title: Rho-kinase regulates endothelin-1-stimulated IL-6 synthesis via p38 MAP kinase in osteoblasts.
abstract: We have previously reported that endothelin-1 (ET-1) stimulates interleukin-6 (IL-6), a potent bone resorptive agent, through p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and p38 MAP kinase in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of Rho-kinase in the ET-1-stimulated IL-6 synthesis in MC3T3-E1 cells. ET-1 time-dependently induced the phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase targeting subunit (MYPT-1), a Rho-kinase substrate. Y27632, a specific inhibitor of Rho-kinase, significantly suppressed the IL-6 synthesis induced by ET-1 as well as the MYPT-1 phosphorylation. Fasudil, another inhibitor of Rho-kinase, reduced the ET-1-stimulated IL-6 synthesis. Y27632 as well as fasudil attenuated the ET-1-induced phosphorylation of p38 MAP kinase but not p44/p42 MAP kinase. These results strongly suggest that Rho-kinase regulates ET-1-stimulated IL-6 synthesis through p38 MAP kinase activation in osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Hospital for Geriatric Medicine, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi 474-8511, and Department of Pharmacology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: Yoshiteru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanai
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsushima-Nishiwaki
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kozawa
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*