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Chu CY, Kim SY, Pryhuber GS, Mariani TJ, McGraw MD. Single-cell resolution of human airway epithelial cells exposed to bronchiolitis obliterans-associated chemicals. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2024; 326:L135-L148. [PMID: 38084407 PMCID: PMC11279737 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00304.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a fibrotic lung disease characterized by progressive luminal narrowing and obliteration of the small airways. In the nontransplant population, inhalation exposure to certain chemicals is associated with BO; however, the mechanisms contributing to disease induction remain poorly understood. This study's objective was to use single-cell RNA sequencing for the identification of transcriptomic signatures common to primary human airway epithelial cells after chemical exposure to BO-associated chemicals-diacetyl or nitrogen mustard-to help explain BO induction. Primary airway epithelial cells were cultured at air-liquid interface and exposed to diacetyl, nitrogen mustard, or control vapors. Cultures were dissociated and sequenced for single-cell RNA. Differential gene expression and functional pathway analyses were compared across exposures. In total, 75,663 single cells were captured and sequenced from all exposure conditions. Unbiased clustering identified 11 discrete phenotypes, including 5 basal, 2 ciliated, and 2 secretory cell clusters. With chemical exposure, the proportion of cells assigned to keratin 5+ basal cells decreased, whereas the proportion of cells aligned to secretory cell clusters increased compared with control exposures. Functional pathway analysis identified interferon signaling and antigen processing/presentation as pathways commonly upregulated after diacetyl or nitrogen mustard exposure in a ciliated cell cluster. Conversely, the response of airway basal cells differed significantly with upregulation of the unfolded protein response in diacetyl-exposed basal cells, not seen in nitrogen mustard-exposed cultures. These new insights provide early identification of airway epithelial signatures common to BO-associated chemical exposures.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a devastating fibrotic lung disease of the small airways, or bronchioles. This original manuscript uses single-cell RNA sequencing for identifying common signatures of chemically exposed airway epithelial cells in BO induction. Chemical exposure reduced the proportion of keratin 5+ basal cells while increasing the proportion of keratin 4+ suprabasal cells. Functional pathways contributory to these shifts differed significantly across exposures. These new results highlight similarities and differences in BO induction across exposures.
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- Chin-Yi Chu
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
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Satyamitra MM, Andres DK, Bergmann JN, Hoffman CM, Hogdahl T, Homer MJ, Hu TC, Rios CI, Yeung DT, DiCarlo AL. Overlapping Science in Radiation and Sulfur Mustard Exposures of Skin and Lung: Consideration of Models, Mechanisms, Organ Systems, and Medical Countermeasures: Overlapping science in radiation and sulfur mustard injuries to lung and skin. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2023; 17:e552. [PMID: 37852927 PMCID: PMC10843005 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2023.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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PURPOSE To summarize presentations and discussions from the 2022 trans-agency workshop titled "Overlapping science in radiation and sulfur mustard (SM) exposures of skin and lung: Consideration of models, mechanisms, organ systems, and medical countermeasures." METHODS Summary on topics includes: (1) an overview of the radiation and chemical countermeasure development programs and missions; (2) regulatory and industry perspectives for drugs and devices; 3) pathophysiology of skin and lung following radiation or SM exposure; 4) mechanisms of action/targets, biomarkers of injury; and 5) animal models that simulate anticipated clinical responses. RESULTS There are striking similarities between injuries caused by radiation and SM exposures. Primary outcomes from both types of exposure include acute injuries, while late complications comprise chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and vascular dysfunction, which can culminate in fibrosis in both skin and lung organ systems. This workshop brought together academic and industrial researchers, medical practitioners, US Government program officials, and regulators to discuss lung-, and skin- specific animal models and biomarkers, novel pathways of injury and recovery, and paths to licensure for products to address radiation or SM injuries. CONCLUSIONS Regular communications between the radiological and chemical injury research communities can enhance the state-of-the-science, provide a unique perspective on novel therapeutic strategies, and improve overall US Government emergency preparedness.
