Synergistic Effect of WTC-Particulate Matter and Lysophosphatidic Acid Exposure and the Role of RAGE: In-Vitro and Translational Assessment

Rachel Lam, Syed H. Haider, George Crowley, Erin J. Caraher, Dean F. Ostrofsky, Angela Talusan, Sophia Kwon, David J. Prezant, Yuyan Wang, Mengling Liu and Anna Nolan
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Rachel Lam: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Syed H. Haider: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
George Crowley: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Erin J. Caraher: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Dean F. Ostrofsky: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Angela Talusan: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Sophia Kwon: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
David J. Prezant: Bureau of Health Services and Office of Medical Affairs, Fire Department of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Yuyan Wang: Division of Biostatistics, Departments of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Mengling Liu: Division of Biostatistics, Departments of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Anna Nolan: Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-22

Abstract: World Trade Center particulate matter (WTC-PM)-exposed firefighters with metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) have a higher risk of WTC lung injury (WTC-LI). Since macrophages are crucial innate pulmonary mediators, we investigated WTC-PM/lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) co-exposure in macrophages. LPA, a low-density lipoprotein metabolite, is a ligand of the advanced glycation end-products receptor (AGER or RAGE). LPA and RAGE are biomarkers of WTC-LI. Human and murine macrophages were exposed to WTC-PM, and/or LPA, and compared to controls. Supernatants were assessed for cytokines/chemokines; cell lysate immunoblots were assessed for signaling intermediates after 24 h. To explore the translatability of our in-vitro findings, we assessed serum cytokines/chemokines and metabolites of symptomatic, never-smoking WTC-exposed firefighters. Agglomerative hierarchical clustering identified phenotypes of WTC-PM-induced inflammation. WTC-PM induced GM-CSF, IL-8, IL-10, and MCP-1 in THP-1-derived macrophages and induced IL-1α, IL-10, TNF-α, and NF-κB in RAW264.7 murine macrophage-like cells. Co-exposure induced synergistic elaboration of IL-10 and MCP-1 in THP-1-derived macrophages. Similarly, co-exposure synergistically induced IL-10 in murine macrophages. Synergistic effects were seen in the context of a downregulation of NF-κB, p -Akt, -STAT3, and -STAT5b. RAGE expression after co-exposure increased in murine macrophages compared to controls. In our integrated analysis, the human cytokine/chemokine biomarker profile of WTC-LI was associated with discriminatory metabolites (fatty acids, sphingolipids, and amino acids). LPA synergistically elaborated WTC-PM’s inflammatory effects in vitro and was partly RAGE-mediated. Further research will focus on the intersection of MetSyn/PM exposure.

Keywords: lysophosphatidic acid; particulate matter exposure; RAGE; synergy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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