Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are the main components of emissions generated by coke oven factories and many of these chemicals are carcinogenic. The goal of this study was to examine changes in gene expression in two human cell lines, HepG2 and A549, induced by exposure to a soil extract containing PAH using microarry technology. Soil samples were obtained from the vicinity of a coke oven factory in northeastern Mexico. For comparison, the gene expression pattern induced by Benz[a]pyrene (BaP) was also analyzed. The number of altered genes by both treatments was 2-fold higher in hepatic than in pulmonary cells. Differentially-modulated genes in the two cell lines were identified and grouped by biological function using genomic databases. A group of nine genes up- and down-regulated by either the PAH extract or BaP were selected for validation by real-time PCR. The cellular functions of these PAH-responsive genes included: xenobiotic metabolism (CYP1A1 and CYP1B1), DNA repair (ERCC5), oxidative stress response and cell proliferation (FTH1 and PRDX1), protein degradation (PSMD7), ion transport (FXYD3), steroid biosynthesis (FDFT1), and signaling pathways (PTGER3). The real-time PCR analysis confirmed most of the microarray data with significant correlation. Additional studies are required to determine the mechanisms involved in the PAH-mediated modulation of these genes and to associate these changes with human health.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 411-421 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Toxicology in Vitro |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by CONACyT Mexico (FOSEMARNAT-2004-01-293) to AA. FCT is a graduate student supported by CONACyT (138610). The authors thank Pablo Gomez Islas and Victor Tapia Ramírez for cell culturing and Patricia Vázquez Vázquez for her excellent technical assistance. We acknowledge DNA microarray unit from Instituto de Fisiología Celular – UNAM for microarray processing.
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Toxicology