| Literature DB >> 11277995 |
A Valladares1, C Roncero, M Benito, A Porras.
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) activates extracellular-regulated kinases (ERKs) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK), and inhibits the expression of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) and adipocyte-specific genes in rat fetal brown adipocytes. MEK inhibition with PD98059 abolished the inhibitory effect of TNF-alpha on UCP-1, but not on adipogenic genes. In contrast, inhibition of p38MAPK with SB203580 potentiated the negative effect of TNF-alpha on UCP-1 and adipogenic genes. The inhibitory action of TNF-alpha was partially correlated with changes in C/EBPalpha and beta protein levels and in their DNA binding activity, suggesting a role for these transcription factors. However, other transcription factors might explain the different regulation of UCP-1 and adipogenic genes by ERKs.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11277995 DOI： 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02264-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN： 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124