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Early-Life Persistent Vitamin D Deficiency Alters Cardiopulmonary Responses to Particulate Matter-Enhanced Atmospheric Smog in Adult Mice Kimberly Stratford, Najwa Haykal-Coates, Leslie Thompson, Q. Todd Krantz, Charly King, Jonathan Krug, M. Ian Gilmour, Aimen Farraj, and Mehdi Hazari Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b04882 • Publication Date (Web): 30 Jan 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on February 1, 2018

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Environmental Science & Technology

Early-Life Persistent Vitamin D Deficiency Alters Cardiopulmonary Responses to Particulate Matter-Enhanced Atmospheric Smog in Adult Mice

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Kimberly Stratford1, Najwa Haykal-Coates2, Leslie Thompson2, Q. Todd Krantz3, Charly

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King3, Jonathan Krug4, M. Ian Gilmour2, Aimen Farraj2, Mehdi Hazari2 .

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Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599 2

Cardiopulmonary and Immunotoxicology Branch, Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 3

Inhalation Toxicology Facilities Branch, Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 4

Exposure Methods and Measurement Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

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*Corresponding author: Mehdi S. Hazari, Environmental Public Health Division, USEPA, 109 Alexander Drive, B105; Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; (Phone: 919-541-4588; Fax: 919-541-0034; email: [email protected])

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Running title: Vitamin D deficiency alters response to smog

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Abstract

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Early-life nutritional deficiencies can lead to increased cardiovascular susceptibility to

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environmental exposures. Thus, the purpose of the study was to examine the effect of

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early-life persistent vitamin D deficiency (VDD) on the cardiopulmonary response to a

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particulate matter-enhanced photochemical smog. Mice were fed a VDD or normal diet

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(ND) after weaning. At 17 weeks of age, mice were implanted with radiotelemeters to

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monitor electrocardiogram, heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). Ventilatory

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function was measured throughout the diet, before and after smog exposure using

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whole-body plethysmography. VDD mice had lower HR, increased HRV and decreased

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tidal volume compared with ND. Regardless of diet, HR decreased during air exposure;

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this response was blunted by smog in ND mice and to a lesser degree in VDD. When

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compared with ND, VDD increased HRV during air exposure and more so with smog.

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However, smog only increased cardiac arrhythmias in ND mice. This study

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demonstrates that VDD alters the cardiopulmonary response to smog highlighting the

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possible influence of nutritional factors in determining responses to air pollution. The

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mechanism of how VDD induces these effects is currently unknown, but modifiable

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factors should be considered when performing risk assessment of complex air pollution

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atmospheres.

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Introduction

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It is clear from epidemiological, human and animal studies that air pollution has a

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deleterious effect on cardiovascular health (e.g. ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia,

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stroke)1. In fact, research from the last ten years has shown that there are several

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factors, which include not only those related to air pollution such as concentration,

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composition and chemistry, but also host factors like nutrition, that contribute to the

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overall response. Thus, characterization of these factors with the intent of

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understanding the underlying toxicological mechanisms as well as providing useable

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public health information about individual susceptibility is crucial to reducing the harmful

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effects of air pollution particularly given the prevalence of chronic diseases like asthma

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and heart disease.

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Like all the organ systems, regulation and proper function of the cardiovascular system

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is dependent on adequate levels of micronutrients like vitamin D, which is one of a few

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molecules with a critical homeostatic role throughout the body.2, 3 Although recent data

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demonstrate an association between vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and cardiovascular

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impairment4-6, the link to disease development is still not firmly established, nor is it

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clear whether it contributes to adverse responses due to air pollution. Vitamin D is a fat-

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soluble vitamin produced endogenously in the skin, after ultraviolent B radiation

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exposure, and acquired through the diet from a variety of foods like milk, fish, cheese

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and beans.2, 7 Vitamin D receptors are present on numerous tissues and cells

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throughout the body, including cardiomyocytes.2 Yet, minimal sun exposure, obesity,

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improper nutrition as well as a myriad of other factors result in VDD2, 3, which has



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become a public health concern affecting 8% of the pediatric population in the United

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States.8 Early-life or childhood VDD can lead to vascular dysfunction, hypertension and

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other cardiac abnormalities9-11, although its precise role in electrocardiographic

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abnormalities and cardiac autonomic changes has not been extensively characterized.

