| Literature DB >> 18391466 |
Nozomi Hisada1, Hideo Satsu, Akira Mori, Mamoru Totsuka, Jun-ichi Kamei, Takashi Nozawa, Makoto Shimizu.
Abstract
The intestinal permeability of low-molecular-weight hyaluronan (LMW-HA) was investigated by using cultured monolayers of Caco-2 cells. The amount of LMW-HA that permeated the Caco-2 monolayers was measured by a carbazole assay. The permeability of LMW-HA increased inversely with the molecular size and was dose-dependent. The transport was observed to be energy-independent, and was correlated with the tight junction (TJ) permeability. These results suggest that LMW-HA permeated the Caco-2 cell monolayers via the paracellular pathway.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18391466 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70748
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ISSN: 0916-8451 Impact factor: 2.043