Effect of epithelial-mesenchymal transition on cardiac fibrosis induced by oil mist particulate matter

doi:10.12047/j.cjap.6351.2022.115

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effects of oil-mist particulate matter (OMPM) on cardiac tissue structure fibrosis in rats and the role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Methods: Six-week-old Wistar rats (half male and half female) were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group (without OMPM exposure), low-dose exposure group (50 mg/m³) and high-dose exposure group (100 mg/m³), 18 rats in each group, with 6.5 hours per day of dynamic inhalation exposure. After 42 days of continuous exposure, cardiac tissues were collected for morphological observation; Western blot was used to detect fibrosis markers collagen I and collagen III levels, epithelial marker E-cadherin levels, interstitial markers N-cadherin, fibronectin, vimentin, alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) levels, and EMT transcription factor Twist protein levels; Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect collagen I and collagen III mRNA levels. Results: After OMPM exposure, myocardial cell edema and collagen fiber deposition were increased gradually with increasing exposure dose. Western blot results showed that compared with the control group, the expression levels of collagen I, collagen III, N-Cadherin, fibronectin, vimentin, α-SMA, and Twist protein were increased significantly in the low-dose exposure group and the high-dose exposure group (P＜0.01), and protein expression levels were higher in the high-dose exposure group than those in the low-dose exposure group (P＜0.01). In contrast, E-Cadherin protein expression levels were decreased significantly, and lower in the high-dose exposure group (P＜0.01). RT-qPCR results showed that compared with the control group, collagen I and collagen III mRNA levels were increased significantly in the low-dose exposure group and the high-dose exposure group (P＜0.01), and were increased with increasing exposure dose. (P＜0.01). Conclusion: OMPM may induce cardiac fibrosis in rats by promoting EMT process.

Key words: rat, oil mist particulate matter, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, heart, fibrosis

CLC Number:

LIU Xuan, NIE Hui-peng, LIU Huan-liang, SHI Yue, LAI Wen-qing, XI Zhu-ge, LIN Ben-cheng. Effect of epithelial-mesenchymal transition on cardiac fibrosis induced by oil mist particulate matter[J]. CJAP, 2022, 38(6): 633-637.

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