title: Apoptosis and intestinal barrier function.
abstract: The signal transduction pathways of the induction of apoptosis in the gastrointestinal tract have in part been discovered. However, almost nothing is known about the functional influence of apoptotic signals on intestinal barrier function. In this study the effect of camptothecin-induced apoptosis in HT-29/B6 monolayers and the influence of apoptosis on epithelial barrier function were characterized. We demonstrated that camptothecin causes a decrease of transepithelial resistance and an increase in fluxes of the paracellular marker [3H]mannitol. Camptothecin increased the apoptotic rate and the conductance of single-cell apoptosis as measured by the conductance scanning technique. We conclude that in our model of HT-29/B6 cells camptothecin is a potent inductor of apoptosis that causes significant barrier defects measured by the Ussing chamber technique and the conductance scanning technique. Based on these results we are able to investigate the effect of other cytokines--TGF-beta, for instance, and its role in apoptotic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bojarski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bendfeldt
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gitter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mankertz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fromm
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Riecken
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schulzke
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D019073:HT29 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000502:physiology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis; D008353:Mannitol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D059004:Topoisomerase I Inhibitors; D014316:Tritium; D008353:Mannitol; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D002166:Camptothecin