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Table 2 Top 10 gene expression alterations by Libby six-mix (15×106 μm2/cm2) in LP9/TERT-1 and HKNM-2 mesothelial cells

From: Mechanisms of oxidative stress and alterations in gene expression by Libby six-mix in human mesothelial cells

Gene Name (Abbreviation)

Fold Changea

LP9/TERT-1 qRT-PCR

Validation

HKNM-2 qRT-PCR Resultsb

Increased:

8 h

24 h

  

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI2)

NC

11*

--

--

Interleukin 8 C-terminal variant, 211506_s_t (IL8)

NC

9*

--

3

Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2)

NC

7*

--

--

Interleukin 8 (IL8)

NC

7*

14*

--

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isozyme 4 (PDK4)

NC

7*

--

--

Pleckstrin homology-like domain, family A, member 1 (PHLDA1)

NC

5*

--

--

Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 3 (CXCL3)

NC

5

--

--

Activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3)

NC

5*

5*

5

Superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial (SOD2)

4*

5*

--

2

Annexin 14 (ANX14)

NC

4

--

--

    

--

Decreased:

   

--

Oxytocin receptor (OXTR)

NC

5*

--

--

Chromosome 5 open reading frame 13 (C5orf13)

NC

4*

--

--

Chromosome 21 open reading frame 7 (C21orf7)

NC

3*

--

--

Cytochrome P450, family 24, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 (CYP24A1)

NC

3*

--

--

Calponin 1, basic, smooth muscle (CNN1)

NC

3

--

--

Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1C (CDKN1C)

NC

3

--

--

Methyltransferase like 7A (METTL7A)

NC

2*

--

--

Periplakin (PPL)

NC

2*

--

--

Kelch-like 4 (KLHL4)

NC

2

--

--

Phospholipase C-like 1 (PLCL1)

NC

2*

--

--

  1. a NC = No significant (p < 0.05) change greater than 2-fold from untreated controls across all 3 replicates.
  2. bHKNM-2 normal human pleural mesothelial cells were treated with 15×106 μm2/cm2 Libby asbestos for 24 h.
  3. *Gene in the top 10 genes upregulated/downregulated by crocidolite asbestos at the same time and concentration [16].