Mild exposure to fine particulate matter promotes angiogenesis in non-small cell lung carcinoma
- Authors
- Ji, Su Min; Choi, Jae-Sun; Lee, Ji Young; Kim, Sungyeon; Bae, Woom-Yee; Jang, Ye Won; Kim, Ja-Eun; Lee, Seung Hyeun; Nam, Seungyoon; Jeong, Joo-Won
- Issue Date
- Jul-2023
- Publisher
- Pergamon Press Ltd.
- Keywords
- Fine particulate matter; Angiogenesis; Lung cancer; Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha; Vascular endothelial growth factor
- Citation
- Environmental Pollution, v.329, pp.121715 - 121715
- Journal Title
- Environmental Pollution
- Volume
- 329
- Start Page
- 121715
- End Page
- 121715
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/88256
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121715
- ISSN
- 0269-7491
- Abstract
- Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with public health problems worldwide. Especially, PM2.5 induces epigenetic and microenvironmental changes in lung cancer. Angiogenesis is important for the development and growth of cancer and is mediated by angiogenic factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor. However, the effects of mild PM2.5 exposure on angiogenesis in lung cancer remain unclear. In this study, we examined angiogenic effects using relatively lower concentrations of PM2.5 than in other studies and found that PM2.5 increased angiogenic activities in both endothelial cells and non-small cell lung carcinoma cells. PM2.5 also promoted the growth and angiogenesis of lung cancer via the induction of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a (HIF-1a) in a xenograft mouse tumor model. Angiogenic factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), were highly expressed in lung cancer patients in countries with high PM2.5 levels in the atmosphere, and high expression of VEGF in lung cancer patients lowered the survival rate. Collectively, these results provide new insight into the mechanisms by which mild exposure to PM2.5 is involved in HIF-1a-mediated angiogenesis in lung cancer patients.
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