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ArticleOncotarget2015

Combined deletion of p38γ and p38δ reduces skin inflammation and protects from carcinogenesis.

Rafal Zur, Laura Garcia-Ibanez, Angel Nunez-Buiza, Noelia Aparicio, Georgios Liappas, Alejandra Escós, Ana Risco, Angustias Page, Cristina Saiz-Ladera, Dayanira Alsina-Beauchamp and 3 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. p38γ and p38δ MAP kinases in inflammation.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026
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  2. RNAi-mediated p38δ silencing mitigates anthracycline cardiotoxicity in female mice.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026
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  3. p38γ and p38δ support CD4Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  9. p38β - MAPK11 and its role in female cancers.Journal of ovarian research · 2021
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  12. The Role of p38γ in Cancer: From review to outlook.International journal of biological sciences · 2021
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  15. p38β and Cancer: The Beginning of the Road.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rafal ZurDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Laura Garcia-IbanezDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Angel Nunez-BuizaDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Noelia AparicioDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Georgios LiappasMolecular Biology Centre Severo Ochoa/CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain.
Alejandra EscósDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Ana RiscoDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Angustias PageMolecular Oncology Unit, CIEMAT and I+12 Biomedical Research Institute, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Cristina Saiz-LaderaMolecular Oncology Unit, CIEMAT and I+12 Biomedical Research Institute, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Dayanira Alsina-BeauchampDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
José MontansCentro Anatomopatológico, Camino de Vinateros, Madrid, Spain.
Jesús M ParamioMolecular Oncology Unit, CIEMAT and I+12 Biomedical Research Institute, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Ana CuendaDepartment of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología · ESResearch Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre · ESUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The contribution of chronic skin inflammation to the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is poorly understood. While the mitogen-activated protein kinase p38α regulates inflammatory responses and tumour development, little is known about the role of p38γ and p38δ in these processes. Here we show that combined p38γ and p38δ (p38γ/δ) deletion blocked skin tumour development in a chemically induced carcinogenesis model. p38γ/δ deletion reduced TPA-induced epidermal hyperproliferation and inflammation; it inhibited expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in keratinocytes in vitro and in whole skin in vivo, resulting in decreased neutrophil recruitment to skin. Our data indicate that p38γ/δ in keratinocytes promote carcinogenesis by enabling formation of a proinflammatory microenvironment that fosters epidermal hyperproliferation and tumourigenesis. These findings provide genetic evidence that p38γ and p38δ have essential roles in skin tumour development, and suggest that targeting inflammation through p38γ/δ offers a therapeutic strategy for SCC treatment and prevention.

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AnimalsCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticDermatitisFemaleHEK293 CellsHeterograftsHumansMice, KnockoutMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 12Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 13Skin NeoplasmsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 12Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 13inflammation-associated cancerknockout micep38γp38δskin

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PMID26079427
PMCPMC4536989
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