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Wang M, Cheng Q, Wu Z, Fan L, Zeng L, Chen H. Multidimensional assessment of the biological effects of electronic cigarettes on lung bronchial epithelial cells. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4445. [PMID: 38396087 PMCID: PMC10891173 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55140-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure is known to cause injury to respiratory tract epithelial cells and is a contributing factor in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are gaining popularity as a potential substitute for conventional cigarettes due to their potential for aiding smoking cessation. However, the safety of e-cigarettes remains uncertain, and scientific evidence on this topic is still limited. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of CS and e-cigarette smoke (ECS) of different flavors on human lung bronchial epithelial cells. Real-time smoke exposure was carried out using an air-liquid interface system, and cell viability was assessed. RNA-Seq transcriptome analysis was performed to compare the differences between CS and ECS. The transcriptome analysis revealed a significantly higher number of differentially expressed genes in CS than in ECS. Moreover, the impact of mint-flavored e-cigarettes on cells was found to be greater than that of tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, as evidenced by the greater number of differentially expressed genes. These findings provide a reference for future safety research on traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, particularly those of different flavors. The use of omics-scale methodologies has improved our ability to understand the biological effects of CS and ECS on human respiratory tract epithelial cells, which can aid in the development of novel approaches for smoking cessation and lung disease prevention.
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- Meng Wang
- Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 31021, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- RELX Science Center, Shenzhen RELX Tech. Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, 518101, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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- School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
- School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
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Song H, Jiang L, Yang W, Dai Y, Wang Y, Li Z, Liu P, Chen J. Cryptotanshinone alleviates lipopolysaccharide and cigarette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in mice via the Keap1/Nrf2 axis. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115105. [PMID: 37399718 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity worldwide. Cigarette smoking, which leads to abnormalities in the airways or alveoli and persistent obstruction of the airway's flow, is a significant risk factor of COPD. Cryptotanshinone (CTS) is the active ingredient in Salvia miltiorrhiza (Danshen) and has many pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antioxidant properties, but its impact on COPD is uncertain. In the present study, the potential effect of CTS on COPD was investigated in a modified COPD mice model induced with cigarette smoke (CS) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure. CTS significantly reversed the decline in lung function, emphysema, inflammatory cell infiltration, small airway remodeling, pulmonary pathological damage, and airway epithelial cell proliferation in CS- and LPS-exposed mice. Additionally, CTS decreased inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor α (TNF α), interleukins IL-6 and IL-1β, and keratinocyte chemoattractant (KC), increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT) and L-Glutathione (GSH), and repressed the expression of protein hydrolases matrix metalloprotein (MMP)- 9 and - 12 in pulmonary tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). The protective effects of CTS were also observed in human bronchial epithelial cell line BEAS-2B simulated with cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) and LPS. Mechanistically, CTS can repress the protein level of Keap1, resulting to activation of erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), finally alleviating COPD. In summary, the present findings demonstrated that CTS dramatically ameliorates COPD induced by CS and LPS via activating Keap1/Nrf2 pathway.
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- Hongjia Song
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Guangdong Engineering Laboratory of Druggability and New Drug Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Guangdong Engineering Laboratory of Druggability and New Drug Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Guangdong Engineering Laboratory of Druggability and New Drug Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Wang L, Wang Y, Chen J, Yang XM, Jiang XT, Liu P, Li M. Comparison of biological and transcriptomic effects of conventional cigarette and electronic cigarette smoke exposure at toxicological dose in BEAS-2B cells. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 222:112472. [PMID: 34229167 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cigarette seriously affects human health, and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), considered as cigarette substitutes, become popular as its contribution to quit smoking. But scientific evidence about the absolute safety of e-cigarette is insufficient. Previous studies also have indicated that different dosages of cigarette can lead to different biological effects. Thus, the impact of cigarette at toxicological dose such as IC50 compared with that of e-cigarette are highly needed. In this study, we investigated the effects of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) at toxicological dose compared with e-cigarette smoke condensate (ECSC) in equivalent nicotine level. Nicotine content of CSC and ECSC were determined by UPLC. Human lung epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) were exposed to 0-32 μg/ml of CSC and ECSC for 24 h to determine IC50 of cell viability and morphological assessment. Inflammation, apoptosis, cell cycle analysis and RNA-Seq transcriptome analysis were performed to characterize the differences between CSC and ECSC. We found that acute exposure of BEAS-2B cells to CSC at IC50 leaded to morphological change, inflammatory cytokines production and cell apoptosis, while ECSC did not exert such cell effects in equivalent nicotine level. The transcriptome analysis showed that differentially expressed genes in CSC were far more than that in ECSC, and mainly enriched in the category of cell cycle, DNA repair, cancer, and metabolic related pathways. Such cell cycle arrest was further experimentally confirmed. These results suggested that toxicological dose of ECSC might be much higher than that of CSC. Based on equivalent nicotine content, an acute exposure to CSC had significant impacts on cell effects and gene expression profile compared to ECSC. Our results provided a reference for the safety studies of conventional cigarette and e-cigarette.
