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Liu TT, Sun HF, Han YX, Zhan Y, Jiang JD. The role of inflammation in silicosis. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1362509. [PMID: 38515835 PMCID: PMC10955140 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1362509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Silicosis is a chronic illness marked by diffuse fibrosis in lung tissue resulting from continuous exposure to SiO2-rich dust in the workplace. The onset and progression of silicosis is a complicated and poorly understood pathological process involving numerous cells and molecules. However, silicosis poses a severe threat to public health in developing countries, where it is the most prevalent occupational disease. There is convincing evidence supporting that innate and adaptive immune cells, as well as their cytokines, play a significant role in the development of silicosis. In this review, we describe the roles of immune cells and cytokines in silicosis, and summarize current knowledge on several important inflammatory signaling pathways associated with the disease, aiming to provide novel targets and strategies for the treatment of silicosis-related inflammation.
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Hasegawa Y, Franks JM, Tanaka Y, Uehara Y, Read DF, Williams C, Srivatsan S, Pitstick LB, Nikolaidis NM, Shaver CM, Wu H, Gardner JC, Osterburg AR, Yu JJ, Kopras EJ, Teitelbaum SL, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Trapnell C, McCormack FX. Pulmonary osteoclast-like cells in silica induced pulmonary fibrosis. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.02.17.528996. [PMID: 36824953 PMCID: PMC9949165 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.17.528996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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The pathophysiology of silicosis is poorly understood, limiting development of therapies for those who have been exposed to the respirable particle. We explored the mechanisms of silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis in a mouse model using multiple modalities including whole-lung single-nucleus RNA sequencing. These analyses revealed that in addition to pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis, intratracheal silica challenge induced osteoclast-like differentiation of alveolar macrophages and recruited monocytes, driven by induction of the osteoclastogenic cytokine, receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) in pulmonary lymphocytes and alveolar type II cells. Furthermore, anti-RANKL monoclonal antibody treatment suppressed silica-induced osteoclast-like differentiation in the lung and attenuated silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis. We conclude that silica induces osteoclast-like differentiation of distinct recruited and tissue resident monocyte populations, leading to progressive lung injury, likely due to sustained elaboration of bone resorbing proteases and hydrochloric acid. Interrupting osteoclast-like differentiation may therefore constitute a promising avenue for moderating lung damage in silicosis.
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- Yoshihiro Hasegawa
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Nashville, TN/US
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, and Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine – St. Louis, MO/US
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- Division of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Perinatal Institute, Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – Cincinnati, OH/US, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH/US
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Suman PR, Souza LS, Kincheski GC, Melo HM, Machado MN, Carvalho GMC, De Felice FG, Zin WA, Ferreira ST. Lung inflammation induced by silica particles triggers hippocampal inflammation, synapse damage and memory impairment in mice. J Neuroinflammation 2022; 19:303. [PMID: 36527099 PMCID: PMC9756632 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-022-02662-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Considerable evidence indicates that a signaling crosstalk between the brain and periphery plays important roles in neurological disorders, and that both acute and chronic peripheral inflammation can produce brain changes leading to cognitive impairments. Recent clinical and epidemiological studies have revealed an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in individuals with impaired pulmonary function. However, the mechanistic underpinnings of this association remain unknown. Exposure to SiO2 (silica) particles triggers lung inflammation, including infiltration by peripheral immune cells and upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. We here utilized a mouse model of lung silicosis to investigate the crosstalk between lung inflammation and memory. METHODS Silicosis was induced by intratracheal administration of a single dose of 2.5 mg SiO2/kg in mice. Molecular and behavioral measurements were conducted 24 h and 15 days after silica administration. Lung and hippocampal inflammation were investigated by histological analysis and by determination of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Hippocampal synapse damage, amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide content and phosphorylation of Akt, a proxy of hippocampal insulin signaling, were investigated by Western blotting and ELISA. Memory was assessed using the open field and novel object recognition tests. RESULTS Administration of silica induced alveolar collapse, lung infiltration by polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells, and increased lung pro-inflammatory cytokines. Lung inflammation was followed by upregulation of hippocampal pro-inflammatory cytokines, synapse damage, accumulation of the Aβ peptide, and memory impairment in mice. CONCLUSION The current study identified a crosstalk between lung and brain inflammatory responses leading to hippocampal synapse damage and memory impairment after exposure to a single low dose of silica in mice.
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- Patrick R. Suman
- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ,grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- grid.412211.50000 0004 4687 5267Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ,grid.472984.4D’Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ,grid.410356.50000 0004 1936 8331Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences & Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
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- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ,grid.8536.80000 0001 2294 473XInstitute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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César Santos de Castro1,2,3 M, Santos Ferreira Nani2 A, Cezar Rodrigues Salum1 K, de Mendonça Rolando1 J, Fernandes Barbosa dos Santos1 J, Albuquerque de Castro4 H, Canto Ribeiro4 P, Costa3 W, Brasileiro de Mello1,5 C, Barzotto Kohlrausch5 F. Genetic polymorphisms and their effects on the severity of silicosis in workers exposed to silica in Brazil. J Bras Pneumol 2022; 48:e20220167. [DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20220167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective: Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma caused by inhalation of silica particles. Genetic factors might play a role in the severity silicosis. We sought to evaluate the influence of polymorphisms in the ACE, FAS, FASLG, NOS2, IL1RN, FAM13A, TGFB1, and TNF genes on the severity of silicosis. Methods: Nine polymorphisms were genotyped by PCR in a sample of 143 patients with silicosis in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Results: Fifty-seven patients (40%) were classified as having simple silicosis and 86 (60%) were classified as having complicated silicosis. The TT genotype of rs1800469 in the TGFB1 gene showed a protective effect for complicated silicosis (OR = 0.35; 95% CI, 0.14-0.92; p = 0.028) when compared with the other two genotypes (CC+CT). The polymorphic T allele of rs763110 in the FASLG gene (OR = 0.56; 95% CI, 0.31-0.99; p = 0.047), as well as a dominant model for the T allele (TT+CT: OR = 0.37; 95% CI, 0.15-0.96; p = 0.037), also showed a protective effect. When patients with simple silicosis despite having been exposed to silica for a longer time (> 44,229 hours) were compared with patients with complicated silicosis despite having been exposed to silica for a shorter time, the T allele of rs763110 in the FASLG gene (OR = 0.20; 95% CI, 0.08-0.48; p < 0.0001), as well as dominant and recessive models (OR = 0.06; 95% CI, 0.00-0.49; p = 0.01 and OR = 0.22; 95% CI, 0.06-0.77; p = 0.014, respectively), showed a protective effect against the severity of silicosis. Conclusions: It appears that rs1800469 polymorphisms in the TGFB1 gene and rs763110 polymorphisms in the FASLG gene are involved in the severity of silicosis. Given the lack of studies relating genetic polymorphisms to the severity of silicosis, these results should be replicated in other populations.
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- Marcos César Santos de Castro1,2,3
- 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ) Brasil. 2. Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ) Brasil. 3. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil
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- 2. Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ) Brasil
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- 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ) Brasil
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- 3. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brasil
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- 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ) Brasil. 5. Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ) Brasil
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de Alencar VTL, Figueiredo AB, Corassa M, Gollob KJ, Cordeiro de Lima VC. Lung cancer in never smokers: Tumor immunology and challenges for immunotherapy. Front Immunol 2022; 13:984349. [PMID: 36091058 PMCID: PMC9448988 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.984349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the second most common and the most lethal malignancy worldwide. It is estimated that lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) accounts for 10-25% of cases, and its incidence is increasing according to recent data, although the reasons remain unclear. If considered alone, LCINS is the 7th most common cause of cancer death. These tumors occur more commonly in younger patients and females. LCINS tend to have a better prognosis, possibly due to a higher chance of bearing an actionable driver mutation, making them amenable to targeted therapy. Notwithstanding, these tumors respond poorly to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). There are several putative explanations for the poor response to immunotherapy: low immunogenicity due to low tumor mutation burden and hence low MANA (mutation-associated neo-antigen) load, constitutive PD-L1 expression in response to driver mutated protein signaling, high expression of immunosuppressive factors by tumors cells (like CD39 and TGF-beta), non-permissive immune TME (tumor microenvironment), abnormal metabolism of amino acids and glucose, and impaired TLS (Tertiary Lymphoid Structures) organization. Finally, there is an increasing concern of offering ICI as first line therapy to these patients owing to several reports of severe toxicity when TKIs (tyrosine kinase inhibitors) are administered sequentially after ICI. Understanding the biology behind the immune response against these tumors is crucial to the development of better therapeutic strategies.
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- Viviane Teixeira L. de Alencar
- Medical Oncology Department, Grupo Carinho de Clínicas Oncológicas, São José dos Campos, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Viviane Teixeira L. de Alencar,
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- Translational Immuno-oncology Laboratory, Albert Einstein Research and Education Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center for Research in Immuno-oncology (CRIO), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Medical Oncology Department, A C Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Translational Immuno-oncology Laboratory, Albert Einstein Research and Education Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center for Research in Immuno-oncology (CRIO), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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Efferocytosis in lung mucosae: implications for health and disease. Immunol Lett 2022; 248:109-118. [PMID: 35843361 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2022.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Efferocytosis is imperative to maintain lung homeostasis and control inflammation. Populations of lung macrophages are the main efferocytes in this tissue, responsible for controlling immune responses and avoiding unrestrained inflammation and autoimmunity through the expression of a plethora of receptors that recognize multiple 'eat me' signals on apoptotic cells. Efferocytosis is essentially anti-inflammatory and tolerogenic. However, in some situations, apoptotic cells phagocytosis can elicit inflammatory and immunogenic immune responses. Here, we summarized the current knowledge of the mechanisms of efferocytosis, and how any abnormality in this process may have an important contribution to the lung pathophysiology of many chronic inflammatory lung diseases such as asthma, acute lung injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis. Further, we consider the consequences of the dual role of efferocytosis on the susceptibility or resistance to pulmonary microbial infections. Understanding how efferocytosis works in different contexts will be useful to the development of new and more effective strategies to control the diversity of lung diseases.
