Nicotine effect on CEM model T cell line (kuo-affy-human-232861)
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ABSTRACT: The long-term objective of this project is to establish roles played in development and function of the immune system by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) and exposure to the tobacco alkaloid, nicotine. The planned gene chip studies will allow us to assess effects of nicotine exposure on gene expression in a model T cell line, and the findings are expected to help direct further efforts. One of the biomedically-relevant hypotheses of this project is that tobacco use and nicotine exposure affect immune system development. To establish effects of nicotine exposure on gene expression in the CEM model T cell line. Immune system nAChR acting as ion channels or via novel signaling cascades mediate their effects on T cell development by altering expression of genes involved in T cell receptor rearrangements, cytokine expression, and cell death/survival decisions. CEM cells will be treated for one hour or one day with an effective dose of nicotine or with the same medium change but in the absence of nicotine. Keywords: nicotine, T cell line
Project description:The long-term objective of this project is to establish roles played in development and function of the immune system by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) and exposure to the tobacco alkaloid, nicotine. The planned gene chip studies will allow us to assess effects of nicotine exposure on gene expression in a model T cell line, and the findings are expected to help direct further efforts. One of the biomedically-relevant hypotheses of this project is that tobacco use and nicotine exposure affect immune system development. To establish effects of nicotine exposure on gene expression in the CEM model T cell line. Immune system nAChR acting as ion channels or via novel signaling cascades mediate their effects on T cell development by altering expression of genes involved in T cell receptor rearrangements, cytokine expression, and cell death/survival decisions. CEM cells will be treated for one hour or one day with an effective dose of nicotine or with the same medium change but in the absence of nicotine. Keywords: nicotine, T cell line
Project description:The long-term goal of this project is to establish whether and how chronic nicotine exposure affects nervous system function. The biological targets of nicotine action are diverse members of the superfamily of neurotransmitter-gated ion channels called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR). nAChR play multiple, critical roles in chemical signaling throughout the brain and body. They also must be involved in nicotine dependence, which drives tobacco product use responsible for tremendous economic and personal costs. To define changes in gene expression induced by nicotine exposure in a model neuronal cell lines expressing at least two nicotinic receptor subtypes. Nicotine exposure exerst at least some of its effects on nervous system function by altering gene expression. Cells of the SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma will be exposed to an efficacious dose of nicotine or to control medium for two different periods. Keywords: time-course
Project description:The long-term goal of this project is to establish whether and how chronic nicotine exposure affects nervous system function. The biological targets of nicotine action are diverse members of the superfamily of neurotransmitter-gated ion channels called nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR). nAChR play multiple, critical roles in chemical signaling throughout the brain and body. They also must be involved in nicotine dependence, which drives tobacco product use responsible for tremendous economic and personal costs. To define changes in gene expression induced by nicotine exposure in a model neuronal cell lines expressing at least two nicotinic receptor subtypes. Nicotine exposure exerst at least some of its effects on nervous system function by altering gene expression. Cells of the SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma will be exposed to an efficacious dose of nicotine or to control medium for two different periods.
Project description:Purpose: The goal of this study is to compare the effects of inhaled nicotine on aortic gene expression and the role of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha7-nAChR) in mediating the nicotine effects. Methods: WT and alpha7-nAChR knockout (KO) mice at 5-month of age were exposed to nicotine vapor or room air for a total of 12 weeks. Total RNA was extracted from thoracic aortas using RNeasy Plus mini kit followed by library preparation using SMART-Seq v4 Ultra Low Input RNA Kit. Illumina next generation sequencing was performed using the NextSeq 500 system with the high output flow cell (up to 800 M paired end reads). Results: A total of 179 differentially expressed genes (149 upregulated and 30 downregulated, adjusted P-value < 0.1) were found in thoracic aortas from WT mice exposed to nicotine vapor compared to those exposed to room air. In contrast, only 7 non-overlapping genes were found to be differentially expressed in alpha7-nAChR KO mice exposed to nicotine compared to the air controls. Conclusions: Our study suggests that nicotine-induced changes in vascular gene expression is largely mediated by the alpha7-nAChR.
