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Clarke DM, Koutnik AP, Johnson RJ, DeBlasi JM, Bikman BT, Arroyo JA, Reynolds PR. Differential Rates of Glycation Following Exposure to Unique Monosaccharides. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6921. [PMID: 39000037 PMCID: PMC11240907 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25136921] [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: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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A complication of reducing sugars is that they can undergo Maillard chemical reactions, forming advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) that can induce oxidative stress and inflammation via engagements with the main receptor for AGEs (RAGE) in various tissues. Certain sugars, such as glucose and fructose, are well known to cause AGE formation. Recently, allulose has emerged as a rare natural sugar that is an epimer of fructose and which is of low caloric content that is minimally metabolized, leading to it being introduced as a low-calorie sugar alternative. However, the relative ability of allulose to generate AGEs compared to glucose and fructose is not known. Here we assess the accumulation of AGEs in cell-free, in vitro, and in vivo conditions in response to allulose and compare it to glycation mediated by glucose or fructose. AGEs were quantified in cell-free samples, cell culture media and lysates, and rat serum with glycation-specific ELISAs. In cell-free conditions, we observed concentration and time-dependent increases in AGEs when bovine serum albumin (BSA) was incubated with glucose or fructose and significantly less glycation when incubated with allulose. AGEs were significantly elevated when pulmonary alveolar type II-like cells were co-incubated with glucose or fructose; however, significantly less AGEs were detected when cells were exposed to allulose. AGE quantification in serum obtained from rats fed a high-fat, low-carb (HFLC) Western diet for 2 weeks revealed significantly less glycation in animals co-administered allulose compared to those exposed to stevia. These results suggest allulose is associated with less AGE formation compared to fructose or glucose, and support its safety as a low-calorie sugar alternative.
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- Derek M Clarke
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Kuntic M, Kuntic I, Hahad O, Lelieveld J, Münzel T, Daiber A. Impact of air pollution on cardiovascular aging. Mech Ageing Dev 2023; 214:111857. [PMID: 37611809 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2023.111857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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The world population is aging rapidly, and by some estimates, the number of people older than 60 will double in the next 30 years. With the increase in life expectancy, adverse effects of environmental exposures start playing a more prominent role in human health. Air pollution is now widely considered the most detrimental of all environmental risk factors, with some studies estimating that almost 20% of all deaths globally could be attributed to poor air quality. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and will continue to account for the most significant percentage of non-communicable disease burden. Cardiovascular aging with defined pathomechanisms is a major trigger of cardiovascular disease in old age. Effects of environmental risk factors on cardiovascular aging should be considered in order to increase the health span and reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in older populations. In this review, we explore the effects of air pollution on cardiovascular aging, from the molecular mechanisms to cardiovascular manifestations of aging and, finally, the age-related cardiovascular outcomes. We also explore the distinction between the effects of air pollution on healthy aging and disease progression. Future efforts should focus on extending the health span rather than the lifespan.
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- Marin Kuntic
- University Medical Center Mainz, Department for Cardiology 1, Molecular Cardiology, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center Mainz, Department for Cardiology 1, Molecular Cardiology, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center Mainz, Department for Cardiology 1, Molecular Cardiology, Mainz, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- University Medical Center Mainz, Department for Cardiology 1, Molecular Cardiology, Mainz, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.
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- University Medical Center Mainz, Department for Cardiology 1, Molecular Cardiology, Mainz, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.
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Reynaert NL, Vanfleteren LEGW, Perkins TN. The AGE-RAGE Axis and the Pathophysiology of Multimorbidity in COPD. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12103366. [PMID: 37240472 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12103366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the airways and lungs due to an enhanced inflammatory response, commonly caused by cigarette smoking. Patients with COPD are often multimorbid, as they commonly suffer from multiple chronic (inflammatory) conditions. This intensifies the burden of individual diseases, negatively affects quality of life, and complicates disease management. COPD and comorbidities share genetic and lifestyle-related risk factors and pathobiological mechanisms, including chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is an important driver of chronic inflammation. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are RAGE ligands that accumulate due to aging, inflammation, oxidative stress, and carbohydrate metabolism. AGEs cause further inflammation and oxidative stress through RAGE, but also through RAGE-independent mechanisms. This review describes the complexity of RAGE signaling and the causes of AGE accumulation, followed by a comprehensive overview of alterations reported on AGEs and RAGE in COPD and in important co-morbidities. Furthermore, it describes the mechanisms by which AGEs and RAGE contribute to the pathophysiology of individual disease conditions and how they execute crosstalk between organ systems. A section on therapeutic strategies that target AGEs and RAGE and could alleviate patients from multimorbid conditions using single therapeutics concludes this review.
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- Niki L Reynaert
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Nakatani A, Tsuda T, Maeda Y, Hayama M, Okuzaki D, Obata S, Kishikawa T, Takeda K, Inohara H. S100A8 enhances IL-1β production from nasal epithelial cells in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis. Allergol Int 2023; 72:143-150. [PMID: 36117020 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2022.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis is classified into eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) and non-eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (NECRS). ECRS is a refractory allergic disease involving a variety of immune and epithelial cells. S100A8 is a damage-associated molecular pattern that is closely related to allergic inflammation. However, the pathological implications of S100A8 in ECRS have not been clarified. METHODS We evaluated the role of S100A8 in the pathogenesis of ECRS. Gene expression profiles of nasal polyps obtained from patients with ECRS or NECRS were evaluated using RNA sequencing. RESULTS S100A8 was identified as a significantly upregulated gene in nasal polyps associated with ECRS. Immunohistochemistry consistently revealed intense S100A8 staining in nasal polyps from patients with ECRS. Human nasal epithelial cells expressed the receptor for advanced glycation end products and Toll-like receptor 4. Recombinant S100A8 protein induced interleukin-1β secretion in human nasal epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that S100A8 results in production of interleukin-1β in the nasal epithelium, which may be involved in the pathogenesis of ECRS.
