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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1095-H1103, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00016.2002
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Vol. 284, Issue 4, H1095-H1103, April 2003

P38 MAPK: critical molecule in thrombin-induced NF-kappa B-dependent leukocyte recruitment

Jaswinder Kaur, Richard C. Woodman, and Paul Kubes

Immunology Research Group, Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1

Thrombin-stimulated endothelium synthesizes numerous adhesion molecules to recruit leukocytes; however, it is unknown which intracellular pathways are responsible for this event. A recent report from our laboratory has shown that thrombin induces E-selectin expression and that blocking nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) activity partially blocked both E-selectin expression (60%) and leukocyte recruitment. In this study, we systematically assessed the importance of p38 MAPK in thrombin-induced NF-kappa B activation and E-selectin-dependent leukocyte recruitment. Thrombin caused phosphorylation of p38 MAPK, its substrate ATF-2, and JNK MAPK, but not ERK MAPK. The p38 MAPK inhibitors, SKF86002 and SB-203580 only reduced ATF-2 activity. We treated human umbilical vein endothelial cells with SKF86002, 1 h before thrombin stimulation, and noted inhibition of NF-kappa B mobilization and complete inhibition of leukocyte rolling and adhesion in a laminar flow chamber. Significant inhibition of leukocyte recruitment and E-selectin expression was also observed with SB-203580. SKF86002 did not affect other systems, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha -induced E-selectin-dependent leukocyte recruitment. Moreover, thrombin-induced rapid mobilization of P-selectin from Weibel Palade bodies was not p38 MAPK dependent. These data suggest that thrombin induces p38 MAPK activation, which leads to NF-kappa B mobilization to the nucleus and causes the upregulation of E-selectin and subsequent leukocyte recruitment.

endothelium; selectins; inflammation


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