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In the present study, we confirmed the ability of M. hyopneumoniae to induce the secretion of large amount of proinflammatory cytokine and nitric oxide (NO) in murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Moreover, M. hyopneumoniae-induced activation of the MAPK and NF-кB pathways by phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38 and JNK/SAPK and by dissociation of IκB from NF-κB. Translocation of transcription factor NF-κB and its binding was confirmed through western blot and electromobility shift assay. From these results, we further hypothesized that these signal proteins were involved in M. hyopneumoniae-induced proinflammatory cytokines and NO productions in macrophages. Hence, we utilized specific blockers of MAPK and NF-κB to investigate the signaling pathway involvement in cytokine and NO production through pharmacological approaches. The results demonstrated significant inhibition of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and NO by MAPK inhibitors. NF-κB inhibitor PDTC significantly inhibited IL-1β and NO production. These findings contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of immune reactivity and may ultimately prove useful in the development of new therapeutic strategies. In summary, we found critical evidence for the involvement of NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways in the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine and NO induced by M. hyopneumoniae.
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This work was supported in part by Korea Research Foundation (KRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) (No. 2009-0071490) and Application Center Program, Ministry of Science and Technology and in part by Ministry of Commerce, Industry Energy (MOCIE) through the Center for Traditional Microorganism Resources (TMR) at Keimyung University.
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Hwang, MH., Damte, D., Lee, JS. et al. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae induces pro-inflammatory cytokine and nitric oxide production through NFκB and MAPK pathways in RAW264.7 cells. Vet Res Commun 35, 21–34 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-010-9447-5
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