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Pulmonary Toxicity of Silica Linked to Its Micro- or Nanometric Particle Size and Crystal Structure: A Review. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12142392. [PMID: 35889616 PMCID: PMC9318389 DOI: 10.3390/nano12142392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Silicon dioxide (SiO2) is a mineral compound present in the Earth’s crust in two mineral forms: crystalline and amorphous. Based on epidemiological and/or biological evidence, the pulmonary effects of crystalline silica are considered well understood, with the development of silicosis, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The structure and capacity to trigger oxidative stress are recognized as relevant determinants in crystalline silica’s toxicity. In contrast, natural amorphous silica was long considered nontoxic, and was often used as a negative control in experimental studies. However, as manufactured amorphous silica nanoparticles (or nanosilica or SiNP) are becoming widely used in industrial applications, these paradigms must now be reconsidered at the nanoscale (<100 nm). Indeed, recent experimental studies appear to point towards significant toxicity of manufactured amorphous silica nanoparticles similar to that of micrometric crystalline silica. In this article, we present an extensive review of the nontumoral pulmonary effects of silica based on in vitro and in vivo experimental studies. The findings of this review are presented both for micro- and nanoscale particles, but also based on the crystalline structure of the silica particles.
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Loreto C, Caltabiano R, Graziano ACE, Castorina S, Lombardo C, Filetti V, Vitale E, Rapisarda G, Cardile V, Ledda C, Rapisarda V. Defense and protection mechanisms in lung exposed to asbestiform fiber: the role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and heme oxygenase-1. Eur J Histochem 2020; 64. [PMID: 32312030 PMCID: PMC7171426 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2020.3073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Fluoro-edenite (FE), an asbestiform fiber, is responsible for many respiratory pathologies: chronic obstructive diseases, pleural plaques, fibrosis, and malignant mesothelioma. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is one of the first cytokines produced in response to lung tissue damage. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a protein with protective effects against oxidative stress. It is up regulated by several stimuli including pro-inflammatory cytokines and factors that promote oxidative stress. In this research, the in vivo model of sheep lungs naturally exposed to FE was studied in order to shed light on the pathophysiological events sustaining exposure to fibers, by determining immunohistochemical lung expression of MIF and HO-1. Protein levels expression of HO-1 and MIF were also evaluated in human primary lung fibroblasts after exposure to FE fibers in vitro. In exposed sheep lungs, MIF and HO-1 immunoexpression were spread involving the intraparenchymal stroma around bronchioles, interstitium between alveoli, alveolar epithelium and macrophages. High MIF immunoexpression prevails in macrophages. Similar results were obtained in vitro, but significantly higher values were only detected for HO-1 at concentrations of 50 and 100 μg/mL of FE fibers. MIF and HO-1 expressions seem to play a role in lung self-protection against uncontrolled chronic inflammation, thus counteracting the strong link with cancer development, induced by exposure to FE. Further studies will be conducted in order to add more information about the role of MIF and HO-1 in the toxicity FE-induced.
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- Carla Loreto
- Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnologies Sciences, University of Catania.
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Ophir N, Bar-Shai A, Kramer MR, Grubstein A, Shani Israeli L, Fireman E. HO-1 protects smokers exposed to artificial stone dust for pulmonary function tests deterioration. SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES 2018; 35:276-284. [PMID: 32476913 DOI: 10.36141/svdld.v35i3.6968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Background: The Heme Oxygenase system, along with its catabolism products, is involved in a variety of crucial physiological functions, including cytoprotection, inflammation, anti-oxidative effects, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and vascular regulation. Objectives: To analyze the Heme Oxygenase -1 (HO-1) mediated effect of mild deterioration of pulmonary function testing (PFT) in exposed artificial stone smoking workers. Methods: One hundred stone workers divided into current smokers, ex-smokers and never smokers underwent Low Resolution Computed Tomography, PFT, induced sputum (IS) Particle Size Distribution (PSD) and Real Time PCR in IS samples. Results: Smoking status had no significant effect on PFT results but it altered the IS differential cell counts. There was significantly less decline in PFT over time for the smokers group. There was a significantly lower fraction of small particles (<2 μm) in the IS of the current smokers group compared to the never- and ex-smokers groups. HO-1 gene expression was higher among smokers compared to never- and ex-smokers groups. A low percentage of small particles (<5 μm) correlated negatively to the percentage of neutrophils and positively to the percentage of macrophages in the sputum of the smokers group. Conclusions: We found significantly lower risk for decreased PFT deterioration among smokers workers exposed to artificial stone dust with higher HO-1 gene expression suggesting a possible protective effect of smoking by the involvement of HO-1 mechanism. (Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2018; 35: 276-284).
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- Noa Ophir
- Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Laboratory National Service for ILD and
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Laboratory National Service for ILD and.,Pulmonary Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv Israel
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- Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel, both affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petach Tikva, Israel, both affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Laboratory National Service for ILD and
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Assessment of Pulmonary Toxicity Induced by Inhaled Toner with External Additives. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:4245309. [PMID: 28191462 PMCID: PMC5278518 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4245309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We investigated the harmful effects of exposure to a toner with external additives by a long-term inhalation study using rats, examining pulmonary inflammation, oxidative stress, and histopathological changes in the lung. Wistar rats were exposed to a well-dispersed toner (mean of MMAD: 2.1 μm) at three mass concentrations of 1, 4, and 16 mg/m3 for 22.5 months, and the rats were sacrificed after 6 months, 12 months, and 22.5 months of exposure. The low and medium concentrations did not induce statistically significant pulmonary inflammation, but the high concentration did, and, in addition, a histopathological examination showed fibrosis in the lung. Although lung tumor was observed in one sample of high exposure for 22.5 months, the cause was not statistically significant. On the other hand, a persistent increase in 8-OHdG was observed in the high exposure group, indicating that DNA damage by oxidative stress with persistent inflammation leads to the formation of tumorigenesis. The results of our studies show that toners with external additives lead to pulmonary inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis only at lung burdens beyond overload. These data suggest that toners with external additives may have low toxicity in the lung.
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Fukui H, Endoh S, Shichiri M, Ishida N, Hagihara Y, Yoshida Y, Iwahashi H, Horie M. The induction of lipid peroxidation during the acute oxidative stress response induced by intratracheal instillation of fine crystalline silica particles in rats. Toxicol Ind Health 2014; 32:1430-1437. [DOI: 10.1177/0748233714564415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Crystalline silica (SiO2) is an important material for industry but is considered potentially carcinogenic. Inhalation of a crystalline SiO2 aerosol may contribute to serious lung diseases. Crystalline SiO2 particles are commonly used as a positive control in toxicity assays of particulate materials (e.g. nanoparticles). Crystalline SiO2 induces oxidative stress resulting in lipid peroxidation, but the acute oxidative stress response in the lung is not well understood. Lipid peroxidation during the acute stage of oxidative stress after instillation of crystalline SiO2 into rats was examined by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analysis. The levels of 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α and hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (HODE) in the BALF were measured using liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole mass spectrometry. The concentration of the antioxidant protein heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the BALF was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Intratracheal instillation of crystalline SiO2 increased the level of HODE and HO-1 in BALF at 24 h after administration. The levels of HODE and HO-1 returned to baseline at 72 h after instillation. Lactate dehydrogenase leakage was observed only after 1 h instillation. These results suggest that the contribution of oxidative stress to the pulmonary toxicity of crystalline SiO2 is minimal in the early acute stage after exposure.
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- Hiroko Fukui
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
- Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
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- Research Institute for Environmental Management Technology (EMTECH), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
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- Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
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- Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
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- Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Health Research Institute (HRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
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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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Fujita K, Fukuda M, Fukui H, Horie M, Endoh S, Uchida K, Shichiri M, Morimoto Y, Ogami A, Iwahashi H. Intratracheal instillation of single-wall carbon nanotubes in the rat lung induces time-dependent changes in gene expression. Nanotoxicology 2014; 9:290-301. [PMID: 24911292 PMCID: PMC4487535 DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2014.921737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The use of carbon nanotubes in the industry has grown; however, little is known about their toxicological mechanism of action. Single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) suspensions were administered by single intratracheal instillation in rats. Persistence of alveolar macrophage-containing granuloma was observed around the sites of SWCNT aggregation at 90 days post-instillation in 0.2-mg- or 0.4-mg-injected doses per rat. Meanwhile, gene expression profiling revealed that a large number of genes involved in the inflammatory response were markedly upregulated until 90 days or 180 days post-instillation. Subsequently, gene expression patterns were dramatically altered at 365 days post-instillation, and the number of upregulated genes involved in the inflammatory response was reduced. These results suggested that alveolar macrophage-containing granuloma reflected a characteristic of the histopathological transition period from the acute-phase to the subchronic-phase of inflammation, as well as pulmonary acute phase response persistence up to 90 or 180 days after intratracheal instillation in this experimental setting. The expression levels of the genes Ctsk, Gcgr, Gpnmb, Lilrb4, Marco, Mreg, Mt3, Padi1, Slc26a4, Spp1, Tnfsf4 and Trem2 were persistently upregulated in a dose-dependent manner until 365 days post-instillation. In addition, the expression levels of Atp6v0d2, Lpo, Mmp7, Mmp12 and Rnase9 were significantly upregulated until 754 days post-instillation. We propose that these persistently upregulated genes in the chronic-phase response following the acute-phase response act as potential biomarkers in lung tissue after SWCNT instillation. This study provides further insight into the time-dependent changes in genomic expression associated with the pulmonary toxicity of SWCNTs.
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- Katsuhide Fujita
- Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Tsukuba , Japan
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Xie Y, Wang Y, Zong C, Cheng J. Transforming growth factor-Beta inhibits heme oxygenase-1 expression in lung fibroblast through nuclear factor-kappa-B-dependent pathway. Pharmacology 2014; 93:185-92. [PMID: 24854244 DOI: 10.1159/000360638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) contributes to the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. However, the expression of HO-1 in fibroblasts under fibrotic conditions has not been studied. METHODS This study was conducted to investigate the expression of HO-1 in lung fibroblasts from mice and humans under fibrotic conditions by Western blot. RESULTS We found that the expression of HO-1 was significantly decreased in lung fibroblasts isolated from bleomycin-challenged mice in comparison with control mice. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) inhibited HO-1 expression and induced differentiation in human lung fibroblasts. Pretreatment with nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation inhibitor or knockdown of the NF-κB p65 subunit attenuated TGF-β-induced inhibition of HO-1 expression and differentiation in human lung fibroblasts. Similarly, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) induced TGF-β expression and decreased HO-1 expression in human lung fibroblasts. Interestingly, pretreatment with neutralized anti-TGF-β antibody attenuated LPA effects in human lung fibroblasts. CONCLUSION These data suggested that TGF-β inhibited HO-1 expression in human lung fibroblasts through activation of NF-κB.
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- Ying Xie
- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Hospital Affiliated with Xuzhou Medical College and Huai'an Second People's Hospital, Huaian, China
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Wu ML, Layne MD, Yet SF. Heme oxygenase-1 in environmental toxin-induced lung disease. Toxicol Mech Methods 2012; 22:323-9. [DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2012.666685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kadoya C, Ogami A, Morimoto Y, Myojo T, Oyabu T, Nishi K, Yamamoto M, Todoroki M, Tanaka I. Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid adhering to lung surfactant. Experiment on intratracheal instillation of nickel oxide with different diameters. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2011; 50:31-36. [PMID: 22146143 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.ms1253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Nickel oxide with two different particle sizes, micron size (NiO) and submicron size (nNiOm), as well as crystalline silica as a positive control and titanium dioxide as a negative control, were intratracheally instilled in rats and the phospholipid concentration and the protein concentration and surface tension of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), which are used in surfactant assessment, were measured to see if they could be effective biomarkers in toxicity assessment. The results showed that the NiO instilled group showed no significant difference compared to the control group throughout the observation period. In contrast, a significant difference was found in the nNiOm instilled group compared to the control group throughout the observation period. Moreover, a significant difference was found in the crystalline silica instilled group for each measurement compared to the control group while for the titanium dioxide group, almost no significant difference was found. These results indicate that submicronsized particles of nickel oxide with smaller median diameters potentially have a stronger biological effect than micron size particles. They also indicate that screening can be done by measuring the phospholipid concentration and the protein concentration and surface tension of BALF.
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- Chikara Kadoya
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
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Morimoto Y, Hirohashi M, Kobayashi N, Ogami A, Horie M, Oyabu T, Myojo T, Hashiba M, Mizuguchi Y, Kambara T, Lee BW, Kuroda E, Shimada M, Wang WN, Mizuno K, Yamamoto K, Fujita K, Nakanishi J, Tanaka I. Pulmonary toxicity of well-dispersed single-wall carbon nanotubes after inhalation. Nanotoxicology 2011; 6:766-75. [PMID: 21942532 DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2011.620719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were well-dispersed by ultrasonication to conduct an inhalation study. SWCNTs were generated using a pressurised nebuliser with liquid suspension of SWCNTs. Wistar rats were exposed to the well-dispersed SWCNT (diameter of bundle: 0.2 μm; length of bundle: 0.7 μm) for 4 weeks. The low and high mass concentrations of SWCNTs were 0.03 ± 0.003 and 0.13 ± 0.03 mg/m(3), respectively. The rats were sacrificed at 3 days, 1 month, and 3 months after the end of exposure. There were no increases of total cell or neutrophil counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), or the concentration of cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant in the lungs or BALF in both the high and low concentration-exposed groups. Pulmonary infiltration of neutrophils was not observed in either exposed group throughout the observation period. Well-dispersed SWCNT did not induce neutrophil inflammation in the lung under the conditions in the present study.
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- Yasuo Morimoto
- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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Obata Y, Morimoto Y, Hirohashi M, Ogami A, Oyabu T, Myojo T, Kawanami S, Horie S, Nagatomo H, Murakami M, Tanaka I. Expression of Heme Oxygenase‐1 in the Lungs of Rats Exposed to Potassium Octatitanate Whiskers. J Occup Health 2011; 53:267-73. [DOI: 10.1539/joh.l10056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Yasuko Obata
- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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- Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental HealthJapan
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Horie M, Fukui H, Nishio K, Endoh S, Kato H, Fujita K, Miyauchi A, Nakamura A, Shichiri M, Ishida N, Kinugasa S, Morimoto Y, Niki E, Yoshida Y, Iwahashi H. Evaluation of acute oxidative stress induced by NiO nanoparticles in vivo and in vitro. J Occup Health 2011; 53:64-74. [PMID: 21233593 DOI: 10.1539/joh.l10121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Nickel oxide (NiO) is an important industrial material, and it is also a harmful agent. The toxicity of NiO is size-related: nanoparticles are more toxic than fine-particles. The toxic mechanism induced by NiO nanoparticles remains unexplained, and the relationship between in vitro and in vivo NiO toxicity results is unclear. In the present study, we focused on the oxidative stress caused by NiO nanoparticles by examining and comparing in vitro and in vivo acute responses induced by NiO nanoparticles. METHODS Cellular responses induced by black NiO nanoparticles with a primary particle size of 20 nm, were examined in human lung carcinoma A549 cells. In vivo responses were examined by instillation of NiO nanoparticles into rat trachea. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected after intratracheal instillation at different time points, and concentrations of lipid peroxide heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), surfactant protein-D (SP-D) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in BALF were measured. RESULTS The levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation in A549 cells increased with increasing exposure to NiO nanoparticles, and increases in gene expressions of HO-1 and SP-D were observed in A549 cells. The lipid peroxide level in BALF significantly increased after 24 h instillation but decreased three days later. LDH leakage was also observed three days later. CONCLUSIONS NiO nanoparticles induce oxidative stress-related lung injury. In vivo and in vitro oxidative stress was induced resulting in activation of antioxidant systems. Based on these responses, we conclude that the results of the in vivo and in vitro studies tend to correspond.
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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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Kooter IM, Gerlofs-Nijland ME, Boere AJF, Leseman DLAC, Fokkens PHB, Spronk HMH, Frederix K, ten Cate H, Knaapen AM, Vreman HJ, Cassee FR. Diesel engine exhaust initiates a sequence of pulmonary and cardiovascular effects in rats. J Toxicol 2010; 2010:206057. [PMID: 21052503 PMCID: PMC2968117 DOI: 10.1155/2010/206057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
This study was designed to determine the sequence of events leading to cardiopulmonary effects following acute inhalation of diesel engine exhaust in rats. Rats were exposed for 2 h to diesel engine exhaust (1.9 mg/m(3)), and biological parameters related to antioxidant defense, inflammation, and procoagulation were examined after 4, 18, 24, 48, and 72 h. This in vivo inhalation study showed a pulmonary anti-oxidant response (an increased activity of the anti-oxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase and an increase in heme oxygenase-1 protein, heme oxygenase activity, and uric acid) which precedes the inflammatory response (an increase in IL-6 and TNF-α). In addition, increased plasma thrombogenicity and immediate anti-oxidant defense gene expression in aorta tissue shortly after the exposure might suggest direct translocation of diesel engine exhaust components to the vasculature but mediation by other pathways cannot be ruled out. This study therefore shows that different stages in oxidative stress are not only affected by dose increments but are also time dependent.
