Activation of p38MAPK by TGF‐β in fetal rat hepatocytes requires radical oxygen production, but is dispensable for cell death
- 18 June 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 499 (3) , 225-229
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02554-6
Abstract
We have previously found that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) induces an increase in radical oxygen species (ROS) production that mediates its apoptotic effects in fetal hepatocytes. In this paper we show that TGF-beta activates p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) and ROS may be responsible for this activation. Activation of p38MAPK occurs late, coincident with the maximal production of ROS, it is inhibited by radical scavengers and it is accentuated by the presence of glutathione synthesis inhibitors. However, p38MAPK does not appear to be involved in any of the apoptotic events: loss of Bcl-x(L) levels, cytochrome c release, cleavage of caspase substrates and loss of cell viability.Keywords
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