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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Development of an Inflammation-Triggered In Vitro "Leaky Gut" Model Using Caco-2/HT29-MTX-E12 Combined with Macrophage-like THP-1 Cells or Primary Human-Derived Macrophages.

Nguyen Phan Khoi Le, Markus Jörg Altenburger, Evelyn Lamy

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nguyen Phan Khoi LeMolecular Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8332-0496
Markus Jörg AltenburgerDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.
Evelyn LamyMolecular Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79108 Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5620-1595
University of Freiburg · DE

Funding

German Academic Exchange Service Research Grant - Doctoral Programmes in Germanythe Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and Art and the University of Freiburg Open Access Publishing funding program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The "leaky gut" syndrome describes a damaged (leaky) intestinal mucosa and is considered a serious contributor to numerous chronic diseases. Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are particularly associated with the "leaky gut" syndrome, but also allergies, autoimmune diseases or neurological disorders. We developed a complex in vitro inflammation-triggered triple-culture model using 21-day-differentiated human intestinal Caco-2 epithelial cells and HT29-MTX-E12 mucus-producing goblet cells (90:10 ratio) in close contact with differentiated human macrophage-like THP-1 cells or primary monocyte-derived macrophages from human peripheral blood. Upon an inflammatory stimulus, the characteristics of a "leaky gut" became evident: a significant loss of intestinal cell integrity in terms of decreased transepithelial/transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER), as well as a loss of tight junction proteins. The cell permeability for FITC-dextran 4 kDa was then increased, and key pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-alpha and IL-6, were substantially released. Whereas in the M1 macrophage-like THP-1 co-culture model, we could not detect the release of IL-23, which plays a crucial regulatory role in IBD, this cytokine was clearly detected when using primary human M1 macrophages instead. In conclusion, we provide an advanced human in vitro model that could be useful for screening and evaluating therapeutic drugs for IBD treatment, including potential IL-23 inhibitors.

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Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesMacrophagesCaco-2 CellsCytokinesHumansInflammationInterleukin-23Intestinal MucosaTHP-1 CellsCytokinesInterleukin-23Caco-2FITC-dextran 4 kDa (FD4)HT29-MTX-E12inflammationinflammatory bowel disease (IBD)leaky gutmonocyte-derived macrophagepro-inflammatory cytokinesTEERTHP-1triple-culture

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PMID37108590
PMCPMC10139037
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