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Novel Roles for Notch3 and Notch4 Receptors in Gene Expression and Susceptibility to Ozone-Induced Lung Inflammation in Mice. | LitMetric

Novel Roles for Notch3 and Notch4 Receptors in Gene Expression and Susceptibility to Ozone-Induced Lung Inflammation in Mice.

Environ Health Perspect

Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.

Published: August 2015

AI Article Synopsis

  • Ozone is a toxic air pollutant that can cause lung inflammation, and the role of Notch3 and Notch4 in genetic susceptibility to this inflammation is not fully understood.
  • Researchers used wild-type and Notch knockout mice to study the effects of ozone exposure on lung inflammation markers and found that Notch4-/- mice were particularly susceptible.
  • The study suggests that Notch3 and Notch4 may act as protective factors against immune responses that lead to lung damage from ozone exposure, highlighting their potential significance in understanding lung health.

Article Abstract

Background: Ozone is a highly toxic air pollutant and global health concern. Mechanisms of genetic susceptibility to ozone-induced lung inflammation are not completely understood. We hypothesized that Notch3 and Notch4 are important determinants of susceptibility to ozone-induced lung inflammation.

Methods: Wild-type (WT), Notch3 (Notch3-/-), and Notch4 (Notch4-/-) knockout mice were exposed to ozone (0.3 ppm) or filtered air for 6-72 hr.

Results: Relative to air-exposed controls, ozone increased bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) protein, a marker of lung permeability, in all genotypes, but significantly greater concentrations were found in Notch4-/- compared with WT and Notch3-/- mice. Significantly greater mean numbers of BALF neutrophils were found in Notch3-/- and Notch4-/- mice compared with WT mice after ozone exposure. Expression of whole lung Tnf was significantly increased after ozone in Notch3-/- and Notch4-/- mice, and was significantly greater in Notch3-/- compared with WT mice. Statistical analyses of the transcriptome identified differentially expressed gene networks between WT and knockout mice basally and after ozone, and included Trim30, a member of the inflammasome pathway, and Traf6, an inflammatory signaling member.

Conclusions: These novel findings are consistent with Notch3 and Notch4 as susceptibility genes for ozone-induced lung injury, and suggest that Notch receptors protect against innate immune inflammation.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529014PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408852DOI Listing

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