The acute exposure effects of inhaled nickel nanoparticles on murine endothelial progenitor cells.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The discovery of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) may help to explain observed cardiovascular effects associated with inhaled nickel nanoparticle exposures, such as increases in vascular inflammation, generation of reactive oxygen species, altered vasomotor tone and potentiated atherosclerosis in murine species.

Methods

Following an acute whole body inhalation exposure to 500 µg/m(3) of nickel nanoparticles for 5 h, bone marrow EPCs from C57BL/6 mice were isolated. EPCs were harvested for their RNA or used in a variety of assays including chemotaxis, tube formation and proliferation. Gene expression was assessed for important receptors involved in EPC mobilization and homing using RT-PCR methods. EPCs, circulating endothelial progenitor cells (CEPCs), circula

SUBMITTER: Liberda EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4212263 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature