ArticleToxics2024
Ethyltoluenes Regulate Inflammatory and Cell Fibrosis Signaling in the Liver Cell Model.
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Abstract
Crude oil naphtha fraction C9 alkylbenzenes consist of trimethylbenzenes, ethyltoluenes, cumene, and n-propylbenzene. The major fraction of C9 alkylbenzenes is ethyltoluenes (ETs) consisting of three isomers: 2-ethyltoluene (2-ET), 3-ethyltoluene (3-ET), and 4-ethyltoluene (4-ET). Occupational and environmental exposure to ETs can occur via inhalation and ingestion and cause several health problems. Exposure to ETs causes eye and upper respiratory tract irritation, coughing, gagging, vomiting, griping, diarrhea, distress, and depressed respiration. Previous studies suggest that ETs target the respiratory tract and liver and produce several lesions in the nose, lungs, and liver areas. In the current study, we investigated the impact of low concentrations of ETs on cell metabolism, cell inflammation, steatosis, and fibrosis signaling in liver cell models in vitro. Dose-dependent exposure of 2-ET, 3-ET, and 4-ET to HepaRG and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) HepG2 and SK-Hep1 cells affects cell survival/real-time proliferation and increases ROS production. ETs induce inflammatory
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