Zearalenone Induces Estrogen-Receptor-Independent Neutrophil

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Zearalenone induces estrogen receptor-independent neutrophil extracellular trap release in vitro Jingjing Wang, Zhengkai Wei, Zhen Han, Ziyi Liu, Xingyi Zhu, Xiaowen Li, Kai Wang, and Zhengtao Yang J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05948 • Publication Date (Web): 02 Apr 2019 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on April 2, 2019

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Zearalenone induces estrogen receptor-independent neutrophil

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extracellular trap release in vitro

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Jing-Jing Wang,‡,§, Zheng-Kai Wei,‡,§, Zhen Han,‡, Zi-Yi Liu,‡,

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Xing-Yi Zhu, Xiao-Wen Li, Kai Wang*, Zheng-Tao Yang*

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College of Life Science, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong

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528231, People’s Republic of China

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College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Jilin, Changchun

130062, People’s Republic of China

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Corresponding authors

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Zhengtao Yang. E-mail address: [email protected]

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Kai Wang. E-mail address:[email protected]

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ABSTRACT: Zearalenone (ZEA) is a nonsteroidal estrogenic

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mycotoxin synthesized in Fusarium species, mainly F. graminearum

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and F. culmorum, and it has strong estrogenic activity and causes

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genotoxic effects, reproductive disorders and immunosuppressive

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effects. Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) have been studied for

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many years. Initially, NET were considered a form of the innate

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response that combat invading microorganisms. However, NET are

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involved in a series of pathophysiological mechanisms, including

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thrombosis,

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autoimmunity. We recently find that polymorphonuclear neutrophils

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(PMNs) response to ZEA exposure by undergoing NET formation.

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However, the molecular mechanisms involves in this process remain

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poorly characterized. Here, we analyze whether estrogen receptors

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(ERs) can affect NET formation after ZEA stimulation. The

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involvement of ERs is investigated with the selective ER

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antagonists. Moreover, we investigate the mechanisms of NET

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formation

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microplate and Western blot analysis. Our results show that ERs

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(ERα and ERβ) are not involved in ZEA-induced NET formation,

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but reactive oxygen species (ROS), ERK and p38 are postulated to

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be involved. Specifically, we provide data demonstrating that

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ZEA-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) may promote

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activation of ERK and p38 as well as subsequent NET release. We

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are the first to demonstrate this new mechanism of ZEA-induced

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NET formation, which may help in understanding the role of ZEA

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in overexposure diseases and provide a relevant basis for therapeutic

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applications.

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KEYWORDS: Neutrophil extracellular traps; zearalenone; estrogen

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receptors; reactive oxygen species

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INTRODUCTION

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Zearalenone (ZEA), also known as F-2 toxin, is a secondary

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metabolite produced by various species of the Fusarium genus1.

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ZEA has high heat stability and commonly persists in maize and

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other grains such as wheat, sorghum and rye around the world2.

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Previous reports have described that ZEA had genotoxic,

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Importantly, ZEA and its derivatives have structural similarity to

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estrogen, which enables them to bind to estrogen receptors (ERs)3-5.

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Thus, the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United

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Nations

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Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) established a provisional

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maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) for ZEA for 0.5 μg/kg

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bodyweight (b.w.)2. The estrogen-like activity of ZEA is attributed

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to the toxicity of ZEA and its metabolites, but other mechanisms

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such as oxidative stress and DNA damage, could be involved6.

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Indeed, several studies have previously shown that ZEA induced an

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accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which suggested

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that oxidative stress may be attributed to the toxicity of ZEA and its

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metabolites7-9.

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Health

Organization

(WHO)

Expert

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Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cells and play vital

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roles in detecting invading pathogens. In addition to well-known

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processes such as phagocytosis and ROS generation, neutrophils

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exhibit strong anti-microbial properties through the formation of

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neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)10-11. NET are fibers of DNA 4

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coated with histones and antimicrobial proteins that are released into

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the extracellular space where they can trap microorganisms12.