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Vitamin D exerts its effects through a steroid nuclear receptor 2, 12 that binds to vitamin

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D response elements (VDRE) on DNA and influences expression of a wide variety of

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genes affecting the function of numerous organ systems, including the cardiovascular.12-

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In relation, chronic VDD may cause subtle latent physiological changes which increase

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the risk of a triggered adverse response to a stressor like air pollution. These adverse

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responses triggered by exposure are far more difficult to characterize with complex,

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particulate matter (PM)-rich photochemical smog, which is comprised of not only PM but

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also ozone and other gaseous pollutants (e.g. acrolein and aldehyde isoforms), and

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which represents the bulk of what people are exposed to in terms of ambient air

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pollution.17-19 The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of early-life

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persistent VDD in smog-induced cardiovascular toxicity. We hypothesized that VDD

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during early-life and persisting into adulthood would 1) modulate autonomic influence on

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the heart and induce electrical changes, 2) cause ventilatory alterations, and as a result

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3) alter the cardiopulmonary response to atmospheric smog.

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Materials and Methods

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Animals - Three-week old female C57Bl/6 mice (body weight = 9.6 ± 1.6g) were used in

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this study (Jackson Laboratory – Raleigh, NC). Mice were housed five per cage and

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maintained on a 12-hr light/dark cycle at approximately 22˚C and 50% relative humidity

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in an AAA-LAC-approved facility. Food (Prolab RMH 3000; PMI Nutrition International,

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St. Louis, MO) and water were provided ad libitum during the quarantine period (3 days)

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after arrival. All protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use

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Committee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and are in accordance with the

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National Institutes of Health Guides for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The

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animals were treated humanely and with regard for alleviation of suffering.

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Diet – Mice were randomly placed and maintained ad libitum on either a VDD

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(D10073001) or normal diet (ND) (D10012G-Research Diets Inc) for 16 weeks. The

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VDD diet had no added vitamin D. The ND has 1000 IU per 10 grams of vitamin D. The

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diets had equal levels of all other vitamins and minerals including calcium, which was at

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the concentration specified by the American Institute of Nutrition.20

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Experimental Groups – Mice were randomly assigned into a ND (n = 28) or VDD (n =

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35) group and maintained on those diets for the extent of the study. Of those animals,

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12 of each diet were randomly chosen and implanted with radiotelemeters at 16 weeks

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of age. Each of the groups with radiotelemeters were then further randomly assigned to

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air (FA) or smog (SA-PM) exposure groups as were the non-telemetered ND and VDD

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mice. The timeline of the experimental design is depicted in Figure S1.



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Surgical Implantation of radiotelemeters and data acquisition – Animals were implanted

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with radiotelemeters and monitored as previously described21. Briefly, animals were

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anesthetized using inhaled isoflurane (Butler Animal Health Supply, Dublin OH) and

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using aseptic technique, each animal was implanted subcutaneously with a

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radiotelemeter (ETA-F10, Data Sciences International, St Paul, MN) to approximate the

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lead II of a standard electrocardiogram (ECG). Signals from the radiotelemeters were

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used to monitor heart rate (HR) and ECG waveforms immediately following telemeter

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implantation, through exposure until 24hrs post-exposure. This methodology provided

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continuous monitoring and collection of physiologic data from individual mice. See

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Supporting Information for specific details.

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Heart Rate Variability Analysis - Heart rate variability (HRV) was calculated as the mean

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of the differences between sequential RRs for the complete set of ECG waveforms. For

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each 1-min stream of ECG waveforms, mean time between successive QRS complex

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peaks (RR interval), mean HR, and mean HRV-analysis–generated time-domain

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measures were acquired. The time-domain measures included standard deviation of the

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time between normal-to-normal beats (SDNN), and root mean squared of successive

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differences (RMSSD). HRV analysis was also conducted in the frequency domain using

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a Fast-Fourier transform. The spectral power obtained from this transformation

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represents the total harmonic variability for the frequency range being analyzed. In this

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study, the spectrum was divided into low-frequency (LF) and high-frequency (HF)


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regions. The ratio of these two frequency domains (LF/HF) provides an estimate of the

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relative balance between sympathetic (LF) and vagal (HF) activity.

