p38 MAPK contributes to CD54 expression and the enhancement of phagocytic activity during macrophage development
p38 MAPK contributes to CD54 expression and the enhancement of phagocytic activity during macrophage development
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p38 MAPK 有助于 CD54 表达并增强巨噬细胞发育过程中的吞噬活性。
DOI:
10.1016/j.cellimm.2008.12.003
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Shen, Beifen
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作者:
Cui, Jian;Zhu, Ning;Shen, Beifen
p38 is a subfamily of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) superfamily with four isoforms. It has been well established that p38 plays a central role in the production of inflammatory molecules and is therefore required for the activation of macrophages in response to inflammatory stimuli. However, little is known about the roles of p38 in macrophage development. The difficulty to get mice deficient in multiple p38 isoforms complicates the study of p38 in macrophage development. With the model of bone marrow-derived murine macrophages and highly selective p38 alpha/beta inhibitors SB203580 and SB239063, here we report that macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) induces p38 activation during macrophage development. Inhibition of p38 activity showed minor effects on macrophage proliferation or survival, and did not block CD14, F4/80 expression. However, p38 inhibitors resulted in a significant reduction in CD54 expression and impaired phagocytic activity. Taken together, our data suggest that p38 contributes to macrophage development. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.