Project description:This study reports a comparative assessment of the biological impact of a heated tobacco aerosol from the tobacco heating system (THS) 2.2 and smoke from a combustible 3R4F cigarette. Human organotypic bronchial epithelial cultures were exposed to an aerosol from THS2.2 (a candidate modified-risk tobacco product) or 3R4F smoke at similar nicotine concentrations. A systems toxicology approach was applied to enable a comprehensive exposure impact assessment. Culture histology, cytotoxicity, secreted pro-inflammatory mediators, ciliary beating, and genome-wide mRNA/miRNA profiles were assessed at various time points post-exposure. Series of experimental repetitions were conducted to increase the robustness of the assessment. At similar nicotine concentrations, THS2.2 aerosol elicited lower cytotoxicity compared with 3R4F smoke. No morphological change was observed following exposure to THS2.2 aerosol, even at nicotine concentration three times that of 3R4F smoke. Lower levels of secreted mediators and fewer miRNA alterations were observed following exposure to THS2.2 aerosol than following 3R4F smoke. Based on the computational analysis of the gene expression changes, 3R4F (0.13 mg nicotine/L) elicited the highest biological impact (100%) in the context of Cell Fate, Cell Proliferation, Cell Stress, and Inflammatory Network Models at 4 h post-exposure. Whereas, the corresponding impact of THS2.2 (0.14 mg nicotine/L) was 7.6%.
Project description:Along the trachea-bronchial tree, including the small airway region, cigarette smoke exposure induces inflammation, which can exacerbate the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The small airway region is known as the primary location of airway blockage in COPD and asthma. Therefore, evaluating exposure impact on the small airway is relevant for risk assessment. Using an in vitro human small airway culture model and a Systems Toxicology approach, this present study reports an assessment of the biological impact of an aerosol from a candidate modified-risk tobacco product, tobacco heating system (THS) 2.2, as compared with 3R4F smoke, at similar nicotine concentratng other functional measures (e.g., cytotoxicity, ciliary beating function, secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators) and histological assessment. The NPA methodology provides not only a qualitative measure of the exposure impact, but also a quantification of the exposure effect: the highest biological impact was observed in cultures 4 h post-exposure to 3R4F smoke at 0.15 mg nicotine/L (100% impact). In contrast, THS2.2 aerosol at similar nicotine concentration, only elicited 15% relative biological impact at 4 h post-exposure in the context of various biological processes modeled in the networks: Cell Fate, Cell Proliferation, Cell Stress, and Inflammatory Process Networks. Consistently, ciliary beating function and culture morphology were not remarkably altered in samples exposed to THS2.2 aerosol, even at nicotine concentration three times that of 3R4F smoke.
Project description:Along the trachea-bronchial tree, including the small airway region, cigarette smoke exposure induces inflammation, which can exacerbate the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The small airway region is known as the primary location of airway blockage in COPD and asthma. Therefore, evaluating exposure impact on the small airway is relevant for risk assessment. Using an in vitro human small airway culture model and a Systems Toxicology approach, this present study reports an assessment of the biological impact of an aerosol from a candidate modified-risk tobacco product, tobacco heating system (THS) 2.2, as compared with 3R4F smoke, at similar nicotine concentrating other functional measures (e.g., cytotoxicity, ciliary beating function, secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators) and histological assessment. The NPA methodology provides not only a qualitative measure of the exposure impact, but also a quantification of the exposure effect: the highest biological impact was observed in cultures 4 h post-exposure to 3R4F smoke at 0.15 mg nicotine/L (100% impact). In contrast, THS2.2 aerosol at similar nicotine concentration, only elicited 15% relative biological impact at 4 h post-exposure in the context of various biological processes modeled in the networks: Cell Fate, Cell Proliferation, Cell Stress, and Inflammatory Process Networks. Consistently, ciliary beating function and culture morphology were not remarkably altered in samples exposed to THS2.2 aerosol, even at nicotine concentration three times that of 3R4F smoke.
Project description:Background: Healthy individuals exposed to low levels of cigarette smoke have a decrement in lung function and higher risk for lung disease compared to unexposed individuals. We hypothesized that healthy individuals exposed to low levels of tobacco smoke must have biologic changes in the small airway epithelium compared to healthy unexposed individuals. Methods: Small airway epithelium was obtained by bronchoscopy from 121 individuals; microarrays assessed genome wide gene expression, and urine nicotine and cotinine were used to categorized subjects as “nonsmokers,” “active smokers,” and “low exposure.” The gene expression data was used to determine the threshold and ID50 of urine nicotine and cotinine at which the small airway epithelium showed abnormal responses. Results: There was no threshold of urine nicotine without an abnormal small airway epithelial response, and only a slightly above detectable threshold abnormal response for cotinine. The nicotine ID50 for nicotine was 25 ng/ml and cotinine 104 ng/ml. Conclusions: The small airway epithelium detects and responds to low levels of tobacco smoke with transcriptome modifications. This provides biologic correlates of epidemiologic studies linking low level tobacco smoke exposure to lung health risk, health, identifies genes in the lung cells most sensitive to tobacco smoke and defines thresholds at the lung epithelium responds to inhaled tobacco smoke. Affymetrix arrays were used to assess the gene expression data of smoking-responsive genes in the in small airway epithelium obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy of 48 healthy non-smokers (non-smoker or Nsaets), 65 healthy smokers (smoker), 7 symptomatic smokers (SYMs) and a healthy occasional smoker (OcSs). YSB and LO contributed equally to the study.
Project description:Background: Healthy individuals exposed to low levels of cigarette smoke have a decrement in lung function and higher risk for lung disease compared to unexposed individuals. We hypothesized that healthy individuals exposed to low levels of tobacco smoke must have biologic changes in the small airway epithelium compared to healthy unexposed individuals. Methods: Small airway epithelium was obtained by bronchoscopy from 121 individuals; microarrays assessed genome wide gene expression, and urine nicotine and cotinine were used to categorized subjects as “nonsmokers,” “active smokers,” and “low exposure.” The gene expression data was used to determine the threshold and ID50 of urine nicotine and cotinine at which the small airway epithelium showed abnormal responses. Results: There was no threshold of urine nicotine without an abnormal small airway epithelial response, and only a slightly above detectable threshold abnormal response for cotinine. The nicotine ID50 for nicotine was 25 ng/ml and cotinine 104 ng/ml. Conclusions: The small airway epithelium detects and responds to low levels of tobacco smoke with transcriptome modifications. This provides biologic correlates of epidemiologic studies linking low level tobacco smoke exposure to lung health risk, health, identifies genes in the lung cells most sensitive to tobacco smoke and defines thresholds at the lung epithelium responds to inhaled tobacco smoke.
Project description:We previously put forward a multi-layer systems toxicology framework for in vitro assessment of e-liquids that is meant to complement the battery of classical assays for genotoxicity testing. The framework started with the first layer to screen e-liquids for their potential toxicity, followed by the second layer to investigate the toxicity-related mechanism of a selected e-liquid(s), and finally the third layer to evaluate the toxicity-related mechanism of the corresponding aerosol(s). In this work, we leveraged this framework to assess the biological impact of an e-liquid MESH™ “Classic Tobacco” and its aerosol in comparison with the impact of 3R4F reference cigarettes. In the first layer, we evaluated the cytotoxicity profile of the MESH Classic Tobacco liquid (containing humectants, nicotine, and flavors) and its Base liquid (containing humectant and nicotine only) in comparison with total particulate matter (TPM) of 3R4F cigarette smoke (CS). In the second layer, we explored changes in specific markers using high content screening assays to identify potential toxicity-related mechanisms of the MESH Classic Tobacco and Base liquids beyond cell viability compared with the 3R4F TPM-induced effects. In the third layer, we compared the biological impact of exposure to the MESH Classic Tobacco aerosol with CS using human organotypic buccal and small airway epithelial cultures. The results showed that the cytotoxicity profile of the MESH Classic Tobacco liquid was similar to the Base liquid but lower than the toxicity of 3R4F TPM at comparable nicotine concentrations. When compared with CS exposure, MESH Classic Tobacco aerosol exposure did not cause tissue damage and elicited lower changes in the global mRNA, global microRNA, and protein markers. The global mRNA changes following Classic Tobacco aerosol exposure indicated perturbations in processes related to cell fate, cell stress, and inflammatory response that were less than 20% of the perturbations following CS exposure. In the context of tobacco-harm reduction strategy, the framework is suitable to assess the potential reduced impact of EC aerosol relative to CS.