Thrombin-activated PAR1 induces p38 autophosphorylation. (A and B) PAR1-expressing HeLa cells (A) and endothelial cells (B) were pretreated with 5 µM SB203580 for 20 min and then stimulated with 10 nM α-Th, and phosphorylation of p38, MSK1, ERK1/2, MKK3, and MKK6 was determined. The data (mean ± SD [error bars], n = 3) were analyzed using a Student’s t test (*, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001). See Fig. S3 (A and B). (C) PAR1 HeLa cells were pretreated with SB203580 as described above and then incubated with 10 nM α-Th and 400 µM NaCl, and phosphorylation of p38, MKK3, and MKK6 was determined. The data (mean ± SD [error bars], n = 3) were analyzed using a Student’s t test (**, P < 0.01).