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- Ayaka Nakatani
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Department of Otolaryngology, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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A Study on Cough Sensitivity and Airway Inflammation in Patients with Sinobronchial Syndrome. Can Respir J 2022; 2022:2726261. [PMID: 36276929 PMCID: PMC9584720 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2726261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of cough-reflex sensitivity and airway inflammation in patients with sinobronchial syndrome (SBS). Methods 39 patients with SBS, 53 patients with upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) induced by rhinitis, 33 patients with chronic sinusitis without cough, and 39 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled between January 2013 and December 2018. All participants underwent a capsaicin cough-sensitivity test and cytology of induced sputum. The concentration of calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGPR), histamine, prostaglandin (PG) E2, and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in induced sputum were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Results The lowest concentration of capsaicin solution that induced ≥5 coughs (C5) was decreased markedly in patients with UACS induced by rhinitis compared with SBS patients (1.95 ± 2.92 vs. 31.2 ± 58.6 mol/L, P < 0.001), indicating higher cough-reflex sensitivity among UACS patients induced by rhinitis. However, there was no difference of these threshold between SBS patients and patients with sinusitis without cough and HCs. The percentage of neutrophils in sputum was increased remarkably in patients with SBS compared with HCs (40.0 ± 48.5% vs. 5.5 ± 9.0%, P < 0.001). A higher concentration of CGPR, histamine, and PGE2 was observed in induced sputum from patients with UACS induced by rhinitis than that in controls, and the ECP level was increased significantly in UACS induced by rhinitis compared with that in the other three groups. Conclusions Cough-reflex sensitivity and airway inflammation in patients with SBS were different in patients with UACS induced by rhinitis. Thus, the mechanism of cough in those two patient populations might differ. Our study is registered in the Chinese Clinical Trials Register (https://www.chictr.org.cn/) as ChiCTR-TRC-00000152.
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Jo S, Na HG, Choi YS, Bae CH, Song SY, Kim YD. Saponin attenuates diesel exhaust particle (DEP)-induced MUC5AC expression and pro-inflammatory cytokine upregulation via TLR4/TRIF/NF-κB signaling pathway in airway epithelium and ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized mice. J Ginseng Res 2022; 46:801-808. [PMID: 36312733 PMCID: PMC9597484 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Diesel exhaust particle (DEP) is a harmful kind of particulate matter known to exacerbate pre-existing respiratory diseases. Although their adverse effects on airway pathologies have been widely studied, the mechanistic analysis of signaling pathways and potential targets in reducing DEP-induced mucin secretion and pro-inflammatory cytokine production remain elusive. We, for the first time, investigated the effects of Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) extracts on mucin overproduction and airway inflammation induced by DEP. Methods The effects of KRG and saponin on DEP-induced expression of MUC5AC and interleukin (IL)-6/8 were examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in human airway epithelial NCI–H292 cells. We conducted Western blotting analysis to analyze the associated signaling pathways. To evaluate the effects of saponin treatment on DEP-induced MUC5AC expression and inflammatory cell infiltrations in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized mice, immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and real-time PCR were implemented. Results The KRG extracts markedly attenuated DEP-induced MUC5AC expression in vitro by inhibiting the TLR4/TRIF/NF-κB pathway. Furthermore, KRG and saponin inhibited DEP-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6/8 production. The in vivo study revealed that saponin blocked DEP-induced inflammation, mucin production and MUC5AC expression. Conclusion Our study revealed that KRG extracts have inhibitory effects on DEP-induced expression of MUC5AC and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. This finding provides novel insights into the mechanism by which saponin alleviates diesel-susceptible airway inflammation, elucidating its potential as a phytotherapeutic agent for inflammatory pathologies of airway.
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Guttenberg MA, Vose AT, Tighe RM. Role of Innate Immune System in Environmental Lung Diseases. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2021; 21:34. [PMID: 33970346 PMCID: PMC8311569 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-021-01011-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
The lung mucosa functions as a principal barrier between the body and inhaled environmental irritants and pathogens. Precise and targeted surveillance mechanisms are required at this lung-environment interface to maintain homeostasis and preserve gas exchange. This is performed by the innate immune system, a germline-encoded system that regulates initial responses to foreign irritants and pathogens. Environmental pollutants, such as particulate matter (PM), ozone (O3), and other products of combustion (NO2, SO3, etc.), both stimulate and disrupt the function of the innate immune system of the lung, leading to the potential for pathologic consequences. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to explore recent discoveries and investigations into the role of the innate immune system in responding to environmental exposures. This focuses on mechanisms by which the normal function of the innate immune system is modified by environmental agents leading to disruptions in respiratory function. RECENT FINDINGS: This is a narrative review of mechanisms of pulmonary innate immunity and the impact of environmental exposures on these responses. Recent findings highlighted in this review are categorized by specific components of innate immunity including epithelial function, macrophages, pattern recognition receptors, and the microbiome. Overall, the review supports broad impacts of environmental exposures to alterations to normal innate immune functions and has important implications for incidence and exacerbations of lung disease. The innate immune system plays a critical role in maintaining pulmonary homeostasis in response to inhaled air pollutants. As many of these agents are unable to be mitigated, understanding their mechanistic impact is critical to develop future interventions to limit their pathologic consequences.
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC,Corresponding Author: Robert M Tighe, MD, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2969, Durham, North Carolina 27710, Telephone: 919-684-4894, Fax: 919-684-5266,
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Jeong J, Bae SY, Choi J. Identification of toxicity pathway of diesel particulate matter using AOP of PPARγ inactivation leading to pulmonary fibrosis. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 147:106339. [PMID: 33422967 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Diesel particulate matter (DPM), a major subset of urban fine particulate matter (PM2.5), raises huge concerns for human health and has therefore been classified as a group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). However, as DPM is a complex mixture of various chemicals, understanding of DPM's toxicity mechanism remains limited. As the major exposure route of DPM is through inhalation, we herein investigated its toxicity mechanism based on the Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) of pulmonary fibrosis, which we previously submitted to AOPWiki as AOP ID 206 (AOP206). We first screened whether individual chemicals in DPM have the potential to exert their toxicity through AOP206 by using the ToxCast database and deep learning models approach, then confirmed this by examining whether DPM as a mixture alters the expression of the molecular initiating event (MIE) and key events (KEs) of AOP206. For identifying the activeness of the component chemicals of DPM, we used 24 ToxCast assays potentially related to AOP206 and deep learning models based on these assays, which were identified and developed in our previous study. Of the 100 individual chemicals in DPM, 34 were active in PPARγ (MIE)-related assay, of which 17 were active in one or more KEs. To further identify whether individual chemicals in DPM are related to the MIE of AOP206, we performed molecular docking simulation on PPARγ for the chemicals showing activeness. Benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[a]pyrene and other related chemicals were the most likely to bind to PPARγ. In in vitro experiments, PPARγ activity increased with exposure of the DPM mixture, and the protein expression of PPARγ (MIE), and fibronectin (AO) also tended to be increased. Overall, we have demonstrated that AOP206 can be applied to identify the toxicity pathway of DPM. Further, we suggest that applying the AOP approach using ToxCast and deep learning models is useful for identifying potential toxicity pathways of chemical mixtures, such as DPM, by determining the activity of individual chemicals.
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- Jaeseong Jeong
- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea.
