THE ROLE OF PROTEIN-KINASE IN HUMAN SYNOVIAL FIBROBLAST GROWTH

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MIGITA, K [1 ]
EGUCHI, K [1 ]
TSUKADA, T [1 ]
KAWABE, Y [1 ]
AOYAGI, T [1 ]
NAGATAKI, S [1 ]
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[1] NATL URESHINO HOSP,DEPT ORTHOPED,URESHINO,SAGA 84303,JAPAN
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10.1006/bbrc.1995.1765
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The histological features of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) consist of overgrowth of synovial cells. Several growth factors that cause synovial hyperplasia have been identified in RA synovium. The basic-fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF), representing one of these growth factors, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of RA. We examined the b-FGF mediated intracellular signal pathway involved in synovial cell growth. b-FGF-induced synovial cell growth was inhibited by protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitors, herbimycin A and genistein, but not by H7 that inhibits protein kinase C (PKC). Stimulation of synovial cells with b-FGF resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of cellular proteins and MAP kinase activation. Our results also demonstrated that b-FGF-mediated activation of MAP kinase was inhibited by herbimycin A indicating that protein tyrosine kinase may he involved in the activation of MAP kinase in human synovial cells. However. inhibition of b-FGF-mediated MAP kinase activation by PKC downregulation did not occur. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.
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