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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Volume 222, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112485
Keywords
PM2 5; High-fat diet (HFD); Systemic inflammation; Vascular endothelial dysfunction; Atherosclerosis
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91943301, 92043301]
- Beijing Outstanding Talent Training Program
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The study suggests that co-exposure to PM2.5 and HFD may induce systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in normal mice. Additionally, PM2.5 significantly reduces the vascular endothelial repair capacity by inhibiting the proliferation and migration of endothelial cells.
Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and high-fat diet (HFD) are linked to the development of atherosclerosis. However, there is still unknown about the PM2.5-induced atherosclerosis formation on vascular endothelial injury after co-exposed to PM2.5 and HFD. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of PM2.5 on atherogenesis in C57BL/6 mice and endothelial cells, as well as the co-exposure effect of PM2.5 and HFD. In vivo study, C57BL/6 mice exposed to PM2.5 and fed with standard chow diet (STD) or HFD for 1 month. PM2.5 could increase vascular stiffness accessed by Doppler ultrasound, and more serious in co-exposure group. PM2.5 impaired vascular endothelial layer integrity, exfoliated endothelial cells, and inflammatory cells infiltration through H&E staining. PM2.5 reduced the expression of platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) in vessel. Moreover, PM2.5 could induce systemic inflammation detected by Mouse Inflammation Array. In vitro study, PM2.5 triggered markedly mitochondrial damage by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and flow cytometer. Inflammatory cytokines were significantly increased in PM2.5-exposed group. The cell viability and migration of endothelial cells were significantly suppressed. In addition, PM2.5 remarkably declined the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) and increased the expression of somatostatin (SST) and its receptor. In conclusion, co-exposure of PM2.5 and HFD might induce systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in normal mice. Moreover, PM2.5 could reduce vascular endothelial repair capacity through inhibiting the proliferation and migration of endothelial cells.
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