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Kumari P, Kumar R, Singh D, Kumar R. N-acetyl-L-tryptophan (NAT) provides protection to intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6) against radiation-induced apoptosis via modulation of oxidative stress and mitochondrial membrane integrity. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:6381-6397. [PMID: 37322322 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08579-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ionizing radiation generates oxidative stress in biological systems via inducing free radicals. Gastro-intestinal system has been known for its high radiosensitivity. Therefore, to develop an effective radiation countermeasure for gastrointestinal system, N-acetyl L-tryptophan was evaluated for its radioprotective efficacy using intestinal epithelial cells-6 (IEC-6) cells as the experimental model. METHODS AND RESULTS Cellular metabolic and lysosomal activity of L-NAT and L-NAT treated irradiated IEC-6 cells were assessed by MTT and NRU staining, respectively. ROS and mitochondrial superoxide levels along with mitochondrial disruption were detected using specific fluorescent probes. Endogenous antioxidants (CAT, SOD, GST, GPx) activities were determined using calorimetric assay. Apoptosis and DNA damage were assessed using flow cytometery and Comet assay, respectively. Results of the study were demonstrated that L-NAT pre-treatment (- 1 h) to irradiated IEC-6 cells significantly contribute to ensuring 84.36% to 87.68% (p < 0.0001) survival at 0.1 μg/mL concentration against LD50 radiation dose (LD50; 20 Gy). Similar level of radioprotection was observed with a clonogenic assay against γ radiation (LD50; 5 Gy). L-NAT was found to provide radioprotection by neutralizing radiation-induced oxidative stress, enhancing antioxidant enzymes (CAT, SOD, GST, and GPx), and protecting DNA from radiation-induced damage. Further, significant restoration of mitochondrial membrane integrity along with apoptosis inhibition was observed with irradiated IEC-6 cells upon L-NAT pretreatment.
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- Pratibha Kumari
- Radiation Biotechnology Group, Division of Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defence (CBRN), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig. S.K. Mazumdar Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Radiation Biotechnology Group, Division of Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defence (CBRN), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig. S.K. Mazumdar Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Radiation Biotechnology Group, Division of Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defence (CBRN), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig. S.K. Mazumdar Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Radiation Biotechnology Group, Division of Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defence (CBRN), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig. S.K. Mazumdar Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India.
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Adesso S, Ruocco M, Rapa SF, Piaz FD, Raffaele Di Iorio B, Popolo A, Autore G, Nishijima F, Pinto A, Marzocco S. Effect of Indoxyl Sulfate on the Repair and Intactness of Intestinal Epithelial Cells: Role of Reactive Oxygen Species' Release. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092280. [PMID: 31072046 PMCID: PMC6539031 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by an oxidative stress status, driving some CKD-associated complications, even at the gastrointestinal level. Indoxyl Sulfate (IS) is a protein-bound uremic toxin, poorly eliminated by dialysis. This toxin is able to affect the intestinal system, but its molecular mechanism/s in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) remain poorly understood. This study's aim was to evaluate the effect of IS (31.2-250 µM) on oxidative stress in IEC-6 cells and on the intactness of IECs monolayers. Our results indicated that IS enhanced oxidative cell damage by inducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) release, reducing the antioxidant response and affecting Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) nuclear translocation as well its related antioxidant enzymes. In the wound healing assay model, IS reduced IEC-6 migration, slightly impaired actin cytoskeleton rearrangement; this effect was associated with connexin 43 alteration. Moreover, we reported the effect of CKD patients' sera in IEC-6 cells. Our results indicated that patient sera induced ROS release in IEC-6 cells directly related to IS sera content and this effect was reduced by AST-120 serum treatment. Results highlighted the effect of IS in inducing oxidative stress in IECs and in impairing the intactness of the IECs cell monolayer, thus significantly contributing to CKD-associated intestinal alterations.
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- Simona Adesso
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Salerno, I-84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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- Pharmaceuticals Division, Kureha Corporation, 169-8503 Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, I-84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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Eshrati M, Amadei F, Staffer S, Stremmel W, Tanaka M. Shear-Enhanced Dynamic Adhesion of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on Intestinal Epithelia: Correlative Effect of Protein Expression and Interface Mechanics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:529-537. [PMID: 30567428 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The oral uptake of probiotic microorganisms as food additives is one widely used strategy to sustain and improve the homeostasis of intestinal microbiota that protect the intestinal epithelia from attack by pathogenic bacteria. Once delivered to the ileum and colon, probiotics must adhere and form colonies on mucus that coats the surface of intestinal epithelial cells. Although an increasing amount of knowledge about the genetic and molecular level mechanisms of probiotics-mucus interactions has been accumulated, little is known about the physicochemical aspects of probiotics-mucus interactions under physiological shear in intestines. In this study, we established well-defined models of intestinal epithelial cell monolayers based on two major constituents of gut epithelia, enterocytes and goblet cells. First, the formation of a polarized cell monolayer sealed by tight junctions was monitored by transepithelial electrical resistance over time. The establishment of tight junctions and secretion of mucus proteins (mucin) was confirmed by immunofluorescence staining. In the next step, we measured the elasticity of cell monolayer surfaces by indentation using particle-assisted atomic force microscopy. The effective elastic modulus of goblet cell-like cells was 30 times smaller compared to that of enterocyte-like cells, which can be attributed to the secretion of a 3 μm thick mucin layer. As probiotics, we used Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), which is one of the most widely used strains as food additives. To investigate the dynamic adhesion of LGG to the intestine model surface, we transferred the epithelial cell monolayer into a microfluidic chamber. A distinct difference in dynamic adhesion between two cell types was observed, which could be attributed to the difference in the mucin expression amount. Remarkably, we found that the dynamic LGG adhesion is enhanced by the increase in shear stress, showing a maximum binding efficiency at 0.3 Pa. Finally, we examined the persistence of LGG adhesion by a stepwise increase in the shear stress exerted on adherent LGG, demonstrating that LGG could withstand high shear stress even beyond that of physiological stress. The obtained results present a large potential to quantitatively understand the influence of engineered foods and probiotics on the homeostasis of microbiota on the surface of intestinal epithelia.
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- Maryam Eshrati
- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry , Heidelberg University , D69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry , Heidelberg University , D69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Internal Medicine IV , University Hospital Heidelberg , D69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Internal Medicine IV , University Hospital Heidelberg , D69120 Heidelberg , Germany
- Medical Center Baden-Baden , D76530 Baden-Baden , Germany
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- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry , Heidelberg University , D69120 Heidelberg , Germany
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study , Kyoto University , 606-8501 Kyoto , Japan
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Langan LM, Owen SF, Jha AN. Establishment and long-term maintenance of primary intestinal epithelial cells cultured from the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Biol Open 2018. [PMID: 29514825 PMCID: PMC5898270 DOI: 10.1242/bio.032870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A novel method for the establishment and long-term maintenance of ex vivo cultures from intestinal regions of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), is reported. Adherence of cells was observed within hours, epithelial island formation recorded at 48 h and rapid proliferation with confluence achieved between 9-14 days. In addition to metabolic characterisation, basic morphology of growing cells was characterised using histology, immunofluorescence, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER). Regional differences in intestinal ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) and 7-ethoxycoumarin-O-deethylation (ECOD) activities in these primary grown enterocytes were compared following exposure to model inducers [i.e. α-NF, β-NF, B(a)P] which demonstrated significant differences. Regional differences in dietary uptake and metabolism of contaminants can therefore be studied in this in vitro system to increase our understanding of fundamental processes, while concurrently providing a means to reduce the number of fish required for biological studies in line with the principles of the 3Rs (Reduce, Refine and Replace). This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: Understanding chemical uptake from the diet is difficult in live fish: we developed long-term intestinal cell cultures that enables the science and provides an alternative method.
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- Laura M Langan
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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- Global Sustainability, AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4TF, UK
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- School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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Stremmel W, Staffer S, Wannhoff A, Pathil A. The overall fatty acid absorption controlled by basolateral chylomicron excretion under regulation of p-JNK1. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2017; 1862:917-928. [PMID: 28602806 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Suppression of fatty acid absorption is one goal to fight obesity. However, the responsible molecular mechanism is poorly understood. Aim of the present study was the search for the key regulator of the overall fatty acid absorption mechanism and its pharmaceutical modulation. As experimental tool we employed the polarized human intestinal tumor derived cell line CaCo2. Here we showed that influx of fatty acids is mediated by an apical heterotetrameric plasma membrane protein complex of which the calcium-independent membrane phospholipase A2 (iPLA2ß) is one constituent. The newly synthesized bile acid-phospholipid conjugate ursodeoxycholate-lysophosphatidylethanolamide (UDCA-LPE) blocked iPLA2ß, which structurally disrupted the fatty acid-uptake complex. Furthermore, the inhibition of iPLA2ß lead to reduction of cytosolic lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) production which suppressed p-JNK1, as a central regulator of metabolism. In a concerted action low p-JNK1 levels prohibited synthesis of the members of the fatty acid uptake complex as well as of apolipoprotein B and the connected members of the basolateral vesicular chylomicron excretion machinery, thereby inhibiting cellular lipid excretion. The basolateral chylomicron release was shown to determine the overall fatty acid-absorption capacity as rate limiting step, whereas apical uptake replenishes the cellular stores, enabling continuous transcellular movement of fatty acids. In conclusion, the UDCA-LPE mediated inhibition of p-JNK1 represents a powerful tool to control intestinal absorption of fatty acids and, thus may be employed as a drug to treat obesity.
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- Wolfgang Stremmel
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Pepe G, Sommella E, Ventre G, Scala MC, Adesso S, Ostacolo C, Marzocco S, Novellino E, Campiglia P. Antioxidant peptides released from gastrointestinal digestion of “Stracchino” soft cheese: Characterization, in vitro intestinal protection and bioavailability. J Funct Foods 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2016.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Fu L, Wei LW, Zhao MD, Zhu JL, Chen SY, Jia XB, Lai SJ. Investigation of JAKs/STAT-3 in lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal epithelial cells. Clin Exp Immunol 2016; 186:75-85. [PMID: 27357529 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Janus-activated kinase (JAKs)-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT-3) signalling play critical roles in immunoregulation and immunopathology, which involve inflammatory responses and enteritis. JAK phosphorylates STAT-3 in response to stimulation by cytokines or growth factors, and then activates or represses the gene expression. STAT-3 is activated persistently in cancer cells and contributes to the malignant progression of various types of cancer and inflammation. To elucidate the different roles of JAKs in the activation of STAT-3, the lipopolysaccharide-induced primary intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) acute inflammatory model was established. Small interference RNAs (siRNAs) were then employed to attenuate the expression levels of JAKs. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (qRT-PCR) revealed that JAK mRNA levels were reduced efficiently by JAK-specific siRNAs. Under the IEC inflammatory model transfected with si-JAK, which equates to effective silencing, qRT-PCR and Western blot assays, suggested that knockdowns of JAK attenuated the JAK-induced down-regulation of STAT-3 at the mRNA or protein levels. In particular, JAK1 played a key role, which was consistent with the RNA-Seq results. Subsequently, the expression levels of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α were down-regulated in the IEC inflammatory model transfected with si-JAK1. JAK1 appears as a direct activator for STAT-3, whereas treatments targeting JAK1 repressed STAT-3 sufficiently pathways in the IEC inflammatory model. Therefore, the control of JAK1 using siRNAs has the potential to be an effective strategy against enteritis.
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- L Fu
- Laboratory Animal Center, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Stremmel W, Staffer S, Gan-Schreier H, Wannhoff A, Bach M, Gauss A. Phosphatidylcholine passes through lateral tight junctions for paracellular transport to the apical side of the polarized intestinal tumor cell-line CaCo2. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2016; 1861:1161-1169. [PMID: 27365309 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is the most abundant phospholipid in intestinal mucus, indicative of a specific transport system across the mucosal epithelium to the intestinal lumen. To elucidate this transport mechanism, we employed a transwell tissue culture system with polarized CaCo2 cells. It was shown that PC could not substantially be internalized by the cells. However, after basal application of increasing PC concentrations, an apical transport of 47.1±6.3nmolh(-1)mMPC(-1) was observed. Equilibrium distribution studies with PC applied in equal concentrations to the basal and apical compartments showed a 1.5-fold accumulation on the expense of basal PC. Disruption of tight junctions (TJ) by acetaldehyde or PPARγ inhibitors or by treatment with siRNA to TJ proteins suppressed paracellular transport by at least 50%. Transport was specific for the choline containing the phospholipids PC, lysoPC and sphingomyelin. We showed that translocation is driven by an electrochemical gradient generated by apical accumulation of Cl(-) and HCO3(-) through CFTR. Pretreatment with siRNA to mucin 3 which anchors in the apical plasma membrane of mucosal cells inhibited the final step of luminal PC secretion. PC accumulates in intestinal mucus using a paracellular, apically directed transport route across TJs.
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- Wolfgang Stremmel
- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Clinics of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Clinics of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Clinics of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Clinics of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Kirchhoff Institute of Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Clinics of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Nivalenol induces oxidative stress and increases deoxynivalenol pro-oxidant effect in intestinal epithelial cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2015; 285:118-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2015.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Srinivasan B, Kolli AR, Esch MB, Abaci HE, Shuler ML, Hickman JJ. TEER measurement techniques for in vitro barrier model systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 20:107-26. [PMID: 25586998 DOI: 10.1177/2211068214561025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1254] [Impact Index Per Article: 139.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Transepithelial/transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) is a widely accepted quantitative technique to measure the integrity of tight junction dynamics in cell culture models of endothelial and epithelial monolayers. TEER values are strong indicators of the integrity of the cellular barriers before they are evaluated for transport of drugs or chemicals. TEER measurements can be performed in real time without cell damage and generally are based on measuring ohmic resistance or measuring impedance across a wide spectrum of frequencies. The measurements for various cell types have been reported with commercially available measurement systems and also with custom-built microfluidic implementations. Some of the barrier models that have been widely characterized using TEER include the blood-brain barrier (BBB), gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and pulmonary models. Variations in these values can arise due to factors such as temperature, medium formulation, and passage number of cells. The aim of this article is to review the different TEER measurement techniques and analyze their strengths and weaknesses, determine the significance of TEER in drug toxicity studies, examine the various in vitro models and microfluidic organs-on-chips implementations using TEER measurements in some widely studied barrier models (BBB, GI tract, and pulmonary), and discuss the various factors that can affect TEER measurements.
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- Balaji Srinivasan
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA Biomolecular Science Center, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Perego S, Del Favero E, De Luca P, Dal Piaz F, Fiorilli A, Cantu’ L, Ferraretto A. Calcium bioaccessibility and uptake by human intestinal like cells following in vitro digestion of casein phosphopeptide–calcium aggregates. Food Funct 2015; 6:1796-807. [DOI: 10.1039/c4fo00672k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Digestion optimizes calcium distribution within CPP vectors and improves their bioactivity.
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- Silvia Perego
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la salute
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- LITA
- Milano
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- LITA
- Milano
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la salute
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- LITA
- Milano
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la salute
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- LITA
- Milano
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- LITA
- Milano
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la salute
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- LITA
- Milano
- Italy
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Smith AST, Long CJ, McAleer C, Guo X, Esch M, Prot JM, Shuler ML, Hickman JJ. ‘Body-on-a-Chip’ Technology and Supporting Microfluidics. HUMAN-BASED SYSTEMS FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/9781782620136-00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In order to effectively streamline current drug development protocols, there is a need to generate high information content preclinical screens capable of generating data with a predictive power in relation to the activity of novel therapeutics in humans. Given the poor predictive power of animal models, and the lack of complexity and interconnectivity of standard in vitro culture methodologies, many investigators are now moving toward the development of physiologically and functionally accurate culture platforms composed of human cells to investigate cellular responses to drug compounds in high-throughput preclinical studies. The generation of complex, multi-organ in vitro platforms, built to recapitulate physiological dimensions, flow rates and shear stresses, is being investigated as the logical extension of this drive. Production and application of a biologically accurate multi-organ platform, or ‘body-on-a-chip’, would facilitate the correct modelling of the dynamic and interconnected state of living systems for high-throughput drug studies as well as basic and applied biomolecular research. This chapter will discuss current technologies aimed at producing ‘body-on-a-chip’ models, as well as highlighting recent advances and important challenges still to be met in the development of biomimetic single-organ systems for drug development purposes.
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- A. S. T. Smith
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida Orlando FL 32826 USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida Orlando FL 32826 USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida Orlando FL 32826 USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida Orlando FL 32826 USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University Ithaca NY USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University Ithaca NY USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University Ithaca NY USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida Orlando FL 32826 USA
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The influence of protein fractions from bovine colostrum digested in vivo and in vitro on human intestinal epithelial cell proliferation. J DAIRY RES 2014; 81:73-81. [PMID: 24433585 DOI: 10.1017/s0022029913000654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Colostrum consists of a number of biologically active proteins and peptides that influence physiological function and development of a neonate. The present study investigated the biological activity of peptides released from first day bovine colostrum through in vitro and in vivo enzymatic digestion. This was assessed for proliferative activity using a human intestinal epithelial cell line, T84. Digestion of the protein fraction of bovine colostrum in vitro was conducted with the enzymes pepsin, chymosin and trypsin. Pepsin and chymosin digests yielded protein fractions with proliferative activity similar to that observed with undigested colostrum and the positive control foetal calf serum (FCS). In contrast trypsin digestion significantly (P<0·05) decreased colostral proliferative activity when co-cultured with cells when compared with undigested colostrum. The proliferative activity of undigested colostrum protein and abomasal whey protein digesta significantly increased (P<0·05) epithelial cell proliferation in comparison to a synthetic peptide mix. Bovine colostrum protein digested in vivo was collected from different regions of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in newborn calves fed either once (n=3 calves) or three times at 12-h intervals (n=3 calves). Digesta collected from the distal duodenum, jejunum and colon of calves fed once, significantly (P<0·05) stimulated cell proliferation in comparison with comparable samples collected from calves fed multiple times. These peptide enriched fractions are likely to yield candidate peptides with potential application for gastrointestinal repair in mammalian species.
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Effects of soybean agglutinin on mechanical barrier function and tight junction protein expression in intestinal epithelial cells from piglets. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:21689-704. [PMID: 24189218 PMCID: PMC3856029 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141121689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In this study, we sought to investigate the role of soybean agglutinin (SBA) in mediating membrane permeability and the mechanical barrier function of intestinal epithelial cells. The IPEC-J2 cells were cultured and treated with 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, or 3.0 mg/mL SBA. Transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity were measured to evaluate membrane permeability. The results showed a significant decrease in TEER values (p < 0.05) in a time- and dose-dependent manner, and a pronounced increase in AP activity (p < 0.05). Cell growth and cell morphology were used to evaluate the cell viability. A significant cell growth inhibition (p < 0.05) and alteration of morphology were observed when the concentration of SBA was increased. The results of western blotting showed that the expression levels of occludin and claudin-3 were decreased by 31% and 64% compared to those of the control, respectively (p < 0.05). In addition, immunofluorescence labeling indicated an obvious decrease in staining of these targets and changes in their localizations. In conclusion, SBA increased the membrane permeability, inhibited the cell viability and reduced the levels of tight junction proteins (occludin and claudin-3), leading to a decrease in mechanical barrier function in intestinal epithelial cells.
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Won JY, Choi JW, Min J. A simple process for the isolation of epithelial cells from bacteria-contaminated samples using anchoring molecules. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in enterocyte models: T84 cell line vs. Caco-2 cell line. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2013; 50:111-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s11626-013-9682-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Colombini A, Perego S, Ardoino I, Marasco E, Lombardi G, Fiorilli A, Biganzoli E, Tettamanti G, Ferraretto A. Evaluation of a possible direct effect by casein phosphopeptides on paracellular and vitamin D controlled transcellular calcium transport mechanisms in intestinal human HT-29 and Caco2 cell lines. Food Funct 2013; 4:1195-203. [DOI: 10.1039/c3fo60099h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Perakslis E, Tuesca A, Lowman A. Complexation hydrogels for oral protein delivery: an in vitro assessment of the insulin transport-enhancing effects following dissolution in simulated digestive fluids. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2012. [DOI: 10.1163/156856207794761989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Eric Perakslis
- a Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Centocor Research & Development, Radnor, PA 19087, USA
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- b Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- c Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Hemphill A, Vonlaufen N, Golaz JL, Burgener IA. Infection of primary canine duodenal epithelial cell cultures with Neospora caninum. J Parasitol 2009; 95:372-80. [PMID: 18821824 DOI: 10.1645/ge-1812.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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According to current knowledge, sexual development of the apicomplexan parasite Neospora caninum takes place in the canine intestine. However, to date there is no information on the interaction between the parasite and the canine intestinal epithelium, and, next to the clinical and in vivo research tools, an in vitro model comprised of canine intestinal cells infected with N. caninum would be very helpful for investigations at the cellular level. Following the isolation of cells of neonatal canine duodenum and growth of cell cultures to monolayers for 5-6 days, canine intestinal epithelial cells were exposed to cell culture-derived N. caninum tachyzoites and bradyzoites. The host cells remained viable during in vitro culture for an average of 2 wk. During this time span, N. caninum was found to readily adhere to any surface area of these cells, but infection took mostly place at sites where microvilli-like structures were missing, e.g., at the cell periphery, with tachyzoites exhibiting at least 3-4 times increased invasive capacities compared to bradyzoites. Once intracellular, parasites resided within a parasitophorous vacuole, moved toward the vicinity of the nucleus and the more distal portion of the epithelial cells, and proliferated to form vacuoles of not more than 2-4 parasites, which were surrounded by numerous mitochondria. Immunofluorescence staining and TEM of infected cells showed that the expression of cytokeratins and the structural integrity of desmosomes and tight junctions were not notably altered during infection. Furthermore, no changes could be detected in the alkaline phosphatase activities in cell culture supernatants of infected and noninfected cells. Canine duodenal epithelial cell cultures represent a useful tool for future studies on the characteristics of the intestinal phases of N. caninum infection.
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- Andrew Hemphill
- Institute of Parasitology and Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Division of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
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Stadler NC, Somoza V, Schwab W. Absorption of 3(2H)-furanones by human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:3949-3954. [PMID: 19338346 DOI: 10.1021/jf9001704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A number of 3(2H)-furanones are synthesized by fruits and have been found in cooked foodstuffs, where they impart flavor and odor because of their low perception thresholds. They show genotoxic properties in model studies but are also ranked among the antioxidants and anticarcinogens. This study examined the efficiency of intestinal absorption and metabolic conversion of 3(2H)-furanones by using Caco-2 cell monolayers as an intestinal epithelial cell model. The permeability of each agent was measured in both the apical to basal and basal to apical directions. 2,5-Dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone (DMMF) showed the highest absorption rate in all experiments, while similar amounts of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone (HDMF), 4-hydroxy-2(or 5)-ethyl-5(or 2)-methyl-3(2H)-furanone (HEMF), and 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone (HMF) were taken up. HDMF-glucoside was almost not absorbed but was hydrolyzed to a small extent. The transport of 3(2H)-furanones could not be saturated even at levels of 500 microM and occurred in both directions. Because the uptake was only slightly reduced by apical hyperosmolarity, passive diffusion by paracellular transport is proposed.
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- Nicole Christina Stadler
- Biomolecular Food Technology, Technical University Munchen, Hochfeldweg 1, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Stefan Balaz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA.
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Turner P, Wu Q, Piekkola S, Gratz S, Mykkänen H, El-Nezami H. Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain GG restores alkaline phosphatase activity in differentiating Caco-2 cells dosed with the potent mycotoxin deoxynivalenol. Food Chem Toxicol 2008; 46:2118-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 02/02/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Calabro AR, Konsoula R, Barile FA. Evaluation of in vitro cytotoxicity and paracellular permeability of intact monolayers with mouse embryonic stem cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:1273-84. [PMID: 18468840 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2007] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 02/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells were induced to form intact monolayers in cell culture inserts, using combinations of extracellular matrix (ECM) components and growth factors (GFs). Progressive formation of intact monolayers was monitored using transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and passage of paracellular permeability (PP) markers. The mES cells were initially inoculated on inactivated mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) plus leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). At 75% confluence, cells were passaged in the absence of MEF and LIF to stimulate formation of rounded multicellular aggregates (MA). After 4 days, cultures containing MA were transferred to culture inserts coated with ECM components only, and grown in the presence of selected individual GFs. An additional 10-14 days revealed confluent monolayers with TEER values of 500-700 ohms cm2 (Omega cm2). Monolayers grown on inserts coated with ECM components, such as fibronectin or collagen-IV, in the presence of epidermal growth factor or keratinocyte growth factor in the medium, yielded the highest TEER measurements when compared to cultures grown without GFs or ECM. Acute cytotoxicity (AC) studies with confluent monolayers of mES cells in 96-well plates indicated that there is a high correlation (R2=0.91) between cell viability and TEER for 24-h exposure time. Also, decrease in TEER is inversely proportional with increase in PP of markers. In comparison to standardized Registry of Cytotoxicity (RC) data and TEER measurements, MTT IC50 values for mES cells are lower. Thus, at equivalent concentrations for the same chemicals, cell viability decreases before the integrity of the monolayer is compromised. This system represents a novel approach for the manipulation of mES cells toward specific intact monolayers, as an in vitro model for biological monolayer formation, and most importantly, for applications to cytotoxicity testing.
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- Anthony R Calabro
- St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toxicology Division, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439, United States
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Golaz JL, Vonlaufen N, Hemphill A, Burgener IA. Establishment and characterization of a primary canine duodenal epithelial cell culture. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2007; 43:176-85. [PMID: 17577610 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-007-9034-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Many mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of chronic enteropathies or host-pathogen interactions in canine intestine have not been elucidated so far. Next to the clinical and in vivo research tools, an in vitro model of canine intestinal cell culture would be very helpful for studies at the cellular level. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish and characterize a primary canine duodenal epithelial cell culture. Neonatal duodenum was disrupted with trypsin-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and the mucosa scraped off and digested with collagenase and dispase. After centrifugation on a 2% sorbitol gradient, the cells were incubated at 37 degrees C in OptiMEM supplemented with Primocin, epidermal growth factor, insulin, hydrocortisone, and 10% fetal calf serum (FCS). After 24 h, the FCS concentration was reduced to 2.5%, and the temperature decreased to 33 degrees C. With this method, the cultures were growing to confluent monolayers within 5-6 d and remained viable for an average of 2 wk. Their epithelial nature was confirmed by electron microscopy and immunofluorescence staining using antibodies directed against specific cytokeratins, desmosomes, and tight junctions. The intestinal cells proliferated, as evidenced by immunolabeling with a Ki-67 antibody, and cryptal cell subpopulations could be identified. Furthermore, alkaline phosphatase and sucrase activity were detected.
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- Julia L Golaz
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Division of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 122, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
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Gratz S, Wu QK, El-Nezami H, Juvonen RO, Mykkänen H, Turner PC. Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain GG reduces aflatoxin B1 transport, metabolism, and toxicity in Caco-2 Cells. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:3958-64. [PMID: 17449679 PMCID: PMC1932713 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02944-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is able to bind the potent hepatocarcinogen aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and thus potentially restrict its rapid absorption from the intestine. In this study we investigated the potential of GG to reduce AFB1 availability in vitro in Caco-2 cells adapted to express cytochrome P-450 (CYP) 3A4, such that both transport and toxicity could be assessed. Caco-2 cells were grown as confluent monolayers on transmembrane filters for 21 days prior to all studies. AFB1 levels in culture medium were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. In CYP 3A4-induced monolayers, AFB1 transport from the apical to the basolateral chamber was reduced from 11.1%+/-1.9% to 6.4%+/-2.5% (P=0.019) and to 3.3%+/-1.8% (P=0.002) within the first hour in monolayers coincubated with GG (1x10(10) and 5x10(10) CFU/ml, respectively). GG (1x10(10) and 5x10(10) CFU/ml) bound 40.1%+/-8.3% and 61.0%+/-6.0% of added AFB1 after 1 h, respectively. AFB1 caused significant reductions of 30.1% (P=0.01), 49.4% (P=0.004), and 64.4% (P<0.001) in transepithelial resistance after 24, 48, and 72 h, respectively. Coincubation with 1x10(10) CFU/ml GG after 24 h protected against AFB1-induced reductions in transepithelial resistance at both 24 h (P=0.002) and 48 h (P=0.04). DNA fragmentation was apparent in cells treated only with AFB1 cells but not in cells coincubated with either 1x10(10) or 5x10(10) CFU/ml GG. GG reduced AFB1 uptake and protected against both membrane and DNA damage in the Caco-2 model. These data are suggestive of a beneficial role of GG against dietary exposure to aflatoxin.
