Contribution of Toll-like Receptors in the Pulmonary Response to Nanoparticles an

Toll 样受体在肺部对纳米颗粒反应中的贡献

• 批准号: 8510722
• 负责人: Tara L Sabo-Attwood
• 金额: $ 28.97万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-15 至 2017-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8510722
• 关键词: Address; Affect; Animal Model; Animals; Antibodies; Asbestos; Bacterial Infections; Behavior; Binding; Biological; Biological Assay; Biological Models; Breathing; Caliber; Cell physiology; Cells; Chemistry; Complex; Custom; Data; Development; Diesel Exhaust; Dimensions; Engineering; Epithelial Cells; Exposure to; Fiber; Functional disorder; Genetic; Goals; Health; Human; Image; Immune response; Immunity; In Vitro; Infection; Infectious Agent; Inflammation; Inflammatory; Influenza; Influenza A virus; Injury; Interferons; Invaded; Knockout Mice; Knowledge; Lead; Life; Lung; Lung diseases; Measures; Mediating; Medical; Mission; Modification; Molecular; Mus; NF-kappa B; Organ; Outcome; Particulate Matter; Pathway interactions; Predisposition; Process; Production; Property; Protein Family; Receptor Activation; Reporting; Role; Route; Series; Signal Transduction; Structure of parenchyma of lung; Surface; System; Technology; Testing; Therapeutic; Tissues; Toll-Like Receptor Pathway; Toll-like receptors; Toxic effect; United States National Institutes of Health; Virus; Virus Diseases; Work; base; cytokine; cytotoxic; design; electronic structure; fluorescence imaging; immunoregulation; improved; in vitro Model; in vivo; inhibitor/antagonist; innovation; interest; mouse model; nanomaterials; nanoparticle; pandemic disease; particle; pathogen; receptor; receptor expression; response; safety practice; screening; single walled carbon nanotube; synergism; transcription factor; ultrafine particle

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite wide-scale use, we have limited understanding of the biotoxicity associated with nanoparticle (NP) exposures which has led to concerns regarding potential adverse health effects. Inhalation is likely a primary exposure route and the association between respired particulate matter with pulmonary disease, underscores the critical need to comprehend how NP impact the lungs. We have a particular interest in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) as they are widely used and possess a superficial resemblance to asbestos which may be relevant to their long term health consequences. Additional concerns surround the ability of NP to modulate the behavior of infectious agents. Increased susceptibility to infections as a result of NP exposure can have immense consequences particularly for viruses, such as influenza A (IAV), that are notorious for causing global pandemics. As realistic exposure scenarios are likely to involve multiple agents, triggering conserved signaling mechanisms may lead to enhanced detrimental responses that contribute to more severe health outcomes. Based on these notions, the overall objective of this application is to characterize the mechanisms controlling the primary immune response of lung epithelial cells exposed to SWNT and IAV singly and in combination. Our mechanistic focus will center on toll-like receptors (TLRs) as they are an early line of defense to foreign agents that enter in the body. We will test the hypothesis that SWNT of distinct chirality/diameter stimulate TLRs resulting in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines through activation of the transcription factors NF-k¿ and IRFs. Furthermore, combined exposures of SWNT and IAV will synergistically activate TLR-driven pathways leading to enhanced inflammation and injury. This premise will be tested in 3 comprehensive specific aims which employ state-of-the-art technologies to (1) determine stimulation of distinct TLRs by SWNT having different chiral wrapping angles and diameters as well as by IAV, (2) assess direct interactions of SWNT and IAV and investigate the role of select TLR modulation by these agents in lung epithelial cells and (3) examine the lung inflammatory and clearance response of single and sequential exposures of SWNT and IAV mediated, in part, by TLR-NF-k¿ and/or TLR-IRFs in vivo. In vitro studies will employ lung epithelial cells as a primary target of in vivo exposures, permitting us t define the molecular pathways which lead to organ dysfunction. We will utilize a series of human cell-based TLR screening assays, innovative binding studies and genetically modified mice to address these aims. In addition, we will employ a custom near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging system to track SWNT in lung tissues and systemically in live animals following SWNT exposures. Results of this work will generate a comprehensive understanding of how multiple aspects of NP affect cell function and will provide reliable in vitro model systems to evaluate and engineer safe nanomaterials.

描述(申请人提供)：尽管广泛使用，但我们对与纳米颗粒(NP)暴露相关的生物毒性的了解有限，这导致了人们对潜在不利健康影响的担忧。吸入可能是主要的接触途径，呼吸颗粒物与肺部疾病之间的联系，强调了理解NP如何影响肺部的迫切需要。我们对单壁碳纳米管(SWNT)特别感兴趣，因为它们被广泛使用，表面上与石棉相似，这可能与它们的长期健康后果有关。更多的担忧围绕着NP调节感染性病原体行为的能力。由于接触NP而增加对感染的易感性，可能会产生巨大的后果，特别是对甲型流感病毒(IAV)这样的病毒，这些病毒因导致全球大流行而臭名昭著。由于现实的暴露情景可能涉及多个因素，触发保守的信号机制可能会导致有害反应增强，从而导致更严重的健康后果。基于这些概念，这项应用的总体目标是表征SWNT和IAV单独和联合暴露于肺上皮细胞的初级免疫反应的控制机制。我们的机制重点将集中在Toll样受体(TLRs)上，因为它们是抵御进入体内的外来物质的早期防线。我们将验证这样一种假设，即具有不同手性/直径的SWNT通过激活转录因子NF-k和IRFs来刺激TLRs，从而导致促炎细胞因子的产生。此外，SWNT和IAV的联合暴露将协同激活TLR驱动的途径，导致炎症和损伤加剧。这一前提将在三个全面的特定目标中进行测试，这三个目标利用最先进的技术来(1)确定具有不同手性包裹角度和直径的SWNT以及IAV对不同TLR的刺激，(2)评估SWNT和IAV的直接相互作用，并研究这些药物对肺上皮细胞中TLR的调节作用，以及(3)检测部分由TLR-NF-k和/或TLR-IRFs介导的SWNT和IAV单次和连续暴露对肺的炎症和清除反应。体外研究将使用肺上皮细胞作为体内暴露的主要靶点，允许我们定义导致器官功能障碍的分子途径。我们将利用一系列基于人类细胞的TLR筛选分析、创新的结合研究和转基因小鼠来实现这些目标。此外，我们将使用定制的近红外荧光(NIRF)成像系统来跟踪肺组织中的SWNT以及在SWNT暴露后的活体动物中的系统。这项工作的结果将对NP如何影响细胞功能的多个方面产生全面的理解，并将为评估和设计安全的纳米材料提供可靠的体外模型系统。