scholarly journals Arachidonic Acid Stimulates Cell Adhesion through a Novel p38 MAPK-RhoA Signaling Pathway That Involves Heat Shock Protein 27

2009 ◽  
Vol 284 (31) ◽  
pp. 20936-20945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa C. Garcia ◽  
Denise M. Ray ◽  
Brad Lackford ◽  
Mark Rubino ◽  
Kenneth Olden ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 177 (22) ◽  
pp. 5046-5062
Author(s):  
Zheng Li ◽  
Xiaoling Peng ◽  
Xiaoqian Jia ◽  
Peng Su ◽  
Daiqiang Liu ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (2) ◽  
pp. L436-L445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divyendu Singh ◽  
Kelly L. McCann ◽  
Farhad Imani

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of bronchiolitis in infants, and a common feature of RSV infections is increased lung permeability. The accumulation of fluid in the infected lungs is caused by changes in the endothelial and epithelial membrane integrity. However, the exact mechanisms of viral-induced fluid extravasation remain unclear. Here, we report that infection of human epithelial cells with RSV results in significant epithelial membrane barrier disruption as assessed by a decrease in transepithelial electrical resistance (TEpR). This decrease in TEpR, which indicates changes in paracellular permeability, was mediated by marked cellular cytoskeletal rearrangement. Importantly, the decrease in TEpR was attenuated by using p38 MAPK inhibitors (SB-203580) but was partially affected by JNK inhibitor SP-600125. Interestingly, treatment of A549 cells with MEK1/2 inhibitor (U-0126) led to a decrease in TEpR in the absence of RSV infection. The changes in TEpR were concomitant with an increase in heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) phosphorylation and with actin microfilament rearrangement. Thus our data suggest that p38 MAPK and Hsp27 are required for RSV induction of human epithelial membrane permeability.


2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 203-203
Author(s):  
Cecilia Sarto ◽  
Paolo Favini ◽  
Cristina Valsecchi ◽  
Stefano Casellato ◽  
Fulvio Magni ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Ebert ◽  
C Schäfer ◽  
J Hoffmann ◽  
C Kubisch ◽  
G Treiber ◽  
...  

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