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Table 2 Review of reported effects on oxidative stress in varying skin models upon exposure to PM

From: Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: a systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies

Model

PM type

Dose and application

Exposure time

Main findings

Ref.

Ex vivo human skin

SRM® 1649b

2 mg/cm2, topical

24 h

- Lipid peroxidation.

[119]

Mice, C-57

Diesel PM

4.5, 11.1 and 26.7 mg/cm2, topical

80 h

- Increased DNA adduct formation.

[166]

Mice, FVB/N

SRM® 1650b

1 mg/time (PAH extracted), topical

12 h

- Increased CYP1B1 mRNA expression.

[167]

Mice, HR-1

SRM® 1650b

100 μg/mL, topical

7 d

- Increased protein carbonylation and lipid peroxidation.

[168]

SRM® 1650b

100 μg/mL, topical

7 d

- ER stress: upregulation protein expression of CHOP and GRP78.

- Lipid peroxidation: increased expression of HNE protein.

- Mitochondrial and ER swelling.

- Increased protein carbonylation.

- Apoptosis: increased protein expression of BAX, active caspase-3, and caspase-9, and DNA breakage.

- Autophagy: increased protein expression of LC3B-II.

[123]

SRM® 1650b

100 μg/mL, topical

7 d

- Increased protein carbonylation.

- Increased NOX4 protein expression.

[169]

HSE

SRM® 2975

200 μg/mL, systemic

2 d repetitive exposure, 6 d total

- Increased protein expression of cleaved caspase-3.

[125]

HEE

CAPs, PM2.5

0.5 and 2.0 μg/cm2, topical

24 and 48 h

- Increased isoprostanes protein level.

- Increased HNE protein expression.

- Increased CYP1A1 protein expression.

- Increased DNA fragmentation.

[128]

CAPs, PM2.5

25 μg/mL, topical

24 and 48 h

- Increased protein carbonylation.

[170]

PM0.3–2.5 from Benin, West-Africa

30 μg/cm2, topical

24 h

- Increased HNE protein expression.

- Increased HMOX1, metallothionein 1G and 1E, cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A, and caspase 3 mRNA expression.

- Decreased BIRC5 mRNA expression.

[133]

CRM no. 28

25 mg, topical

6 h

- Upregulated mRNA expression of CYP1A1, CYP1B1, and SOD2.

[129]

SRM® 1975

5 mg/mL, topical

48 h

- Increased level of carbonylated proteins

[171]

SRM® 1648a

2.2, 8.9, and 17.9 μg/cm2, topical

24 and 48 h

- Decreased AhR and increased NOTCH1 protein expression.

[131]

NHDF

SRM® 2787

30 μg/cm2, systemic

24 h

- Autophagy: accumulation of LC3-II.

- Mitochondrial stress: deformed mitochondria.

- Increased CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 mRNA expression.

[135]

ERM-CZ100

50–400 μg/mL, systemic

3.3 h

- Increased levels of intracellular ROS.

[136]

The pre-conditioned medium of HaCaT treated with CRM no. 28

125 μg/mL, systemic

30 m, 48 h post-incubation

- Increased levels of intracellular ROS.

- Increased number of apoptotic bodies.

[137]

SRM® 1649b

50 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased intracellular ROS levels.

- Activation of AhR (XRE activity).

- Upregulation of CYP1A1 mRNA expression.

[119]

SRM® 1649b

100–400 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Nuclear translocation of AhR.

- Increased mRNA expression of CYP1A1.

- Induced apoptosis.

[172]

NHEK

Diesel PM or vapour

0.05% (v/v), systemic

20 d

- Increased Nrf2 protein expression.

- Mitochondrial dysfunction: overexpression of proteins from mitochondrial complex I and IV.

[127]

SRM® 1975

5 mg/mL, systemic

1 and 24 h

- Increased intracellular ROS levels.

- Increased of CYP1A1 mRNA expression.

- Nuclear translocation of AhR.

[171]

ERM-CZ120

3, 10, 30 and 100 μg/mL, systemic

24 and 48 h

- Increased ROS levels after 24 h.