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- Merriline M. Satyamitra
- Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program (RNCP), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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- Radiological/Nuclear Medical Countermeasures Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
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- Radiological/Nuclear Medical Countermeasures Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
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- Radiological/Nuclear Medical Countermeasures Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
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- Chemical Medical Countermeasures Program, BARDA
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- Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program (RNCP), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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- Chemical Countermeasures Research Program (CCRP), NIAID, NIH
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- Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program (RNCP), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Malaviya R, Laskin JD, Businaro R, Laskin DL. Targeting Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha to Mitigate Lung Injury Induced by Mustard Vesicants and Radiation. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2023; 17:e553. [PMID: 37848400 PMCID: PMC10841250 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2023.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Pulmonary injury induced by mustard vesicants and radiation is characterized by DNA damage, oxidative stress, and inflammation. This is associated with increases in levels of inflammatory mediators, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α in the lung and upregulation of its receptor TNFR1. Dysregulated production of TNFα and TNFα signaling has been implicated in lung injury, oxidative and nitrosative stress, apoptosis, and necrosis, which contribute to tissue damage, chronic inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and tissue remodeling. These findings suggest that targeting production of TNFα or TNFα activity may represent an efficacious approach to mitigating lung toxicity induced by both mustards and radiation. This review summarizes current knowledge on the role of TNFα in pathologies associated with exposure to mustard vesicants and radiation, with a focus on the therapeutic potential of TNFα-targeting agents in reducing acute injury and chronic disease pathogenesis.
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- Rama Malaviya
- Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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McGraw MD, Yee M, Kim SY, Dylag AM, Lawrence BP, O'Reilly MA. Diacetyl inhalation impairs airway epithelial repair in mice infected with influenza A virus. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2022; 323:L578-L592. [PMID: 36068185 PMCID: PMC9639765 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00124.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a debilitating disease of the small airways that can develop following exposure to toxic chemicals as well as respiratory tract infections. BO development is strongly associated with diacetyl (DA) inhalation exposures at occupationally relevant concentrations or severe influenza A viral (IAV) infections. However, it remains unclear whether lower dose exposures or more mild IAV infections can result in similar pathology. In the current work, we combined these two common environmental exposures, DA and IAV, to test whether shorter DA exposures followed by sublethal IAV infection would result in similar airways disease. Adult mice exposed to DA vapors 1 h/day for 5 consecutive days followed by infection with the airway-tropic IAV H3N2 (HKx31) resulted in increased mortality, increased bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) neutrophil percentage, mixed obstruction and restriction by lung function, and subsequent airway remodeling. Exposure to DA or IAV alone failed to result in significant pathology, whereas mice exposed to DA + IAV showed increased α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) and epithelial cells coexpressing the basal cell marker keratin 5 (KRT5) with the club cell marker SCGB1A1. To test whether DA exposure impairs epithelial repair after IAV infection, mice were infected first with IAV and then exposed to DA during airway epithelial repair. Mice exposed to IAV + DA developed similar airway remodeling with increased subepithelial αSMA and epithelial cells coexpressing KRT5 and SCGB1A1. Our findings reveal an underappreciated concept that common environmental insults while seemingly harmless by themselves can have catastrophic implications on lung function and long-term respiratory health when combined.
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- Matthew D McGraw
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Naeimi Kararoudi M, Alsudayri A, Hill CL, Elmas E, Sezgin Y, Thakkar A, Hester ME, Malleske DT, Lee DA, Neal ML, Perry MR, Harvilchuck JA, Reynolds SD. Assessment of Beta-2 Microglobulin Gene Edited Airway Epithelial Stem Cells as a treatment for Sulfur Mustard Inhalation. Front Genome Ed 2022; 4:781531. [PMID: 35199100 PMCID: PMC8859869 DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2022.781531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Respiratory system damage is the primary cause of mortality in individuals who are exposed to vesicating agents including sulfur mustard (SM). Despite these devastating health complications, there are no fielded therapeutics that are specific for such injuries. Previous studies reported that SM inhalation depleted the tracheobronchial airway epithelial stem cell (TSC) pool and supported the hypothesis, TSC replacement will restore airway epithelial integrity and improve health outcomes for SM-exposed individuals. TSC express Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC-I) transplantation antigens which increases the chance that allogeneic TSC will be rejected by the patient’s immune system. However, previous studies reported that Beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) knockout cells lacked cell surface MHC-I and suggested that B2M knockout TSC would be tolerated as an allogeneic graft. This study used a Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) to generate B2M-knockout TSC, which are termed Universal Donor Stem Cells (UDSC). Whole genome sequencing identified few off-target modifications and demonstrated the specificity of the RNP approach. Functional assays demonstrated that UDSC retained their ability to self-renew and undergo multilineage differentiation. A preclinical model of SM inhalation was used to test UDSC efficacy and identify any treatment-associated adverse events. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were administered an inhaled dose of 0.8 mg/kg SM vapor which is the inhaled LD50 on day 28 post-challenge. On recovery day 2, vehicle or allogeneic Fisher rat UDSC were delivered intravenously (n = 30/group). Clinical parameters were recorded daily, and planned euthanasia occurred on post-challenge days 7, 14, and 28. The vehicle and UDSC treatment groups exhibited similar outcomes including survival and a lack of adverse events. These studies establish a baseline which can be used to further develop UDSC as a treatment for SM-induced airway disease.