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Gibbs JL, Dallon BW, Lewis JB, Walton CM, Arroyo JA, Reynolds PR, Bikman BT. Diesel Exhaust Particle Exposure Compromises Alveolar Macrophage Mitochondrial Bioenergetics. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20225598. [PMID: 31717476 PMCID: PMC6888061 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) are known pathogenic pollutants that constitute a significant quantity of air pollution. Given the ubiquitous presence of macrophages throughout the body, including the lungs, as well as their critical role in tissue and organismal metabolic function, we sought to determine the effect of DEP exposure on macrophage mitochondrial function. Following daily DEP exposure in mice, pulmonary macrophages were isolated for mitochondrial analyses, revealing reduced respiration rates and dramatically elevated H2O2 levels. Serum ceramides and inflammatory cytokines were increased. To determine the degree to which the changes in mitochondrial function in macrophages were not dependent on any cross-cell communication, primary pulmonary murine macrophages were used to replicate the DEP exposure in a cell culture model. We observed similar changes as seen in pulmonary macrophages, namely diminished mitochondrial respiration, but increased H2O2 production. Interestingly, when treated with myriocin to inhibit ceramide biosynthesis, these DEP-induced mitochondrial changes were mitigated. Altogether, these data suggest that DEP exposure may compromise macrophage mitochondrial and whole-body function via pathologic alterations in macrophage ceramide metabolism.
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- Jonathan L. Gibbs
- Metabolism Research Lab, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Metabolism Research Lab, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placental Research Lab, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Metabolism Research Lab, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placental Research Lab, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placental Research Lab, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Metabolism Research Lab, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Correspondence:
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Xu H, Wang T, Liu S, Brook RD, Feng B, Zhao Q, Song X, Yi T, Chen J, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zheng L, Rajagopalan S, Li J, Huang W. Extreme Levels of Air Pollution Associated With Changes in Biomarkers of Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability and Thrombogenicity in Healthy Adults. Circ Res 2019; 124:e30-e43. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.118.313948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Hongbing Xu
- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China (S.L., T.Y., J.L.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (R.D.B.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China (S.L., T.Y., J.L.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (L.Z.), Peking University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Institute of Systems Biomedicine (L.Z.), Peking University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Case Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland OH (S.R.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China (S.L., T.Y., J.L.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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- From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., W.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of Ministry of Education, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China (H.X., T.W., S.L., B.F., Q.Z., X.S., T.Y., J.C., Y.Z., Y.W., L.Z., J.L., W.H.)
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Seifi M, Niazi S, Johnson G, Nodehi V, Yunesian M. Exposure to ambient air pollution and risk of childhood cancers: A population-based study in Tehran, Iran. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 646:105-110. [PMID: 30053660 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The relationship between air pollution and childhood cancer is inconclusive. We investigated the associations between exposure to ambient air pollution and childhood cancers in Tehran, Iran. This project included children between 1 and 15 years-of-age with a cancer diagnosis by the Center for the Control of Non Communicable Disease (n = 161) during 2007 to 2009. Controls were selected randomly within the city using a Geographic Information System (GIS) (n = 761). The cases were geocoded based on exact home addresses. Air pollution exposure of cases and random controls were estimated by a previously developed Land Use Regression (LUR) model for the 2010 calendar year. The annual mean concentrations of Particulate Matter ≤ 10 μm (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the locations of cancer cases were 101.97 μg/m3, 49.42 ppb and 38.92 ppb respectively, while in the random control group, respective mean exposures were 98.63 μg/m3, 45.98 ppb and 38.95 ppb. A logistic regression model was used to find the probability of childhood cancer per unit increase in PM10, NO2 and SO2. We observed a positive association between exposures to PM10 with childhood cancers. We did, however, observe a positive, but not statistically significant association between NO2 exposure and childhood cancer. Our study is the first to highlight an association between air pollution exposure and childhood cancer risk in Iran, however these findings require replication through future studies.
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- Morteza Seifi
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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- International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of geography, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Research Methodology and Data Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Intermittent Hypoxia Enhances THP-1 Monocyte Adhesion and Chemotaxis and Promotes M1 Macrophage Polarization via RAGE. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:1650456. [PMID: 30402462 PMCID: PMC6196992 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1650456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Intermittent hypoxia (IH) that resulted from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been found to be a risk factor of coronary artery disease. IH and the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) expression are known to activate monocyte/macrophage and associated with atherosclerosis development, while their effects on monocyte adhesion, chemotaxis to the endothelium, and macrophage polarization remain unknown. In the present study, RAGE in THP-1 monocytes was inhibited by shRNA lentiviral particles, followed by exposure to IH. Cell adhesion assay, transwell migration assay, and macrophage polarization assays were performed to study the effects of IH and RAGE. The mRNA and protein expression levels were investigated by RT/real-time PCR and western blot analysis, respectively. We found that IH increased RAGE expression and activated NF-кB signalling in THP-1 monocytes. The results also revealed that IH enhanced the MCP-1-mediated THP-1 monocyte adhesion and chemotaxis and promoted macrophage polarization toward a proinflammatory phenotype, which was mediated by RAGE activity. Additionally, inhibition of chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2) suppressed the IH-induced monocyte adhesion and chemotaxis. These results demonstrated a potential role of monocyte adhesion, chemotaxis, and macrophage polarization in the development cardiovascular diseases induced by IH and identified that RAGE could be a promising therapeutic target to prevent atherosclerosis in patients with OSA.
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Cytotoxicity of Air Pollutant 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone: Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and Redox Signaling. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:9523968. [PMID: 29984252 PMCID: PMC6015725 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9523968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Atmospheric pollution has been a principal topic recently in the scientific and political community due to its role and impact on human and ecological health. 9,10-phenanthrenequinone (9,10-PQ) is a quinone molecule found in air pollution abundantly in the diesel exhaust particles (DEP). This compound has studied extensively and has been shown to develop cytotoxic effects both in vitro and in vivo. 9, 10-PQ has been proposed to play a critical role in the development of cytotoxicity via generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) through redox cycling. This compound also reduces expression of glutathione (GSH), which is critical in Phase II detoxification reactions. Understanding the underlying cellular mechanisms involved in cytotoxicity can allow for the development of therapeutics designed to target specific molecules significantly involved in the 9,10-PQ-induced ROS toxicity. This review highlights the developments in the understanding of the cytotoxic effects of 9, 10-PQ with special emphasis on the possible mechanisms involved.
