PMID- 27687652 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181015 LR - 20211204 IS - 1673-4254 (Print) IS - 1673-4254 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 9 DP - 2016 Aug 20 TI - [P38 MAPK signaling pathway mediates advanced oxidation protein product-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in tubular cells]. PG - 1209-1214 AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway mediates advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs)-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in tubular cells. METHODS: Human proximal tubular cells (HK-2 cells) exposed to AOPP-bovine serum albumin (BSA) were examined for expressions of p38 MAPK and phosphorylated p38 MAPK using Western blotting. Western blotting and quantitative RT-PCR were used to examine the protein and mRNA expressions of EMT markers E-cadherin and vimentin and endoplasmic reticulum stress marker glucose-regulated protein (GRP) 78 in cells treated with SB203580 (an inhibitor of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway) prior to AOPP exposure. The cells treated with AOPPs following pretreatment with salubrinal (an inhibitor of endoplasmic reticulum stress) were also examined for expressions of p38 MAPK and phosphorylated p38 MAPK. RESULTS: AOPP treatment induced the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK in HK-2 cells. AOPP-induced decrease in E-cadherin expression and overexpression of vimentin and GRP78 were partly inhibited by pretreatment of the cells with SB203580. Salubrina partly suppressed AOPP-induced phosphorylation of p38 MAPK in the cells. CONCLUSION: p38 MAPK signaling pathway, which is regulated by endoplasmic reticulum stress, might mediate AOPP-induced EMT in HK-2 cells. FAU - Huang, Li-Li AU - Huang LL AD - Department of Nephrology, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510900, China.E-mail: 396405501@qq.com. FAU - Zhu, Xiao-Lin AU - Zhu XL FAU - Deng, Wei-Qian AU - Deng WQ FAU - Duan, Na AU - Duan N FAU - Liang, Xiu-Jie AU - Liang XJ FAU - Wang, Yue AU - Wang Y FAU - Guo, Ting-Ting AU - Guo TT FAU - Shu, Shuang-Shuang AU - Shu SS FAU - Xiang, Xiao-Hong AU - Xiang XH FAU - Jiang, Ting-Ting AU - Jiang TT FAU - Tang, Xun AU - Tang X FAU - Zhang, Jun AU - Zhang J LA - chi PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao JT - Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University JID - 101266132 RN - 0 (Advanced Oxidation Protein Products) RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (CDH1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cadherins) RN - 0 (Cinnamates) RN - 0 (Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP) RN - 0 (HSPA5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Vimentin) RN - 0 (salubrinal) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - GYV9AM2QAG (Thiourea) RN - OU13V1EYWQ (SB 203580) SB - IM MH - Advanced Oxidation Protein Products/*metabolism MH - Antigens, CD MH - Cadherins/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cinnamates/pharmacology MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - *Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition MH - Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Phosphorylation MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - Thiourea/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Vimentin/metabolism MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism EDAT- 2016/10/01 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2016/10/01 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/10/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/16 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2016 Aug 20;36(9):1209-1214.