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Alessandrini F, de Jong R, Wimmer M, Maier AM, Fernandez I, Hils M, Buters JT, Biedermann T, Zissler UM, Hoffmann C, Esser-von-Bieren J, Schmidt-Weber CB, Ohnmacht C. Lung Epithelial CYP1 Activity Regulates Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Dependent Allergic Airway Inflammation. Front Immunol 2022; 13:901194. [PMID: 35734174 PMCID: PMC9207268 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.901194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The lung epithelial barrier serves as a guardian towards environmental insults and responds to allergen encounter with a cascade of immune reactions that can possibly lead to inflammation. Whether the environmental sensor aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) together with its downstream targets cytochrome P450 (CYP1) family members contribute to the regulation of allergic airway inflammation remains unexplored. By employing knockout mice for AhR and for single CYP1 family members, we found that AhR-/- and CYP1B1-/- but not CYP1A1-/- or CYP1A2-/- animals display enhanced allergic airway inflammation compared to WT. Expression analysis, immunofluorescence staining of murine and human lung sections and bone marrow chimeras suggest an important role of CYP1B1 in non-hematopoietic lung epithelial cells to prevent exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation. Transcriptional analysis of murine and human lung epithelial cells indicates a functional link of AhR to barrier protection/inflammatory mediator signaling upon allergen challenge. In contrast, CYP1B1 deficiency leads to enhanced expression and activity of CYP1A1 in lung epithelial cells and to an increased availability of the AhR ligand kynurenic acid following allergen challenge. Thus, differential CYP1 family member expression and signaling via the AhR in epithelial cells represents an immunoregulatory layer protecting the lung from exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation.
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- Francesca Alessandrini
- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Partner Site, Munich, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine V, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
- Comprehensive Pneumology Centre, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology Biederstein, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology Biederstein, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Clinical Unit Allergology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Partner Site, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- Food Research Center (FoRC), Department of Food Science and Experimental Nutrition, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Partner Site, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- *Correspondence: Caspar Ohnmacht,
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Frank DN, Qiu Y, Cao Y, Zhang S, Lu L, Kofonow JM, Robertson CE, Liu Y, Wang H, Levens CL, Kuhn KA, Song J, Ramakrishnan VR, Lu SL. A dysbiotic microbiome promotes head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2022; 41:1269-1280. [PMID: 35087236 PMCID: PMC8882136 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-02137-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Recent studies have reported dysbiotic oral microbiota and tumor-resident bacteria in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We aimed to identify and validate oral microbial signatures in treatment-naïve HNSCC patients compared with healthy control subjects. We confirm earlier reports that the relative abundances of Lactobacillus spp. and Neisseria spp. are elevated and diminished, respectively, in human HNSCC. In parallel, we examined the disease-modifying effects of microbiota in HNSCC, through both antibiotic depletion of microbiota in an induced HNSCC mouse model (4-Nitroquinoline 1-oxide, 4NQO) and reconstitution of tumor-associated microbiota in a germ-free orthotopic mouse model. We demonstrate that depletion of microbiota delays oral tumorigenesis, while microbiota transfer from mice with oral cancer accelerates tumorigenesis. Enrichment of Lactobacillus spp. was also observed in murine HNSCC, and activation of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor was documented in both murine and human tumors. Together, our findings support the hypothesis that dysbiosis promotes HNSCC development.
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- Daniel N Frank
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First University Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and the Mucosal Inflammation Program, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and the Mucosal Inflammation Program, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Miura T, Onodera R, Terashima J, Ozawa S, Habano W. β-naphthoflavone-induced upregulation of CYP1B1 expression is mediated by the preferential binding of aryl hydrocarbon receptor to unmethylated xenobiotic responsive elements. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:1410. [PMID: 34676003 PMCID: PMC8524661 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Human cytochrome P450 1 (CYP1) enzymes are transcriptionally induced by specific xenobiotics through a mechanism that involves the binding of aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhR) to target xenobiotic responsive element (XRE) sequences. To examine the effect of DNA methylation on the AhR-mediated pathway, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR analysis was performed. β-naphthoflavone (βNF)-induced CYP1B1 expression was found to be potentiated by pre-treatment of human HepG2 liver cancer cells with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, but not HuH7 cells. It was hypothesized that this increase is mediated by the demethylation of CpG sites within XRE2/XRE3 sequences, suggesting that methylation of these sequences inhibits gene expression by interfering with the binding of AhR to the target sequences. To test this hypothesis, a novel method combining the modified chromatin immunoprecipitation of AhR-XRE complexes with subsequent DNA methylation analysis of the XRE regions targeted by activated AhR was applied to both liver cancer cell lines treated with βNF. XRE2/XRE3 methylation was found to be exclusively observed in the input DNA from HepG2 cells but not in the precipitated AhR-bound DNA. Furthermore, sub-cloning and sequencing analysis revealed that the two XRE sites were unmethylated in the samples from the AhR-bound DNA even though the neighboring CpG sites were frequently methylated. To the best of our knowledge, the present study provides the first direct evidence that ligand-activated AhR preferentially binds to unmethylated XRE sequences in the context of natural chromatin. In addition, this approach can also be applied to assess the effects of DNA methylation on target sequence binding by transcription factors other than AhR.
