Effects of Stearic Acid on Proliferation, Differentiation, Apoptosis, and Autophagy in Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Yuan Yang ◽  
Jin Huang ◽  
Jianzhong Li ◽  
Huansheng Yang ◽  
Yulong Yin

Background: Stearic acid (SA), a saturated long-chain fatty acid consisting of 18 carbon atoms, is widely found in feed ingredients, such as corn, soybeans, and wheat. However, the roles of SA in the renewal of intestinal epithelial cells remain unclear. Methods and Results: In the present study, we found that 0.01-0.1 mM SA promoted IPEC-J2 cell differentiation and did not affect IPEC-J2 cell viability. In addition, the results showed that the viability of IPEC-J2 cells was inhibited by SA in a time- and dose-dependent manner at high concentrations. Flow cytometry and western blot analysis suggested that SA induced apoptosis, autophagy and ER stress in cells. In addition, the amounts of triglyceride were significantly increased upon challenge with SA. Moreover, the decrease in the viability of cells induced by SA could be attenuated by 4-PBA, an inhibitor of ER stress. Conclusion: In summary, SA accelerated IPEC-J2 cell differentiation at 0.01-0.1 mM. Furthermore, SA induced IPEC-J2 cell apoptosis and autophagy by causing ER stress.

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadia R. Homaidan ◽  
Marwan E. El-Sabban ◽  
Iman Chakroun ◽  
Mirvat El-Sibai ◽  
Ghassan S. Dbaibo

Background: In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cytokine levels (such as interleukin-1 (IL-1)) are elevated. We have shown previously that IL-1 activates phospholipid signaling pathways in intestinal epithelial cells (IEC), leading to increased ceramide levels.Aim: To determine whether ceramide induces apoptosis in IEC.Methods: Apoptosis was evaluated by annexin-Vbinding or Hoechst nuclear staining. Levels of bcl-2, bcl-x, bax, p53 and p21 were determined by Western blotting, and cell cycle analysis was determined by flow cytometry.Results: IL-1 increased ceramide accumulation in a time-dependent and concentration-dependent manner with a peak response at 4 h, with [IL-1] = 30 ng/ml. Neither IL-1 nor ceramide induced apoptosis in IEC, but they increased bcl-2 levels and decreased bax and p21 levels without affecting bcl-x and p53 levels. They also caused a slight but significant increase in the G2/M phase. These data suggest a role for ceramide in IBD and suggest a possible mechanism for the enhanced tumorigenic activity in IBD patients.


1984 ◽  
Vol 247 (6) ◽  
pp. G623-G631 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Hyun ◽  
G. A. Kimmich

The interaction of biologically active 125I-labeled cholera toxin with isolated chick intestinal epithelial cells involves a large number (approx 1.7 10(6)/cell) of high-affinity (Kd = 8–9 X 10(-9) M) binding sites that belong to a single class. Binding of iodotoxin to the cells occurs rapidly, is half-maximal within 1 min, and is complete in 3–7 min (at 37 degrees C) depending on the toxin concentration. Toxin binding is saturable and includes only a small contribution from nonspecific sites. Ligand competition studies suggest that the isolated B subunit of choleragen (CT-B) behaves in an almost identical fashion to the holotoxin (CT), whereas the A subunit shows no detectable activity in competitive binding. Assays for cAMP indicate that neither that A nor the B subunits of CT contain any activity for increasing the level of intracellular cAMP. B subunit, when incubated with CT, inhibits CT-induced elevation of cAMP in a dose-dependent manner. Preincubation of 125I-CT with various concentrations of ganglioside GM1 also shows a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on the binding activity of the toxin. Pretreatment of CT with increasing concentrations of GM1 results in a progressive decrease in toxin-induced formation of cAMP. Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin, which is known to alter intestinal function via a mechanism similar to that of CT, has binding and biological effects very similar to thoseof CT.


2016 ◽  
Vol 310 (7) ◽  
pp. C542-C557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Wang ◽  
Liang Han ◽  
James Sinnett-Smith ◽  
Li-Li Han ◽  
Jan V. Stevens ◽  
...  

Given the fundamental role of β-catenin signaling in intestinal epithelial cell proliferation and the growth-promoting function of protein kinase D1 (PKD1) in these cells, we hypothesized that PKDs mediate cross talk with β-catenin signaling. The results presented here provide several lines of evidence supporting this hypothesis. We found that stimulation of intestinal epithelial IEC-18 cells with the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) agonist angiotensin II (ANG II), a potent inducer of PKD activation, promoted endogenous β-catenin nuclear localization in a time-dependent manner. A significant increase was evident within 1 h of ANG II stimulation ( P < 0.01), peaked at 4 h ( P < 0.001), and declined afterwards. GPCR stimulation also induced a marked increase in β-catenin-regulated genes and phosphorylation at Ser552 in intestinal epithelial cells. Exposure to preferential inhibitors of the PKD family (CRT006610 or kb NB 142-70) or knockdown of the isoforms of the PKD family prevented the increase in β-catenin nuclear localization and phosphorylation at Ser552 in response to ANG II. GPCR stimulation also induced the formation of a complex between PKD1 and β-catenin, as shown by coimmunoprecipitation that depended on PKD1 catalytic activation, as it was abrogated by cell treatment with PKD family inhibitors. Using transgenic mice that express elevated PKD1 protein in the intestinal epithelium, we detected a marked increase in the localization of β-catenin in the nucleus of crypt epithelial cells in the ileum of PKD1 transgenic mice, compared with nontransgenic littermates. Collectively, our results identify a novel cross talk between PKD and β-catenin in intestinal epithelial cells, both in vitro and in vivo.


1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (6) ◽  
pp. G1117-G1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Grossmann ◽  
Susanne Mohr ◽  
Eduardo G. Lapetina ◽  
Claudio Fiocchi ◽  
Alan D. Levine

Detachment-induced cell death (DICD) is considered to be one of the means by which intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) die of apoptosis as they reach the lumen and are shed. Caspases, a family of cysteine proteases, play a central role in initiating, amplifying, and executing apoptosis; however, the pattern of caspase activation in response to distinct apoptotic stimuli remains unknown. We investigated the kinetics of caspase activation during DICD in freshly isolated human IEC. DNA fragmentation is observed 90 min after detachment and is preceded by the sequential activation of preformed members of the CPP32 family of caspases. Activation of caspase 6 and cleavage of the endogenous caspase substrate poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (EC 2.4.2.30 ) are detected within 15 min of detachment, 30–45 min before caspase 3 activation. Caspase 1 and caspase 10 are present as proenzymes, yet they remain inactive in response to this trigger of apoptosis. Human IEC are primed to rapidly undergo detachment-induced apoptosis involving the selective and sequential activation of preformed caspases. This study may enhance our understanding of physiological events occurring as IEC are shed. Their rapid apoptotic response to detachment may facilitate the high turnover of cells and ensure homeostasis in the intestinal epithelium.


2008 ◽  
Vol 295 (5) ◽  
pp. G965-G976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena V. Vassilieva ◽  
Kirsten Gerner-Smidt ◽  
Andrei I. Ivanov ◽  
Asma Nusrat

Intestinal mucosal inflammation is associated with epithelial wounds that rapidly reseal by migration of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). Cell migration involves cycles of cell-matrix adhesion/deadhesion that is mediated by dynamic turnover (assembly and disassembly) of integrin-based focal adhesions. Integrin endocytosis appears to be critical for deadhesion of motile cells. However, mechanisms of integrin internalization during remodeling of focal adhesions of migrating IECs are not understood. This study was designed to define the endocytic pathway that mediates internalization of β1-integrin in migrating model IECs. We observed that, in SK-CO15 and T84 colonic epithelial cells, β1-integrin is internalized in a dynamin-dependent manner. Pharmacological inhibition of clathrin-mediated endocytosis or macropinocytosis and small-interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knock down of clathrin did not prevent β1-integrin internalization. However, β1-integrin internalization was inhibited following cholesterol extraction and after overexpression of lipid raft protein, caveolin-1. Furthermore, internalized β1-integrin colocalized with the lipid rafts marker cholera toxin, and siRNA-mediated knockdown of caveolin-1 and flotillin-1/2 increased β1-integrin endocytosis. Our data suggest that, in migrating IEC, β1-integrin is internalized via a dynamin-dependent lipid raft-mediated pathway. Such endocytosis is likely to be important for disassembly of integrin-based cell-matrix adhesions and therefore in regulating IEC migration and wound closure.


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