Although the inflammatory response is an important process in the host defense system, it has been found to cause serious complications in disease in response to various stresses. Cyclic nucleotide monophosphates (cAMP and cGMP) are related to the inflammatory response, however, their mechanism is unclear. Although the antioxidative and neuroprotective mechanisms of the phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2) inhibitor have been extensively studied in relation to heart failure and neuropsychiatric diseases, the PDE2 inhibitor's role in inflammatory immune responses caused by bacterial endotoxin has not been elucidated. In the present study, the anti-inflammatory effects of the PDE2 selective inhibitor BAY 60-7550 were investigated in the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 after being induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). BAY 60-7550 showed no cytotoxicity in RAW 264.7 cells and suppressed the LPS-induced overexpression of oxidative stress factors such as an inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS). The oxidative stress-induced activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, especially the phosphorylation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK)1/2 and Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) pathways, was also inhibited by the application of BAY 60-7550. Moreover, the expression of COX-2, PGE₂, and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β was significantly reduced by the application of BAY 60-7550. In conclusion, BAY 60-7550 has an anti-inflammatory effect through the regulation of the ERK1/2-associated MAPK and NF-κB pathways. Thus, this finding shows the potential of the PDE2 selective inhibitor as a new therapeutic candidate for infectious inflammatory diseases.