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: Susan D. Reynolds,
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Wang J, Kim SY, House E, Olson HM, Johnston CJ, Chalupa D, Hernady E, Mariani TJ, Clair G, Ansong C, Qian WJ, Finkelstein JN, McGraw MD. Repetitive diacetyl vapor exposure promotes ubiquitin proteasome stress and precedes bronchiolitis obliterans pathology. Arch Toxicol 2021; 95:2469-2483. [PMID: 34031698 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03076-2] [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: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a devastating lung disease seen commonly after lung transplant, following severe respiratory tract infection or chemical inhalation exposure. Diacetyl (DA; 2,3-butanedione) is a highly reactive alpha-diketone known to cause BO when inhaled, however, the mechanisms of how inhalation exposure leads to BO development remains poorly understood. In the current work, we combined two clinically relevant models for studying the pathogenesis of DA-induced BO: (1) an in vivo rat model of repetitive DA vapor exposures with recovery and (2) an in vitro model of primary human airway epithelial cells exposed to pure DA vapors. Rats exposed to 5 consecutive days 200 parts-per-million DA 6 h per day had worsening survival, persistent hypoxemia, poor weight gain, and histologic evidence of BO 14 days after DA exposure cessation. At the end of exposure, increased expression of the ubiquitin stress protein ubiquitin-C accumulated within DA-exposed rat lung homogenates and localized primarily to the airway epithelium, the primary site of BO development. Lung proteasome activity increased concurrently with ubiquitin-C expression after DA exposure, supportive of significant proteasome stress. In primary human airway cultures, global proteomics identified 519 significantly modified proteins in DA-exposed samples relative to controls with common pathways of the ubiquitin proteasome system, endosomal reticulum transport, and response to unfolded protein pathways being upregulated and cell-cell adhesion and oxidation-reduction pathways being downregulated. Collectively, these two models suggest that diacetyl inhalation exposure causes abundant protein damage and subsequent ubiquitin proteasome stress prior to the development of chemical-induced BO pathology.
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- Juan Wang
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 667, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 667, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.,Department of Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 667, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.,Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.,Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 667, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA. .,Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
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Liu Z, Liu H, Yu D, Gao J, Ruan B, Long R. Downregulation of miR‑29b‑3p promotes α‑tubulin deacetylation by targeting the interaction of matrix metalloproteinase‑9 with integrin β1 in nasal polyps. Int J Mol Med 2021; 48:126. [PMID: 33982786 PMCID: PMC8128418 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.4959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‑9 is a key enzyme responsible for extracellular matrix degradation and contributes to the progressive histological changes observed in lower respiratory tract infections. Integrin β1 and α‑tubulin are potential MMP‑9‑interacting proteins, and microRNA (miR)‑29b‑3p can regulate MMP‑9 expression. MMP‑9 is highly expressed in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs), regardless of its effects on miR‑29b‑3p, integrin β1 and α‑tubulin expression. In the present study, samples from 100 patients with CRSwNPs were examined via reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR to assess the mRNA expression of miR‑29b‑3p, and western blotting was performed to assess the protein expression of MMP‑2, MMP‑9, acetyl‑α‑tubulin, integrin β1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP‑1). A dual‑luciferase reporter assay was used to verify the direct binding of miR‑29b‑3p and MMP‑2/MMP‑9. Co‑immunoprecipitation (Co‑IP) and GST pull‑down assays showed that integrin β1 and α‑tubulin were MMP‑9‑interacting proteins. Cell viability, apoptosis and inflammatory cytokine levels were determined via a Cell Counting Kit‑8 assay, flow cytometry and ELISA, respectively. miR‑29b‑3p expression was found to be positively correlated with MMP‑2 and MMP‑9 expression. Whereas, TIMP‑1 expression was negatively correlated with MMP‑2 and MMP‑9 expression. The dual‑luciferase assay revealed that miR‑29b‑3p targeted the 3' untranslated region of MMP‑2/MMP‑9. The Co‑IP and GST pull‑down assays showed that MMP‑9 could directly bind to integrin β1 and indirectly bind to α‑tubulin. Finally, the overexpression of miR‑29b‑3p decreased the expression of MMP‑9 and increased the levels of acetyl‑α‑tubulin. By contrast, the knockdown of miR‑29b‑3p increased the expression of MMP‑9 and decreased the levels of acetyl‑α‑tubulin. Additionally, MMP‑9 expression was found to be negatively correlated with acetyl‑α‑tubulin expression. Of note, the expression of integrin β1 did not change following the overexpression and knockdown of MMP‑9. Finally, the overexpression of miR‑29b‑3p not only decreased MMP‑9 expression, but also alleviated lipopolysaccharide‑induced inflammation in NP69 cells. The results showed that the downregulation of miR‑29b‑3p promoted α‑tubulin deacetylation by increasing the number of MMP‑9‑integrin β1 complexes in CRSwNPs, thus targeting miR‑29b‑3p/MMP‑9 may be a potential novel strategy for the clinical treatment of CRSwNPs.
