title: Inhibition of PI3K/p70 S6K and p38 MAPK cascades increases osteoblastic differentiation induced by BMP-2.
abstract: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) transdifferentiate C2C12 cells from the myogenic to the osteogenic lineage. In this work we examine the role of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/p70 S6 kinase (PI3K/p70 S6K) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) cascades in the osteogenic effects of BMP-2. BMP-2 stimulated both cascades transiently (maximal at 1 h and decreasing thereafter). In contrast, BMP-2 had no effect on p42/p44 MAPK (Erks) stimulation. We also analyzed the effects of selective inhibitors of these pathways on the expression of osteogenic markers. Inhibitors of p38 MAPK (SB203580) or the PI3K/p70 S6K pathway (Ly294002 and rapamycin) not only fail to block the osteoblast phenotype induced by BMP-2, measured as induction of Cbfa1 expression and transcriptional activity, but also potentiate the effect of BMP-2 on late osteoblast markers, such as alkaline phosphatase activity and osteocalcin expression. These data suggest that, in contrast to their positive effect on myogenic differentiation, PI3K/p70 S6K and p38 MAPK cascades have a negative role in osteoblast differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques II, Campus de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Viñals
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: López-Rovira
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ventura
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002867:Chromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D050659:Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000235:genetics; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000494:pharmacology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: C525718:BMP2 protein, human; D015415:Biomarkers; C525719:Bmp2 protein, mouse; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D002867:Chromones; D050659:Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D009025:Morpholines; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011725:Pyridines; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D015675:Osteocalcin; C085911:2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; C093642:SB 203580; D020123:Sirolimus