Increased oxidant resistance of alveolar macrophages isolated from rats repeatedly exposed to cadmium aerosols

Toxicology
B A HartM P Hacker

Abstract

This study investigated potential mechanisms of oxidant resistance in alveolar macrophages (AM) isolated from Lewis rats exposed repeatedly to cadmium aerosols. Macrophages from Cd-adapted animals significantly greater resistance to oxidant-induced cytotoxicity than control cells when challenged with hydrogen peroxide in vitro. Elevations in glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities were associated with increased oxidant tolerance but catalase activity was unchanged. Metallothionein (MT) expression (protein and mRNA) was dramatically up-regulated in response to in vivo Cd exposure. A study using immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization techniques revealed significantly heterogeneity in the expression of metallothionein by AMs. The percentage of AMs positive for MT (protein and mRNA) and the degree of MT expression within individual cells increased in response to additional Cd exposures. A putative state of activation was suggested by differences in size and number of inclusion bodies in macrophages from Cd-adapted animals and by secretion of a cytokine with interleukin-1-like characteristics. In summary, AMs from Cd-adapted animals are distinguished from control cells with respect to: (1) increased oxidan...Continue Reading

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