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Taucher E, Mykoliuk I, Lindenmann J, Smolle-Juettner FM. Implications of the Immune Landscape in COPD and Lung Cancer: Smoking Versus Other Causes. Front Immunol 2022; 13:846605. [PMID: 35386685 PMCID: PMC8978964 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.846605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Cigarette smoking is reported in about one third of adults worldwide. A strong relationship between cigarette smoke exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as lung cancer has been proven. However, about 15% of lung cancer cases, and between one fourth and one third of COPD cases, occur in never-smokers. The effects of cigarette smoke on the innate as well as the adaptive immune system have been widely investigated. It is assumed that certain immunologic features contribute to lung cancer and COPD development in the absence of smoking as the major risk factor. In this article, we review different immunological aspects of lung cancer and COPD with a special focus on non-smoking related risk factors.
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- Elisabeth Taucher
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Pfisterer BR, Ashley AL, Donnell RL, Dunlap JR, Newkirk KM. Pulmonary silicosis in 2 rock hyraxes, and literature review. J Vet Diagn Invest 2021; 34:98-101. [PMID: 34781790 DOI: 10.1177/10406387211057524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Two rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis), from the Chattanooga Zoo, were submitted separately for autopsy at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center. The first was a 4-y-old intact female that died without premonitory signs and the second was a 10-y-old intact male that was euthanized because of severe renal disease. Microscopically, the lungs of both hyraxes had multifocal-to-coalescing, <1-mm diameter aggregates of epithelioid macrophages separated by streams of fibrous tissue. Macrophages contained intracytoplasmic, clear, acicular, birefringent crystals. Transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy findings on the lung samples were consistent with silica crystal deposition. The hyraxes had been housed together on commercially sourced play sand composed of 99-99.5% quartz, a crystalline silica polymorph. The microscopic findings, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy of the intrahistiocytic crystals, in addition to the history of exposure to crystalline silica, were consistent with pulmonary silicosis. Pulmonary silicosis has not been reported previously in rock hyraxes, to our knowledge.
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- Bianca R Pfisterer
- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, Department of Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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The Mechanism and Effect of Autophagy, Apoptosis, and Pyroptosis on the Progression of Silicosis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158110. [PMID: 34360876 PMCID: PMC8348676 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Silicosis remains one of the most severe pulmonary fibrotic diseases worldwide, caused by chronic exposure to silica dust. In this review, we have proposed that programmed cell death (PCD), including autophagy, apoptosis, and pyroptosis, is closely associated with silicosis progression. Furthermore, some autophagy, apoptosis, or pyroptosis-related signaling pathways or regulatory proteins have also been summarized to contribute greatly to the formation and development of silicosis. In addition, silicosis pathogenesis depends on the crosstalk among these three ways of PCD to a certain extent. In summary, more profound research on these mechanisms and effects may be expected to become promising targets for intervention or therapeutic methods of silicosis in the future.
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Khaliullin TO, Kisin ER, Guppi S, Yanamala N, Zhernovkov V, Shvedova AA. Differential responses of murine alveolar macrophages to elongate mineral particles of asbestiform and non-asbestiform varieties: Cytotoxicity, cytokine secretion and transcriptional changes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2020; 409:115302. [PMID: 33148505 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.115302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Human exposures to asbestiform elongate mineral particles (EMP) may lead to diffuse fibrosis, lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma and autoimmune diseases. Cleavage fragments (CF) are chemically identical to asbestiform varieties (or habits) of the parent mineral, but no consensus exists on whether to treat them as asbestos from toxicological and regulatory standpoints. Alveolar macrophages (AM) are the first responders to inhaled particulates, participating in clearance and activating other resident and recruited immunocompetent cells, impacting the long-term outcomes. In this study we address how EMP of asbestiform versus non-asbestiform habit affect AM responses. Max Planck Institute (MPI) cells, a non-transformed mouse line that has an AM phenotype and genotype, were treated with mass-, surface area- (s.a.), and particle number- (p.n.) equivalent concentrations of respirable asbestiform and non-asbestiform riebeckite/tremolite EMP for 24 h. Cytotoxicity, cytokines secretion and transcriptional changes were evaluated. At the equal mass, asbestiform EMP were more cytotoxic, however EMP of both habits induced similar LDH leakage and decrease in viability at s.a. and p.n. equivalent doses. DNA damage assessment and cell cycle analysis revealed differences in the modes of cell death between asbestos and respective CF. There was an increase in chemokines, but not pro-inflammatory cytokines after all EMP treatments. Principal component analysis of the cytokine secretion showed close clustering for the s.a. and p.n. equivalent treatments. There were mineral- and habit-specific patterns of gene expression dysregulation at s.a. equivalent doses. Our study reveals the critical nature of EMP morphometric parameters for exposure assessment and dosing approaches used in toxicity studies.
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- T O Khaliullin
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America; HELD, NIOSH, CDC, Morgantown, WV, United States of America.
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- HELD, NIOSH, CDC, Morgantown, WV, United States of America.
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- HELD, NIOSH, CDC, Morgantown, WV, United States of America.
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- West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America.
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- West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America; HELD, NIOSH, CDC, Morgantown, WV, United States of America.
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Salum KCR, Castro MCS, Nani ÂSF, Kohlrausch FB. Is individual genetic susceptibility a link between silica exposure and development or severity of silicosis? A systematic review. Inhal Toxicol 2020; 32:375-387. [PMID: 33006295 DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2020.1825569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Silicosis is a lung disease of fibrotic nature resulting from the inhalation and deposition of dust containing crystalline silica. Subjects exposed to the same environmental factors may show distinct radiological manifestations, and since silicosis is known as a multifactorial disease, it is plausible that individual genetic susceptibility may play a role in the pathology. This review of the literature aims to provide an assessment of the present data on the genetic association studies in silicosis and describe the genes that potentially might influence silicosis susceptibility in silica-exposed individuals. METHODS We accessed the database of PubMed for articles published in English about interindividual genetic susceptibility to silicosis using terms related to the subject matter. RESULTS Following the evaluation process, 28 studies were included in this systematic review, including 23 original studies and 5 meta-analyses. CONCLUSIONS Regardless of the advances in the knowledge of the importance of gene variations in silicosis, more studies need to be performed, in particular, special polygenic and genome-wide investigations.
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- Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brazil.,Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brazil.,Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brazil
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Chen S, Tan S, Yang S, Chen G, Zhu L, Sun Z, Li H, Yao S. Nicotine induces apoptosis through exacerbation of blocked alveolar macrophage autophagic degradation in silicosis. Toxicol Lett 2020; 334:94-101. [PMID: 33010382 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Silica dust mainly attacks alveolar macrophages (AMs). The apoptosis of AMs is correlated with the progress of silicosis. Our previous study showed that autophagic degradation was blocked in AMs from silicosis patients. However, the effects of nicotine on AM autophagy and apoptosis in silicosis are unknown. In this study, we collected AMs from twenty male workers exposed to silica and divided them into observer and silicosis patient groups, according to the tuberous pathological changes observed by X-ray. The AMs from both groups were exposed to nicotine. We found increased levels of LC3, p62, and cleaved caspase-3, decreased levels of LAMP2, and damaged lysosomes after nicotine stimulation of the AMs from both groups. We also found that the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3MA) inhibited nicotine-induced apoptosis in the AMs. Furthermore, 3MA reversed both the nicotine-induced decrease in Bcl-2 and the increase in Bax in both groups. These results suggest that nicotine may induce apoptosis by blocking AM autophagic degradation in human silicosis.
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- Shi Chen
- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China
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- Department of Pneumoconiosis, Beidaihe Sanitarium for China Coal Miners, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province 066104, PR China
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- Department of Pneumoconiosis, Beidaihe Sanitarium for China Coal Miners, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province 066104, PR China
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- Department of Pneumoconiosis, Beidaihe Sanitarium for China Coal Miners, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province 066104, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, 453003, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, 453003, PR China.
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Tan S, Yang S, Chen G, Zhu L, Sun Z, Chen S. Trehalose alleviates apoptosis by protecting the autophagy-lysosomal system in alveolar macrophages during human silicosis. Life Sci 2020; 257:118043. [PMID: 32621922 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are the primary targets of silicosis. Blockade of autophagy may aggravate the apoptosis of AMs. Trehalose (Tre), a transcription factor EB (TFEB) activator, may impact the autophagy-lysosomal system in AMs during silicosis. However, the mechanism by which Tre acts upon AMs in silicosis is unknown. METHODS We collected AMs from twenty male workers exposed to silica and divided them into observer and silicosis patient groups. AMs from the two groups were then exposed to Tre. Western blot was used to measure the expression of autophagy-associated proteins. Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1) expression was observed using immunofluorescence and western blot. Apoptosis of the AMs was detected by TUNEL assay and western blot. RESULTS Tre induced localization of TFEB to the nucleus in the AMs of both groups. After Tre exposure, LAMP1 levels increased and LC3 levels decreased in the AMs of both groups, suggesting that Tre may increase the function of the autophagy-lysosomal system. The LC3-II/I ratio in the Tre-exposed AMs was lower than in the AMs not exposed to Tre. The LC3-II/I ratio in AMs subjected to Tre plus Bafilomycin (Baf) was higher than the ratio in cells exposed to Tre or Baf individually. Additionally, p62 levels decreased after Tre stimulation in the AMs of both groups. This indicates that Tre may accelerate the process of autophagic degradation. We also found decreased levels of cleaved caspase-3 after Tre treatment in the AMs of both groups. However, p-mTOR (Ser2448) and p-mTOR (Ser2481) levels did not change significantly after Tre treatment, suggesting that the mTOR signaling pathway was not affected by Tre treatment. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the restoration of autophagy-lysosomal function by Tre may be a potential protective strategy against silicosis.
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- Shiyi Tan
- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China
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- Department of Pneumoconiosis, Beidaihe Sanitarium for China Coal Miners, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province 066104, PR China
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- Department of Pneumoconiosis, Beidaihe Sanitarium for China Coal Miners, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province 066104, PR China
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- Department of Pneumoconiosis, Beidaihe Sanitarium for China Coal Miners, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province 066104, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410013, PR China.
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Ding J, Yin T, Yan N, Cheng Y, Yang J. FasL on decidual macrophages mediates trophoblast apoptosis: A potential cause of recurrent miscarriage. Int J Mol Med 2019; 43:2376-2386. [PMID: 30942389 PMCID: PMC6488168 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Macrophages can induce Fas ligand (FasL)-mediated apoptosis, and the deregulation of apoptosis is known to be associated with recurrent miscarriage (RM). The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible involvement of FasL in macrophage-mediated trophoblast apoptosis and its potential role in RM. Human decidual and placental villous tissues were collected from 81 women (21 for the RM group, 26 for the spontaneous abortion group and 34 for the control group) at 7-9 weeks of gestation. The distribution changes of macrophages and the expression of FasL on macrophages were evaluated by immunohistochemical, immunofluorescence and western blot analyses. A macrophage and trophoblast co-culture model was used to determine the effects of FasL on the apoptosis of trophoblasts. The results indicated that CD86+ macrophage populations in decidual tissues were significantly increased, accompanied by reduced CD163+ macrophages in the abortion and RM groups. Furthermore, the distribution of CD68+ macrophages was also significantly altered in specimens from the abortion and RM groups, and they were observed to have infiltrated into the trophoblast cells. In addition, elevated expression of FasL on CD68+ and CD86+ macrophages in the decidua was observed in the spontaneous abortion and RM groups of patients, and FasL was demonstrated to mediate the induction of trophoblast apoptosis by macrophages in co-culture. These results indicate that the aberration of macrophage-induced FasL-mediated apoptosis may represent one of the causes of RM.
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- Jinli Ding
- Reproductive Medical Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University and Hubei Clinic Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Embryonic Development, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University and Hubei Clinic Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Embryonic Development, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei 443000, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University and Hubei Clinic Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Embryonic Development, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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Innate immunity to inhaled particles: A new paradigm of collective recognition. CURRENT OPINION IN TOXICOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nakashima K, Sato T, Shigemori S, Shimosato T, Shinkai M, Kaneko T. Regulatory role of heme oxygenase-1 in silica-induced lung injury. Respir Res 2018; 19:144. [PMID: 30068325 PMCID: PMC6090697 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0852-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Silicosis, a progressive inflammatory lung disease attributed mainly to occupational exposure to silica dust, shows loss of lung function even after cessation of exposure. In addition to conventional evaluation methods such as chest X-ray, computed tomography, and spirometry, we identified heme oxygenase (HO)-1, an inducible antioxidant, as a potential biomarker to identify at-risk patients. We found that HO-1 was critical in attenuating the disease progression of silicosis; however, the key signaling pathway has not yet been elucidated. Here, we report the critical pathway after silica exposure, focusing on the role of silica-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling and its attenuation, which is mediated by HO-1 induction, in vivo and in vitro. Methods Normal bronchial epithelial cells and a macrophage cell line, as well as a murine silicosis model generated by intratracheal administration of 2.5 mg of crystalline silica, were used in this study. The pathways activated in response to silica exposure, including the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, were examined and compared with or without super-induction of HO-1. Results The murine silicosis model was first assessed for the evaluation of activated pathways after silica exposure, focusing on ROS-MAPK activation. In the murine model, increased expression of HO-1 in the lungs was observed after silica-instillation. Moreover, silica-medicated activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the lungs was attenuated in response to silica-induced HO-1 upregulation. Activation of other MAPKs, such as p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathways, after silica exposure was not significantly different irrespective of HO-1 induction. Further in vitro studies showed that 1) silica-induced HO-1 was significantly attenuated by inhibiting ERK activation, and 2) carbon monoxide and bilirubin as final byproducts of HO-1 could inhibit ERK activation. Taken together, silica-induced HO-1 upregulation was mediated by ERK activation, and HO-1 further regulates ERK activation via its final byproducts, carbon monoxide and bilirubin. Conclusions This is the first study to demonstrate the regulatory role of HO-1 in silicosis. This finding could contribute to the development of a treatment strategy of monitoring HO-1 levels as a marker of therapeutic intervention. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12931-018-0852-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kentaro Nakashima
- Department of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2360004, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2360004, Japan.
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- Matebologenomics Core, Transborder Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Genome Sciences and Cell Metabolism, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2360004, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2360004, Japan
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Bandeira E, Oliveira H, Silva JD, Menna-Barreto RFS, Takyia CM, Suk JS, Witwer KW, Paulaitis ME, Hanes J, Rocco PRM, Morales MM. Therapeutic effects of adipose-tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells and their extracellular vesicles in experimental silicosis. Respir Res 2018; 19:104. [PMID: 29843724 PMCID: PMC5975461 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0802-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Silicosis is an occupational disease that affects workers who inhale silica particles, leading to extensive lung fibrosis and ultimately causing respiratory failure. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been shown to exert therapeutic effects in lung diseases and represent an alternative treatment for silicosis. Recently, it has been suggested that similar effects can be achieved by the therapeutic use of extracellular vesicles (EVs) obtained from MSCs. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of adipose-tissue-derived MSCs (AD-MSCs) or their EVs in a model of silicosis. METHODS Silicosis was induced by intratracheal instillation of silica in C57BL/6 mice. After the onset of disease, animals received saline, AD-MSCs, or EVs, intratracheally. RESULTS At day 30, AD-MSCs and EVs led to a reduction in collagen fiber content, size of granuloma, and in the number of macrophages inside granuloma and in the alveolar septa. In addition, the expression levels of interleukin 1β and transforming growth factor beta in the lungs were decreased. Higher dose of EVs also reduced lung static elastance when compared with the untreated silicosis group. CONCLUSIONS Both AD-MSCs and EVs, locally delivered, ameliorated fibrosis and inflammation, but dose-enhanced EVs yielded better therapeutic outcomes in this model of silicosis.
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- Elga Bandeira
- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Center for Nanomedicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Center for Nanomedicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology and Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Nanomedicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Nanomedicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. .,Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciencias da Saude, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, s/n, Bloco G1-55, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil.
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Schoening JM, Corner LAL, Messam LLM, Cassidy JP, Wolfe A. Environmental dust inhalation in the European badger (Meles meles): Systemic distribution of silica-laden macrophages, pathological changes, and association with Mycobacterium bovis infection status. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190230. [PMID: 29342164 PMCID: PMC5771571 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chronic inhalation of crystalline silica and silicates may lead to severe lung disease in humans, termed silicosis. The disease is an occupational health concern in miners and related professions worldwide. Silicosis is also a strong risk factor for tuberculosis in humans. Due to its subterranean lifestyle, the European badger (Meles meles) is continuously exposed to environmental dust, while this species is also susceptible to tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis. To date, a thorough investigation of mineral dust retention and its possible implication as a risk factor for mycobacterial infection in badgers has not been performed. The aims of this retrospective histological study were (1) to describe the systemic tissue distribution of silica-laden macrophages (SLMs) in badgers; (2) to compare the amount of SLMs in tissues of badgers of differing M. bovis infection status, pulmonary SLM burden and age; and (3) to assess whether inflammation was associated with SLMs. We assessed lung, lymph nodes, liver and spleen of 60 wild-caught badgers of known M. bovis infection status for the presence of SLMs using polarizing light microscopy. SLMs were consistently present within the lungs and were widely distributed throughout the lymphatic system. No inflammatory reaction to SLMs, as occurs in human silicosis, was observed in any tissue. Distribution and amount of SLMs were similar between M. bovis positive and negative badgers, and we were not able to show an association between the amount of SLMs and M. bovis infection status. The amount of SLMs within intra- and extrathoracic lymph nodes was positively associated with the amount of pulmonary SLMs, and with age. This is the first report of substantial and systemic tissue retention of mineral dust particles in a mammalian species lacking associated chronic inflammation (i.e. silicosis). We further highlight different pathogenetic mechanisms underlying silicosis and benign SLM accumulations following siliceous dust inhalation.
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- Janne M. Schoening
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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Carneiro PJ, Clevelario AL, Padilha GA, Silva JD, Kitoko JZ, Olsen PC, Capelozzi VL, Rocco PRM, Cruz FF. Bosutinib Therapy Ameliorates Lung Inflammation and Fibrosis in Experimental Silicosis. Front Physiol 2017; 8:159. [PMID: 28360865 PMCID: PMC5350127 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Silicosis is an occupational lung disease for which no effective therapy exists. We hypothesized that bosutinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, might ameliorate inflammatory responses, attenuate pulmonary fibrosis, and thus improve lung function in experimental silicosis. For this purpose, we investigated the potential efficacy of bosutinib in the treatment of experimental silicosis induced in C57BL/6 mice by intratracheal administration of silica particles. After 15 days, once disease was established, animals were randomly assigned to receive DMSO or bosutinib (1 mg/kg/dose in 0.1 mL 1% DMSO) by oral gavage, twice daily for 14 days. On day 30, lung mechanics and morphometry, total and differential cell count in alveolar septa and granuloma, levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-4, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, and vascular endothelial growth factor in lung homogenate, M1 and M2 macrophages, total leukocytes, and T cells in BALF, lymph nodes, and thymus, and collagen fiber content in alveolar septa and granuloma were analyzed. In a separate in vitro experiment, RAW264.7 macrophages were exposed to silica particles in the presence or absence of bosutinib. After 24 h, gene expressions of arginase-1, IL-10, IL-12, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1, and caspase-3 were evaluated. In vivo, in silicotic animals, bosutinib, compared to DMSO, decreased: (1) fraction area of collapsed alveoli, (2) size and number of granulomas, and mononuclear cell granuloma infiltration; (3) IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and TGF-β levels in lung homogenates, (4) collagen fiber content in lung parenchyma, and (5) viscoelastic pressure and static lung elastance. Bosutinib also reduced M1 cell counts while increasing M2 macrophage population in both lung parenchyma and granulomas. Total leukocyte, regulatory T, CD4+, and CD8+ cell counts in the lung-draining lymph nodes also decreased with bosutinib therapy without affecting thymus cellularity. In vitro, bosutinib led to a decrease in IL-12 and iNOS and increase in IL-10, arginase-1, MMP-9, and TIMP-1. In conclusion, in the current model of silicosis, bosutinib therapy yielded beneficial effects on lung inflammation and remodeling, therefore resulting in lung mechanics improvement. Bosutinib may hold promise for silicosis; however, further studies are required.
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- Priscila J Carneiro
- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology and Immunology, Department of Toxicological and Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology and Immunology, Department of Toxicological and Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Genomics, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Liu H, Cheng Y, Yang J, Wang W, Fang S, Zhang W, Han B, Zhou Z, Yao H, Chao J, Liao H. BBC3 in macrophages promoted pulmonary fibrosis development through inducing autophagy during silicosis. Cell Death Dis 2017; 8:e2657. [PMID: 28277537 PMCID: PMC5386570 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2017.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Following inhalation into the lungs, silica particles are engulfed by alveolar macrophages, which triggers endogenous or exogenous apoptosis signaling pathways. As an inducer of apoptosis, the role of BBC3/PUMA (BCL2-binding component 3) in macrophages during silicosis remains unknown. Here, we exposed U937 cell-derived macrophages (UDMs) to SiO2in vitro to explore the function of BBC3 in SiO2-induced disease. We found that SiO2 induced increased BBC3 expression, as well as macrophage activation and apoptosis. Knockdown of Bbc3 with specific siRNA significantly mitigated the SiO2-induced effects. In addition, our results clearly showed increased levels of autophagy in macrophages exposed to SiO2. However, inhibition of BBC3 decreased the occurrence of autophagy. Furthermore, we observed that the blockade of autophagy with 3-MA, an autophagy inhibitor, inhibited SiO2-induced macrophage activation and apoptosis. In contrast, rapamycin, an autophagy inducer, further enhanced the effects induced by SiO2. The conditioned medium from macrophages exposed to SiO2 promoted the proliferation and migration of fibroblasts, and the inhibition of BBC3/autophagy reduced the effects of the conditioned medium on fibroblasts. In the mouse model of silicosis, Bbc3 knockout mice clearly exhibited decreased levels of autophagy and fibrosis progression. These results suggest that downregulation of BBC3 expression may become a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of silicosis.
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- Haijun Liu
- Neurobiology Laboratory, New Drug Screening Centre, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Nine Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Nine Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Respiration, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, New Drug Screening Centre, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Otsuki T, Miura Y, Nishimura Y, Hyodoh F, Takata A, Kusaka M, Katsuyama H, Tomita M, Ueki A, Kishimoto T. Alterations of Fas and Fas-Related Molecules in Patients with Silicosis. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2016; 231:522-33. [PMID: 16636300 DOI: 10.1177/153537020623100506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Persons with silicosis have not only respiratory disorders but also autoimmune diseases. To clarify the mechanisms involved in the dysregulation of autoimmunity found in patients with silicosis, we have been focusing on Fas and Fas-related molecules in the Fas-mediated apoptotic pathway, because Fas is one of the most important molecules regulating autoimmunity involving T cells. Our findings showed that patients with silicosis exhibited elevated serum soluble Fas levels, an increased relative expression of the soluble fas and dcr3 genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, high levels of other variant messages of the fas transcript, relatively decreased expression of genes encoding several physiological inhibitors (such as survivin and toso), and dominancy of lower-membrane Fas expressers in lymphocytes, which transcribe soluble fas dominantly, compared with soluble fas transcription in healthy donors. These findings are consistent with known features regarding immunological factors, such as serum immunogulobulin G levels and the titer of anti-nuclear autoantibodies in silicosis. In addition, anti-caspase 8 autoantibody and anti-Fas autoantibody were detected in serum specimens from patients with silicosis, and a functional assay showed that anti-Fas antibody stimulated Fas-mediated apoptosis. We hypothesize that there are two subpopulations of silicosis lymphocytes. One is a long-term surviving fraction that includes self-recognizing clones showing lower levels of membrane Fas and inhibition of Fas/Fas ligand binding in extracellular spaces. The other subpopulation exhibits apoptosis caused by silica and silicates, is recruited from bone marrow, shows higher levels of membrane Fas, and is sensitive to anti-Fas autoantibody. Further investigation should be performed to confirm the effects of silica and silicates on the human immune system.
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- Takemi Otsuki
- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama 7010192, Japan.
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Zhang W, Zhang M, Wang Z, Cheng Y, Liu H, Zhou Z, Han B, Chen B, Yao H, Chao J. Neogambogic acid prevents silica-induced fibrosis via inhibition of high-mobility group box 1 and MCP-1-induced protein 1. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2016; 309:129-40. [PMID: 27616297 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Revised: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Silicosis is a systemic disease caused by inhaling silicon dioxide (SiO2); early stages are characterized by alveolar inflammation, and later stages are characterized by progressive lung fibrosis. Mounting evidence indicates that high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is involved in pulmonary fibrosis. Whether neogambogic acid (NGA) inhibits macrophage and fibroblast activation induced by SiO2 by targeting HMGB1 remains unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Experiments using cultured mouse macrophages (RAW264.7 cells) demonstrated that SiO2 treatment induces the expression of HMGB1 in a time- and dose-dependent manner via mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway; in turn, this expression causes macrophage apoptosis and fibroblast activation. Pretreating macrophages with NGA inhibited the HMGB1 expression induced by SiO2 and attenuated both macrophage apoptosis and fibroblast activation. Moreover, NGA directly inhibited MCP-1-induced protein 1 (MCPIP1) expression, as well as markers of fibroblast activation and migration induced by SiO2. Furthermore, the effects of NGA on macrophages and fibroblasts were confirmed in vivo by exposing mice to SiO2. CONCLUSION NGA can prevent SiO2-induced macrophage activation and apoptosis via HMGB1 inhibition and SiO2-induced fibrosis via the MCPIP1 pathway. Targeting HMGB1 and MCPIP1 with NGA could provide insights into the potential development of a therapeutic approach for alleviating the inflammation and fibrosis induced by SiO2.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China; Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Department of Respiration, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Respiration, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China; Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China; Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Department of Respiration, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China.
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Liu SJ, Wang P, Jiao J, Han L, Lu YM. Differential gene expression associated with inflammation in peripheral blood cells of patients with pneumoconiosis. J Occup Health 2016; 58:373-80. [PMID: 27265534 PMCID: PMC5356945 DOI: 10.1539/joh.16-0021-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives: To study expression changes in inflammation-related genes in peripheral blood of patients with pneumoconiosis and to explore the possibility of these genes as pneumoconiosis biomarkers. Methods: Peripheral blood samples of patients with pneumoconiosis patients and controls were collected, and total RNA of the blood cells were extracted and reverse transcribed to cDNA. Screenings of deferentially expressed genes associated with inflammation between patients with pneumoconiosis and controls were performed using real-time quantitative PCR array and the expressions of the three most upregulated genes were confirmed by real-time PCR. Results: The expression of 11 genes was significantly altered in patients with pneumoconiosis compared with those of the control. Among these 11 genes, 8 genes were upregulated and 3 were downregulated. Preliminary results indicated that interleukin 6 (IL-6) mRNA expression in patients with pneumoconiosis was higher than that in controls (P=0.019). The level of IL6 mRNA expression in the patients was higher than that in non-smoking controls, but it was neither affected by type and stage of pneumoconiosis nor by time of contact with dust. Conclusions: IL6 was possibly involved in the development of pneumoconiosis.
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- Shu-Jun Liu
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University
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Silicosis is the most common pneumoconiosis globally, with higher prevalence and incidence in developing countries. To date, there is no effective treatment to halt or reverse the disease progression caused by silica-induced lung injury. Significant advances have to be made in order to reduce morbidity and mortality related to silicosis. In this review, we have highlighted the main mechanisms of action that cause lung damage by silica particles and summarized the data concerning the therapeutic promise of cell-based therapy for silicosis.
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Wang X, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Liu H, Zhou Z, Dai X, Cheng Y, Fang S, Zhang Y, Yao H, Chao J. MCPIP1 Regulates Alveolar Macrophage Apoptosis and Pulmonary Fibroblast Activation After in vitro Exposure to Silica. Toxicol Sci 2016; 151:126-38. [PMID: 26865670 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Silicosis is a fatal and fibrotic pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of silica. After arriving at the alveoli, silica is ingested by alveolar macrophages (AMOs), in which monocyte chemotactic protein-induced protein 1 (MCPIP1) plays an essential role in controlling macrophage-mediated inflammatory responses. However, the mechanism of action of MCPIP1 in silicosis is poorly understood. METHODS Primary rat AMOs were isolated and treated with SiO2 (50 µg/cm(2)). MCPIP1 and AMO activation/apoptosis markers were detected by immunoblotting. MCPIP1 was down-regulated using siRNA in AMOs. The effects of AMOs on fibroblast activation and migration were evaluated using a gel contraction assay, a scratch assay, and a nested collagen matrix migration model. RESULTS After exposure to SiO2, MCPIP1 was significantly increased in rat AMOs. Activation and apoptosis markers in AMOs were up-regulated after exposure to SiO2 Following siRNA-mediated silencing of MCPIP1 mRNA, the markers of AMO activation and apoptosis were significantly decreased. Rat pulmonary fibroblasts (PFBs) cultured in conditional medium from AMOs treated with MCPIP1 siRNA and SiO2 showed significantly less activation and migration compared with those cultured in conditional medium from AMOs treated with control siRNA and SiO2 CONCLUSION: Our data suggest a vital role for MCPIP1 in AMO apoptosis and PFB activation/migration induced by SiO2.
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- Xingang Wang
- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China Neurobiology Laboratory, New Drug Screening Centre, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Nine Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Nine Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- *Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China, Department of Respiration, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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Antognelli C, Gambelunghe A, Muzi G, Talesa VN. Peroxynitrite-mediated glyoxalase I epigenetic inhibition drives apoptosis in airway epithelial cells exposed to crystalline silica via a novel mechanism involving argpyrimidine-modified Hsp70, JNK, and NF-κB. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 84:128-141. [PMID: 25841781 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Glyoxalase I (Glo1) is a cellular defense enzyme involved in the detoxification of methylglyoxal (MG), a cytotoxic by-product of glycolysis, and MG-derived advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Argpyrimidine (AP), one of the major AGEs coming from MG modification of protein arginines, is a proapoptotic agent. Crystalline silica is a well-known occupational health hazard, responsible for a relevant number of pulmonary diseases. Exposure of cells to crystalline silica results in a number of complex biological responses, including apoptosis. The present study was aimed at investigating whether, and through which mechanism, Glo1 was involved in Min-U-Sil 5 crystalline silica-induced apoptosis. Apoptosis, by TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling assay, and transcript and protein levels or enzymatic activity, by quantitative real-time PCR, Western blot, and spectrophotometric methods, respectively, were evaluated in human bronchial BEAS-2B cells exposed or not (control) to crystalline silica and also in experiments with appropriate inhibitors. Reactive oxygen species were evaluated by coumarin-7-boronic acid or Amplex red hydrogen peroxide/peroxidase methods for peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) measurements, respectively. Our results showed that Min-U-Sil 5 crystalline silica induced a dramatic ONOO(-)-mediated inhibition of Glo1, leading to AP-modified Hsp70 protein accumulation that, in a mechanism involving JNK and NF-κB, triggered an apoptotic mitochondrial pathway. Inhibition of Glo1 occurred at both functional and transcriptional levels, the latter occurring via ERK1/2 MAPK and miRNA 101 involvement. Taken together, our data demonstrate that Glo1 is involved in the Min-U-Sil 5 crystalline silica-induced BEAS-2B cell mitochondrial apoptotic pathway via a novel mechanism involving Hsp70, JNK, and NF-κB. Because maintenance of an intact respiratory epithelium is a critically important determinant of normal respiratory function, the knowledge of the mechanisms underlying its disruption may provide insight into the genesis, and possibly the prevention, of a number of pathological conditions commonly occurring in silica dust occupational exposure.
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- Cinzia Antognelli
- Department of Experimental Medicine University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy
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Shimizu Y, Dobashi K, Nagase H, Ohta K, Sano T, Matsuzaki S, Ishii Y, Satoh T, Koka M, Yokoyama A, Ohkubo T, Ishii Y, Kamiya T. Co-localization of iron binding on silica with p62/sequestosome1 (SQSTM1) in lung granulomas of mice with acute silicosis. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2014; 56:74-83. [PMID: 25834305 PMCID: PMC4306660 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.14-44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The cellular mechanisms involved in the development of silicosis have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to examine influence of silica-induced lung injury on autophagy. Suspensions of crystalline silica particles were administered transnasally to C57BL/6j mice. Immunohistochemical examination for Fas and p62 protein expression was performed using lung tissue specimens. Two-dimensional and quantitative analysis of silica deposits in the lungs were performed in situ using lung tissue sections by an in-air microparticle induced X-ray emission (in-air micro-PIXE) analysis system, which was based on irrradiation of specimens with a proton ion microbeam. Quantitative analysis showed a significant increase of iron levels on silica particles (assessed as the ratio of Fe relative to Si) on day 56 compared with day 7 (p<0.05). Fas and p62 were expressed by histiocytes in granulomas on day 7, and the expressions persisted for day 56. Fas- and p62-expressing histiocytes were co-localized in granulomas with silica particles that showed an increase of iron levels on silica particles in mouse lungs. Iron complexed with silica induces apoptosis, and may lead to dysregulations of autophagy in histiocytes of granulomas, and these mechanisms may contribute to granuloma development and progression in silicosis.
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- Yasuo Shimizu
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu-machi, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan ; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-21-36 Asahi-cho, Maebashi-shi, Tochigi 371-0014, Japan ; Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Gunma University School of Health Sciences, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma 371-8514, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, 3-1-1 Takeoka, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-8585, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu-machi, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand mediates the resolution of allergic airway inflammation induced by chronic allergen inhalation. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:1199-208. [PMID: 24569802 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2014.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Allergic asthma can vanish over time either spontaneously or induced by allergen-specific immunotherapy. In mice with established airway allergic inflammation, chronic intranasal (IN) allergen challenges decreases progressively airway allergic inflammation. Here we compared the contribution of different regulatory pathways that could be associated with this phenomenon, known as local inhalational tolerance. We found that inhalational tolerance was not associated with increased number of regulatory T cells or suppressive cytokines. Instead, it was associated with increased apoptosis of airway inflammatory leukocytes revealed by annexin-V staining and the expression of apical caspase 8 and effector caspase 3. Also, the transition from acute to chronic phase was associated with a shift in the expression of pro-allergic to pro-apoptotic molecules. The tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) was found to be a key molecule in mediating resolution of allergic inflammation because anti-TRAIL treatment blocked apoptosis and increased the infiltration of T helper type 2 (Th2) cells and eosinophils. Notably, repeated IN treatment with recombinant TRAIL in established airway allergic inflammation augmented leukocyte apoptosis and decreased the frequency of interleukin-5-producing Th2 cells and eosinophils to airways. Our data indicate that TRAIL signaling is sufficient for downmodulation of allergic airway disease, suggesting a potential therapeutic use of TRAIL for asthma treatment.
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Machado MN, Schmidt AC, Saldiva PHN, Faffe DS, Zin WA. Pulmonary functional and morphological damage after exposure to tripoli dust. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2014; 196:17-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Silica phagocytosis causes apoptosis and necrosis by different temporal and molecular pathways in alveolar macrophages. Apoptosis 2013; 18:271-85. [PMID: 23329178 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-012-0798-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chronic inhalation of crystalline silica is an occupational hazard that results in silicosis due to the toxicity of silica particles to lung cells. Alveolar macrophages play an important role in clearance of these particles, and exposure of macrophages to silica particles causes cell death and induction of markers of apoptosis. Using time-lapse imaging of MH-S alveolar macrophages, a temporal sequence was established for key molecular events mediating cell death. The results demonstrate that 80 % of macrophages die by apoptosis and 20 % by necrosis by clearly distinguishable pathways. The earliest detectable cellular event is phago-lysosomal leakage, which occurs between 30 and 120 min after particle uptake in both modes of death. Between 3 and 6 h later, cells undergoing apoptosis showed a dramatic increase in mitochondrial transmembrane potential, closely correlated with activation of both caspase-3 and 9 and cell blebbing. Externalization of phosphatidyl serine and nuclear condensation occurred 30 min-2 h after the initiation of cell blebbing. Cells undergoing necrosis demonstrated mitochondrial membrane depolarization but not hyperpolarization and no caspase activation. Cell swelling followed the decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, distinguishing necrosis from apoptosis. All cells undergoing apoptosis followed the same temporal sequence, but the time lag between phago-lysosomal leakage and the other events was highly variable from cell to cell. These results demonstrate that crystalline silica exposure can result in either apoptosis or necrosis and each occurs in a well-defined but temporally variable order. The long time gap between phago-lysosomal leakage and hyperpolarization is not consistent with a simple scenario of phago-lysosomal leakage leading directly to cell death. The results highlight the importance of using a cell by cell time-lapse analysis to investigate a complex pathway such as silica induced cell death.
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Lee EH, Lee EJ, Kim HJ, Jang AS, Koh ES, Uh ST, Kim YH, Park SW, Park CS. Overexpression of apolipoprotein A1 in the lung abrogates fibrosis in experimental silicosis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55827. [PMID: 23409054 PMCID: PMC3568133 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The inhalation of silica particles induces silicosis, an inflammatory and fibrotic lung disease characterized by the early accumulation of macrophages and neutrophils in the airspace and subsequent appearance of silicotic nodules as a result of progressive fibrosis. This study evaluated whether apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) protects against ongoing fibrosis and promotes the resolution of established experimental lung silicosis. Crystallized silica was intratracheally administered to 6- to 8-week-old transgenic mice expressing human ApoA1 in their alveolar epithelial cells (day 0). ApoA1 was overexpressed beginning on day 7 (ApoA1_D7 group) or day 15 (ApoA1_D15 group). The mice were sacrificed on day 30 for an evaluation of lung histology; the measurement of collagen, transforming growth factor-b1 and lipoxin A4; and a TUNEL assay for apoptotic cells. The ApoA1_D7 and D15 groups showed significant reductions in the silica-induced increase in inflammatory cells, silicotic nodule area, and collagen deposition compared with the silica-treated ApoA1 non-overexpressing mice. The level of transforming growth factor-b1 decreased in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, whereas lipoxin A4 was increased in the ApoA1_D7 and D15 groups compared with the silica-treated ApoA1 non-overexpressing mice. The silica-induced increase in the number of apoptotic cells was significantly reduced in the lungs of mice overexpressing ApoA1. Overexpression of ApoA1 decreased silica-induced lung inflammation and fibrotic nodule formation. The restoration of lipoxin A4 may contribute to the protective effect of ApoA1 overexpression against silica-induced lung fibrosis.
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- Eun hee Lee
- Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea
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Ding T, Zhou X, Kouadir M, Shi F, Yang Y, Liu J, Wang M, Yin X, Yang L, Zhao D. Cellular Prion Protein Participates in the Regulation of Inflammatory Response and Apoptosis in BV2 Microglia During Infection with Mycobacterium bovis. J Mol Neurosci 2013; 51:118-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-013-9962-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Guenther S, Vrekoussis T, Heublein S, Bayer B, Anz D, Knabl J, Navrozoglou I, Dian D, Friese K, Makrigiannakis A, Jeschke U. Decidual macrophages are significantly increased in spontaneous miscarriages and over-express FasL: a potential role for macrophages in trophoblast apoptosis. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:9069-9080. [PMID: 22942752 PMCID: PMC3430283 DOI: 10.3390/ijms13079069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Decidual macrophages (DM) are the second most abundant population in the fetal-maternal interface. Their role has been so far identified as being local immuno-modulators favoring the maternal tolerance to the fetus. Herein we investigated tissue samples from 11 cases of spontaneous miscarriages and from 9 cases of elective terminations of pregnancy. Using immunohistochemistry and dual immunofluorescence we have demonstrated that in spontaneous miscarriages the DM are significantly increased. Additionally, we noted a significant up-regulation of macrophage FasL expression. Our results further support a dual role for DM during pregnancy and miscarriages. We hypothesize that the baseline DM population in normal pregnancy is in line with an M2 phenotype supporting the ongoing gestation. In contrast, during spontaneous miscarriages, the increased FasL-expressing population could be a part of an M1 phenotype participating in Fas/FasL-related apoptosis. Our results highlight a new aspect of macrophage biology in pregnancy physiology and pathophysiology. Further studies with larger samples are needed to verify the current results and evaluate their clinical impact.
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- Sabine Guenther
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innenstadt Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mails: (S.G.); (T.V.); (S.H.); (J.K.); (D.D.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innenstadt Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mails: (S.G.); (T.V.); (S.H.); (J.K.); (D.D.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innenstadt Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mails: (S.G.); (T.V.); (S.H.); (J.K.); (D.D.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mail:
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pharmacological ward, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mail:
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innenstadt Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mails: (S.G.); (T.V.); (S.H.); (J.K.); (D.D.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece; E-Mail:
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innenstadt Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mails: (S.G.); (T.V.); (S.H.); (J.K.); (D.D.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innenstadt Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mails: (S.G.); (T.V.); (S.H.); (J.K.); (D.D.); (K.F.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Grosshadern Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71409, Greece; E-Mail:
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innenstadt Campus, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich D-80377, Germany; E-Mails: (S.G.); (T.V.); (S.H.); (J.K.); (D.D.); (K.F.)
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Hoogwater FJH, Steller EJA, Westendorp BF, Borel Rinkes IHM, Kranenburg O. CD95 signaling in colorectal cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2012; 1826:189-98. [PMID: 22498253 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2012] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CD95 and its ligand (CD95L) are widely expressed in colorectal tumors, but their role in shaping tumor behavior is unclear. CD95 activation on tumor cells can lead to apoptosis, while CD95L attracts neutrophils, suggesting a function in tumor suppression. However, CD95 can also promote tumorigenesis, at least in part by activating non-apoptotic signaling pathways that stimulate tumor cell proliferation, invasion and survival. In addition, CD95 signaling in stromal cells and tumor-infiltrating inflammatory cells has to be taken into account when addressing the function of CD95 and its ligand in colorectal tumor biology. We present a model in which the tumor-suppressing and tumor-promoting activities of CD95/CD95L together determine colorectal tumor behavior. We also discuss how these multiple activities are changing our view of CD95 and CD95L as potential therapeutic targets in the treatment of colorectal cancer. We conclude that locking CD95 in apoptosis-mode may be a more promising anti-cancer strategy than simply inhibiting or stimulating CD95.
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Mishra NC, Rir-sima-ah J, Grotendorst GR, Langley RJ, Singh SP, Gundavarapu S, Weber WM, Pena-Philippides JC, Duncan MR, Sopori ML. Inhalation of sulfur mustard causes long-term T cell-dependent inflammation: possible role of Th17 cells in chronic lung pathology. Int Immunopharmacol 2012; 13:101-8. [PMID: 22465472 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2012.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sulfur mustard (SM) is a highly toxic chemical warfare agent that remains a threat to human health. The immediate symptoms of pulmonary distress may develop into chronic lung injury characterized by progressive lung fibrosis, the major cause of morbidity among the surviving SM victims. Although SM has been intensely investigated, little is known about the mechanism(s) by which SM induces chronic lung pathology. Increasing evidence suggests that IL-17(+) cells are critical in fibrosis, including lung fibrotic diseases. In this study we exposed F344 rats and cynomolgus monkeys to SM via inhalation and determined the molecular and cellular milieu in their lungs at various times after SM exposure. In rats, SM induced a burst of pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines within 72 h, including IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-2, IL-6, CCL2, CCL3, CCL11, and CXCL1 that was associated with neutrophilic infiltration into the lung. At 2 wks and beyond (chronic phase), lymphocytic infiltration and continued elevated expression of cytokines/chemokines were sustained. TGF-β, which was undetectable in the acute phase, was strongly upregulated in the chronic phase; these conditions persisted until the animals were sacrificed. The chronic phase was also associated with myofibroblast proliferation, collagen deposition, and presence of IL-17(+) cells. At ≥30 days, SM inhalation promoted the accumulation of IL-17(+) cells in the inflamed areas of monkey lungs. Thus, SM inhalation causes acute and chronic inflammatory responses; the latter is characterized by the presence of TGF-β, fibrosis, and IL-17(+) cells in the lung. IL-17(+) cells likely play an important role in the pathogenesis of SM-induced lung injury.
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- Neerad C Mishra
- Lovelace CounterACT Research Center of Excellence, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
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Ham YM, Yoon WJ, Park SY, Song GP, Jung YH, Jeon YJ, Kang SM, Kim KN. Quercitrin protects against oxidative stress-induced injury in lung fibroblast cells via up-regulation of Bcl-xL. J Funct Foods 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Niu FN, Zhang X, Hu XM, Chen J, Chang LL, Li JW, Liu Z, Cao W, Xu Y. Targeted mutation of Fas ligand gene attenuates brain inflammation in experimental stroke. Brain Behav Immun 2012; 26:61-71. [PMID: 21802508 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.07.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2011] [Revised: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Inflammation is an important contributing mechanism in ischemic brain injury. The current study elucidates a previously unexplored role of Fas ligand (FasL) in post-stroke inflammatory responses that is independent of its well-known effect in triggering apoptosis. Focal cerebral ischemia was induced for 2 h by right middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in FasL mutant (gld) and wild-type mice. FasL mutation profoundly reduced brain damage and improved neurological performance from 6 to 72 h after ischemic stroke. The production of inflammatory cytokines in the brain was attenuated in gld mice after ischemia in the absence of dramatic change in inflammatory cell apoptosis. FasL mutation attenuated the recruitment of peripheral inflammatory cells (neutrophil) and inhibited the activation of residential glial cells (microglia and astrocyte). FasL mutation reduced CD8(+) T cells and turned the Th1/Th2 balance towards Th2 in the brain and peripheral blood after cerebral ischemia. In contrast to cerebral ischemia, the molecular and cellular inflammatory changes induced by intracerebroventricular injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were also attenuated in gld mice. Moreover, the soluble FasL (sFasL) and phospho-SAPK/JNK were decreased in gld mice, suggesting that the inflammatory role of FasL in experimental stroke might relate to sFasL and the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway. Taken together, our data suggest a novel role of FasL in the damaging inflammatory responses associated with cerebral ischemia. Neutralization of FasL may be a novel therapeutic strategy to suppress post-stroke inflammation and improve the long-term outcomes of stroke.
