C, a highly potent and specific inhibitor of PKC, inhibited the PGF2alpha-induced p42/p44 MAP kinase activity. These results strongly suggest that PKC-dependent p42/p44 MAP kinase activatioin is involved in PGF2alpha-induced IL-6 synthesis in osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Obu, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kozawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uematsu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008934:Mitogens; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D015237:Dinoprost; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one