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- Zhuohui Liu
- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First People's Hospital of Qujing, Qujing, Yunnan 655000, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671000, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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McGraw MD, Kim SY, White CW, Veress LA. Acute cytotoxicity and increased vascular endothelial growth factor after in vitro nitrogen mustard vapor exposure. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2020; 1479:223-233. [PMID: 32408394 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nitrogen mustard (NM) is a highly toxic alkylating agent. Inhalation exposure can cause acute and chronic lung injury. This study's aims were to develop an in vitro coculture model of mustard-induced airway injury and to identify growth factors contributing to airway pathology. Primary human bronchial epithelial cells cultured with pulmonary endothelial cells were exposed to NM (25, 50, 100, 250, or 500 μM) or PBS (control) for 1 hour. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) were measured before and 24 h after NM exposure. Fixed cultures were stained for hematoxylin and eosin or live/dead staining. Culture media were analyzed for 11 growth factors. A 1-h vapor exposure to greater than or equal to 50 μM NM increased supernatant LDH, decreased TEER, and caused airway epithelial cell detachment. Endothelial cell death occurred at 500 μM NM. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and placental growth factor (PlGF) expression increased in 500 μM NM-exposed cultures compared with PBS-exposed control cultures. NM vapor exposure causes differential cytotoxicity to airway epithelial and endothelial injury in culture. Increased VEGF-A and PlGF expression occurred acutely in airway cocultures. Future studies are required to validate the role of VEGF signaling in mustard-induced airway pathology.
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- Matthew D McGraw
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.,Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonology Section, Pediatric Airway Research Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonology Section, Pediatric Airway Research Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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Long-term Respiratory Effects of Mustard Vesicants. Toxicol Lett 2020; 319:168-174. [PMID: 31698045 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sulfur mustard and related vesicants are cytotoxic alkylating agents that cause severe damage to the respiratory tract. Injury is progressive leading, over time, to asthma, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, airway stenosis, and pulmonary fibrosis. As there are no specific therapeutics available for victims of mustard gas poisoning, current clinical treatments mostly provide only symptomatic relief. In this article, the long-term effects of mustards on the respiratory tract are described in humans and experimental animal models in an effort to define cellular and molecular mechanisms contributing to lung injury and disease pathogenesis. A better understanding of mechanisms underlying pulmonary toxicity induced by mustards may help in identifying potential targets for the development of effective clinical therapeutics aimed at mitigating their adverse effects.