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Whole-Body Plethysmography - Ventilatory function (e.g. enhanced pause, tidal volume

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and minute ventilation) was assessed in awake, unrestrained mice using a whole-body

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plethysmograph (Buxco, Wilmington, NC). Assessments were performed at 3, 8, 11 and

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15-weeks of age and 24hrs prior to the day of exposure, immediately post-exposure and

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24hrs after exposure. Using respiratory-induced fluctuations in ambient pressure,

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ventilatory parameters including tidal volume (VT), breathing frequency (f), inspiratory

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time (Ti), expiratory time (Te), minute volume (MV) and enhanced pause (Penh), which

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is a measure of ventilatory timing and can indicate airway irritation, were calculated and

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recorded on a breath-by-breath basis.

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Tissue Collection and Analysis - Mice were euthanized 24 hours after exposure and

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blood was collected, processed and analyzed. Vitamin D concentrations were

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determined in the serum spectrophotometrically using a Vitamin D EIA Kit (Cayman

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Chemical, Ann Arbor, Michigan).

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Photochemical Smog Exposures – An atmosphere with high particulate matter (PM) and

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low ozone and nitrogen oxide concentrations (SA-PM) was generated in the Mobile

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Reaction Chamber (MRC). Briefly, SA-PM was artificially generated with 0.491 ppm

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nitrogen oxide (NO), 0.528 ppm NOx, 29.9 ppmC total hydrocarbons (THC), 24 ppmC

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gasoline and 5.3 ppmC α -pinene as the initial conditions, which were then irradiated by



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ultraviolent light. SA-PM was transported under vacuum to 0.3 m-3 whole body

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inhalation chambers. Continuous gas and aerosol sampling for carbon monoxide (CO),

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ozone (O3), nitrogen oxides (NOx), THC and particle mass concentration were

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conducted at both the MRC unit as well as from the inhalation exposure systems. All

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PM was formed as secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from the photochemical reactions

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in the MRC. Particle size distributions and gravimetric mass sampling was measured.

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Filter sampling for gravimetric analysis were conducted for the entire exposure time.

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Volatile organic compound (VOC) summa cannisters were periodically collected and

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analyzed by gas chromatography off-line to determine concentrations of various VOCs

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in the exposure atmosphere. Please refer to Krug et al. in this issue for complete

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exposure details.

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Statistics - All data were analyzed using SAS 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC)

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software. Mixed-model ANOVAs, with Tukey’s procedure for the post hoc comparisons,

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were used to examine the statistical differences between exposure and diet. To improve

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normality of the residuals and because the HRV variable distributions were highly

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skewed, each HRV parameter was natural- log transformed. Also, the delta values of

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the variables from baseline were used in this analysis. The statistical significance was

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set at P < 0.05.

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Results

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Exposure characteristics - The measured criteria pollutants in SA-PM (MR044) were

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ozone (0.094 ppm), NOx (0.154 ppb) and PM2.5 (0.307 mg/m3). The ten most abundant

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secondary compounds that were generated in the atmosphere were: ethanol (1.03

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ppm), alpha-pinene (0.533 ppm), toluene (0.463 ppm), 2-methylpentane (0.330 ppm), n-

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hexane (0.222 ppm), isopentane (0.212 ppm), m-& p-xylene (0.201 ppm), 3-

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methylpentane (0.187 ppm), n-pentane (0.103 ppm) and n-butane (0.0748 ppm) (Figure

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S2). See Krug et al. in this issue for further details.

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Body weight and vitamin D levels - Body weight was determined on a weekly basis;

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there were no differences between ND and VDD mice (Figure S3). Vitamin D levels

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were confirmed to be lower in all VDD mice (1.06 ± 0.1 ng/mL) when compared with ND

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mice (21.1±2.2 ng/mL), but there was no difference in calcium or phosphate levels

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(Data not shown).

