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From: Octacalcium phosphate crystals directly stimulate expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase through p38 and JNK mitogen-activated protein kinases in articular chondrocytes

Figure 5

p38 and JNK MAPK pathways regulate OCP crystal induced NO production and iNOS mRNA expression. Nonadherent bovine articular chondrocytes were stimulated with OCP crystals or IL-1β for 24 hours with or without pretreatment (1 hour) with (a,c) SB 203580 (a p38 MAPK inhibitor), (b,c) JNK II inhibitor or (d) PD 58059 (an Erk1/2 MAPK inhibitor). iNOS transcripts (panel d) were assessed 8 hours after stimulation by OCP crystals or IL-1β by RT-PCR. The RT-PCR was representative of three experiments. GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; JNK, c-Jun amino-terminal kinase; NO, nitric oxide; OCP, octacalcium phosphate.

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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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