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- Toshitaka Miura
- Division of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Genetics, Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, Shiwa, Iwate 028-3694, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Genetics, Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, Shiwa, Iwate 028-3694, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Genetics, Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, Shiwa, Iwate 028-3694, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Genetics, Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, Shiwa, Iwate 028-3694, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacodynamics and Molecular Genetics, Department of Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University, Shiwa, Iwate 028-3694, Japan
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Fransen LFH, Leonard MO. Small Airway Susceptibility to Chemical and Particle Injury. Respiration 2021; 101:321-333. [PMID: 34649249 DOI: 10.1159/000519344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Small airways (SA) in humans are commonly defined as those conducting airways <2 mm in diameter. They are susceptible to particle- and chemical-induced injury and play a major role in the development of airway disease such as COPD and asthma. Susceptibility to injury can be attributed in part to structural features including airflow dynamics and tissue architecture, but recent evidence may indicate a more prominent role for cellular composition in directing toxicological responses. Animal studies support the hypothesis that inherent cellular differences across the tracheobronchial tree, including metabolic CYP450 expression in the distal conducting airways, can influence SA susceptibility to injury. Currently, there is insufficient information in humans to make similar conclusions, prompting further necessary work in this area. An understanding of why the SA are more susceptible to certain chemical and particle exposures than other airway regions is fundamental to our ability to identify hazardous materials, their properties, and accompanying exposure scenarios that compromise lung function. It is also important for the ability to develop appropriate models for toxicity testing. Moreover, it is central to our understanding of SA disease aetiology and how interventional strategies for treatment may be developed. In this review, we will document the structural and cellular airway regional differences that are likely to influence airway susceptibility to injury, including the role of secretory club cells. We will also describe recent advances in single-cell sequencing of human airways, which have provided unprecedented details of cell phenotype, likely to impact airway chemical and particle injury.
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- Toxicology Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Didcot, United Kingdom
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Liu KY, Wang LT, Wang HC, Wang SN, Tseng LW, Chai CY, Chiou SS, Huang SK, Hsu SH. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor is Essential in the Control of Lung Club Cell Homeostasis. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:299-311. [PMID: 33574691 PMCID: PMC7872937 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s284800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Club cells play an important role in maintaining lung homeostasis and aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is known to be important in xenobiotic metabolism, but its role in regulating club cells is currently unknown. METHODS To this end, mice with club cell-specific AhR deficiency were generated and evaluated in a model of antigen (ovalbumin, OVA)-induced airway inflammation for the number of infiltrating inflammatory cells, the levels of cytokines and CC10 and Notch signaling by standard methods. RESULTS After OVA sensitization and challenge, Scgb1a1-Cre; Ahrflox/flox mice showed aggravated levels of pulmonary inflammation with increased levels of inflammatory cells and cytokines 1 day after challenge as compared to those seen in their littermate controls, but in contrast to the littermate controls, no significant change in the levels of CC10 and SP-D was noted in Scgb1a1-Cre; Ahrflox/flox mice. Surprisingly, 7 days after the challenge, while, as expected, wild-type mice recovered from acute inflammation, significantly increased lymphocytic infiltration was noted in Scgb1a1-Cre; Ahrflox/flox mice, suggesting their defective mechanism of recovery. Mechanistically, this was due, in part, to the decreased Notch1 signaling and expression of its downstream gene, HES5, while AhR was shown to positively regulate Notch1 expression via its transactivating activity targeting the xenobiotic response element in the promoter region of Notch1 gene. CONCLUSION Under the condition of pulmonary inflammation, AhR is critical in controlling lung club cell homeostasis via targeting Notch1 signaling and the generation of anti-inflammatory mediators.
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- Kwei-Yan Liu
- Department of Respirology & Allergy, Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518020, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
- Division of General and Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Respirology & Allergy, Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518020, People’s Republic of China
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Carbon nanotube filler enhances incinerated thermoplastics-induced cytotoxicity and metabolic disruption in vitro. Part Fibre Toxicol 2020; 17:40. [PMID: 32787867 PMCID: PMC7424660 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-020-00371-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Engineered nanomaterials are increasingly being incorporated into synthetic materials as fillers and additives. The potential pathological effects of end-of-lifecycle recycling and disposal of virgin and nano-enabled composites have not been adequately addressed, particularly following incineration. The current investigation aims to characterize the cytotoxicity of incinerated virgin thermoplastics vs. incinerated nano-enabled thermoplastic composites on two in vitro pulmonary models. Ultrafine particles released from thermally decomposed virgin polycarbonate or polyurethane, and their carbon nanotube (CNT)-enabled composites were collected and used for acute in vitro exposure to primary human small airway epithelial cell (pSAEC) and human bronchial epithelial cell (Beas-2B) models. Post-exposure, both cell lines were assessed for cytotoxicity, proliferative capacity, intracellular ROS generation, genotoxicity, and mitochondrial membrane potential. Results The treated Beas-2B cells demonstrated significant dose-dependent cellular responses, as well as parent matrix-dependent and CNT-dependent sensitivity. Cytotoxicity, enhancement in reactive oxygen species, and dissipation of ΔΨm caused by incinerated polycarbonate were significantly more potent than polyurethane analogues, and CNT filler enhanced the cellular responses compared to the incinerated parent particles. Such effects observed in Beas-2B were generally higher in magnitude compared to pSAEC at treatments examined, which was likely attributable to differences in respective lung cell types. Conclusions Whilst the effect of the treatments on the distal respiratory airway epithelia remains limited in interpretation, the current in vitro respiratory bronchial epithelia model demonstrated profound sensitivity to the test particles at depositional doses relevant for occupational cohorts.
