title: Involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinase in peroxynitrite-induced cell death of human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.
abstract: We have investigated the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) in relation to cell death induced by peroxynitrite in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Exposure of the cells to peroxynitrite caused transient increase in MAP kinase activity, and resulted in cell death. PD98059, a selective inhibitor of MAP kinase kinase, reduced peroxynitrite-induced cell death. These results suggest that the activation of MAP kinase may be involved in cell death induced by peroxynitrite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamisaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D009566:Nitrates; D016877:Oxidants; C039642:peroxynitric acid; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one