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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
We are interested in the cytotoxic and proinflammatory effects of particulate pollutants in the respiratory tract. We demonstrate that methanol extracts made from diesel exhaust particles (DEP) induce apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in pulmonary alveolar macrophages and RAW 264.7 cells. The toxicity of these organic extracts mimics the cytotoxicity of the intact particles and could be suppressed by the synthetic sulfhydryl compounds, N-acetylcysteine and bucillamine. Because DEP-induced apoptosis follows cytochrome c release, we studied the effect of DEP chemicals on mitochondrially regulated death mechanisms. Crude DEP extracts induced ROS production and perturbed mitochondrial function before and at the onset of apoptosis. This mitochondrial perturbation follows an orderly sequence of events, which commence with a change in mitochondrial membrane potential, followed by cytochrome c release, development of membrane asymmetry (annexin V staining), and propidium iodide uptake. Structural damage to the mitochondrial inner membrane, evidenced by a decrease in cardiolipin mass, leads to O-*2 generation and uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation (decreased intracellular ATP levels). N-acetylcysteine reversed these mitochondrial effects and ROS production. Overexpression of the mitochondrial apoptosis regulator, Bcl-2, delayed but did not suppress apoptosis. Taken together, these results suggest that DEP chemicals induce apoptosis in macrophages via a toxic effect on mitochondria.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
165
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2703-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Air Pollutants, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Chemical Fractionation, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Intracellular Membranes, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Macrophages, Alveolar, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Vehicle Emissions, pubmed-meshheading:10946301-Zymosan
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of a mitochondrial pathway in the induction of apoptosis by chemicals extracted from diesel exhaust particles.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of California Medical School, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't