title: Involvement of p38 MAP kinase and Smad3 in TGF-beta-mediated mast cell functions.
abstract: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) modulates functions of bone marrow-derived cultured mast cells (BMMCs); cell maturation (up-regulation of mouse mast cell proteases (mmcps)), growth arrest and migration. We investigated the roles of p38 MAP kinase and Smad3 in TGF-beta-mediated cell responses in BMMCs. Treating BMMCs with TGF-beta induced the phosphorylation of p38 within 2 h and persisted for 24 h. The involvement of p38 in TGF-beta-induced cell responses depended upon mast cell functions; it was necessary for up-regulation of mmcp-1 and migration, but not for up-regulation of mmcp-7 and inhibition of metabolic activity. New protein synthesis was required for the up-regulation of mmcp-1 but not mmcp-7 in response to TGF-beta treatment, and stabilization of mRNA was partially responsible for the increase in gene transcript of mmcp-1. The decrease in metabolic activity in response to TGF-beta treatment was smaller in Smad3-deficient BMMCs compared to wild-type BMMCs. Maximal migration was detected at a TGF-beta concentration of 40 fM in wild-type BMMCs, whereas TGF-beta-induced migration was absent in Smad3-deficient BMMCs. Thus, the roles of p38 and Smad3 are different among TGF-beta-mediated cell responses in BMMCs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nutrition, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara 229-8501, Japan. funaba@azabu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funaba
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Yoshii
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugino
authors.forename: Matanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D053818:Chymases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D051900:Smad3 Protein / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053802:Tryptases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D007093:Imidazoles; D011725:Pyridines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051900:Smad3 Protein; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C432165:pyrazolanthrone; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D053818:Chymases; C509230:Mcpt1 protein, mouse; C509222:Tpsab1 protein, mouse; D053802:Tryptases; C093642:SB 203580; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one