Cardiac fibroblast p38 MAPK: a critical regulator of myocardial remodeling

NA Turner, NM Blythe - Journal of cardiovascular development and …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The cardiac fibroblast is a remarkably versatile cell type that coordinates inflammatory,
fibrotic and hypertrophic responses in the heart through a complex array of intracellular and …

Application of emetine in SARS-CoV-2 treatment: Regulation of p38 MAPK signaling pathway for preventing emetine-induced cardiac complications

M Valipour, H Irannejad, S Emami - Cell Cycle, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Emetine is one of the most highly potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents ever identified. In addition
to having strong anti-SARS-CoV-2 activities, emetine has other valuable therapeutic effects …

Mitogen‐activated protein kinase‐activated protein kinase‐2 (MK2) and its role in cell survival, inflammatory signaling, and migration in promoting cancer

D Morgan, KL Berggren, CD Spiess… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer and the immune system share an intimate relationship. Chronic inflammation
increases the risk of cancer occurrence and can also drive inflammatory mediators into the …

MK2 inhibitors as a potential Crohn's disease treatment approach for regulating MMP expression, cleavage of checkpoint molecules and T cell activity

EJ Lebish, NJ Morgan, JF Valentine, EJ Beswick - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) are the two major forms of inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD), which are incurable chronic immune-mediated diseases of the …

Mitogen-activated protein kinase–activated protein kinase 2 inhibition attenuates fibroblast invasion and severe lung fibrosis

J Liang, N Liu, X Liu, JM Mena, T **e… - American Journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Severe pulmonary fibrosis such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by the
accumulation of extracellular matrix and fibroblast activation. Targeting fibroblast activation …

Network model integrated with multi-omic data predicts MBNL1 signals that drive myofibroblast activation

AR Nelson, D Bugg, J Davis, JJ Saucerman - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
RNA-binding protein muscleblind-like1 (MBNL1) was recently identified as a central
regulator of cardiac wound healing and myofibroblast activation. To identify putative MBNL1 …

Increased Activity of MAPKAPK2 within Mesenchymal Cells as a Target for Inflammation-Associated Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease

M Chulkina, C Rohmer, S McAninch… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Mesenchymal stromal cells are suggested to play a critical role in Crohn's
disease [CD]-associated fibrosis. MAPKAPK2 [MK2] has emerged as a potential therapeutic …

MMI-0100 ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice through targeting MK2 pathway

Z Wang, XY Liang, X Chang, YY Nie, C Guo, JH Jiang… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Backgrounds: This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of MMI-0100, a cell-
penetrating peptide inhibitor of MAPK-activated protein kinase II (MK2), on acute colitis …

MK2 deficiency decreases mortality during the inflammatory phase after myocardial infarction in mice

J Trépanier, SA Nawaito, P Sahadevan, F Sahmi… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Background: Altering the onset, intensity, or duration of inflammation can impact the
recovering heart's structure and function following myocardial infarction (MI). Substrates of …

[CITATION][C] Research advances in the mechanism of action of myocardial endoplasmic reticulum stress in inducing arrhythmia

Z YaFei, LI Tao