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Kanda Y, Mukaiyama M, Yamasaki Y, Usui T, Nagumo Y. Capsaicin indirectly regulates TRPA1 via the arachidonic acid cascade, resulting in TJ opening. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2023; 88:44-52. [PMID: 37838472 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbad145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
Abstract
Capsaicin induces the reversible opening of tight junctions (TJs) and enhances the delivery of hydrophilic macromolecules through a paracellular route. We previously revealed that TRPA1 is involved in the capsaicin-induced Ca2+ influx and TJ permeability increase, although there are no reports that capsaicin directly activates TRPA1. In this study, we investigated the upstream factors of TRPA1 using RNA-seq analysis, and found that the cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) gene was upregulated by capsaicin. Cyclooxygenase 2 converts arachidonic acid (AA), a metabolite by phospholipase A2 (PLA2), to prostaglandins. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production was stimulated by capsaicin, and capsaicin-induced Ca2+ influx was effectively inhibited by PLA2 and COX2 inhibitors. The AA-induced TJ permeability increase was inhibited by a TRPA1 antagonist, but the capsaicin- and AA-induced TJ permeability increases were hardly inhibited by a COX2 inhibitor. These results suggest that capsaicin-induced PLA2 activation and AA production are the important steps for the TJ permeability increase.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yusuke Kanda
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability (MiCS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa (ARENA), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Bonetti A, Piva A, Grilli E. Botanicals as a zinc oxide alternative to protect intestinal cells from an Escherichia coli F4 infection in vitro by modulation of enterocyte inflammatory response and bacterial virulence. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1141561. [PMID: 36968476 PMCID: PMC10033929 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1141561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacological doses of zinc oxide (ZnO) have been widely used in pig industry to control post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) symptoms exacerbated by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4 infections. Because of environmental issues and regulatory restrictions, ZnO is no longer sustainable, and novel nutritional alternatives to manage PWD are urgently required. Botanicals represent a wide class of compounds employed in animal nutrition because of their diverse beneficial functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro protective action of a panel of essential oils and natural extracts on intestinal Caco-2 cells against an E. coli F4 infection. Moreover, we explored the potential mechanisms of action of all the botanicals compared to ZnO. Amongst the others, thyme essential oil, grape seed extract, and Capsicum oleoresin were the most effective in maintaining epithelial integrity and reducing bacterial translocation. Their mechanism of action was related to the modulation of cellular inflammatory response, the protection of tight junctions' expression and function, and the control of bacterial virulence, thus resembling the positive functions of ZnO. Moreover, despite their mild effects on the host side, ginger and tea tree essential oils provided promising results in the control of pathogen adhesion when employed during the challenge. These outcomes support the advantages of employing selected botanicals to manage E. coli F4 infections in vitro, therefore offering novel environmentally-friendly alternatives to pharmacological doses of ZnO capable to modulate host-pathogen interaction at different levels during PWD in pigs.
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- Andrea Bonetti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vetagro S.p.A., Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Vetagro Inc., Chicago, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Ester Grilli
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Winkler TE, Feil M, Stronkman EFGJ, Matthiesen I, Herland A. Low-cost microphysiological systems: feasibility study of a tape-based barrier-on-chip for small intestine modeling. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:1212-1226. [PMID: 32141461 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00009d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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We see affordability as a key challenge in making organs-on-chips accessible to a wider range of users, particularly outside the highest-resource environments. Here, we present an approach to barrier-on-a-chip fabrication based on double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and off-the-shelf polycarbonate. Besides a low materials cost, common also to PDMS or thermoplastics, it requires minimal (€100) investment in laboratory equipment, yet at the same time is suitable for upscaling to industrial roll-to-roll manufacture. We evaluate our microphysiological system with an epithelial (Caco-2/BBe1) barrier model of the small intestine, studying the biological effects of permeable support pore size, as well as stimulation with a common food compound (chili pepper-derived capsaicinoids). The cells form tight and continuous barrier layers inside our systems, with comparable permeability but superior epithelial polarization compared to Transwell culture, in line with other perfused microphysiological models. Permeable support pore size is shown to weakly impact barrier layer integrity as well as the metabolic cell profile. Capsaicinoid response proves distinct between culture systems, but we show that impacted metabolic pathways are partly conserved, and that cytoskeletal changes align with previous studies. Overall, our tape-based microphysiological system proves to be a robust and reproducible approach to studying physiological barriers, in spite of its low cost.
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- Thomas E Winkler
- Division of Micro- and Nanosystems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Mukaiyama M, Yamasaki Y, Usui T, Nagumo Y. Transient receptor potential V4 channel stimulation induces reversible epithelial cell permeability in
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cell monolayers. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:2250-2260. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Minagi Mukaiyama
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Tsukuba Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Tsukuba Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Tsukuba Japan
- Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability (MiCS) University of Tsukuba Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Tsukuba Japan
- Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa (ARENA) University of Tsukuba Japan
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Kaiser M, Pohl L, Ketelhut S, Kastl L, Gorzelanny C, Götte M, Schnekenburger J, Goycoolea FM, Kemper B. Nanoencapsulated capsaicin changes migration behavior and morphology of madin darby canine kidney cell monolayers. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187497. [PMID: 29107993 PMCID: PMC5673207 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We have developed a drug delivery nanosystem based on chitosan and capsaicin. Both substances have a wide range of biological activities. We investigated the nanosystem’s influence on migration and morphology of Madin Darby canine kidney (MDCK-C7) epithelial cells in comparison to the capsaicin-free nanoformulation, free capsaicin, and control cells. For minimally-invasive quantification of cell migration, we applied label-free digital holographic microscopy (DHM) and single-cell tracking. Moreover, quantitative DHM phase images were used as novel stain-free assay to quantify the temporal course of global cellular morphology changes in confluent cell layers. Cytoskeleton alterations and tight junction protein redistributions were complementary analyzed by fluorescence microscopy. Calcium influx measurements were conducted to characterize the influence of the nanoformulations and capsaicin on ion channel activities. We found that both, capsaicin-loaded and unloaded chitosan nanocapsules, and also free capsaicin, have a significant impact on directed cell migration and cellular motility. Increase of velocity and directionality of cell migration correlates with changes in the cell layer surface roughness, tight junction integrity and cytoskeleton alterations. Calcium influx into cells occurred only after nanoformulation treatment but not upon addition of free capsaicin. Our results pave the way for further studies on the biological significance of these findings and potential biomedical applications, e.g. as drug and gene carriers.
