Electronic Cigarettes Induce Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Trigger TLR9 (Toll-Like Receptor 9)-Mediated Atherosclerosis
Li J, Huynh L, Cornwell WD, Tang MS, Simborio H, Huang J, Kosmider B, Rogers TJ, Zhao H, Steinberg MB, Thu Thi Le L, Zhang L, Pham K, Liu C, Wang H. Electronic Cigarettes Induce Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Trigger TLR9 (Toll-Like Receptor 9)-Mediated Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2020, 41: 839-853. PMID: 33380174, PMCID: PMC8608030, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.120.315556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAtherosclerosisDisease Models, AnimalDNA DamageDNA, MitochondrialE-Cigarette VaporFemaleHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Knockout, ApoEMiddle AgedMitochondriaRAW 264.7 CellsSignal TransductionSmokersToll-Like Receptor 9VapingConceptsECV exposureTLR9 expressionInflammatory cytokinesClassical monocytesTLR9 activationAtherosclerotic plaquesEight-week-old ApoEUpregulation of TLR9Expression of TLR9Atherosclerotic lesion developmentOil Red O stainingToll-like receptorsDays/weekE-cig exposureMonocytes/macrophagesNormal laboratory dietRed O stainingPotential pharmacological targetElectronic cigarette useHours/dayProinflammatory cytokinesCig vaporPlasma levelsTLR9 antagonistTLR9 inhibitorE-cigarette promotes breast carcinoma progression and lung metastasis: Macrophage-tumor cells crosstalk and the role of CCL5 and VCAM-1
Pham K, Huynh D, Le L, Delitto D, Yang L, Huang J, Kang Y, Steinberg MB, Li J, Zhang L, Liu D, Tang MS, Liu C, Wang H. E-cigarette promotes breast carcinoma progression and lung metastasis: Macrophage-tumor cells crosstalk and the role of CCL5 and VCAM-1. Cancer Letters 2020, 491: 132-145. PMID: 32829009, PMCID: PMC9703643, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBC cell growthCig exposureLung metastasesBreast cancerVCAM-1V-CAM-1Role of CCL5Upregulated protein expressionBC cell survivalE-cig exposurePro-tumorigenic factorsBC cell apoptosisBreast carcinoma progressionMetastatic lung colonizationCCR5 axisMFP tumorsTAMs infiltrationInfiltrated macrophagesCell growthCo-culture systemImmunohistochemical stainsCell crosstalkBC cellsBC growthProliferation indexElectronic cigarettes promotes the lung colonization of human breast cancer in NOD-SCID-Gamma mice.
Huynh D, Huang J, Le LTT, Liu D, Liu C, Pham K, Wang H. Electronic cigarettes promotes the lung colonization of human breast cancer in NOD-SCID-Gamma mice. International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Pathology 2020, 13: 2075-2081. PMID: 32922603, PMCID: PMC7476960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchE-cigsNOD-SCIDGamma miceTumor cellsCig vapour extractElectronic cigarette smokingHuman breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231Breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231Cancer cell line MDA-MB-231Human breast cancer cellsCell line MDA-MB-231E-cig exposureHuman breast cancerMetastasis-promoting effectsTail vein injectionBreast cancer cellsTumor cell proliferationMDA-MB-231Tumor cell apoptosisCig exposureCigarette smokingLung metastasesTumor loadTumor mortalityBreast cancer