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Lewis JB, Bodine JS, Gassman JR, Muñoz SA, Milner DC, Dunaway TM, Egbert KM, Monson TD, Broberg DS, Arroyo JA, Reynolds PR. Transgenic up-regulation of Claudin-6 decreases fine diesel particulate matter (DPM)-induced pulmonary inflammation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:18179-18188. [PMID: 29696536 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1985-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Claudin-6 (Cldn6) is a tetraspanin transmembrane protein that contributes to tight junctional complexes and has been implicated in the maintenance of lung epithelial barriers. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that genetic up-regulation of Cldn-6 influences inflammation in mice exposed to short-term environmental diesel particulate matter (DPM). Mice were subjected to ten exposures of nebulized DPM (PM2.5) over a period of 20 days via a nose-only inhalation system (Scireq, Montreal, Canada). Using real-time RT-PCR, we discovered that the Cldn6 gene was up-regulated in control mice exposed to DPM and in lung-specific transgenic mice that up-regulate Cldn-6 (Cldn-6 TG). Interestingly, DPM did not further enhance Cldn-6 expression in Cldn-6 TG mice. DPM caused increased cell diapedesis into bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from control mice; however, Cldn-6 TG mice had less total cells and PMNs in BALF following DPM exposure. Because Cldn-6 TG mice had diminished cell diapedesis, other inflammatory intermediates were screened to characterize the impact of increased Cldn-6 on inflammatory signaling. Cytokines that mediate inflammatory responses including TNF-α and IL-1β were differentially regulated in Cldn6 TG mice and controls following DPM exposure. These results demonstrate that epithelial barriers organized by Cldn-6 mediate, at least in part, diesel-induced inflammation. Further work may show that Cldn-6 is a key target in understanding pulmonary epithelial gateways exacerbated by environmental pollution.
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- Joshua B Lewis
- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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PM2.5 Induced the Expression of Fibrogenic Mediators via HMGB1-RAGE Signaling in Human Airway Epithelial Cells. Can Respir J 2018; 2018:1817398. [PMID: 29670673 PMCID: PMC5833260 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1817398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The aim of the present study was to test whether fine particulate matter (PM2.5) induces the expression of platelet-derived growth factor-AB (PDGF-AB), PDGF-BB, and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) in vitro via high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) signaling. Methods Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to motor vehicle exhaust (MVE) or clean air. HBECs were either transfected with a small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting HMGB1 or incubated with anti-RAGE antibodies and subsequently stimulated with PM2.5. Results The expression of HMGB1 and RAGE was elevated in MVE-treated rats compared with untreated rats, and PM2.5 increased the secretion of HMGB1 and upregulated RAGE expression and the translocation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) into the nucleus of HBECs. This activation was accompanied by an increase in the expression of PDGF-AB, PDGF-BB, and TGF-β1. The HMGB1 siRNA prevented these effects. Anti-RAGE antibodies attenuated the activation of NF-κB and decreased the secretion of TGF-β1, PDGF-AB, and PDGF-BB from HBECs. Conclusion PM2.5 induces the expression of TGF-β1, PDGF-AB, and PDGF-BB in vitro via HMGB1-RAGE signaling, suggesting that this pathway may contribute to the airway remodeling observed in patients with COPD.
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Mishra V, Banga J, Silveyra P. Oxidative stress and cellular pathways of asthma and inflammation: Therapeutic strategies and pharmacological targets. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 181:169-182. [PMID: 28842273 PMCID: PMC5743757 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Asthma is a complex inflammatory disease characterized by airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. The mechanisms associated with the development and progression of asthma have been widely studied in multiple populations and animal models, and these have revealed involvement of various cell types and activation of intracellular signaling pathways that result in activation of inflammatory genes. Significant contributions of Toll-like-receptors (TLRs) and transcription factors such as NF-кB, have been reported as major contributors to inflammatory pathways. These have also recently been associated with mechanisms of oxidative biology. This is of important clinical significance as the observed inefficacy of current available treatments for severe asthma is widely attributed to oxidative stress. Therefore, targeting oxidizing molecules in conjunction with inflammatory mediators and transcription factors may present a novel therapeutic strategy for asthma. In this review, we summarize TLRs and NF-кB pathways in the context of exacerbation of asthma pathogenesis and oxidative biology, and we discuss the potential use of polyphenolic flavonoid compounds, known to target these pathways and possess antioxidant activity, as potential therapeutic agents for asthma.
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- Vikas Mishra
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Departments of Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
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Xia P, Gao J, Guan W, Li J, Yu X, Wang F, He H, Deng Q, Zhou L, Yuan Y, Han W, Yu Y. Production of bioactive recombinant rat soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (rrsRAGE) in Pichia pastoris. Protein Expr Purif 2017; 138:81-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Li Y, Wu R, Tian Y, Yu M, Tang Y, Cheng H, Tian Z. RAGE/NF-κB signaling mediates lipopolysaccharide induced acute lung injury in neonate rat model. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:13371-13376. [PMID: 26550268 PMCID: PMC4612953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is known to induce acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Accumulating data suggest the crucial role of RAGE in the pathogenesis of ALI/ARDS. However, the mechanism by which RAGE mediates inflammatory lung injury in the neonates remains elusive. In this study we established LPS-induced ALI model in neonate rats, and investigated the role of RAGE/NF-κB signaling in mediating ALI. We found that RAGE antibody or bortezomib reduced LPS-induced histopathological abnormalities in the lung and lung damage score. RAGE antibody or bortezomib also reduced TNF-α level in both serum and BALF of the rats. Furthermore, RAGE antibody or bortezomib significantly reduced LPS-induced upregulation of RAGE and NF-κB expression in the lung. In conclusion, we established ALI model in neonate rats to demonstrate that LPS induced inflammatory lung injury via RAGE/NF-κB signaling. Interference with RAGE/NF-κB signaling is a potential approach to prevent and treat sepsis-related ALI/ARDS.
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- Yuhong Li
- Department of Neonatology, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University6 Beijing Road West, Huai’an 223300, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Neonatal Medical Center, Huai’an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University Medical CollegeHuai’an 223002, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Basic Medical Colloge, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University6 Beijing Road West, Huai’an 223300, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University6 Beijing Road West, Huai’an 223300, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University6 Beijing Road West, Huai’an 223300, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical University6 Beijing Road West, Huai’an 223300, Jiangsu, PR China
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Øvrevik J, Refsnes M, Låg M, Holme JA, Schwarze PE. Activation of Proinflammatory Responses in Cells of the Airway Mucosa by Particulate Matter: Oxidant- and Non-Oxidant-Mediated Triggering Mechanisms. Biomolecules 2015; 5:1399-440. [PMID: 26147224 PMCID: PMC4598757 DOI: 10.3390/biom5031399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Inflammation is considered to play a central role in a diverse range of disease outcomes associated with exposure to various types of inhalable particulates. The initial mechanisms through which particles trigger cellular responses leading to activation of inflammatory responses are crucial to clarify in order to understand what physico-chemical characteristics govern the inflammogenic activity of particulate matter and why some particles are more harmful than others. Recent research suggests that molecular triggering mechanisms involved in activation of proinflammatory genes and onset of inflammatory reactions by particles or soluble particle components can be categorized into direct formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with subsequent oxidative stress, interaction with the lipid layer of cellular membranes, activation of cell surface receptors, and direct interactions with intracellular molecular targets. The present review focuses on the immediate effects and responses in cells exposed to particles and central down-stream signaling mechanisms involved in regulation of proinflammatory genes, with special emphasis on the role of oxidant and non-oxidant triggering mechanisms. Importantly, ROS act as a central second-messenger in a variety of signaling pathways. Even non-oxidant mediated triggering mechanisms are therefore also likely to activate downstream redox-regulated events.
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- Johan Øvrevik
- Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Division of Environmental Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Division of Environmental Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Division of Environmental Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Division of Environmental Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Division of Environmental Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway.
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Bodine BG, Bennion BG, Leatham E, Jimenez FR, Wright AJ, Jergensen ZR, Erickson CJ, Jones CM, Johnson JP, Knapp SM, Reynolds PR. Conditionally induced RAGE expression by proximal airway epithelial cells in transgenic mice causes lung inflammation. Respir Res 2014; 15:133. [PMID: 25359169 PMCID: PMC4219035 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-014-0133-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background Receptors for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) are multiligand cell-surface receptors expressed abundantly by distal pulmonary epithelium. Our lab has discovered RAGE-mediated effects in the orchestration of lung inflammation induced by tobacco smoke and environmental pollutants; however, the specific contribution of RAGE to the progression of proximal airway inflammation is still inadequately characterized. Methods and results We generated a Tet-inducible transgenic mouse that conditionally overexpressed RAGE using the club cell (Clara) secretory protein (CCSP) promoter expressed by club (Clara) cells localized to the proximal airway. RAGE was induced for 40 days from weaning (20 days of age) until sacrifice date at 60 days. Immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, and qPCR revealed significant RAGE up-regulation when compared to non-transgenic controls; however, H&E staining revealed no detectible morphological abnormalities and apoptosis was not enhanced during the 40 days of augmentation. Freshly procured bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from CCSP-RAGE TG mice had significantly more total leukocytes and PMNs compared to age-matched control littermates. Furthermore, CCSP-RAGE TG mice expressed significantly more tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 7 (IL-7), and interleukin 14 (IL-14) in whole lung homogenates compared to controls. Conclusions These data support the concept that RAGE up-regulation specifically in lung airways may function in the progression of proximal airway inflammation.
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- B Garrett Bodine
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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Shadie AM, Herbert C, Kumar RK. Ambient particulate matter induces an exacerbation of airway inflammation in experimental asthma: role of interleukin-33. Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 177:491-9. [PMID: 24730559 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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High levels of ambient environmental particulate matter (PM10 i.e. < 10 μm median aerodynamic diameter) have been linked to acute exacerbations of asthma. We examined the effects of delivering a single dose of Sydney PM10 by intranasal instillation to BALB/c mice that had been sensitized to ovalbumin and challenged repeatedly with a low (≈3 mg/m(3)) mass concentration of aerosolized ovalbumin for 4 weeks. Responses were compared to animals administered carbon black as a negative control, or a moderate (≈30 mg/m(3)) concentration of ovalbumin to simulate an allergen-induced acute exacerbation of airway inflammation. Delivery of PM10 to mice, in which experimental mild chronic asthma had previously been established, elicited characteristic features of enhanced allergic inflammation of the airways, including eosinophil and neutrophil recruitment, similar to that in the allergen-induced exacerbation. In parallel, there was increased expression of mRNA for interleukin (IL)-33 in airway tissues and an increased concentration of IL-33 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Administration of a monoclonal neutralizing anti-mouse IL-33 antibody prior to delivery of particulates significantly suppressed the inflammatory response induced by Sydney PM10, as well as the levels of associated proinflammatory cytokines in lavage fluid. We conclude that IL-33 plays a key role in driving airway inflammation in this novel experimental model of an acute exacerbation of chronic allergic asthma induced by exposure to PM10.
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- A M Shadie
- Inflammation and Infection Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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BACKGROUND Ambient particulate matter (PM) has been associated with mortality and morbidity for cardiovascular disease. MicroRNAs control gene expression at a posttranscriptional level. Altered microRNA expression has been reported in processes related to cardiovascular disease and PM exposure, such as systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and atherosclerosis. Polymorphisms in microRNA-related genes could influence response to PM. METHODS We investigated the association of exposure to ambient particles in several time windows (4-hour to 28-day moving averages) and blood leukocyte expression changes in 14 candidate microRNAs in 153 elderly males from the Normative Aging Study (examined 2005-2009). Potential effect modification by six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in three microRNA-related genes was investigated. Fine PM (PM2.5), black carbon, organic carbon, and sulfates were measured at a stationary ambient monitoring site. Linear regression models, adjusted for potential confounders, were used to assess effects of particles and SNP-by-pollutant interaction. An in silico pathway analysis was performed on target genes of microRNAs associated with the pollutants. RESULTS We found a negative association for pollutants in all moving averages and miR-1, -126, -135a, -146a, -155, -21, -222, and -9. The strongest associations were observed with the 7-day moving averages for PM2.5 and black carbon and with the 48-hour moving averages for organic carbon. The association with sulfates was stable across the moving averages. The in silico pathway analysis identified 18 pathways related to immune response shared by at least two microRNAs; in particular, the "high-mobility group protein B1/advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor signaling pathway" was shared by miR-126, -146a, -155, -21, and -222. No important associations were observed for miR-125a-5p, -125b, -128, -147, -218, and -96. We found significant SNP-by-pollutant interactions for rs7813, rs910925, and rs1062923 in GEMIN4 and black carbon and PM2.5 for miR-1, -126, -146a, -222, and -9, and for rs1640299 in DGCR8 and SO4 for miR-1 and -135a. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to ambient particles could cause a downregulation of microRNAs involved in processes related to PM exposure. Polymorphisms in GEMIN4 and DGCR8 could modify these associations.
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Acciani TH, Brandt EB, Khurana Hershey GK, Le Cras TD. Diesel exhaust particle exposure increases severity of allergic asthma in young mice. Clin Exp Allergy 2014; 43:1406-18. [PMID: 24112543 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies have reported an association between diesel exhaust particle (DEP) exposure, allergic sensitization, and childhood wheezing, although the mechanisms remain unclear. While DEP is known to augment allergic responses in adult animal models, its effects on sensitization and asthma severity in young animals is unknown. OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of different doses of DEP and allergen co-exposure on allergic sensitization and asthma characteristics in young mice, and whether Th17 as well as Th2 responses are induced. METHODS Lungs of 3-week-old wild-type Balb/c mice were exposed by pharyngeal aspiration nine times over 3 weeks to DEP at 1.2 or 6.0 mg/kg body weight, house dust mite (HDM) at 0.8, 1.2 or 6.0 mg/kg of DEP in combination with HDM, or the same volume (50 μL) of 0.9% sterile saline. RESULTS In young mice, exposure to 1.2 mg/kg of DEP caused no detectable lung inflammation, but 6.0 mg/kg of DEP induced neutrophilic influx. Compared to HDM or DEP alone, mice exposed to either dose of DEP together with HDM demonstrated increased allergen-specific IgE, lung inflammation, airway hyperreactivity, goblet cell metaplasia, Th2/Th17 cytokines, dendritic cells, activated T cells, effector T cells, and IL-17(pos) and IL-13(pos) /IL-17A(pos) T effector cells. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In young mice, co-exposure to DEP and HDM together exacerbated allergic sensitization and induced key characteristics of more severe asthma, including IL-17A, IL-17(pos) and IL-13(pos) /IL-17A(pos) T effector cells. While exposure to 1.2 mg/kg DEP alone caused no detectable changes, it did exacerbate allergic sensitization and asthma characteristics to a similar degree as a five-fold higher dose of DEP. This study demonstrates that exposure to DEP, even at a dose that alone causes no inflammation, exacerbates allergic asthma in young animals and suggests the importance of preventive measures to reduce the exposure of children to traffic related air pollution.
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- T H Acciani
- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Barton DB, Betteridge BC, Earley TD, Curtis CS, Robinson AB, Reynolds PR. Primary alveolar macrophages exposed to diesel particulate matter increase RAGE expression and activate RAGE signaling. Cell Tissue Res 2014; 358:229-38. [PMID: 24859220 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-1905-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Receptors for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) are members of the immunoglobulin superfamily of cell-surface receptors implicated in mechanisms of pulmonary inflammation. In the current study, we test the hypothesis that RAGE mediates inflammation in primary alveolar macrophages (AMs) exposed to diesel particulate matter (DPM). Quantitative RT-PCR and immunoblotting revealed that RAGE was up-regulated in Raw264.7 cells, an immortalized murine macrophage cell line and primary AMs exposed to DPM for 2 h. Because DPM increased RAGE expression, we exposed Raw264.7 cells and primary AMs isolated from RAGE null and wild-type (WT) mice to DPM prior to the assessment of inflammatory signaling intermediates. DPM led to the activation of Rat sarcoma GTPase (Ras), p38 MAPK and NF-κB in WT AMs and, when compared to WT AMs, these intermediates were diminished in DPM-exposed AMs isolated from RAGE null mice. Furthermore, cytokines implicated in inflammation, including IL-4, IL-12, IL-13 and TNFα, were all significantly decreased in DPM-exposed RAGE null AMs compared to similarly exposed WT AMs. These results demonstrate that diesel-induced inflammatory responses by primary AMs are mediated, at least in part, via RAGE signaling mechanisms. Further work may show that RAGE signaling in both alveolar epithelial cells and resident macrophages is a potential target in the treatment of inflammatory lung diseases exacerbated by environmental pollution.
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- David B Barton
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, 3054 Life Sciences Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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Li Y, Wu R, Zhao S, Cheng H, Ji P, Yu M, Tian Z. RAGE/NF-κB Pathway Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation in Alveolar Type I Epithelial Cells Isolated from Neonate Rats. Inflammation 2014; 37:1623-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-9889-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Golebski K, Luiten S, van Egmond D, de Groot E, Röschmann KIL, Fokkens WJ, van Drunen CM. High degree of overlap between responses to a virus and to the house dust mite allergen in airway epithelial cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87768. [PMID: 24498371 PMCID: PMC3912021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Airway epithelium is widely considered to play an active role in immune responses through its ability to detect changes in the environment and to generate a microenvironment for immune competent cells. Therefore, besides its role as a physical barrier, epithelium affects the outcome of the immune response by the production of various pro-inflammatory mediators. METHODS We stimulated airway epithelial cells with viral double stranded RNA analogue poly(I:C) or with house dust mite in a time course of 24 hours. In order to determine cytokines production by stimulated cells, we performed multiplex enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA). RESULTS We demonstrate that the temporal pattern of the genes that respond to virus exposure in airway epithelium resembles to a significant degree their pattern of response to HDM. The gene expression pattern of EGR1, DUSP1, FOSL1, JUN, MYC, and IL6 is rather similar after viral (poly(I:C)) and HDM exposure. However, both triggers also induce a specific response (e.g. ATF3, FOS, and NFKB1). We confirmed these data by showing that epithelial cells produce a variety of similar mediators in response to both poly(I:C) and HDM challenge (IL1-RA, IL-17, IFN-α and MIP1-α), sometimes with a quantitative difference in response (IL2-R, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, MIG, and HGF). Interestingly, only four mediators (IL-12, IP-10, RANTES and VEGF) where up-regulated specifically by poly(I:C) and not by HDM. Additionally, we report that pre-exposure to HDM deregulates production of cytokines and mediators in response to poly(I:C). CONCLUSIONS Epithelial cells responses to the HDM-allergen and a virus strongly resemble both in gene expression and in protein level explaining why these two responses may affect each other.
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- Korneliusz Golebski
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Totlandsdal AI, Øvrevik J, Cochran RE, Herseth JI, Bølling AK, Låg M, Schwarze P, Lilleaas E, Holme JA, Kubátová A. The occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives and the proinflammatory potential of fractionated extracts of diesel exhaust and wood smoke particles. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2014; 49:383-96. [PMID: 24345236 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.854586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Exposure to combustion emissions, including diesel engine exhaust and wood smoke particles (DEPs and WSPs), has been associated with inflammatory responses. To investigate the possible role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PAH-derivatives, the DEPs and WSPs methanol extracts were fractionated by solid phase extraction (SPE), and the fractions were analyzed for more than ∼120 compounds. The pro-inflammatory effects of the fractionated extracts were characterized by exposure of bronchial epithelial lung cells (BEAS-2B). Both native DEPs and WSPs caused a concentration-dependent increase in IL-6 and IL-8 release and cytotoxicity. This is consistent with the finding of a rather similar total content of PAHs and PAH-derivatives. Yet, the samples differed in specific components, suggesting that different species contribute to the toxicological response in these two types of particles. The majority of the IL-6 release and cytotoxicity was induced upon exposure to the most polar (methanol) SPE fraction of extracts from both samples. In these fractions hydroxy-PAHs, carboxy-PAHs were observed along with nitro-amino-PAHs in DEP. However, the biological effects induced by the polar fractions could not be attributed only to the occurrence of PAH-derivatives. The present findings indicate a need for further characterization of organic extracts, beyond an extensive analysis of commonly suspected PAH and PAH-derivatives. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, to view the supplemental file.
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- Annike I Totlandsdal
- a Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Division of Environmental Medicine , Norwegian Institute of Public Health , Oslo , Norway
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Heck JE, Wu J, Lombardi C, Qiu J, Meyers TJ, Wilhelm M, Cockburn M, Ritz B. Childhood cancer and traffic-related air pollution exposure in pregnancy and early life. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2013; 121:1385-91. [PMID: 24021746 PMCID: PMC3855517 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The literature on traffic-related air pollution and childhood cancers is inconclusive, and little is known on rarer cancer types. OBJECTIVES We sought to examine associations between childhood cancers and traffic-related pollution exposure. METHODS The present study included children < 6 years of age identified in the California Cancer Registry (born 1998-2007) who could be linked to a California birth certificate (n = 3,590). Controls were selected at random from California birthrolls (n = 80,224). CAlifornia LINE Source Dispersion Modeling, version 4 (CALINE4) was used to generate estimates of local traffic exposures for each trimester of pregnancy and in the first year of life at the address indicated on the birth certificate. We checked our findings by additionally examining associations with particulate matter (≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter; PM2.5) pollution measured by community-based air pollution monitors, and with a simple measure of traffic density. RESULTS With unconditional logistic regression, a per interquartile range increase in exposure to traffic-related pollution during the first trimester (0.0538 ppm carbon monoxide, estimated using CALINE4) was associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL; first trimester odds ratio (OR) = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.10]; germ cell tumors (OR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.29), particularly teratomas (OR = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.12, 1.41); and retinoblastoma (OR = 1.11; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.21), particularly bilateral retinoblastoma (OR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.33). Retinoblastoma was also associated with average PM2.5 concentrations during pregnancy, and ALL and teratomas were associated with traffic density near the child's residence at birth. CONCLUSIONS We estimated weak associations between early exposure to traffic pollution and several childhood cancers. Because this is the first study to report on traffic pollution in relation to retinoblastoma or germ cell tumors, and both cancers are rare, these findings require replication in other studies.
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- Julia E Heck
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Inflammation-related effects of diesel engine exhaust particles: studies on lung cells in vitro. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:685142. [PMID: 23509760 PMCID: PMC3586454 DOI: 10.1155/2013/685142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Diesel exhaust and its particles (DEP) have been under scrutiny for health effects in humans. In the development of these effects inflammation is regarded as a key process. Overall, in vitro studies report similar DEP-induced changes in markers of inflammation, including cytokines and chemokines, as studies in vivo. In vitro studies suggest that soluble extracts of DEP have the greatest impact on the expression and release of proinflammatory markers. Main DEP mediators of effects have still not been identified and are difficult to find, as fuel and engine technology developments lead to continuously altered characteristics of emissions. Involved mechanisms remain somewhat unclear. DEP extracts appear to comprise components that are able to activate various membrane and cytosolic receptors. Through interactions with receptors, ion channels, and phosphorylation enzymes, molecules in the particle extract will trigger various cell signaling pathways that may lead to the release of inflammatory markers directly or indirectly by causing cell death. In vitro studies represent a fast and convenient system which may have implications for technology development. Furthermore, knowledge regarding how particles elicit their effects may contribute to understanding of DEP-induced health effects in vivo, with possible implications for identifying susceptible groups of people and effect biomarkers.
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Tian Z, Li Y, Ji P, Zhao S, Cheng H. Mesenchymal stem cells protects hyperoxia-induced lung injury in newborn rats via inhibiting receptor for advanced glycation end-products/nuclear factor κB signaling. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2013; 238:242-7. [PMID: 23576805 DOI: 10.1177/1535370212473706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have been shown recently to ameliorate hyperoxia-induced lung injury, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to determine whether BMSCs attenuate hyperoxia-induced lung injury by down-modulating the inflammatory RAGE/NF-κB (receptor for advanced glycation end-products/nuclear factor-κB) signaling. Thirty Sprague-Dawley newborn rats were randomly divided into three groups ( n = 10): sham control (C); hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury (ALI) (B) and ALI with BMSCs transplantation (A). Rats were sacrificed at three-day post-transplantation. RAGE and NF-κB expression in lung tissue was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis. The levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and RAGE in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and in serum were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The lung damage was evaluated by histological examination. The results showed that RAGE and TNF-α concentrations in BALF were significantly lower in Group A than in Group B. Moreover, RAGE and NF-κB expression in lung tissue at mRNA and protein concentrations was significantly lower in Group A than in Group B. The lung damage score was significantly lower in Group A than in Group B. These data demonstrate that hyperoxia induces the inflammation and causes damage in the lung but BMSC transplantation could alleviate hyperoxia-induced lung injury by inhibiting the inflammatory process mediated by RAGE/NF-κB signaling.
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- Zhaofang Tian
- Department of Neonatology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223300, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223300, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223300, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223300, PR China
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- Department of Neonatology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 6 Beijing Road West, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223300, PR China
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Tang M, Li Q, Xiao L, Li Y, Jensen JL, Liou TG, Zhou A. Toxicity effects of short term diesel exhaust particles exposure to human small airway epithelial cells (SAECs) and human lung carcinoma epithelial cells (A549). Toxicol Lett 2012; 215:181-92. [PMID: 23124088 PMCID: PMC7920584 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Revised: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 10/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this study, confocal Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscope (AFM) and multiplex ELISA were applied to analyze the biophysical responses (biomechanics and biospectroscopy) of normal human primary small airway epithelial cells (SAECs) and human lung carcinoma epithelial A549 cells to in vitro short term DEP exposure (up to 2h). Raman spectra revealed the specific cellular biomolecular changes in cells induced by DEP compared to unexposed control cells. Principal component analysis was successfully applied to analyze spectral differences between control and treated groups from multiple individual cells, and indicated that cell nuclei are more sensitive than other cell locations. AFM measurements indicated that 2h of DEP exposure induced a significant decrease in cell elasticity and a dramatic change in membrane surface adhesion force. Cytokine and chemokine production measured by multiplex ELISA demonstrated DEP-induced inflammatory responses in both cell types.
