P38 MAP kinase is activated at early stages in Alzheimer's disease brain

A Sun, M Liu, XV Nguyen, G Bing - Experimental neurology, 2003 - Elsevier
The regional, cellular, and subcellular localization of phosphorylated p38 MAPK (pp38) was
examined by immunocytochemistry, immuofluorescent multiple labeling, and …

The p38 MAP kinase signaling pathway in Alzheimer's disease

GVW Johnson, CDC Bailey - Experimental neurology, 2003 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. AD is
characterized by progressive neuronal degeneration that is accompanied by the formation of …

p38 kinase is activated in the Alzheimer's disease brain

K Hensley, RA Floyd, NY Zheng, R Nael… - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase is a stress‐activated enzyme responsible for
transducing inflammatory signals and initiating apoptosis. In the Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Constitutive activity and differential localization of p38α and p38β MAPKs in adult mouse brain

SH Lee, J Park, Y Che, PL Han… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the roles of p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) isoforms in
adult mouse brain, in vivo activities and detailed expression patterns of two p38 isoforms …

PD98059 prevents neurite degeneration induced by fibrillar β‐amyloid in mature hippocampal neurons

M Rapoport, A Ferreira - Journal of neurochemistry, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
How senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are linked represents a major gap in our
understanding of the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have previously …

Interleukin-1 promotion of MAPK-p38 overexpression in experimental animals and in Alzheimer's disease: potential significance for tau protein phosphorylation

JG Sheng, RA Jones, XQ Zhou, JM McGinness… - Neurochemistry …, 2001 - Elsevier
Activated (phosphorylated) mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 (MAPK-p38) and
interleukin-1 (IL-1) have both been implicated in the hyperphosphorylation of tau, a major …

Activation of MKK6, an upstream activator of p38, in Alzheimer's disease

X Zhu, CA Rottkamp, A Hartzler, Z Sun… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) p38 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer's disease, but the upstream cascade leading to p38 activation has not been …

Activation of p38 kinase links tau phosphorylation, oxidative stress, and cell cycle-related events in Alzheimer disease

X Zhu, CA Rottkamp, H Boux, A Takeda… - … of neuropathology & …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The temporal association between oxidative stress and the hallmark pathologies of
Alzheimer disease (AD) demonstrates that oxidative stress is among the earliest events in …

Up-regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases ERK1/2 and MEK1/2 is associated with the progression of neurofibrillary degeneration in Alzheimer's disease

JJ Pei, H Braak, WL An, B Winblad, RF Cowburn… - Molecular brain …, 2002 - Elsevier
The abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been proposed
to involve the extracellular-signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) of the mitogen-activated …

Involvement of p38 MAPK in synaptic function and dysfunction

C Falcicchia, F Tozzi, O Arancio, DM Watterson… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many studies have revealed a central role of p38 MAPK in neuronal plasticity and the
regulation of long-term changes in synaptic efficacy, such as long-term potentiation (LTP) …