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Liu H, Yang M, Li K, Gao Q, Zheng J, Gong X, Wang H, Sun Y, Chang X. A transcriptomics-based investigation of the mechanism of pulmonary fibrosis induced by nickel oxide nanoparticles. Environ Toxicol 2024; 39:2374-2389. [PMID: 38165020 DOI: 10.1002/tox.24088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs) are an emerging nanomaterial, which poses a huge threat to the health of workplace population. Nanoparticles induce pulmonary fibrosis, and its mechanisms are associated with noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). However, ncRNAs and competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks which involved in NiONP-induced pulmonary fibrosis are still unclear. This study aimed to identify ncRNA-related ceRNA networks and investigate the role of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in pulmonary fibrosis. Male Wistar rats were intratracheally instilled with 0.015, 0.06, and 0.24 mg/kg NiONPs twice a week for 9 weeks. First, we found there were 93 circularRNAs (circRNAs), 74 microRNAs (miRNAs), 124 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and 1675 messenger RNAs (mRNAs) differentially expressed through microarray analysis. Second, we constructed ceRNA networks among lncRNAs/circRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs and identified two ceRNA networks (lncMelttl16/miR-382-5p/Hsd17b7 and circIqch/miR-181d-5p/Stat1) after real time-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) validation. Furthermore, based on Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses, ncRNAs were found to be involved in biological processes and signaling pathways related to pulmonary fibrosis. KEGG analysis showed that NiONPs activated the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in rats. In vitro, HFL1 cells were treated with 0, 50, 100, and 200 μg/mL NiONPs for 24 h. We found that NiONPs induced collagen deposition and Wnt/β-catenin pathway activation. Moreover, a blockade of Wnt/β-catenin pathway alleviated NiONP-induced collagen deposition. In conclusion, these observations suggested that ncRNAs were crucial in pulmonary fibrosis development and that the Wnt/β-catenin pathway mediated the deposition of collagen.
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- Han Liu
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Zheng J, Wang J, Li K, Qin X, Li S, Chang X, Sun Y. LncRNA AP000487.1 regulates PRKCB DNA methylation-mediated TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway in Nano NiO-induced collagen formation in BEAS-2B cells. Environ Toxicol 2023; 38:2783-2796. [PMID: 37528634 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Nickel oxide nanoparticles (Nano NiO) have been shown to cause pulmonary fibrosis; But, the underlying epigenetic mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of lncRNA AP000487.1 in regulating PRKCB DNA methylation and the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/ Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88)/ Nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) pathway in Nano NiO-induced collagen formation. We found that lncRNA AP000487.1 was able to bind to the promoter region of the PRKCB gene by Chromosomal RNA pull-down experiments (Ch-RNA pull-down). Moreover, Nano NiO exposure led to down-regulation of lncRNA AP000487.1 expression and PRKCB DNA methylation, resulting in up-regulation of PRKCB expression, activation of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway, and increased collagen formation in BEAS-2B cells. Conversely, overexpression of lncRNA AP000487.1 restored PRKCB expression, reduced its hypomethylation and attenuated TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway activation and collagen formation. Furthermore, treatment with the DNA methylation inhibitor, decitabine, alleviated Nano NiO-induced PRKCB2 expression, TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway activation, and collagen formation. Additionally, using PRKCB2 overexpression plasmid, PRKCB2 siRNA, and PRKCB2 protein inhibitor LY317615 influenced NF-κB pathway activity and collagen formation. Finally, TLR4 inhibitor (TAK-242) restrained Nano NiO-induced MyD88/NF-κB pathway activation and excessive collagen formation. In summary, we demonstrated that the down-regulated lncRNA AP000487.1 could cause PRKCB hypomethylation and increased expression, resulting in NF-κB pathway activation and collagen formation in Nano NiO-induced BEAS-2B cells. This is the first study to reveal the role of lncRNA AP000487.1 in regulating collagen formation in Nano NiO-exposed BEAS-2B cells. Our study identified that lncRNA AP000487.1/PRKCB hypomethylation/NF-κB pathway was a regulatory axis of BEAS-2B cells collagen excessive formation. Our findings indicate that lncRNA AP000487.1 and PRKCB DNA methylation may function as biomarkers or potential targets in response to Nano NiO exposure.
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- Jinfa Zheng
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Anthropotomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health, The First People's Hospital of Lanzhou City, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Sutunkova MP, Klinova SV, Ryabova YV, Tazhigulova AV, Minigalieva IA, Shabardina LV, Solovyeva SN, Bushueva TV, Privalova LI. Comparative Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Effects of Metal Oxide and Metalloid Oxide Nanoparticles: An Experimental Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098383. [PMID: 37176090 PMCID: PMC10178919 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Industrial production generates aerosols of complex composition, including an ultrafine fraction. This is typical for mining and metallurgical industries, welding processes, and the production and recycling of electronics, batteries, etc. Since nano-sized particles are the most dangerous component of inhaled air, in this study we aimed to establish the impact of the chemical nature and dose of nanoparticles on their cytotoxicity. Suspensions of CuO, PbO, CdO, Fe2O3, NiO, SiO2, Mn3O4, and SeO nanoparticles were obtained by laser ablation. The experiments were conducted on outbred female albino rats. We carried out four series of a single intratracheal instillation of nanoparticles of different chemical natures at doses ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 mg per animal. Bronchoalveolar lavage was taken 24 h after the injection to assess its cytological and biochemical parameters. At a dose of 0.5 mg per animal, cytotoxicity in the series of nanoparticles changed as follows (in decreasing order): CuO NPs > PbO NPs > CdO NPs > NiO NPs > SiO2 NPs > Fe2O3 NPs. At a lower dose of 0.25 mg per animal, we observed a different pattern of cytotoxicity of the element oxides under study: NiO NPs > Mn3O4 NPs > CuO NPs > SeO NPs. We established that the cytotoxicity increased non-linearly with the increase in the dose of nanoparticles of the same chemical element (from 0 to 0.5 mg per animal). An increase in the levels of intracellular enzymes (amylase, AST, ALT, LDH) in the supernatant of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid indicated a cytotoxic effect of nanoparticles. Thus, alterations in the cytological parameters of the bronchoalveolar lavage and the biochemical characteristics of the supernatant can be used to predict the danger of new nanomaterials based on their comparative assessment with the available tested samples of nanoparticles.
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- Marina P Sutunkova
- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prophylaxis and Health Protection in Industrial Workers, 30 Popov Street, 620014 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Li K, Zheng J, Liu H, Gao Q, Yang M, Tang J, Wang H, Li S, Sun Y, Chang X. Whole-transcriptome sequencing revealed differentially expressed mRNAs and non-coding RNAs played crucial roles in NiONPs-induced liver fibrosis. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2022; 248:114308. [PMID: 36410144 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs) induced liver fibrosis, while its mechanisms associated with transcriptome remained unclear. This study aimed to investigate the roles of differentially expressed (DE) messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in NiONPs-induced liver fibrosis, and further confirm whether JNK/c-Jun pathway enriched by the DE RNAs was involved in the regulation of the disease. A liver fibrosis rat model was established by intratracheal perfusion of NiONPs twice a week for 9 weeks. Whole-transcriptome sequencing was applied to obtain expression profiles of mRNAs, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the model rat and control liver tissues. Comparing the RNA expression profiles of the model and control liver tissues, we identified 324 DE mRNAs, 129 DE lncRNAs, 24 DE miRNAs and 33 DE circRNAs, and the potential interactions among them were revealed by constructing two co-expression networks, including lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA and circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks. Using RT-qPCR, we verified the sequencing results of some RNAs in the networks and obtained similar expression profiles, indicating our sequencing results were reliable and referable. Through Gene Ontology (GO) annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis, we predicted the biological functions and signaling pathways potentially related to NiONPs-induced liver fibrosis, such as "positive regulation of JNK cascade", "inflammatory response", "transcription factor binding", and MAPK, Wnt, PI3K-Akt signaling pathways. JNK/c-Jun pathway, a subclass of MAPK signal, was selected for further investigation because it was significantly enriched by fibrosis-related DE genes and activated in animal models. In vitro, we detected the cytotoxicity of NiONPs on LX-2 cells and treated the cells with 5 μg/ml NiONPs for 12 h. The results showed NiONPs induced the up-regulated protein expression of fibrotic factors collagen-1a1 (Col-1a1) and matrix metalloproteinas2 (MMP2) and JNK/c-Jun pathway activation. While these effects were reversed after JNK/c-Jun pathway was blocked by SP600125 (JNK pathway inhibitor), indicating the pathway was involved in NiONPs-induced excessive collagen formation. In conclusion, our results revealed the DE mRNAs and ncRNAs played crucial roles in NiONPs-induced liver fibrosis, and JNK/c-Jun pathway mediated the development of the disease.
