Induction of Activating Transcription Factor 6 via Activation of ERK and ROS-P38 MAPK is Related to Methylglyoxal-Induced Cytotoxicity in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells

Eun Jung Park¹, Young Sook Kim^1,2, Nu Ri Kang^1,2 and Jin Sook Kim^1,2*

¹Korean Medicine Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), 1672 Yuseongdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea

²Korean Medicine Life Science, University of Science Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea

^*Corresponding Author: Jin Sook Kim, Korean Medicine Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), 1672 Yuseongdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-811, South Korea, Tel: 82-42-868- 9465, Fax: 82-42-868-9471 Email: