Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sources

The current study was designed to assess the association between temporal variations in urban PM2.5 chemical composition, sources, and the oxidative stress and inflammatory response in an alveolar macrophage (AM) model. A year-long sampling campaign collected PM2.5 samples at the Sharif University i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahlam H. Al Hanai, Dagmara S. Antkiewicz, Jocelyn D.C. Hemming, Martin M. Shafer, Alexandra M. Lai, Mohammad Arhami, Vahid Hosseini, James J. Schauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018320555
_version_ 1828891554630074368
author Ahlam H. Al Hanai
Dagmara S. Antkiewicz
Jocelyn D.C. Hemming
Martin M. Shafer
Alexandra M. Lai
Mohammad Arhami
Vahid Hosseini
James J. Schauer
author_facet Ahlam H. Al Hanai
Dagmara S. Antkiewicz
Jocelyn D.C. Hemming
Martin M. Shafer
Alexandra M. Lai
Mohammad Arhami
Vahid Hosseini
James J. Schauer
author_sort Ahlam H. Al Hanai
collection DOAJ
description The current study was designed to assess the association between temporal variations in urban PM2.5 chemical composition, sources, and the oxidative stress and inflammatory response in an alveolar macrophage (AM) model. A year-long sampling campaign collected PM2.5 samples at the Sharif University in Tehran, Iran. PM-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was measured both with an acellular dithiothreitol consumption assay (DTT-ROS; ranged from 2.1 to 9.3 nmoles min−1 m−3) and an in vitro macrophage-mediated ROS production assay (AM-ROS; ranged from 125 to 1213 μg Zymosan equivalents m−3). The production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α; ranged from ~60 to 518 pg TNF-α m−3) was quantified as a marker of the inflammatory potential of the PM. PM-induced DTT-ROS and AM-ROS were substantially higher for the colder months' PM (1.5-fold & 3-fold, respectively) compared with warm season. Vehicular emission tracers, aliphatic diacids, and hopanes exhibited moderate correlation with ROS measures. TNF-α secretion exhibited a markedly different pattern than ROS activity with a 2-fold increase in the warm months compared to the rest of the year. Gasoline vehicles and residual oil combustion were moderately associated with both ROS measures (R ≥ 0.67, p < 0.05), while diesel vehicles exhibited a strong correlation with secreted TNF-α in the cold season (R = 0.89, p < 0.05). mRNA expression of fourteen genes including antioxidant response and pro-inflammatory markers were found to be differentially modulated in our AM model. HMOX1, an antioxidant response gene, was up-regulated throughout the year. Pro-inflammatory genes (e.g. TNF-α and IL1β) were down-regulated in the cold season and displayed moderate to weak correlation with crustal elements (R > 0.5, p < 0.05). AM-ROS activity showed an inverse relationship with genes including SOD2, TNF, IL1β and IL6 (R ≥ −0.66, p < 0.01). Our findings indicate that Tehran's PM2.5 has the potential to induce oxidative stress and inflammation responses in vitro. In the current study, these responses included NRF2, NF-κB and MAPK pathways. Keywords: ROS, DTT, TNF-α, PM2.5, Alveolar macrophages, Gene expression
first_indexed 2024-12-13T13:19:07Z
format Article
id doaj.art-30f0e2926f09466dbaebd03eef1880fa
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0160-4120
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-13T13:19:07Z
publishDate 2019-02-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Environment International
spelling doaj.art-30f0e2926f09466dbaebd03eef1880fa2022-12-21T23:44:26ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202019-02-01123417427Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sourcesAhlam H. Al Hanai0Dagmara S. Antkiewicz1Jocelyn D.C. Hemming2Martin M. Shafer3Alexandra M. Lai4Mohammad Arhami5Vahid Hosseini6James J. Schauer7Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USAWisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USAWisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USAEnvironmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USAEnvironmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USASharif University of Technology, Tehran, IranSharif University of Technology, Tehran, IranEnvironmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USA; Corresponding author at: Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.The current study was designed to assess the association between temporal variations in urban PM2.5 chemical composition, sources, and the oxidative stress and inflammatory response in an alveolar macrophage (AM) model. A year-long sampling campaign collected PM2.5 samples at the Sharif University in Tehran, Iran. PM-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was measured both with an acellular dithiothreitol consumption assay (DTT-ROS; ranged from 2.1 to 9.3 nmoles min−1 m−3) and an in vitro macrophage-mediated ROS production assay (AM-ROS; ranged from 125 to 1213 μg Zymosan equivalents m−3). The production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α; ranged from ~60 to 518 pg TNF-α m−3) was quantified as a marker of the inflammatory potential of the PM. PM-induced DTT-ROS and AM-ROS were substantially higher for the colder months' PM (1.5-fold & 3-fold, respectively) compared with warm season. Vehicular emission tracers, aliphatic diacids, and hopanes exhibited moderate correlation with ROS measures. TNF-α secretion exhibited a markedly different pattern than ROS activity with a 2-fold increase in the warm months compared to the rest of the year. Gasoline vehicles and residual oil combustion were moderately associated with both ROS measures (R ≥ 0.67, p < 0.05), while diesel vehicles exhibited a strong correlation with secreted TNF-α in the cold season (R = 0.89, p < 0.05). mRNA expression of fourteen genes including antioxidant response and pro-inflammatory markers were found to be differentially modulated in our AM model. HMOX1, an antioxidant response gene, was up-regulated throughout the year. Pro-inflammatory genes (e.g. TNF-α and IL1β) were down-regulated in the cold season and displayed moderate to weak correlation with crustal elements (R > 0.5, p < 0.05). AM-ROS activity showed an inverse relationship with genes including SOD2, TNF, IL1β and IL6 (R ≥ −0.66, p < 0.01). Our findings indicate that Tehran's PM2.5 has the potential to induce oxidative stress and inflammation responses in vitro. In the current study, these responses included NRF2, NF-κB and MAPK pathways. Keywords: ROS, DTT, TNF-α, PM2.5, Alveolar macrophages, Gene expressionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018320555
spellingShingle Ahlam H. Al Hanai
Dagmara S. Antkiewicz
Jocelyn D.C. Hemming
Martin M. Shafer
Alexandra M. Lai
Mohammad Arhami
Vahid Hosseini
James J. Schauer
Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sources
Environment International
title Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sources
title_full Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sources
title_fullStr Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sources
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sources
title_short Seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of PM2.5 in Tehran using an alveolar macrophage model; The role of chemical composition and sources
title_sort seasonal variations in the oxidative stress and inflammatory potential of pm2 5 in tehran using an alveolar macrophage model the role of chemical composition and sources
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018320555
work_keys_str_mv AT ahlamhalhanai seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources
AT dagmarasantkiewicz seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources
AT jocelyndchemming seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources
AT martinmshafer seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources
AT alexandramlai seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources
AT mohammadarhami seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources
AT vahidhosseini seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources
AT jamesjschauer seasonalvariationsintheoxidativestressandinflammatorypotentialofpm25intehranusinganalveolarmacrophagemodeltheroleofchemicalcompositionandsources