Lehmann, Andrea D; Blank, Fabian; Baum, Oliver; Gehr, Peter; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara M (2009). Diesel exhaust particles modulate the tight junction protein occludin in lung cells in vitro. Particle and fibre toxicology, 6, p. 26. London: BioMed Central 10.1186/1743-8977-6-26
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Using an in vitro triple cell co-culture model consisting of human epithelial cells (16HBE14o-), monocyte-derived macrophages and dendritic cells, it was recently demonstrated that macrophages and dendritic cells create a transepithelial network between the epithelial cells to capture antigens without disrupting the epithelial tightness. The expression of the different tight junction proteins in macrophages and dendritic cells, and the formation of tight junction-like structures with epithelial cells has been demonstrated. Immunofluorescent methods combined with laser scanning microscopy and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were used to investigate if exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP) (0.5, 5, 50, 125 mug/ml), for 24 h, can modulate the expression of the tight junction mRNA/protein of occludin, in all three cell types. RESULTS: Only the highest dose of DEP (125 mug/ml) seemed to reduce the occludin mRNA in the cells of the defence system however not in epithelial cells, although the occludin arrangement in the latter cell type was disrupted. The transepithelial electrical resistance was reduced in epithelial cell mono-cultures but not in the triple cell co-cultures, following exposure to high DEP concentration. Cytotoxicity was not found, in either epithelial mono-cultures nor in triple cell co-cultures, after exposure to the different DEP concentrations. CONCLUSION: We concluded that high concentrations of DEP (125 mug/ml) can modulate the tight junction occludin mRNA in the cells of the defence system and that those cells play an important role maintaining the epithelial integrity following exposure to particulate antigens in lung cells.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Pneumology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy > Functional Anatomy 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Pneumologie (Erwachsene) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Blank, Fabian, Baum, Oliver, Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara |
ISSN: |
1743-8977 |
Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:10 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:21 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/1743-8977-6-26 |
PubMed ID: |
19814802 |
Web of Science ID: |
000271634400001 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.31009 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/31009 (FactScience: 195390) |
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