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- Kun Li
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Public Health, The First People's Hospital of Lanzhou City, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Zheng J, Wang J, Qin X, Li K, Gao Q, Yang M, Liu H, Li S, Chang X, Sun Y. LncRNA HOTAIRM1 Involved in Nano NiO-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis via Regulating PRKCB DNA Methylation-Mediated JNK/c-Jun Pathway. Toxicol Sci 2022; 190:64-78. [PMID: 36066426 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfac092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Nickel oxide nanoparticles (Nano NiO) lead to pulmonary fibrosis, and the mechanisms are associated with epigenetics. This study aimed to clarify the regulatory relationship among long noncoding RNA HOXA transcript antisense RNA myeloid-specific 1 (HOTAIRM1), DNA methylation and expression of protein kinase C beta (PRKCB), and JNK/c-Jun pathway in Nano NiO-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Therefore, we constructed the rat pulmonary fibrosis model by intratracheal instillation of Nano NiO twice a week for 9 weeks and established the collagen deposition model by treating BEAS-2B cells with Nano NiO for 24 h. Here, the DNA methylation pattern was analyzed by whole-genome bisulfite sequencing in rat fibrotic lung tissues. Then, we integrated mRNA transcriptome data and found 93 DNA methylation genes with transcriptional significance. Meanwhile, the data showed that Nano NiO caused the down-regulation of lncRNA HOTAIRM1, the hypomethylation, and up-regulation of PRKCB2, JNK/c-Jun pathway activation, and collagen deposition (the up-regulated Col-I and α-SMA) both in vivo and in vitro. DNMTs inhibitor 5-AZDC attenuated Nano NiO-induced PRKCB2 expression, JNK/c-Jun pathway activation, and collagen deposition, but overexpression of PRKCB2 aggravated the changes mentioned indicators in Nano NiO-induced BEAS-2B cells. Furthermore, JNK/c-Jun pathway inhibitor (SP600125) alleviated Nano NiO-induced excessive collagen formation. Additionally, overexpression of HOTAIRM1 restrained the PRKCB hypomethylation, the activation of JNK/c-Jun pathway, and collagen formation induced by Nano NiO in BEAS-2B cells. In conclusion, these findings demonstrated that HOTAIRM1 could arrest Nano NiO-induced pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing the PRKCB DNA methylation-mediated JNK/c-Jun pathway.
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- Jinfa Zheng
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute of Anthropotomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Public Health, The First People's Hospital of Lanzhou City, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Liu F, Cheng X, Wu S, Hu B, Yang C, Deng S, Shi Q. Nickel oxide nanoparticles induce apoptosis and ferroptosis in airway epithelial cells via ATF3. Environ Toxicol 2022; 37:1093-1103. [PMID: 35061333 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Exposure to nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs), which have been widely produced and applied in industry, leads to adverse pulmonary and systemic effects. The aim of this study is to investigate the involvement of apoptosis and ferroptosis in NiONPs-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Intratracheal instillation of NiONPs into mice elevated the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, neutrophils, and proteins in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and triggered apoptosis and ferroptosis in the lung tissues. Consistently, NiONPs-induced apoptosis and ferroptosis were observed in in vitro experiments using human lung epithelial cells. Activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3), a stress-inducible transcription factor, was upregulated by NiONPs exposure in both murine lung tissues and human lung epithelial cells. Moreover, human lung epithelial cells with ATF3 deficiency exhibited a lower level of apoptosis and ferroptosis when exposed to NiONPs. Collectively, our findings demonstrated that ATF3 was responsive to NiONPs exposure, and promoted NiONPs-induced apoptosis and ferroptosis in lung epithelial cells, indicating that ATF3 is a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for NiONPs-associated ALI.
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- Fengfan Liu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Hyun J, Chang R. Penetration of
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into lung surfactant membranes: Molecular dynamics simulation studies. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jiyeon Hyun
- Department of Physics University of Seoul Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry University of Seoul Seoul South Korea
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Gao Q, Chang X, Yang M, Zheng J, Gong X, Liu H, Li K, Wang X, Zhan H, Li S, Feng S, Sun X, Sun Y. LncRNA MEG3 restrained pulmonary fibrosis induced by NiO NPs via regulating hedgehog signaling pathway-mediated autophagy. Environ Toxicol 2022; 37:79-91. [PMID: 34608745 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Long noncoding RNA maternally expressed gene 3 (lncRNA MEG3) was down-regulated in pulmonary fibrosis of rats induced by Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs), while the downstream regulatory mechanisms of MEG3 remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship among MEG3, Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway and autophagy in pulmonary fibrosis caused by NiO NPs. The pulmonary fibrosis model in rats was constructed by intratracheal instillation of 0.015, 0.06, and 0.24 mg/kg NiO NPs twice a week for 9 weeks. Collagen deposition model was established by treating A549 cells with 25, 50, and 100 μg/mL NiO NPs for 24 h. Our results indicated that NiO NPs activated Hh pathway, down-regulated the expression of MEG3, and reduced autophagy activity in vivo and in vitro. Meanwhile, the autophagy process was promoted by Hh pathway inhibitor (CDG-0449), while the collagen formation in A549 cells was reduced by autophagy activator (Rapamycin). Furthermore, the overexpressed MEG3 inhibited the activation of Hh pathway, resulting in autophagy activity enhancement along with collagen formation reduction. In summary, lncRNA MEG3 can restrain pulmonary fibrosis induced by NiO NPs via regulating hedgehog signaling pathway-mediated autophagy, which may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Qing Gao
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health, The First People's Hospital of Lanzhou city, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Occupational Diseases, Gansu Baoshihua Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute of Occupational Diseases, Gansu Baoshihua Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Xue K, Qian Y, Wang Z, Guo C, Wang Z, Li X, Li Z, Wei Y. Cobalt exposure increases the risk of fibrosis of people living near E‑waste recycling area. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 215:112145. [PMID: 33743401 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The toxicity of heavy metals is one of the major public health issues leading to hazardous effects on humans. Many studies focus on the adverse effects on people who were working in or living near E-waste recycling. However, little is known to the sustaining effects of E-waste exposure on human health after the recycling factories were shut down. In the present study, we collected the blood of people living near E‑waste recycling facilities after the recycling factories were closed for 2 years. Eight heavy metals were examined in all blood samples. The results revealed that the blood levels of lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), mercury (Hg) were significantly higher in the exposed group than in the reference group, and no difference was observed for copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), stannum (Sn), cadmium (Cd). Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were analyzed as the important indicators of fibrosis, which were statistically significantly higher in the exposed group than in the reference group. 8-isoprostane (8-I) and malondialdehyde (MDA) as the biomarkers of oxidative stress (OS) were elevated in the exposed group. Furthermore, both Spearman correlation and multiple linear regression showed that Co was positively correlated with TGF-β, α-SMA and 8-I in the exposed group. Accordingly, we speculate that high concentrations of Co dissolved in the blood may increase the risk of tissue fibrosis through stimulating myofibroblast activation and OS involve in the process, which may provide some potential new hints for the intervention for tissue fibrosis in the future.
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- Kaibing Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, China.
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More SL, Kovochich M, Lyons-Darden T, Taylor M, Schulte AM, Madl AK. Review and Evaluation of the Potential Health Effects of Oxidic Nickel Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:642. [PMID: 33807756 PMCID: PMC7999720 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The exceptional physical and chemical properties of nickel nanomaterials have been exploited in a range of applications such as electrical conductors, batteries, and biomaterials. However, it has been suggested that these unique properties may allow for increased bioavailability, bio-reactivity, and potential adverse health effects. Thus, the purpose of this review was to critically evaluate data regarding the toxicity of oxidic nickel nanoparticles (nickel oxide (NiO) and nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) nanoparticles) with respect to: (1) physico-chemistry properties; (2) nanomaterial characterization in the defined delivery media; (3) appropriateness of model system and translation to potential human effects; (4) biodistribution, retention, and clearance; (5) routes and relevance of exposure; and (6) current research data gaps and likely directions of future research. Inhalation studies were prioritized for review as this represents a potential exposure route in humans. Oxidic nickel particle size ranged from 5 to 100 nm in the 60 studies that were identified. Inflammatory responses induced by exposure of oxidic nickel nanoparticles via inhalation in rodent studies was characterized as acute in nature and only displayed chronic effects after relatively large (high concentration and long duration) exposures. Furthermore, there is no evidence, thus far, to suggest that the effects induced by oxidic nickel nanoparticles are related to preneoplastic events. There are some data to suggest that nano- and micron-sized NiO particles follow a similar dose response when normalized to surface area. However, future experiments need to be conducted to better characterize the exposure-dose-response relationship according to specific surface area and reactivity as a dose metric, which drives particle dissolution and potential biological responses.
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- Sharlee L. More
- Cardno ChemRisk, 6720 S Macadam Ave Suite 150, Portland, OR 97219, USA
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 30 North LaSalle St Suite 3910, Chicago, IL 60602, USA;
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- NiPERA, 2525 Meridian Parkway, Suite 240, Durham, NC 27713, USA; (T.L.-D.); (M.T.)
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- NiPERA, 2525 Meridian Parkway, Suite 240, Durham, NC 27713, USA; (T.L.-D.); (M.T.)
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 65 Enterprise Drive Suite 150, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA; (A.M.S.); (A.K.M.)
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 65 Enterprise Drive Suite 150, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, USA; (A.M.S.); (A.K.M.)
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Malaviya R, Kipen HM, Businaro R, Laskin JD, Laskin DL. Pulmonary toxicants and fibrosis: innate and adaptive immune mechanisms. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2020; 409:115272. [PMID: 33031836 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.115272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by destruction and remodeling of the lung due to an accumulation of collagen and other extracellular matrix components in the tissue. This results in progressive irreversible decreases in lung capacity, impaired gas exchange and eventually, hypoxemia. A number of inhaled and systemic toxicants including bleomycin, silica, asbestos, nanoparticles, mustard vesicants, nitrofurantoin, amiodarone, and ionizing radiation have been identified. In this article, we review the role of innate and adaptive immune cells and mediators they release in the pathogenesis of fibrotic pathologies induced by pulmonary toxicants. A better understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms underlying fibrogenesis may lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches for patients with these debilitating and largely irreversible chronic diseases.
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Mo Y, Zhang Y, Mo L, Wan R, Jiang M, Zhang Q. The role of miR-21 in nickel nanoparticle-induced MMP-2 and MMP-9 production in mouse primary monocytes: In vitro and in vivo studies. Environ Pollut 2020; 267:115597. [PMID: 33254626 PMCID: PMC7708676 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Exposure to metal nanoparticles causes both pulmonary and systemic effects. Nanoparticles can enter the circulation and act directly or indirectly on blood cells, such as monocytes. Monocytes/macrophages are among the first cells to home to inflammatory sites and play a key role in the immune response. Here we investigated the effects of nickel nanoparticles (Nano-Ni), partially [O]-passivated Nano-Ni (Nano-Ni-P), and carbon-coated Nano-Ni (Nano-Ni-C) on MMP-2 and MMP-9 production in mouse primary monocytes both in vitro and in vivo and explored the potential mechanisms involved. The dose- and time-response studies showed that exposure of primary monocytes from wild-type (WT) mice to 30 μg/mL of Nano-Ni for 24 h caused significant MMP-2 and MMP-9 production; therefore, these dose and time point were chosen for the following in vitro studies. Nano-Ni and Nano-Ni-P caused miR-21 upregulation, as well as MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 upregulation in monocytes from WT, but not miR-21 knock-out (KO), mice, indicating the important role of miR-21 in Nano-Ni-induced MMPs and TIMPs upregulation. However, Nano-Ni-C did not cause these effects, suggesting surface modification of Nano-Ni, such as carbon coating, alleviates Nano-Ni-induced miR-21 and MMPs upregulation. These results were further confirmed by in vivo studies by intratracheal instillation of nickel nanoparticles into WT and miR-21 KO mice. Finally, our results demonstrated that exposure of primary monocytes from WT mice to Nano-Ni and Nano-Ni-P caused downregulation of RECK, a direct miR-21 target, suggesting the involvement of miR-21/RECK pathway in Nano-Ni-induced MMP-2 and MMP-9 production.
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- Yiqun Mo
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
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Dumková J, Smutná T, Vrlíková L, Dočekal B, Kristeková D, Večeřa Z, Husáková Z, Jakešová V, Jedličková A, Mikuška P, Alexa L, Coufalík P, Tvrdoňová M, Křůmal K, Vaculovič T, Kanický V, Hampl A, Buchtová M. A Clearance Period after Soluble Lead Nanoparticle Inhalation Did Not Ameliorate the Negative Effects on Target Tissues Due to Decreased Immune Response. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21228738. [PMID: 33228049 PMCID: PMC7699374 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The inhalation of metal (including lead) nanoparticles poses a real health issue to people and animals living in polluted and/or industrial areas. In this study, we exposed mice to lead(II) nitrate nanoparticles [Pb(NO3)2 NPs], which represent a highly soluble form of lead, by inhalation. We aimed to uncover the effects of their exposure on individual target organs and to reveal potential variability in the lead clearance. We examined (i) lead biodistribution in target organs using laser ablation and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), (ii) lead effect on histopathological changes and immune cells response in secondary target organs and (iii) the clearance ability of target organs. In the lungs and liver, Pb(NO3)2 NP inhalation induced serious structural changes and their damage was present even after a 5-week clearance period despite the lead having been almost completely eliminated from the tissues. The numbers of macrophages significantly decreased after 11-week Pb(NO3)2 NP inhalation; conversely, abundance of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)-positive cells, which are responsible for augmented collagen production, increased in both tissues. Moreover, the expression of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and selected cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1), interleukin 6(IL-6), IL-1α and IL-1β , displayed a tissue-specific response to lead exposure. In summary, diminished inflammatory response in tissues after Pb(NO3)2 NPs inhalation was associated with prolonged negative effect of lead on tissues, as demonstrated by sustained pathological changes in target organs, even after long clearance period.
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- Jana Dumková
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (J.D.); (T.S.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (J.D.); (T.S.); (A.H.)
- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.V.); (D.K.); (V.J.); (A.J.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.V.); (D.K.); (V.J.); (A.J.)
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- Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (B.D.); (Z.V.); (P.M.); (L.A.); (P.C.); (K.K.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.V.); (D.K.); (V.J.); (A.J.)
- Section of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (B.D.); (Z.V.); (P.M.); (L.A.); (P.C.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (Z.H.); (M.T.); (T.V.); (V.K.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.V.); (D.K.); (V.J.); (A.J.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.V.); (D.K.); (V.J.); (A.J.)
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- Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (B.D.); (Z.V.); (P.M.); (L.A.); (P.C.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (B.D.); (Z.V.); (P.M.); (L.A.); (P.C.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (B.D.); (Z.V.); (P.M.); (L.A.); (P.C.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (Z.H.); (M.T.); (T.V.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (B.D.); (Z.V.); (P.M.); (L.A.); (P.C.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (Z.H.); (M.T.); (T.V.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (Z.H.); (M.T.); (T.V.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (J.D.); (T.S.); (A.H.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; (L.V.); (D.K.); (V.J.); (A.J.)
- Section of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Correspondence:
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Mohammadipour A, Haghir H, Ebrahimzadeh Bideskan A. A link between nanoparticles and Parkinson's disease. Which nanoparticles are most harmful? Rev Environ Health 2020; 35:545-556. [PMID: 32681785 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2020-0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Nowadays, different kinds of nanoparticles (NPs) are produced around the world and used in many fields and products. NPs can enter the body and aggregate in the various organs including brain. They can damage neurons, in particular dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) and striatal neurons which their lesion is associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). So, NPs can have a role in PD induction along with other agents and factors. PD is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world, and in patients, its symptoms progressively worsen day by day through different pathways including oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, α-synuclein increasing and aggregation, apoptosis and reduction of tyrosine hydroxylase positive cells. Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment for PD. So, prevention of this disease is very important. On the other hand, without having sufficient information about PD inducers, prevention of this disease would not be possible. Therefore, we need to have sufficient information about things we contact with them in daily life. Since, NPs are widely used in different products especially in consumer products, and they can enter to the brain easily, in this review the toxicity effects of metal and metal oxide NPs have been evaluated in molecular and cellular levels to determine potential of different kinds of NPs in development of PD.
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- Abbas Mohammadipour
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Microanatomy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Medical Genetic Research Center (MGRC), Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Medical Genetic Research Center (MGRC), Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Microanatomy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Nakhjiri MZ, Asadi S, Hasan A, Babadaei MMN, Vahdani Y, Rasti B, Ale-Ebrahim M, Arsalan N, Goorabjavari SVM, Haghighat S, Sharifi M, Shahpasand K, Akhtari K, Falahati M. Exploring the interaction of synthesized nickel oxide nanoparticles through hydrothermal method with hemoglobin and lymphocytes: Bio-thermodynamic and cellular studies. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Price PS, Jarabek AM, Burgoon LD. Organizing mechanism-related information on chemical interactions using a framework based on the aggregate exposure and adverse outcome pathways. Environ Int 2020; 138:105673. [PMID: 32217427 PMCID: PMC8268396 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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This paper presents a framework for organizing and accessing mechanistic data on chemical interactions. The framework is designed to support the assessment of risks from combined chemical exposures. The framework covers interactions between chemicals that occur over the entire source-to-outcome continuum including interactions that are studied in the fields of chemical transport, environmental fate, exposure assessment, dosimetry, and individual and population-based adverse outcomes. The framework proposes to organize data using a semantic triple of a chemical (subject), has impact (predicate), and a causal event on the source-to-outcome continuum of a second chemical (object). The location of the causal event on the source-to-outcome continuum and the nature of the impact are used as the basis for a taxonomy of interactions. The approach also builds on concepts from the Aggregate Exposure Pathway (AEP) and Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP). The framework proposes the linking of AEPs of multiple chemicals and the AOP networks relevant to those chemicals to form AEP-AOP networks that describe chemical interactions that cannot be characterized using AOP networks alone. Such AEP-AOP networks will aid the construction of workflows for both experimental design and the systematic review or evaluation performed in risk assessments. Finally, the framework is used to link the constructs of existing component-based approaches for mixture toxicology to specific categories in the interaction taxonomy.
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- Paul S Price
- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States.
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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- Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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Billing AM, Knudsen KB, Chetwynd AJ, Ellis LJA, Tang SVY, Berthing T, Wallin H, Lynch I, Vogel U, Kjeldsen F. Fast and Robust Proteome Screening Platform Identifies Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in the Lung in Response to Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles. ACS Nano 2020; 14:4096-4110. [PMID: 32167280 PMCID: PMC7498156 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Despite broad application of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine and electronics, only a few in vivo studies on biocompatibility are available. In this study, toxicity of magnetic metal oxide nanoparticles on the respiratory system was examined in vivo by single intratracheal instillation in mice. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples were collected for proteome analyses by LC-MS/MS, testing Fe3O4 nanoparticles doped with increasing amounts of cobalt (Fe3O4, CoFe2O4 with an iron to cobalt ratio 5:1, 3:1, 1:3, Co3O4) at two doses (54 μg, 162 μg per animal) and two time points (day 1 and 3 days postinstillation). In discovery phase, in-depth proteome profiling of a few representative samples allowed for comprehensive pathway analyses. Clustering of the 681 differentially expressed proteins (FDR < 0.05) revealed general as well as metal oxide specific responses with an overall strong induction of innate immunity and activation of the complement system. The highest expression increase could be found for a cluster of 39 proteins, which displayed strong dose-dependency to iron oxide and can be attributed to neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. In-depth proteome analysis expanded the knowledge of in vivo NET formation. During screening, all BALF samples of the study (n = 166) were measured label-free as single-injections after a short gradient (21 min) LC separation using the Evosep One system, validating the findings from the discovery and defining protein signatures which enable discrimination of lung inflammation. We demonstrate a proteomics-based toxicity screening with high sample throughput easily transferrable to other nanoparticle types. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD016148.
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- Anja M. Billing
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- School
of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- School
of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- School
of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department
of Health Technology, Technical University
of Denmark, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark
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Saquib Q, Xia P, Siddiqui MA, Zhang J, Xie Y, Faisal M, Ansari SM, Alwathnani HA, Alatar AA, Al-Khedhairy AA, Zhang X. High-throughput transcriptomics: An insight on the pathways affected in HepG2 cells exposed to nickel oxide nanoparticles. Chemosphere 2020; 244:125488. [PMID: 31812053 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) have been used in several consumer goods, reported to demonstrate the hepatotoxic effects in vitro and in vivo test models. Nonetheless the molecular mechanism of hepatotoxicity is still missing. Hence, a toxicogenomic approach integrating microscopic techniques and high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was applied to reveal hepatotoxicity in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2). NiO-NPs induced a concentration dependent (5-100 μg/ml) cytotoxicity, with a No observed effect level (NOEL) of 5 μg/ml. Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α (HIF-1α) and miR-210 microRNA were upregulated at 25 and 100 μg/ml, while significant alteration on transcriptome at mRNA and pathway level was observed at non-toxic level of NiO-NPs treatment. The treated cells also showed activation of glycolysis, glutathione, lysosomes and autophagy pathways by a pathway-driven analysis. Flow cytometric analysis affirmed the elevation in nitric oxide (NO), Ca++ influx, esterase, and disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm). Cell cycle dysregulation was affirmed by the appearance of 30.5% subG1 apoptotic peak in NiO-NPs (100 μg/ml) treated cells. The molecular responses were consistent with the microscopic observation that NiO-NPs induced subcellular alterations in HepG2 cells. We conclude that hypoxia stress played a pivotal role in NiO-NPs induced hepatoxicity in HepG2 cells. Concentration dependent effects on transcriptomics specify a powerful tool to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of nanoparticle induced cytotoxicity. Overall our study unequivocally affirmed the transcriptomic alterations in human cells, consequently the prevalent usage of NiO-NPs should be given subtle consideration owing to its effects on biological processes.
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- Quaiser Saquib
- Zoology Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; A.R. Al-Jeraisy Chair for DNA Research, Zoology Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- A.R. Al-Jeraisy Chair for DNA Research, Zoology Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Zoology Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China.
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Dumková J, Smutná T, Vrlíková L, Kotasová H, Dočekal B, Čapka L, Tvrdoňová M, Jakešová V, Pelková V, Křůmal K, Coufalík P, Mikuška P, Večeřa Z, Vaculovič T, Husáková Z, Kanický V, Hampl A, Buchtová M. Variability in the Clearance of Lead Oxide Nanoparticles Is Associated with Alteration of Specific Membrane Transporters. ACS Nano 2020; 14:3096-3120. [PMID: 32105447 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lead oxide nanoparticles (PbONPs), upon their entry into the lungs via inhalation, induce structural changes in primary and secondary target organs. The fate and ultrastructural localization of PbONPs in organs is known to be dependent on the specific organ. Here, we focused on the differences in the ability to clear the inhaled PbONPs from secondary target organs and on molecular and cellular mechanisms contributing to nanoparticle removal. Mice were exposed to PbONPs in whole-body inhalation chambers. Clearance of ionic lead and PbONPs (Pb/PbONPs) from the lungs and liver was very effective, with the lead being almost completely eliminated from the lungs and the physiological state of the lung tissue conspicuously restored. Kidneys exposed to nanoparticles did not exhibit serious signs of damage; however, LA-ICP-MS uncovered a certain amount of lead located preferentially in the kidney cortex even after a clearance period. The concentration of lead in femurs, as representatives of the axial skeleton, was the highest among studied organs at all designated time points after PbONP exposure, and the clearance ability of lead from the femurs was very low in contrast to other organs. The organ-specific increase of ABC transporters expression (ABCG2 in lungs and ABCC3 in the liver) was observed in exposed animals, suggesting their involvement in removing Pb/PbONPs from tissues. Moreover, the expression of caveolins and clathrin displayed a tissue-specific response to lead exposure. Our results uncovered high variability among the organs in their ability to clear Pb/PbONPs and in the transporters involved in this process.
