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DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1409627
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Effects of Chrysotile Exposure in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells: Insights into the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Asbestos-Related Diseases
作者: Giulia Rossana Gulino; 1; 2 Manuela Polimeni; 1; 2 Mauro Prato; 3 Elena Gazzano; 1; 2 Joanna Kopecka; 2 Sebastiano Colombatto; 2 Dario Ghigo; 1; 2; Elisabetta Aldieri1; 2
刊名: Environmental Health Perspectives
ISSN: 0091-6964
出版年: 2016
卷: Volume 124, 期:Issue 6
起始页码: 776
语种: 英语
英文摘要: Background: Chrysotile asbestos accounts for > 90% of the asbestos used worldwide, and exposure is associated with asbestosis (asbestos-related fibrosis) and other malignancies; however, the molecular mechanisms involved are not fully understood. A common pathogenic mechanism for these malignancies is represented by epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), through which epithelial cells undergo a morphological transformation to assume a mesenchymal phenotype. In the present work, we propose that chrysotile asbestos induces EMT through a mechanism involving a signaling pathway mediated by tranforming growth factor beta (TGF-β).

Objectives: We investigated the role of chrysotile asbestos in inducing EMT in order to elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved in this event.

Methods: Human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) were incubated with 1 μg/cm2 chrysotile asbestos for ≤ 72 hr, and several markers of EMT were investigated. Experiments with specific inhibitors for TGF-β, glycogen synthase kinase–3β (GSK-3β), and Akt were performed to confirm their involvement in asbestos-induced EMT. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blotting, and gelatin zymography were performed to detect mRNA and protein level changes for these markers.

Results: Chrysotile asbestos activated a TGF-β–mediated signaling pathway, implicating the contributions of Akt, GSK-3β, and SNAIL-1. The activation of this pathway in BEAS-2B cells was associated with a decrease in epithelial markers (E-cadherin and β-catenin) and an increase in mesenchymal markers (α-smooth muscle actin, vimentin, metalloproteinases, and fibronectin).

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that chrysotile asbestos induces EMT, a common event in asbestos-related diseases, at least in part by eliciting the TGF-β–mediated Akt/GSK-3β/SNAIL-1 pathway.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1409627
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作者单位: 1Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and Other Toxic Particulates “G. Scansetti,” University of Torino, Torino, Italy; 2Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; 3Department of Neurosciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

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Giulia Rossana Gulino,1,2 Manuela Polimeni,et al. Effects of Chrysotile Exposure in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells: Insights into the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Asbestos-Related Diseases[J]. Environmental Health Perspectives,2016-01-01,Volume 124(Issue 6):776
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