title: The emerging role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in multiple sclerosis and its models.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common disabling neurologic disease of young adults, is considered a classical T cell-mediated disease and is characterized by demyelination, axonal damage, and progressive neurological dysfunction. The currently available disease-modifying therapies are limited in their efficacy, and improved understanding of new pathways contributing to disease pathogenesis could reveal additional novel therapeutic targets. The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway is known to be triggered by stress stimuli and to contribute to inflammatory responses. Importantly, a number of recent studies have identified this signaling pathway as a central player in MS and its principal animal model, experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Here, we review the evidence from mouse and human studies supporting the role of p38 MAPK in regulating key immunopathogenic mechanisms underlying autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system and the potential of targeting this pathway as a disease-modifying therapy in MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Immunobiology Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
authors.forename: Dimitry N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Krementsov
authors.forename: Tina M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: Cory
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Teuscher
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rincon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
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