Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
College/Unit
School of Pharmacy
Department/Program/Center
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects of diesel exhaust particles (DEP) on thiol regulation in alveolar macrophages (AM) and lymphocytes. We obtained AM and lymph node (thymic and tracheal) cells (LNC) (at different time points) from rats exposed intratracheally to DEP (5 mg/kg) or saline, and measured inflammatory markers, thiol levels, and glutathione reductase (GSH-R) activity. DEP exposure produced significant increases in neutrophils, lactate dehydrogenase, total protein, and albumin content in the lavage fluid. AM from DEP-exposed rats showed a time-dependent increase in intracellular cysteine (CYSH) and GSH. In LNC the intracellular GSH reached peak level by 24 hr, declining toward control levels by 72 hr after exposure. LNC-CYSH and AM-CYSH and GSH were increased at both 24 and 72 hr. Both Sprague-Dawley and Brown Norway rats showed similar trends of responses to DEP exposure as per measurement of the inflammatory markers and thiol changes. AM and, to a lesser degree, LNC were both active in cystine uptake. The DEP exposure stimulated GSH-R activity and increased the conversion of cystine to CYSH in both cell types. The intracellular level of GSH in DEP-exposed AM was moderately increased compared with the saline control, and was further augmented when cells were incubated with cystine. In contrast, the intracellular level of GSH in DEP-exposed LNC was significantly reduced despite the increased CYSH level and GSH-R activity when these cells were cultured for 16 hr. DEP absorbed 23-31% of CYSH, cystine, and GSH, and only 8% of glutathione disulfide when incubated in cell free media. The
Digital Commons Citation
Al-Humadi, Nabil H.; Siegel, Paul D.; Lewis, Daniel M.; Barger, Mark W.; Ma, Jane Y C; Weissman, David N.; and Ma, Joseph K H, "Alteration of intracellular cysteine and glutathione levels in alveolar macrophages and lymphocytes by diesel exhaust particle exposure." (2002). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2894.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2894
Source Citation
Al-Humadi, N. H., Siegel, P. D., Lewis, D. M., Barger, M. W., Ma, J. Y. C., Weissman, D. N., & Ma, J. K. H. (2002). Alteration of intracellular cysteine and glutathione levels in alveolar macrophages and lymphocytes by diesel exhaust particle exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives, 110(4), 349–353. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.02110349