Abstract
Background Acrolein is a major component of environmental pollutants, cigarette smoke, and is also formed by heating cooking oil. We evaluated the interstrain variability of response to subchronic inhalation exposure to acrolein among inbred mouse strains for inflammation, oxidative stress, and tissue injury responses. Furthermore, we studied the response to acrolein vapor in the lung mucosa model using human primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBEC) cultured at an air-liquid interface (ALI) to evaluate the findings of mouse studies. Methods Female 129S1/SvlmJ, A/J, BALB/cByJ, C3H/HeJ, C57BL/6J, DBA/2J, and FVB/NJ mice were exposed to 1 part per million (ppm) acrolein or filtered air for 11 weeks. Total cell counts and protein concentrations were measured in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid to assess airway inflammation and membrane integrity. PBEC-ALI models were exposed to acrolein vapor (0.1 and 0.2 ppm) for 30 minutes. Gene expression of proinflammatory, oxidative stress, and tissue injury-repair markers was assessed (cut off: ≥2 folds; p < 0.05) in the lung models. Results Total BAL cell numbers and protein concentrations remained unchanged following acrolein exposure in all mouse strains. BALB/cByJ, C57BL/6J, and 129S1/SvlmJ strains were the most affected with an increased expression of proinflammatory, oxidative stress, and/or tissue injury markers. DBA/2J, C3H/HeJ, A/J, and FVB/NJ were affected to a lesser extent. Both matrix metalloproteinase 9 (Mmp9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (Timp1) were upregulated in the strains DBA/2J, C3H/HeJ, and FVB/NJ indicating altered protease/antiprotease balance. Upregulation of lung interleukin- (IL-) 17b transcript in the susceptible strains led us to investigate the IL-17 pathway genes in the PBEC-ALI model. Acrolein exposure resulted in an increased expression of IL-17A, C, and D; IL-1B; IL-22; and RAR-related orphan receptor A in the PBEC-ALI model. Conclusion The interstrain differences in response to subchronic acrolein exposure in mouse suggest a genetic predisposition. Altered expression of IL-17 pathway genes following acrolein exposure in the PBEC-ALI models indicates that it has a central role in chemical irritant toxicity. The findings also indicate that genetically determined differences in IL-17 signaling pathway genes in the different mouse strains may explain their susceptibility to different chemical irritants.
Highlights
Acrolein (2-propenal) is a highly volatile and reactive α-βunsaturated aldehyde that is primarily used as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing [1]
The BALB/cByJ, C57BL/6J, and 129S1/SvlmJ mouse strains exhibited the highest increase in mRNA expression levels for both oxidative stress (Gpx1, Gpx3, Nfkb1, and Sod3; 2-5 fold; Figures 1(a)–1(e)) and proinflammatory markers (Cxcl1, Cxcl2, IL-6, IL-17B, and tumor necrosis factor (Tnf): ~2- to 4-fold, Figures 2(a)– 2(e))
The survival time of our investigated 7 strains to acrolein-induced acute lung injury was in the following order BALB/cByJ (
Summary
Acrolein (2-propenal) is a highly volatile and reactive α-βunsaturated aldehyde that is primarily used as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing [1]. We evaluated the interstrain variability of response to subchronic inhalation exposure to acrolein among inbred mouse strains for inflammation, oxidative stress, and tissue injury responses. We studied the response to acrolein vapor in the lung mucosa model using human primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBEC) cultured at an air-liquid interface (ALI) to evaluate the findings of mouse studies. BALB/cByJ, C57BL/6J, and 129S1/SvlmJ strains were the most affected with an increased expression of proinflammatory, oxidative stress, and/or tissue injury markers. Acrolein exposure resulted in an increased expression of IL-17A, C, and D; IL-1B; IL-22; and RAR-related orphan receptor A in the PBEC-ALI model. Altered expression of IL-17 pathway genes following acrolein exposure in the PBEC-ALI models indicates that it has a central role in chemical irritant toxicity. The findings indicate that genetically determined differences in IL-17 signaling pathway genes in the different mouse strains may explain their susceptibility to different chemical irritants
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