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ArticleInhalation toxicology2011

Heterozygosity in the glutathione synthesis gene Gclm increases sensitivity to diesel exhaust particulate induced lung inflammation in mice.

Chad S Weldy, Collin C White, Hui-Wen Wilkerson, Timothy V Larson, James A Stewart, Sean E Gill, William C Parks, Terrance J Kavanagh

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Article in Inhalation toxicology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chad S WeldyDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Collin C White
Hui-Wen Wilkerson
Timothy V Larson
James A Stewart
Sean E Gill
William C Parks
Terrance J Kavanagh
University of Washington · US

Funding

XENOBIOTIC BIOTRANSFORMATION AND DISPOSITIONP30ES007033 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Sheela Sathyanarayana · 1995 to 2026
$42.5M
Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP) and Lung Inflammation and ImmP01HL098067 · NHLBI · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI ZIEGLER, STEVEN F · 2010 to 2014
$13.5M
Project 5: ROS, Glutathione and Vascular Response to Diesel ExhaustP50ES015915 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KAUFMAN, JOEL DANIEL · 2008 to 2012
$11.8M
Environmetal Pathology/Toxicology Training ProgramT32ES007032 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FAUSTMAN, ELAINE M, ROSENFELD, MICHAEL E · 1985 to 2023
$10.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL098067NHLBI NIH HHS P01HL098067NIEHS NIH HHS 5T32ES007032NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES007033NIEHS NIH HHS P30ES007033NIEHS NIH HHS P50 ES015915NIEHS NIH HHS P50ES015915NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextInhalation of ambient fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) is associated with adverse respiratory and cardiovascular effects. A major fraction of PM₂.₅ in urban settings is diesel exhaust particulate (DEP), and DEP-induced lung inflammation is likely a critical event mediating many of its adverse health effects. Oxidative stress has been proposed to be an important factor in PM₂.₅-induced lung inflammation, and the balance between pro- and antioxidants is an important regulator of this inflammation. An important intracellular antioxidant is the tripeptide thiol glutathione (GSH). Glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL) carries out the first step in GSH synthesis. In humans, relatively common genetic polymorphisms in both the catalytic (Gclc) and modifier (Gclm) subunits of GCL have been associated with increased risk for lung and cardiovascular diseases.

objectiveThis study was aimed to determine the effects of Gclm expression on lung inflammation following DEP exposure in mice. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe exposed Gclm wild type, heterozygous, and null mice to DEP via intranasal instillation and assessed lung inflammation as determined by neutrophils and inflammatory cytokines in lung lavage, inflammatory cytokine mRNA levels in lung tissue, as well as total lung GSH, Gclc, and Gclm protein levels.

resultsThe Gclm heterozygosity was associated with a significant increase in DEP-induced lung inflammation when compared to that of wild type mice. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionThis finding indicates that GSH synthesis can mediate DEP-induced lung inflammation and suggests that polymorphisms in Gclm may be an important factor in determining adverse health outcomes in humans following inhalation of PM₂.₅.

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Air PollutantsAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidGene Expression RegulationGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathioneHeterozygoteInflammationLung DiseasesMaleMiceParticulate MatterProtein SubunitsVehicle EmissionsAir PollutantsGCLM protein, mouseGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathioneParticulate MatterProtein SubunitsVehicle Emissions

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PMID21967497
PMCPMC3337699
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