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- Title
Assessment of a panel of interleukin-8 reporter lung epithelial cell lines to monitor the pro-inflammatory response following zinc oxide nanoparticle exposure under different cell culture conditions.
- Authors
Stoehr, Linda C.; Endes, Carola; Radauer-Preiml, Isabella; Boyles, Matthew S. P.; Casals, Eudald; Balog, Sandor; Pesch, Markus; Petri-Fink, Alke; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara; Himly, Martin; Clift, Martin J. D.; Duschl, Albert
- Abstract
Background: Stably transfected lung epithelial reporter cell lines pose an advantageous alternative to replace complex experimental techniques to monitor the pro-inflammatory response following nanoparticle (NP) exposure. Previously, reporter cell lines have been used under submerged culture conditions, however, their potential usefulness in combination with air-liquid interface (ALI) exposures is currently unknown. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare a panel of interleukin-8 promoter (pIL8)-reporter cell lines (i.e. green or red fluorescent protein (GFP, RFP), and luciferase (Luc)), originating from A549 lung epithelial type II-like cells cells, following NPs exposure under both submerged and ALI conditions. Methods: All cell lines were exposed to zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs at 0.6 and 6.2 µg/cm² for 3 and 16 hours under both submerged and ALI conditions. Following physicochemical characterization, the cytotoxic profile of the ZnO-NPs was determined for each exposure scenario. Expression of IL-8 from all cell types was analyzed at the promoter level and compared to the mRNA (qRT-PCR) and protein level (ELISA). Results: In summary, each reporter cell line detected acute pro-inflammatory effects following ZnO exposure under each condition tested. The pIL8-Luc cell line was the most sensitive in terms of reporter signal strength and onset velocity following TNF-α treatment. Both pIL8-GFP and pIL8-RFP also showed a marked signal induction in response to TNF-α, although only after 16 hrs. In terms of ZnO-NP-induced cytotoxicity pIL8-RFP cells were the most affected, whilst the pIL8-Luc were found the least responsive. Conclusions: In conclusion, the use of fluorescence-based reporter cell lines can provide a useful tool in screening the pro-inflammatory response following NP exposure in both submerged and ALI cell cultures.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of zinc; EPITHELIAL cells; ZINC oxide; NANOPARTICLES; CELL culture
- Publication
Particle & Fibre Toxicology, 2015, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1743-8977
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12989-015-0104-6