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I. I. (1980). >p. 69-112. cadmium in lical Rubber (1981). An anese] eni," Part 2. urn-polluted inference of ^ushima, M. nkyo Hoken ,-iective morof mortality 118-136. (in i ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 40, 103-109(1986) Coinhibition of Viral Interferon Induction by Benzo[a]pyrene and Chrysotile Asbestos Nicholas Hahon and James A. Booth U.S. Public Health Service, Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health, and Department ofPediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown. West Virginia 26505 Received September 10. 1984 Benzo(u)pyrene (B[a]P) and its noncarcinogenic analog. benzo[e]pyrene (B(e)P), each in combination with chrysotile, were studied for their inhibitory effects on interferon (IFN) induction by influenza virus in rhesus monkey kidney (LLC-MK2) cell monolayers. B(a)P alone had no adverse effect on IFN induction; however, from 60 to 70% inhibition of IFN production occurred when B[a]P was enzymatically activated by rat liver S9. Chrysotile's inhibitory effect on the IFN process was similar in magnitude to that of activated B[a)P. The combination of activated B[a]P with chrysotile resulted in coinhibition of IFN induction which signiflcantly exceeded (P < 0.03) the inhibitory activity of the reagents tested alone or in other combinations. B[e]P alone or with S9 neither affected IFN induction nor was it capable of further enhancing chrysotile's inhibition of IFN synthesis. These findings pro vide further evidence of enhanced deleterious action by the combination of asbestos and activated B(a]P on a biological defense mechanism and further support the discriminatory power and credibility of the inhibition IFN induction assay for evaluating potential carcin- Ogens. C 1966 Academic Press. Inc. INTRODUCTION Although epidemiologic and experimental evidence have shown an association between chronic exposure to asbestos and lung cancer (Wagner et al., 1960; Selikoff et al., 1964; Wagner et al., 1973), studies involving bacterial and cellular mutagenicity (Chamberlain and Tarmy, 1977; Reiss et al.. 1982; Reiss et al., 1983), sister chromatid exchanges, and chromosome aberrations (Kaplan et al., 1980; Price-Jones et al., 1980) tend to support the concept that asbestos fibers do not act primarily as genotoxic carcinogens by inducing alterations in DNA (Weisburger and Williams, 1980). Asbestos, though seeming to be weakly carcinogenic, may potentiate or promote the adverse activities of carcinogenic hydrocarbons (Selikoff and Lee, 1978; Lakowicz and Bevan, 1980), i.e., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The increased risk of respiratory tract cancer in asbestos workers who smoke cigarettes (Hammond and Selikofif, 1973) may involve syner gistic or cocarcinogenic interactions between asbestos and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), a major PAH component in tobacco smoke. Several experimental studies have demonstrated enhanced biologic responses resulting from the combined ex posure to B[a]P) and asbestos (Reiss et al., 1983; Mossman and Craighead, 1981; Di Paola et al., 1982; Szyba and Lange, 1983; Poole et al., 1983; Chang et at., 1983). 103 0013-9331/86 $3.00 Copyright C 1966 by Academic Press, lac. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved. S-Ss.-?*' rag 'V- i*:' 'i>'* . . ,*.i L-' ^ * .-- . . 