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Project Publications: University of Kentucky: Vascular Mechanisms of PCB-Induced Brain Metastases

Superfund Research Program

Vascular Mechanisms of PCB-Induced Brain Metastases

Project Leader: Michal Toborek (University of Miami)
Grant Number: P42ES007380
Funding Period: 2000-2014

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Publications

2015

  • Eum SY, Jaraki D, Andras IE, Toborek M. 2015. Lipid rafts regulate PCB153-induced disruption of occludin and brain endothelial barrier function through protein phosphatase 2A and matrix metalloproteinase-2. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 287(3):258-266. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2015.06.011 PMID:26080028 PMCID:PMC4574485

2014

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2011

2010

  • Choi Y, Arzuaga X, Kluemper CT, Caraballo A, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2010. Quercetin blocks caveolae-dependent pro-inflammatory responses induced by co-planar PCBs. Environ Int 36(8):931-934. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2009.06.009 PMID:19608276 PMCID:PMC2889233
  • Choi Y, Seelbach MJ, Pu H, Eum SY, Chen L, Zhang B, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2010. Polychlorinated biphenyls disrupt intestinal integrity via NADPH oxidase-induced alterations of tight junction protein expression. Environ Health Perspect 118(7):976-981. doi:10.1289/ehp.0901751 PMID:20299304 PMCID:PMC2920918
  • Eum SY, Andras IE, Choi Y, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2010. Caveolae/lipid raft modulates TNF-alpha-induced upregulation of cell adhesion molecules in human brain endothelial cells. FASEB J 24:604.1.
  • Eum SY, Choi Y, Andras IE, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2010. Lipid raft-dependent NADPH oxidase regulates polychlorinated biphenyls-induced expression of cell adhesion molecules in human brain endothelial cells. FASEB J 24:750.9.
  • Han S, Eum SY, Toborek M, Smart EJ, Hennig B. 2010. Polychlorinated biphenyl-induced VCAM-1 expression is attenuated in aortic endothelial cells isolated from caveolin-1 deficient mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 246(1-2):74-82. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2010.04.009 PMID:20406653 PMCID:PMC2895770
  • Majkova Z, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2010. The role of caveolae in endothelial cell dysfunction with a focus on nutrition and environmental toxicants. J Cell Mol Med 14(10):2359-2370. doi:10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01064.x PMID:20406324 PMCID:PMC2965309
  • Seelbach MJ, Chen L, Powell A, Choi Y, Zhang B, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2010. Polychlorinated biphenyls disrupt blood-brain barrier integrity and promote brain metastasis formation. Environ Health Perspect 118(4):479-484. doi:10.1289/ehp.0901334 PMID:20064788 PMCID:PMC2854723
  • Zhang B, Chen L, Swartz KR, Bruemmer D, Eum SY, Huang W, Seelbach MJ, Choi Y, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2010. Deficiency of telomerase activity aggravates the blood-brain barrier disruption and neuroinflammatory responses in a model of experimental stroke. J Neurosci Res 88(13):2859-2868. doi:10.1002/jnr.22450 PMID:20564349 PMCID:PMC2919635
  • Zheng Y, Layne J, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2010. The roles of caveolin-1 and heme oxygenase-1 in EGCG-mediated protection against TNF-alpha-induced endothelial inflammation. FASEB J 24:541.10.
  • Zheng Y, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2010. Epigallocatechin gallate mediated protection against tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression is heme oxygenase-1 dependent. Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental 59(10):1528-1535. doi:10.1016/j.metabol.2010.01.018 PMID:20580034
  • Zhong Y, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2010. Intact lipid rafts regulate HIV-1 Tat protein-induced activation of the Rho signaling and upregulation of P-glycoprotein in brain endothelial cells. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 30(3):522-533. doi:10.1038/jcbfm.2009.214 PMID:19794400 PMCID:PMC2949153

2009

  • Arzuaga X, Ren N, Stromberg AJ, Black EP, Arsenescu V, Cassis LA, Majkova Z, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2009. Induction of gene pattern changes associated with dysfunctional lipid metabolism induced by dietary fat and exposure to a persistent organic pollutant. Toxicol Lett 189(2):96-101. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.05.008 PMID:19467301 PMCID:PMC2729430
  • Chen L, Swartz KR, Toborek M. 2009. Novel surgical technique for direct substance or cell delivery into the cerebral vasculature. FASEB J 23:832.6.
  • Chen L, Swartz KR, Toborek M. 2009. Vessel microport technique for applications in cerebrovascular research. J Neurosci Res 87(7):1718-1727. doi:10.1002/jnr.21973 PMID:19115415 PMCID:PMC2713928
  • Choi Y, Eum SY, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2009. NADPH oxidase is involved in polychlorinated biphenylmediated alterations of tight junction proteins in cells ofthe gastrointestinal tract. FASEB J 23:570.7.
  • Eum SY, Andras IE, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2009. NADPH oxidase and lipid raft-associated redox signaling are required for PCB153-induced upregulation of cell adhesion molecules in human brain endothelial cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 240(2):299-305. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2009.07.022 PMID:19632255 PMCID:PMC2760772
  • Eum SY, Choi Y, Radakovic M, Andras IE, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2009. Polychlorinated biphenyls induce adhesion of breast cancer cells to human brain endothelium through lipid raft-dependent upregulation of cell adhesion molecules. FASEB J 23:739.22.
  • Eum SY, Choi Y, Radakovic M, Andras IE, Toborek M. 2009. Lipid raft-associated signaling pathways are involved in polychlorinated biphenyl-induced disruption of tight junction in human brain endothelium. FASEB J 23:637.6.
  • Majkova Z, Smart EJ, Hennig B. 2009. Up-regulation of endothelial monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 by coplanar PCB77 is caveolin-1-dependent. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 237(1):1-7. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2009.02.016 PMID:19265715 PMCID:PMC2680936
  • Seelbach MJ, Chen L, Choi Y, Yinan W, Layne J, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2009. Novel model of brain metastasis formation: the influence of polychlorinated biphenyls on blood-brain barrier integrity and brain metastasis. FASEB J 23:1020.9.
  • Zheng Y, Lim EJ, Wang L, Smart EJ, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2009. Role of caveolin-1 in EGCG-mediated protection against linoleic-acid-induced endothelial cell activation. J Nutr Biochem 20:202-209. doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2008.02.004 PMID:18656337 PMCID:PMC2655117
  • Zheng Y, Oesterling EG, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2009. Flavonoids protect against endothelial dysfunction by induction of hemeoxygenase-1. FASEB J 23:717.11.

2008

2007

  • Arzuaga X, Reiterer G, Majkova Z, Kilgore MW, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2007. PPARalpha ligands reduce PCB-induced endothelial activation: possible interactions in inflammation and atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Toxicol 7(4):264-272. doi:10.1007/s12012-007-9005-8 PMID:17955387
  • Hennig B, Oesterling EG, Toborek M. 2007. Environmental toxicity, nutrition, and gene interactions in the development of atherosclerosis. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases 17(2):162-9. PMID:17306736
  • Lehmann L, Esch HL, Kirby PA, Robertson LW, Ludewig G. 2007. 4-monochlorobiphenyl (PCB3) induces mutations in the livers of transgenic Fisher 344 rats. Carcinogenesis 28(2):471-478. doi:10.1093/carcin/bgl157 PMID:16950798
  • Lim EJ, Smart EJ, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2007. The role of caveolin-1 in PCB77-induced eNOS phosphorylation in human-derived endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293:doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00921.2007 PMID:17933968

