title: Comparison of the effect of different short chain fatty acids on the growth and differentiation of human colonic carcinoma cell lines in vitro.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of acetate, propionate, butyrate, iso-butyrate, valerate, iso-valerate and caproate on cell growth and on the activities of alkaline phosphatase (AP) and dipeptidyl aminopeptidase IV (DPP IV) by three human colonic adenocarcinoma cell lines. In addition to butyrate, propionate and valerate inhibited cell proliferation of the three cell lines. The other SCFAs did not influence cell proliferation. AP and DPP IV activities were strongly stimulated by butyrate on two of the three cell lines. On HT-29, AP was strongly stimulated, however DPPIV expression remained undetectable. Propionate and valerate exhibited a weaker stimulation, the other SCFAs being ineffective. The effect of SCFAs on cell proliferation and differentiation clearly depends on the number of carbons and on the configuration of the basic structure of the molecule.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine, CRI INSERM 95-08, CHU Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siavoshian
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Blottière
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Le Foll
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaeffer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cherbut
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Galmiche
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D020148:Butyric Acid; D018938:Caco-2 Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / Q000378:metabolism; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019073:HT29 Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D010421:Pentanoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D011422:Propionates / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D010421:Pentanoic Acids; D011422:Propionates; D020148:Butyric Acid; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D018819:Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4; C038780:n-pentanoic acid; C029658:propionic acid