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Zhang L, Du SY, Lu Y, Liu C, Wu HC, Tian ZH, Wang M, Yang C. Puerarin transport across rat nasal epithelial cells and the influence of compatibility with peoniflorin and menthol. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2017; 11:2581-2593. [PMID: 28919709 PMCID: PMC5590686 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s143029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nose-to-brain transport can provide an excellent pathway for drugs of the central nervous system. Consequently, how to make full use of this pathway in practical applications has become a focus of drug design. However, many aspects affecting drug delivery from the nose to the brain remain unclear. This study aimed to more deeply investigate the transport of puerarin and to explore the mechanism underlying the influence of compatible drugs on puerarin permeability in a primary cell model simulating the nasal mucosa. In this research, based on rat nasal epithelial cells (RNECs) cultured in vitro and cytotoxicity assays, the bidirectional transport of puerarin across RNEC monolayers and the effect of its compatibility with peoniflorin and menthol were analyzed. The apparent permeability coefficient was <1.5×10−6 cm/s, and the efflux ratio of puerarin was <2, indicating that puerarin had poor absorption and that menthol but not peoniflorin significantly improved puerarin transport. Simultaneously, through experiments, such as immunofluorescence staining, transepithelial electrical resistance measurement, rhodamine 123 efflux evaluation, the cell membrane fluorescence recovery after photobleaching test, and ATPase activity determination, the permeability promoting mechanism of menthol was confirmed to be closely related to disruption of the tight junction protein structure, to the P-glycoprotein inhibitory effect, to increased membrane fluidity, and to the promotion of enzyme activity. These results provide reliable data on nasal administration of the studied drugs and lay the foundation for a deeper investigation of the nose–brain pathway and nasal administration.
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- Lin Zhang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Zhang L, Du SY, Lu Y, Liu C, Tian ZH, Yang C, Wu HC, Wang Z. Puerarin transport across a Calu-3 cell monolayer - an in vitro model of nasal mucosa permeability and the influence of paeoniflorin and menthol. Drug Des Devel Ther 2016; 10:2227-37. [PMID: 27468226 PMCID: PMC4944921 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s110247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Nasal administration is a high-potential delivery system, particularly because it can provide a pathway from the nose to the brain. The objective of this research is to characterize puerarin transport across a Calu-3 cell monolayer used as a model of the nasal mucosa and to evaluate the influence of puerarin in combination with paeoniflorin and menthol to explore the enhanced mechanism of the permeability at the cell level. The apparent permeability coefficients (Papp) of puerarin bidirectional transport were both <1.5×10−6 cm/s, and the efflux ratio was <1.5, indicating that puerarin alone exhibited poor absorption and that its transport primarily occurred by passive diffusion through the cell monolayer. When puerarin was coad ministered with paeoniflorin, the Papp was not changed (P>0.05). However, the addition of menthol significantly (P<0.05) improved the Papp of puerarin in both directions. Moreover, based on immunofluorescence experiments and transepithelial electrical resistance measurements, the data indicated that the drug compatibility opened tight junctions and weakened the barrier capabilities of epithelial cells, thereby promoting the permeability of puerarin.
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- Lin Zhang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Liu Z, Chen B. Copper treatment alters the barrier functions of human intestinal Caco-2 cells: involving tight junctions and P-glycoprotein. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 23:369-77. [PMID: 15346718 DOI: 10.1191/0960327104ht464oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of copper on paracellular permeability and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in Caco-2 cells. Apical treatment with 100–300,μM CuS04 in Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS, up to 3 hours) induced a time-and concentration-dependent increase in permeability of Caco-2 cell monolayers monitored by transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER). Copper treatment also induced a concentration-dependent reduction of F-actin stain, but not of tight junctional protein ZO-1. In addition, without any adverse effects on TEER, apical treatment with 300 μM CuS04 in complete medium (for 24 hours) could reduce basolateral-to-apical transport, and increase apical-to-basolateral transport of rhodamine-123 (Rho-123) and accumulation of Rho-123 in Caco-2 cells. Treatment with 10-100 μM CuS04 in HBSS (up to 3 hours) also induced a time-and concentration-dependent increase in accumulation of Rho-123 in Caco-2 cells. The results indicated that copper treatment increased the paracellular perme-ability probably by perturbing F-actin skeleton, and inhibited P-gp, thus altering the barrier functions of Caco-2 cells.