2006

  • Arzuaga X, Reiterer G, Majkova Z, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2006. PPARg agonists protect against PCB-induced vascular endothelial cell activation. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.
  • Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. Interplay between epidermal growth factor receptor and Janus kinase 3 regulates polychlorinated biphenyl-induced matrix metalloproteinase-3 expression and transendothelial migration of tumor cells. Mol Cancer Res 4(6):361-70. PMID:16778083
  • Eum SY, Rha GB, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. c-Src-mediated interleukin-8 overexpression and migration of endothelial cells: implications in PCB-mediated tumor metastasis. FASEB J 20:A1147.
  • Eum SY, Rha GB, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. cSRC-mediated interleukin-8 overexpression and migration of endothelial cells: implications in PCB-mediated tumor metastasis. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.
  • Feliciano JS, Pasini P, Deo SK, Daunert S. 2006. Photoproteins as reporters in whole cell sensing systems. Chapter 8 in: Photoproteins in Bioanalysis. Wiley-VCH, New York, NY. pp.131-154.
  • Hayashi K, Pu H, Andras IE, Eum SY, Yamauchi A, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. HIV-TAT protein upregulates expression of multidrug resistance protein 1 in the blood-brain barrier. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 26(8):1052-65. PMID:16395283
  • Hennig B, Arzuaga X, Majkova Z, Smart EJ, Toborek M. 2006. Endothelial cell dysfunction: environmental contaminants and nutritional implications. Atherosclerosis 7(3):444.
  • Hennig B, Lei W, Arzuaga X, Das Ghosh D, Viswanathan S, Toborek M. 2006. Linoleic acid induces proinflammatory events in vascular endothelial cells via activation of PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 signaling. J Nutr Biochem 17(11):766-772. PMID:16563718
  • Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. Impact of nutrition on PCB toxicity. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.
  • Huang Z, Eum SY, Hennig B, Toborek M, Zhu H. 2006. Proteomic characterization of endothelial cell surface proteins upon PCB exposure. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.
  • Majkova Z, Lim EJ, Smart EJ, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2006. Role of caveolin-1 in PCB-induced vascular endothelial cell activation. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.
  • Rha GB, Eum SY, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. c-Src is the primary signaling mediator of polychlorinated biphenyl-induced interleukin-8 expression in a human microvascular endothelial cell line. Toxicol Sci 92(1):311-20. PMID:16611624
  • Shen H, Arzuaga X, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2006. Zinc nutritional status modulates PCB 77-induced proinflammatory responses in vascular endothelial cells. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.
  • Sipka SM, Eum SY, Pu H, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. Structure-function relationship of PCB-mediated induction of proinflammatory mediators in vivo. FASEB J 20:A641.
  • Sipka SM, Eum SY, Xu S, Gavalas VG, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2006. Oral administration of PCBs induces proinflammatory and prometastatic responses. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.
  • Toborek M, Hennig B. 2006. PCBs and cancer metastasis. In: PCB Workshop, 4th, 2006. Zakopane, Poland.

2005

  • Arzuaga X, Reiterer G, Majkova Z, Kilgore MW, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2005. 3,3'4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl disrupts PPAR signaling in vascular endothelial cells. In: Proceedings of the DIOXIN 2005 Conference, August 21-26. Toronto, Canada.
  • Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2005. Role of EGF receptor/MAP kinases in activation of human microvascular endothelial cells by exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. FASEB J 19:A1067.
  • Gosh DG, Viswanathan S, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2005. Linoleic acid induces proinflammatory events in vascular endothelial cells via activation of PI3/AKT and ERK1/2 MARK signaling. FASEB J 19:A1006.
  • Hennig B, Majkova Z, Oesterling EG, Arzuaga X, Reiterer G, Toborek M. 2005. Proinflammatory mechanisms induced by PCBs: implications in vascular diseases. In: Proceedings of the DIOXIN 2005 Conference, August 21-26. Toronto, Canada.
  • Hennig B, Reiterer G, Majkova Z, Oesterling EG, Meerarani P, Toborek M. 2005. Modification of environmental toxicity by nutrients: implications in atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Toxicol 5(2):153-160. PMID:16046791
  • Hennig B, Reiterer G, Toborek M, Matveev SV, Daugherty A, Smart EJ, Robertson LW. 2005. Dietary fat interacts with PCBs to induce changes in lipid metabolism in mice deficient in low-density lipoprotein receptor. Environ Health Perspect 113(1):83-87. PMID:15626652 PMCID:PMC1253714
  • Hennig B, Toborek M, Ramadass P, Ludewig G, Robertson LW, Arif JM. 2005. Polychlorinated biphenyls, oxidative stress and diet. Chapter Vol. 3 in: Reviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, DE. pp.93-128.
  • Majkova Z, Smart EJ, Daugherty A, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2005. PCB-induced inflammatory response in caveolin-1 deficient mice. In: Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), March 6-10, 2005. New Orleans, LA.
  • Majkova Z, Smart EJ, Daugherty A, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2005. PCB-induced inflammatory response in caveolin-1 deficient mice. In: Society of Toxicology, 44th Annual Meeting, 2005. New Orleans, LA.
  • Reiterer G, MacDonald R, Browning JD, Marrow J, Matveev SV, Daugherty A, Smart EJ, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2005. Zinc deficiency increases plasma lipids and atherosclerotic markers in LDL-receptor-deficient mice. J Nutr 135(9):2114-2118. PMID:16140885
  • Preedy VR, Watson RR, eds. 2005. Reviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, DE.

2004

  • Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2004. Specific non-coplanar PCBs disrupts barrier function and increase transendothelial migration of breast cancer cells. FASEB J 18:A187.
  • Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2004. VEGF regulates PCB 104-mediated stimulation of permeability and transmigration of breast cancer cells in human microvascular endothelial cells. Exp Cell Res 296(2):231-244. PMID:15149853
  • Hennig B, Toborek M, Bachas LG, Suk WA. 2004. Emerging issues: nutritional awareness in environmental toxicology. J Nutr Biochem 15(4):194-195. PMID:15068811
  • Lee YW, Eum SY, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2004. Potential role of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) in the PC104-mediated barrier dysfunction of human microvascular endothelial cells. FASEB J 18:A991.
  • Reiterer G, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2004. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors alpha and gamma require zinc for their anti-inflammatory properties in porcine vascular endothelial cells. J Nutr 134(7):1711-1715. PMID:15226458
  • Toborek M, Hennig B. 2004. Quercetin protects against linoleic acid-induced porcine endothelial cell dysfunction. J Nutr 134(4):771-775. PMID:15051824
  • Wu G, Toborek M, Hennig B, Saraswathi V. 2004. Linoleic acid-induced endothelial activation: role of calcium and peroxynitrite signaling. J Lipid Res 45(5):794-804. doi:10.1194/jlr.M300497-JLR200 PMID:14993245

2003

  • Choi W, Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Robertson LW, Toborek M. 2003. PCB 104 induces oxidative stress and stimulates proinflammatory reactions in human vascular endothelial cells: relationship to cancer metastasis. FASEB J 17:A272.
  • Lee YW, Park HJ, Son KW, Hennig B, Robertson LW, Toborek M. 2003. 2,2',4,6,6'-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB104) induces apoptosis of human microvascular endothelial cells through the caspase-dependent activation of CREB. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 189(1):1-10. PMID:12758055

2002

  • Choi W, Lee YW, Hennig B, Robertson LW, Toborek M. 2002. PCB-induced inflammatory reactions in human endothelial cells: implication in cancer metastasis. FASEB J 16:A961.
  • Hennig B, Hammock BD, Slim RM, Toborek M, Viswanathan S, Robertson LW. 2002. PCB-induced oxidative stress in endothelial cells: modulation by nutrients. Int J Hyg Environ Health 205(1-2):95-102. PMID:12018021
  • Hennig B, Meerarani P, Slim RM, Toborek M, Daugherty A, Silverstone AE, Robertson LW. 2002. Proinflammatory properties of coplanar PCBs: in vitro and in vivo evidence. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 181(3):174-183. PMID:12079426
  • Hennig B, Viswanathan S, Toborek M. 2002. Fatty acid-induced endothelial cell activation. Atherosclerosis Supplements 3(2):123.
  • Park HJ, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2002. Linoleic acid-induced VCAM-1 expression in human microvascular endothelial cells is mediated by the NF-ºB-dependent pathway. Nutr Cancer 41:126-134. PMID:12094615
  • Toborek M, Lee YW, Garrido R, Kaiser S, Hennig B. 2002. Unsaturated fatty acids selectively induce an inflammatory environment in human endothelial cells. Am J Clin Nutr 75(1):119-125. PMID:11756069
  • Viswanathan S, Hammock BD, Meerarani P, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2002. Mechanisms of linoleic acid-induced endothelial activation: possible involvement of epoxide metabolites in mediating the inflammatory response. FASEB J 16:A157.

2001

  • Hennig B, Slim RM, Toborek M, Hammock BD, Robertson LW. 2001. Cardiovascular disease: endothelial cells as a target for PCB toxicity. In: PCBs: Recent Advances in Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects. University Kentucky Press, Lexington, KY. pp.211-220.
  • Hennig B, Toborek M. 2001. Fatty acid-induced endothelial cell activation: implications in atherosclerosis. Pol J Pharmacol 53(Suppl.):36.
  • Hennig B, Toborek M, McClain CJ. 2001. High-energy diets, fatty acids and endothelial cell function: implications for atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Nutr 20(2):97-105. PMID:11349944
  • Hennig B, Toborek M, Reiterer G, Majkova Z, Oesterling EG, Meerarani P, Robertson LW. 2001. Nutrition Modulates PCB Toxicity: Implications in Atherosclerosis. In: PCBs: Recent Advances in Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects. University Kentucky Press, Lexington, KY.
  • Hennig B, Viswanathan S, Toborek M, Hammock BD. 2001. Mechanisms of fatty-acid mediated endothelial cell activation. J Am Coll Nutr 20:574.
  • Lee YW, Park HJ, Hennig B, Toborek M. 2001. Linoleic acid induces MCP-1 gene expression in human microvascular endothelial cells through an oxidative mechanism. J Nutr Biochem 12(11):648-654. PMID:12031258
  • Slim RM, Hammock BD, Toborek M, Robertson LW. 2001. The role of methyl linoleic acid epoxide and diol metabolites in the synergistic toxicity of linoleic acid and PCBs to vascular endothelial cells. Toxicol Sci 60:13.
  • Slim RM, Hammock BD, Toborek M, Robertson LW, Newman JW, Morisseau C, Watkins BA, Viswanathan S, Hennig B. 2001. The role of methyl-linoleic acid epoxide and diol metabolites in the amplified toxicity of linoleic acid and polychlorinated biphenyls to vascular endothelial cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 171(3):184-193. PMID:11243918
  • Viswanathan S, Narayan P, Hammock BD, Meerarani P, Toborek M, Hennig B. 2001. Linoleic acid-derived epoxides alter calcium and nitric oxide metabolism in endothelial cells. FASEB J 15:A190.

2000

  • Hennig B, Meerarani P, Kaiser S, Toborek M. 2000. Inflammatory events and fatty acid-induced activation of vascular endothelial cells. FASEB J 14:A199.
  • Hennig B, Meerarani P, Ramadass P, Watkins BA, Toborek M. 2000. Fatty acid-mediated activation of vascular endothelial cells. Metabolism 49(8):1006-1013. PMID:10954018
  • Hennig B, Slim RM, Toborek M, Malecki A, Robertson LW. 2000. Effects of lipids and antioxidants on PCB-mediated dysfunction of vascular endothelial cells. Cent Eur J Public Health 8(supp):18-19. PMID:10943440
  • Hennig B, Slim RM, Toborek M, Watkins BA, Robertson LW. 2000. Modulation of PCB-induced endothelial activation by fatty acids and antioxidants. In: Proceedings of the 1st PCB Workshop: Recent Advances in the Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), 2000. Lexington, KY.
  • Hennig B, Toborek M. 2000. High-energy nutrients, fatty acids and endothelial cell function: implications in atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Nutr 19:678.
  • Slim RM, Toborek M, Robertson LW, Lehmler H, Hennig B. 2000. Cellular glutathione status modulates Polychlorinated Biphenyl-induced stress response and apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 166(1):36-42. PMID:10873716
  • Toborek M, Lee YW, Garrido R, Kaiser S, Hennig B. 2000. Dietary fatty acid-induced oxidative and inflammatory environments in endothelial cells. J Am Coll Nutr 19:684.
  • Toborek M, Lee YW, Robertson LW, Zimmer S, Hennig B. 2000. PCB can induce overexpression of ICAM-1 in human endothelial cells. In: Proceedings of the 1st PCB Workshop: Recent Advances in the Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), 2000. Lexington, KY.
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