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- S Gratz
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Konsoula R, Barile FA. Correlation of in vitro cytotoxicity with paracellular permeability in mortal rat intestinal cells. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2007; 55:176-83. [PMID: 16891127 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 06/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The rat small intestinal cell line, IEC-18, was used as an in vitro model to differentiate between acute cytotoxicity (AC) and paracellular permeability (PP) of selected chemicals. METHODS This study compares the low resistance rat intestinal mortal cell line, IEC-18 (transepithelial electrical resistance, TEER=160+/-10 Omega cm(2)) with the high resistance human intestinal cell line, Caco-2 (TEER=900+/-100 Omega cm(2)). The two cell lines differ in state of differentiation, TEER and paracellular permeability characteristics. The IEC-18 cell line is originated from the ileum and resembles more closely the small intestine than the Caco-2. Cytotoxicity was carried out using MTT cell viability assay in 96-well plates for 24-h exposure time. PP was measured using TEER (membrane integrity indicator) and PP markers such as [(3)H]-D-mannitol, lucifer yellow (LY) and FITC-dextran (fluorescein-dextran) on cells grown on inserts. RESULTS The data showed that there is a high correlation (R(2)=0.99) between MTT and TEER using IEC-18 cell for 24-h exposure time. IEC-18 is as sensitive as Caco-2 for both MTT and TEER measurements. Decrease in TEER is inversely proportional with increase in PP of tight junction indicators. There is a good correlation between IC(50)'s MTT, TEER and Registry of Cytotoxicity (RC) data. DISCUSSION Based on the results from the experiments, IEC-18 can be used as an in vitro model to differentiate between concentrations needed for AC and those required for PP.
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- Roula Konsoula
- College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY 11439, USA
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Tamariz E, Hernandez-Quintero M, Sánchez-Guzman E, Arguello C, Castro-Muñozledo F. RCE1 Corneal Epithelial Cell Line: Its Variability on Phenotype Expression and Differential Response to Growth Factors. Arch Med Res 2007; 38:176-84. [PMID: 17227726 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2005] [Accepted: 10/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND By serial transfer of rabbit corneal epithelial cells, the spontaneous RCE1 cell line was previously established. These cells mimic the stage-dependent differentiation of the corresponding cell type. METHODS RCE1 cells were cultured either on plastic culture dishes or on collagen rafts to compare the epithelial ultrastructure after growth on these substrata. Phenotypic variability was studied after subcloning of cells. The differentiation ability of each subclone was determined by Western blot with antibodies against the differentiation-linked keratin pair K3/K12 and by measuring LDH activity and LDH isozymes in cytosolic extracts. The proliferative response of RCE1 cells to EGF, TGFalpha, amphiregulin, bFGF or IL-6 was determined under serum-free culture conditions. RESULTS Cells grown on collagen rafts formed 5- to 7-layered epithelia with characteristics closer to those found in normal corneal epithelium than cells cultivated on plastic substrata, which formed 3- to 5-layered epithelia. Subcloning experiments demonstrated that every proliferative cell is able to grow and constitute stratified epithelia expressing K3/K12 keratins. LDH levels in RCE1 epithelia were similar to those of cultured or freshly harvested corneal epithelia; however, they showed a slightly altered LDH isozyme set, with prevalence of LDH-3 isoform. Whereas EGF and TGF-alpha were equipotent, amphiregulin elicited a 4-fold lower proliferative response. Also, bFGF was 10-fold less mitogenic than EGF, and IL-6 had the lowest effect with an ED(50) 20-fold lower than EGF. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate that every RCE1 proliferative cell has the ability to generate epithelial sheets. We conclude that EGF and TGF-alpha are the major effectors of RCE1 cell proliferation.
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- Elisa Tamariz
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, México, DF, México
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Yaylaoglu MB, Agbemafle BM, Oesterreicher TJ, Finegold MJ, Thaller C, Henning SJ. Diverse patterns of cell-specific gene expression in response to glucocorticoid in the developing small intestine. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2006; 291:G1041-50. [PMID: 16825705 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00139.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Although glucocorticoids are known to elicit functional maturation of the gastrointestinal tract, the molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid action on the developing intestine have not been fully elucidated. Our previous microarray studies identified 66 transcripts as being rapidly induced in the jejunum following dexamethasone (Dex) administration to suckling mice. Now we report the specific cellular location of a subset of these transcripts. Mouse pups at P8 received Dex or vehicle and intestinal segments were collected 3-4 h later. Robotic-based in situ hybridization (ISH) was performed with digoxygenin-labeled riboprobes. Transcripts studied included Ndrg1, Sgk1, Fos, and two unknown genes (Gene 9 and Gene 36). As predicted, ISH revealed marked diversity of cellular expression. In small intestinal segments, Sgk1 mRNA was in all epithelial cells; Fos mRNA was confined to epithelial cells at the villus tip; and Ndrg1 and Gene 36 mRNAs were localized to epithelial cells of the upper crypt and villus base. The remaining transcript (Gene 9) was induced modestly in villus stroma and strongly in the muscle layers. In the colon, Ndrg1, Sgk1, and Gene 36 were induced in all epithelial cells; Gene 9 was in muscle layers only; and Fos was not detectable. For jejunal segments, quantitation of ISH signals in tissue from Dex-treated and vehicle-treated mice demonstrated mRNA increases very similar to those measured by Northern blotting. We conclude that glucocorticoid action in the intestine reflects diverse molecular mechanisms operating in different cell types and that quantitative ISH is a valuable tool for studying hormone action in this tissue.
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- Murat B Yaylaoglu
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Weng XH, Beyenbach KW, Quaroni A. Cultured monolayers of the dog jejunum with the structural and functional properties resembling the normal epithelium. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 288:G705-17. [PMID: 15550553 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00518.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The development of a culture of the normal mammalian jejunum motivated this work. Isolated crypt cells of the dog jejunum were induced to form primary cultures on Snapwell filters. Up to seven subcultures were studied under the electron microscope and in Ussing chambers. Epithelial markers were identified by RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescent staining. Confluent monolayers exhibit a dense apical brush border, basolateral membrane infoldings, desmosomes, and tight junctions expressing zonula occludens-1, occludin-1, and claudin-3 and -4. In OptiMEM medium fortified with epidermal growth factor, hydrocortisone, and insulin, monolayer transepithelial voltage was -6.8 mV (apical side), transepithelial resistance was 1,050 Omega.cm(2), and short-circuit current (I(sc)) was 8.1 microA/cm(2). Transcellular and paracellular resistances were estimated as 14.8 and 1.1 kOmega.cm(2), respectively. Serosal ouabain reduced voltage and current toward zero, as did apical amiloride. The presence of mRNA of alpha-epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) was confirmed. Na-d-glucose cotransport was identified with an antibody to Na(+)-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 1. The unidirectional mucosa-to-serosa Na(+) flux (19 nmol.min(-1).cm(-2)) was two times as large as the reverse flux, and net transepithelial Na(+) flux was nearly double the amiloride-sensitive I(sc). In plain Ringer solution, the amiloride-sensitive I(sc) went toward zero. Under these conditions plus mucosal amiloride, serosal dibutyryl-cAMP elicited a Cl(-)-dependent I(sc) consistent with the stimulation of transepithelial Cl(-) secretion. In conclusion, primary cultures and subcultures of the normal mammalian jejunum form polarized epithelial monolayers with 1) the properties of a leaky epithelium, 2) claudins specific to the jejunal tight junction, 3) transepithelial Na(+) absorption mediated in part by SGLT1 and ENaC, and 4) electrogenic Cl(-) secretion activated by cAMP.
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- Xing-He Weng
- Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, VRT 8004, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Perloff ES, Duan SX, Skolnik PR, Greenblatt DJ, von Moltke LL. ATAZANAVIR: EFFECTS ON P-GLYCOPROTEIN TRANSPORT AND CYP3A METABOLISM IN VITRO. Drug Metab Dispos 2005; 33:764-70. [PMID: 15764714 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.104.002931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The effect of atazanavir on P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression and activity, as well as its inhibitory potency against CYP3A activity, was evaluated in vitro. Induction of P-gp activity and expression was studied using LS180V cells. P-gp inhibition was studied using both LS180V cells and Caco-2 cells. P-gp activity was assessed by measuring P-gp-mediated rhodamine 123 (Rh123) transport, and P-gp expression was determined using SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis/Western blot analysis. CYP3A inhibition was tested using triazolam hydroxylation in human liver microsomes (HLM). Extended (3-day) exposure of LS180V cells to 30 microM atazanavir caused a 2.5-fold increase in immunoreactive P-gp expression as well as a concentration-dependent decrease of intracellular Rh123 to a mean 45% (S.D. 5.2%) of control. Acute exposure (2 h) of LS180V cells to atazanavir increased intracellular Rh123 concentrations up to 300% of control at 100 microM atazanavir. At 30 microM and above, acute atazanavir exposure reversed P-gp induction caused by 3-day pretreatment with 10 microM ritonavir. P-gp inhibition was also observed in Caco-2 cells, causing an effect comparable to that observed for the known P-gp inhibitor verapamil (50% of control). In HLM, atazanavir was an inhibitor of triazolam hydroxylation, with inhibitory potency greatly increased by preincubation. IC50 values with and without preincubation were 0.31 microM (S.D. 0.13) and 5.7 microM (S.D. 4.1), respectively. Thus, atazanavir is an inhibitor and inducer of P-gp as well as a potent inhibitor of CYP3A in vitro, suggesting a potential for atazanavir to cause drug-drug interactions in vivo.
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- Elke S Perloff
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Trompette A, Blanchard C, Zoghbi S, Bara J, Claustre J, Jourdan G, Chayvialle JA, Plaisancé P. The DHE cell line as a model for studying rat gastro-intestinal mucin expression: effects of dexamethasone. Eur J Cell Biol 2005; 83:347-58. [PMID: 15503858 DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The expression of mucin genes was evaluated in rat intestinal cell lines in order to establish an in vitro model for investigating the regulation of intestinal mucin expression in this species. Two rat intestinal cancer cell lines (DHE, LGA) and three nontumoral rat intestinal cell lines (IEC6, IEC17, IEC18) were screened. The mRNA expression of rMuc1, rMuc2, rMuc3, rMuc4, and rMuc5AC mucin genes was studied by semiquantitative RT-PCR, real-time RT-PCR and Northern-blot analysis. Results were correlated with immunohistochemical expression of rat gastric and intestinal mucin proteins, and secretion of glycoconjugates was examined by enzyme-linked lectin assay. We showed that mRNA of rMucl and rMuc2 were constitutively expressed in all IEC cell populations but periodic acid Schiff staining of these cells did not reveal the presence of glycoproteins. DHE cells expressed rMuc1-5AC mRNA and LGA expressed the same mucins but the level of rMuc4 was much lower. Mucin mRNA expression also differed in relation with the length of cultivation. Immunocytochemical studies revealed the presence of gastric and intestinal mucins in the two tumoral cell lines. Functional experiments showed that bethanechol, A23187 and PMA stimulated release of glycoconjugates in DHE but not in LGA cells. Treatment of DHE cells with dexamethasone (10(-7) mol/l) enhanced rMuc2 mRNA but decreased rMuc1 and rMuc5AC mRNA. Real-time RT-PCR showed that the expression of rMuc1 and rMuc5AC genes was reduced by more than tenfold after 24 h. The increased expression of rMuc2 gene was confirmed by Northern blot analysis. In conclusion, DHE cells provide a valuable cellular model for research on rat mucin secretion and expression.
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Roig-Pérez S, Guardiola F, Moretó M, Ferrer R. Lipid peroxidation induced by DHA enrichment modifies paracellular permeability in Caco-2 cells. J Lipid Res 2004; 45:1418-28. [PMID: 15175351 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m300513-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Dietary enrichment with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has numerous beneficial effects on health. However, the intake of high doses of polyunsaturated fatty acids can promote lipid peroxidation and the subsequent propagation of oxygen radicals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of DHA on lipid peroxidation and tight junction structure and permeability in Caco-2 cell cultures. Moreover, the effects of taurine, a functional ingredient with antioxidant properties, were also tested. Differentiated Caco-2 cell monolayers were maintained in DHA-supplemented conditions with or without added taurine. Incubation with 100 microM DHA increased lipid peroxidation and paracellular permeability, in parallel with a redistribution of the tight junction proteins occludin and ZO-1. Taurine partially prevented all of these effects. The participation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in increased paracellular permeability was also examined using various agents that modify the formation of superoxide radical, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, and peroxynitrite. We conclude that hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite may be involved in the DHA-induced increase in paracellular permeability and that the protective role of taurine may be in part related to its capacity to counteract the effects of hydrogen peroxide.
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- Sònia Roig-Pérez
- Departament de Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Steensma A, Noteborn HPJM, Kuiper HA. Comparison of Caco-2, IEC-18 and HCEC cell lines as a model for intestinal absorption of genistein, daidzein and their glycosides. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2004; 16:131-9. [PMID: 21782699 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2003.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2003] [Accepted: 11/12/2003] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Genistein and daidzein receive much attention because of their potential to prevent hormone-related cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Limited information is available on the pharmacokinetics of these compounds like, for instance, intestinal uptake by humans and systematic bioavailability. In this study the transport and metabolism of genistein, daidzein and their glycosides has been compared in various cellular models for intestinal absorption such as human colonic Caco-2, rat small intestinal IEC-18 and human immortalized colon HCEC cell lines. Genistein and daidzein were taken up by Caco-2, IEC-18 and HCEC cells and transported to almost same rate and extents. Glycosides were transported across IEC-18 and HCEC monolayers, but not across Caco-2 cells. In Caco-2 and IEC-18 cells, the glycosides were metabolized to their respective aglycones. Furthermore, it was shown that genistein and daidzein were glucuronidated and sulfated in Caco-2 cells, to glucuronidated forms in IEC-18 cells and to sulfated conjugates in HCEC cells. The results of this study compared with reported in vivo data indicate that Caco-2 cells are a valuable model for studying intestinal transport and metabolism of isoflavones.
