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CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH
Volume 46, Issue 3, Pages 153-158Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/03008200500182490
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dental pulp; IL-6; p38 MAPK; substance P
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Substance P (SP) induces the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6, which are implicated in pulp inflammation. To determine the signal pathway of SP-induced IL-6, we examined the activities of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in human dental pulp cell (PF-10) cultures. SP induced the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK within 5 min; this activation persisted for up to 40 min and was independent of the activation of extracellular signal-related kinases (ERK-1 and ERK-2) that were induced after SP stimulation of PF-10 cells. As shown by electrophoretic mobility shift assay p38 MAPK was not involved in SP-induced activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B). However, p38 MAPK mediated SP-induced IL-6 production, as shown by the use of specific inhibitors of this kinase. Our results suggest that the activation of p38 MAPK is important for NF-kappa B-independent regulator of neurogenic inflammation in dental pulp tissues.
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