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Table 1 Signalling pathways with MAPK activity regulated by CO2

From: Carbon dioxide and MAPK signalling: towards therapy for inflammation

MAPKs

CO2 levels

Duration of CO2 treatment

Starting MAPK activity

Change in MAPK activity in response to CO2

Signalling pathway

Cell/tissue type

Ref

ERK1/2

6.5–15%

2–15 min

Baseline

CO2 signalling

Cultured endothelial cells and bronchial epithelial cells

[10]

ERK1/2

10%

5–15 min

Baseline

Cell proliferation

Human small cell lung cancer cell line

[14]

ERK1/2

120 mm Hg

5–30 min

Baseline

CO2 signalling

A549 cells

[11]

ERK1/2

120 mm Hg

1–30 min

Baseline

CO2 signalling

Rat ATII cells

[12]

ERK1/2

20% (120 mm Hg)

2 h

Baseline

CO2 signalling

PC-12 rat pheochromocytoma cells

[15]

ERK1/2

hypocapnic 1000–1200 ppm

30 min

Baseline

CO2 signalling

Rat hindleg skeletal muscle, ex vivo

[16]

ERK1/2

40–45% CO2 (300 mm Hg)

25 min

Baseline

No change

CO2 signalling

Rat cingulate cortex

[17]

ERK1/2, p38,  JNK

20% (140 mm Hg)

5–60 min

Active

No change

Innate immune responses to LPS

PMA-differentiated THP-1 macrophages

[18]

ERK1/2

6.5–13%

7–15 min

Active

H2O2, proinflammatory cytokines, SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Cultured endothelial cells and bronchial epithelial cells

[10]

ERK1/2

percutaneous 100% CO2 mist

10 min once a day

Active

Ischaemia

Rodent hindlimb muscle

[19]

ERK1/2

12%

1 h in vitro, 3 h in vivo

Active

Ventilator‐induced lung injury, cyclic stretch

Murine lung, rat primary AECs

[20]

ERK1/2, p38

10%

Overnight

Active

Insulin resistance in post-surgical trauma

Adipocytes

[21]

ERK1/2, JNK

100%

5 min

Baseline

Euthanasia – CO2 asphyxiation

Murine brain

[22]

p38

100%

5 min

Baseline

No change

Euthanasia – CO2 asphyxiation

Murine brain

[22]

p38

 > 60 mm Hg

1 h

Active

Retinal ischaemia–reperfusion injury

Retinal neural cell line

[23]

p38, JNK

8%

2–15 min

Baseline

CO2 signalling

Cultured endothelial cells

[10]

p38, JNK

80–100 mm Hg

4 h

Active

Injury ventilation; high-pressure mechanical stretch

Rat lungs (primary ATII cells)

[24]

JNK

80–120 mm Hg

10–15 min

Baseline

CO2 signalling

ATII cells

[25, 26]

JNK

120 mm Hg

1–15 min

Baseline

CO2 signalling

A549 cells

[11]

JNK

60 mm Hg

1–15 min

Baseline

No change

CO2 signalling

ATII cells

[26]