2022
Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues
Thompson B, Davidson EA, Chen Y, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Oxidative stress induces inflammation of lens cells and triggers immune surveillance of ocular tissues. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2022, 355: 109804. PMID: 35123994, PMCID: PMC9136680, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.109804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsButhionine SulfoximineCell LineChemokine CCL7CytokinesDown-RegulationEpithelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionEyeGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseImmunity, InnateLens, CrystallineLeukocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesUp-RegulationConceptsPosterior capsule opacificationCytokine expressionKO miceImmune surveillanceOxidative stressLens epithelial cellsOcular structuresLens cellsDevelopment of PCOEpithelial cellsInnate immune cellsExpression of cytokinesEx vivo inductionOcular surface tissuesExpression of markersImmune response genesCON miceControl miceCapsule opacificationImmune cellsPostnatal dayΑ-SMAMouse modelOcular tissuesVivo induction
2021
Oxidative stress and genotoxicity in 1,4-dioxane liver toxicity as evidenced in a mouse model of glutathione deficiency
Chen Y, Wang Y, Charkoftaki G, Orlicky DJ, Davidson E, Wan F, Ginsberg G, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Oxidative stress and genotoxicity in 1,4-dioxane liver toxicity as evidenced in a mouse model of glutathione deficiency. The Science Of The Total Environment 2021, 806: 150703. PMID: 34600989, PMCID: PMC8633123, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDioxanesDNA DamageFollow-Up StudiesGlutathioneLiverMiceMice, KnockoutOxidative StressConceptsOxidative stressLiver cytotoxicityGlutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunitWild-type micePrimary target organRecent mouse studiesCYP2E1 inductionLiver toxicitySubchronic exposureNrf2 inductionOxidative DNA damageCancer riskMouse modelAnti-oxidative responseDNA damageTarget organsAnimal studiesLiver carcinogenicityRedox dysregulationEarly changesHealth CanadaNull miceMouse studiesNuclear factorCarcinogenic mechanisms