title: SSeCKS promotes tumor necrosis factor-alpha autocrine via activating p38 and JNK pathways in Schwann cells.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) derived from activated Schwann cells (SCs) plays a critical role as an inflammatory mediator in the peripheral nervous system disease. TNF-alpha could act as an autocrine mediator in SC activation. In this study, we found knockdown Src-suppressed protein kinase C substrate (SSeCKS) expression suppressed TNF-alpha production induced by TNF-alpha, overexpression of SSeCKS could promoted TNF-alpha autocrine in SCs. Such effects might be resulted in SSeCKS promoted p38 and JNK activation in SCs treated by TNF-alpha. Thus present data show that while SCs activation, SSeCKS may plays an important role in the release of inflammatory mediators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Osteology, Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Nantong University, and The Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhengming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Yuhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Huiguang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Youhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Aiguo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D019898:Autocrine Communication / Q000187:drug effects; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins; C102361:Akap12 protein, rat; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases