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.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Tokuda H,Hanai Y,Matsushima-Nishiwaki R,Yamauchi J,Doi T,Harada A,Takai S,Kozawa Odoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.018subject
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2007-11-03 00:00:00pages
799-804issue
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1090-2104pii
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362pub_type
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