Physico-chemical characterization of African urban aerosols (Bamako in Mali and Dakar in Senegal) and their toxic effects in human bronchial epithelial cells: description of a worrying situation.

Stéphanie Val 1, * Cathy Liousse 2 El Hadji Thierno Doumbia 2 Corinne Galy-Lacaux 2 Hélène Cachier 3 Nicolas Marchand 4 Anne Badel 5 Eric Gardrat 2 Alexandre Sylvestre 4 Armelle Baeza-Squiban 1
* Auteur correspondant
1 BFA - Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative
2 LA - Laboratoire d'aérologie - LA
3 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
4 LCE - Laboratoire Chimie de l'environnement
5 MTI - Molécules Thérapeutique in silico ; Recherche de molécules à visée thérapeutique par approches In Silico
Abstract : BACKGROUND: The involvement of particulate matter (PM) in cardiorespiratory diseases is now established in developed countries whereas in developing areas such as Africa with a high level of specific pollution, PM pollution and its effects are poorly studied. Our objective was to characterize the biological reactivity of urban African aerosols on human bronchial epithelial cells in relation to PM physico-chemical properties to identify toxic sources. METHODS: Size-speciated aerosol chemical composition was analyzed in Bamako (BK, Mali, 2 samples with one having desert dust event BK1) and Dakar (DK; Senegal) for Ultrafine UF, Fine F and Coarse C PM. PM reactivity was studied in human bronchial epithelial cells investigating six biomarkers (oxidative stress responsive genes and pro-inflammatory cytokines). RESULTS: PM mass concentrations were mainly distributed in coarse mode (60%) and were impressive in BK1 due to the desert dust event. BK2 and DK samples showed a high content of total carbon characteristic of urban areas. The DK sample had huge PAH quantities in bulk aerosol compared with BK that had more water soluble organic carbon and metals. Whatever the site, UF and F PM triggered the mRNA expression of the different biomarkers whereas coarse PM had little or no effect. The GM-CSF biomarker was the most discriminating and showed the strongest pro-inflammatory effect of BK2 PM. The analysis of gene expression signature and of their correlation with main PM compounds revealed that PM-induced responses are mainly related to organic compounds. The toxicity of African aerosols is carried by the finest PM as with Parisian aerosols, but when considering PM mass concentrations, the African population is more highly exposed to toxic particulate pollution than French population. Regarding the prevailing sources in each site, aerosol biological impacts are higher for incomplete combustion sources resulting from two-wheel vehicles and domestic fires than from diesel vehicles (Dakar). Desert dust events seem to produce fewer biological impacts than anthropogenic sources. DISCUSSION: Our study shows that combustion sources contribute to the high toxicity of F and UF PM of African urban aerosols, and underlines the importance of emission mitigation and the imperative need to evaluate and to regulate particulate pollution in Africa.
Keywords : 16HBE Particle Lung Inflammation Metabolism Oxidative stress Organic compounds Traffic emissions Domestic fires Desert dust event
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology, BioMed Central, 2013, 10 (1), pp.10. 〈10.1186/1743-8977-10-10〉
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Stéphanie Val, Cathy Liousse, El Hadji Thierno Doumbia, Corinne Galy-Lacaux, Hélène Cachier, et al.. Physico-chemical characterization of African urban aerosols (Bamako in Mali and Dakar in Senegal) and their toxic effects in human bronchial epithelial cells: description of a worrying situation.. Particle and Fibre Toxicology, BioMed Central, 2013, 10 (1), pp.10. 〈10.1186/1743-8977-10-10〉. 〈inserm-00818453〉

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