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Accumulating data suggested that NET are involved in the

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pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)13, thrombosis14, systemic

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lupus erythematosus (SLE)15 and cancer16. Moreover, NET release

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is stimulated by a wide range of stimuli, such as bacteria17, fungi18,

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parasites19, and viruses20 as well as small compounds including

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lipopolysaccharide (LPS)21, calcium ionophores (CaIs)22, or

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phorbol-myristate acetate (PMA)22. In this study, we aim to gain

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further insight into the mediators, molecular pathways and

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regulation of ZEA-induced NET formation.

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Estrogen receptors (ERs) alpha and beta belong to the nuclear

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receptor superfamily and are transcriptional factors that mediate

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various physiological processes including cell growth, reproduction,

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development and differentiation23. ZEA is a mycotoxin that binds to

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estrogen receptors and has estrogen-like activities. It is previously

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reported that the estrogen receptor modulator affected NET

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formation24-25. However, it is unclear whether the mechanism of 5

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ZEA-induced NET formation is due to estrogen-like activities. We

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aim to gain further insight into the mediators, molecular pathways

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and regulation of ZEA-triggered NET formation.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Materials.

Zearalenone,

2,

7-dichlorodihydrofluorescein

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diacetate (DCF-DA), zymosan, diphenyleneiodonium chloride

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(DPI), U0126, SB202190 and MPP dihydrochloride were obtained

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from Sigma-Aldrich. PHTTP was obtained from MedChemExpress.

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Sytox Orange and Pico Green® were obtained from Invitrogen.

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Annexin-V-FLUOS Staining Kit was obtained from Roche.

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Superoxide dismutase (SOD) assay kits (Nanjing Jiancheng

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Bioengineering Institute, China) and catalase (CAT) assay kits

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(Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute, China) were used.

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Anti-histone antibody (LS-C353149; Life Span BioSciences, Inc),

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anti-MPO antibody (Orb16003; Biorbyt), goat anti-rabbit IgG-FITC

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(abs20023; Absin), anti-p-p38 (Cell Signaling Technology Inc,

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USA), anti-p-ERK (Cell Signaling Technology Inc, USA), anti-p38

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(Bs3566; Bioword), anti-ERK (Bs3627; Bioword) and anti-beta 6

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actin antibody (66009-1-Ig; Proteintech) were used.

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Isolation of PMNs. Blood were isolated from healthy cattle and

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collected in a heparin tube. Bovine neutrophils were purified from

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blood using a PMN isolation kit® (TianJin HaoYang Biological

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Manufacture

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instructions. The purity of neutrophils reached more than 90 %. All

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experiments were approved by the Care and Use of Experimental

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Animals of Jilin University.

CO.

China)

according

to

the

manufacturer’s

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Immunofluorescence staining and observation. For NET

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staining, neutrophils were plated on poly-l-lysine (0.1 mg/mL)

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pretreated coverslips and incubated with ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) in

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RPMI-1640 medium (phenol-red-free). After 2 h, samples were

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fixed with 4 % (w/v) paraformaldehyde for 30 min, rinsed twice in

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phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and permeabilized in 0.1 % Triton

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X-100 in PBS for 20 min. Samples were then blocked in 5 % goat

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serum,

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anti-myeloperoxidase (1:200) antibodies overnight at 4 °C. After

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two washes in PBS, cells were incubated with secondary goat

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anti-rabbit IgG-FITC antibody (1:200) for 120 min. Cells were

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finally washed two times with PBS, stained with 5 μM Sytox

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Orange (dissolved in PBS) and observed using a scanning confocal

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microscope (Olympus Fluo View FV1000).

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Quantitation of NET. NET were quantified using Pico Green®

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as previously described26. Briefly, the cells were seeded into 96-well

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plates in RPMI-1640 medium (phenol-red-free). Cells were

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pretreated with inhibitors DPI (50 μM), SB202190 (10 μM), U0126

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(10 μM), MPP (0.1 μM) or PHTTP (0.1 μM) for 30 min, and then

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incubated for an additional 2 h with ZEA (20 μM), with zymosan (1

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mg/mL) treatment serving as a positive control group. After

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incubation, the fluorescence was measured at an excitation

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wavelength of 485 nm and an emission wavelength of 535 nm by an

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Infiniti M200® fluorescence plate reader (Tecan, Austria).

