Chaparro-Huerta V, Rivera-Cervantes M C, Flores-Soto M E, Gómez-Pinedo U, Beas-Zárate C
Laboratorio de Neurobiología Molecular, División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente (CIBO), Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Guadalajara, México.
J Neuroimmunol. 2005 Aug;165(1-2):53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.04.025.
The proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 rise during neuronal damage and activate the apoptotic mitogen-activated protein kinase p38. We studied apoptosis, the levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6, and the cell type producing TNF-alpha in rats at 8, 10, and 14 days of age after neonatal exposure to glutamate, which induces neuronal damage. TNF-alpha production was significantly increased by glutamate, but inhibited by SB203580 (a p38 inhibitor). TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 mRNA levels increased, but SB203580 did not modify their expression. Thus, the p38 signaling pathway influences the expression of inflammatory genes and its inhibition may offer anti-inflammatory therapy.
促炎细胞因子肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)和白细胞介素-6(IL-6)在神经元损伤时升高,并激活凋亡性丝裂原活化蛋白激酶p38。我们研究了新生大鼠在出生后第8、10和14天暴露于谷氨酸(可诱导神经元损伤)后的细胞凋亡、TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-6水平,以及产生TNF-α的细胞类型。谷氨酸显著增加了TNF-α的产生,但被SB203580(一种p38抑制剂)抑制。TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-6的mRNA水平升高,但SB203580并未改变它们的表达。因此,p38信号通路影响炎症基因的表达,抑制该通路可能提供抗炎治疗。