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ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2022

The human long noncoding RNAs CoroMarker, MALAT1, CDR1as, and LINC00460 in whole blood of individuals after controlled short-term exposure with ultrafine metal fume particles at workplace conditions, and in human macrophages in vitro.

Theresa Scheurer, Jan Steffens, Agnieszka Markert, Miriam Du Marchie Sarvaas, Christoph Roderburg, Lothar Rink, Frank Tacke, Tom Luedde, Thomas Kraus, Ralf Baumann

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Article in Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Theresa ScheurerInstitute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Jan SteffensInstitute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany. jan.steffens@rwth-aachen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-5713
Agnieszka MarkertInstitute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Miriam Du Marchie SarvaasInstitute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Christoph RoderburgDepartment of Medicine III, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Lothar RinkInstitute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Frank TackeDepartment of Medicine III, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6206-0226
Tom LueddeDepartment of Medicine III, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Thomas KrausInstitute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Ralf BaumannInstitute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
RWTH Aachen University · DEDüsseldorf University Hospital · DEMSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University · DECharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundShort-term inhalation of occupationally relevant ultrafine zinc/copper (Zn/Cu) containing welding fumes has been shown to induce subclinical systemic inflammation, associated with an elevated risk for cardiovascular diseases. The involvement of noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in this setting is currently unknown. However, lncRNAs have been reported to fulfill essential roles in, e.g., cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, infectious diseases, and pollution-related lung disorders.

methodsIn this study, the specific lncRNAs levels of the 4 lncRNAs CoroMarker, MALAT1, CDR1as and LINC00460 were determined by RT-qPCR in THP-1 macrophages exposed to Zn/Cu metal fume suspensions for 1, 2, and 4 hours in vitro. Furthermore, 14 subjects were exposed to Zn/Cu containing welding fumes (at 2.5 mg/m

resultsIn THP-1 macrophages, we observed a 2.3-fold increase of CDR1as at 1 h (Wilcoxon p = 0.03), a non-significant increase of CoroMarker at 1 h, and an increase of LINC00460 at 2 h (p = 0.03) and at 4 h (p = 0.06). In whole blood cells, we determined a non-significant upregulation of CDR1as at 6 h (p = 0.2), a significant downregulation of CoroMarker at 6 h (p = 0.04), and a significant upregulation of LINC00460 levels at 10 h (p = 0.04) and 29 h (p = 0.04). MALAT-1 remained unchanged in both settings.

conclusionThe orientation of regulation of the lncRNAs is (except for CoroMarker) similar in the in vitro and in vivo experiments and in line with their described functions. Therefore, these results, e.g. the upregulation of the potential risk marker for cardiovascular diseases, CDR1as, contribute to understanding the underlying mechanisms of Zn/Cu-induced subclinical inflammation in metal workers.

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LncRNAMacrophagesNanotoxicologyOccupational healthZinc/copper (Zn/cu) metal fume exposure

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PMID35915466
PMCPMC9344619
OpenAlexW4289340639

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