Effects of Particulate Matters on A549 and RAW 264.7 Cells.
- Author:
Young Mann BAAK
1
;
Ji Hong KIM
;
Kyoung Ah KIM
;
Chul Un RO
;
Hyung Jung KIM
;
Young LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:In Vitro ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Environmental pollution;
Epithelial cells;
Macrophages
- MeSH:
Cell Membrane;
Cytokines;
Environmental Pollution;
Epithelial Cells;
Lipid Peroxidation;
Lung;
Macrophages;
Malondialdehyde;
Oxides;
Particulate Matter;
Reactive Nitrogen Species;
Reactive Oxygen Species
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
2001;34(1):41-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of particulate matter (PM), a marker of environmental pollution derived from combustion sources, on lung epithelial cells (A549) and macrophage (RAW 264.7). METHODS: The production of reactive radicals from lung cells, the lipid peroxidation of cell membrane, and the cytotoxicity of PM were measured using an in vitro model. The results were compared with a control group. RESULTS: The presence of PM significantly increased the production of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species with time and in a dose dependent pattern and also increased the malondialdehyde concentration in lung epithelial cells. The cytotoxicity of PM was increased with increasing concentration of PM. CONCLUSIONS: It has been suggested that urban particulate matter causes an inflammatory reaction in lung tissue through the production of hydroxyl radicals, nitric oxides and numerous cytokines. The causal chemical determinant responsible for these biologic effects are not well understood, but the bioavailable metal in PM seems to determine the toxicity of inhaled PM.