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- Lilan Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National and Local United Engineering Lab of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National and Local United Engineering Lab of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National and Local United Engineering Lab of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- RELX Lab, Shenzhen RELX Tech. Co,. Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
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- RELX Lab, Shenzhen RELX Tech. Co,. Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National and Local United Engineering Lab of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National and Local United Engineering Lab of Druggability and New Drugs Evaluation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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Gkelis S, Panou M, Konstantinou D, Apostolidis P, Kasampali A, Papadimitriou S, Kati D, Di Lorenzo GM, Ioakeim S, Zervou SK, Christophoridis C, Triantis TM, Kaloudis T, Hiskia A, Arsenakis M. Diversity, Cyanotoxin Production, and Bioactivities of Cyanobacteria Isolated from Freshwaters of Greece. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:toxins11080436. [PMID: 31349572 PMCID: PMC6723990 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11080436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are a diverse group of photosynthetic Gram-negative bacteria that produce an array of secondary compounds with selective bioactivity against a broad spectrum of organisms and cell lines. In this study, 29 strains isolated from freshwaters in Greece were classified using a polyphasic approach and assigned to Chroococcales, Synechococcales, and Nostocales, representing 11 genera and 17 taxa. There were good agreements between 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA)-cpcBA-internal genetic spacer (IGS) characterization and morphological features, except for the Jaaginema-Limnothrix group which appears intermixed and needs further elucidation. Methanol extracts of the strains were analyzed for cyanotoxin production and tested against pathogenic bacteria species and several cancer cell lines. We report for the first time a Nostoc oryzae strain isolated from rice fields capable of producing microcystins (MCs) and a Chlorogloeopsis fritschii strain isolated from the plankton of a lake, suggesting that this species may also occur in freshwater temperate habitats. Strains with very high or identical 16S rRNA gene sequences displayed different antibacterial and cytotoxic activities. Extracts from Synechococcus cf. nidulans showed the most potent antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, whereas Jaaginema sp. strains exhibited potent cytotoxic activities against human colorectal adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Jaaginema Thessaloniki Aristotle University Microalgae and Cyanobacteria (TAU-MAC) 0110 and 0210 strains caused pronounced changes in the actin network and triggered the formation of numerous lipid droplets in hepatocellular carcinoma and green monkey kidney cells, suggesting oxidative stress and/or mitochondrial damage leading to apoptosis.
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- Spyros Gkelis
- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Photo-Catalytic Processes and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Photo-Catalytic Processes and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Photo-Catalytic Processes and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Photo-Catalytic Processes and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Photo-Catalytic Processes and Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, Agia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Park GB, Kim D. Cigarette smoke-induced EGFR activation promotes epithelial mesenchymal migration of human retinal pigment epithelial cells through regulation of the FAK-mediated Syk/Src pathway. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:3563-3574. [PMID: 29286114 PMCID: PMC5802154 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.8355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is inevitable change of age‑related macular degeneration (AMD). Smoking is a major risk factor for the development of EMT in several diseases, including lung cancer. Cigarette smoke‑induced stress promotes the production of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in RPE cells. However, the underlying signaling pathways induced by aberrant EGF receptor (EGFR) expression in cigarette smoke-exposed RPE cells remain largely unknown. In the present study, the morphological transformation and production of EMT-associated cytokines were investigated to analyze the effect of smoking on the retina. Furthermore, EGF‑treated or cigarette smoke‑exposed RPE cells, as well as the downstream targets of EGFR, were investigated to identify the key molecules involved in EMT of cigarette smoke‑stimulated RPE cells via immunoblotting. Exposure of RPE cells to cigarette smoke extract (CSE) induced secretion of VEGF and TGF‑β1, and increased the expression of EMT markers. CSE‑mediated focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activation resulted in the phosphorylation and activation of spleen associated tyrosine kinase (Syk)/Src proto‑oncogene, non‑receptor tyrosine kinase (Src), leading to migration and invasion of RPE cells. Knockdown of FAK or pharmacological inhibition of Syk/Src abrogated CSE‑mediated VEGF and TGF‑β1 production and blocked the phosphorylation of Smad2/3 in CSE‑stimulated RPE cells. Erlotinib (an EGFR inhibitor) suppressed EGF and CSE‑mediated switch from an epithelial to mesenchymal phenotype. Baicalein, an inhi-bitor of 12/15‑lipooxygenase, also efficiently suppressed CSE‑induced EMT processes by inhibiting EGFR‑associated downstream signaling transduction. The results identified a novel signaling pathway mediated by EGFR in CSE‑activated RPE cells, and suggest baicalein as a potential new therapeutic drug for CSE‑associated retinopathy.
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- Ga Bin Park
- Department of Biochemistry, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 49267, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 47392, Republic of Korea
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Solanki HS, Babu N, Jain AP, Bhat MY, Puttamallesh VN, Advani J, Raja R, Mangalaparthi KK, Kumar MM, Prasad TSK, Mathur PP, Sidransky D, Gowda H, Chatterjee A. Cigarette smoke induces mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming in lung cells. Mitochondrion 2017; 40:58-70. [PMID: 29042306 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Cellular transformation owing to cigarette smoking is due to chronic exposure and not acute. However, systematic studies to understand the molecular alterations in lung cells due to cigarette smoke are lacking. To understand these molecular alterations induced by chronic cigarette smoke exposure, we carried out tandem mass tag (TMT) based temporal proteomic profiling of lung cells exposed to cigarette smoke for upto 12months. We identified 2620 proteins in total, of which 671 proteins were differentially expressed (1.5-fold) after 12months of exposure. Prolonged exposure of lung cells to smoke for 12months revealed dysregulation of oxidative phosphorylation and overexpression of enzymes involved in TCA cycle. In addition, we also observed overexpression of enzymes involved in glutamine metabolism, fatty acid degradation and lactate synthesis. This could possibly explain the availability of alternative source of carbon to TCA cycle apart from glycolytic pyruvate. Our data indicates that chronic exposure to cigarette smoke induces mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming in cells to support growth and survival.
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- Hitendra S Solanki
- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal 576104, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, Kollam 690 525, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, Kollam 690 525, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal 576104, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, Kollam 690 525, India
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- Department of Neuro-Virology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India; NIMHANS-IOB Proteomics and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Neurobiology Research Centre, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India; YU-IOB Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya University, Mangalore 575018, India
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India.
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore 560 066, India.
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Elamin A, Titz B, Dijon S, Merg C, Geertz M, Schneider T, Martin F, Schlage WK, Frentzel S, Talamo F, Phillips B, Veljkovic E, Ivanov NV, Vanscheeuwijck P, Peitsch MC, Hoeng J. Quantitative proteomics analysis using 2D-PAGE to investigate the effects of cigarette smoke and aerosol of a prototypic modified risk tobacco product on the lung proteome in C57BL/6 mice. J Proteomics 2016; 145:237-245. [PMID: 27268958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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UNLABELLED Smoking is associated with several serious diseases, such as lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Within our systems toxicology framework, we are assessing whether potential modified risk tobacco products (MRTP) can reduce smoking-related health risks compared to conventional cigarettes. In this article, we evaluated to what extent 2D-PAGE/MALDI MS/MS (2D-PAGE) can complement the iTRAQ LC-MS/MS results from a previously reported mouse inhalation study, in which we assessed a prototypic MRTP (pMRTP). Selected differentially expressed proteins identified by both LC-MS/MS and 2D-PAGE approaches were further verified using reverse-phase protein microarrays. LC-MS/MS captured the effects of cigarette smoke (CS) on the lung proteome more comprehensively than 2D-PAGE. However, an integrated analysis of both proteomics data sets showed that 2D-PAGE data complement the LC-MS/MS results by supporting the overall trend of lower effects of pMRTP aerosol than CS on the lung proteome. Biological effects of CS exposure supported by both methods included increases in immune-related, surfactant metabolism, proteasome, and actin cytoskeleton protein clusters. Overall, while 2D-PAGE has its value, especially as a complementary method for the analysis of effects on intact proteins, LC-MS/MS approaches will likely be the method of choice for proteome analysis in systems toxicology investigations. SIGNIFICANCE Quantitative proteomics is anticipated to play a growing role within systems toxicology assessment frameworks in the future. To further understand how different proteomics technologies can contribute to toxicity assessment, we conducted a quantitative proteomics analysis using 2D-PAGE and isobaric tag-based LC-MS/MS approaches and compared the results produced from the 2 approaches. Using a prototypic modified risk tobacco product (pMRTP) as our test item, we show compared with cigarette smoke, how 2D-PAGE results can complement and support LC-MS/MS data, demonstrating the much lower effects of pMRTP aerosol than cigarette smoke on the mouse lung proteome. The combined analysis of 2D-PAGE and LC-MS/MS data identified an effect of cigarette smoke on the proteasome and actin cytoskeleton in the lung.
