Effect of cessation after initial exposure to cigarette smoke

ABSTRACT: Although smoking cessation shows clear cardiovascular risk benefits, lung-related disease risk remains higher in former smokers than in never smokers. To better understand the factors involved in this phenomenon, ApoE-/- mice were exposed to mainstream cigarette smoke (CS) or a smoking cessation-mimicking protocol for up to six months. Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from CS-exposed ApoE-/- mice revealed the presence of high concentrations of mediators involved in functions ranging from inflammation to cell proliferation and tissue remodeling. Gene expression levels for many analytes found elevated in BALF were also increased in lung tissue, indicating that the inflammatory response was the result of local tissue activation and the contribution of recruited inflammatory cells. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) of expression data from lungs of CS-exposed mice showed activation of pathways involved in cell proliferation and tissue remodeling and a progressive deactivation upon smoke exposure cessation. Distinct activation patterns of inflammation, complement, and xenobiotic metabolism pathways were found in nasal epithelium and lung parenchyma during CS exposure and smoking cessation. Exposure of ApoE-/- mice to CS for up to 6 months induced adaptive and inflammatory responses in the respiratory tract that were partially deactivated upon cessation. We were able to reveal molecular perturbations accompanying these changes during CS exposure and cessation. Differential CS-mediated responses of pulmonary and nasal tissues reflect common mechanisms but also the varying degrees of epithelial functional specialization along the respiratory tract. These findings provide novel clues for the identification of markers of COPD progression.

INSTRUMENT(S): Affymetrix GeneChip(R) HT Scanner

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Sam Ansari 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1390 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress