Acarbose protects from central and peripheral metabolic imbalance induced by benzene exposure

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Benzene is a well-known human carcinogen that is one of the major components of air pollution. Sources of benzene in ambient air include cigarette smoke, e-cigarettes vaping, and evaporation of benzene containing petrol processes. While the carcinogenic effects of benzene exposure have been well studied, less is known about the metabolic effects of benzene exposure. We show that chronic exposure to benzene at low levels induces a severe metabolic imbalance in a sex-specific manner, and is associated with hypothalamic inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Benzene exposure rapidly activates hypothalamic ER stress and neuroinflammatory responses in male mice, while pharmacological inhibition of ER stress response by inhibiting IRE1α-XBP1 pathway significantly alleviates benzene-induced glial inflammatory responses. Additionally, feeding mice with Acarbose, a clinically available anti-diabetes drug, protected against benzene induced central and peripheral metabolic imbalance. Acarbose imitates the slowing of dietary carbohydrate digestion, suggesting that choosing a diet with a low glycemic index might be a potential strategy for reducing the negative metabolic effect of chronic exposure to benzene for smokers or people living/working in urban environments with high concentrations of exposure to automobile exhausts.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

Brain, behavior, and immunity - 89(2020) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 87-99

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Debarba, L K [VerfasserIn]
Mulka, A [VerfasserIn]
Lima, J B M [VerfasserIn]
Didyuk, O [VerfasserIn]
Fakhoury, P [VerfasserIn]
Koshko, L [VerfasserIn]
Awada, A A [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, K [VerfasserIn]
Klueh, U [VerfasserIn]
Sadagurski, M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acarbose
Benzene
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 3.1.-
Endoribonucleases
J64922108F
Journal Article
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
T58MSI464G

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Date Completed 27.04.2021

Date Revised 23.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.073

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310852412