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ArticleToxicology and applied pharmacology2021

Disruption of pulmonary resolution mediators contribute to exacerbated silver nanoparticle-induced acute inflammation in a metabolic syndrome mouse model.

Saeed Alqahtani, Li Xia, Amber Jannasch, Christina Ferreira, Jackeline Franco, Jonathan H Shannahan

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Article in Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Saeed AlqahtaniSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States; National Center for Pharmaceuticals, Life Science and Environment Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Li XiaSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
Amber JannaschPurdue Metabolite Profiling Facility, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
Christina FerreiraPurdue Metabolite Profiling Facility, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
Jackeline FrancoDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.
Jonathan H ShannahanSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States. Electronic address: jshannah@purdue.edu.
Purdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Disease-Induced Modification in Nanoparticle-Corona Identity and ToxicityR00ES024392 · NIEHS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI SHANNAHAN, JONATHAN HENRY · 2017 to 2019
$747k
NIEHS NIH HHS R00 ES024392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pre-existing conditions modulate sensitivity to numerous xenobiotic exposures such as air pollution. Specifically, individuals suffering from metabolic syndrome (MetS) demonstrate enhanced acute inflammatory responses following particulate matter inhalation. The mechanisms associated with these exacerbated inflammatory responses are unknown, impairing interventional strategies and our understanding of susceptible populations. We hypothesize MetS-associated lipid dysregulation influences mediators of inflammatory resolution signaling contributing to increased acute pulmonary toxicity. To evaluate this hypothesis, healthy and MetS mouse models were treated with either 18-hydroxy eicosapentaenoic acid (18-HEPE), 14-hydroxy docosahexaenoic acid (14-HDHA), 17-hydroxy docosahexaenoic acid (17-HDHA), or saline (control) via intraperitoneal injection prior to oropharyngeal aspiration of silver nanoparticles (AgNP). In mice receiving saline treatment, AgNP exposure resulted in an acute pulmonary inflammatory response that was exacerbated in MetS mice. A targeted lipid assessment demonstrated 18-HEPE, 14-HDHA, and 17-HDHA treatments altered lung levels of specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators (SPMs). 14-HDHA and 17-HDHA treatments more efficiently reduced the exacerbated acute inflammatory response in AgNP exposed MetS mice as compared to 18-HEPE. This included decreased neutrophilic influx, diminished induction of inflammatory cytokines/chemokines, and reduced alterations in SPMs. Examination of SPM receptors determined baseline reductions in MetS mice compared to healthy as well as decreases due to AgNP exposure. Overall, these results demonstrate AgNP exposure disrupts inflammatory resolution, specifically 14-HDHA and 17-HDHA derived SPMs, in MetS contributing to exacerbated acute inflammatory responses. Our findings identify a potential mechanism responsible for enhanced susceptibility in MetS that can be targeted for interventional therapeutic approaches.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesDiet, High-FatDisease Models, AnimalDocosahexaenoic AcidsGene Expression RegulationHydroxyeicosatetraenoic AcidsInflammation MediatorsLipid MetabolismLungMaleMetabolic SyndromeMetal NanoparticlesMiceMice, Inbred C57BL14-hydroxydocosahexaenoic acid17-hydroxy-4,7,10,13,15,19-docosahexaenoic acid18-hydroxy-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acidAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesDocosahexaenoic AcidsHydroxyeicosatetraenoic AcidsInflammation MediatorsSilver CompoundsInflammatory resolutionLipid supplementationMetabolic syndromeNanoparticlesNanotoxicityOmega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidsSpecialized pro-resolving mediatorsSusceptibility

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PMID34601004
PMCPMC8545917
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