10003246 104 HAHON AND BOOTH To explore further the biologic responses resulting from exposure to asbestos and B[a]P, the effect of these agents on viral induction of interferon (1FN) was studied. The IFN system, an important component of the host's nonspecific im munologic defense mechanisms, is regarded as a primary protective determinant activated against viral infections. Additionally. IFNs may regulate or modulate various aspects of immune responses and influence the proliferation of both normal and malignant cells as well as different intracellular biochemical activities and products (Taylor-Papadimitriou, 1980). The sensitive nature of the IFN in duction process proffers a system based on inhibition of IFN synthesis, for evalu ating the inimical biologic potential of mutagens and carcinogens as well as partic ulates of public health concern (Hahon and Eckert, 1976; Hahon et al., 1979; Hahon et al., 1983; Sonnenfeld et al., 1980; Barnes et al., 1981; Hahon, 1984). This report describes the in vitro conditions under which coinhibition of viral IFN induction occurred when mammalian cell monolayers were exposed to both B[a]P and asbestos. MATERIALS AND METHODS Viruses and cell cultures. Virus strains and cell lines used in this study were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), Rockville, Maryland. The Ao/PR/8/34 influenza and parainfluenza (Sendai) viruses, used for interferon induction and assay, respectively, were prepared from embryonated chicken eggs and assayed for virus infectivity by the immunofluorescent cell counting technique (Hahon et al., 1973). Rhesus monkey kidney (LLC-MK2) and human Chang conjunctival (clone l-Sc-4) cell lines obtained from ATCC were used for induction and assay of interferon, respectively. Cell lines were propa gated in plastic tissue culture flasks (75 cm2) with Eagle's minimum essential me dium fortified with 100 x Essential Vitamin Mixture (10 ml/liter), 200 pM solution L-glutamine (10 ml/liter) to which was added sodium bicarbonate (2.2 g/liter), and 10% fetal bovine serum. Cells were maintained with the aforementioned medium containing 0.5% fetal bovine serum. ^ Asbestos and chemicals. Chrysotile asbestos, whose geographic origin was Diablo Range, California and was obtained from the National Institute of Envi ronmental Health Sciences, had a mean length/width of 2.1/0.7 pm. The mineral was made into a stock w/v suspension (1 g/100 ml) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.1, and sterilized in an autoclave at 20 Jb/in2 pressure (126C) for 15 min. ' Benzo[fl]pyrene (B[a]P) and benzo[e]pyrene (B[e)P), obtained from Sigma Chemical Company, St. Louis, Missouri, were each made into stock solutions by dissolving 10 mg (39.6 pmole) in 10 ml dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Desired test concentrations were prepared in maintenance medium and passed through Mitlex GS (0.22 pm) filters (Millipore Corp., Bedford, Mass.) to ensure sterility. Liver homogenate, 9000 g supernatant fraction (S9), was prepared from the livers of male Wistar/Lewis rats (225 g/rat) after induction with Aroclor-1254 (ip, 500 mg/kg body wt) as described by Ames et al. (1975). For use in experimental tests, 0.5% suspension of S9 homogenate containing 9.3 mg protein/ml (Lowry et Beca differed with 0.5 incubate was det conditic at least pmole) of chem 10003247 asbestos FN) was rcific imenninant modulate 1 of both activities ; IFN infor evaluas partical,, 1979; , 1984). >n of viral id to both udy were Rockville, s, used for bryonated scent cell-MKj) and TCC were ere propasential me* m solution .liter), and id medium origin was .e of EnviTe mineral :red saline 5C) for 15 -om Sigma olutions by desired test nigh Millex lity. d from the or-1254 (ip, :perimental I (Lowry et COINHIBITION OF INTERFERON 105 al., 1951) was prepared in maintenance medium and then passed through a Nalge filter unit, 0.45 p.m (Nalge Co., Rochester, N.Y., to obtain sterile preparations. Interferon induction. Duplicate experiments were performed, and the proce dure used to study the effect of different combinations of asbestos and chemicals on viral interferon induction was carried out as follows: mixtures consisting of 0.1 or 0.5 mg chrysotile in conjunction with 0.0039 or 0.039 nmole of B[a]P or B[e]P in either 10 ml vol of maintenance medium or 0.5% S9 suspension in maintenance medium were added to 75-cm2 plastic flasks containing complete LLC-MK2 cell monolayers (2 x !07 cells) which