Application | Comment | Organism |
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medicine | phosphodiesterase 4B mediates Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced mucin gene MUC5AC up-regulation by inhibiting the expression of a negative regulator MKP-1, which in turn leads to enhanced MAPK ERK activation and subsequent up-regulation of MUC5AC. PDE4B inhibits MKP-1 expression in a cAMP-PKA-dependent manner. PDE4-specific inhibitor rolipram inhibits Streptomyces pneumoniae-induced MUC5AC up-regulation both in vitro and in vivo. PDE4B plays a critical role in MUC5AC induction. Topical and post-infection administration of rolipram into the middle ear potently inhibits Streptomyces pneumoniae-induced MUC5AC up-regulation | Homo sapiens |
Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Homo sapiens | - |
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Source Tissue | Comment | Organism | Textmining |
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HMEEC cell | human middle ear epithelial cell | Homo sapiens | - |
NHBE cell | human bronchial epithelial cell | Homo sapiens | - |
Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
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PDE4B | - |
Homo sapiens |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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physiological function | phosphodiesterase 4B mediates Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced mucin gene MUC5AC up-regulation by inhibiting the expression of a negative regulator MKP-1, which in turn leads to enhanced MAPK ERK activation and subsequent up-regulation of MUC5AC. PDE4B inhibits MKP-1 expression in a cAMP-PKA-dependent manner. PDE4-specific inhibitor rolipram inhibits Streptomyces pneumoniae-induced MUC5AC up-regulation both in vitro and in vivo. PDE4B plays a critical role in MUC5AC induction. Topical and post-infection administration of rolipram into the middle ear potently inhibits Streptomyces pneumoniae-induced MUC5AC up-regulation | Homo sapiens |