Effect of p38 MAP kinases on contractility and ischemic injury in intact heart

H Cross, M Li, B Petrich, E Murphy, Y Wang… - Acta Physiologica …, 2009 - akjournals.com
The p38 MAP kinases are stress-activated MAP kinases whose induction is often associated
with the onset of heart failure. This study investigated the role of p38 MAP kinase isoforms in …

The stress-responsive MAP kinase p38 is activated by low-flow ischemia in the in situ porcine heart

H Lüss, J Neumann, W Schmitz, R Schulz… - Journal of Molecular and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Stress-responsive p38 MAP kinase is activated by phosphorylation during global and severe
regional myocardial ischemia. However, it is unknown whether or not moderate, low-flow …

Disruption of a single copy of the p38α MAP kinase gene leads to cardioprotection against ischemia–reperfusion

K Otsu, N Yamashita, K Nishida, S Hirotani… - Biochemical and …, 2003 - Elsevier
The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) is activated in the heart during ischemia–
reperfusion. However, it is not clear whether the activation of p38 is the protective response …

Role of p38 MAP kinase in myocardial stress

DS Nagarkatti, IS Ramadan - Journal of molecular and cellular …, 1998 - Elsevier
The current study focuses on the role of p38 MAP kinase in response to acute
preconditioning stimuli and ischemia. Exposure of the rat myoblast cell line H9C2 to …

Decreased p38 MAPK activity in end-stage failing human myocardium: p38 MAPK α is the predominant isoform expressed in human heart

LE Lemke, LJ Bloem, R Fouts, M Esterman… - Journal of molecular and …, 2001 - Elsevier
Short duration exposure to cellular stresses have been shown to activate p38 mitogen-
activated protein kinase (MAPK) in cultured rat ventricular cardiomyocytes and isolated …

The in vivo role of p38 MAP kinases in cardiac remodeling and restrictive cardiomyopathy

P Liao, D Georgakopoulos, A Kovacs… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
Stress-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP) p38 is activated in various forms of
heart failure, yet its effects on the intact heart remain to be established. Targeted activation of …

Effect of pressure overload-induced hypertrophy on the expression and localization of p38 MAP kinase isoforms in the mouse heart

D Dingar, C Merlen, S Grandy, MA Gillis… - Cellular signalling, 2010 - Elsevier
p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are serine/threonine specific protein
kinases that respond to cellular stress and regulate a broad range of cellular activities. There …

Effect of p38 MAP kinase on cellular events during ischemia and reperfusion: possible therapy

N Maulik - American Journal of Physiology-Heart and …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
MYOCARDIAL ADAPTATION TO ISCHEMIA occurs through the activation of several tyrosine
kinases (3). Phosphorylation of tyrosine kinases has been shown to be linked with the …

p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase mediates a negative inotropic effect in cardiac myocytes

P Liao, SQ Wang, S Wang, M Zheng, M Zheng… - Circulation …, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is one of the most ancient signaling molecules
and is involved in multiple cellular processes, including cell proliferation, cell growth, and …

Cardiac muscle cell hypertrophy and apoptosis induced by distinct members of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase family

Y Wang, S Huang, VP Sah, J Ross, JH Brown… - Journal of Biological …, 1998 - ASBMB
p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activities were significantly increased in mouse
hearts after chronic transverse aortic constriction, coincident with the onset of ventricular …