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ROS production assay. The level of ROS in ZEA-stimulated

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neutrophils was determined with DCF-DA. Briefly, the cells were

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incubated with ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h. Next, DCF-DA (10

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μM) was added to each well for 20 min. The fluorescence of the 8

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cells was detected at an excitation wavelength of 485 nm and an

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emission wavelength of 525 nm by an Infiniti M200® fluorescence

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plate reader (Tecan, Austria).

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Assay of antioxidant enzymes activity. The activity of

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antioxidant enzymes were measured by using commercial kits

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(Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute, China). Briefly, Cells

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were seeded into six-well plates and incubated with ZEA (5, 10 or

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20 μM) for 2 h , and then the activity of SOD and CAT was

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determined according to manufacturer’s instructions.

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Western blot analysis. The cells at the density of 2 × 106

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cells/mL were seeded into six-well plates and incubated with ZEA

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(5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h. After incubation, the cells were harvested

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and washed with PBS. Whole cell lysates were analyzed by Western

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blot analysis, as previously described26. In brief, protein

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concentrations were determined by a bicinchoninic acid (BCA)

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protein assay reagent kit (Pierce) and an Extraction Reagent Kit

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(Beyotime Biotechnology, China). Subsequently, the samples were

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separated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and tansferred on a PVDF 9

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transfer membrane (Merck Millipore, Billerica, MA). The samples

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were probed with the following primary antibodies: anti-p38

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polyclonal antibody (1:1000), anti-phosphor-p38 monoclonal

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antibody (1:1000), anti-ERK1/2 monoclonal antibody (1:1000),

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anti-phosphor-ERK1/2 monoclonal antibody (1:1000). Signals were

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revealed using HRP-linked secondary antibodies and detected using

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ECL Plus Western Blotting Detection System (ProteinSimple,

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American).

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Apoptosis assay. The cells at the density of 2×106 cells/mL were

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seeded into six-well plates and incubated with ZEA (5, 10 or 20

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μM) for 2 h. The cells were washed with PBS and centrifuged at 200

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g for 5 min. Subsequently, the cells were resuspended and incubated

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with 100 μL Annexin-V-FLUOS labeling solution for 10 min at

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room temperature in the dark, and results were analyzed on a BD

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FACSCalibur flow cytometer.

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LDH assay. Briefly, the cells were seeded into 96-well plates in

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RPMI-1640 medium (phenol-red-free). Cells were incubated with

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ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h.

Release of lactate dehydrogenase 10

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(LDH) enzyme in the supernatant was measured by an LDH

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Cytotoxicity Assay kit® (Beyotime Biotechnology, China) according

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to the manufacturer's protocols.

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Statistical analysis. All data were analyzed using GraphPad

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Prism 5 (version 5.0, GraphPad InStat Software, San Diego, CA,

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USA). Comparisons between groups were made with one-way

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ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test. Data are presented as the means

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± SEM. A P value of 0.05 or less was considered to be statistically

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significant.

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RESULTS

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ZEA induces NET formation. Neutrophils were activated with

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ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h, stained with Sytox Orange and

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observed with fluorescence confocal microscopy. The images

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showed that ZEA obviously induced NET formation in PMNs.

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Activating neutrophils with ZEA resulted in a typical NET structure

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containing extracellular DNA colocalized with histones and MPO

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(Figure 1).

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Quantitation of NET. Quantitation of NET induced by ZEA was 11

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accomplished by Pico Green® and an Infiniti M200® fluorescence

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plate reader. As shown in Figure 2, the assays showed that ZEA

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activated neutrophils to release NET. Furthermore, the amount of

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NET also increased significantly as the concentration of ZEA

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increased, which could be confirmed by fluorescence microscopy

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previously, revealing that the formation of NET induced by ZEA

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might be a dose-dependent process.

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Estrogen receptors are not responsible for ZEA-induced NET

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formation. As previously described, the expression of ERs (ERα

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and ERβ) has been identified in bovine PMNs27. Thus, we aimed to

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evaluate whether ERs are required for ZEA-induced NET formation.

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Fluorescence-based quantification of NET production suggested that

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the selective estrogen receptor antagonists MPP (ERα inhibitor) had

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no effect on ZEA-induced NET formation, but PHTPP (ERβ

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inhibitor) exaggerated ZEA-induced NET formation. In line with

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this, tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, increased

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NET production28. This finding supports the role for ERs in

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boosting host innate immune function, but the relevant mechanisms 12

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ZEA triggers the phosphorylation of ERK and p38 signaling

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proteins. To elucidate the pathways underlying ZEA-induced NET

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formation, we next detected the phosphorylation of ERK and p38

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signaling proteins by Western blotting. As shown in Figure 4, ZEA

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obviously increased the phosphorylation of ERK and p38 signaling

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proteins in a dose-dependent manner.

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ZEA induces ROS production. We next asked whether

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ZEA-induced NET required ROS production. We used DCF-DA, a

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fluorescent indicator of ROS to detect ROS generation. As shown in

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Figure 5, ZEA led to an abundant production of ROS.

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ZEA inhibits the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Previous

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studies have revealed that ROS is required for NET release29.

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However, the contribution of SOD and CAT on the NET release has

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not been addressed. In the study, the activity of SOD and CAT were

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measured. As shown in Figure 6, the activity of SOD and CAT were

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reduced significantly after ZEA exposure.

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ZEA-induced NET formation is dependent on the NADPH 13

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oxidase, ERK and p38 pathways. The involvement of NADPH

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oxidase, ERK and p38 pathways in ZEA-induced NET formation

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was tested with three specific inhibitors. The results showed that the

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production of NET in ZEA activated neutrophils was inhibited when

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these cells were pretreated with DPI, U0126 and SB202190 (Figure

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7). Moreover, pretreatment of ERK inhibitor U0126 inhibited the

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ZEA induced phosphorylation of ERK, and similarly pretreatment

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of

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phosphorylation of p38 (Figure 8). The results indicated that

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ZEA-induced NET formation is dependent on the NADPH oxidase,

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ERK and p38 pathways.

p38

inhibitor

SB202190

inhibited

the

ZEA

induced

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ZEA induced-NET formation is accompanied by less

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apoptosis. Apart from NET, neutrophils also undergoing cell

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apoptosis and necrosis. We further assessed the effects of ZEA

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using flow cytometry by Annexin V/PI staining. As shown in Figure

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9, the cells displayed less apoptosis.

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ZEA, MPP and PHTPP have no effect on LDH release.

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ZEA-induced NET formation. The results showed that ZEA, MPP

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and PHTPP stimulation did not result in the release of LDH (Figure

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10). DISCUSSION

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ZEA, also known as F-2 toxin, is a secondary metabolite produced

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by various species of the Fusarium genus that occurs in feed and

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foodstuff30. ZEA and its derivatives have a unique macrolide

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structure, bind to ERs and exhibit an estrogen-like activity31. Nearly

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15 years after the first description of NET, the structures are

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involved in a large amount of pathophysiological mechanisms.

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Although, NET have vital roles in combating pathogen invasion, a

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growing body of literatures suggest that the inappropriate release of

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NET may have a serious impact as a result of their cytotoxic,

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proinflammatory, and prothrombotic activities32-33. Here, we show

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evidence that ZEA obviously induces NET formation in PMNs, and

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these extracellular structures, thicker and thinner regions are similar

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to the typical characteristics of NET. The quantitation of NET also

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increases markedly, further confirming that ZEA induces NET

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of ZEA-induced NET formation. ZEA has been reported as a

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complete activator for ERα, yet only a partial activator for ERβ34.

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Another study revealed that ZEA was a partial antagonist for ERα1.

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Nevertheless, we investigate whether ERs are involved in

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ZEA-induced

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ZEA-induced NET formation is independent of ERs (both ERα and

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ERβ). NET formation is not inhibited in response to treatment with

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selective antagonists of either receptor (0.1 μM MPP or 0.1 μM

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PHTPP), suggesting that ZEA may act through multiple

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mechanisms to induce NET production, instead of an estrogen

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receptor-dependent mechanism.

NET

release,

and

our

results

indicate

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Previous studies found that ZEA could induce apoptosis in

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different cells35-37. Our observations showed that in the process of

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ZEA-induced NET formation could be also accompanied by less

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apoptosis. Next, we focused on elucidating the pathway underlying

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ZEA-induced NET formation. NADPH has been discovered as a

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vital molecule for NET formation38. Currently, two distinct forms of

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NETosis have been described based on their requirement for 16

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NADPH, a dependent or an independent process. Accumulated data

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suggested that ZEA increased ROS generation, which could

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contribute to genomic instability, metabolic oxidative stress and

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even

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NADPH-dependent ROS could participate in NET formation.

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Indeed, our results show that ZEA induces NET formation, but this

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effect inhibits by a specific NADPH oxidase inhibitor (DPI), which

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confirmes that ZEA-induced NET formation is at least partially an

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NADPH oxidase-dependent process. In addition, we clearly

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demonstrate the involvement of SOD and CAT in ZEA-induced

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NET formation, suggesting that SOD and CAT may play a major

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role in NET formation.

cellular

injury39-41.

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we

hypothesized

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We further investigate the effect of ZEA on ERK and p38

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phosphorylation, which are signal transduction events known to be

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critical for NET formation. During NADPH-dependent NET

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formation, ROS generation is required for activation of ERK and

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p3829. In the present study, ERK and p38 were activated in

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ZEA-induced NET, and both ERK inhibitor U0126 and p38 17

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inhibitor SB202190 significantly inhibited NET formation and the

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phosphorylation of ERK and p38. Thus, it is possible that

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ZEA-induced NET formation was mediated via ERK and p38

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dependent pathways.

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In summary, our evidence demonstrates that ZEA is a potent

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inducer of NET. ZEA-induced NET production is largely

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independent of ERs, but is a NADPH-dependent pathway and is

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similar to PMA-induced NADPH-dependent NET formation.

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Furthermore, ZEA likely modulates NET production via regulation

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of ERK and p38 signaling, but more potential mechanisms involved

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in ZEA-induced NET are expected to be further investigated.

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Given the health issues induced by ZEA overexposure, the

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identification of NET in vitro may provide more insight into this

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matter.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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This study was supported by grants from the National Natural

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Science Foundation of China (no. 31772721).

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1. ZEA induces NET formation. Primary bovine neutrophils

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were incubated with ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h, fixed with 4 %

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(w/v) paraformaldehyde, incubated with Sytox Orange (red) and

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immunolabeled with antibodies directed against H3 and MPO

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(green). Scale bars represent 20 µm.

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Figure 2. Quantitation of NET. Primary bovine neutrophils were

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seeded into 96-well plates in RPMI-1640 medium (phenol-red-free)

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and incubated with ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h. NET release was

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quantified with Pico Green®. Data are presented as the means ±

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SEM (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).

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Figure 3. Selective estrogen receptor antagonists do not inhibit

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ZEA-induced NET formation. ZEA-induced NET production was

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quantified in cells preincubated with MPP (selective ERα

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antagonist) or PHTPP (selective ERβ antagonist) at the indicated 29

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concentrations (0.1 μM). Data are presented as the means ± SEM

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(**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).

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Figure 4. ZEA triggers the phosphorylation of ERK and p38

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signaling proteins. Primary bovine neutrophils were treated with

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ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h. Phosphorylation of ERK and p38 was

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investigated by Western blot analysis. Quantification of protein

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samples was determined by densitometry and is normalized to

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β-actin. Data are presented as the means ± SEM (*p < 0.05,

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0.01, ***p < 0.001).

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Figure 5. ZEA induces ROS production. Primary bovine

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neutrophils were treated with ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM) for 2 h. The

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generation of intracellular ROS was detected by DCF-DA. Data are

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presented as the means ± SEM (***p < 0.001).

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Figure 6. ZEA reduces the activity of antioxidant enzymes.

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Primary bovine neutrophils were treated with ZEA (5, 10 or 20 μM)

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for 2 h. The activities of SOD and CAT were measured. Data are

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presented as the means ± SEM (**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).

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Figure 7. ZEA-induced NET formation is dependent on the 30

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