were then incubated at 35#C for 24 hr. Residual medium was decanted and 2 ml of influenza virus, which had been inactivated by ultraviolet irradiation for 45 sec at a distance of 76.2 mm and wavelength of 253.7 nm, was added onto cell monolayers that were then incubated at 35C for 2 hr. The multiplicity of infection (m.o.i.) was approximately 2.0. Inoculum was re moved and 10 ml of maintenance medium was added to each flask. After incuba tion at 35C Cor 24 hr, supernatant fluid was decanted and centrifuged at 100,000# for I hr and dialyzed against HC1-KCI buffer, pH 2.0, at 4C for 24 hr. Dialysis was continued against two changes of PBS, pH 7.1, at 4C for 24 hr. Fluids were passed through Millex filters GV (0.22 p.m; Millipore Corp., Bedford, Mass.) to obtain sterile preparations. Samples were stored at -80C until they were as sayed for interferon activity. Preparations with antiviral activity possessed the biological and physical properties ascribed to viral interferons (Lockhart, 1973). Controls consisting of cell monolayers which were not treated with either as bestos or chemicals were handled exactly as described above. Interferon assay. An immunofluorescent cell-counting assay of interferon that had been described previously was used to determine the interferon potency of test samples (Hahon et al., 1975). Interferon-treated I-5c-4 cell monolayers were challenged with 104 cell-infecting units of Sendai virus, and infected cells were visualized by direct fluorescent antibody staining. The reciprocal of the interferon dilution that reduced the number of infected cells to 50% of the control served as the measure of interferon activity, i.e., 50% infected cell-depressing dilution (ICDDyj). With this assay system, 0.89 interferon unit corresponded to 1.0 unit of National Institutes of Health reference standard Hu IFN0 (G-023-902-527). Statistics Student's t and Snedecor's / tests were used to determine the sta tistics of significant levels. RESULTS Because cell viability is a prerequisite for IFN induction, the cytocidal effect of different concentrations of both B[a]P and B[e]P was determined in combination with 0.5 mg chrysotile. LLC-MK2 monolayers of nondividing cells (2 x 107) were incubated at 35C for 24 hr with various amounts of chemicals and cell viability was determined by the trypan blue dye exclusion procedure. Under the specified conditions, B[e]P appeared more cytocidal than B[a]P. Cells were able to tolerate at least a tenfold higher quantity of B[a]P (0.039 pmole) than B[e]P (0.0039 nmole) without appreciable loss of viability (<0.5%). These and lesser amounts of chemicals were used in succeeding experiments. 106 HAHON AND BOOTH Different concentrations of B[a]P with and without rat liver S9 and in combina tion with chrysotile were tested for their effect on viral 1FN induction. Results flhble 1) show that B[a]P alone was not detrimental to IFN induction; however, when B[a)P was activated enzymatically by S9, from 60 to 70% inhibition of IFN induction occurred depending on the amount of chemical tested. The inhibitory activity of chrysotile on the process, with or without S9, was comparable to that of activated B[a]P. The combination of B[a]P with S9 and chrysotile resulted in coinhibition of IFN induction. With this mixture, inhibitory activity was signifi cantly greater (P < 0.05) than with any of the reagents tested either alone or in other combinations. Viral IFN induction experiments, similar to those performed with B[a]P and chrysotile, were carried out with the noncarcinogenic analog, B[e]P. Results (Ihble 2) show that the analog with or without the presence of microsomal en zymes (S9) had no appreciable adverse effect on IFN induction. Chrysotile mark edly depressed IFN production but this inhibitory activity was not enhanced by combinations of B[e]P or S9 indicating the absence of any additive adverse effect by these reagents. TABLE J COINKWmON BY