Toxicology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 U.S.A.
NanoImpact. 2021 Apr;22. doi: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100309. Epub 2021 Mar 13.
There is increasing evidence that inhaled multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can have harmful effects on the respiratory system. Rodent studies suggest that individuals with asthma may be susceptible to the adverse pulmonary effects of MWCNTs. Asthma is an allergic lung disease characterized by a T2 immune response that results in chronic airway disease characterized by eosinophilic lung inflammation, airway mucous cell metaplasia, and airway fibrosis. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) is a transcription factor with multiple roles in T2 type inflammation. Herein we sought to examine the role of STAT6 in the exacerbation of house dust mite (HDM) allergen-induced allergic airway disease by MWCNTs. Male wild type (WT) and STAT6 knockout ( KO) mice were dosed via intranasal aspiration on days 0, 2, 4, 14, 16 and 18 with either vehicle, HDM extract, MWCNTs, or a combination of HDM and MWCNTs. Necropsy was performed on day 21 to collect bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), serum and lung tissue. MWCNTs exacerbated HDM-induced allergic endpoints, including eosinophilic lung inflammation, mucous cell metaplasia, and serum IgE levels. HDM-induced eosinophilic lung inflammation, mucous cell metaplasia, and serum IgE and exacerbation of these endpoints by MWCNTs were ablated in KO mice. In addition, airway fibrosis was significantly increased by the combination of HDM and MWCNTs in WT mice but not in KO mice. These findings provide new mechanistic insight by demonstrating a requirement for STAT6 in MWCNT-induced exacerbation of allergic respiratory disease.
越来越多的证据表明,吸入多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)可能对呼吸系统造成有害影响。啮齿动物研究表明,哮喘患者可能易受 MWCNTs 不良肺部影响。哮喘是一种过敏性肺部疾病,其特征是 T2 免疫反应,导致慢性气道疾病,其特征是嗜酸性粒细胞性肺部炎症、气道粘液细胞化生和气道纤维化。信号转导和转录激活因子 6(STAT6)是一种转录因子,在 T2 型炎症中具有多种作用。在此,我们试图研究 STAT6 在 MWCNTs 加剧屋尘螨(HDM)变应原诱导的过敏性气道疾病中的作用。雄性野生型(WT)和 STAT6 敲除(KO)小鼠通过鼻腔吸入在第 0、2、4、14、16 和 18 天给予载体、HDM 提取物、MWCNTs 或 HDM 和 MWCNTs 的组合。在第 21 天进行尸检以收集支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)、血清和肺组织。MWCNTs 加剧了 HDM 诱导的过敏性终点,包括嗜酸性粒细胞性肺部炎症、粘液细胞化生和血清 IgE 水平。HDM 诱导的嗜酸性粒细胞性肺部炎症、粘液细胞化生和血清 IgE 以及 MWCNTs 对这些终点的加剧在 KO 小鼠中被消除。此外,在 WT 小鼠中,HDM 和 MWCNTs 的组合显著增加了气道纤维化,但在 KO 小鼠中则没有。这些发现通过证明 STAT6 在 MWCNT 诱导的过敏性呼吸道疾病恶化中的必要性,提供了新的机制见解。
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