Article ; Online: Particulate matter from car exhaust alters function of human iPSC-derived microglia.
2024 Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 6
Abstract: Background: Air pollution is recognized as an emerging environmental risk factor for neurological diseases. Large-scale epidemiological studies associate traffic-related particulate matter (PM) with impaired cognitive functions and increased incidence ... ...
Abstract | Background: Air pollution is recognized as an emerging environmental risk factor for neurological diseases. Large-scale epidemiological studies associate traffic-related particulate matter (PM) with impaired cognitive functions and increased incidence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Inhaled components of PM may directly invade the brain via the olfactory route, or act through peripheral system responses resulting in inflammation and oxidative stress in the brain. Microglia are the immune cells of the brain implicated in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. However, it remains unknown how PM affects live human microglia. Results: Here we show that two different PMs derived from exhausts of cars running on EN590 diesel or compressed natural gas (CNG) alter the function of human microglia-like cells in vitro. We exposed human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived microglia-like cells (iMGLs) to traffic related PMs and explored their functional responses. Lower concentrations of PMs ranging between 10 and 100 µg ml Conclusions: Our study indicates that traffic-related air pollutants alter the function of human microglia and warrant further studies to determine whether these changes contribute to adverse effects in the brain and on cognition over time. This study demonstrates human iPSC-microglia as a valuable tool to study functional microglial responses to environmental agents. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Particulate Matter/toxicity ; Particulate Matter/analysis ; Microglia/chemistry ; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/chemistry ; Automobiles ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Vehicle Emissions/toxicity ; Vehicle Emissions/analysis ; Neurodegenerative Diseases |
Chemical Substances | Particulate Matter ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Vehicle Emissions |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-02-15 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2170936-1 |
ISSN | 1743-8977 ; 1743-8977 |
ISSN (online) | 1743-8977 |
ISSN | 1743-8977 |
DOI | 10.1186/s12989-024-00564-y |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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