BeNZOJoJpYBENE AND CHRYSOTILE ON INTERFERON INDUCTION BY INFLUENZA VIRUS BlaJP (Nmole) Chrysotile (mg) S9* (0.5%) IFN* (ICDDjt) IFN inhibition* (% SEM) 0.039 0.039 0.039 0.039 -- -- -- -- (Control) 0.0039 0.0039 0.0039 0.0039 -- -- -- -- (Control) -- 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -- -- -- 3220 1.0 3: 0.5 + 970 70.2 i 2.3 - 920 71.7 rt 0.5 + 390 88.0 rt 2.7* - 960 70.5 * 1.2 920 71.7 * 0.5 3200 1.6 rt 1.5 - 3250 0.0 - 1650 0.0 rt 0.0 + 620 61.3 rt 0.8 - 600 62.5 rt 0.3 + 210 86.9' rt 0.9* - 560 65.0 rt 3.7 + 550 65.7 2 3.4 + 16)0 0.0 0.0 1600 0.0 * Rat liver homogenate 9000 g supernatant fraction. * Mean reciprocal value of two determinations of 50% infected cell-depressing dilution/10 ml me dium from LLC-MKj monolayers (2 x 10' cells). * Reciprocal IFN lCDDn -------------------------------------- - 1.0 x 100. Reciprocal control IFN ICDDM * Student's / significance level {P < 0.05) relative to BlaJP with S9 and B[aJP without S9 plus chrysotile as well as chrysotile with and without S9. fc 0. O.t 0.( 0.C o.a o.oc o.oc o.oo * Rat I * Mear tfium fro < Rt Recii * No di ' The ft common inductioi reagent i genic me played nc embryo ft without S could be i viously sh vation-def the preser (Hahon an alone can t enced in d< test systen 1980; Moss t00032^9 irt combinaon. Results v, however, tion of IFN e inhibitory able to that resulted in was signifialone or in i B[a]P and JP. Results osomal enotile marknhanced by verse effect uenza Virus inhibition' 2 SEM) on/10 ml i noul S9 plus^ Jj, COINHIBITION OF INTERFERON 107 TABLE 2 Effects of Analog Benzopyrene and Chrysotile on Interferon Induction by Influenza Virus B[e]P (nmole) Chrysotile (mg) S9* (0.5%) IFN* (ICDDjo) IFN inhibition' (% 2 SEM) 0.0039 0.0039 0.0039 0.0039 -- -- -- -- (Control) 0.0039 0.0039 0.0039 0.0039 , -- -- -- -- (Control) -- -- 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 -- -- -- -- 0.1 0.1 t 0.1 0.1 -- -- - 1100 0.0 2 3.6 + 970 9.4 * 1.5 - 210 80.4 2 8.0* + 260 75.8 r 5.2' - 240 77.6 2 2.0* + 240 77.6 * 9.2' + 1040 2.9 2 4.6 - 1070 0.0 - 1360 0.0 2 1.9 + 1270 6.0 2 1.8 - 490 63.8 2 0.7' + 550 59.3 2 ll.l' - 600 55.6 2 1.8' + 530 60.8 2 2.2' + 1350 0.0 2 0.9 - 1350 0.0 * Rat liver homogenate 9000 g supernatant fraction. * Mean reciprocal value of two determinations of 50% infected cell-depressing dilution/10 ml me dium from LLC-MKj monolayers (2 x 101 cells). ' Reciprocal IFN ICDD ----------------------------------------- - 1.0 x 100. Reciprocal control IFN ICOOM ' No difference among values in each set at Snedecor's/significance level (P < 0.05). DISCUSSION The findings reported herein demonstrate that B[a]P in combination with a commonly used form of asbestos (chrysotile) resulted in coinhibition of viral IFN induction that significantly exceeded (P < 0.05) the inhibitory activity of each reagent tested alone. B[a]P enzymatically activated by rat liver S9 to carcino genic metabolites was a requisite to this phenomenon because B[aJP alone dis played no appreciable detrimental activity. Using second or third passage mouse embryo fibroblast cell cultures, DeLor and Sonnenfeld (1984) reported that B[a]P without S9 supplementation could inhibit interferon induction. Conceivably, this could be related to the cell strain per se or its early passage history. It was pre viously shown with the established cell line (LLC-MK2) used herein that the acti vation-dependent carcinogen, 2-aminoanthracene, and other azo dyes required the presence of S9 (Hahon, 1984) to demonstrate depression of IFN synthesis (Hahon and Eckert, 1976), but different forms of asbestos did not. That asbestos alone can readily inhibit IFN induction contrasts markedly to difficulties experi enced in demonstrating its possible mutagenic or carcinogenic potential in other test systems (Chamberlain and Tarmy, 1977; Reiss et al., 1982; Kaplan et al., 1980; Mossman et al., 1983). B[e]P, a noncarcinogenic analog of B(a]P, alone or 10003290