title: Mechanism of silica- and titanium dioxide-induced cytotoxicity in alveolar macrophages.
abstract: Particles can cause cytotoxicity in pulmonary alveolar macrophages (AM). Several mechanisms to explain this cytotoxicity have been suggested. However, the exact mechanism of particle-induced cytotoxicity in AM remains to be established. Silica and TiO2 produced a concentration-dependent cytotoxicity as evidenced by loss of cell viability and fall in ATP levels. While silica induced a greater cytotoxicity, TiO2 produced a higher reduction in ATP levels. Silica increased the release of LDH, but TiO2 did not affect enzymatic release. TiO2 suppressed succinate-triggered oxygen consumption, whereas silica did not markedly change the effect of succinate on oxygen consumption. Polyinosinic acid (PI), a ligand of the scavenger receptor, inhibited the TiO2-induced fall in ATP content, but could not prevent the effect of silica on cellular ATP content. Data suggest that silica and TiO2 can induce cytotoxicity in AM, probably through different mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D014025:Titanium / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: C009495:titanium dioxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D014025:Titanium; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase