Role of mitogen-activated protein kinases in the iNOS production and cytokine secretion by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium porins
Authors: Aikaterini Kampanaraki
Emiliana Finamore
Marina D&#x27;Isanto
Marilena Galdiero
Roberto Ciarcia
Mariateresa Vitiello
Journal: Cytokine (2008)
Discipline: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS
Keywords: iNOS; MAPKs; cytokine production; Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium porins; RAW 264.7 cells
Affiliations: Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Second University of Naples, Via De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, Italy. 

Abstract:  The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is a critical factor in both physiological and pathological functions. The present study examined the role of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the regulation of iNOS and proinflammatory cytokine production in RAW 264.7 cells in response to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium porins. By use of Western blotting for iNOS detection and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for quantization of cytokine secretion, selective pharmacological inhibitors of MAPK pathways were tested for dissecting the molecular mechanisms underlying the mediation of these signaling in porins-stimulated murine macrophages. S. enterica serovar Typhimurium porins activated iNOS expression, NO production and interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release. Treatment of cells with SB203580 and SP600125 (inhibitors of p38 and JNK, respectively) significantly affected porin-stimulated iNOS and NO production. Concomitant decrease in the proinflammatory cytokine secretion was detected. These data confirm the importance of the MAPKs cascade in macrophage activation by bacterial product opening up new strategies for therapy of septic shock. 

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PubPeer comments:
 Figure 1 in this paper looks remarkably similar to Figure 1 in Galdiero M et al., Med Microbiol Immunol (2005) DOI 10.1007 s00430-003-0209-7, from the same group. See: https: pubpeer.com publications 850E4A39A93C3F04AC922264AFC923 It also looks very similar to Galdiero M et al. Microbiology (2001), DOI: 10.1099 00221287-147-10-2697 ![file] , 
 There are some similarities within a lot of papers, maybe this is expected. Could someone expert in the field explain if this is usual practice (maybe Dr. Bik or the authors themselves)? (I ll wait to highlight all the similarities in the different Pubpeer posts in order to not flood the authors with emails for something that could be ok.) ![file] ![file] ![file] , 
 I thank Edentulina Martensi for creating this gel collage, which I used in several other posts here on Pubpeer about papers by the Galdieros. This paper is part of a set of at least 14 papers with shared authors (always including one with the last name Galdiero), spanning 1995-2008, that all appear to show the same gels. The porin gels appear to all represent the same sample (Salmonella typhimurium porins), but the LPS gels represent Salmonella, Pasteurella multocida, or Pasteurella haemolytica). Sometimes fewer or more lanes are visible, and in each paper the data are represented as novel. Here are the papers: * Mariateresa Vitiello et al., Immunology and Cell Biology (1995), DOI: 10.1038 icb.1995.70 - https: pubpeer.com publications 17EC2E40E190E2FCC6F181A2293361 * M. Galdiero et al., Immunology (1995), PMID: 8567029 - https: pubpeer.com publications DECE082D02578F84676293D3A3D307 * L. Sommese et al., J Med Microbiology (1996), DOI: 10.1099 00222615-45-1-40 - https: pubpeer.com publications 7DF0A919C0BB60C8DD14EA1AA8DF34 * M Galdiero et al., Immunology (1998), DOI: 10.1046 j.1365-2567.1998.00492.x - https: pubpeer.com publications BE8182500B61343C93C4D083288F5A * Giuseppe Iovane et al., Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology (1998), DOI: 10.1016 S0165-2427(98)00183-4 - https: pubpeer.com publications 6B20332BB1333F6A9128F81ADE8047 * M. Galdiero et al., Clin Exp Immunol (1999), DOI: 10.1046 j.1365-2249.1999.00904.x - https: pubpeer.com publications 7489649618C468805E4E8A2DA683BB * Antonella Marcatili et al., Research in Microbiology (2000), DOI: 10.1016 S0923-2508(00)00142-X - https: pubpeer.com publications AE562BC01FEC2640B955C330A0B013 * M. Galdiero et al., Microbiology (2001), DOI: 10.1099 00221287-147-10-2697 - https: pubpeer.com publications 511A96912036B49FECC6CEB6F1CBF2 * Massimiliano Galdiero et al., Infection and Immunity (2002), DOI: 10.1128 iai.70.2.558-568.2002 - https: pubpeer.com publications A8765584CC85E943BCA5CB79901DAC * M. Galdiero et al., Journal of Infection (2003), DOI: 10.1053 jinf.2002.1068 - https: pubpeer.com publications FED37BABEA925C28B2CF7BF86CE5B8 * M. Galdiero et al., Clin Microbiol Infect (2003), DOI: 10.1046 j.1469-0691.2003.00728.x - https: pubpeer.com publications FC98EF7F5F87C7AE81F88F12D9C8F4 * M. Vitiello et al., Cytokine (2004), DOI: 10.1016 j.cyto.2004.03.010 - https: pubpeer.com publications 47A3D51AB3A1C226D75197C36D5753 * M. Galdiero et al., Med Microbiol Immunol (2005), DOI: 10.1007 s00430-003-0209-7 - https: pubpeer.com publications 850E4A39A93C3F04AC922264AFC923 * M. Vitiello et al., Cytokine (2008), DOI: 10.1016 j.cyto.2007.11.021 - https: pubpeer.com publications 1EB6BE6DC91E81C414E128642A2FA9 , 
 Adding some more papers to the ones found by Dr. Bik and me. Dr. Bik:  This paper is part of a set of at least 14 papers with shared authors (always including one with the last name Galdiero), spanning 1995-2008, that all appear to show the same gels. The porin gels appear to all represent the same sample (Salmonella typhimurium porins), but the LPS gels represent Salmonella, Pasteurella multocida, or Pasteurella haemolytica). Sometimes fewer or more lanes are visible, and in each paper the data are represented as novel. Here is a compilation of most of these gels, as made by Edentulina Martensi, for which I thank this PubPeer user. Here are the papers: - Mariateresa Vitiello et al., Immunology and Cell Biology (1995), DOI: 10.1038 icb.1995.70 - https: pubpeer.com publications 17EC2E40E190E2FCC6F181A2293361 - M. Galdiero et al., Immunology (1995), PMID: 8567029 - https: pubpeer.com publications DECE082D02578F84676293D3A3D307 - L. Sommese et al., J Med Microbiology (1996), DOI: 10.1099 00222615-45-1-40 - https: pubpeer.com publications 7DF0A919C0BB60C8DD14EA1AA8DF34 - M Galdiero et al., Immunology (1998), DOI: 10.1046 j.1365-2567.1998.00492.x - https: pubpeer.com publications BE8182500B61343C93C4D083288F5A - Giuseppe Iovane et al., Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology (1998), DOI: 10.1016 S0165-2427(98)00183-4 https: pubpeer.com publications 6B20332BB1333F6A9128F81ADE8047 - M. Galdiero et al., Clin Exp Immunol (1999), DOI: 10.1046 j.1365-2249.1999.00904.x - https: pubpeer.com publications 7489649618C468805E4E8A2DA683BB - Antonella Marcatili et al., Research in Microbiology (2000), DOI: 10.1016 S0923-2508(00)00142-X - https: pubpeer.com publications AE562BC01FEC2640B955C330A0B013 - M. Galdiero et al., Microbiology (2001), DOI: 10.1099 00221287-147-10-2697 - https: pubpeer.com publications 511A96912036B49FECC6CEB6F1CBF2 - Massimiliano Galdiero et al., Infection and Immunity (2002), DOI: 10.1128 iai.70.2.558-568.2002 - https: pubpeer.com publications A8765584CC85E943BCA5CB79901DAC - M. Galdiero et al., Journal of Infection (2003), DOI: 10.1053 jinf.2002.1068 - https: pubpeer.com publications FED37BABEA925C28B2CF7BF86CE5B8 - M. Galdiero et al., Clin Microbiol Infect (2003), DOI: 10.1046 j.1469-0691.2003.00728.x - https: pubpeer.com publications FC98EF7F5F87C7AE81F88F12D9C8F4 - M. Vitiello et al., Cytokine (2004), DOI: 10.1016 j.cyto.2004.03.010 - https: pubpeer.com publications 47A3D51AB3A1C226D75197C36D5753 - M. Galdiero et al., Med Microbiol Immunol (2005), DOI: 10.1007 s00430-003-0209-7 - https: pubpeer.com publications 850E4A39A93C3F04AC922264AFC923 - M. Vitiello et al., Cytokine (2008), DOI: 10.1016 j.cyto.2007.11.021 - https: pubpeer.com publications 1EB6BE6DC91E81C414E128642A2FA9 ![file] ![file] ![file]  Here my edit: - M. Galdiero et al., Immunobiology (2000) DOI: 10.1016 S0171-2985(00)80030-3 https: pubpeer.com publications DBF917296422998A5EC5E6A50170A9 - G. Iovane et al., FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology (1998) DOI: 10.1111 j.1574-695x.1998.tb01108.x https: pubpeer.com publications 6A9702D24AB5F8283FCB210414880C - Marilena Galdiero et al., INFECTION AND IMMUNITY (2004), DOI: 10.1128 IAI.72.2.1204u20131209.2004 https: pubpeer.com publications 81F27E6CD12B2FCE200A53F1EDE8A9 In particular, in the lattest, of the rows in Figure 1 has a lot of similarities in common with another one in another paper , but there is one big difference (green arrow). Here compared: ![file] ,