Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR)-Mediated Anti-inflammatory Effects ofl-Amino Acids in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 (45) ◽  
pp. 9987-9995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Mine ◽  
Hua Zhang
Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Salaris ◽  
Melania Scarpa ◽  
Marina Elli ◽  
Alice Bertolini ◽  
Simone Guglielmetti ◽  
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SARS-CoV-2 is a newly emerging virus that currently lacks curative treatments. Lactoferrin (LF) is a naturally occurring non-toxic glycoprotein with broad-spectrum antiviral, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we assessed the potential of LF in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro. Antiviral immune response gene expression was analyzed by qRT-PCR in uninfected Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells treated with LF. An infection assay for SARS-CoV-2 was performed in Caco-2 cells treated or not with LF. SARS-CoV-2 titer was determined by qRT-PCR, plaque assay and immunostaining. Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine production was determined by qRT-PCR. LF significantly induced the expression of IFNA1, IFNB1, TLR3, TLR7, IRF3, IRF7 and MAVS genes. Furthermore, LF partially inhibited SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication in Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. Our in vitro data support LF as an immune modulator of the antiviral immune response with moderate effects against SARS-CoV-2 infection.


2011 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
pp. S-838
Author(s):  
Ragam Attinkara ◽  
Lucia Rohrer ◽  
Gerd A. Kullak-Ublick ◽  
Gerhard Rogler ◽  
Jyrki J. Eloranta

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