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da Silva Junior FC, de Araújo LP, Freitas JPDM, de Oliveira Alves N, Bonassi S, Batistuzzo de Medeiros SR. Empirical relationship between chromosomal damage and airborne particulate matter: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in exposed populations. MUTATION RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2023; 791:108454. [PMID: 36787824 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2023.108454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
Ambient particulate matter (PM) has gained significant attention as an environmental risk factor for human health. Although the association between ambient PM and micronucleus (MN) induction has been investigated, the quantitative association of PM and genomic instability is inconclusive. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the association between PM exposure and MN endpoint. Four databases were systematically searched for studies published up to November 2022, to find papers investigating the relationship between ambient PM and MN induction. Random effect models were conducted to estimate the overall effect based on the Ratio of Means (RoM) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). Subgroup analysis, funnel plot, and Egger and Begg tests, were also performed. Twenty-three studies across nine countries, including 4450 participants, were included. A meta-RoM of 2.13 for MN (95% CI 1.63-2.79) was observed for individuals exposed to ambient PM compared to non-exposed. A significant difference in the subgroup test was found for buccal cells (3.16, 95% CI 2.20-4.52) and low economy level (3.61, 95% CI 1.44-9.01). Our meta-analysis suggests the presence of an association between PM exposure and the frequency of MN and identified the kind of cells and economic status as possible effect modifiers. The use of effective methods, such as the MN assay, enables identification of early genetic damage in humans, which in turn may anticipate the risk of developing respiratory diseases, including lung cancer.
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- Francisco Carlos da Silva Junior
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy; Unit of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Anzalone G, Moscato M, Montalbano AM, Albano GD, Gagliardo R, Marchese R, Fucarino A, Nigro CL, Drago G, Profita M. PBDEs affect inflammatory and oncosuppressive mechanisms via the EZH2 methyltransferase in airway epithelial cells. Life Sci 2021; 282:119827. [PMID: 34273373 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIMS We aimed to investigate the effect of PBDEs (47, 99, 209) on cellular events involved in epigenetic modification, inflammation, and epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT). MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied: 1) ERK1/2 phosphorylation; 2) Enhancer of Zester Homolog 2 (EZH2); 3) Histone H3 tri-methylated in lysine 27 (H3K27me3); 4) K-RAS; 5) silencing disabled homolog 2-interacting protein gene (DAB2IP), 6) let-7a; 7) Muc5AC/Muc5B, and 8) IL-8 in a 3D in vitro model of epithelium obtained with primary Normal Human Bronchial Epithelial cells (pNHBEs) or A549 cell line, chronically exposed to PBDEs (47, 99, 209). KEY FINDINGS PBDEs (10 nM, 100 nM and 1 μM) increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and EZH2, H3K27me3, and K-RAS protein expression, while decreased DAB2IP and Let-7a transcripts in pNHBEs ALI culture. Furthermore PBDEs (47, 99) (100 nM) increased Muc5AC and Muc5B mRNA, and PBDE 47 (100 nM) IL-8 mRNA via EZH2 in pNHBEs. Finally, PBDEs (100 nM) affected EZH2, H3K27me3, K-RAS protein expression, and DAB2IP, Let-7a transcripts and cell invasion in A549 cells. Gsk343 (methyltransferase EZH2 inhibitor) (1 mM) and U0126 (inhibitor of MEK1/2) (10 μM) were used to show the specific effect of PBDEs. SIGNIFICANCE PBDE inhalation might promote inflammation/cancer via EZH2 methyltransferase activity and H3K27me3, k-RAS and ERk1/2 involvement, generating adverse health outcomes of the human lung.
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- Giulia Anzalone
- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Interventional Pulmonology Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience (BioNec), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Interventional Pulmonology Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Palermo, Italy.
