Protein Information

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

Compound Information

Name biphenyl
CAS 1,1′-biphenyl

Reference List

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
19219913 Wen J, Fu AF, Chen LJ, Xie XJ, Yang GL, Chen XC, Wang YS, Li J, Chen P, Tang MH, Shao XM, Lu Y, Zhao X, Wei YQ: Liposomal honokiol inhibits VEGF-D-induced lymphangiogenesis and metastasis in xenograft tumor model. Int J Cancer. 2009 Jun 1;124(11):2709-18.


Western blotting analysis showed that liposomal honokiol-inhibited Akt and MAPK phosphorylation in 2 endothelial cells, and downregulated expressions of VEGFR-2 of human vascular endothelial cells and VEGFR-3 of lymphatic endothelial cells.
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18971559 Kanome T, Watanabe T, Nishio K, Takahashi K, Hongo S, Miyazaki A: Angiotensin II upregulates acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase-1 via the angiotensin II Type 1 receptor in human monocyte-macrophages. Hypertens Res. 2008 Sep;31(9):1801-10.


Treatment with a G-protein inactivator (GDP-beta-S), a c-Src tyrosine kinase inhibitor (PP2), a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor (rottlerin), or a mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase inhibitor (PD98059) significantly reduced Ang II-induced ACAT1 protein expression.
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19772287 Aston NM, Bamborough P, Buckton JB, Edwards CD, Holmes DS, Jones KL, Patel VK, Smee PA, Somers DO, Vitulli G, Walker AL: p38alpha mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors: optimization of a series of biphenylamides to give a molecule suitable for clinical progression. J Med Chem. 2009 Oct 22;52(20):6257-69.

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18378223 Zhou HY, Shin EM, Guo LY, Youn UJ, Bae K, Kang SS, Zou LB, Kim YS: Anti-inflammatory activity of 4-methoxyhonokiol is a function of the inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages via NF-kappaB, JNK and p38 MAPK inactivation. Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 May 31;586(1-3):340-9. Epub 2008 Feb 26.

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18507762 Deng J, Qian Y, Geng L, Chen J, Wang X, Xie H, Yan S, Jiang G, Zhou L, Zheng S: Involvement of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in honokiol-induced apoptosis in a human hepatoma cell line (hepG2). Liver Int. 2008 Dec;28(10):1458-64. Epub 2008 May 26.


In addition, honokiol activated the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, and the inhibition of this pathway by SB203580 reduced honokiol-induced apoptosis and activation of caspase-3.
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18956176 Yu YN, Chen H, Li Y: Protect effect of bicyclol on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice. Arch Toxicol. 2009 Apr;83(4):381-7. Epub 2008 Oct 28.


Bicyclol suppressed cisplatin-induced extracelluar signal regulated kinases 1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation in the kidney of mice.
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19244105 VanBrocklin MW, Verhaegen M, Soengas MS, Holmen SL: Mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibition induces translocation of Bmf to promote apoptosis in melanoma. Cancer Res. 2009 Mar 1;69(5):1985-94. Epub 2009 Feb 24.

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18413146 Idris A, Mrak E, Greig I, Guidobono F, Ralston SH, van 't Hof R: ABD56 causes osteoclast apoptosis by inhibiting the NFkappaB and ERK pathways. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Jun 20;371(1):94-8. Epub 2008 Apr 14.


As the NFkappaB and MAPK pathways are essential for osteoclast formation and survival, we studied the effects of ABD56 on these pathways.
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18538762 Lu C, Su LY, Lee RM, Gao YJ: Superoxide anion mediates angiotensin II-induced potentiation of contractile response to sympathetic stimulation. Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 Jul 28;589(1-3):188-93. Epub 2008 May 5.

