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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 239, Issue 1, Pages 9-21Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.1107
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Macrophages; Differentiation; DNA damage; Mycotoxins; Alternariol
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- Research Council of Norway [185622/V40]
- research group, FUNtox, at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute
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Alternariol (AOH), a mycotoxin produced by Alternaria fungi, is frequently found as a contaminant in fruit and grain products. Here we examined if AOH could modify macrophage phenotype and inflammatory responses. In RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages AOH changed the cell morphology of from round to starshaped cells, with increased levels of CD83, CD86, CD11b, MHCII and endocytic activity. TNF alpha. and IL6 were enhanced at mRNA-level, but only TNF alpha showed increased secretion. No changes were found in IL-10 or IL-12p40 expression. Primary human macrophages changed the cell morphology from round into elongated shapes with dendrite-like protrusions in response to AOH. The levels of CD83 and CD86 were increased, HLA-DR and CD68 were down-regulated and CD80, CD200R and CD163 remained unchanged. Increased secretion of TNF alpha. and IL-6 were found after AOH exposure, while IL-8, IL-10 and IL-12p70 were not changed. Furthermore, AOH reduced macrophage endocytic activity and autophagosomes. AOH was also found to induce DNA damage, which is suggested to be linked to the morphological and phenotypical changes. Thus, AOH was found to change the morphology and phenotype of the two cell models, but either of them could be characterized as typical M1/M2 macrophages or as dendritic cells (DC). (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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