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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology2023

Rat bronchoalveolar lavage proteome changes following e-cigarette aerosol exposures.

Nicholas J Day, Juan Wang, Carl J Johnston, So-Young Kim, Heather M Olson, Emma L House, Isaac Kwame Attah, Geremy C Clair, Wei-Jun Qian, Matthew D McGraw

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Article in American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicholas J DayBiological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States.
Juan WangBiological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States.
Carl J JohnstonDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States.
So-Young KimDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8724-9770
Heather M OlsonBiological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4501-9587
Emma L HouseDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States.
Isaac Kwame AttahBiological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States.
Geremy C ClairBiological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0478-8520
Wei-Jun QianBiological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5393-2827
Matthew D McGrawDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5646-3560
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

VISUAL INDICES OF NEUROTOXICITYP30ES001247 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Martha Susiarjo · 1985 to 2026
$42.8M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN PULMONARY RESEARCHT32HL066988 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI GEORAS, STEVE N, O'REILLY, MICHAEL A · 2001 to 2021
$8.1M
Integrated risk assessment and molecular characterization of pulmonary response to e-cigarette exposureR01HL139335 · NHLBI · BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES · PI MIKHEEV, VLADIMIR B, QIAN, WEI-JUN · 2018 to 2021
$2.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139335NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL066988NIEHS NIH HHS L40 ES030909NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES001247
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

E-cigarette liquids are complex mixtures of chemicals consisting of humectants, such as propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerin (VG), with nicotine or flavorings added. Published literature emphasizes the toxicity of e-cigarette aerosols with flavorings whereas much less attention has been given to the biologic effects of humectants. The purpose of the current study was to provide a comprehensive view of the acute biologic effects of e-cigarette aerosols on rat bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) using mass spectrometry-based global proteomics. Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to e-cigarette aerosol for 3 h/day for three consecutive days. Groups included: PG/VG alone, PG/VG + 2.5% nicotine (N), or PG/VG + N + 3.3% vanillin (V). Right lung lobes were lavaged for BAL and supernatants prepared for proteomics. Extracellular BAL S100A9 concentrations and BAL cell staining for citrullinated histone H3 (citH3) were also performed. From global proteomics, ∼2,100 proteins were identified from rat BAL. The greatest change in number of BAL proteins occurred with PG/VG exposures alone compared with controls with biological pathways enriched for acute phase responses, extracellular trap formation, and coagulation. Extracellular BAL S100A9 concentrations and the number of citH3 + BAL cells also increased significantly in PG/VG and PG/VG + 2.5% N. In contrast to PG/VG or PG/VG + N, the addition of vanillin to PG/VG + N increased BAL neutrophilia and downregulated lipid transport proteins. In summary, global proteomics support e-cigarette aerosol exposures to PG/VG alone as having a significant biologic effect on the lung independent of nicotine or flavoring with increased markers of extracellular trap formation.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsAerosolsAnimalsBenzaldehydesBronchoalveolar LavageFlavoring AgentsGlycerolHistonesHygroscopic AgentsNicotinePropylene GlycolProteomeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAerosolsBenzaldehydesBiological ProductsFlavoring AgentsGlycerolHistonesHygroscopic AgentsNicotinePropylene GlycolProteomevanilline-cigaretteNETosisnicotinePG/VGvanillin

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PMID36881561
PMCPMC10085554
OpenAlexW4323348087

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