| First Author | Cheng F | Year | 2017 |
| Journal | FASEB J | Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 | Pages | 674-686 |
| PubMed ID | 27871059 | Mgi Jnum | J:268709 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6268005 | Doi | 10.1096/fj.201600669R |
| Citation | Cheng F, et al. (2017) Selective p38alpha MAP kinase/MAPK14 inhibition in enzymatically modified LDL-stimulated human monocytes: implications for atherosclerosis. FASEB J 31(2):674-686 |
| abstractText | The first ATP-competitive p38alpha MAPK/MAPK14 inhibitor with excellent in vivo efficacy and selectivity, skepinone-L, is now available. We investigated the impact of selective p38alpha MAPK/MAPK14 inhibition on enzymatically modified LDL (eLDL) stimulated human monocytes with its implications for atherosclerosis. Among the different p38 MAPK isoforms, p38alpha/MAPK14 was the predominantly expressed and activated isoform in isolated human peripheral blood monocytes. Moreover, eLDL colocalized with macrophages positive for p38alpha MAPK/MAPK14 in human carotid endarterectomy specimens. Using the human leukemia cell line THP-1 and/or primary monocyte-derived macrophages, skepinone-L inhibited eLDL-induced activation of the p38 MAPK pathway, inhibited eLDL induced expression of both cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) and ATP-binding cassette, subfamily A, member 1 (ABCA1), without a net effect on foam cell formation, had a cell- and time-dependent effect on eLDL-triggered apoptosis, and inhibited eLDL-stimulated secretion of IL-8 and MIP-1beta/CCL4 (macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta/chemokine, CC motif, ligand 4). Inhibition of a key signaling molecule of the p38 MAPK pathway, p38alpha MAPK/MAPK14, by selective inhibitors like skepinone-L, conclusively facilitates elucidation of the impact of the complex network of p38 MAPK signaling on atherogenesis and might provide a promising therapeutic tool to prevent inflammatory cascades in atherosclerosis.-Cheng, F., Twardowski, L., Fehr, S., Aner, C., Schaeffeler, E., Joos, T., Knorpp, T., Dorweiler, B., Laufer, S., Schwab, M., Torzewski, M. Selective p38alpha MAP kinase/MAPK14 inhibition in enzymatically modified LDL-stimulated human monocytes: implications for atherosclerosis. |
