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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2024

PM2.5 Promotes Macrophage-Mediated Inflammatory Response Through Airway Epithelial Cell-Derived Exosomal miR-155-5p.

Hui Xu, Xin Li, Kai Liu, Ping Huang, Xiao-Ju Liu

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Article in Journal of inflammation research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Exosomal miRNAs: A New Frontier in Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2025
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Hui XuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
Xin LiThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
Kai LiuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
Ping HuangThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
Xiao-Ju LiuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5110-8949

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Airway epithelial cells (AECs) and alveolar macrophages are involved in airway inflammation. The direct effects of atmospheric fine-particulate-matter (PM2.5) on airway cells, such as AECs and alveolar macrophages, have been widely investigated, but the effect of cell-cell interaction on inflammatory response remains unclear. Exosomes play a crucial role in intercellular communication. However, the cellular interaction of exosomes in PM2.5-induced airway inflammation is unclear. Methods: The PM2.5-induced human bronchial epithelial (BEAS-2B) cells and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced macrophages (Mφ) were co-cultured and then the expression of IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α and miRNA-155-5p were detected. Exosomes from PM2.5-exposed BEAS-2B cells were then co-cultured with Mφ to detect the expression of miR-155-5p and inflammatory cytokines, as well as cytokine signaling inhibitor-1 (SOCS1)/NFκB, and to detect the effect of the exosome inhibitor GW4869. Results: After the co-culture of PM2.5-induced BEAS-2B cells and Mφ, the expression of Mφ-derived IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α, as well as miRNA-155-5p were upregulated. The expression of miRNA-155-5p was upregulated in BEAS-2B and BEAS-2B cell-derived exosomes after exposure to PM2.5. Furthermore, co-culturing exosomes derived from PM2.5-exposed BEAS-2B cells with Mφ, upregulated miR-155-5p and inflammatory cytokines, decreased cytokine signaling inhibitor-1 (SOCS1) expression, and activated NF-κB. In addition, adding exosome inhibitor GW4869 to PM2.5-interfered BEAS-2B cells co-culture with Mφ downregulated miRNA-155-5p expression, inhibited NF-κB, and reduced the levels of inflammatory factors. Conclusion: PM2.5 promotes Mφ inflammation by upregulating miRNA-155-5P in exosomes obtained from BEAS-2B cells through miR-155-5P/SOCS1/NF-κB pathway. Exosomal miRNAs mediate cellular communication between BEAS-2B cells and Mφ, which may be a new mechanism of PM2.5-stimulated pulmonary inflammatory response.

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exosomelung inflammationmicroRNAPM2.5

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PMCPMC11559224

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