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Sadeghi S, Mosaffa N, Hashemi SM, Mehdi Naghizadeh M, Ghazanfari T. The immunomodulatory effects of mesenchymal stem cells on long term pulmonary complications in an animal model exposed to a sulfur mustard analog. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 80:105879. [PMID: 31767545 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.105879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sulfur Mustard (SM) is one of the most lethal chemicals with major complications manifested in the lungs. Although the pathogenesis behind SM-induced lung injury still remains poorly understood, prolonged activation and the imbalance of two major macrophage populations (M1 and M2) have been suggested to be involved. Here, we tried to investigate the effectiveness of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSC) on long-term lesions induced by CEES, an SM analog. The modulation of pulmonary immune cells and alveolar macrophage phenotype alteration was studied in the animal model used. METHODS Histopathological changes were investigated in the lungs and analysis of surface markers of alveolar macrophages as well as their cytokine expression in the BAL fluid was carried out by flow cytometry and ELISA, respectively. RESULTS Treatment of mice with AD-MSC after intraperitoneal administration of CEES (10 mg/kg) reduces progressive histopathologic changes in the lung. Flow cytometric analysis of isolated alveolar macrophages in the bronchoalveolar lavage showed that the accumulation of both M1 and M2 macrophages in response to CEES was reduced by MSC administration. AD-MSCs caused a marked reduction in the CD86- and CD206-expressing macrophages compared to the untreated groups. The modulating effect of AD-MSCs in the M1-subset was much more significant compared to M2. These findings suggest that AD-MSCs understand their environment and restore the balance in disorders associated with Th1 or Th2 imbalance. Our results indicate that MSCs may represent an effective approach to repair lung injury induced by mustards.
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- Somaye Sadeghi
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717443, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717443, Iran.
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717443, Iran; Urogenital Stem Cell Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunoregulation Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Immunology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
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Ye K, He D, Shao Y, Xu N, Jin C, Zhang L, Shen J. Exogenous mesenchymal stem cells affect the function of endogenous lung stem cells (club cells) in phosgene-induced lung injury. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 514:586-592. [PMID: 31064653 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.04.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Exogenous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) affect lung cells via cytokines as well as vesicles and activate the Notch signaling pathway thus affecting the proliferation of endogenous stem cells to repair damaged tissue. Club cells are endogenous lung stem cells whose proliferation is also closely related to the Notch signaling pathway. The club cell secretory protein (CCSP) has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties. This study aimed to investigate whether exogenous MSCs affect the function of club cells in an injured lung and whether these effects are related to the Notch signaling pathway. CCSP levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum were evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the average fluorescence intensity (AFI) of CCSP in club cells was determined using flow cytometry. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were used to visualize club cells and proliferative club cells. The expression of important Notch signaling pathway components including Notch1∼4, c-myc, Hey1 and Hes1 were also assessed. LY3039478 (LY), a specific inhibitor of the Notch signaling pathway, was applied. After MSCs intervention, CCSP levels decreased, and club cell AFI increased, indicating that the secretion of club cells had weakened. The expression of Notch1, Notch2, c-myc, Hey1, Hes1 increased, accompanied by an increase in the number of proliferative club cells. Furthermore, MSCs enhanced the proliferation of club cells, while LY suppressed this phenomenon. In summary, MSCs reduced the secretion of club cells. And MSCs enhanced the proliferation of club cells partly via activating the Notch signaling pathway, which promoted lung injury repair.
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- Kaili Ye
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Center of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Research Center of Chemical Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Radiation Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Center of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Research Center of Chemical Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Radiation Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Center of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Research Center of Chemical Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Radiation Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Center of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Research Center of Chemical Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Radiation Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Center of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Research Center of Chemical Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Radiation Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Center of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Research Center of Chemical Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Radiation Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Center of Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Research Center of Chemical Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Medical Center of Radiation Injury, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Nejad-Moghaddam A, Tahmasbpour E, Sohrabiyan M, Jafari H, Ghanei M. Stem cells therapy: a review on approaches that can be used for treatment of respiratory failures in sulfur mustard-injured patients. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2018; 40:359-367. [PMID: 30488735 DOI: 10.1080/08923973.2018.1510961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sulfur mustard (SM) is a toxic agent which causes severe abnormalities in an airway system such as necrosis and inflammation, oxidative stress, chronic bronchitis, shortness of breath, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although possible mechanisms of SM toxicity have been extensively considered, there is still need to find an appropriate clinical treatment to decrease chronic lung injuries caused by SM. Due to extensive progresses and achievement in tissue repairing through stem cells therapy, the importance of cell therapy for the treatment of lung injuries has been increased. However, several factors such as types of stem cells, necessary conditions for growth and proliferation of stem cells, and their homing into the target tissues are considered as the most important problems in this issue. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a class of multipotent stem cells with proliferative and self-renewal capacity which are able to differentiate into different cell lines such as lung epithelial cells. They have a potential repairing and immune modulatory properties which make them as a good candidate for the regeneration of bronchioles tract in SM-exposed patients. Unlike chemical drugs, the differentiation and high-level safety properties of MSCs can be considered as a new strategy for the treatment of SM-injured patients with pulmonary complications. This review aims to consider the therapeutic effects of MSCs in the treatment of SM-induced pulmonary injuries in both animals and humans.
