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Osteopontin enhances multi-walled carbon nanotube-triggered lung fibrosis by
promoting TGF-?1 activation and myofibroblast differentiation
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Dong J
; Ma Q
Part Fibre Toxicol
2017[Jun]; 14
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): 18
PMID28595626
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BACKGROUND: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been used in a variety of applications
because of their unique properties and functions. However, many CNTs have been
shown to induce lung fibrosis in experimental animals with some at a potency
greater than that of silica, raising concern over possible toxic effects of CNT
exposure in humans. Research into the mechanisms by which CNTs induce pulmonary
fibrosis is warranted in order to facilitate the understanding, monitoring, and
treatment of CNT-induced lung lesions that might occur in exposed populations.
The current study focuses on investigating the role of osteopontin (OPN) in the
development of lung fibrosis upon exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes
(MWCNTs). METHODS: C57BL/6J (WT) and Opn knockout (KO) mice were exposed to
MWCNTs by pharyngeal aspiration to examine the acute and chronic effects of MWCNT
exposure. The role of OPN and its mode of action in lung fibrosis development
were analyzed at the cellular and molecular levels in vivo and in vitro. RESULTS:
OPN was highly and persistently induced in both the acute and chronic phases of
the response to MWCNT exposure in mouse lungs. Comparison between WT and Opn KO
mice revealed that OPN critically regulated MWCNT-induced lung fibrosis as
indicated by reduced fibrotic focus formation and myofibroblast accumulation in
Opn KO lungs. At the molecular level, OPN promotes the expression and activation
of TGF-?1, stimulates the differentiation of myofibroblasts from fibroblasts, and
increases the production of fibrous matrix proteins in lungs and cultured lung
cells exposed to MWCNTs. CONCLUSION: OPN is highly induced in CNT-exposed lungs
and plays critical roles in TGF-?1 signaling activation and myofibroblast
differentiation to promote fibrosis development from MWCNT exposure. This study
reveals an OPN-dependent mechanism to promote MWCNT-induced lung fibrosis. The
findings raise the possibility of using OPN as a biomarker to monitor CNT
exposure and as a drug target to halt fibrosis development.