ToxSci Advance Access originally published online on October 19, 2005
Toxicological Sciences 2006 89(1):205-213; doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfj025
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Preferential Induction of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 in CCSP-Positive Cells
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* Institute of Medicine; Department of Pathology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.; and Institute of Medical and Molecular Toxicology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C
Received August 14, 2005; accepted October 8, 2005
Both benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) are potent ligands of aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhR). Although animal studies indicate that both compounds induce pathological changes in the peripheral lung, the specific cell type involved remains unclear. Clara cells, expressing Clara cell specific protein (CCSP) and abundant in cytochrome P450, are nonciliated bronchiolar epithelial cells in the peripheral lung. Here we explore the hypothesis that CCSP-positive Clara cells are highly responsive to AhR ligands and are the primary cell type involved in BaP- and TCDD-induced toxicities. The responsiveness to AhR ligands was evaluated by measuring the respective mRNA and protein levels of cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and 1B1 (CYP1B1) using real-time RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry assays. Two in vitro models were used: primary cultures of human small airway epithelial (SAE) cells and rat lung slice cultures. In the presence of calcium, human SAE cells differentiated into CCSP-positive cells. BaP- and TCDD-induced mRNA and protein levels of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 levels were significantly elevated in CCSP-positive cell cultures. Similarly, AhR mRNA and protein levels were increased in CCSP-positive cell cultures, as determined by real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. When rat lung slice cultures were treated with BaP or TCDD for 24 h, CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 proteins were strongly induced in Clara cells. These results indicate that, in the peripheral lung of both rats and humans, CCSP-positive cells (Clara cells) may be more sensitive to AhR ligands than other cell types.
Key Words: BaP; TCDD; Clara cells; CYP1A1; CYP1B1; lung.
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