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López-Valdez N, Guerrero-Palomo G, Rojas-Lemus M, Bizarro-Nevares P, Gonzalez-Villalva A, Ustarroz-Cano M, Rivera-Fernández N, Fortoul TI. The role of the non-ciliated bronchiolar cell in tolerance to inhaled vanadium of the bronchiolar epithelium. Histol Histopathol 2020; 35:497-508. [PMID: 31531844 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Non-Ciliated Bronchiolar Cell (NCBC) is responsible for the defense and maintenance of the bronchiolar epithelium. Several cellular defense mechanisms have been associated with an increase in the secretion of CC16 and changes in the phenotype of the cell; these mechanisms could be linked to tolerance to the damage due to exposure to inhaled Particulate Matter (PM) of the epithelium. These defense mechanisms have not been sufficiently explored. In this article, we studied the response of the NCBC to inhaled vanadium, an element which adheres to PM. This response was measured by the changes in the phenotype of the NCBC and the secretion of CC16 in a mouse model. Mice were exposed in two phases to different vanadium concentrations; 1.27 mg/m³ in the first phase and 2.56 mg/m³ in the second phase. Mice were sacrificed on the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th weeks. In the second phase, we observed the following: sloughing of the NCBC, hyperplasia and small inflammatory foci remained without changes and that the expression of CC16 was higher in this phase than in phase I. We also observed a change in the phenotype with a slow decrease in both phases. The increase in the secretion of CC16 and the phenotype reversion could be due to the anti-inflammatory activity of CC16. The changes observed in the second phase could be attributed to the tolerance to inhaled vanadium.
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- Nelly López-Valdez
- Department of Cellular and Tissular Biology, School of Medicine, UNAM, México city, Mexico
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, UNAM, México city, Mexico
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- Department of Cellular and Tissular Biology, School of Medicine, UNAM, México city, Mexico
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- Department of Cellular and Tissular Biology, School of Medicine, UNAM, México city, Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, UNAM, México city, Mexico
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- Department of Cellular and Tissular Biology, School of Medicine, UNAM, México city, Mexico.
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Zhang Z, Zhou M, He J, Shi T, Zhang S, Tang N, Chen W. Polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzo-furans exposure and altered lung function: The mediating role of oxidative stress. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 137:105521. [PMID: 32007688 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The lung has been reported to be one of the target organs of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzo-furans (PCDD/Fs) in many toxicological studies. While the associations between PCDD/Fs exposure and lung function levels have not been investigated thoroughly. This study aimed to explore these associations and the potential mediating role of oxidative stress. In this study, 201 foundry workers and 222 non-exposed general residents were recruited from central China, and their lung function parameters were measured. Air and food samples were collected to determine the PCDD/Fs levels for individual PCDD/Fs exposure estimation. Serum PCDD/Fs levels were determined in a subgroup of individuals randomly selected from the study population to reflect the body burden. It was found that each 1-unit increase in ln-transformed concentration of PCDD/Fs exposure (fg TEQ/bw/day) was associated with a 0.47 L decrease in FVC and a 0.25 L decrease in FEV1. Each 1-unit increase in ln-transformed concentration of serum PCDD/Fs (fg TEQ/g lipid) was associated with a 0.36 L decrease in FVC and a 0.24 L decrease in FEV1. Urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was not only positively related to PCDD/Fs exposure, but also inversely associated with FVC and FEV1 are FVC (β = -0.15, 95% CI: -0.22 to -0.08) and FEV1 (β = -0.07, 95% CI: -0.13 to -0.02). Mediation analysis revealed that urinary 8-OHdG mediated 12.22% of the associations of external PCDD/Fs exposure with FVC levels, 28.61% and 27.87% of the associations of serum PCDD/Fs with FVC and FEV1 levels respectively. Our findings suggested that PCDD/Fs exposure was associated with decreased lung function levels by a mechanism partly involving oxidatively generated damage to DNA.
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- Zhuang Zhang
- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Zhuhai Center for Chronic Disease Control, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519060, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Applied Toxicology, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Center for Research on Urban Environment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences (SCIES), Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), Guangzhou 510655, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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Xenobiotica-metabolizing enzymes in the lung of experimental animals, man and in human lung models. Arch Toxicol 2019; 93:3419-3489. [PMID: 31673725 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-019-02602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The xenobiotic metabolism in the lung, an organ of first entry of xenobiotics into the organism, is crucial for inhaled compounds entering this organ intentionally (e.g. drugs) and unintentionally (e.g. work place and environmental compounds). Additionally, local metabolism by enzymes preferentially or exclusively occurring in the lung is important for favorable or toxic effects of xenobiotics entering the organism also by routes other than by inhalation. The data collected in this review show that generally activities of cytochromes P450 are low in the lung of all investigated species and in vitro models. Other oxidoreductases may turn out to be more important, but are largely not investigated. Phase II enzymes are generally much higher with the exception of UGT glucuronosyltransferases which are generally very low. Insofar as data are available the xenobiotic metabolism in the lung of monkeys comes closed to that in the human lung; however, very few data are available for this comparison. Second best rate the mouse and rat lung, followed by the rabbit. Of the human in vitro model primary cells in culture, such as alveolar macrophages and alveolar type II cells as well as the A549 cell line appear quite acceptable. However, (1) this generalization represents a temporary oversimplification born from the lack of more comparable data; (2) the relative suitability of individual species/models is different for different enzymes; (3) when more data become available, the conclusions derived from these comparisons quite possibly may change.