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Heart rate and heart rate variability – HR was decreased in VDD mice from the time of

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telemeter implantation until exposure (Figure 1A), while SDNN, RMSSD, and HF

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increased (Figure 1B-D). Log-normal distribution was calculated for HRV because the

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data were not normally distributed. HR decreased significantly 24 hours after FA in ND

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animals and after SA-PM exposure in VDD animals. ND animals exposed to SA-PM and

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VDD animals exposed to air did not exhibit any changes (i.e. their HR did not decrease

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after exposure) (Figure 2A). SDNN was increased in all groups 24hrs after exposure

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ND mice exposed to SA-PM. VDD increased SDNN irrespective of the exposure, yet

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when combined, VDD and SA-PM had a significantly greater effect on SDNN than either

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alone (Figure 2B). Similar trends were observed with RMSSD for which the combination

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of VDD and SA-PM had a greater effect than either VDD or SA-PM alone (Figure 2C).

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HF decreased significantly due to VDD and SA-PM exposure (Figure 2D); interestingly,

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this phenomenon was also observed in ND mice exposed to FA but not in VDD mice

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exposed to FA or the ND mice exposed to SA-PM. No significant changes were

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observed in LF (data not shown).

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During exposure, HR decreased from baseline (30-minute acclimation period before

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exposure) in all animals regardless of diet or exposure. SA-PM significantly blunted the

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decrease in HR in ND mice; a similar effect was seen in VDD mice but to a lesser

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degree (Figure 3A). SDNN increased in VDD mice during air exposure and in ND mice

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during smog exposure however there was no effect in VDD mice exposed to SA-PM

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(Figure 3B). In addition, RMSSD increased significantly in VDD mice during air

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exposure when compared with ND; this response was further increased if the animals

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were exposed to SA-PM (Figure 3C). HF only increased in VDD mice during SA-PM

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exposure (Figure 3D). No significant changes were observed in LF during exposure.

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Lastly, the number of arrhythmias significantly increased in ND mice during SA-PM

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exposure and although VDD appears to also increase total arrhythmias the results were

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not significant (Figure 3E).

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Ventilatory function – Although ND mice had lower f at 3 weeks of age than VDD, the f

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was comparable at 8 weeks and continued to decrease with age for both groups (Figure

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4A). Similarly, although VT/MV were higher in the VDD group at the beginning of the diet

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further increases in VT/MV with aging over time were blunted in the VDD mice when

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compared with ND mice (Figure 4B – VDD 72.4% increase; ND 111.2% increase at

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15wks). VDD mice had decreased Ti before and through the diet regimen when

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compared with ND mice while there were no differences in Te (Table S1).

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Other than ventilatory timing (penh) being higher in VDD versus ND mice, there were no

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significant differences in the pre-exposure ventilatory parameters between the two diets

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(Table 1). All subsequent comparisons for exposure-related ventilatory effects were

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made within group. As such, all animals experienced a significant decrease in f after

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exposure; however, this decrease was less in VDD mice when compared with ND and

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the effect was further reduced by SA-PM (i.e. f decreased the least in VDD mice after

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SA-PM). Similar trends were observed with VT, Ti, and Te however the values increased

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after exposure. Penh increased after SA-PM exposure in ND mice when compared to

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pre-exposure and with respect to their controls; all the other groups including VDD mice

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exposed to SA-PM had a decrease in penh post-exposure.

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during the pre-exposure period. The PR interval decreased significantly from baseline

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during air exposure in both ND and VDD animals but there were no differences between

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VDD mice was increased compared with ND mice during SA-PM exposure, immediately

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after and 24hrs later. SA-PM exposure caused a decreased PR interval in ND mice and

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increased PR interval in VDD mice when compared to their respective air-exposed

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controls. VDD animals had a decreased QRS interval during air exposure when

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compared to ND; this difference between VDD and ND was also observed in animals

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exposed to SA-PM and persisted 24hrs after that exposure. Smog exposure also

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caused a significant decrease in QRS complex in ND mice when compared to controls.

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Lastly, VDD caused a decrease in QTc when compared with ND with either air or SA-

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PM exposure during either exposure or immediately after but there were no significant

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differences among any group for the most part (Table S2).

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Discussion

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This study demonstrates that early life and persistent vitamin D deficiency into

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adulthood modifies the cardiopulmonary response to PM-enhanced smog exposure.

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These results add to a growing body of research which shows that the degree and

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quality of health effects of air pollution are not only governed by concentration and

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composition but also non-environmental factors. Some of these factors are directly

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related to the host and aspects of daily living which likely accrue intrinsic changes in the

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body over many years and alter the degree of responsiveness to an environmental

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challenge or the ability to compensate for one. Such might be the case with VDD, which

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has become a growing public health concern in the United States with some estimates

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of prevalence reaching 41.6%22. This is of concern because millions of children may be

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deficient8 and remain so into adulthood thus increasing the likelihood of chronic

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diseases. Although it has not been studied as extensively as bone-related maladies, the

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cardiopulmonary effects that result from VDD are increasingly being recognized as a

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cause, or promoter in the least, of several long-term diseases and heightened

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susceptibility to triggered adverse responses. This is the first study to show that VDD

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during development and into adulthood alters and potentially worsens the response to

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air pollution in mice.

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Traditional toxicological investigations, particularly in rodents, have been using

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susceptible models (hypertension, metabolic syndrome, etc) to further characterize the

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risk of adverse responses to air pollution. Our own studies indicate that rodent strains

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with underlying cardiovascular disease have a worse response (e.g. arrhythmia) to air



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pollution than normal strains although the effects are often latent and can only be

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observed when a subsequent challenge or trigger is used to manifest them23-28. This

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suggests that to some degree the adverse effects of air pollution may be due more to

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disruption of homeostasis than direct tissue toxicity. Imbalance in autonomic control of

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the cardiovascular system as measured by heart rate variability is an example of such

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changes and has been well documented not only in rodents but in humans as well29-31.

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Furthermore, the importance of such an assessment rests in the fact that it indicates a

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subtle shift in the underlying regulation of the body’s dynamic systems which may not

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be manifested as clinical symptoms or overt signs of toxicity.

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Although the VDD mice were maintained on the deficient diet immediately post-weaning

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there was no difference in the body weights or the growth of VDD animals after 15

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weeks as determined by tibia length (not shown) when compared with ND. Even

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calcium levels were found to be in the normal range for all mice irrespective of diet.

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Furthermore, there were no differences in the electrocardiogram of ND and VDD mice,

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which suggests development of the heart in the latter was normal, at least from the

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perspective of electrical conduction. Despite this seemingly normal development, VDD

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deficient mice had increased heart rate variability, indicating altered cardiac autonomic

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function, when compared to controls in the two weeks prior to exposure. Although

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decreased HRV is generally thought of as the primary indicator of cardiac risk32, 33, an

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increase in HRV may not necessarily be a positive sign34. Instead, it may be the change

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from normal which suggests an impaired regulation of the cardiovascular system, rather

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than a direct impact on the heart itself, and in a way that may not be entirely


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appreciated until the body is challenged and has to maintain homeostasis. Increases in

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vagal tone or HRV have been associated with adverse cardiovascular events in

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diabetes35, and linked with increased mortality in heart failure patients and the elderly34,

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air pollution-induced arrhythmia37.

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An increase in HRV suggests parasympathetic modulation of the cardiovascular system

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which was clearly seen as a significantly lower heart rate in the VDD animals when

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compared with ND. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to HRV changes in humans as well38-

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underlying alterations are occurring in the deficient state holds true. It is likely the

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differences between humans and mice may be due to the fact that in contrast to

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humans, baseline heart rate in mice is influenced greatly by the sympathetic branch41

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and short-term HRV is under the control of parasympathetic modulation42, 43.

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Furthermore, the HRV effects of VDD in humans may be due to other disease

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processes (e.g. kidney disease) related to chronic deficiency which is still not confirmed

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to occur in mice. It may be that mice develop a similar HRV decrement if left on the

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deficient diet for a longer period; our future studies will address this issue. It is not

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entirely clear why VDD causes altered autonomic function in mice. One study showed

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that VDD caused changes in calcium flux and cardiomyocyte contraction-relaxation,

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which was shown to be linked to vitamin D receptors (VDR) located on the T-tubule44;

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the authors concluded that these effects would likely result in changes in heart rate. On

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the other hand, 24hrs before exposure there was still a trend of increased HRV (SDNN

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and RMSSD) in the VDD animals when compared with ND even though the HR among

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the groups was similar. This suggests that other factors may have contributed to the

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changes in HRV; VDD has been shown to affect blood pressure, which is a known

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determinant of HRV45.

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We have shown that heart rate tends to decrease gradually over a 3-4hr air exposure as

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the animal calms down in the chamber. In the presence of air pollution, heart rate does

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not decrease as much (i.e. remains elevated)23, 46. In the current study, although SA-PM

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prevented HR from decreasing in both ND and VDD groups, the effect was significantly

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less in the VDD mice (i.e. HR of VDD mice was less elevated), which along with the

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greater increase in RMSSD and HF appears to confirm the shift towards

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parasympathetic modulation in the VDD animals. This modulation was also reflected in

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the greater decrease in HR and increase in RMSSD in VDD animals exposed to air.

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These trends persisted immediately after exposure with HR continuing to decrease over

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the next 24hrs. Over the same period SDNN and RMSSD continually increased in all

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groups except ND animals exposed to SA-PM, which consequently had the smallest

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decrease in HR. It is unclear whether this relatively smaller decrease in HR and

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increase in HRV in the ND mice exposed to SA-PM reflects increased risk47, 48. These

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responses are similar to what was observed and reported for SA-PM by Hazari et al. in

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this issue with the difference in effects due to VDD being evident here. Indeed, this

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group had a significantly increased number of arrhythmia during exposure but these

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stopped after it ended. Similar increases in arrhythmia incidence were observed in the

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other three treated groups, especially VDD mice exposed to air which had a large


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number of atrial premature beats, but they were not significant. Yet, there is some

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indication from past studies that VDD is associated with arrhythmia49 due to a number of

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mechanisms, either by activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAS) axis and

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predisposition to hypertension3, through the enhancement of myocardial oxidative

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stress50, 51, or by increasing parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels which also affects blood

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pressure and myocardial contractility52, 53. Whether these conditions existed in our

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animals is unknown and further does it worsen the response to air pollution likely

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remains to be clarified.

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Assessments of ventilatory function were also performed from the beginning of the diet

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regimen to the end of the study and revealed some diet-induced effects. Although the

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animals were randomly assigned to either the normal or deficient diet, the VDD group

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had a higher breathing frequency than ND before commencing the diets. This difference

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did not exist at 15 weeks of age. In contrast, VDD animals had a significantly reduced

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increase in tidal volume over the 12-week diet regimen when compared with ND.

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Numerous studies have documented the negative effects of VDD on lung development

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in both humans and rodents54-56. Furthermore, it appears that VDD causes deficits in

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lung function that are primarily explained by differences in lung volume and also

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exacerbates the development of lung COPD-like characteristics (i.e. inflammation) in

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mice exposed to cigarette smoke. Two important points are relevant here given these

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conditions: first, it is clear that the dose of SA-PM in VDD animals may have been

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different from ND animals, and second, it is likely the airway responsiveness of VDD

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mice to SA-PM was also changed. We cannot address the first point since we were



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unable to measure ventilatory function during exposure. However, when compared to

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pre-exposure, VDD animals had a significantly smaller decrease in breathing frequency

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after exposure than ND and this effect was even greater when VDD and SA-PM were

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combined. A similar trend was observed in ventilatory timing (penh), which is an

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indicator of airway irritation, suggesting VDD may have altered the ventilatory

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responses to the smog. This is relevant to the overall hypothesis of this study because

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ventilatory patterns not only affect HRV but also can play a role in adverse cardiac

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events (e.g. arrhythmia) when triggered by airway irritation57.

