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Glycogen metabolism reprogramming promotes inflammation in coal dust-exposed lung

Long-term coal dust exposure triggers complex inflammatory processes in the coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) lungs. The progress of the inflammation is reported to be affected by disordered cell metabolism. However, the changes in the metabolic reprogramming associated with the pulmonary inflammat...

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Published in:Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2022-09, Vol.242, p.113913-113913, Article 113913
Main Authors: Wang, Wenyang, Mu, Min, Zou, Yuanjie, Deng, Songsong, Lu, Yuting, Li, Qinglong, Li, Zeyu, Tao, Huihui, Wang, Yun, Tao, Xinrong
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Summary:Long-term coal dust exposure triggers complex inflammatory processes in the coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) lungs. The progress of the inflammation is reported to be affected by disordered cell metabolism. However, the changes in the metabolic reprogramming associated with the pulmonary inflammation induced by the coal dust particles are unknown. Herein, we show that coal dust exposure causes glycogen accumulation and the reprogramming of glucose metabolism in the CWP lung. The glycogen accumulation caused by coal dust is mainly due to macrophages, which reprogram glycogen metabolism and trigger an inflammatory response. In addition, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) reduced glycogen content in macrophages, which was accompanied by mitigated inflammation and restrained NF-κB activation. Accordingly, we have pinpointed a novel and crucial metabolic pathway that is an essential regulator of the inflammatory phenotype of coal dust-exposed macrophages. These results shed light on new ways to regulate CWP inflammation. [Display omitted] •Coal dust exposure causes glycogen accumulation and the reprogramming of glucose metabolism in the CWP lung.•The glycogen accumulation caused by coal dust was mainly due to macrophages, which reprogram glycogen metabolism and trigger an inflammatory response.•2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) reduced glycogen content in macrophages, which was accompanied by mitigated inflammation and restrained NF-κB activation.
ISSN:0147-6513
1090-2414
DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113913