Protein Information

Name mitogen activated protein kinases (protein family or complex)
Synonyms MAPK; mitogen activated protein kinase; mitogen activated protein kinases

Compound Information

Name eugenol
CAS 2-methoxy-4-(2-propen-1-yl)phenol

Reference List

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16041649 Chan AS, Pang H, Yip EC, Tam YK, Wong YH: Carvacrol and eugenol differentially stimulate intracellular Ca2+ mobilization and mitogen-activated protein kinases in Jurkat T-cells and monocytic THP-1 cells. Planta Med. 2005 Jul;71(7):634-9.

Both carvacrol and eugenol are also capable of stimulating the active phosphorylation of the p38 subgroup of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in both cell types.
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17698059 Choi CY, Park KR, Lee JH, Jeon YJ, Liu KH, Oh S, Kim DE, Yea SS: Isoeugenol suppression of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression is mediated by down-regulation of NF-kappaB, ERK1/2, and p38 kinase. Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Dec 8;576(1-3):151-9. Epub 2007 Jul 26.

In addition, isoeugenol blocked signaling upstream of NF-kappaB activation, such as degradation of I-kappaBalpha and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells.
The isoeugenol analogues eugenol and allylbenzene also inhibited LPS-induced NF-kappaB signaling and iNOS expression, albeit with less potency than isoeugenol.
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10871845 Chainy GB, Manna SK, Chaturvedi MM, Aggarwal BB: Anethole blocks both early and late cellular responses transduced by tumor necrosis factor: effect on NF-kappaB, AP-1, JNK, MAPKK and apoptosis. Oncogene. 2000 Jun 8;19(25):2943-50.

Besides NF-kappaB, anethole also suppressed TNF-induced activation of the transcription factor AP-1, c-jun N-terminal kinase and MAPK-kinase.
The anethole analogues eugenol and isoeugenol also blocked TNF signaling.
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