title: p38 MAP kinase is involved in the signalling of sphingosine in osteoblasts: sphingosine inhibits prostaglandin F(2alpha)-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis.
abstract: We previously showed that sphingosine inhibits prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha))-stimulated interleukin-6 synthesis in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. In the present study, we investigated the effect of sphingosine on phospholipase C-catalyzing phosphoinositide hydrolysis induced by PGF(2alpha) in these cells. Sphingosine inhibited the inositol phosphates formation by PGF(2alpha) or NaF, a GTP-binding protein activator. Sphingosine induced the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase but did not affect the phosphorylation of p42/p44 MAP kinase. SB203580 and PD169316, inhibitors of p38 MAP kinase, rescued the inhibitory effect of sphingosine on the formation of inositol phosphates by PGF(2alpha) or NaF. These results indicate that sphingosine inhibits PGF(2alpha)-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis by phospholipase C via p38 MAP kinase in osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 500-8705, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kozawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uematsu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000378:metabolism; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D011725:Pyridines; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D015237:Dinoprost; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C408604:2-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(4-pyridinyl)-1H-imidazole; D013110:Sphingosine; C093642:SB 203580