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- Jana Dumková
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Morphogenesis, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, v.v.i., Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno 602 00, Czech Republic
- Section of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
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Roach KA, Anderson SE, Stefaniak AB, Shane HL, Kodali V, Kashon M, Roberts JR. Surface area- and mass-based comparison of fine and ultrafine nickel oxide lung toxicity and augmentation of allergic response in an ovalbumin asthma model. Inhal Toxicol 2019; 31:299-324. [PMID: 31707870 DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2019.1680775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background: The correlation of physico-chemical properties with mechanisms of toxicity has been proposed as an approach to predict the toxic potential of the vast number of emerging nanomaterials. Although relationships have been established between properties and the acute pulmonary inflammation induced by nanomaterials, properties' effects on other responses, such as exacerbation of respiratory allergy, have been less frequently explored.Methods: In this study, the role of nickel oxide (NiO) physico-chemical properties in the modulation of ovalbumin (OVA) allergy was examined in a murine model. Results: 181 nm fine (NiO-F) and 42 nm ultrafine (NiO-UF) particles were characterized and incorporated into a time course study where measured markers of pulmonary injury and inflammation were associated with NiO particle surface area. In the OVA model, exposure to NiO, irrespective of any metric was associated with elevated circulating total IgE levels. Serum and lung cytokine levels were similar with respect to NiO surface area. The lower surface area was associated with an enhanced Th2 profile, whereas the higher surface area was associated with a Th1-dominant profile. Surface area-normalized groups also exhibited similar alterations in OVA-specific IgE levels and lung neutrophil number. However, lung eosinophil number and allergen challenge-induced alterations in lung function related more to particle size, wherein NiO-F was associated with an increased enhanced pause response and NiO-UF was associated with increased lung eosinophil burden.Conclusions: Collectively, these findings suggest that although NiO surface area correlates best with acute pulmonary injury and inflammation following respiratory exposure, other physico-chemical properties may contribute to the modulation of immune responses in the lung.
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- Katherine A Roach
- School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch (ACIB), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch (ACIB), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch (ACIB), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Pathology and Physiology Research Branch (PPRB), NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch (ACIB), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, USA
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Price P, Leonard J. A proposal for creating a taxonomy of chemical interactions using concepts from the aggregate exposure and adverse outcome pathways. Curr Opin Toxicol 2019; 16:58-66. [PMID: 33354636 DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Currently, there is no single taxonomy for organizing data on the various types of chemical interactions that may affect risks from combined exposures. A taxonomy of chemical interactions is proposed that is based on a combination of the aggregate exposure pathways (AEPs) and adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) (AEP-AOP framework). The AEP-AOP framework organizes data on the causal events that ocur over the entire source-exposure-response continuum of a chemical's release. The proposed taxonomy uses this framework in two ways. First, four top-level categories are established based on the location in the continuum where a chemical interaction occurs. Second, each top-level category has two or more subcategories that are based on concepts taken from AEPs and AOPs. The categories and subcategories are potentially useful in developing standardized definitions for interaction terms and improving our understanding of the impacts of chemical interactions on risk to human health and the environment.
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- Paul Price
- National Exposure Research Lab, ORD, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, RTP, NC, 27711 USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Environmental Media Assessment Group, National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Drive, RTP, NC, 27711 USA
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Nanoparticle-induced genotoxicity can arise through different mechanisms, and generally, primary and secondary genotoxicity can be distinguished where the secondary is driven by an inflammatory response. It is, however, yet unclear how a secondary genotoxicity can be detected using in vitro methods. The aim of this study was to investigate inflammation and genotoxicity caused by agglomerated nickel (Ni) and nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles and, furthermore, to explore the possibility to test secondary (inflammation-driven) genotoxicity in vitro. As a benchmark particle to compare with, we used crystalline silica (quartz). A proteome profiler antibody array was used to screen for changes in release of 105 different cytokines and the results showed an increased secretion of various cytokines including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) following exposure of macrophages (differentiated THP-1 cells). Both Ni and NiO caused DNA damage (comet assay) following exposure of human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) and interestingly conditioned media (CM) from exposed macrophages also resulted in DNA damage (2- and 3-fold increase for Ni and NiO, respectively). Similar results were also found when using a co-culture system of macrophages and epithelial cells. In conclusion, this study shows that it is possible to detect a secondary genotoxicity in lung epithelial cells by using in vitro methods based on conditioned media or co-cultures. Further investigation is needed in order to find out what factors that are causing this secondary genotoxicity and whether such effects are caused by numerous nanoparticles.
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- Emma Åkerlund
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM), Örebro University , Örebro , Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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Zhang T, Gaffrey MJ, Thrall BD, Qian WJ. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics for system-level characterization of biological responses to engineered nanomaterials. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:6067-6077. [PMID: 29947897 PMCID: PMC6119095 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1168-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The widespread use of engineered nanomaterials or nanotechnology makes the characterization of biological responses to nanomaterials an important area of research. The application of omics approaches, such as mass spectrometry-based proteomics, has revealed new insights into the cellular responses of exposure to nanomaterials, including how nanomaterials interact and alter cellular pathways. In addition, exposure to engineered nanomaterials often leads to the generation of reactive oxygen species and cellular oxidative stress, which implicates a redox-dependent regulation of cellular responses under such conditions. In this review, we discuss quantitative proteomics-based approaches, with an emphasis on redox proteomics, as a tool for system-level characterization of the biological responses induced by engineered nanomaterials. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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- Tong Zhang
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.
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