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- Feng-nan Niu
- Department of Neurology, Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, PR China
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Wilhelmi V, Fischer U, van Berlo D, Schulze-Osthoff K, Schins RPF, Albrecht C. Evaluation of apoptosis induced by nanoparticles and fine particles in RAW 264.7 macrophages: facts and artefacts. Toxicol In Vitro 2011; 26:323-34. [PMID: 22198050 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Revised: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Current hazard characterisation of nanoparticles (NP) is predominantly based on in vitro test systems, being established for small molecules of drugs and chemicals. However, specific physicochemical properties of NP may result in interference with assay components, biomarkers, or detection systems. In the present study, six types of (nano)particles were screened in RAW 264.7 macrophages by common cytotoxicity methods (WST-1, LDH). Our specific focus was on the investigation of apoptosis (analysis of hypodiploid DNA, phosphatidylserine exposure, caspase 3/7 activation, and Cell Death Detection ELISA). Assays were validated by the well-known apoptosis inducer staurosporine. Our results show that ZnO, DQ12 quartz and amorphous silica are cytotoxic with strong indications for apoptotic effects in RAW 264.7 macrophages, whereas toxicity was absent for MgO. For fine as well as ultrafine TiO(2), no apoptotic effects could be detected except for induction of DNA fragmentation. The results of our study demonstrate the necessity to control on a case-by-case basis for assay interference to avoid misinterpretation of specific in vitro test findings. To obtain valid statements on the potential induction of apoptosis by specific NP the measurement of multiple endpoints is a prerequisite.
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- Verena Wilhelmi
- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Wu J, Richards MH, Huang J, Al-Harthi L, Xu X, Lin R, Xie F, Gibson AW, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP. Human FasL gene is a target of β-catenin/T-cell factor pathway and complex FasL haplotypes alter promoter functions. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26143. [PMID: 22022540 PMCID: PMC3191176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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FasL expression on human immune cells and cancer cells plays important roles in immune homeostasis and in cancer development. Our previous study suggests that polymorphisms in the FasL promoter can significantly affect the gene expression in human cells. In addition to the functional FasL SNP -844C>T (rs763110), three other SNPs (SNP -756A>G or rs2021837, SNP -478A>T or rs41309790, and SNP -205 C>G or rs74124371) exist in the proximal FasL promoter. In the current study, we established three major FasL hyplotypes in humans. Interestingly, a transcription motif search revealed that the FasL promoter possessed two consensus T-cell factor (TCF/LEF1) binding elements (TBEs), which is either polymorphic (SNP -205C>G) or close to the functional SNP -844C>T. Subsequently, we demonstrate that both FasL TBEs formed complexes with the TCF-4 and β-catenin transcription factors in vitro and in vivo. Co-transfection of LEF-1 and β-catenin transcription factors significantly increased FasL promoter activities, suggesting that FasL is a target gene of the β-catenin/T-cell factor pathway. More importantly, we found that the rare allele (-205G) of the polymorphic FasL TBE (SNP -205C>G) failed to bind the TCF-4 transcription factor and that SNP -205 C>G significantly affected the promoter activity. Furthermore, promoter reporter assays revealed that FasL SNP haplotypes influenced promoter activities in human colon cancer cells and in human T cells. Finally, β-catenin knockdown significantly decreased the FasL expression in human SW480 colon cancer cells. Collectively, our data suggest that β-catenin may be involved in FasL gene regulation and that FasL expression is influenced by FasL SNP haplotypes, which may have significant implications in immune response and tumorigenesis.
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- Jianming Wu
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America.
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Tumane RG, Pingle SK, Jawade AA, Nath NN. An overview of caspase: Apoptotic protein for silicosis. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2011; 14:31-8. [PMID: 21120077 PMCID: PMC2992861 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.72237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Silicosis is a chronic lung disease characterized by granulomatous and fibrotic lesions, which occurs due to accumulation of respirable silica mineral particles. Apoptosis is an important phenomenon of cell death in silicosis. The relationship between silica dust and its exposure is well established. But, the complex chain of cellular responses, which leads to caspase activation in silicosis, has not been fully discovered. Caspase activation plays a central role in the execution of apoptosis. Silica-induced apoptosis of the alveolar macrophages could potentially favor a proinflammatory state, occurring in the lungs of silicotic patients, resulting in the activation of caspase prior to induction of the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways. Recent studies indicated that apoptosis may involve in pulmonary disorders. This review summarizes the current knowledge about the underling mechanism of biochemical pathways in caspase activation that have been ignored so far in silicosis. In addition, caspase could be a key apoptotic protein that can be used as an effective biomarker for the study of occupational diseases. It may provide an important link in understanding the molecular mechanisms of silica-induced lung pathogenesis.
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- Rajani G Tumane
- Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Miners' Health, JNARDDC Campus Wadi, Nagpur, India
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Prates DB, Araújo-Santos T, Luz NF, Andrade BB, França-Costa J, Afonso L, Clarêncio J, Miranda JC, Bozza PT, Dosreis GA, Brodskyn C, Barral-Netto M, Borges VM, Borges VDM, Barral A. Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva drives apoptosis and enhances parasite burden in neutrophils. J Leukoc Biol 2011; 90:575-82. [PMID: 21685247 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0211105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Neutrophils are considered the host's first line of defense against infections and have been implicated in the immunopathogenesis of Leishmaniasis. Leishmania parasites are inoculated alongside vectors' saliva, which is a rich source of pharmacologically active substances that interfere with host immune response. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that salivary components from Lutzomyia longipalpis, an important vector of visceral Leishmaniasis, enhance neutrophil apoptosis. Murine inflammatory peritoneal neutrophils cultured in the presence of SGS presented increased surface expression of FasL and underwent caspase-dependent and FasL-mediated apoptosis. This proapoptosis effect of SGS on neutrophils was abrogated by pretreatment with protease as well as preincubation with antisaliva antibodies. Furthermore, in the presence of Leishmania chagasi, SGS also increased apoptosis on neutrophils and increased PGE(2) release and decreased ROS production by neutrophils, while enhancing parasite viability inside these cells. The increased parasite burden was abrogated by treatment with z-VAD, a pan caspase inhibitor, and NS-398, a COX-2 inhibitor. In the presence of SGS, Leishmania-infected neutrophils produced higher levels of MCP-1 and attracted a high number of macrophages by chemotaxis in vitro assays. Both of these events were abrogated by pretreatment of neutrophils with bindarit, an inhibitor of CCL2/MCP-1 expression. Taken together, our data support the hypothesis that vector salivary proteins trigger caspase-dependent and FasL-mediated apoptosis, thereby favoring Leishmania survival inside neutrophils, which may represent an important mechanism for the establishment of Leishmania infection.
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Langley RJ, Mishra NC, Peña-Philippides JC, Rice BJ, Seagrave JC, Singh SP, Sopori ML. Fibrogenic and redox-related but not proinflammatory genes are upregulated in Lewis rat model of chronic silicosis. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2011; 74:1261-79. [PMID: 21830856 PMCID: PMC4058997 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2011.595669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Silicosis, a fibrotic granulomatous lung disease, may occur through accidental high-dose or occupational inhalation of silica, leading to acute/accelerated and chronic silicosis, respectively. While chronic silicosis has a long asymptomatic latency, lung inflammation and apoptosis are hallmarks of acute silicosis. In animal models, histiocytic granulomas develop within days after high-dose intratracheal (IT) silica instillation. However, following chronic inhalation of occupationally relevant doses of silica, discrete granulomas resembling human silicosis arise months after the final exposure without significant lung inflammation/apoptosis. To identify molecular events associated with chronic silicosis, lung RNA samples from controls or subchronic silica-exposed rats were analyzed by Affymetrix at 28 wk after silica exposures. Results suggested a significant upregulation of 144 genes and downregulation of 7 genes. The upregulated genes included complement cascade, chemokines/chemokine receptors, G-protein signaling components, metalloproteases, and genes associated with oxidative stress. To examine the kinetics of gene expression relevant to silicosis, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Luminex-bead assays, Western blotting, and/or zymography were performed on lung tissues from 4 d, 28 wk, and intermediate times after subchronic silica exposure and compared with 14-d acute silicosis samples. Results indicated that genes regulating fibrosis (secreted phosphoprotein-1, Ccl2, and Ccl7), redox enzymes (superoxide dismutase-2 and arginase-1), and the enzymatic activities of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 were upregulated in acute and chronic silicosis models. However, proinflammatory cytokines were strongly upregulated only in acute silicosis. Thus, inflammatory cytokines are associated with acute but not chronic silicosis. Data suggest that genes regulating fibrosis, oxidative stress, and metalloproteases may contribute to both acute and chronic silicosis.
