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On-Chip Endothelial Inflammatory Phenotyping
Published on: July 21, 2012
Differential gene expression associated with inflammation and blood pressure regulation induced by concentrated
Go Hasegawa1, Masato Hirano, Yoko Ishihara
1Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
Epidemiological studies have indicated that exposure to particle matter (PM) increased the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It is suggested that PM smaller than 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM(2.5)) may contribute to these responses. However, the molecular mechanism is still unknown. To elucidate the changes in molecular level, we investigated the gene expression profile of concentrated ambient particles (CAPs)-exposed rats. Aged F344 rats were exposed with CAPs (594 μg/m(3)) or clean air 4 h per day for 3 days, and lung and heart tissues were then excised for DNA microarray analysis. Expression profiles related to inflammation and blood pressure regulation revealed differential expression of 7 genes in the lung and that of 3 genes in the heart ventricle. According to the complement activation-associated genes, complement factor B (Bf), complement component 2 and 4a (C4a), and C1 inhibitor genes were up-regulated in CAPs-exposed rat lung. Bf and C4a genes were also up-regulated in the heart. These suggest the treated animal ready for production of these proteins when activation of complement cascade is required. Pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-1β, was also up-regulated in CAPs-exposed rat lung. Gene related with blood pressure regulation (angiotensin I converting enzyme) was also up-regulated in CAPs-exposed rat lung. Negative regulator of blood pressure (neuropeptide Y) was down-regulated in CAPs-exposed rat heart. These results indicate that CAPs may affect respiratory and cardiovascular organs by activation of inflammatory responses and disintegration of blood pressure regulation in early stage of CAPs exposure.
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