Oxidative stress, inflammatory, and immune response after inhalation exposure to biodiesel exhaust

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• Personal Author:
  Gavett SH ; Gilmour MI ; Kisin EK ; Murray AR ; Shvedova AA ; Tkach AV
• Description:
  Biodiesel (BD) is an advanced fuel produced from renewable domestic sources. The broad uses of BD in different industries including mining may lead to potential health effects. We hypothesized that the toxicity of biodiesel exhaust (BDE) is dependent at least on three major mechanisms: direct reactivity of BDE PM electrophiles towards critical biomolecules, induction of robust inflammatory response associated with the nano-sized components of BD PM, and triggering of oxidative stress via depletion of essential antioxidants and activation of oxidative burst in inflammatory cells. In the current study, we evaluated these pathways in BALB/cJ mice 24 hr after 4 weeks of inhalation exposure to BD (0, 50, 150 and 500 microg/m3; 4 hr/day, 5 d/wk, 4 wk). Biomarkers of pulmonary damage (LDH) and inflammation (myeloperoxidase, MPO) were significantly elevated in the lungs from mice exposed to BDE. Additionally, we observed that inhalation exposure caused a significant accumulation of oxidatively modified proteins (carbonyls), increase in 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), reduction of protein thiols, and depletion of antioxidant - gluthatione (GSH). To assess the effects of BDE on pulmonary antigen presenting cells (APC), expression of CD80, CD86, CD40 and MHCII class molecules on lung dendritic cells (DC) was evaluated. BDE altered the phenotype of APC in the lung and facilitated the recruitment of immature DC into the lung tissues. The proliferative response of spleen T cells upon BDE exposure (ex vivo) was increased while no changes were observed in regulatory T cell numbers. Overall, the results show that exposure to BDE induces inflammation and oxidative damage in the lungs and stimulates local and systemic immune responses. Further investigations will compare the relative potency of different blends of BDE against petroleum diesel. (This abstract does not represent US EPA policy.) [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Antioxidants Biological Products Electrophysiology Fuel Oils Hazardous Substances Immune System Laboratories Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Sulfhydryl Compounds Vehicle Emissions

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• Keywords:
  Biohazards Biological-material Carbonyls Cellular-function Cellular-reactions Diesel-emissions Diesel-exhausts Electrophysiological-effects Fuel-production Fuels Hazardous-materials Health-hazards Immune-reaction Immune-system Inhalation-studies Laboratory-animals Laboratory-testing Lung-function Lung-tissue Molecular-biology Myeloid-tissue Nanotechnology Oxidative-processes Peroxidases Proteins Pulmonary-function Thiols Toxic-materials

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• ISSN:
  1096-6080
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  126
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040537
• Citation:
  Toxicologist 2012 Mar; 126(Suppl 1):527
• CAS Registry Number:
  Glutathione (CAS RN 70-18-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Toxicologist. Society of Toxicology 51st Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, March 11-15, 2012, San Francisco, California
• Supplement:
  1
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193353/cdc_193353_DS1.pdf
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