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- Aukje Steensma
- RIKILT, Institute for Food Safety, Bornsesteeg 45, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands; Toxicology Group, Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences, Wageningen University, Tuinlaan 5, 6703 HE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Total and Local Quadratic Indices of the “Molecular Pseudograph’s Atom Adjacency Matrix”. Application to Prediction of Caco-2 Permeability of Drugs. Int J Mol Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.3390/i4080512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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General Pharmaceutics is proposed as the broad study of the biopharmaceutical and physical chemical properties of each potential drug substance. When the first quality bulk lot is delivered, usually the first GMP bulk lot, an extensive profiling of the potential drug substance should commence. This profile should include solid-state characterization as well as thorough analyses of solubility, stability, and absorption properties of the drug substance that could affect the development of a viable medicine. As a result of these studies, a number of initial specifications could be developed: the preferred polymorphic or crystalline form identified, the preferred particle size to optimize absorption/development, and an initial biopharmaceutics classification with a dose limit to identify those cases in which the formulation can be expected to improve absorption and exposure. The broad topic of General Pharmaceutics is discussed in this Minireview including many advances in technology in this field as well as the rationale behind the proposed initial specifications.
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- E F Gene Fiese
- Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA.
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Fichert T, Yazdanian M, Proudfoot JR. A structure-permeability study of small drug-like molecules. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2003; 13:719-22. [PMID: 12639566 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(02)01035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A systematic structure-permeability relationship study on a set of small drug-like molecules with log D values in the range -2.5 to 3 and carrying a diverse array of functionality reveals that the compounds with log D>0 and <3 are highly permeable. Surprisingly, several tetrazole derivatives were found to be substrates for efflux pump(s).
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- Thomas Fichert
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, PO Box 368, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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Störmer E, von Moltke LL, Perloff MD, Greenblatt DJ. P-glycoprotein interactions of nefazodone and trazodone in cell culture. J Clin Pharmacol 2001; 41:708-14. [PMID: 11452702 DOI: 10.1177/00912700122010609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of nefazodone (NFZ) and trazodone (TZD) on P-glycoprotein (P-gp) activity and expression in cell culture. NFZ and TZD showed no differential transport between the basolateral to apical and apical to basolateral direction across Caco-2 cell monolayers. Transport in either direction was not affected by verapamil. NFZ was a potent inhibitor (IC50 = 4.7 microM) of rhodamine123 (Rh123) B to A transport across Caco-2 cell monolayers, while TZD had minimal effect. Following 72-hour exposure of LS180V cells to NFZ and TZD (10 microM), a twofold increase in immunoreactive P-gp was observed. Rh123 accumulation into these cells was reduced to 65% and 74% of control by NFZ and TZD (10 microM), respectively. It was concluded that differential rates of transport of NFZ and TZD in Caco-2 cells were not evident. However, NFZ is an inhibitor of P-gp activity at clinically relevant in vivo concentrations and may have the potential to increase bioavailability of coadministered compounds that are substrates for transport. Concentrations of NFZ and TZD achieved in the intestine after chronic oral dosing may induce P-gp expression and reduce absorption of coadministered drugs.
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- E Störmer
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Quaroni A, Tian JQ, Seth P, Ap Rhys C. p27(Kip1) is an inducer of intestinal epithelial cell differentiation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2000; 279:C1045-57. [PMID: 11003585 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.4.c1045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Constant renewal of the intestinal epithelium is a highly coordinated process that has been subject to intense investigation, but its regulatory mechanisms are still essentially unknown. In this study, we have demonstrated that forced expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs) p27(Kip1) and p21(Cip1/WAF1) in human intestinal epithelial cells led to expression of differentiation markers at both the mRNA and protein levels. Cell differentiation was temporally dissociated from inhibition of retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation and growth arrest, already established 1 day after infection with recombinant adenoviruses. p27(Kip1) proved significantly more efficient than p21(Cip1/WAF1) in induction of cell differentiation. In contrast, forced expression of p16(INK4a) resulted in growth arrest without induction of differentiation markers. These results implicate both p27(Kip1) and p21(Cip1/WAF1) in the differentiation-timing process, but p21(Cip1/WAF1) may act indirectly by increasing p27(Kip1) levels. These results also suggest that induction of intestinal epithelial cell differentiation by CKIs is not related to their effects on the cell cycle and may involve interactions with cellular components other than cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases.
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- A Quaroni
- Section of Physiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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Mordrelle A, Jullian E, Costa C, Cormet-Boyaka E, Benamouzig R, Tomé D, Huneau JF. EAAT1 is involved in transport of L-glutamate during differentiation of the Caco-2 cell line. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 279:G366-73. [PMID: 10915646 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.2.g366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Little is known concerning the expression of amino acid transporters during intestinal epithelial cell differentiation. The transport mechanism of L-glutamate and its regulation during the differentiation process were investigated using the human intestinal Caco-2 cell line. Kinetic studies demonstrated the presence of a single, high-affinity, D-aspartate-sensitive L-glutamate transport system in both confluent and fully differentiated Caco-2 cells. This transport was clearly Na(+) dependent, with a Hill coefficient of 2. 9 +/- 0.3, suggesting a 3 Na(+)-to-1 glutamate stoichiometry and corresponding to the well-characterized X(A,G)(-) system. The excitatory amino acid transporter (EAAT)1 transcript was consistently expressed in the Caco-2 cell line, whereas the epithelial and neuronal EAAT3 transporter was barely detected. In contrast with systems B(0) and y(+), which have previously been reported to be downregulated when Caco-2 cells stop proliferating, L-glutamate transport capacity was found to increase steadily between day 8 and day 17. This increase was correlated with the level of EAAT1 mRNA, which might reflect an increase in EAAT1 gene transcription and/or stabilization of the EAAT1 transcript.
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- A Mordrelle
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Laboratoire de Nutrition Humaine et Physiologie Intestinale, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, France
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Hilgendorf C, Spahn‐Langguth H, Regårdh CG, Lipka E, Amidon GL, Langguth P. Caco‐2 versus Caco‐2/HT29‐MTX Co‐cultured Cell Lines: Permeabilities Via Diffusion, Inside‐ and Outside‐Directed Carrier‐Mediated Transport. J Pharm Sci 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6017(200001)89:1%3c63::aid-jps7%3e3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hilgendorf C, Spahn-Langguth H, Regårdh CG, Lipka E, Amidon GL, Langguth P. Caco-2 versus Caco-2/HT29-MTX co-cultured cell lines: permeabilities via diffusion, inside- and outside-directed carrier-mediated transport. J Pharm Sci 2000; 89:63-75. [PMID: 10664539 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6017(200001)89:1<63::aid-jps7>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was a systematic characterization and evaluation of cell culture models based on mixtures of Caco-2/HT29-MTX co-cultures for their use in screening for drug absorption and intestinal permeability in comparison to the properties of the respective mono-cultures. METHODS Co-cultures of Caco-2 cells (absorptive-type) and HT29-MTX cells (goblet-type) were set up. Three different co-cultures (initial seeding ratios Caco-2/HT29-MTX: 90/10, 70/30, and 50/50) were grown on permeable filter supports, and monolayers were used for permeability studies with model compounds for paracellular absorption (atenolol, furosemide, H334/75, mannitol, terbutaline), transcellular absorption (antipyrine, ketoprofen, metoprolol, piroxicam), carrier-mediated absorption (D-glucose, Gly-Pro, and L-phenylalanine) as well as substrates for carrier-mediated secretion via P-glycoprotein (cimetidine and talinolol). Electrophysiological and microscopic controls were performed to characterize the cell cultures. RESULTS For compounds undergoing passive intestinal absorption permeabilities were generally higher in co-cultures than in Caco-2 monolayers, yielding highest values in pure HT29-MTX monolayers. This difference was most obvious for compounds transported via the paracellular pathway, where HT29-MTX cells may be up to 30 times more permeable than Caco-2 cells, whereas for lipophilic and highly permeable compounds, the difference in permeability values was less obvious. For drugs undergoing intestinal secretion mediated by P-glycoprotein, co-cultivation of Caco-2 cells with HT29-MTX cells led to increased apical to basolateral permeability which was decreased in the opposite direction, consistent with the fact that HT29-MTX cells do not express P-glycoprotein. When a carrier-mediated absorption mechanism is involved, the permeabilities observed were lower than the values reported for human small intestine and co-cultivation of HT29-MTX cells with Caco-2 cells resulted in even lower values as compared to the plain Caco-2 cultures. CONCLUSIONS Co-cultures of HT29-MTX and Caco-2 cells offer the opportunity of modifying the permeability barrier of the cell monolayers both with respect to paracellular resistance and secretory transport via P-gp. Thus, in special cases, they allow more flexibility in adapting the in vitro system to the in vivo situation as compared to the monocultures. Another advantage is the obvious robustness of the method with respect to the reproducibility of the results. A problem remaining, however, is the quantitative expression of carriers involved in intestinal uptake of many nutrients and drugs.
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- C Hilgendorf
- School of Pharmacy, Martin Luther-University, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Schipper NG, Vârum KM, Stenberg P, Ocklind G, Lennernäs H, Artursson P. Chitosans as absorption enhancers of poorly absorbable drugs. 3: Influence of mucus on absorption enhancement. Eur J Pharm Sci 1999; 8:335-43. [PMID: 10425384 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-0987(99)00032-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chitosans are potent nontoxic absorption enhancers after nasal administration but their effects on the intestinal epithelium in vivo has not been studied in detail. In this study, the effects of chitosans with varying molecular weights and degrees of acetylation on the absorption of a poorly absorbed model drug (atenolol) were studied in intestinal epithelial cell layers with or without a mucus layer and in an in situ perfusion model of rat ileum. The effects of the chitosans on epithelial morphology and release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) into the perfusate were investigated in the in situ model. The chitosans had pronounced effects on the permeability of mucus-free Caco-2 layers and enhanced the permeation of atenolol 10- to 15-fold, with different absorption kinetics for different chitosans, in accordance with previous results. In contrast, enhancement of atenolol absorption through rat ileum was modest. LDH release from the tissues perfused with chitosans did not increase, indicating that the chitosans were used at nontoxic concentrations. Morphological examination of the perfused ileal tissues revealed more mucus discharge from the tissues exposed to chitosans than from controls, which suggested that the discharged mucus may inhibit the binding of chitosan to the epithelial surface and hence decrease the absorption-enhancing effect. This hypothesis was supported by studies with intestinal epithelial HT29-H goblet cells covered with a mucus layer. The binding of chitosan to the epithelial cell surface and subsequent absorption-enhancing effects were significantly reduced in mucus-covered HT29-H cultures. When the mucus layer was removed prior to the addition of chitosan, the cell surface binding and absorption-enhancing effects of the chitosans were increased. We conclude that the modest absorption-enhancing effects of unformulated chitosan solutions in the perfused rat ileum are a result of the mucus barrier in this tissue. This effect may be overcome by increasing the local concentrations of both chitosan and drug, i.e,. through formulation of the chitosan into a particulate dosage form.
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- N G Schipper
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, P.O. Box 580, S-75123, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Ekmekcioglu C, Pomazal K, Steffan I, Schweiger B, Marktl W. Calcium transport from mineral waters across caco-2 cells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 1999; 47:2594-2599. [PMID: 10552531 DOI: 10.1021/jf981324y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In the present study the absorption of calcium from 13 different mineral waters has been examined. For this purpose the mineral waters were first digested in vitro by simulating gastric and intestinal digestion. Afterward, the absolute and fractional transport rates of calcium from these digested solutions across human colon adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cell monolayers grown on bicameral filters were measured. Results showed that the fractional transport rates for calcium lie between 1.65 and 6.72% after 90 min of incubation time. The absolute transport values varied between 90.4 and 624.7 pmol/(min x cm(2)). The transport values [pmol/(min x cm(2))] for calcium from the mineral waters were in general not concentration dependent, showing neither signs of saturation kinetics nor unsaturable uptake mechanisms. In addition, the fractional transport rates from mineral waters with similar calcium concentrations were greatly different in some cases. On the basis of these results, it can be concluded that calcium bioavailability from mineral waters could vary dependent on probably several factors.
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- C Ekmekcioglu
- Department of Medical Physiology, Medical School, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Ekmekcioglu C, Feyertag J, Marktl W. Cinnamic acid inhibits proliferation and modulates brush border membrane enzyme activities in Caco-2 cells. Cancer Lett 1998; 128:137-44. [PMID: 9683274 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(98)00073-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to examine whether cinnamic acid exerts antitumor activity against colon cancer cells in vitro. For this purpose we investigated the effect of cinnamic acid on cell proliferation and on the differentiation markers alkaline phosphatase, sucrase and aminopeptidase N in human colon adenocarcinoma cells (Caco-2). Cinnamic acid (2.5-8.0 mM) prolonged the doubling time and inhibited the DNA synthesis of growing cells. The antiproliferative effect occurred rapidly after 2 h of treatment with 8.0 mM cinnamic acid and reached nearly maximal values after 8 h of treatment. Sucrase and aminopeptidase N activities were stimulated under cinnamic acid treatment (4.0-8.0 mM), while alkaline phosphatase activity was inhibited in postconfluent cells (8.0 mM). Similar effects on enzyme activities were seen in non-proliferating cells. Cinnamic acid did not alter the adhesion to collagen matrix or cell viability. Intracellular cAMP levels were decreased significantly after 1 h of treatment with 8.0 mM cinnamic acid, suggesting that cinnamic acid induces its effects on enzyme activities partly by modulating the cAMP signaling pathway.
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- C Ekmekcioglu
- Department of Medical Physiology, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
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