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ArticleParticle and fibre toxicology2024

Epithelial MAPK signaling directs endothelial NRF2 signaling and IL-8 secretion in a tri-culture model of the alveolar-microvascular interface following diesel exhaust particulate (DEP) exposure.

Eva C M Vitucci, Alysha E Simmons, Elizabeth M Martin, Shaun D McCullough

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Article in Particle and fibre toxicology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Eva C M VitucciInterdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Alysha E SimmonsCurriculum in Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Elizabeth M MartinEpigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Shaun D McCulloughExposure and Protection, RTI International, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC, USA. smccullough@rti.org.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USRTI International · USTexas A&M University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

TOXICOLOGYT32ES007126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ILONA JASPERS, Bernard E. Weissman · 1985 to 2026
$13.0M
Hormone receptor associated epigenetic reprogramming as a mediator of environmental exposure in women's healthZIAES103372 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MARTIN, ELIZABETH · 2022 to 2023
$1.8M
Identifying the Molecular Mechanisms of Air Pollution-Induced ThrombosisF31ES031854 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI VITUCCI, EVA · 2020 to 2022
$88k
NIEHS NIH HHS ES103372-01NIEHS NIH HHS F31 ES031854NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007126NIEHS NIH HHS T32ES007126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParticulate matter 2.5 (PM

methodsAn in vitro, tri-culture model of the ACR, incorporating alveolar-like epithelial cells (NCI-H441), pulmonary fibroblasts (IMR90), and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HULEC) was developed to investigate cell type-specific molecular responses to a PM

resultsAlveolar epithelial barrier formation was not perturbed by the 24 h DEP exposure. Despite no alteration in barrier formation, we demonstrate that alveolar epithelial DEP exposure induces transcriptional and protein changes in both the alveolar epithelial cells and the underlying microvascular endothelial cells. Specifically, we show that the underlying microvascular endothelial cells develop redox dysfunction and increase proinflammatory cytokine secretion. Furthermore, we demonstrate that alveolar epithelial MAPK signaling modulates the activation of NRF2 and IL-8 secretion in the underlying microvascular endothelial cells.

conclusionsEndothelial redox dysfunction and increased proinflammatory cytokine secretion are two common events in respiratory disease development. These findings highlight new, cell-type specific roles of the alveolar epithelium and microvascular endothelium in the ACR in respiratory disease development following PM

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Endothelial CellsVehicle EmissionsEndotheliumInterleukin-8NF-E2-Related Factor 2Particulate MatterInterleukin-8NF-E2-Related Factor 2Particulate MatterVehicle EmissionsAlveolar epithelial cellsMAPK signalingMicrovascular endothelial cellsNRF2 signalingPM2.5Redox dysfunctionTranscriptomicsTri-culture models

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PMID38468337
PMCPMC10926573
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