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- Ashraf Elamin
- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland; Bayer Technology Services GmbH, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Biology Consultant, Max-Baermann-Str. 21, 51429, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International Research Laboratories (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), 50 Science Park Road, 117406, Singapore
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- Philip Morris International Research Laboratories (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), 50 Science Park Road, 117406, Singapore
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris Research and Development, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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Sun L, Zheng J, Wang Q, Song R, Liu H, Meng R, Tao T, Si Y, Jiang W, He J. NHERF1 regulates actin cytoskeleton organization through modulation of α-actinin-4 stability. FASEB J 2015; 30:578-89. [PMID: 26432781 DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-275586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
The actin cytoskeleton is composed of a highly dynamic network of filamentous proteins, yet the molecular mechanism that regulates its organization and remodeling remains elusive. In this study, Na(+)/H(+) exchanger regulatory factor (NHERF)-1 loss-of-function and gain-of-function experiments reveal that polymerized actin cytoskeleton (F-actin) in HeLa cells is disorganized by NHERF1, whereas actin protein expression levels exhibit no detectable change. To elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying actin cytoskeleton disorganization by NHERF1, a combined 2-dimensional electrophoresis-matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry approach was used to screen for proteins regulated by NHERF1 in HeLa cells. α-Actinin-4, an actin cross-linking protein, was identified. Glutathione S-transferase pull-down and coimmunoprecipitation studies showed the α-actinin-4 carboxyl-terminal region specifically interacted with the NHERF1 postsynaptic density 95/disc-large/zona occludens-1 domain. The NHERF1/α-actinin-4 interaction increased α-actinin-4 ubiquitination and decreased its expression levels, resulting in actin cytoskeleton disassembly. Our study identified α-actinin-4 as a novel NHERF1 interaction partner and provided new insights into the regulatory mechanism of the actin cytoskeleton by NHERF1.
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- Licui Sun
- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Tumor Invasion and Metastasis, Capital Medical University-Cardiff University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cancer Institute of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Aug A, Altraja A, Altraja S, Laaniste L, Mahlapuu R, Soomets U, Kilk K. Alterations of bronchial epithelial metabolome by cigarette smoke are reversible by an antioxidant, O-methyl-L-tyrosinyl-γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2014; 51:586-94. [PMID: 24810251 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0377oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) have first-line contact with harmful substances during smoking, and changes in their metabolism most likely represent a defining factor in coping with the stress and development of airway diseases. This study was designed to determine the dynamics of metabolome changes in HBECs treated with cigarette smoke condensate (CSC), and to test whether normal metabolism can be restored by synthetic antioxidants. Principal component analysis, based on untargeted mass spectra, indicated that treatment of CSC-exposed HBECs with O-methyl-L-tyrosinyl-γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine (UPF1) acted faster than did N-acetylcysteine to revert the effect of CSC. The maximum effect of 10 μg/ml CSC itself on HBEC cell line, BEAS-2B, metabolism was seen at 2 hours after treatment, with return to the baseline level by 7 hours. In primary HBECs, the initial maximum effect was seen at 1 hour after CSC exposure. Certain metabolites associated with redox pathways and energy production were affected by CSC. Subsequent restoration of their content by UPF1 supports the hypothetical protective capacity of UPF1 against the oxidative stress and increased energy demand, respectively. Furthermore, UPF1 up-regulated the contents of phospholipid species identified as phosphatidylcholines and phosphatidylethanolamines in the CSC-exposed HBECs, indicating possible suppression of inflammatory processes along with an increase in spermidine as an endogenous cytoprotector. In conclusion, with this dynamic metabolomics study, we characterize the durability of the CSC-induced metabolic changes in BEAS-2B line cells and primary HBECs, and demonstrate the ability of UPF1 to significantly accelerate the recovery of HBECs from CSC insult.