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- Zhiwei Liu
- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 200032 Shanghai, PR China.
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Yu H, Lim C. Preliminary test estimation method accounting for error variance structure in nonlinear regression models. KOREAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED STATISTICS 2016. [DOI: 10.5351/kjas.2016.29.4.595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chen S, Einspanier R, Schoen J. Transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER): a functional parameter to monitor the quality of oviduct epithelial cells cultured on filter supports. Histochem Cell Biol 2015. [PMID: 26223877 PMCID: PMC4628619 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-015-1351-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cultivation of oviduct epithelial cells on porous filters fosters in vivo-like morphology and functionality. However, due to the optical properties of the filter materials and the cells’ columnar shape, cell quality is hard to assess via light microscopy. In this study, we aim to evaluate transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurement as a prognostic quality indicator for the cultivation of porcine oviduct epithelial cells (POEC). POEC were maintained in four different types of media for 3 and 6 w to achieve diverse culture qualities, and TEER was measured before processing samples for histology. Culture quality was scored using morphological criteria (presence of cilia, confluence and cell polarity). We furthermore analyzed the correlation between cellular height (as a measure of apical–basal polarization) and TEER in fully differentiated routine cultures (biological variation) and in cultures with altered cellular height due to hormonal stimulation. Fully differentiated cultures possessed a moderate TEER between 500 and 1100 Ω*cm2. Only 5 % of cultures which exhibited TEER values in this defined range had poor quality. Sub-differentiated cultures showed either very low or excessively high TEER. We unveiled a highly significant (P < 0.0001) negative linear correlation between TEER and epithelial height in well-differentiated cultures (both routine and hormone stimulated group). This may point toward the interaction between tight junction assembly and epithelial apical–basal polarization. In conclusion, TEER is a straightforward quality indicator which could be routinely used to monitor the differentiation status of oviduct epithelial cells in vitro.
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- Shuai Chen
- College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, Hebei, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Reproductive Biology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196, Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Reproductive Biology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196, Dummerstorf, Germany.
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Influence of puerarin, paeoniflorin, and menthol on structure and barrier function of tight junctions in MDCK and MDCK-MDR1 Cells. JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL SCIENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcms.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Engineering an in vitro air-blood barrier by 3D bioprinting. Sci Rep 2015; 5:7974. [PMID: 25609567 PMCID: PMC4303938 DOI: 10.1038/srep07974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Intensive efforts in recent years to develop and commercialize in vitro alternatives in the field of risk assessment have yielded new promising two- and three dimensional (3D) cell culture models. Nevertheless, a realistic 3D in vitro alveolar model is not available yet. Here we report on the biofabrication of the human air-blood tissue barrier analogue composed of an endothelial cell, basement membrane and epithelial cell layer by using a bioprinting technology. In contrary to the manual method, we demonstrate that this technique enables automatized and reproducible creation of thinner and more homogeneous cell layers, which is required for an optimal air-blood tissue barrier. This bioprinting platform will offer an excellent tool to engineer an advanced 3D lung model for high-throughput screening for safety assessment and drug efficacy testing.
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Kohli A, Islam A, Moyes DL, Murciano C, Shen C, Challacombe SJ, Naglik JR. Oral and vaginal epithelial cell lines bind and transfer cell-free infectious HIV-1 to permissive cells but are not productively infected. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98077. [PMID: 24857971 PMCID: PMC4032250 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The majority of HIV-1 infections worldwide are acquired via mucosal surfaces. However, unlike the vaginal mucosa, the issue of whether the oral mucosa can act as a portal of entry for HIV-1 infection remains controversial. To address potential differences with regard to the fate of HIV-1 after exposure to oral and vaginal epithelium, we utilized two epithelial cell lines representative of buccal (TR146) and pharyngeal (FaDu) sites of the oral cavity and compared them with a cell line derived from vaginal epithelium (A431) in order to determine (i) HIV-1 receptor gene and protein expression, (ii) whether HIV-1 genome integration into epithelial cells occurs, (iii) whether productive viral infection ensues, and (iv) whether infectious virus can be transferred to permissive cells. Using flow cytometry to measure captured virus by HIV-1 gp120 protein detection and western blot to detect HIV-1 p24 gag protein, we demonstrate that buccal, pharyngeal and vaginal epithelial cells capture CXCR4- and CCR5-utilising virus, probably via non-canonical receptors. Both oral and vaginal epithelial cells are able to transfer infectious virus to permissive cells either directly through cell-cell attachment or via transcytosis of HIV-1 across epithelial cells. However, HIV-1 integration, as measured by real-time PCR and presence of early gene mRNA transcripts and de novo protein production were not detected in either epithelial cell type. Importantly, both oral and vaginal epithelial cells were able to support integration and productive infection if HIV-1 entered via the endocytic pathway driven by VSV-G. Our data demonstrate that under normal conditions productive HIV-1 infection of epithelial cells leading to progeny virion production is unlikely, but that epithelial cells can act as mediators of systemic viral dissemination through attachment and transfer of HIV-1 to permissive cells.
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- Arinder Kohli
- Department of Oral Immunology, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oral Immunology, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Immunology, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oral Immunology, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Microbiology and Ecology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Oral Immunology, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oral Immunology, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oral Immunology, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, King's College London Dental Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Lim C, Sen PK, Peddada SD. Statistical inference in nonlinear regression under heteroscedasticity. SANKHYA-SERIES B-APPLIED AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STATISTICS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13571-011-0013-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Exposure to HIV-1 directly impairs mucosal epithelial barrier integrity allowing microbial translocation. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1000852. [PMID: 20386714 PMCID: PMC2851733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 439] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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While several clinical studies have shown that HIV-1 infection is associated with increased permeability of the intestinal tract, there is very little understanding of the mechanisms underlying HIV-induced impairment of mucosal barriers. Here we demonstrate that exposure to HIV-1 can directly breach the integrity of mucosal epithelial barrier, allowing translocation of virus and bacteria. Purified primary epithelial cells (EC) isolated from female genital tract and T84 intestinal cell line were grown to form polarized, confluent monolayers and exposed to HIV-1. HIV-1 X4 and R5 tropic laboratory strains and clinical isolates were seen to reduce transepithelial resistance (TER), a measure of monolayer integrity, by 30–60% following exposure for 24 hours, without affecting viability of cells. The decrease in TER correlated with disruption of tight junction proteins (claudin 1, 2, 4, occludin and ZO-1) and increased permeability. Treatment of ECs with HIV envelope protein gp120, but not HIV tat, also resulted in impairment of barrier function. Neutralization of gp120 significantly abrogated the effect of HIV. No changes to the barrier function were observed when ECs were exposed to Env defective mutant of HIV. Significant upregulation of inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, were seen in both intestinal and genital epithelial cells following exposure to HIV-1. Neutralization of TNF-α reversed the reduction in TERs. The disruption in barrier functions was associated with viral and bacterial translocation across the epithelial monolayers. Collectively, our data shows that mucosal epithelial cells respond directly to envelope glycoprotein of HIV-1 by upregulating inflammatory cytokines that lead to impairment of barrier functions. The increased permeability could be responsible for small but significant crossing of mucosal epithelium by virus and bacteria present in the lumen of mucosa. This mechanism could be particularly relevant to mucosal transmission of HIV-1 as well as immune activation seen in HIV-1 infected individuals. Clinical studies have shown that HIV-1 infected patients have increased intestinal permeability. In chronically infected patients that progress to AIDS, there is activation of immune cells consistent with leakage of microbes via the gut. However, the mechanism by which this occurs is not clear. Here, we show that direct exposure of intestinal and genital epithelial cells to HIV leads to breaching of the mucosal barrier and increased leakage of both bacteria and virus across the epithelium. The mechanism of this breakdown appears to be due to inflammatory factors produced by epithelial cells themselves, in response to HIV-1 exposure, that destroy the tight junctions between epithelial cells, thereby allowing microbes access to the inside of the body. Interestingly, we found that treatment of epithelial cells with just the surface glycoprotein from HIV could lead to similar breakdown of the barrier. This implies that when mucosal epithelial cells come in direct contact with large amounts of HIV-1, the virus can cross into the inside of the body and cause direct infection of target cells. The crossing of the bacteria by similar mechanism can lead to chronic inflammation and activation of immune cells of the body.
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Isoda H, Talorete TPN, Han J, Nakamura K. Expressions of galectin-3, glutathione S-transferase A2 and peroxiredoxin-1 by nonylphenol-incubated Caco-2 cells and reduction in transepithelial electrical resistance by nonylphenol. Toxicol In Vitro 2006; 20:63-70. [PMID: 16054331 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2005.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2004] [Revised: 04/25/2005] [Accepted: 06/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nonylphenol, an estrogenic xenobiotic widely used in the manufacture of plastics and detergents, has been found in drinking water and may therefore enter the body through the oral route. Thus, intestinal cells lining the alimentary tract serve as the body's first line of defense against this compound. In this study, the effects of nonylphenol on the human intestinal cell line Caco-2 were determined using transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurement and proteomics. Results show that 10 microM nonylphenol can disrupt the tight-junction permeability of Caco-2 cells in approximately 15 min. Incubating the cells with 1 or 10 microM nonylphenol for 6 days resulted in the enhanced expressions of galectin-3 (approximately 4-fold vs. control with 1 microM; 2-fold with 10 microM), glutathione S-transferase A2 (approximately 8-fold with 1 microM; 5-fold with 10 microM) and peroxiredoxin-1 (approximately 6-fold with 1 microM; 4-fold with 10 microM). These expressions may represent a possible consortium of mechanisms by which the cells protect themselves against nonylphenol-induced stresses. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study on the effects of nonylphenol on Caco-2 cells.
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- H Isoda
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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Laparra JM, Vélez D, Barberá R, Montoro R, Farré R. An approach to As(III) and As(V) bioavailability studies with Caco-2 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2005; 19:1071-8. [PMID: 16023827 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2005.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2004] [Revised: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Foods and drinking water are the main sources of human exposure to inorganic arsenic [As(III) and As(V)]. After oral ingestion, the intestinal epithelium is the first barrier to absorption of these species. A human intestinal cell line (Caco-2) was used to evaluate cell retention and transport of As(III) (15.6-156.0 microM) and/or As(V) (15.4-170.6 microM). Cell monolayer integrity, cell viability, membrane damage and effects on cell metabolism were evaluated. Only the highest concentrations assayed [As(III): 156.0 microM; As(V): 170.6 microM] produced a cytotoxic effect with different cellular targets: As(III) altered the permeability of tight junctions, and As(V) caused uncoupling of the respiratory chain. Retention and transport of As(III) was more efficient than that of As(V). After 4h of exposure to As(III) or As(V), monolayer retention percentages varied between 0.87-2.28% and 0.14-0.39%, respectively. Transepithelial transport was greater for As(III) (5.82-7.71%) than for As(V) (not detectable-1.55%). The addition of As(III) and As(V) jointly produced a transport rate similar to that observed when they were added independently.
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- José Moisés Laparra
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC), Apdo 73, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
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Esposito A, Sannino A, Cozzolino A, Quintiliano SN, Lamberti M, Ambrosio L, Nicolais L. Response of intestinal cells and macrophages to an orally administered cellulose-PEG based polymer as a potential treatment for intractable edemas. Biomaterials 2005; 26:4101-10. [PMID: 15664637 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The elimination of water from the body represents a fundamental therapeutic goal in those diseases in which oedemas occur. Aim of this work is the design of a material able to absorb large amount of water to be used, by oral administration, in those cases in which resistance to diuretics appears. Sorption and mechanical properties of the cellulose based superabsorbent hydrogel acting as a water elimination system have been modulated through the insertion of molecular spacers between the crosslinks. Starting polymers are the sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose (CMCNa), a polyelectrolyte cellulose derivative, and the hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), a non-polyelectrolyte derivative. Polyethyleneglycol (PEG) with various molecular weights, has been linked by its free ends at two divinylsulfone (DVS) crosslinker molecules, in order to increase the average distance between two crosslinking sites and thus acting as spacer. Both the effect of concentration and molecular weight of the spacer resulted to significantly affect the hydrogel final sorption properties and thus the efficiency of the body water elimination system. Biocompatibility studies have been performed to test the hydrogel compatibility with respect to intestinal and macrophages cell lines. To investigate the effects of intestinal cells conditioned media after the contact with the gel on macrophages nitric oxide release tests have been carried out.
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- Annaclaudia Esposito
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via Costantinopoli, 16 80138, Naples, Italy
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Mathieu F, Galmier MJ, Pognat JF, Lartigue C. Influence of different calcic antagonists on the Caco-2 cell monolayer integrity or “TEER, a measurement of toxicity ?”. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2005; 30:85-90. [PMID: 16010866 DOI: 10.1007/bf03226412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The purpose of this work was to investigate the interest of the TEER measurement, a quite simple measure, as an evaluation of toxicity, in function of time and level of drug in the experimental medium, for different anticalcic agents. The extend of the increase and decrease of TEER, was evaluated by measuring the TEERmax and calculating the TEER50 respectively. Three groups of compounds could be therefore considered. The first, characterized by a quite short period of TEER increase, followed by an extremely rapid decrease (high values of TEER50), included perhexiline and prenylamine. The most toxic compounds, the second one, characterized by the smallest variations of TEER, included verapamil and diltiazem. This group was related with the less toxic compounds, the third group, represented by bepridil, characterized by dependant-dose TEERmax and TEER50. Therefore, the TEER measurement appeared as a quite simple approach of comparative toxicity of anticalcic agents.
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- F Mathieu
- U.M.R. INSERM 484, Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Spectrométrie de Masse, Faculté de Pharmacie, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France
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Choi S, Nishikawa M, Sakoda A, Sakai Y. Feasibility of a simple double-layered coculture system incorporating metabolic processes of the intestine and liver tissue: application to the analysis of benzo[a]pyrene toxicity. Toxicol In Vitro 2004; 18:393-402. [PMID: 15046787 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2003.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2003] [Accepted: 09/19/2003] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A simple double-layered coculture system using Caco-2 cell and Hep G2 cell, which mimic metabolic processes occurring in humans such as absorption through the intestine and cytochrome P450 1A1/2 involving biotransformation in both the intestine and liver cells, was used to investigate the toxicity of model chemical, benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). It was found that both Caco-2 and Hep G2 cells can metabolize B[a]P to toxic metabolites including B[a]P-7,8-hydrodiol (7,8-diol), an immediate precursor to the highly-reactive ultimate toxicant of B[a]P, B[a]P-7,8-hydrodiol-9,10-epoxide (BPDE), possibly mediated by cytochrome P450 1A1/2 activity. However, in a double-layered coculture system, no significant reduction of Hep G2 cell viability was found, although an approximately 50% reduction in viability was observed in pure Hep G2 cells. HPLC analysis showed that Caco-2 cells transfer B[a]P and its toxic metabolites back to the apical side, thus decreasing the concentrations of toxic metabolites including B[a]P-7,8-hydrodiol (7,8-diol) in cocultured Hep G2 cells. These results appear to be correlated with in vivo data on the effects of orally administered B[a]P, that is, low (10%) bioavailability in the rats and almost no acute lethal toxicity in rats or mice. As such, the simple double-layered coculture system can provide more accurate information regarding the toxic actions of the hazardous chemicals in humans than a pure culture system, as it also gives the final toxicity as a result of many complicated phenomena such as selective permeation in the intestine and biotransformation in the intestine and liver.
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- Sue Choi
- Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
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Choi SH, Fukuda O, Sakoda A, Sakai Y. Enhanced cytochrome P450 capacities of Caco-2 and Hep G2 cells in new coculture system under the static and perfused conditions: evidence for possible organ-to-organ interactions against exogenous stimuli. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2003.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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