Project description:In the present study we investigate the effect of maternal pulmonary exposure to titanium dioxide (UV-Titan designed for use in the paint and lacquer industry) on prenatally exposed offspring. Time-mated mice (C57BL/6BomTac) were exposed by inhalation for 1 h/day to 42 mg UV-titan/m3 aerosolized powder or filtered air during gestation days (GD) 8-18. We evaluated levels of DNA strand breaks using the comet assay in bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL) cells and liver cells of the time-mated mice, and in liver cells of the offspring. In parallel, we analyzed changes in gene expression in the liver tissue of offspring using DNA microarrays. We demonstrate that UV-Titan did not induce DNA strand breaks in the time-mated mice or their offspring. Transcriptional profiling of newborn liver tissue revealed changes in the expression of genes related to the retinoic acid (RA) signalling pathway in the females, while gene expression in male offspring was relatively unaffected by exposure. Time-mated, nulliparous mice (C57BL/6BomTac, Taconic Europe, Ejby, Denmark) were exposed to filtered clean air or approximately 42 mg/m3 UV-Titan on GD 8M-bM-^@M-^S18 for 1 hr/day by a whole-body exposure.Delivery was expected on GD 20, and designated postnatal day (PND) 0. On PND 2, one offspring (M-bM-^@M-^\newbornM-bM-^@M-^]) per litter was killed by decapitation, to yield litters with at least 5 offspring per exposure group. The newborn offspring were collected two days after birth. On PND 23-24 (M-bM-^@M-^\at weaningM-bM-^@M-^]) one male and one female per litter were killed. Organs were dissected, weighed, placed in NUNC cryotubes, snap frozen in liquid N2 and stored at -80M-BM-0C until analysis. Exposed dams were killed on PND 24-25 (26-27 days after last exposure). DNA strad break detection was carried out in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in dams by COMET assay. Total RNA was extracted from offspring livers and gene expression profiling was carried out on whole liver tissues from offspring. 9 UV-Titan treated and 7 controls mice consisting of 8 males and 8 females mRNA, hepatic, developmental, Toxicogenomics, nano-titanium dioxide

Project description:An estimated 1% or less of the nanoparticles (NPs) deposited in lungs translocate to systemic circulation and enter other organs; however this estimation may not be accurate considering the low sensitivity of the existing in vivo NP detection methods. Moreover, the biological outcomes of such low levels of translocation are not elucidated. The objectives of the present study were to employ a Nano-scale Hyperspectral Microscope to spatially observe and spectrally profile NPs in tissues, and characterize the effects of NPs in blood, liver and heart following pulmonary deposition and subsequent translocation from lungs. Adult female C57BL/6 mice were exposed via intratracheal instillation to 18 and 162 µg per mouse of industrially relevant non-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-TiO2). Using the Nano-scale Hyperspectral Microscope translocation to heart and liver was confirmed at both doses and to blood at the highest dose at 24 hours post-exposure time-point. The analysis of biological effects using DNA microarrays, RT-qPCR and ELISA revealed activation of complement cascade and inflammatory process in heart and specific activation of complement factor 3 in blood, potentially suggestive of activation of early innate immune response essential for particle opsonisation and clearance. The liver showed subtle response with changes in the expression of few genes associated with acute phase genes. This study establishes a direct link between particle translocation and systemic effects. An estimated 1% or less of the nanoparticles (NPs) deposited in lungs translocate to systemic circulation and enter other organs; however this estimation may not be accurate considering the low sensitivity of the existing in vivo NP detection methods. Moreover, the biological outcomes of such low levels of translocation are not elucidated. The objectives of the present study were to employ a Nano-scale Hyperspectral Microscope to spatially observe and spectrally profile NPs in tissues, and characterize the effects of NPs in blood, liver and heart following pulmonary deposition and subsequent translocation from lungs. Adult female C57BL/6 mice were exposed via intratracheal instillation to 18 and 162 µg per mouse of industrially relevant non-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-TiO2). Using the Nano-scale Hyperspectral Microscope translocation to heart and liver was confirmed at both doses and to blood at the highest dose at 24 hours post-exposure time-point. The analysis of biological effects using DNA microarrays, RT-qPCR and ELISA revealed activation of complement cascade and inflammatory process in heart and specific activation of complement factor 3 in blood, potentially suggestive of activation of early innate immune response essential for particle opsonisation and clearance. The liver showed subtle response with changes in the expression of few genes associated with acute phase genes. This study establishes a direct link between particle translocation and systemic effects. This experiment consists of one dose of nano-TiO2 (162 ug) and one control. There are 2 time points for each treatment and control group, e.g., day 1 and day 28. Each dose or time point has 5-6 biological replicates. There are total 22 samples (arrays)

Project description:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely distributed, carcinogenic environmental contaminants produced as a consequence of the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a very extensively studied prototypical PAH. We recently reported a complete lack of change in microRNA (miRNA) expression in adult mouse liver following oral gavage with BaP despite a robust transcriptome response. We hypothesized that hepatic miRNAs may not be highly responsive to the treatment. Here, we analyse the pulmonary mRNA and miRNA response to BaP in the same mice. Adult male B6C3F1 mice were exposed to 5, 50, 150 and 300 mg/kg BaP by oral gavage for three consecutive days and sacrificed 4 or 24 hours after the last exposure. Serum clinical chemistry and DNA adduct levels in whole lung and liver tissues were analysed at both the time points for all the doses. Acute exposure to BaP resulted in modest decreases in serum inorganic phosphorous, calcium, glucose, alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase in animals treated with 300 mg/kg BaP. 32P postlabeling of DNA revealed similar increases in BaP-DNA adducts in both lungs and livers of exposed mice in a dose dependent manner at the 4 hour time point. Using DNA microarrays, pulmonary mRNA and miRNA expression was analysed 4 hours after the final exposure. Over 1,000 genes were statistically differentially expressed (fold change > 1.5 and p < 0.05), encompassing numerous pathways including: oxidative stress, xenobiotic metabolism, cell proliferation, cell cycle, B and T-cell receptor signalling and primary immunodeficiency signalling pathways. Analysis of miRNA profiles revealed downregulation of miR-150, miR-142-5p, 142-3p and upregulation of miR-34c and miR-29b. These miRNAs are involved in various biological processes including immune response, cell proliferation and cell cycle, which are also the main pathways affected at the gene expression level. As BaP exposure does not result in hepatocarcinogenicity, but does cause lung cancer, these miRNAs may play an important role in the outcome of the exposure and be more predictive of carcinogenesis. Keywords: mRNA, miRNA, Pulmonary, non-target tissue, Toxicogenomics, Benzoapyrene Adult male B6C3F1 mice were exposed to 5, 50, 150 and 300 mg/kg BaP by oral gavage for three consecutive days and sacrificed 4 or 24 hours after the last exposure. Serum clinical chemistry and DNA adduct levels in whole lung and liver tissues were analysed at both the time points for all the doses. Using DNA microarrays, pulmonary mRNA and miRNA expression was analysed 4 hours after the final exposure. This submission only contains the 4hr time point, at control, 150mg/kg and 300mg/kg (except for the liver study where only the control and 300mg/kg samples were used).

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