Role of HMGB1 Signaling in Silica-Induced Lung Inflammation and Fibrosis

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• Personal Author:
  Bremer NM ; Castranova, Vincent ; Cervelli JA ; Elzind DA ; Gow AJ ; Joseph LB ; Kim Y ; Laskin DL ; Laskin JD ; Bremer NM ; Castranova, Vincent ; Cervelli JA ; Elzind DA ; Gow AJ ; Joseph LB ; Kim Y ; Laskin DL ; Laskin JD
• Description:
  Chronic exposure to quartz (crystalline silica) leads to the development of small airway disease and fibrosis, a process thought to be mediated, at least in part, by silica-induced oxidative stress at cell surfaces in the lung. Oxidative stress activates the beta-catenin signaling pathway which is important in mediating cellular proliferation, a key step in fibrogenesis. When activated, beta-catenin translocates into the nucleus where it binds to high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), a chromosomal protein regulating expression of genes controlling cellular proliferation. HMGB1 is also passively released from necrotic cells; subsequent binding to the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) on macrophages stimulates inflammatory mediator production. In the present studies, we analyzed the potential role of HMGB1 in silica-induced inflammation and fibrosis. C57BL/6J mice were treated with silica (1 mg/kg Min-U-Sil 5) by intratracheally instillation. After 7 days, we found increased expression of cycloxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase in the lung, enzymes mediating the production of proinflammatory/cytotoxic prostaglandins and reactive nitrogen species. This was associated with increased expression of HMGB1 in macrophages and the appearance of soluble RAGE in bronchoalveolar lavage. We also found that Wnt1 and nuclear beta-catenin protein expression were upregulated in the lung of silica-treated animals, while glycogen synthase kinase-beta3 (GSK-beta3), which functions to negatively regulate beta-catenin signaling, was down regulated. This was correlated with increased proliferating cell nuclear antigen staining, the development of fibrotic lesions, and functional alterations in the lung. These data suggest that HMGB1 and downstream signaling pathways may be important in both silica-induced inflammation and fibrosis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Fibrosis Genetics Inhalation Exposure Irritants Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Airborne-particles Airway-obstruction Biological-effects Biological-monitoring Cell-transformation Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Fibrogenicity Genes Genetic-factors Inhalants Inhalation-studies Laboratory-animals Laboratory-techniques Laboratory-testing Lung-cells Lung-disorders Lung-irritants Oxidative-processes Particle-aerodynamics Particulate-sampling-methods Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-hypersensitivity Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-analysis Risk-factors Spirometry Statistical-analysis

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• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  181
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037136
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 May; 181(Meeting Abstracts):A2334
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• Supplement:
  Meeting Abstracts
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a7449bf65c5f03237c26257324a01db5098ee2c24788c441ba6d589291d232a4a10645b4f96c66bc7a991e0b6333b68764ade26f180a2ffa15ee568eb1b335c
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