scholarly journals In Cardiomyocyte Hypoxia, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I-Induced Antiapoptotic Signaling Requires Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH-Kinase-Dependent and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent Activation of the Transcription Factor cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein

Circulation ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 104 (17) ◽  
pp. 2088-2094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix B. Mehrhof ◽  
Frank- Ulrich Müller ◽  
Martin W. Bergmann ◽  
Peifeng Li ◽  
Yibin Wang ◽  
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2000 ◽  
Vol 350 (3) ◽  
pp. 717-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henri H. VERSTEEG ◽  
Evert NIJHUIS ◽  
Gijs R. VAN DEN BRINK ◽  
Maaike EVERTZEN ◽  
Gwenda N. PYNAERT ◽  
...  

Assaying activation of signal transduction is laborious and does not allow the study of large numbers of samples, essential for high-throughput drug screens or for large groups of patients. Using phosphospecific antibodies, we have developed ELISA techniques enabling non-radioactive semi-quantitative assessment of the activation state of p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), p38 MAPK, protein kinase B and the transcription factor cAMP-response-element-binding protein (CREB) in 96-well plates. This assay has been termed PACE (phosphospecific antibody cell-based ELISA) and was used successfully for both adherent and suspension cells. Various stimuli induced dose-dependent enzymic activity of which the kinetics closely correlated with those measured via classical methodology. Using PACE we have now characterized for the first time the concentration-dependent effects of various inflammatory prostaglandins on CREB phosphorylation in macrophages. PACE is a straightforward and novel technique enabling the large-scale analysis of signal transduction.


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