title: Grape seed extract affects proliferation and differentiation of human intestinal Caco-2 cells.
abstract: The effect of daily contact of a grape seed extract (GSE) on Caco-2 cell proliferation and differentiation was investigated. GSE at 400 mg/L was added to Caco-2 cells for 2 h a day after successive incubation in saliva, gastric, and pancreatic media. When applied at the beginning of the cell culture, GSE triggered inhibition of cell growth associated with a possible cytotoxic reaction. On the other hand, when the treatment was applied to confluent cells, treated cells displayed a higher protein content than control cells and a more developed brush border, with taller and denser microvilli. These observations were accompanied by stimulation of alkaline phosphatase activity, especially at day 5 postconfluency, with a 2.2-fold increase in comparison with the control. On the other hand, aminopeptidase N activity was inhibited throughout the differentiation period in GSE-treated cells to reach 28.8% of control cell activity on day 30. GSE did not affect either sucrase-isomaltase activity or cytoplasmic lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, which otherwise appeared to be a good cellular marker. GSE treatment of Caco-2 cells thus inhibited their proliferation from seeding onward and stimulated both proliferation and differentiation after confluency.
authors.affiliation: Département Agroressources et Procédés Biologiques, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier, France. babot@arpb.univ-montp2.fr
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Besançon
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Auger
authors.forename: Jean-Max
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rouanet
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caporiccio
mesh_terms: D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000166:cytology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D027843:Vitis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts