Review Article

Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways in Multifactorial Adverse Cardiac Remodeling Associated with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

Role of MAPK activation in metabolic syndrome-associated cardiac hypertrophy.

Author and reference numberYearExperimental modelMAPK phosphorylation Cardiac remodeling

Okoshi et al. [62]2004Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytesIncreased
P-ERK1/2
Aldosterone induces hypertrophy through ERK1/2 activation

Yue et al. [63]2000
Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytesIncreased
P-ERK1/2
ERK1/2 activation mediates endothelin-1- and phenylephrine-induced cardiac hypertrophy
Wang and Proud [64]2002Adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytesā€‰

Chen et al. [97]2007Rat myocardiumIncreased P-ERK5; P-STAT-3; P-p38 MAPKLong-term intermittent hypoxia is associated to induced cardiac hypertrophy through the activation of MAPK pathways

Takeishi et al. [79] 2001Guinea pigsIncreased
P-ERK1/2, P-p38 MAPK
Chronic pressure-overload and acute mechanical stretch-induced cardiac hypertrophy is mediated by ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK activation

Esposito et al. [80]2010Mice left ventricle and white blood cells from mice and
hypertensive patients with controlled blood pressure values
Increased P-ERK1/2, P-p38 MAPK, P-JNKMAPKs are sensors of pressure overload

Rose et al. [82]1998Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytesIncreased P-JNK and P-p38 MAPKJNK activation induces hypertrophy, while concomitant activation of p38 MAPK and JNK inhibits hypertrophic response

Wang et al. [84]1998Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytesIncreased P-JNK and P-p38 MAPKJNK induces hypertrophy, while concomitant activation of p38 MAPK and JNK fails to promote hypertrophic response

Zechner et al. [96]1997Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytesIncreased P-p38 MAPKTransfection of the cell with constructs activating MAPKs revealed a central role of p38 MAPK activation in cardiac hypertrophy

Choukroun et al. [98]1998Primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytesIncreased SAPK and not P-ERKIn contrast to SAPK, ERK activation is not required for hypertrophic response induced by endothelin