Lysophosphatidylcholine activates mitogen-activated protein kinases by a tyrosine kinase-dependent pathway in bovine aortic endothelial cells

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作者
Ozaki, H [1 ]
Ishii, K [1 ]
Arai, H [1 ]
Kume, N [1 ]
Kita, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Dept Geriatr Med, Grad Sch Med, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068397, Japan
关键词
lysophosphatidylcholine; extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase; cJun N-terminal protein kinase; tyrosine kinase;
D O I
10.1016/S0021-9150(98)00297-4
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) is a major component of an atherogenic lipoprotein. In this study, to investigate the involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases in the signaling pathway by lyse-PC in endothelial cells, we measured the activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in bovine aortic endothelial cells. Lyse-PC activated ERK and JNK in a dose-dependent manner. However, the time courses of activation of these kinases were different. ERK and JNK activation by lyse-PC was inhibited by a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, herbimycin A, but not by a protein kinase C (PKC) specific inhibitor. We conclude, therefore, that lyse-PC-mediated ERK and JNK activation is caused by a tyrosine kinase-dependent mechanism, but not conventional types of PKC-dependent mechanisms. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:261 / 266
页数:6
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