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- Argo Aug
- 1 Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, the Centre of Excellence for Translational Medicine, Tartu, Estonia
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Willershausen I, Wolf T, Weyer V, Sader R, Ghanaati S, Willershausen B. Influence of E-smoking liquids on human periodontal ligament fibroblasts. Head Face Med 2014; 10:39. [PMID: 25224853 PMCID: PMC4237808 DOI: 10.1186/1746-160x-10-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction Over the last years, electronic cigarettes (ECs) have become more popular, particularly in individuals who want to give up smoking tobacco. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of the different e-smoking liquids on the viability and proliferation of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts. Method and materials For this study six test solutions with components from ECs were selected: lime-, hazelnut- and menthol-flavored liquids, nicotine, propylene glycol, and PBS as control group. The fibroblasts were incubated up to 96 h with the different liquids, and cell viability was measured by using the PrestoBlue® reagent, the ATP detection and the migration assay. Fluorescence staining was carried out to visualize cell growth and morphology. Data were statistically analyzed by two-tailed one-way ANOVA. Results The cell viability assay showed that the proliferation rates of the cells incubated with nicotine or the various flavored liquids of the e-cigarettes were reduced in comparison to the controls, though not all reductions were statistically significant. After an incubation of 96 h with the menthol-flavored liquid the fibroblasts were statistically significant reduced (p < 0.001). Similar results were found for the detection of ATP in fibroblasts; the incubation with menthol-flavored liquids (p < 0.001) led to a statistically significant reduction. The cell visualization tests confirmed these findings. Conclusion Within its limits, the present in vitro study demonstrated that menthol additives of e-smoking have a harmful effect on human periodontal ligament fibroblasts. This might indicate that menthol additives should be avoided for e-cigarettes.
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- Department for Operative Dentistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Augustusplatz 2, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
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Singh S, Carpenter AE, Genovesio A. Increasing the Content of High-Content Screening: An Overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 19:640-50. [PMID: 24710339 PMCID: PMC4230961 DOI: 10.1177/1087057114528537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Target-based high-throughput screening (HTS) has recently been critiqued for its relatively poor yield compared to phenotypic screening approaches. One type of phenotypic screening, image-based high-content screening (HCS), has been seen as particularly promising. In this article, we assess whether HCS is as high content as it can be. We analyze HCS publications and find that although the number of HCS experiments published each year continues to grow steadily, the information content lags behind. We find that a majority of high-content screens published so far (60−80%) made use of only one or two image-based features measured from each sample and disregarded the distribution of those features among each cell population. We discuss several potential explanations, focusing on the hypothesis that data analysis traditions are to blame. This includes practical problems related to managing large and multidimensional HCS data sets as well as the adoption of assay quality statistics from HTS to HCS. Both may have led to the simplification or systematic rejection of assays carrying complex and valuable phenotypic information. We predict that advanced data analysis methods that enable full multiparametric data to be harvested for entire cell populations will enable HCS to finally reach its potential.
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- Shantanu Singh
- Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA École Normale Supérieure, 45, Rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris
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Thevenot PT, Saravia J, Jin N, Giaimo JD, Chustz RE, Mahne S, Kelley MA, Hebert VY, Dellinger B, Dugas TR, Demayo FJ, Cormier SA. Radical-containing ultrafine particulate matter initiates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions in airway epithelial cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2012; 48:188-97. [PMID: 23087054 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0052oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) in combustion-generated particulate matter (PM) are capable of inducing pulmonary pathologies and contributing to the development of environmental asthma. In vivo exposure of infant rats to EPFRs demonstrates their ability to induce airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine, a hallmark of asthma. However, the mechanisms by which combustion-derived EPFRs elicit in vivo responses remain elusive. In this study, we used a chemically defined EPFR consisting of approximately 0.2 μm amorphrous silica containing 3% cupric oxide with the organic pollutant 1,2-dichlorobenzene (DCB-230). DCB-230 possesses similar radical content to urban-collected EPFRs but offers several advantages, including lack of contaminants and chemical uniformity. DCB-230 was readily taken up by BEAS-2B and at high doses (200 μg/cm(2)) caused substantial necrosis. At low doses (20 μg/cm(2)), DCB-230 particles caused lysosomal membrane permeabilization, oxidative stress, and lipid peroxidation within 24 hours of exposure. During this period, BEAS-2B underwent epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), including loss of epithelial cell morphology, decreased E-cadherin expression, and increased α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and collagen I production. Similar results were observed in neonatal air-liquid interface culture (i.e., disruption of epithelial integrity and EMT). Acute exposure of infant mice to DCB-230 resulted in EMT, as confirmed by lineage tracing studies and evidenced by coexpression of epithelial E-cadherin and mesenchymal α-SMA proteins in airway cells and increased SNAI1 expression in the lungs. EMT in neonatal mouse lungs after EPFR exposure may provide an explanation for epidemiological evidence supporting PM exposure and increased risk of asthma.
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- Paul T Thevenot
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Cui J, Zhao W, Xu X, Yang M, Ren Y, Zhang Z. DNA polymerase beta is involved in the protection against the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of cigarette smoke. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 34:370-380. [PMID: 22722054 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 05/26/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative DNA damage have been implicated in the cigarette smoke-induced cytotoxicity and genotoxicity. DNA polymerase β (polβ), a key base excision repair (BER) enzyme in repairing oxidative DNA damage, may play a crucial role in fighting against the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of cigarette smoke. In this study, we applied a novel approach to collect cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and investigated the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of CSE by using the mouse embryo fibroblasts that express wild-type of polβ (polβ(+/+)), null of polβ (polβ(-/-)) and overexpression of polβ (polβ(oe)). Our results showed that polβ(-/-) cells treated with CSE exhibited a higher ROS level and more DNA single-strand breaks and chromosomal aberrations than that of polβ(+/+) and polβ(oe) cells. These data suggested that polβ mediated-BER may involve in repairing the CSE-induced DNA damage and protection against the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of CSE.
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- Jie Cui
- Department of Environmental Health, Sichuan University, West China School of Public Health, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Sichuan University, West China School of Public Health, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Sichuan University, West China School of Public Health, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Sichuan University, West China School of Public Health, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Sichuan University, West China School of Public Health, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Sichuan University, West China School of Public Health, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
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Effect of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes on endothelial cell growth in bacterial cellulose for vascular tissue engineering. Mol Cell Toxicol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13273-012-0015-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Polk WW. FH535 potentiation of cigarette smoke condensate cytotoxicity is associated with changes in β-catenin and EGR-1 signaling. Int J Toxicol 2012; 31:380-9. [PMID: 22713211 DOI: 10.1177/1091581812447956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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Cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) has been reported to elicit morphological and transcriptional changes that suggest epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cultured bronchial epithelial cells. The transdifferentiation potential of acute and prolonged CSC exposure alone or in combination with the β-catenin inhibitor, FH535, was investigated in the bronchial epithelial cell line, BEAS-2B, through assessment of cell morphology, transcript expression, protein expression, and protein localization. Changes in morphology, β-catenin translocation, E-cadherin expression, metalloproteinase expression, and fibronectin could be demonstrated independent of molecular or physiological evidence of EMT. FH535 was shown to increase CSC-induced cytotoxicity and depress β-catenin expression. However, FH535 effects were not limited to the β-catenin pathway as it also blocked the expression of early growth responsive protein 1 (EGR-1) target genes, fibronectin and phosphatase and tensin homologue, without affecting EGR-1 nuclear accumulation.
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- William W Polk
- A.W. Spears Research Center, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Greensboro, NC 27420, USA.
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Carter CA. Multiplexed High Content Screening Reveals That Cigarette Smoke Condensate-Altered Cell Signaling Pathways Are Accentuated Through FAK Inhibition in Human Bronchial Cells. Int J Toxicol 2012; 31:257-66. [DOI: 10.1177/1091581812440890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The mechanisms by which cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) disrupts F-actin and decreases cell motility in human bronchial (BEAS-2B) cells were assessed. The hypothesis that CSC activated focal adhesion kinase (FAK), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and paxillin in BEAS-2B cells was tested. When BEAS-2B cells were treated with 20 to 100 μg/mL CSC for 1 hour, FAK increased. The CSC caused F-actin disruption, while FAK inhibition alone caused actin aggregates to collapse to the cell periphery, but FAK inhibition combined with CSC caused actin aggregates to distribute throughout the cells. The CSC treatment of BEAS-2B cells showed a dose-dependent increase in the activation of the MAPKs, c-Jun, JNK, ERK, p38, and heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) and paxillin. Focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation inhibition combined with CSC treatment increased p38 and ERK at 1 hour and 24 hours along with decreased cell number and motility compared with CSC treatment alone. CSC exerts changes in BEAS-2B cells by altering morphology and activating MAPK pathways.
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- Charleata A. Carter
- Life Sciences, AW Spears Research Center
- Lorillard Tobacco Company, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Plöttner S, Behm C, Bolt HM, Föllmann W. Effects of cigarette smoke condensate on primary urothelial cells in vitro. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2012; 75:1194-1205. [PMID: 22994573 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.709166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for bladder cancer. Since urothelial cells express phase I and II enzymes these cells are able to metabolize precarcinogens into DNA reactive intermediates. Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture containing at least 80 known carcinogens. In this context especially aromatic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are discussed as being responsible for bladder-carcinogenicity. Cell cultures of primary porcine urinary bladder epithelial cells (PUBEC) have been useful models for studies on bladder-specific effects. These cells are metabolically competent and found to be a valuable tool for examining effects of cigarette smoke constituents. In the present study PUBEC were utilized to investigate the effects of the complex mixture cigarette smoke condensate total particulate matter (CSC TPM) with emphasis on induction of cytochrome P-450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and genotoxic effects. CYP1A1 induction was investigated by Western blot and flow cytometry. The most pronounced effects were found after 24 h of incubation with 1-10 μg/ml CSC TPM. Maximal induction was observed at 5 μg/ml by flow cytometry and at 10 μg/ml by Western blot analysis. Genotoxic effects were investigated by means of alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis ("comet assay") with and without the use of the DNA repair enzyme formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase (Fpg) and the micronucleus (MN) test. A numerical concentration-dependent increase in Fpg-sensitive sites indicating oxidative DNA damage and a quantitative rise in MN formation were noted. The CSC utilized in this study contained low amounts of benzo[a]pyrene, 4-aminobiphenyl, and 2-naphthylamine. With regard to the observed CYP1A1 induction, these substances cannot explain the CYP1A1 inducing effect of CSC TPM. It is possible that other compounds within CSC TPM contribute to CYP1A1 induction in our cellular model.
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- Sabine Plöttner
- Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Dortmund, Germany
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Carter CA, Misra M, Pelech S. Proteomic analyses of lung lysates from short-term exposure of Fischer 344 rats to cigarette smoke. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:3720-31. [PMID: 21627322 DOI: 10.1021/pr200345y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A short-term 5 day mainstream cigarette smoke exposure study was conducted in Fischer 344 rats to identify changes in lung proteins. Groups of 10 male and female rats at 5 weeks of age were assigned to one of four exposure groups. Animals received either nose-only filtered air (Air Control) or 75, 200, or 400 mg total particulate matter (TPM)/m(3) of diluted cigarette smoke. Exposures were conducted for 3 h per day, for 5 consecutive days. One lung per animal was frozen in liquid nitrogen and processed for proteomic analyses. Lung lysates from control verses treated animals were screened with 650 antibodies for changes in signaling protein levels and phosphorylation using antibody microarray technology, and then over 100 of the top protein hits were assessed by immunoblotting. The top smoke-altered proteins were further evaluated using reverse lysate microarrays. Major protein changes showed medium to strong bands on Western blots, depended on dose and gender, and included protein-serine kinases (Cot/Tpl2, ERK1/2, GSK3α/β, MEK6, PKCα/γ, RSK1), protein phosphatases (PP4/A'2, PP1Cβ), and other proteins (caspase 5, CRMP2, Hsc70, Hsp60, Rac1 and STAT2). The most pronounced changes occurred with 75 mg TPM/m(3) exposed females and 200 mg TPM/m(3) exposed males. Smoke-altered proteins regulate apoptosis, stress response, cell structure, and inflammation. Changes in identified proteins may serve as early indicators of lung damage.
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- Charleata A Carter
- A. W. Spears Research Center, 420 N. English Street, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Greensboro, North Carolina 27405, USA
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Antal O, Karisztl-Gácsi M, Farkas A, Kovács A, Ács A, Törő N, Kiss G, Saker ML, Győri J, Bánfalvi G, Vehovszky Á. Screening the toxic potential of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii strains isolated from Lake Balaton, Hungary. Toxicon 2011; 57:831-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Revised: 02/03/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Semlali A, Chakir J, Goulet JP, Chmielewski W, Rouabhia M. Whole cigarette smoke promotes human gingival epithelial cell apoptosis and inhibits cell repair processes. J Periodontal Res 2011; 46:533-41. [PMID: 21517857 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2011.01370.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of developing various types of human diseases, including cancers and periodontitis. As gingival epithelial cells are known to play an active role in innate immunity via the secretion of a wide variety of mediators, and as these cells are the first ones exposed to environmental stimuli such as cigarette smoke, we sought to investigate the effects of whole cigarette smoke on normal human gingival epithelial cells and tissue. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human gingival epithelial cells were extracted from healthy nonsmokers and used either as a monolayer or as an engineered human oral mucosa to investigate the effect of whole cigarette smoke on cell growth, apoptosis and wound repair/migration. RESULTS Our findings show that when gingival epithelial cells were exposed once to whole cigarette smoke, this resulted in a significant inhibition of cell growth through an apoptotic pathway, as confirmed by an increase of Bax and a decrease of Bcl-xL and caspase-3 activity. Cigarette smoke also inhibited epithelial cell migration. These effects may explain the disorganization of the engineered human oral mucosa tissue when exposed to whole cigarette smoke. CONCLUSION Exposure to whole cigarette smoke markedly inhibits epithelial cell growth through an apoptosis/necrosis pathway that involves Bax and Bcl-xL proteins and caspase-3 activity. Cigarette smoke also disrupts epithelial cell migration, which may negatively affect periodontal wound healing.