- Increased NOX1 and NOX2 mRNA expression after 24 h.

[173]

PM ≤1 μm from Seoul, Korea

40 μg/cm2, systemic

24 h

- Increased ROS production.

- Inhibition of ROS inhibited cytokine secretion.

[121]

PM2.5 from Seoul, Korea

25 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Top upregulated genes from transcriptomics analysis are CYP1A1 and CYP1B1.

[132]

PM2.5 from Xi’an, China

50 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Top upregulated genes from transcriptomics analysis are CYP1A1 and SOD2.

[134]

Asian dust storm particles from Seoul, Korea

25 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP1B1 mRNA expression.

[139]

Diesel PM

30 and 60 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased ROS production.

- Increased HMOX1 mRNA and protein expression.

- Increased Nrf2 mRNA expression.

[138]

SRM® 2786

1 mg/mL, systemic

6 h

- RNA-Seq analysis: Downregulation of ER stress apoptosis-related genes such as ATF4 and CHOP. No activation of BCL2, BAX, caspase 3, and caspase 8.

- Upregulation of HMOX1, CYP1A1, CYP1B1, and NQO1.

[141]

SRM® 1650b and 2975

10 and 100 μg/mL, systemic

1 and 24 h

- Increased radical production.

[174]

NHEK, HaCaT, and HEK001

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

72 h

- Induced senescence: increased β-galactosidase activity.

[124]

NHEK and HaCaT

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

0.5–48 h

- Increased intracellular ROS levels.

- Nuclear translocation of AhR (0.5 h).

- Induced senescence: upregulation of P16INK4A and increased number of SAHF/nuclei. Decreased colony-forming ability.

- Senescence is AhR dependent.

- Transcriptional regulation of P16INK4A correlates with DNA demethylation: lower methylation of the P16INK4A promoter region.

[124]

NHDF and HaCaT

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

30 m and 24 h

- Increased levels of lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation after 24 h.

- Increased levels of superoxide anion, hydroxyl radicals, and intracellular ROS (30 m).

- Increased intracellular and mitochondrial calcium levels after 24 h.

- Increased protein expression of CHOP, GRP78, active caspase-3, caspase-9, PARP, and BAX after 24 h.

- Downregulated protein expression of Bcl-1 and Mcl-1 after 24 h.

- Increased mitochondrial permeability after 24 h.

- Reduced ATP levels after 24 h.

- Increased DNA degradation and the number of apoptotic bodies after 24 h.

[175]

HaCaT

PM2.5 from Bangkok, Thailand

100 μg/mL, systemic

30 m

- Increased intracellular ROS levels.

[176]

PM2.5 from Taoyuan, China

25, 50, 100 and 200 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased intracellular ROS levels.

- Decreased SOD activity.

- Increased lipid peroxidation: accumulation of MDA protein.

- Induced formation of apoptotic bodies.

- Induced protein expression of cytochrome c, active caspase-3, and caspase-9.

- DNA damage.

[177]

SRM® 1648a

50–200 ppm, systemic

24 and 48 h

- Increased ROS production.

[130]

SRM® 1648a SRM® 1649b

50 μg/cm2, systemic

24 h

- Nuclear translocation of AhR.

- Increased CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 mRNA expression.

[178]

SRM® 1649b

50 μg/cm2, systemic

1 h

- Increased levels of intracellular ROS.

[142]

SRM® 1649b

50 μg/cm2, systemic

2 and 24 h

- Increased cellular and mitochondrial ROS levels after 2 h.

- Increased HMOX1 protein expression after 24 h.

[143]

SRM® 1649b

25 and 50 μg/cm2, systemic

4 and 24 h

- Increased ROS production.

- Increased NOX activity.

[122]

SRM® 1649b

25–100 μg/cm2, systemic

4 and 24 h

- Increased NOX2 protein expression.

- Increased ROS production.

[179]

SRM® 1649b

25 μg/mL, systemic

2 and 24 h

- Increased ROS production.

[180]

SRM® 1649b

50 μg/cm2, systemic

1 and 4 h

- Increased ROS production.

- Increased NOX2 activity.

