1. PM 2.5 and water-soluble components induce airway fibrosis through TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway in asthmatic rats.
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Wu H, Wang D, Shi H, Liu N, Wang C, Tian J, Wang X, and Zhang Z
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- Animals, Asthma immunology, Disease Models, Animal, Male, Ovalbumin immunology, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Water, Lung immunology, Particulate Matter immunology, Pulmonary Fibrosis immunology, Signal Transduction immunology, Smad3 Protein immunology, Transforming Growth Factor beta1 immunology
- Abstract
Epidemiological studies have suggested that fine particulate matter (PM
2.5 ) and asthma have been independently associated with pulmonary fibrosis but rarely studied together. Furthermore, it is unknown whether airway fibrosis in asthma is more attributable to water-soluble ions of PM2.5 . Our current study was to explore the potential mechanism of PM2.5 and water-soluble components on airway fibrosis in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized asthmatic rats. Rats were intratracheally instilled with PM2.5 and water-soluble components every 3 days for 4 times or 8 times. Histopathological examination demonstrated that lung inflammatory and airway fibrosis were induced after PM2.5 and water-soluble components exposure. Meanwhile, PM2.5 , in particular water-soluble extracts, increased expression of collagen 1 (COL-1), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), Smad family member 3 (Smad3), and p-Smad3, whereas decreased secretion of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). However, pretreating asthmatic rats with SB432542, the inhibitor of TGF-β1, and SIS3 HCl, the antagonist of Smad3, both reversed the activation of airway fibrosis induced by water-soluble extracts. Therefore, TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway may be responsible for the pathological process of airway fibrosis in asthmatic rats following PM2.5 and water-soluble components exposure., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2021
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