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标题：Effects of Capsaicin on Cellular Damage and Monolayer Permeability in Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells
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作者：Yuri Tsukura ; Maya Mori ; Yoshihiko Hirotani 等
期刊名称：Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：0918-6158
电子版ISSN：1347-5215
出版年度：2007
卷号：30
期号：10
页码：1982-1986
DOI：10.1248/bpb.30.1982
出版社：The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
摘要：Recent studies suggest that capsaicin (Cap), a major constituent of hot pepper, may affect the function and permeability of the intestinal mucosa in vitro . However, the relationships between the dose of Cap and the barrier and/or transporter functions on intestinal epithelial cells are unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Cap initiates cellular injury and alter epithelial permeability in Caco-2 cells. Cellular toxicity, as measured using a lactate dehydrogenase release assay, was not observed at high concentrations of Cap (up to 300 μ M ). When cell viability was measured by a WST-1 assay (tetrazolium salt-based assay), damage to Caco-2 monolayers was observed at doses of 200 and 300 μ M of Cap. The barrier function of tight junctions was assessed by measuring transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) in Caco-2 cells. Treatment of Caco-2 cells with Cap at doses above 100 μ M significantly decreased the TEER compared to treatment with buffer alone for 2 h ( p <0.05). We next examined the effects of Cap on the activity of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) found on transcellular transporters. At doses of 100 and 200 μ M , Cap inhibited the transport of rhodamine 123 by P-gp-mediated efflux in Caco-2 cells. Cap thus exhibited inhibitory effects on P-gp. The results of this study indicate that Cap, a dietary phytochemical, causes functional and structural changes in Caco-2 cell monolayers at noncytotoxic doses (less than 100 μ M of Cap). The concomitant administration of Cap with drugs that are substrates of P-gp might increase the plasma concentrations of such drugs.
关键词：capsaicin;Caco-2;P-glycoprotein;tight junction;food–drug interaction