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- Raymond J. Langley
- Immunology Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
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- Immunology Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
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- Software Engineering Division, National Center for Genome Resources, 2935 Rodeo Park Dr., SE, Santa Fe, NM 87505
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- Immunology Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
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- Immunology Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
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- Immunology Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
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Ghiazza M, Scherbart AM, Fenoglio I, Grendene F, Turci F, Martra G, Albrecht C, Schins RPF, Fubini B. Surface Iron Inhibits Quartz-Induced Cytotoxic and Inflammatory Responses in Alveolar Macrophages. Chem Res Toxicol 2010; 24:99-110. [DOI: 10.1021/tx1003003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mara Ghiazza
- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Dip. di Chimica IFM, “G. Scansetti” Interdepartmental Centre for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates, and NIS Interdepartmental Center. University of Torino, via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
- Particle Research Group, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF) at the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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van Berlo D, Wessels A, Boots AW, Wilhelmi V, Scherbart AM, Gerloff K, van Schooten FJ, Albrecht C, Schins RPF. Neutrophil-derived ROS contribute to oxidative DNA damage induction by quartz particles. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 49:1685-93. [PMID: 20828610 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2010] [Revised: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The carcinogenicity of respirable quartz is considered to be driven by reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in association with chronic inflammation. The contribution of phagocyte-derived ROS to inflammation, oxidative stress, and DNA damage responses was investigated in the lungs of C57BL/6J wild-type and p47(phox-/-) mice, 24h after pharyngeal aspiration of DQ12 quartz (100 mg/kg bw). Bone-marrow-derived neutrophils from wild-type and p47(phox-/-) mice were used for parallel in vitro investigations in coculture with A549 human alveolar epithelial cells. Quartz induced a marked neutrophil influx in both wild-type and p47(phox-/-) mouse lungs. Significant increases in mRNA expression of the oxidative stress markers HO-1 and γ-GCS were observed only in quartz-treated wild-type animals. Oxidative DNA damage in lung tissue was not affected by quartz exposure and did not differ between p47(phox-/-) and WT mice. Differences in mRNA expression of the DNA repair genes OGG1, APE-1, DNA Polβ, and XRCC1 were also absent. Quartz treatment of cocultures containing wild-type neutrophils, but not p47(phox-/-) neutrophils, caused increased oxidative DNA damage in epithelial cells. Our study demonstrates that neutrophil-derived ROS significantly contribute to pulmonary oxidative stress responses after acute quartz exposure, yet their role in the associated induction of oxidative DNA damage could be shown only in vitro.
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- Damien van Berlo
- Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Can We Translate Our Understanding of the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Silicosis Into a Therapeutic Plan? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1097/cpm.0b013e3181fa13b5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Analysis of gene profile, steady state proliferation and apoptosis of double-negative T cells in the periphery and gut epithelium provides new insights into the biological functions of the Fas pathway. Immunol Res 2010; 47:134-42. [PMID: 20066510 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-009-8144-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Considerable progress has been made in understanding the Fas pathway at the molecular and cellular levels, but fundamental questions about the overall biological role of the Fas pathway remain unresolved. A major question is why lymphoproliferation caused by the lpr mutation of Fas and gld mutation of FasL ligand (FasL) is dominated by CD4(-) and CD8(-) double-negative alphabeta T cells (DN T cells) that are otherwise rare components of the peripheral T cell repertoire. A second unresolved question is why inactivation of the Fas pathway prevents organ-specific autoimmunity (including as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis) while causing systemic lymphoproliferation? Understanding the mechanisms of these processes could uncover important aspects of the biological role of the Fas pathway and could have significant therapeutic implications. For example, revealing the basis of how inactivation of the Fas pathway prevents organ-specific autoimmunity could lead to new immunotherapeutic strategies to promote self tolerance without causing immunosuppression, as the Fas pathway is not essential for T cell activation. Here we discuss recent and new findings from my laboratory that address these questions. On the basis of these findings, we propose a new role for the Fas pathway in sequestration of DN T cells within the gut epithelium.
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Maeda M, Nishimura Y, Kumagai N, Hayashi H, Hatayama T, Katoh M, Miyahara N, Yamamoto S, Hirastuka J, Otsuki T. Dysregulation of the immune system caused by silica and asbestos. J Immunotoxicol 2010; 7:268-78. [PMID: 20849352 DOI: 10.3109/1547691x.2010.512579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Silica and asbestos cause pneumoconioses known as silicosis and asbestosis, respectively, that are each characterized by progressive pulmonary fibrosis. While local effects of inhaled silica particles alter the function of alveolar macrophages and sequential cellular and molecular biological events, general systemic immunological effects may also evolve. One well-known health outcome associated with silica exposure/silicosis is an increase in the incidence of autoimmune disorders. In addition, while exposure to silica--in the crystalline form--has also been seen to be associated with the development of lung cancers, it remains unclear as to whether or not silicosis is a necessary condition for the elevation of silica-associated lung cancer risks. Since asbestos is a mineral silicate, it would be expected to also possess generalized immunotoxicological effects similar to those associated with silica particles. However, asbestos-exposed patients are far better known than silicotic patients for development of malignant diseases such as lung cancer and mesothelioma, and less so for the development of autoimmune disorders. With both asbestos and crystalline silica, one important dysregulatory outcome that needs to be considered is an alteration in tumor immunity that allows for silica- or asbestos- (or asbestos-associated agent)-induced tumors to survive and thrive in situ. In this review, the immunotoxicological effects of both silica and asbestos are presented and contrasted in terms of their abilities to induce immune system dysregulation that then are manifest by the onset of autoimmunity or by alterations in host-tumor immunity.
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- Megumi Maeda
- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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Winter M, Beer HD, Hornung V, Krämer U, Schins RPF, Förster I. Activation of the inflammasome by amorphous silica and TiO2 nanoparticles in murine dendritic cells. Nanotoxicology 2010; 5:326-40. [PMID: 20846021 DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2010.506957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nanomaterials are increasingly used in various food applications. In particular, nanoparticulate amorphous SiO2 is already contained, e.g., in spices. Since intestinal dendritic cells (DC) could be critical targets for ingested particles, we compared the in vitro effects of amorphous silica nanoparticles with fine crystalline silica, and micron-sized with nano-sized TiO2 particles on DC. TiO2- and SiO2-nanoparticles, as well as crystalline silica led to an upregulation of MHC-II, CD80, and CD86 on DC. Furthermore, these particles activated the inflammasome, leading to significant IL-1β-secretion in wild-type (WT) but not Caspase-1- or NLRP3-deficient mice. Silica nanoparticles and crystalline silica induced apoptosis, while TiO2 nanoparticles led to enhanced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Since amorphous silica and TiO2 nanoparticles had strong effects on the activation-status of DC, we suggest that nanoparticles, used as food additives, should be intensively studied in vitro and in vivo, to ensure their safety for the consumer.
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- Meike Winter
- Molecular Immunology, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung at the Heinrich-Heine University , Düsseldorf , Germany
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Filardy AA, Pires DR, Nunes MP, Takiya CM, Freire-de-Lima CG, Ribeiro-Gomes FL, DosReis GA. Proinflammatory clearance of apoptotic neutrophils induces an IL-12(low)IL-10(high) regulatory phenotype in macrophages. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:2044-50. [PMID: 20660352 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Clearance of apoptotic exudate neutrophils (efferocytosis) induces either pro- or anti-inflammatory responses in mouse macrophages depending on host genetic background. In this study, we investigated whether neutrophil efferocytosis induces a stable macrophage phenotype that could be recalled by late restimulation with LPS. Bone marrow-derived macrophages previously stimulated by pro- but not anti-inflammatory neutrophil efferocytosis expressed a regulatory/M2b phenotype characterized by low IL-12 and high IL-10 production following restimulation, increased expression of LIGHT/TNF superfamily 14, Th2-biased T cell responses, and permissive replication of Leishmania major. Induction of regulatory/M2b macrophages required neutrophil elastase activity and was partially dependent on TLR4 signaling. These results suggested that macrophage differentiation to a regulatory phenotype plays a role in resolution of inflammation but could contribute to increased humoral Ab responses and parasite persistence in the infected host.
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- Alessandra A Filardy
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Langley RJ, Mishra NC, Peña-Philippides JC, Hutt JA, Sopori ML. Granuloma formation induced by low-dose chronic silica inhalation is associated with an anti-apoptotic response in Lewis rats. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2010; 73:669-83. [PMID: 20391111 PMCID: PMC2856123 DOI: 10.1080/15287390903578521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Chronic human silicosis results primarily from continued occupational exposure to silica and exhibits a long asymptomatic latency. Similarly, continued exposure of Lewis rats to low doses of silica is known to cause delayed granuloma formation with limited lung inflammation and injury. On the other hand, intratracheal exposure to large doses of silica induces acute silicosis characterized by granuloma-like formations in the lung associated with apoptosis, severe alveolitis, and alveolar lipoproteinosis. To ascertain similarities/differences between acute and chronic silicosis, in this communication, we compared cellular and molecular changes in established rat models of acute and chronic silicosis. In Lewis rats, acute silicosis was induced by intratracheal instillation of 35 mg silica, and chronic silicosis through inhalation of aerosolized silica (6.2 mg/m(3), 5 d/wk for 6 wk). Animals exposed to acute high-dose silica were sacrificed at 14 d after silica instillation while chronically silica-treated animals were sacrificed between 4 d and 28 wk after silica exposure. The lung granulomas formation in acute silicosis was associated with strong inflammation, presence of TUNEL-positive cells, and increases in caspase-3 activity and other molecular markers of apoptosis. On the other hand, lungs from chronically silica-exposed animals exhibited limited inflammation and increased expression of anti-apoptotic markers, including dramatic increases in Bcl-2 and procaspase-3, and lower caspase-3 activity. Moreover, chronic silicotic lungs were TUNEL-negative and overexpressed Bcl-3 and NF-kappaB-p50 but not NF-kappaB-p65 subunits. These results suggest that, unlike acute silicosis, chronic exposures to occupationally relevant doses of silica cause significantly lower lung inflammation and elevated expression of anti-apoptotic rather than proapoptotic markers in the lung that might result from interaction between NF-kappaB-p50 and Bcl-3.
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- Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Mohan Sopori, Ph.D., Immunology Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 2425 Ridgecrest Dr., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, Tel.: (505) 348-9440; Fax: (505) 348-4986;
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