PMID- 31836503 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200127 LR - 20200127 IS - 1879-3169 (Electronic) IS - 0378-4274 (Linking) VI - 321 DP - 2020 Mar 15 TI - Particulate matters induce acute exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation via the TLR2/NF-kappaB/NLRP3 signaling pathway. PG - 146-154 LID - S0378-4274(19)30398-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.12.013 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Exposure to particulate matters (PMs) can lead to an acute exacerbation of allergic airway diseases, increasing the severity of symptoms and mortality. However, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanism. This study aimed to investigate the effects of PMs on acute exacerbation of allergic airway inflammation and seek potential therapeutic targets. METHODS: Non-allergic control and ovalbumin (OVA)-allergic wide-type (WT) and Toll-like receptor 2 knockout (Tlr2-/-) mice were exposed to 100 mug of PM (diameter 5.85 mum) or saline by the oropharyngeal instillation. The responses were examined three days after exposure. In the RAW264.7 macrophage cell line, Tlr2 was knocked down by small-interfering RNA or the NF-kappaB inhibitor JSH-23 was used, and then the cells were stimulated with PMs for 12 h before comparison of the inflammatory responses. RESULTS: PM exposure led to increased inflammatory cell recruitment and airway intensity of PAS + staining in OVA-allergic WT mice, accompanied with an accumulation of inflammatory cells and elevated inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6 and IL-18, in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Furthermore, the protein levels of TLR2 and the NLRP3 inflammasome were elevated concomitantly with the airway inflammation post-OVA/PMs challenge. Tlr2 deficiency effectively inhibited the airway inflammation, including pulmonary inflammatory cell recruitment, mucus secretion, serum OVA-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), and BALF inflammatory cytokine production. Additionally, the P-induced NLRP3 activation in the RAW 264.7 cell line was diminished by the knockdown of Tlr2 or JSH-23 treatment in vitro. CONCLUSION: Our results indicated that PMs exacerbate the allergic airway inflammation mediated by the TLR2/ NF-kappaB/NLRP3 signaling pathway. Inhibition of NF-kappaB seems to be a possible treatment. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Dai, Meng-Yuan AU - Dai MY AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. FAU - Chen, Fang-Fang AU - Chen FF AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. FAU - Wang, Yong AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. FAU - Wang, Mu-Zi AU - Wang MZ AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. FAU - Lv, Yun-Xiang AU - Lv YX AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. FAU - Liu, Rong-Yu AU - Liu RY AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. Electronic address: rongyuliu@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191210 PL - Netherlands TA - Toxicol Lett JT - Toxicology letters JID - 7709027 RN - 0 (Allergens) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 (Nlrp3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Particulate Matter) RN - 0 (Tlr2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 2) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) SB - IM MH - Allergens MH - Animals MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Lung/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Macrophages/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/*metabolism MH - Ovalbumin MH - Particle Size MH - Particulate Matter/*toxicity MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Respiratory Hypersensitivity/*chemically induced/genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Toll-Like Receptor 2/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic airway disease OT - NF-kappaB OT - NLRP3 inflammasome OT - Particulate matters (PMs) OT - Toll like receptor (TLR2) EDAT- 2019/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/28 06:00 CRDT- 2019/12/15 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/15 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-4274(19)30398-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.12.013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Lett. 2020 Mar 15;321:146-154. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.12.013. Epub 2019 Dec 10.