Abstract
Myocardial mitogen-activated protein kinases can be activated by ischemia and reperfusion, and they may play important roles in the evolution of ischemic injury. Considerable work has been performed to evaluate the role of different MAPK signaling pathways in ischemia/reperfusion injury. The focus of this review is the p38 MAPK pathway, specifically whether activation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway is beneficial or detrimental. Different studies have come to conflicting conclusions. This review will examine the literature on the role of p38 MAPK in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, highlight areas of controversy and areas of general agreement, examine possible downstream targets of p38 during acute ischemia, and attempt to draw some conclusions.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 276-285 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Basic Research in Cardiology |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ischemic preconditioning
- Myocardial ischemia
- Reperfusion
- Signal transduction
- p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Physiology (medical)