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Rendic SP, Guengerich FP. Development and Uses of Offline and Web-Searchable Metabolism Databases - The Case of Benzo[a]pyrene. Curr Drug Metab 2018; 19:3-46. [PMID: 29219051 DOI: 10.2174/1389200219666171207123939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 11/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The present work describes development of offline and web-searchable metabolism databases for drugs, other chemicals, and physiological compounds using human and model species, prompted by the large amount of data published after year 1990. The intent was to provide a rapid and accurate approach to published data to be applied both in science and to assist therapy. METHODS Searches for the data were done using the Pub Med database, accessing the Medline database of references and abstracts. In addition, data presented at scientific conferences (e.g., ISSX conferences) are included covering the publishing period beginning with the year 1976. RESULTS Application of the data is illustrated by the properties of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and its metabolites. Analysis show higher activity of P450 1A1 for activation of the (-)- isomer of trans-B[a]P-7,8-diol, while P4501B1 exerts higher activity for the (+)- isomer. P450 1A2 showed equally low activity in the metabolic activation of both isomers. CONCLUSION The information collected in the databases is applicable in prediction of metabolic drug-drug and/or drug-chemical interactions in clinical and environmental studies. The data on the metabolism of searched compound (exemplified by benzo[a]pyrene and its metabolites) also indicate toxicological properties of the products of specific reactions. The offline and web-searchable databases had wide range of applications (e.g. computer assisted drug design and development, optimization of clinical therapy, toxicological applications) and adjustment in everyday life styles.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, United States
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Curran CS, Bolig T, Torabi-Parizi P. Mechanisms and Targeted Therapies for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 197:708-727. [PMID: 29087211 PMCID: PMC5855068 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201705-1043so] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a complex gram-negative facultative anaerobe replete with a variety of arsenals to activate, modify, and destroy host defense mechanisms. The microbe is a common cause of nosocomial infections and an antibiotic-resistant priority pathogen. In the lung, P. aeruginosa disrupts upper and lower airway homeostasis by damaging the epithelium and evading innate and adaptive immune responses. The biology of these interactions is essential to understand P. aeruginosa pathogenesis. P. aeruginosa interacts directly with host cells via flagella, pili, lipoproteins, lipopolysaccharides, and the type III secretion system localized in the outer membrane. P. aeruginosa quorum-sensing molecules regulate the release of soluble factors that enhance the spread of infection. These characteristics of P. aeruginosa differentially affect lung epithelial, innate, and adaptive immune cells involved in the production of mediators and the recruitment of additional immune cell subsets. Pathogen interactions with individual host cells and in the context of host acute lung infection are discussed to reveal pathways that may be targeted therapeutically.
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- Colleen S Curran
- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Zhou Y, Mu G, Liu Y, Xiao L, Ma J, Wang B, Shi T, Tan A, Yuan J, Chen W. Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites, Club cell secretory protein and lung function. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2018; 111:109-116. [PMID: 29190527 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been associated with lung function decline. However, the underlying mechanisms for the association remain unclear. OBJECTIVES To explore potential role of a lung epithelial biomarker, Club cell secretory protein (CC16), in associations between PAH exposures and lung function decline. METHODS We investigated 3384 adults from the Wuhan-Zhuhai cohort, and followed up at three years after first examination. Linear mixed models was used to quantify dose-response relationships between urinary monohydroxylated PAH metabolites (OH-PAHs) and lung function, as well as OH-PAHs and plasma CC16. Mediation analysis was conducted to investigate role of CC16 in the association between OH-PAHs and lung function. We also estimated the relationships between OH-PAHs and lung function change in three years among participants with different levels of CC16. RESULTS Each 1-unit increase of log-transformed total urinary high and low molecular weight OH-PAHs (∑HMW OH-PAH and ∑LMW OH-PAHs) were associated with a 22.59 and 25.25ml reduction of FEV1 respectively, while∑HMW OH-PAH was associated with a 30.38ml reduction of FVC. Moreover, these negative associations between OH-PAHs and lung function levels were significant only among low CC16 group (<15.83ng/ml). CC16 concentration decreased monotonically with increased high molecular weight OH-PAHs (∑HMW OH-PAHs) when ∑HMW OH-PAH concentration was over 0.67μg/mmol Cr. CC16 mediated 22.13% of the association between ∑HMW OH-PAH and FVC among individuals with higher ∑HMW OH-PAH. After three years of follow-up, subjects with low level of plasma CC16 had a significant decline of FVC when exposed to high level of ∑HMW OH-PAH. CONCLUSIONS CC16 play an important role in the association between high molecular weight PAHs and FVC. Individuals with low plasma CC16 level might suffer a decline in lung function when exposed to high level of high molecular weight PAHs.
