The cj0183 and cj0588 genes identified in the Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168 genome encode proteins with homology to virulence factors found in other bacteria. Previous studies showed that single mutation in the cj0183 gene does not affect adhesion of C. jejuni to the Caco-2 cell line whereas protein encoded by cj0588 is involved in adherence to the Caco-2 cells. In the presented study differe...

The intracellular signaling pathways responsible for cell cycle arrest and establishment of differentiated cells along the gut axis remain largely unknown. In the present study, we analyzed the regulation of p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the process of proliferation and differentiation of human intestinal cells. In vitro studies were done in Caco-2/15 cells, a human colon c...

Some 2-thiouracils and fused 2-thiouracils were evaluated for their cytotoxicity study .The synthesized compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity effects towards (CaCo-2) cancer cell line using SRB assay. The results showed that compound 1b displayed promising cytotoxic activity and found to be more potent than standard, doxorubicin.

We investigated the effects of the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin on iron transport by the human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cell line. Caco-2 cells were exposed to hepcidin for 24 hours prior to the measurement of both iron transport and transporter protein and mRNA expression. Incubation with hepcidin significantly decreased apical iron uptake by Caco-2 cells. This was accompanied by a dec...

Monolayers of Caco-2 cells, a human enterocyte cell line, were incubated separately with 3H8-labeled preparations of three different lipid mediators of inflammation: 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, and leukotriene B4. Both [3H8]5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic and [3H8]12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids were taken up and metabolized by Caco-2 cells, but [3H]leukotriene B...

Intestinal cells are the first line of defense against toxic substances that may enter the body orally. Some of these substances may emanate from wastewater treatment plants and thus may eventually enter the food chain. In this study, human intestinal Caco-2 cells were incubated with biologically treated activated sludge and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to determine changes in protein expression an...

Reactive oxygen species modulate the cell growth of a wide variety of mammalian cells. To determine whether oxidative metabolism is altered during the differentiation process, we studied the expression of proand antioxidant proteins in proliferating and differentiated CaCo-2 cells, a human colon adenocarcinoma cell line. Nitric oxide synthase type 2 (INOS) produces nitric oxide (NO). Depending ...

Myosin diversity in the human epithelial cell line Caco-2BBe, the porcine epithelial cell line LLC-PK1 (CL-4), human peripheral blood leukocytes, and human liver was analyzed. PCR amplification yielded 8-11 putative myosins (depending on the cDNA source) representing six distinct myosin classes. Analysis of clones obtained by hybridization screening demonstrated that the original PCR products c...