PMID- 21087909 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110613 LR - 20211020 IS - 1552-9924 (Electronic) IS - 0091-6765 (Print) IS - 0091-6765 (Linking) VI - 119 IP - 3 DP - 2011 Mar TI - Diesel particulate matter induces receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) expression in pulmonary epithelial cells, and RAGE signaling influences NF-kappaB-mediated inflammation. PG - 332-6 LID - 10.1289/ehp.1002520 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Receptors for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) are cell-surface receptors expressed by alveolar type I (ATI) epithelial cells and are implicated in mechanisms of alveolar development and sustained pulmonary inflammation. OBJECTIVES: In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that diesel particulate matter (DPM) up-regulates RAGE in rat ATI-like R3/1 cells and human primary small airway epithelial cells (SAECs), leading to an inflammatory response. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting, we found that RAGE mRNA and protein are up-regulated in cells exposed to DPM for 2 hr. Use of a luciferase reporter containing nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) response elements revealed decreased NF-kappaB activation in cells transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) for RAGE (siRAGE) before DPM exposure compared with cells transfected with scrambled control siRNA (siControl). In addition, immunostaining revealed diminished nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB in DPM-exposed cells transfected with siRAGE compared with cells transfected with siControl before DPM stimulation. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated that in R3/1 cells DPM induced secretion of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and interleukin-8 (IL-8), two cytokines induced by NF-kappaB and associated with leukocyte chemotaxis during an inflammatory response. Incorporating siRAGE was sufficient to significantly decrease DPM-induced MCP-1 and IL-8 secretion compared with cells transfected with siControl. CONCLUSIONS: These data offer novel insights into potential mechanisms whereby RAGE influences pulmonary inflammation exacerbated by DPM exposure. Further research may demonstrate that molecules involved in RAGE signaling are potential targets in lessening the degree of particulate matter-induced exacerbations of inflammatory lung disease. FAU - Reynolds, Paul R AU - Reynolds PR AD - Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA. paul_reynolds@byu.edu FAU - Wasley, Karisa M AU - Wasley KM FAU - Allison, Camille H AU - Allison CH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20101118 PL - United States TA - Environ Health Perspect JT - Environmental health perspectives JID - 0330411 RN - 0 (Air Pollutants) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Particulate Matter) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Vehicle Emissions) SB - IM CIN - Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Mar;119(3):a132. PMID: 21356633 MH - Air Pollutants/*toxicity MH - Alveolar Epithelial Cells/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Chemokine CCL2/metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-8/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/*metabolism MH - Particulate Matter/toxicity MH - Pneumonia/chemically induced/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products MH - Receptors, Immunologic/genetics/*metabolism MH - Vehicle Emissions/*toxicity PMC - PMC3059995 EDAT- 2010/11/20 06:00 MHDA- 2011/06/15 06:00 PMCR- 2011/03/01 CRDT- 2010/11/20 06:00 PHST- 2010/06/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/11/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/11/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/11/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/06/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ehp-119-332 [pii] AID - 10.1289/ehp.1002520 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Mar;119(3):332-6. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1002520. Epub 2010 Nov 18.