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Finally, there were some notable changes in ECG parameters in this study. Although

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there were no pre-exposure differences in any of the ECG parameters between any of

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the groups, SA-PM exposure caused a significant increase in PR interval and decrease

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in QRS complex duration when compared to air; this smog effect was altered by VDD

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and persisted for 24hrs after exposure only in that group. Even though these changes

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may just represent fluctuations in the heart rate and not any true electrical disturbances

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or pathology there is a clear impact of VDD by which the SA-PM-induced effect

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continued into the next day. In such a situation, if these ECG changes truly were due to

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an electrical disturbance then it would not be inconceivable for a subsequent adverse

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cardiac event to be triggered, even if hours after the exposure had ended. In addition,

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our animals were only kept on the diet for 16 weeks, which may not have been enough

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time for VDD to cause more tangible effects. For example, chronic changes in blood

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pressure are connected with vitamin D levels but this was not evaluated in this study.

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Thus, future experiments will be conducted on animals that are kept on VDD for more


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than 32 weeks and will include other physiological measures that will help to potentially

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clarify the ECG phenomenon.

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In conclusion, persistent VDD that begins in early-life alters HR, HRV and ventilatory

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parameters and changes the response to smog. It is still unknown whether these

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changes were due to a difference in response to particular components, although it

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appears unlikely because the effect of smog on VDD mice was the same as ND only

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bigger. VDD mice had less increase in HR and a greater increase in RMSSD and

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breathing frequency during smog than ND, which was possibly due to the shift in

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baseline autonomic function. This baseline autonomic imbalance may represent altered

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homeostasis, which potentially suggests that the body is prone to an adverse response

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if a subsequent environmental trigger or stressor is encountered. Although this has yet

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to be proven for VDD, our previous studies demonstrate that autonomic imbalance

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contributes to triggered cardiac dysfunction after air pollution exposure. This applies to

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children who are VDD and may be at heightened risk of developing cardiovascular

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disease later in life and so may also be sensitive to the effects of air pollution. Such

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effect modification due to nutritional deficiency could have significant relevance to public

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health and the assessment of toxicological risk.

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Acknowledgements: We are very grateful to Drs. Brian Chorley and Colette Miller for

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their reviews of this manuscript.

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Funding: All funding for this study is from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Disclaimer: This paper has been reviewed and approved for release by the National

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Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection

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Agency. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and

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policies of the U.S. EPA, nor does mention of trade names.

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Supporting Information:

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Surgical implantation of radiotelemeters and data acquisition

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Heart rate and electrocardiogram analysis

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Figure S1. Experimental design of diet regimen, electrocardiographic/HRV analysis and photochemical smog exposure

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Figure S2. Exposure characteristics of carbonyls in SA-PM

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Figure S3. Body weight changes and vitamin D levels in ND and VDD mice

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Table S1. Ventilatory function during 16-week diet regimen

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Table S2. Electrocardiographic Parameters in ND and VDD Mice Before, During,

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Immediately and Twenty-Four Hours After Exposure

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Diet

ND

Exposure Air

SA-PM

VDD Air

SA-PM

Breathing Frequency (f)

Tidal Volume (mL)

Inspiratory Time (msec)

Expiratory Time (msec)

Minute Volume (mL/min)

Ventilatory Timing (penh)