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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Sukkar MB, Ullah MA, Gan WJ, Wark PAB, Chung KF, Hughes JM, Armour CL, Phipps S. RAGE: a new frontier in chronic airways disease. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 167:1161-76. [PMID: 22506507 PMCID: PMC3504985 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01984.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are heterogeneous inflammatory disorders of the respiratory tract characterized by airflow obstruction. It is now clear that the environmental factors that drive airway pathology in asthma and COPD, including allergens, viruses, ozone and cigarette smoke, activate innate immune receptors known as pattern-recognition receptors, either directly or indirectly by causing the release of endogenous ligands. Thus, there is now intense research activity focused around understanding the mechanisms by which pattern-recognition receptors sustain the airway inflammatory response, and how these mechanisms might be targeted therapeutically. One pattern-recognition receptor that has recently come to attention in chronic airways disease is the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). RAGE is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of cell surface receptors that recognizes pathogen- and host-derived endogenous ligands to initiate the immune response to tissue injury, infection and inflammation. Although the role of RAGE in lung physiology and pathophysiology is not well understood, recent genome-wide association studies have linked RAGE gene polymorphisms with airflow obstruction. In addition, accumulating data from animal and clinical investigations reveal increased expression of RAGE and its ligands, together with reduced expression of soluble RAGE, an endogenous inhibitor of RAGE signalling, in chronic airways disease. In this review, we discuss recent studies of the ligand-RAGE axis in asthma and COPD, highlight important areas for future research and discuss how this axis might potentially be harnessed for therapeutic benefit in these conditions.
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- Maria B Sukkar
- School of Pharmacy, The University of Technology SydneyNSW, Australia
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney Medical School, The University of SydneyNSW, Australia
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney Medical School, The University of SydneyNSW, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of QueenslandQld, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of QueenslandQld, Australia
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- Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of NewcastleNSW, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter HospitalNSW, Australia
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- Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College LondonLondon, UK
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney Medical School, The University of SydneyNSW, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of QueenslandQld, Australia
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Shannahan JH, Kodavanti UP, Brown JM. Manufactured and airborne nanoparticle cardiopulmonary interactions: a review of mechanisms and the possible contribution of mast cells. Inhal Toxicol 2012; 24:320-39. [PMID: 22486349 DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2012.668229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human inhalation exposures to manufactured nanoparticles (NP) and airborne ultrafine particles (UFP) continues to increase in both occupational and environmental settings. UFP exposures have been associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, while ongoing research supports adverse systemic and cardiovascular health effects after NP exposures. Adverse cardiovascular health effects include alterations in heart rate variability, hypertension, thrombosis, arrhythmias, increased myocardial infarction, and atherosclerosis. Exactly how UFP and NP cause these negative cardiovascular effects is poorly understood, however a variety of mediators and mechanisms have been proposed. UFP and NP, as well as their soluble components, are known to systemically translocate from the lung. Translocated particles could mediate cardiovascular toxicity through direct interactions with the vasculature, blood, and heart. Recent study suggests that sensory nerve stimulation within the lung may also contribute to UFP- and NP-induced acute cardiovascular alterations. Activation of sensory nerves, such as C-fibers, within the lung may result in altered cardiac rhythm and function. Lastly, release of pulmonary-derived mediators into systemic circulation has been proposed to facilitate cardiovascular effects. In general, these proposed pulmonary-derived mediators include proinflammatory cytokines, oxidatively modified macromolecules, vasoactive proteins, and prothrombotic factors. These pulmonary-derived mediators have been postulated to contribute to the subsequent prothrombotic, atherogenic, and inflammatory effects after exposure. This review will evaluate the potential contribution of individual mediators and mechanisms in facilitating cardiopulmonary toxicity following inhalation of UFP and NP. Lastly, we will appraise the literature and propose a hypothesis regarding the possible role of mast cells in contributing to these systemic effects.
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- Jonathan H Shannahan
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
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Jassal MS, Yu AM, Bhatia R, Keens TG, Davidson Ward SL. Effect of residential proximity to major roadways on cystic fibrosis exacerbations. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2012; 23:119-131. [PMID: 22838501 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2012.708917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ambient air pollution has been attributed with an increase in exacerbation frequencies among the cystic fibrosis (CF) population. This study correlates exacerbation frequency with proximity to roadways and two criteria air pollutants. Clinical data was extracted from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation National Patient Registry and Electronic Medical Records at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Average annual air pollutant levels were obtained from selected US Environmental Protection Agency's monitoring stations. Geographic proximity to monitoring stations and roadways were analyzed using spatial mapping software. A total of 145 patients from the CHLA's CF center were characterized by a dichotomous exacerbation category. No significant association was determined between the frequency of exacerbations and exposure to fine particulate matter and ozone levels. Residential proximity to US-designated highways and freeways also did not achieve significance (p = 0.3777) but was noted to be correlated with major arterial roadways (p = 0.0420). Associations of environmental exposures may have important implications for future predictive models of CF clinical outcomes.
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- Mandeep S Jassal
- Department of Pediatrics , Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles , USA.
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RISTOVSKI ZORAND, MILJEVIC BRANKA, SURAWSKI NICHOLASC, MORAWSKA LIDIA, FONG KWUNM, GOH FELICIA, YANG IANA. Respiratory health effects of diesel particulate matter. Respirology 2012; 17:201-12. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02109.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Provoost S, Maes T, Joos GF, Tournoy KG. Monocyte-derived dendritic cell recruitment and allergic T(H)2 responses after exposure to diesel particles are CCR2 dependent. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011; 129:483-91. [PMID: 21906792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The inhalation of diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) is associated with increased sensitization toward inhaled allergens. Dendritic cells (DCs) are important mediators in immune regulation. We previously showed that the inhalation of DEPs increased the accumulation of DCs in the lung and enhanced the T(H)2 response in the mediastinal lymph node. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that CC chemokine receptors CCR2, CCR5, and CCR6 critically mediate the DC recruitment upon exposure to DEPs and that these CC chemokine receptors are important in the DEP-induced T(H)2 response. METHODS We exposed CCR2 knockout, CCR5 knockout, CCR6 knockout, and wild-type mice to DEPs and examined the pulmonary monocyte and DC accumulation. By an adoptive transfer experiment, we assessed the direct involvement of CCR2 and CCR6 in the recruitment of blood monocytes toward the lung upon exposure to DEPs. We also examined the T(H)2 cytokine production in the mediastinal lymph nodes of DEP-exposed CCR2 knockout and CCR6 knockout mice. RESULTS We observed that the DEP-induced monocyte and monocyte-derived DC recruitment was completely abolished in CCR2 knockout mice. CCR6 knockout mice also showed impaired monocyte recruitment upon exposure to DEPs. In contrast, monocyte and DC recruitment was comparable between DEP-exposed wild-type and CCR5 knockout mice. The impaired monocyte-derived DC recruitment in DEP-exposed CCR2 knockout, not CCR6 knockout, mice resulted in an abolished T(H)2 response in the mediastinal lymph node. CONCLUSION These data suggest that monocyte-derived DCs, recruited in a CCR2-dependent manner, are critical in inducing T(H)2 responses upon inhalation of DEPs.
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- Sharen Provoost
- Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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