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- Yun Zhou
- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Applied Toxicology, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Applied Toxicology, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Zhuhai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519060, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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Lindner K, Ströbele M, Schlick S, Webering S, Jenckel A, Kopf J, Danov O, Sewald K, Buj C, Creutzenberg O, Tillmann T, Pohlmann G, Ernst H, Ziemann C, Hüttmann G, Heine H, Bockhorn H, Hansen T, König P, Fehrenbach H. Biological effects of carbon black nanoparticles are changed by surface coating with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Part Fibre Toxicol 2017; 14:8. [PMID: 28327162 PMCID: PMC5361723 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-017-0189-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background Carbon black nanoparticles (CBNP) are mainly composed of carbon, with a small amount of other elements (including hydrogen and oxygen). The toxicity of CBNP has been attributed to their large surface area, and through adsorbing intrinsically toxic substances, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). It is not clear whether a PAH surface coating changes the toxicological properties of CBNP by influencing their physicochemical properties, through the specific toxicity of the surface-bound PAH, or by a combination of both. Methods Printex®90 (P90) was used as CBNP; the comparators were P90 coated with either benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) or 9-nitroanthracene (9NA), and soot from acetylene combustion that bears various PAHs on the surface (AS-PAH). Oxidative stress and IL-8/KC mRNA expression were determined in A549 and bronchial epithelial cells (16HBE14o-, Calu-3), mouse intrapulmonary airways and tracheal epithelial cells. Overall toxicity was tested in a rat inhalation study according to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) criteria. Effects on cytochrome monooxygenase (Cyp) mRNA expression, cell viability and mucociliary clearance were determined in acute exposure models using explanted murine trachea. Results All particles had similar primary particle size, shape, hydrodynamic diameter and ζ-potential. All PAH-containing particles had a comparable specific surface area that was approximately one third that of P90. AS-PAH contained a mixture of PAH with expected higher toxicity than BaP or 9NA. PAH-coating reduced some effects of P90 such as IL-8 mRNA expression and oxidative stress in A549 cells, granulocyte influx in the in vivo OECD experiment, and agglomeration of P90 and mucus release in the murine trachea ex vivo. Furthermore, P90-BaP decreased particle transport speed compared to P90 at 10 μg/ml. In contrast, PAH-coating induced IL-8 mRNA expression in bronchial epithelial cell lines, and Cyp mRNA expression and apoptosis in tracheal epithelial cells. In line with the higher toxicity compared to P90-BaP and P90-9NA, AS-PAH had the strongest biological effects both ex vivo and in vivo. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that the biological effect of CBNP is determined by a combination of specific surface area and surface-bound PAH, and varies in different target cells. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12989-017-0189-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Karina Lindner
- Institut für Anatomie, Zentrum für medizinische Struktur- und Zellbiologie, Universität zu Lübeck (UzL), Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany
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- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Engler-Bunte-Institut, Bereich Verbrennungstechnik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Experimentelle Pneumologie, Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Experimentelle Pneumologie, Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Angeborene Immunität, Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Biomedizinische Optik, Universität zu Lübeck (UzL), Lübeck, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Lübeck, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Biomedizinische Optik, Universität zu Lübeck (UzL), Lübeck, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Lübeck, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Angeborene Immunität, Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Engler-Bunte-Institut, Bereich Verbrennungstechnik, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institut für Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin ITEM, Hannover, Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Anatomie, Zentrum für medizinische Struktur- und Zellbiologie, Universität zu Lübeck (UzL), Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Experimentelle Pneumologie, Borstel, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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Ranjit S, Midde NM, Sinha N, Patters BJ, Rahman MA, Cory TJ, Rao PSS, Kumar S. Effect of Polyaryl Hydrocarbons on Cytotoxicity in Monocytic Cells: Potential Role of Cytochromes P450 and Oxidative Stress Pathways. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0163827. [PMID: 27684561 PMCID: PMC5042547 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), naphthalene (NPh), phenanthrene (Phe), benzo(a)antharacene (BeA), and benzo(b)fluoranthene (BeF) are known carcinogenic polyaryl hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in cigarette smoke. This study was designed to examine the relative effect of these constituents on the cytotoxicity of monocytic cells and the possible mechanism of PAH-mediated cytotoxicity. METHODS We examined the acute (6-24 hours) and chronic (7 days) effects of these PAHs on the expression of cytochromes P450 (CYPs), oxidative stress, and cytotoxicity. The treated cells were examined for mRNA and protein levels of CYPs (1A1 and 3A4) and antioxidants enzymes (AOEs) superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) and catalase. Further, we assessed the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), caspase-3 cleavage activity, and cell viability. We performed these experiments in U937 and/or primary monocytic cells. RESULTS Of the five PAHs tested, after chronic treatment only BaP (100 nM) showed a significant increase in the expression of CYP1A1, AOEs (SOD1 and catalase), ROS generation, caspase-3 cleavage activity, and cytotoxicity. However, acute treatment with BaP showed only an increase in the mRNA expression of CYP1A1. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that of the five PAHs tested, BaP is the major contributor to the toxic effect of PAHs in monocytic cells, which is likely to occur through CYP and oxidative stress pathways.
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- Sabina Ranjit
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Findley, 1000 N. Main Street, Findlay, OH, 45840, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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Chen ST, Chen DR, Fang JP, Lin PH. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin modulates estradiol-induced aldehydic DNA lesions in human breast cancer cells through alteration of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 expression. Breast Cancer 2013; 22:269-79. [DOI: 10.1007/s12282-013-0476-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chan JKW, Vogel CF, Baek J, Kodani SD, Uppal RS, Bein KJ, Anderson DS, Van Winkle LS. Combustion derived ultrafine particles induce cytochrome P-450 expression in specific lung compartments in the developing neonatal and adult rat. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013; 304:L665-77. [PMID: 23502512 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00370.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Vehicle exhaust is rich in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and can be a dominant contributor to ultrafine urban particulate matter (PM). Exposure to ultrafine PM is correlated with respiratory infections and asthmatic symptoms in young children. The lung undergoes substantial growth, alveolarization, and cellular maturation within the first years of life, which may be impacted by environmental pollutants such as PM. PAHs in PM can serve as ligands for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) that induces expression of certain isozymes in the cytochrome P-450 superfamily, such as CYP1A1 and CYP1B1, localized in specific lung cell types. Although AhR activation and induction has been widely studied, its context within PM exposure and impact on the developing lung is poorly understood. In response, we have developed a replicable ultrafine premixed flame particle (PFP) generating system and used in vitro and in vivo models to define PM effects on AhR activation in the developing lung. We exposed 7-day neonatal and adult rats to a single 6-h PFP exposure and determined that PFPs cause significant parenchymal toxicity in neonates. PFPs contain weak AhR agonists that upregulate AhR-xenobiotic response element activity and expression and are capable inducers of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 expression in both ages with different spatial and temporal patterns. Neonatal CYP1A1 expression was muted and delayed compared with adults, possibly because of differences in the enzyme maturation. We conclude that the inability of neonates to sufficiently adapt in response to PFP exposure may, in part, explain their susceptibility to PFP and urban ultrafine PM.
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- Jackie K W Chan
- Center for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Lin JCJ, Roy JP, Verreault J, Talbot S, Côté F, Couture R, Morin A. An ex vivo approach to the differential parenchymal responses induced by cigarette whole smoke and its vapor phase. Toxicology 2012; 293:125-131. [PMID: 22266391 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 01/01/2012] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Using a rat lung slice model, this study compared the stress responses induced by cigarette whole smoke (WS) to that induced by the vapor phase (VP) of the smoke. Following a 3-day exposure, lung slices exposed to 4, 10 and 20% WS retained 85, 42 and 16% relative survival respectively in comparison to the air-exposed ones. Consistently, histological observations revealed concentration-related alveolar damages in the lung slices. Expression of 5 stress-response genes was examined following a single 30 min exposure to 4% WS or VP. WS exposure resulted in 4, 11 and 50-fold induction of IL-1β, kinin type I receptor (B₁R) and CYP1A1 genes, respectively, while CYP1B1 and TNF-α genes expression was found only two times higher in comparison to VP group. Since cigarette WS consists of particulate and vapor phases, these results highlight the preferential or synergistic role of the particulate phase in the induction of IL-1β, B₁R and CYP1A1 genes and that VP did not have comparable effects on expression of these genes. However, both phases fairly contributed to the induction of CYP1B1 and TNF-α genes. VP was the fraction responsible for the toxic effect since WS did not produce further toxicity. The 4% whole smoke deposited about 7.1 μg/cm² of total particulate matter (TPM) to the exposure chamber which may account for observed differential stress responses in the lung slices.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, Montréal, QC, H4C 3P6, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, Montréal, QC, H4C 3P6, Canada
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Weems JM, Yost GS. 3-Methylindole metabolites induce lung CYP1A1 and CYP2F1 enzymes by AhR and non-AhR mechanisms, respectively. Chem Res Toxicol 2010; 23:696-704. [PMID: 20187624 DOI: 10.1021/tx9004506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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3-Methylindole (3MI) is a highly selective pneumotoxicant that is present in abundant amounts (as high as 1.4 mug/cigarette) in cigarette smoke. Several human cytochrome P450 enzymes that are expressed in lung, such as CYP1A1, CYP2F1, CYP2A13, and CYP4B1, catalyze the dehydrogenation of 3MI to the reactive intermediate 3-methyleneindolenine, which alkylates DNA and induces cell death through apoptosis. In addition, 3MI potently damages DNA at low concentrations (observable at 0.1 muM). However, it seemed possible that 3MI could induce the levels of P450 enzymes, so transcription and translation of 1A1 and 2F1 genes were measured in primary normal human bronchial epithelial cells. In this study, 3MI-induced DNA damage at the 10 muM concentration was ameliorated when P450 turnover was inactivated with the cytochrome P450 suicide substrate inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole. Thus, the observed DNA damage was cytochrome P450-dependent. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed both concentration- and time-dependent increases in CYP1A1 and CYP2F1 transcription by the same 3MI concentrations that damaged DNA. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation lead to CYP1A1 induction. Treatment with 3MI in combination with the AhR antagonist alpha-naphthoflavone prevented 3MI-mediated CYP1A1 induction, indicating that the induction was AhR-dependent. Conversely, CYP2F1 induction did not appear to require activation of AhR. These intriguing findings show that not only is induction of 1A1 and 2F1 caused by 3MI metabolites, rather than 3MI itself, but transcriptional activation of these pulmonary genes occurs through disparate mechanisms. Thus, the induction process, and subsequent increased bioactivation of 3MI to toxic intermediates, is a facile process that might enhance the acute toxicity and/or mutagenicity of this chemical.
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- Jessica M Weems
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah, 30 S 2000 E, Room 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Wong PS, Vogel CF, Kokosinski K, Matsumura F. Arylhydrocarbon receptor activation in NCI-H441 cells and C57BL/6 mice: possible mechanisms for lung dysfunction. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2009; 42:210-7. [PMID: 19372248 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0228oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is known for its ability to bind aromatic-containing compounds, which starts a molecular cascade involving the induction of cytochrome P450s and inflammatory cytokines. Our hypothesis is that many inhaled environmental toxicant components activate these inflammatory pathways via an initial binding to the AhR. To test this possibility, we treated Clara cell-derived NCI-H441 cells with the AhR agonist, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlordibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), and demonstrated that AhR activation increased the expression of both cytochrome P450 s and inflammatory markers. We also found increased mucin 5AC production with TCDD treatment. Similar results were observed in NCI-H441 cells treated with urban dust particles. Mucin 5AC expression was highly correlated with increased-expression cyclooxygenase-2 and IL-1beta, thus implicating these two inflammatory markers as possible conduits for AhR-mediated mucin production. We hypothesize that this increase in mucin 5AC production is a result of inflammation-induced differentiation of our epithelial cell to a mucin-producing cell. This theory is supported by morphological changes observed in the cells, as well as decreased expression of Clara cell secretory protein (CC10). In an in vivo C57BL/6 mouse model, TCDD increased expression of inflammatory cytokines, mucin 5AC, and a number of matrix metalloproteases in whole-lung samples. These changes were not seen in mice in which AhR signaling was repressed. These markers from the whole-lung samples have been correlated to onset of bronchitis, asthma, small airways disease, and fibrosis, and their increased expression further implicates AhR activation in producing the molecular environment for the development of lung injury to occur.
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- Patrick S Wong
- Center for Health and the Environment, University of California at Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Kransler KM, McGarrigle BP, Swartz DD, Olson JR. Lung Development in the Holtzman Rat is Adversely Affected by Gestational Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin. Toxicol Sci 2008; 107:498-511. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Head JL, Lawrence BP. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor is a modulator of anti-viral immunity. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 77:642-53. [PMID: 19027719 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 10/13/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Although immune modulation by AhR ligands has been studied for many years, the impact of AhR activation on host defenses against viral infection has not, until recently, garnered much attention. The development of novel reagents and model systems, new information regarding anti-viral immunity, and a growing appreciation for the global health threat posed by viruses have invigorated interest in understanding how environmental signals affect susceptibility to and pathological consequences of viral infection. Using influenza A virus as a model of respiratory viral infection, recent studies show that AhR activation cues signaling events in both leukocytes and non-immune cells. Functional alterations include suppressed lymphocyte responses and increased inflammation in the infected lung. AhR-mediated events within and extrinsic to hematopoietic cells has been investigated using bone marrow chimeras, which show that AhR alters different elements of the immune response by affecting different tissue targets. In particular, suppressed CD8(+) T cell responses are due to deregulated events within leukocytes themselves, whereas increased neutrophil recruitment to and IFN-gamma levels in the lung result from AhR-regulated events extrinsic to bone marrow-derived cells. This latter discovery suggests that epithelial and endothelial cells are overlooked targets of AhR-mediated changes in immune function. Further support that AhR influences host cell responses to viral infection are provided by several studies demonstrating that AhR interacts directly with viral proteins and affects viral latency. While AhR clearly modulates host responses to viral infection, we still have much to understand about the complex interactions between immune cells, viruses, and the host environment.
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- Jennifer L Head
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
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Ho CC, Ling YC, Chang LW, Tsai HT, Tsai MH, Lin P. 17-Beta Estradiol and Hydroxyestradiols Interact via the NF-Kappa B Pathway to Elevate Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression and Prostaglandin E2 Secretion in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. Toxicol Sci 2008; 104:294-302. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Trans, trans-2,4-decadienal induced cell proliferation via p27 pathway in human bronchial epithelial cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2008; 228:76-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2007.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Revised: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gohil K, Oommen S, Vasu VT, Aung HH, Cross CE. Tocopherol transfer protein deficiency modifies nuclear receptor transcriptional networks in lungs: Modulation by cigarette smoke in vivo. Mol Aspects Med 2007; 28:453-80. [PMID: 17400288 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2007.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2007] [Revised: 02/12/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dietary factors and environmental pollutants initiate signaling cascades that converge on AhR:Nrf2:NF-kappaB transcription factor (TF) networks and, in turn, affect the health of the organism through its effects on the expression of numerous genes. Reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) have been hypothesized to be common mediators in these pathways. alpha-Tocopherol (AT) is a potent, lipophilic, scavenger of ROMs in vitro and has been hypothesized to be a major chain-breaking anti-oxidant in lipoproteins and biological membranes in vivo. The lung offers a vital organ to test the various postulated actions of AT in vivo. Lung AT concentrations can be manipulated by several methods that include dietary and genetic techniques. In this study we have used mice with severe AT deficiency inflicted at birth by the deletion of AT transfer protein (ATTP) which is abundantly expressed in the liver and regulates systemic concentrations of AT. Mice and humans deficient in ATTP are AT deficient. Female ATTP-deficient (ATTP-KO) mice and their congenic ATTP normal (WT) mice fed a diet containing 35 IU AT/kg diet were used to test our hypothesis. The mice (n=5/group) were exposed to either air or cigarette smoke (CS, total suspended particles 60 mg/m(3), 6h/day), a source of ROM, for 3 or 10 days. Post-exposure lung tissue was dissected, RNA extracted from each lung and it was pooled group-wise and processed for GeneChip analysis (Affymetrix 430A 2.0). Differential analysis of the transcriptomes ( approximately 16,000 mRNAs) identified CS sensitive genes that were modulated by lung AT-concentration. CS activated AhR driven genes such as cyp1b1 whose induction was augmented in CS-exposed, AT-deficient lungs. However, CS-induced expression of some of the Nrf2 driven genes was not potentiated in the AT-deficient lungs. Largest clusters of CS-AT sensitive genes were lymphocyte and leukocyte specific genes. These gene-clusters included those encoding cytokines and immunoglobulins, which were repressed by CS and were modulated by lung AT concentrations. Our genome-wide analysis suggests reciprocal regulation of xenobiotic and immune response genes by CS and a modulatory role of lung AT concentration on the expression of these clusters of genes. These data suggest that in vivo network of AT, AT-metabolites and ATTP affects the transcription of genes driven by AhR, Nrf2 and NF-kappaB, transcription factor networks that transduce cellular metabolic signals and orchestrate adaptive responses of lungs to inhaled environmental pollutants.