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Monroe DM, Goldstein RL, Teylan MA, Hart JE, DeVivo I, Orr EH, Garshick E. Clinical associations with telomere length in chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2019; 57:1084-1093. [PMID: 31383950 PMCID: PMC6940383 DOI: 10.1038/s41393-019-0336-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study OBJECTIVES: To determine clinical factors associated with telomere length in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boston, MA. METHODS Two hundred seventy-eight participants with chronic SCI provided blood samples for measurement of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and telomere length, completed respiratory health questionnaires, underwent dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess body fat, and completed spirometry. High-throughput real-time PCR assays were used to assess telomere length in leukocyte genomic DNA. Linear regression models were used to assess cross-sectional associations with telomere length. RESULTS Telomere length was inversely related to age (p < 0.0001). In age-adjusted models, gender, race, injury duration, %-total and %-trunk fat, body mass index (BMI), %-predicted forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), chronic cough or phlegm, CRP, IL-6, wheeze, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), skin ulcer, urinary tract infection (UTI), or chest illness history were not significantly associated with telomere length. There was a suggestive age-adjusted association between persons with the most severe SCI (cervical motor complete and AIS C) and shorter telomere length (p = 0.055), an effect equivalent to ~8.4 years of premature aging. There were similar age-adjusted associations with telomere length between persons using a wheelchair (p = 0.059) and persons with chronic urinary catheter use (p = 0.082) compared to persons without these characteristics. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that clinical characteristics such as decreased mobility and bladder dysfunction that are common in individuals with more severe SCI are associated with shorter telomere length.
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- Research and Development Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA
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- Research and Development Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dept of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine Section, VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA, USA. .,Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Russo P, Lamonaca P, Milic M, Rojas E, Prinzi G, Cardaci V, Vitiello L, Proietti S, Santoro A, Tomino C, Fini M, Bonassi S. Biomarkers of DNA damage in COPD patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation: Integrating clinical parameters with genomic profiling. Mutat Res 2019; 843:111-117. [PMID: 31421732 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease characterized by severe respiratory symptoms. COPD shows several hallmarks of aging, and an increased oxidative stress, which is responsible for different clinical and molecular COPD features, including an increased frequency of DNA damage. The current pharmacological treatment options for COPD are mostly symptomatic, and generally do not influence disease progression and survival. In this framework, pulmonary rehabilitation is the most effective therapeutic strategy to improve physical performance, reducing hospital readmissions and mortality. Response to rehabilitation may greatly differ among patients calling for a personalized treatment. In this paper we will investigate in a group of COPD patients those variables that may predict the response to a program of pulmonary rehabilitation, integrating clinical parameters with cellular and molecular measurements, offering the potential for more effective and individualized treatment options. A group of 89 consecutive COPD patients admitted to a 3-weeks Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) program were evaluated for clinical and biological parameters at baseline and after completion of PR. DNA fragmentation in cryopreserved lymphocytes was compared by visual scoring and using the Comet Assay IV analysis system. The comparison of DNA damage before and after PR showed a highly significant increase from 19.6 ± 7.3 at admission to 21.8 ± 7.2 after three weeks of treatment, with a significant increase of 2.46 points (p < 0.001). Higher levels of DNA damage were observed in the group of non- responders and in those patients receiving oxygen therapy. The overall variation of %TI during treatment significantly correlated with the level of pCO2 at admission and negatively with the level of IL-6 at admission. Measuring the frequency of DNA damage in COPD patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation may provide a meaningful biological marker of response and should be considered as additional diagnostic and prognostic criterion for personalized rehabilitation programs.
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- Patrizia Russo
- Unit of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Roma, Italy
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- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Departamento de Medicina Genòmica y Toxicologìa Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autònoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico
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- Unit of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Flow Cytometry IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Roma, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Scientific Direction, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Roma, Italy; Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele University, Rome, Italy.
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Su Y, Luo H, Yang J. Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor attenuates lung inflammation and injury in a murine model of pulmonary emphysema. Growth Factors 2018; 36:246-262. [PMID: 30600734 DOI: 10.1080/08977194.2018.1552270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Pulmonary inflammation and progressive lung destruction are the major causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), resulting in emphysema and irreversible pulmonary dysfunction. Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), is known to play a protective role in the process of various inflammatory diseases. However, its effect on COPD is poorly understood. This study was designed to determine the effect of HB-EGF on lung inflammation and injury in a murine model of pulmonary emphysema. HB-EGF promoted percent survival and body weight, attenuated lung injury, inflammatory cells, and cytokines infiltration, and prevented lung function decline. Additionally, treatment of rHB-EGF suppressed the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)/p65, decreased TUNEL-positive cells and the expression of caspase 3, and increased the expression of PCNA, HB-EGF, and EGF receptor (EGFR). We conclude that HB-EGF attenuates lung inflammation and injury, probably through the activation of EGFR, followed by suppression of NF-ΚB signalling, promotion of cell proliferation, and inhibition of apoptosis.
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- Yanwei Su
- a School of Nursing, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China
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- b Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China
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- c Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China
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Leijs MM, Koppe JG, Olie K, de Voogt P, van Aalderen WMC, Ten Tusscher GW. Exposure to Environmental Contaminants and Lung Function in Adolescents-Is There a Link? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15071352. [PMID: 29954136 PMCID: PMC6069052 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15071352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF)), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and brominated flame retardants (BDEs) are well known toxic environmental contaminants. Their possible role in the incidence of respiratory disease is not yet well understood. Previous studies showed a negative effect on lung function in relation to prenatal and lactational dioxin exposure in pre-pubertal children. Effects of BDE exposure on the lung function have not previously been evaluated. As part of a longitudinal cohort study, the effects of perinatal dioxin (PCDD/F) exposure and serum PCDD/F, dl-PCB, and BDE levels on lung function in adolescents were assessed using spirometry, a body box, and diffusion measurements. Thirty-three children (born between 1986 and 1991) consented to the current follow-up study. Prenatal, lactational, and current dioxin, PCB, and BDE concentrations were determined using GC-MS. No relationship was seen between prenatal and lactational dioxin exposure, nor with current PCB body burden, and lung function. Indications of increasing airway obstruction were seen in relation to increasing current BDE exposure. This is a novel finding and certainly warrants further research.
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- Marike M Leijs
- Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Ecobaby Foundation, Hollandstraat 6, 3634 AT Loenersloot, The Netherlands.
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, RTWH University Aachen, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Ecobaby Foundation, Hollandstraat 6, 3634 AT Loenersloot, The Netherlands.
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- IBED/ESPM, University of Amsterdam, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- IBED/ESPM, University of Amsterdam, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- KWR Watercycle Research Institute, P.O. Box 1072, 3430 BB Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Westfriesgasthuis, Maelsonstraat 3, 1624 NP Hoorn, The Netherlands.
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Tan LH, Bahmed K, Lin CR, Marchetti N, Bolla S, Criner GJ, Kelsen S, Madesh M, Kosmider B. The cytoprotective role of DJ-1 and p45 NFE2 against human primary alveolar type II cell injury and emphysema. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3555. [PMID: 29476075 PMCID: PMC5824795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21790-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Emphysema is characterized by irreversibly enlarged airspaces and destruction of alveolar walls. One of the factors contributing to this disease pathogenesis is an elevation in extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation in the lung. Alveolar type II (ATII) cells produce and secrete pulmonary surfactants and proliferate to restore the epithelium after damage. We isolated ATII cells from control non-smokers, smokers and patients with emphysema to determine the role of NFE2 (nuclear factor, erythroid-derived 2). NFE2 is a heterodimer composed of two subunits, a 45 kDa (p45 NFE2) and 18 kDa (p18 NFE2) polypeptides. Low expression of p45 NFE2 in patients with emphysema correlated with a high ECM degradation. Moreover, we found that NFE2 knockdown increased cell death induced by cigarette smoke extract. We also studied the cross talk between p45 NFE2 and DJ-1. DJ-1 protein is a redox-sensitive chaperone that protects cells from oxidative stress. We detected that cigarette smoke significantly increased p45 NFE2 levels in DJ-1 KO mice compared to wild-type mice. Our results indicate that p45 NFE2 expression is induced by exposure to cigarette smoke, has a cytoprotective activity against cell injury, and its downregulation in human primary ATII cells may contribute to emphysema pathogenesis.
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- Li Hui Tan
- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States. .,Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States. .,Department of Physiology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States.
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