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- Title
Adaption of Lung Fibroblasts to Fluoro-Edenite Fibers: Evaluation of Molecular and Physiological Dynamics.
- Authors
Graziano, Adriana C. E.; Ledda, Caterina; Loreto, Carla; Cardile, Venera
- Abstract
Background/Aims: The fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole was identified as an environmental pollutant associate to risk of carcinogenicity. In Sicily (Italy), it represents a public health issue because fluoro-edenite fibers are present in the soil of Biancavilla, a town located on the southwest slopes of the volcano Etna. Since the relationship between exposure to fluoro-edenite and the onset of lung disorders have been documented, in vitro studies were performed to clarify the mechanisms of damage, but most aspects remain unknown. Here, we focus on the effects of mineral fibers in a primary culture of lung fibroblasts. We supposed that the cells react to fluoro-edenite exposure by establishing a process of adaption that could modify their metabolic activity, their proliferation, and their physiological functions, as the production of extracellular matrix (ECM) components. Methods: To verify our hypothesis, we used immunofluorescence, cell proliferation, senescence, apoptosis, scratch, Western blot, Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and evaluation of extracellular matrix components assays. Results: Results demonstrated that lung fibroblasts react to fluoro-edenite by a down-regulation of mitochondrial activity, a reduction of cell growth and migration, and a resistance to apoptosis. These elements suggested the induction of a premature senescent phenotype that was confirmed by senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) activity, and by the analysis of ECM elements. We found an unbalance of collagens ratio, and changes in matrix metalloproteinase3 production and release. Conclusion: Our data suggest that fluoro-edenite-induced senescence of lung fibroblasts could be an early and underestimated step that may drive fibroblasts toward a fibrotic and carcinogenic phenotype.
- Subjects
FIBROBLASTS; LUNG diseases; MOLECULAR dynamics; EXTRACELLULAR matrix; CONNECTIVE tissues
- Publication
Cellular Physiology & Biochemistry (Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co. KG), 2021, Vol 55, Issue 3, p327
- ISSN
1015-8987
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33594/000000379