Alkaline phosphatase and peptidase activities in Caco-2 cells: Differential response to triiodothyronine |
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Authors: | Catherine Jumarie Christiane Malo |
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Institution: | (1) Membrane Transport Research Group, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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Abstract: | Summary Caco-2 cell human colon adenocarcinoma cell line was used to study the hormonal regulation of small intestinal epithelial
cell differentiation. We had previously shown that insulin-transferrin-selenium and triiodothyronine (5 × 10−8
M)-supplemented medium can best replace serum after 2 days of culture for both the maintenance and differentiation of Caco-2
cells. The present study demonstrates that precoating petri dishes with complete serum allows the growth and differentiation
of Caco-2 cells seeded directly in serum-free medium. On the other hand, precoating with dialyzed serum inhibits alkaline
phosphatase and dipeptidyl-dipeptidase IV activities by more than 50%. The results obtained with complete serum-precoated
culture plates indicate that there is no synergy between insulin and triiodothyronine because cells maintained in transferrin-selenium
and triiodothyronine-supplemented medium, with or without insulin, express comparable enzyme activities. Moreover, large increases
in alkaline phosphatase and dipeptidyl-dipeptidase IV activities were observed when triiodothyronine was added to the culture
medium by the time confluency was reached. In contrast, γ-glutamyltransferase was lowered to a greater extent when triiodothyronine
was present from the beginning of culture. These findings show that triiodothyronine preferentially stimulates alkaline phosphatase
and dipeptidyl-dipeptidase IV activities during the differentiation period whereas it selectively inhibits γ-glutamyltransferase
during the proliferation phase. Triiodothyronine acts in a dose-dependent manner. |
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Keywords: | Caco-2 cells triiodothyronine differentiation serum-free medium alkaline phosphatase peptidases |
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