Water soluble, cell permeable p38 MAP kinase inhibitor. Shows selectivity over many other kinases but also shown to have some inhibitory activity against GAK, CK1 , RIP2 c-Raf and GSK3.
Useful References
Kumar et al (1999) Pyridinylimidazole compound SB 203580 inhibits the activity but not the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun.263:825-31 abstract
Cuenda et al (2007) p38 MAP-kinases pathway regulation, function and role in human diseases. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1773:1358-75 abstract
Bain et al (2007) The selectivity of protein kinase inhibitors: a further update. Biochem J. 408:297-315 abstract