Pre

437.9±0.6

0.29±0.0

61.89±0.1

79.64±0.1

12.59±0.0

1.38±0.0

Post

410.8±0.6*

0.31±0.0 *

66.07±0.1 *

86.93±0.2 *

12.53±0.0

1.15±0.0 *

Pre

427.8±0.6

0.29±0.0

62.04±0.1

83.73±0.1

12.15±0.0

1.13±0.0

Post

405.7±0.6*

0.31±0.0 *‡

66.08±0.1 *

87.93±0.2 *‡

12.29±0.0 *

1.31±0.0 *‡

Pre

436.2±0.6

0.31±0.0 ◊

61.26±0.1 ◊

81.03±0.1 ◊

12.14±0.0 ◊

1.43±0.0 ◊

Post

415.6± 0.7 *◊

0.30±0.0 *◊

64.28±0.1 *◊

86.94±0.2 *

12.18±0.0 ◊

1.28±0.0 *◊

Pre

434.9±0.6 ◊

0.29±0.0

62.24±0.1

82.93±0.2 ◊

12.33±0.0 ◊

1.65±0.0 ◊

Post

424.4±0.6 *◊‡

0.30± 0.0 *◊‡

63.38±0.1 *◊‡

84.45±0.2 *◊‡

12.57±0.0 *◊‡

1.38±0.0 *◊‡

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Table 1. Ventilatory function of ND and VDD mice is altered after photochemical SA-PM exposure. *Denotes a

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significant change from pre-exposure (p < 0.05). ◊Denotes a significant change from ND (p < 0.05). ‡Denotes a significant

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change from filtered air exposure (p < 0.05). Values represent means ± SE.

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Figure captions

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Figure 1. VDD mice had decreased heart rate and increased HRV prior to exposure.

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(A.) Heart rate was significantly decreased in VDD mice when compared to ND,

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whereas SDNN (B.), RMSSD (C.), and HF (D.) were significantly increased. Parameters

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were analyzed from the time of radiotelemeter implantation until exposure. ◊Denotes a

715

significant change from ND (p < 0.05). Values represent means ± SE.

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Figure 2. VDD alters heart rate and heart rate variability after SA-PM exposure. There

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were no changes in HR or HRV immediately after exposure in both ND and VDD mice

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(A - D). SDNN was increased in all groups 24hrs after exposure when compared to pre-

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exposure except ND mice exposed to SA-PM. VDD increased SDNN irrespective of the

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exposure, yet when combined, VDD and SA-PM had a significantly greater effect on

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SDNN than either alone (B.). Similar trends were observed with RMSSD for which the

723

combination of VDD and SA-PM had a greater effect than either VDD or SA-PM alone

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(C.). HF decreased significantly in VDD mice exposed to SA-PM and ND mice exposed

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to FA but not in VDD mice exposed to FA or ND mice exposed to SA-PM (D.) *Denotes

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a significant change from pre-exposure (p < 0.05). ◊Denotes a significant change from

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ND (p < 0.05). †Denotes a significant change from immediately post-exposure. ‡Denotes

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a significant change from filtered air exposure. Values represent means ± SE.

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Figure 3. Exposure to SA-PM prevents the recovery of resting heart rate in normal and

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VDD mice but only potentiates parasympathetic modulation in the latter. (A.) SA-PM 32 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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significantly blunted the decrease in HR in both ND and VDD mice. (B.) SDNN

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increased in VDD mice during FA and in ND mice during SA-PM exposure, however

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there was no effect in VDD mice exposed to SA-PM. (C.) RMSSD increased

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significantly in VDD mice during FA when compared to ND; this response was further

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increased with SA-PM. (D.) VDD mice exposed to SA-PM had significantly increased

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HF when compared to ND and VDD mice exposed to FA. (E.) VDD mice exposed to air

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had significantly increased arrhythmia when compared to SA-PM, but there was no

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effect of SA-PM in VDD mice. *Denotes a significant change from baseline of exposure

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(p < 0.05). ◊Denotes a significant change from ND (p < 0.05). ‡Denotes a significant

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change from filtered air exposure (p < 0.05). Values represent means ± SE.

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Figure 4. VDD mice have impaired development of normal breathing patterns and

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higher breathing frequency during SA-PM exposure. VDD mice had significantly less

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decrease in f and increase in Vt during the 15 weeks of development when compared to

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ND (A. and B.). SA-PM prevented f and penh from decreasing in both ND and VDD, but

747

VDD mice had a significantly greater effect than ND (C. and D.). *Denotes a significant

748

change from 3-week assessment (p < 0.05). ◊Denotes a significant change from ND (p

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< 0.05). C-D. The percent change from pre-exposure. ‡Denotes a significant change

750

from filtered air exposure (p < 0.05). ◊Denotes a significant change from ND (p < 0.05).

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Values represent means ± SE.



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