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- K Gohil
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, 451 East Health Sciences Drive, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Neff-LaFord H, Teske S, Bushnell TP, Lawrence BP. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation during Influenza Virus Infection Unveils a Novel Pathway of IFN-γ Production by Phagocytic Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:247-55. [PMID: 17579044 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.1.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The contribution of environmental factors is important as we consider reasons that underlie differential susceptibility to influenza virus. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation by the pollutant dioxin during influenza virus infection decreases survival, which correlates with a 4-fold increase in pulmonary IFN-gamma levels. We report here that the majority of IFN-gamma-producing cells in the lung are neutrophils and macrophages not lymphocytes, and elevated IFN-gamma is associated with increased pulmonary inducible NO synthase (iNOS) levels. Moreover, we show that even in the absence of dioxin, infection with influenza virus elicits IFN-gamma production by B cells, gammadelta T cells, CD11c(+) cells, macrophages and neutrophils, as well as CD3(+) and NK1.1(+) cells in the lung. Bone marrow chimeric mice reveal that AhR-mediated events external to hemopoietic cells direct dioxin-enhanced IFN-gamma production. We also show that AhR-mediated increases in IFN-gamma are dependent upon iNOS, but elevated iNOS in lung epithelial cells is not driven by AhR-dependent signals from bone marrow-derived cells. Thus, the lung contains important targets of AhR regulation, which likely influence a novel iNOS-mediated mechanism that controls IFN-gamma production by phagocytic cells. This suggests that AhR activation changes the response of lung parenchymal cells, such that regulatory pathways in the lung are cued to respond inappropriately during infection. These findings also imply that environmental factors may contribute to differential susceptibility to influenza virus and other respiratory pathogens.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD11b Antigen/biosynthesis
- Cytokines
- Female
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/drug effects
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/physiology
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/enzymology
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/genetics
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/immunology
- Phagocytes/enzymology
- Phagocytes/immunology
- Phagocytes/virology
- Pneumonia, Viral/enzymology
- Pneumonia, Viral/genetics
- Pneumonia, Viral/immunology
- Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/toxicity
- Protein Binding/drug effects
- Protein Binding/genetics
- Protein Binding/immunology
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/deficiency
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/genetics
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/metabolism
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Response Elements/immunology
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Up-Regulation/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- Haley Neff-LaFord
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology/Toxicology Graduate Program, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Chang JT, Chang H, Chen PH, Lin SL, Lin P. Requirement of aryl hydrocarbon receptor overexpression for CYP1B1 up-regulation and cell growth in human lung adenocarcinomas. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 13:38-45. [PMID: 17200336 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-1166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE CYP1B1 and CYP1A1 expression is up-regulated by activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) through binding of ligands such as cigarette smoke components. We examined the association between AhR, CYP1B1, and CYP1A1 expression in noninvasive bronchioloalveolar carcinomas (BAC) and lung adenocarcinomas and investigated the effects of AhR overexpression on cell physiology. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AhR, CYP1B1, and CYP1A1 expression was examined in 107 lung adenocarcinomas and 57 BAC by immunohistochemistry. AhR expression in lung adenocarcinoma H1355 cells was stably reduced by RNA interference (RNAi). AhR, CYP1B1, and CYP1A1 expression was examined using real-time reverse transcription-PCR. Cell physiology was evaluated by measuring anchorage-independent growth and intracellular reactive oxygen species. RESULTS Expression of AhR and CYP1A1 was associated in smoking adenocarcinoma patients, whereas expression of AhR and CYP1B1 was associated regardless of smoking status. The level of CYP1B1, but not CYP1A1, was positively associated with AhR overexpression in BAC. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorobenzo-p-dioxin-induced CYP1A1/1B1 expression was reduced in AhR RNAi clones. In the absence of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorobenzo-p-dioxin, CYP1B1 mRNA levels were reduced in AhR RNAi clones, whereas CYP1A1 mRNA levels were barely detectable. Furthermore, anchorage-independent growth and intracellular oxidative stress were significantly reduced in AhR RNAi cells. CONCLUSIONS In the absence of exogenous AhR ligands (such as cigarette smoke components), AhR overexpression up-regulated the expression of CYP1B1 in the early stage of lung adenocarcinoma. Elevated AhR expression in lung adenocarcinoma cells could increase intracellular oxidative stress and promote cell growth, implying that disrupting AhR expression might prevent the early development of lung adenocarcinomas.
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- Jinghua Tsai Chang
- Institute of Medical and Molecular Toxicology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan, ROC
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Chang LW, Chang YC, Ho CC, Tsai MH, Lin P. Increase of carcinogenic risk via enhancement of cyclooxygenase-2 expression and hydroxyestradiol accumulation in human lung cells as a result of interaction between BaP and 17-beta estradiol. Carcinogenesis 2007; 28:1606-12. [PMID: 17272310 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgm013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Animal studies demonstrated that females are more susceptible than males to benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)-induced toxicities, including lung carcinogenesis. Elevation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression has been shown to increase the risk of cancer development. BaP induces COX-2 expression, and an interaction between BaP and estrogen in relation to COX-2 expression is suspected. In the present study, 10 muM BaP alone only slightly increased COX-2 mRNA expression and 10 nM 17-beta estradiol (E(2)) alone slightly increased prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) secretion in human bronchial epithelial cells. However, co-treatment with BaP and E(2) potentiated COX-2 mRNA expression and significantly elevated PGE2 secretion. Utilizing specific inhibitors and reporter assays, we further investigated the potentiation mechanisms of E(2) on BaP-induced COX-2 expression. First, E(2) activated estrogen receptor to increase PGE2 secretion, which directly increased COX-2 expression. Second, E(2) potentiated BaP-induced nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation, which regulates COX-2 expression. Third, although the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) did not play a role in BaP-induced COX-2 expression, the potentiation effect of E(2) itself was AhR dependent. We further demonstrated that BaP induced the production of genotoxic E(2) metabolites (2- and 4-hydroxyestradiols) via AhR-up-regulated cytochromes P450 1A1 and 1B1. These metabolites could directly activate NF-kappaB to further promote COX-2 mRNA expression in human lung epithelial cells. These findings were further supported by increased PGE2 secretion in rat lung slice cultures. Our findings that the BaP-E(2) interaction enhanced COX-2 expression and hydroxyestradiol accumulation in the media of cultivated lung cells and tissues provide the needed scientific basis for higher risk of BaP-associated lung cancer in females.
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- Louis W Chang
- Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, No. 35, Keyan Road, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan, Republic of China
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