... cells.As noted above, both the p38 and ERK MAPKcascades are variously implicated in the activation of NF-jB. However, as many of these studies rely on transfectionanalysis of reporter plasmids, ... involve-ment of the p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)and the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) in the activation or potentiation of NF-jB-dependent transcrip-tion [5]. Thus, the selective ... protein kinase (MAPK)cascades in the activation and transactivation of NF-jB.We show here that SB203580, a selective inhibitor of the p38 MAPK, and PD098059 and UO126, both selectiveinhibitors of...