Complementary DNA Microarray Analysis in Acute Lung Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide and Diesel Exhaust Particles

We have recently shown that diesel exhaust particles (DEP) synergistically enhance acute lung injury related to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mice. The present study used cDNA microarray to elucidate the effects of DEP on the global pattern of LPS-related gene expression in the murine lung. The number of genes upregulated >2-fold as compared with their expression levels in the vehicle group was greater in the LPS group than in other groups, but treatment with DEP and LPS dramatically increased the number of the genes upregulated >6-fold. In particular, gene expression of metallothionein-1 and -2, S100 calcium-binding protein A9, lipocalin 2, and small inducible cytokine B family member 10 was higher by >20-fold in the DEP + LPS group than in the vehicle group. These results were concomitant with those obtained by real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction analysis in the overall trend. Our findings suggest that intense, focused expression of genes such as S100 calcium-binding protein A9, lipocalin 2, and small inducible cytokine B family member 10 relates to the synergistic aggravation of acute lung injury by LPS and DEP rather than weak, broad expression of various genes by exposure of LPS alone.

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