Diesel exhaust inhalation exposure induces pulmonary arterial hypertension in mice

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Diesel exhaust (DE) is one of the main sources of urban air pollution. An increasing number of evidence showed the association of air pollution with cardiovascular diseases. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of the most disastrous vascular diseases, which results in right ventricular failure and death. However, the relationship of DE inhalation exposure with PAH is still unknown. In this study, male adult mice were exposed by inhalation to filtered ambient air (negative control), 10% O2 hypoxia (PAH-phenotype positive control), 350 μg/m3 particulate matter whole DE, or the combination of DE and hypoxic condition. DE inhalation induced PAH-phenotype accompanied with increased right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), right ventricle hypertrophy and pulmonary arterial thickening in a mouse model. DE exposure induced the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and apoptosis of endothelial cells in pulmonary artery. DE inhalation exposure induced an accumulation of CD45+ lymphocytes and CD68+ macrophages surrounding and infiltrating pulmonary arteriole. The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-13 produced by T helper 17 (Th17) and Th2 cells were markedly elevated in lung tissues of mice after DE inhalation exposure. Our findings suggest DE exposure induces PAH by activating Th17-skewed and Th2-droved responses, stimulating VSMCs proliferation and inducing endothelial cell apoptosis by the production of multifunctional pro-inflammatory cytokines, especially IL-6 and TNF-α. Considering the adverse impact of air pollution on health care, it is imperative to understand air pollution-induced susceptibility of progressive cardiopulmonary disease, such as PAH, and also elucidate critical mechanistic pathways which mediate pulmonary artery vascular remodeling and may serve as targets for preventive measures.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:237

Enthalten in:

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) - 237(2018) vom: 27. Juni, Seite 747-755

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Dapeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xiaofei [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Cong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Weiping [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Luyang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Air pollution
Diesel exhaust
Inflammatory response
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Particulate Matter
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Vascular remodeling
Vehicle Emissions

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Date Completed 12.07.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envpol.2017.10.121

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NLM278044182