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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Particulate air pollution causes increased cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality, but the chemical determinants responsible for its biologic effects are not understood. We studied the effect of total suspended particulates collected in Provo, Utah, an area where an increase in respiratory symptoms in relation to levels of particulate pollution has been well documented. Provo particulates caused cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-dependent inflammation of rat lungs. Provo particulates stimulated interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 production, increased IL-8 messenger RNA (mRNA) and enhanced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in cultured BEAS-2B cells, and stimulated IL-8 secretion in primary cultures of human bronchial epithelium. Cytokine secretion was preceded by activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and was reduced by treatment of cultures with superoxide dismutase, deferoxamine, or N-acetylcysteine. These biologic effects were replicated by culturing BEAS cells with quantities of Cu2+ found in Provo extract. IL-8 secretion by BEAS cells could be modified by addition of normal constituents of airway lining fluid to the culture medium. Mucin significantly reduced IL-8 secretion, and ceruloplasmin significantly increased IL-8 secretion and activation of NF-kappaB. These findings suggest that copper ions may cause some of the biologic effects of inhaled particulate air pollution in the Provo region of the United States, and may provide an explanation for the sensitivity of asthmatic individuals to Provo particulates that has been observed in epidemiologic studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1044-1549
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
366-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Air Pollution, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Ceruloplasmin, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Copper, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Free Radical Scavengers, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Histocytochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Interferons, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:9730864-Utah
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Copper-dependent inflammation and nuclear factor-kappaB activation by particulate air pollution.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte; National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't