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- Mathias Kaiser
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Schlossgarten 3, Münster, Germany
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- Biomedical Technology Center of the Medical Faculty, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Mendelstraße 17, Münster, Germany
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- Biomedical Technology Center of the Medical Faculty, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Mendelstraße 17, Münster, Germany
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- Biomedical Technology Center of the Medical Faculty, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Mendelstraße 17, Münster, Germany
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- Experimental Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1–3, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Münster, Germany
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- Biomedical Technology Center of the Medical Faculty, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Mendelstraße 17, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Schlossgarten 3, Münster, Germany
- School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (FMG); (BK)
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- Biomedical Technology Center of the Medical Faculty, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Mendelstraße 17, Münster, Germany
- * E-mail: (FMG); (BK)
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The reversible increase in tight junction permeability induced by capsaicin is mediated via cofilin-actin cytoskeletal dynamics and decreased level of occludin. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79954. [PMID: 24260326 PMCID: PMC3832373 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Previous results demonstrated that capsaicin induces the reversible tight junctions (TJ) opening via cofilin activation. The present study investigated the mechanisms underlying the reversible TJ opening and compared the effect to the irreversible opening induced by actin inhibitors. Capsaicin treatment induced the F-actin alteration unique to capsaicin compared to actin-interacting agents such as latrunculin A, which opens TJ irreversibly. Along with TJ opening, capsaicin decreased the level of F-actin at bicellular junctions but increased it at tricellular junctions accompanied with its concentration on the apical side of the lateral membrane. No change in TJ protein localization was observed upon exposure to capsaicin, but the amount of occludin was decreased significantly. In addition, cosedimentation analyses suggested a decrease in the interactions forming TJ, thereby weakening TJ tightness. Introduction of cofilin, LIMK and occludin into the cell monolayers confirmed their contribution to the transepithelial electrical resistance decrease. Finally, exposure of monolayers to capsaicin augmented the paracellular passage of both charged and uncharged compounds, as well as of insulin, indicating that capsaicin can be employed to modulate epithelial permeability. Our results demonstrate that capsaicin induces TJ opening through a unique mechanism, and suggest that it is a new type of paracellular permeability enhancer.
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Nagumo Y, Han J, Bellila A, Isoda H, Tanaka T. Cofilin mediates tight-junction opening by redistributing actin and tight-junction proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 377:921-5. [PMID: 18952063 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.10.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2008] [Accepted: 10/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We previously found that capsaicin induces tight-junction (TJ) opening accompanied with cofilin dephosphorylation/activation in intestinal Caco-2 cells. Here, we examined the role of cofilin in TJ regulation, and analyzed the structural events that lead to TJ opening. We transfected Caco-2 cells with wild-type cofilin [cofilin(wt)] or its constitutively active mutant cofilin(S3A). We found that the decreases in transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) was slower in cofilin(wt) transfectants and faster in cofilin(S3A) mutants than in vector controls. Moreover, cofilin dephosphorylation corresponded to the rate of TER decrease. Capsaicin treatment changed the localization of TJ proteins and altered the F-actin structure, but in a manner different from those depend on myosin light chain kinase (MLCK). These results strongly support the importance of cofilin in TJ opening, suggesting cofilin as a target for TJ permeability regulation in epithelial cells.
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- Yoko Nagumo
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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Nagumo Y, Han J, Arimoto M, Isoda H, Tanaka T. Capsaicin induces cofilin dephosphorylation in human intestinal cells: The triggering role of cofilin in tight-junction signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 355:520-5. [PMID: 17303079 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Previously, we demonstrated that capsaicin induces tight-junction (TJ) opening in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. In order to clarify the mechanism underlying the TJ opening action of capsaicin, we performed a proteomics study on capsaicin-treated Caco-2 cells. Phosphorylated cofilin was decreased significantly by capsaicin treatment. In addition, capsaicin induced Ca2+ influx in Caco-2 cells and there was a clear correlation between Ca2+) influx and cofilin dephosphorylation (activation). The Ca2+-chelating reagent EGTA blocked the cofilin dephosphorylation induced by both capsaicin and ionomycin, suggesting that the dephosphorylation was mediated by Ca2+ influx. Finally, transepithelial electrical resistance measurements showed that TJ opening accompanied cofilin dephosphorylation. Our data suggest that TJ opening is mediated by cofilin dephosphorylation, which is caused by capsaicin stimuli, including Ca2+ influx. This is the first report of capsaicin action via the dephosphorylation of cofilin in human intestinal cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yoko Nagumo
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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