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- Amir Nejad-Moghaddam
- a Marine Medicine Research Center , Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- b Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine & Biomedical Innovations , Pasteur Institute of Iran , Tehran , Iran
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- c Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute , Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- a Marine Medicine Research Center , Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- c Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute , Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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Rancourt RC, Rioux JS, Veress LA, Garlick RB, Croutch CR, Peters E, Sosna W, White CW. Methyl isocyanate inhalation induces tissue factor-dependent activation of coagulation in rats. Drug Chem Toxicol 2018; 42:321-327. [PMID: 30426789 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1517773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Methyl isocyanate (MIC) is a highly toxic industrial chemical causing acute lethality after inhalation. The objective of this study was to determine whether alterations in hemostasis also occur in the immediate hours after exposure. Male rats were exposed to MIC (125-500 ppm) by nose-only vapor inhalation for 30 min. Arterial O2 saturation was monitored prior to exposure, and hourly thereafter. Rats were euthanized at 1, 2, 4, and 8 hr and plasma analyzed for recalcification clotting time, tissue factor (TF) activity, and protein levels. Hypoxemia, as assessed by pulse oximetry, was an early feature of MIC inhalation. In contrast to sham or low (125 ppm) concentrations, 250 and 500 ppm MIC caused significant declines in blood oxygen saturation (% SpO2) at 1 hr, which remained at deficit during the postexposure period. Commensurate with hypoxemia, plasma clotting time was significantly accelerated 1 hr after MIC inhalation (sham treatment: 955 ± 62.8 s; 125 ppm MIC: 790 ± 62 s; 250 ppm: 676 ± 28.0 s; 500 ppm: 581 ± 175 s). This procoagulant effect was transient, with no difference observed between sham and all MIC groups by 8 hr. Similarly, elevated TF activity and protein were detected in plasma 1 hr after MIC inhalation, each of which showed a progressive decline back to control levels at later timepoints. This study demonstrates that MIC inhalation resulted in hypoxemia and transient hypercoagulability of blood. Accelerated clotting occurred rapidly and was likely due to intravascular TF, which initiates the extrinsic coagulation pathway.
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- Raymond C Rancourt
- a Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy , Rutgers University , Piscataway , NJ , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , University of Colorado , Denver , CO , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , University of Colorado , Denver , CO , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , University of Colorado , Denver , CO , USA
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McGraw MD, Veress LA. Reply to: Comment on "Bronchiolitis Obliterans and Pulmonary Fibrosis after Sulfur Mustard Inhalation in Rats". Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2018; 59:274-275. [PMID: 30067093 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0119le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Dachir S, Rabinovitz I, Yaacov G, Gutman H, Cohen L, Horwitz V, Cohen M, Kadar T. Whole body exposure of rats to sulfur mustard vapor. Drug Chem Toxicol 2017; 42:231-242. [PMID: 29171299 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2017.1402917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sulfur mustard (SM) is an incapacitating chemical warfare agent used in numerous conflicts around the world and it is still a major threat for both, army troops and civilians. To evaluate its multiple targets effects in experimental setup, a model of whole body exposure (WBE) to SM vapor was established in rats and its simultaneous effects on lungs and eyes as well as on general wellbeing were examined. Rats were exposed to SM vapor. Evaluation (up to 10 weeks post-exposure) included body weight, general observation, blood counts and histological analysis. Results showed that following a latency-period of several hours, rats typical symptoms developed over a period of more than one week. The initial symptoms, characterized by swollen and erythematic nose, deteriorated into extensive rhinorrhea, eye closure, excessive lacrimation as well as rhonchi, wheezing and breathing difficulties. Alopecia and behavioral abnormality were also recorded. A weight loss of up to 40% was measured within one week with spontaneous recovery to baseline level within three weeks after exposure. Blood counts revealed leukopenia during the first three days post-exposure. Histological evaluation revealed a long lasting damage to the trachea, lungs and eyes. Thus, WBE to SM, was found to closely mimic the deleterious effects of SM on the sensitive tissues previously described in human victims during WWI and the Iran-Iraq war. The use of this animal model will enable comprehensive characterization of changes in biological processes that may lead to the development of therapeutic measures to ameliorate SM induced multi-system injuries.
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- Shlomit Dachir
- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Israel Institute for Biological Research , Ness Ziona , Israel
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