Molecular mechanism of oxidative damage of lung in mice following exposure to lanthanum chloride. Issue 3 (19th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hong, Jie; Pan, Xiaoyu; Zhao, Xiaoyang; Yu, Xiaohong; Sang, Xuezi; Sheng, Lei; Wang, Xuecen; Gui, Suxin; Sun, Qingqing; Wang, Ling; Hong, Fashui
• Is Part Of: Environmental toxicology. Volume 30:Issue 3(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 357
• Page End: 365
• Publication Date: 2013-10-19
• Subjects: Water quality bioassay -- Periodicals; Water -- Pollution -- Toxicology -- Periodicals; Microbiological assay -- Periodicals; Toxicity testing -- Periodicals; Environmental toxicology -- Periodicals; Environmental Pollution -- Periodicals; Environmental Pollutants -- Periodicals; Environmental Monitoring -- Periodicals; Écotoxicologie -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Périodiques; 615.902
• DOI: 10.1002/tox.21913
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1520-4081

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>Exposure to lanthanoids (Ln) elicits an adverse response such as oxidative injury of lung in animals and human. The molecular targets of Ln remain unclear. In the present study, the function and signal pathway of nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) in LaCl₃‐induced oxidative stress in mouse lung were investigated. Mice were exposed to 2, 5, and 10 mg/kg body weight by nasal administration for 6 consecutive months. With increased doses, La was markedly accumulated and promoted the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the lung, which in turn resulted in peroxidation of lipids, proteins and DNA, and severe pulmonary damages. Furthermore, LaCl₃ exposure could significantly increase levels of Nrf2, heme oxygenase 1 (HO‐1) and glutamate‐cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) expressions in the LaCl₃‐exposed lung. These findings imply that the induction of Nrf2 expression is an adaptive intracellular response to LaCl₃‐induced oxidative stress in mouse lung, and that Nrf2 may regulate the LaCl₃‐induced pulmonary damages. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 30: 357–365, 2015.</p> </abstract>