Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages 1-13Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.11.009
Keywords
Air pollution particulate matter; Sub-Saharan Africa countries; Physicochemical characterization; BEAS-2B cells; Lung toxicity
Funding
- Region Nord-Pas de Calais
- Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche
- European Funds (FEDER)
- Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
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The massive increase in emissions of air pollutants due to economic and industrial growth in developing countries has made air quality a crucial health problem in this continent. Hence, it is somewhat critical to have a better knowledge on the air pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa countries. Three air pollution PM2.5 samples were also collected in two urban sites (i.e. Fann and Faidherbe) in Dakar (Senegal) and in a rural site near Dakar (i.e. Ngaparu). The two urban sites mainly differ in the type of used vehicles: in Fann, most of the traffic is made of buses, which are absent, in Faidherbe. The physicochemical characteristics of the three PM2.5 samples revealed their high heterogeneities and complexities, related to the multiple natural and anthropogenic emission sources. Results from 5-bromodeoxyuridine incorporation into DNA, mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity, and extracellular lactate dehydrogenase activity in PM2.5-exposed BEAS-2B cells suggested the exposure conditions (i.e. 3 and 12 mu g PM/cm(2) during 24, 48, and 72 h) to further consider. The organic fractions (i.e. mainly PAHs) of the PM2.5 samples were able to induce a time and/or concentration-dependent gene expression of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1, and, to a lesser extent, NQO1. There was a time and/or dose-dependent increase of both the gene expression and/or protein secretion of inflammatory mediators (i.e. TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and/or 1L-8) in PM2.5-exposed BEAS-2B cells. In agreement with the physicochemical characterization, urban PM2.5 samples caused greater biological responses in BEAS-2B cells than the rural one. Variable concentrations of transition metals (i.e. Fe, Al, Pb, Mn, Zn) and organic compounds (i.e. PAHs) founded in the three PM2.5 samples might be firmly involved in a time- and/or dose-dependent toxicity, relying on inflammatory processes. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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