Abstract
Heavy metals like CrVI, CdII, PbII and SnII have many applications in industry. They also represent a group of labour pollutants, as they are involved in several physiological disorders, such as carcinogenesis and various tissue dysfunctions. However, limited knowledge exists regarding their effects on ageing. In the current work we provide evidence that workers chronically exposed to CrVI have considerably reduced serum levels of the biomarker of senescence and cell survival, Apolipoprotein J/Clusterin (ApoJ/CLU). Moreover, we have found that both the degree and the time of exposure to CrVI associate negatively with ApoJ/CLU serum levels. To further examine whether CrVI directly affects cellular senescence we treated for 10 weeks two adult skin fibroblasts cultures as well as embryonic fibroblasts with a range of CrVI concentrations that approximate the values recorded in the blood circulation of exposed workers. Cellular treatment with a CrVI concentration that approximates the highest concentration in the blood was extremely toxic and nearly all cells died immediately after the first treatment. Interestingly, continuous treatment with a 10-fold lower CrVI concentration resulted in the induction of premature senescence. More ...Continue Reading
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