[181]

SRM® 1649b

25 and 50 μg/cm2, systemic

4 and 24 h

- Increased ROS production

- Increased NOX activity.

[122]

SRM® 1649b

100–400 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Nuclear translocation of AhR.

- Increased CYP1A1 mRNA expression.

- Induced apoptosis.

[172]

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased cellular and mitochondrial ROS levels and mitochondrial stress.

- Increased lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation.

- Increased cleaved caspase-3 and BAX and decreased Bcl-2 protein expression.

- Induced DNA damage.

- Increased number of apoptotic bodies.

[182]

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

1 and 24 h

- Increased intracellular ROS and superoxide anion levels.

- Increased levels of protein carbonylation and lipid peroxidation after 24 h.

- Induced DNA damage and apoptotic body formation.

- Increased mitochondrial permeability after 24 h.

- Increased BAX, active caspase-3, and PARP and decreased Bcl-2 protein expression.

[183]

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased intracellular ROS and calcium levels.

- Increased levels of lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation.

- DNA damage.

- Increased mitochondrial ROS, calcium, and permeability.

- Apoptosis: increased protein expression of ATF6, GRP78, p-IRE1, BAX, and active caspase-3 and caspase-9. Decreased protein expression of Bcl2. Increased number of apoptotic bodies.

- Autophagy: autophagic lysosomes. Increased protein expression of LC3B-II and beclin-1.

[168]

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased intracellular ROS and superoxide levels.

- Induced NOX activity.

- Increased intracellular calcium levels and mitochondrial membrane permeability.

- Induced lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation.

- DNA damage.

- Increased number of apoptotic bodies.

[184]

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

1, 4, 8, 12, and 24 h

- Increased intracellular ROS.

- Increased levels of intracellular calcium.

- ER stress: Increased protein expression of CHOP, GRP78, and p-PERK.

- Increased mitochondrial permeability.

- DNA damage.

- Increased lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation.

- Apoptosis: Increased protein expression of BAX, DNA breakage, apoptotic body formation, and increased expression of active caspase-3 and caspase-9.

- Autophagy: Increased protein expression of LC3B-II.

[123]

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

30 m, 1 h, and 24 h

- Increased ROS production.

- Increased levels of intracellular calcium.

- Induced senescence.

[185]

SRM® 1650b

50 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased ROS production.

- Increased lipid peroxidation.

- Increased number of apoptotic bodies.

[186]

SRM® 1650b and 2975

10 and 100 μg/mL, systemic

1 and 24 h

- No changes in radical production.

[174]

SRM® 2975

100 and 200 μg/mL, systemic

24 h

- Increased protein expression of cleaved caspase-3 and PARP.

- Increased protein expression of BAX and p53.

[125]

CRM no. 28

125 μg/mL, systemic

30 m, 24 h post-incubation

- Increased levels of intracellular ROS.

[137]

ERM-CZ120

100 μg/mL, systemic

30 m

- Increased intracellular ROS production.

[126]

ERM-CZ120

25–100 μg/mL, systemic

3 and 24 h

- Increased CYP1A1 protein expression.

- Decreased AhR protein expression.

- Increased LC3-II and p62 protein expression.

[187]

CAPs, PM2.5

5–25 μg/mL, systemic

1, 3, 6, and 24 h

- Increased HNE protein adduct formation.

- Increased nuclear translocation of Nrf2.

- No changes in GPX, GR, and NPQO1 mRNA expression.

[145]

  1. Abbreviations: h, hour; d, day; m, minute; HSE, human skin equivalent; HEE, human epidermal equivalent; NHEK, normal human epidermal keratinocyte; SRM, standard reference material; PM, particulate matter; CAP, concentrated ambient particles; ppm, parts per million; CRM, certified reference material; ROS, reactive oxygen species; PARP, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase; Nrf2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; AhR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; LC3-II, light-chain 3 II; BIRC5, baculoviral IAP repeat containing 5; NQO1, NAD(P) H quinone dehydrogenase 1; HMOX1, heme oxygenase 1; NOX, NADPH oxygenase; HNE, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; CYP1A1, cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 1