PMID- 33774542 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210531 LR - 20210531 IS - 1873-6424 (Electronic) IS - 0269-7491 (Linking) VI - 280 DP - 2021 Jul 1 TI - Aerobic exercise ameliorates particulate matter-induced lung injury in aging rats. PG - 116889 LID - S0269-7491(21)00471-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116889 [doi] AB - Particulate matter 2.5 (PM(2.5)) is an inflammatory-inducing factor that is considered to be related to many adverse respiratory problems, especially in the elderly. This study aimed to examine whether pre-exercise training could prevent pulmonary injury induced by urban PM(2.5) in aging rats and investigate its relationship with inflammatory pathways. Male Wistar rats (aged 16 months) were randomly divided into four groups: sedentary, exercise, sedentary + PM(2.5) exposure, and exercise + PM(2.5) exposure. All rats in exercise-related groups were treadmill-trained for 8 weeks (65%-75% VO(2max) for 30 min every other day). Sedentary groups' rats lived freely in cages without exercise intervention. Rats in the PM-related groups were exposed to ambient PM(2.5) (4 h day(-1)) for 2 weeks after an 8-week exercise intervention or sedentary treatment. Finally, all rats' pulmonary function, lung morphology, degree of inflammation, and relevant protein and mRNA transcript expression levels were examined. The results indicated that PM(2.5) exposure induced lung injury in the sedentary + PM(2.5) exposure group, as evidenced by the deterioration of pulmonary function, histopathological characteristics, and inflammatory changes. Aerobic exercise alleviated PM(2.5)-induced airway obstruction, deterioration of pulmonary function, bronchial mucosal exfoliation, and inflammatory responses in aging rats. These effects in exercise groups were associated with the increased expression of intracellular 70 kDa heat shock protein (iHSP70) and the suppression of nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation, as confirmed by increased expression of inhibitor of NF-kappaB (IkappaBalpha) and a reduction in phospho-IKBalpha (p-IkappaBalpha), which is regulated by inhibiting kappa B kinase beta (IKKbeta). Taken together, aerobic pre-exercise had protective effects on lung injury and reduced vulnerability to inflammation induced by PM(2.5) exposure, possibly through the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/NF-kappaB signaling pathways mediated by the extracellular-to-intracellular HSP70 ratio. Pre-exercise training may be an effective way to protect against PM(2.5)-induced lung toxicity in aging individuals. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Qin, Fei AU - Qin F AD - China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China; School of Physical Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Cui, Shuqiang AU - Cui S AD - Beijing Research Institute of Sports Science, Beijing, China. FAU - Dong, Yanan AU - Dong Y AD - Beijing Research Institute of Sports Science, Beijing, China. FAU - Xu, Minxiao AU - Xu M AD - China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China; Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Zhongwei AU - Wang Z AD - China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China; Changzhou Research Institute of Science and Medical Treatment, Changzhou, China. FAU - Qu, Chaoyi AU - Qu C AD - China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhao, Jiexiu AU - Zhao J AD - China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China. Electronic address: zhaojiexiu@ciss.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210310 PL - England TA - Environ Pollut JT - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) JID - 8804476 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Particulate Matter) SB - IM MH - Aging MH - Animals MH - Lung MH - *Lung Injury/chemically induced/prevention & control MH - Male MH - NF-kappa B MH - *Particulate Matter/toxicity MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar OTO - NOTNLM OT - HSP70 OT - Inflammation OT - PM(2.5) exposures OT - Pre-exercise EDAT- 2021/03/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/01 06:00 CRDT- 2021/03/28 20:58 PHST- 2020/09/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/03/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/28 20:58 [entrez] AID - S0269-7491(21)00471-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116889 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Pollut. 2021 Jul 1;280:116889. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116889. Epub 2021 Mar 10.