Yusho patients show increased serum IL-17, IL-23, IL-1β, and TNFα levels more than 40 years after accidental polychlorinated biphenyl poisoning

Kuwatsuka, Yutaka; Shimizu, Kazuhiro; Akiyama, Yuichiro; Koike, Yuta; Ogawa, Fumihide; Furue, Masutaka

doi:10.3109/1547691x.2013.835890

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“…Conversely, IL-22 can have a protective role in acute inflammation state as arise during hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease (Zenewicz et al 2007(Zenewicz et al , 2008. Reduced IL-22 expression level in dioxin-exposed people was consistent with results showing reduced IL-22 levels in PCB-contaminated Yusho patients (Kuwatsuka et al 2014). As various cell types can produce pro-inflammatory cytokines, further in vitro studies could reveal which types of immune system cells might be affecting the changes in inflammatory cytokine expression being noted in dioxin-exposed people.…”

Section: Diseasessupporting

confidence: 82%

Expression of aryl hydrocarbon receptor, inflammatory cytokines, and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Vietnamese dioxin-exposed people

Nguyen

Nakahama

Dang

et al. 2017

Journal of Immunotoxicology

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Many Vietnamese citizens have been and continue to be inadvertently exposed to dioxins and dioxin-like compounds deposited in the country during the Vietnam War. Dioxins may be involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases in part via by affecting expression of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) and inflammatory cytokines in animal models. As the role of the Ahr in dioxin-exposed people is not well defined, a study was conducted to examine gene expression levels of Ahr, inflammatory cytokines, and the incidence of diseases in dioxin-exposed citizens who had/still resided near a heavily dioxin-contaminated area in Vietnam. Whole blood from citizens at/around Da Nang airbase and control individuals living in unsprayed areas was collected. Serum levels of dioxins were analyzed by using a dioxins-responsive chemical-activated luciferase gene expression bioassay. Gene expression of Ahr, interleukin (IL)-1β, TNFα, IL-6, and IL-22 in whole blood was examined by quantitative real-time PCR. The results showed levels of dioxins and expression of Ahr, IL-1β, TNFα, and IL-6 were up-regulated while IL-22 expression was down-regulated in dioxin-exposed people. Various disease incidences in the study subjects was also examined. Interestingly, the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in these individuals was increased compared to the estimated prevalence of this disease in the general Vietnamese population. Analyses also showed that expression levels of Ahr correlated to those of IL-6 and IL-22 in the dioxin-exposed people. Taken together, dioxins might be involved in an up-regulated expression of Ahr that might possibly relate to changes in level of inflammatory cytokines and, ultimately, in the incidence of select diseases in residents of Vietnam who had/continue to live near a dioxins-contaminated site.

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Section: Diseasessupporting

confidence: 82%

Expression of aryl hydrocarbon receptor, inflammatory cytokines, and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Vietnamese dioxin-exposed people

Nguyen

Nakahama

Dang

et al. 2017

Journal of Immunotoxicology

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“…POPs have been associated with increased inflammation, assessed by a variety of biomarkers (Fujiyoshi et al 2006;Imbeault et al 2012;Kumar et al 2014b;Kuwatsuka et al 2014). In the current study, we did not find any associations of CRP with POPs, and other investigators have inconsistently detected effects of POPs on CRP.…”

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confidence: 99%

Persistent organic pollutants and biomarkers of diabetes risk in a cohort of Great Lakes sport caught fish consumers

Turyk

Fantuzzi

Persky

et al. 2015

Environmental Research

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Background Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is associated with increased diabetes risk, although the mechanism of action is not well delineated. Methods We investigated established diabetes biomarkers that could implicate potential mechanistic pathways, including C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation; gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT), a liver enzyme associated with oxidative stress; and adiponectin, an adipokine modulating glucose regulation and fatty acid oxidation. These biomarkers as well as hemoglobin A1c (HA1c), and POPs [polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), p,p-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)] were measured in a cohort of Great Lakes sport caught fish (GLSCF) consumers. We examined associations of POPs and fish consumption with HA1c and incident diabetes, and evaluated mediation and moderation by diabetes biomarkers. Results Odds of incident diabetes were elevated with exposure to DDE and PCBs. DDE and PCB 118 were positively, and fish meals were inversely, associated with HA1c. CRP was inversely associated with saltwater and total fish meals, particularly in persons with higher adiposity, but did not mediate the associations of fish meals with HA1c. There were few associations of adiponectin, CRP and GGT with POPs, with the exception of positive associations of GGT with PCB 118 and with PBDEs in older persons, and a positive association of adiponectin with PBDEs. Adiponectin, CRP and GGT did not mediate associations of DDE and PCBs with HA1c or incident diabetes. However, the association of DDE with HA1c was stronger in persons with higher CRP, GGT and BMI, and lower adiponectin, while the association of PCB 118 with HA1c was stronger in persons with higher GGT. Conclusions These findings suggest that adiponectin, CRP and GGT did not mediate effects of POPs on diabetes or HA1c. However, POPs may have stronger effects on blood glucose in persons at higher risk for diabetes.

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“…Another study, on the impact of POPs on human adipose cells, showed that both precursor cells and adipocytes are targets of POPs and that these pollutants trigger mainly the inflammation pathway (Kim MJ et al 2012). In a study from Japan involving 40 Yusho patients and 40 controls, Kawatsuka et al (2013) demonstrated that serum levels of interleukin (IL)-17, IL-1β, IL-23, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were higher in patients who were exposed to POPs, including PCBs through consumption of contaminated rice (Kuwatsuka et al 2013). Circulating inflammatory biomarkers such as CRP, IL-6, TNF-α, monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin have been associated with a variety of metabolic disorders and associated outcomes (Goldberg 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Inflammatory Markers in a Cross-Sectional Study of Elderly Swedish People: The PIVUS Cohort

Kumar

Lind²,

Salihović³

et al. 2014

Environ Health Perspect

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Background: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are compounds that are generated through various industrial activities and released in the surrounding environment. Different animal studies have shown effects of different POPs on various inflammatory markers.Objective: Because very few studies have been conducted in humans, we assessed the associations between different POPs and inflammatory markers in a large population-based sample of elderly men and women (all 70 years of age) from Sweden.Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated the concentrations of several polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, and brominated diphenyl ether congeners and their association with a number of inflammatory markers [vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), E-selectin, C-reactive protein (CRP), total leucocyte count, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), and interleukin 6 (IL-6)] in 992 individuals. These individuals were recruited from the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) cohort. We used a total toxic equivalency (TEQ) value that measures toxicological effects with the relative potencies of various POPs.Results: Following adjustment for potential confounders, the TEQ value (driven mainly by PCB-126) was significantly associated with levels of ICAM-1 (p < 10–5). A similar trend was also observed between sum of PCBs and VCAM-1 (p < 0.001). No significant associations were observed between levels of POPs and other inflammatory markers.Conclusions: TEQ values were associated with levels of ICAM-1, to a lesser degree also with VCAM-1, but not with CRP and several other inflammatory markers. These findings suggest an activation of vascular adhesion molecules by POPs, and particularly by PCB-126.Citation: Kumar J, Lind PM, Salihovic S, van Bavel B, Ingelsson E, Lind L. 2014. Persistent organic pollutants and inflammatory markers in a cross-sectional study of elderly Swedish people: The PIVUS cohort. Environ Health Perspect 122:977–983; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307613

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Yusho patients show increased serum IL-17, IL-23, IL-1β, and TNFα levels more than 40 years after accidental polychlorinated biphenyl poisoning

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Expression of aryl hydrocarbon receptor, inflammatory cytokines, and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Vietnamese dioxin-exposed people

Expression of aryl hydrocarbon receptor, inflammatory cytokines, and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Vietnamese dioxin-exposed people

Persistent organic pollutants and biomarkers of diabetes risk in a cohort of Great Lakes sport caught fish consumers

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Inflammatory Markers in a Cross-Sectional Study of Elderly Swedish People: The PIVUS Cohort

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