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Peruzzi C, Nascimento S, Gauer B, Nardi J, Sauer E, Göethel G, Cestonaro L, Fão N, Cattani S, Paim C, Souza J, Gnoatto D, Garcia SC. Inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers at protein and molecular levels in workers occupationally exposed to crystalline silica. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:1394-1405. [PMID: 30426371 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3693-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Workers chronically exposed to respirable crystalline silica (CS) are susceptible to adverse health effects like silicosis and lung cancer. This study aimed to investigate potential early peripheral biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in miners. The subjects enrolled in this study were occupationally unexposed workers (OUW, n = 29) and workers exposed to crystalline silica (WECS), composed by miners, which were divided into two subgroups: workers without silicosis (WECS I, n = 39) and workers diagnosed with silicosis, retired from work (WECS II, n = 42). The following biomarkers were evaluated: gene expression of L-selectin, CXCL2, CXCL8 (IL-8), HO-1, and p53; malondialdehyde (MDA) plasma levels and non-protein thiol levels in erythrocytes. Additionally, protein expression of L-selectin was evaluated to confirm our previous findings. The results demonstrated that gene expression of L-selectin was decreased in the WECS I group when compared to the OUW group (p < 0.05). Regarding gene expression of CXCL2, CXCL8 (IL-8), HO-1, and p53, significant fold change decreases were observed in workers exposed to CS in relation to unexposed workers (p < 0.05). The results of L-selectin protein expression in lymphocyte surface corroborated with our previous findings; thus, significant downregulation in the WECS groups was observed compared to OUW group (p < 0.05). The MDA was negatively associated with the gene expression of CXCL-2, CXCL8 (IL-8), and p53 (p < 0.05). The participants with silicosis (WECS II) presented significant increased non-protein thiol levels in relation to other groups (p < 0.05). Taken together, our findings may contribute to help the knowledge about the complex mechanisms involved in the silicosis pathogenesis and in the risk of lung cancer development in workers chronically exposed to respirable CS.
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- Caroline Peruzzi
- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
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- FUNDACENTRO, Fundação Jorge Duprat e Figueiredo, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Unidade Regional de Saúde do Trabalhador (UREST), Ametista do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Unidade Regional de Saúde do Trabalhador (UREST), Ametista do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia (LATOX), Departamento de Análises, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Hanson MM, Liu F, Dai S, Kearns A, Qin X, Bryda EC. Rapid conditional targeted ablation model for hemolytic anemia in the rat. Physiol Genomics 2016; 48:626-32. [PMID: 27368711 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00026.2016] [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: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Effective methods for cell ablation are important tools for examining the anatomical, functional, and behavioral consequences of selective loss of specific cell types in animal models. We have developed an ablation system based on creating genetically modified animals that express human CD59 (hCD59), a membrane receptor, and administering intermedilysin (ILY), a toxin produced by Streptococcus intermedius, which binds specifically to hCD59 to induce cell lysis. As proof-of-concept in the rat, we generated an anemia model, SD-Tg(CD59-HBA1)Bryd, which expresses hCD59 on erythrocytes. Hemolysis is a common complication of inherited or acquired blood disorders, which can result in cardiovascular compromise and death. A rat model that can replicate hemolysis through specific ablation of erythrocytes would allow further study of disease and novel treatments. In vitro, complete lysis of erythrocytes expressing hCD59 was observed at and above 250 pM ILY, while no lysis was observed in wild-type erythrocytes at any ILY concentration (8-1,000 pM). In vivo, ILY intravenous injection (100 ng/g body wt) dramatically reduced the hematocrit within 10 min, with a mean hematocrit reduction of 43% compared with 1.4% in the saline control group. Rats injected with ILY at 500 ng/g intraperitoneally developed gross signs of anemia. Histopathology confirmed anemia and revealed hepatic necrosis, with microthrombi present. These studies validate the hCD59-ILY cell ablation technology in the rat and provide the scientific community with a new rapid conditional targeted ablation model for hemolytic anemia and hemolysis-associated sequelae.
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- Marina M Hanson
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Neuroscience, Temple University, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neuroscience, Temple University, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neuroscience, Temple University, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neuroscience, Temple University, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Rat Resource and Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and
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