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- Ingeborg M. Kooter
- Department of Environment, Health and Safety, TNO Built, Environment and Geosciences, Princetonlaan 6, 3584 CB Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Organon, Schering Plough, 5342 CC Oss, The Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305-5208, USA
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- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Baglole CJ, Sime PJ, Phipps RP. Cigarette smoke-induced expression of heme oxygenase-1 in human lung fibroblasts is regulated by intracellular glutathione. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 295:L624-36. [PMID: 18689604 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.90215.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Fibroblasts are key structural cells that can be damaged by cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke contains many components capable of eliciting oxidative stress, which may induce heme oxygenase (HO)-1, a cytoprotective enzyme. There are no data on HO-1 expression in primary human lung fibroblasts after cigarette smoke extract (CSE) exposure. We hypothesized that human lung fibroblasts exposed to cigarette smoke would increase HO-1 though changes in intracellular glutathione (GSH). Primary human lung fibroblasts were exposed to CSE, and changes in HO-1 expression and GSH levels were assessed. CSE induced a time- and dose-dependent increase in expression of HO-1, but not HO-2 or biliverdin reductase, in two different primary human lung fibroblast strains, a novel finding. This induction of HO-1 paralleled a decrease in intracellular GSH, and a sustained reduction in GSH resulted in a dramatic increase in HO-1. Treatment with the antioxidants N-acetyl-l-cysteine or GSH reduced the expression of HO-1 induced by CSE. We also examined the signal transduction mechanism responsible for HO-1 induction. Nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2, like 2 (Nrf2) was not involved in HO-1 induction by CSE. Activator protein-1 (AP-1) is a redox-sensitive transcription factor shown in other systems to regulate HO-1 expression. CSE exposure resulted in nuclear accumulation of c-Fos and c-Jun, two key AP-1 components. Reduction of c-Fos and c-Jun nuclear translocation by SP-600125 attenuated the CSE-induced expression of HO-1. These data support the concept that changes in the cellular redox status brought on by cigarette smoke induce HO-1 in fibroblasts. This increase in HO-1 may help protect against cigarette smoke-induced inflammation and/or cell death.
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- Carolyn J Baglole
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dept. of Environmental Medicine, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Nagatomo H, Morimoto Y, Ogami A, Hirohashi M, Oyabu T, Kuroda K, Higashi T, Tanaka I. Change of heme oxygenase-1 expression in lung injury induced by chrysotile asbestos in vivo and in vitro. Inhal Toxicol 2007; 19:317-23. [PMID: 17365036 DOI: 10.1080/08958370601144167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Oxidative stress is thought to be the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis induced by asbestos, and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protects lung tissue against oxidative stress. We hypothesized that HO-1 is also associated with oxidative lung injury caused by exposure to chrysotile asbestos. This study was conducted to investigate the HO-1 expression of lungs in lung injury by chrysotile asbestos in vivo and in vitro. Male Wistar rats were administered 1 mg or 2 mg chrysotile suspended in saline by a single intratracheal instillation and were sacrificed at 3 days, 1 wk, 1 mo, 3 mo, and 6 mo of recovery time. The expression of HO-1 was observed by Western blot analysis, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, and immunostaining. Protein levels of HO-1 increased at from 3 days to 6 mo following intratracheal instillation of 1 or 2 mg chrysotile. The mRNA levels of HO-1 increased at 3 mo and 6 mo following intratracheal instillation of 1 or 2 mg chrysotile. HO-1-positive cells were mainly found in the alveolar macrophages during immunostaining. We then examined HO-1 protein expression in human alveolar epithelial cells (A549). A549 cells were incubated with chrysotile at concentrations of 0, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 microg/ml over 24 h. Increased expression of HO-1 protein was found following exposure to 25 or 50 microg/ml of chrysotile. Increased expression of HO-1 was also found at 6, 12, 24, and 48 h after exposure to 50 microg/ml of chrysotile with a peak at 24 h. These findings suggest that HO-1 is related to lung injury arising from exposure to chrysotile asbestos in vivo and in vitro.
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- Hiroko Nagatomo
- Institute of Industrial and Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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