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- A Semlali
- Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Buccale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Kim MS, Huang Y, Lee J, Zhong X, Jiang WW, Ratovitski EA, Sidransky D. Cellular transformation by cigarette smoke extract involves alteration of glycolysis and mitochondrial function in esophageal epithelial cells. Int J Cancer 2010; 127:269-81. [PMID: 19937795 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cigarette-smoking increases the risk of developing various types of human cancers including esophageal cancers. To test the effects of chronic cigarette smoke exposure directly on esophageal epithelium, cellular resistance to mainstream extract (MSE), or sidestream smoke extract (SSE) was developed in chronically exposed nonmalignant Het-1A cells. Anchorage-independent growth, in vitro invasion capacity and proliferation of the resistant cells increased compared with the unexposed, sensitive cells. An epithelial marker E-cadherin was down-regulated and mesenchymal markers N-cadherin and vimentin were up-regulated in the resistant cells. Het-1A cells resistant to MSE or SSE consumed more glucose, and produced more lactate than the sensitive cells. The increased anchorage-independent cell growth of the resistant cells was suppressed by a glycolysis inhibitor, 2-deoxy-D-glucose, indicating that these cells are highly dependent on the glycolytic pathway for survival. Decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP production in the resistant cells indicate the presence of mitochondrial dysfunction induced by chronic exposure of cigarette smoke extract. Increased expression of nuclear genes in the glycolytic pathway and decreased levels of mitochondrial genes in the resistant cells support the notion that cigarette smoking significantly contributes to the transformation of nonmalignant esophageal epithelial cells into a tumorigenic phenotype.
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- Myoung Sook Kim
- Department of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
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Carter CA, Misra M. Effects of short-term cigarette smoke exposure on Fischer 344 rats and on selected lung proteins. Toxicol Pathol 2010; 38:402-15. [PMID: 20215583 DOI: 10.1177/0192623310364028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A short-term 5-day cigarette smoke exposure study was conducted in Fischer 344 rats to identify smoke-induced lung protein changes. Groups of 10 male and 10 female rats at 5 weeks of age were randomly assigned to one of four exposure groups. Animals received filtered air (control) or 75, 200, or 400 mg total particulate matter (TPM)/m(3) of diluted Kentucky reference 3R4F cigarette smoke. Nose-only exposures were conducted for 3 hours/day for 5 consecutive days. Mean body weights were significantly reduced only in male rats exposed to 400 mg TPM/m(3). Body weight gains were significantly reduced in 200- and 400-mg TPM/m(3)-exposed males and in all smoke-exposed females compared with controls. Alveolar histiocytosis increased slightly in all smoke exposed-females and 200- and 400-mg TPM/m(3)-exposed males. Cyclooxygenase-2 staining increased at 400 mg TPM/m(3). Matrix metalloproteinase-12 staining of alveolar macrophages and bronchiolar epithelia increased in smoke-exposed animals, especially 400-mg TPM/m(3)-exposed females. Protein kinase C-alpha staining increased in macrophages at 200- and 400-mg TPM/m(3) doses. c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinases staining decreased in smoke-exposed tissues. The identified changed proteins play roles in inflammation, transformation, proliferation, stress activation, and apoptosis.
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- Charleata A Carter
- A. W. Spears Research Center, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Greensboro, North Carolina 27405, USA.
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Johnson MD, Schilz J, Djordjevic MV, Rice JR, Shields PG. Evaluation of in vitro assays for assessing the toxicity of cigarette smoke and smokeless tobacco. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009; 18:3263-304. [PMID: 19959677 PMCID: PMC2789344 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND In vitro toxicology studies of tobacco and tobacco smoke have been used to understand why tobacco use causes cancer and to assess the toxicologic impact of tobacco product design changes. The need for toxicology studies has been heightened given the Food and Drug Administration's newly granted authority over tobacco products for mandating tobacco product performance standards and evaluate manufacturers' health claims about modified tobacco products. The goal of this review is to critically evaluate in vitro toxicology methods related to cancer for assessing tobacco products and to identify related research gaps. METHODS PubMed database searches were used to identify tobacco-related in vitro toxicology studies published since 1980. Articles published before 1980 with high relevance also were identified. The data were compiled to examine (a) the goals of the study, (b) the methods for collecting test substances, (c) experimental designs, (d) toxicologic end points, and (e) relevance to cancer risk. RESULTS A variety of in vitro assays are available to assess tobacco smoke that address different modes of action, mostly using non-human cell models. However, smokeless tobacco products perform poorly in these assays. Although reliable as a screening tool for qualitative assessments, the available in vitro assays have been poorly validated for quantitative comparisons of different tobacco products. Assay batteries have not been developed, although they exist for nontobacco assessments. Extrapolating data from in vitro studies to human risks remains hypothetical. CONCLUSIONS In vitro toxicology methods are useful for screening toxicity, but better methods are needed for today's context of regulation and evaluation of health claims.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael D Johnson
- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057-1465, USA
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