These results showed that superoxide mediated angiotensin II-induced potentiation of contractile response to EFS and tyrosine kinase-MAPK/ERK activation was involved.
This potentiation was blunted by an angiotensin AT (1) receptor antagonist (2-ethoxy-1-[[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) biphenyl-4-yl] methyl]-1H-benzimidazole- 7-carboxylic acid, CV-11974), NAD (P) H oxidase inhibitor (apocynin), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and its mimetic tiron, but not affected by angiotensin AT (2) receptor antagonist and inhibitors of xanthine oxidase, cytochrome P450, and cyclooxygenase.
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18959758 Yamamoto A, Nunoshiba T, Umezu K, Enomoto T, Yamamoto K: Phenyl hydroquinone, an Ames test-negative carcinogen, induces Hog1-dependent stress response signaling. FEBS J. 2008 Nov;275(22):5733-44.


Furthermore, Hog1 (a p38 MAPK homolog) was robustly phosphorylated by phenyl hydroquinone, which can stabilize Swe1.
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18416822 Richardson D, Pearson RG, Kurian N, Latif ML, Garle MJ, Barrett DA, Kendall DA, Scammell BE, Reeve AJ, Chapman V: Characterisation of the cannabinoid receptor system in synovial tissue and fluid in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2008;10(2):R43. Epub 2008 Apr 16.

Functional activity of these receptors was determined with mitogen-activated protein kinase assays.
FAAH was active in the synovia of OA and RA patients and was sensitive to inhibition by URB597 (3'-(aminocarbonyl) [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl)-cyclohexylcarbamate).
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18207396 Peifer C, Urich R, Schattel V, Abadleh M, Rottig M, Kohlbacher O, Laufer S: Implications for selectivity of 3,4-diarylquinolinones as p38alphaMAP kinase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Feb 15;18(4):1431-5. Epub 2008 Jan 5.


In this study we report on the specificity profiling of the MAP kinase inhibitors 1, 2, and 3 in a panel of 78 protein kinases including the MAPK isoforms p38 (alpha,beta,gamma,delta), JNK1/2/3, and ERK1/2/8 showing 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-pyridin-4-ylquinolin-2 (1H)-one (1) to be highly selective for p38alphaMAPK with an IC (50) of 1.8 microM.
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18160487 Ramnath RD, Sun J, Adhikari S, Zhi L, Bhatia M: Role of PKC-delta on substance P-induced chemokine synthesis in pancreatic acinar cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2008 Mar;294(3):C683-92. Epub 2007 Dec 26.


In this study, we showed that SP stimulated an early phosphorylation of PKC isoform PKC-delta followed by increased activation of MAPKKK MEKK1 and MAPK ERK and JNK as well as transcription factor NF-kappaB and activator protein-1 driven chemokine production.
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18949061 Hendrickson AW, Meng XW, Kaufmann SH: Anticancer therapy: boosting the bang of Bim. J Clin Invest. 2008 Nov;118(11):3582-4. Epub 2008 Oct 23.


Even though activating mutations of B-Raf, a kinase atop the MAPK signaling cascade, reportedly sensitize tumor cells to MEK inhibitors, Raf and MEK inhibitors have exhibited limited clinical activity.
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19107823 Lee KH, Kim AJ, Choi EM: Antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity of pine pollen extract in vitro. Phytother Res. 2009 Jan;23(1):41-8.


Thereafter, the study investigated the effects of PPE in modulating the production of pro-inflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 macrophages, and the effect of PPE on interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) production and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) activation in the human synovial sarcoma cell line, SW982.
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18367166 Chang HL, Chang FR, Chen JS, Wang HP, Wu YH, Wang CC, Wu YC, Hwang TL: Inhibitory effects of 16-hydroxycleroda-3,13 (14) E-dien-15-oic acid on superoxide anion and elastase release in human neutrophils through multiple mechanisms. Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 May 31;586(1-3):332-9. Epub 2008 Mar 4.


Furthermore, PL3S attenuated the FMLP-induced protein kinase B (AKT) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation.
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19655415 Yao K, Zhang L, Ye PP, Tang XJ, Zhang YD: Protective effect of magnolol against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in human lens epithelial cells. Am J Chin Med. 2009;37(4):785-96.


Moreover, magnolol attenuated the deactivation of ERK/MAPK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen activated protein kinase) and the enhanced activation of p38, JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) induced by H2O2.
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