scholarly journals Effects of Vitamin K2 on Activity and Gene Expression of Human Alkaline Phosphatase in the Human Intestinal Epithelial-like Cell Line Caco-2

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Seiko Noda ◽  
Asako Yamada ◽  
Kanae Nakaoka ◽  
Masae Goseki-Sone
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial

scholarly journals miR-539 mediates osteoblast mineralization by regulating Distal-less genes 2 in MC3T3-E1 cell line

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 294-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianguo Han ◽  
Li Su ◽  
Chunyang Zhang ◽  
Rongcai Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Osteoblast Differentiation ◽  
Marker Gene ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Matrix Mineralization ◽  
Marker Gene Expression

AbstractmicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in osteoblast differentiation. However, the mechanisms of miRNAs regulating osteoblast mineralization still needs to be further cleared. Distal-less genes 2 (Dlx2) plays an important role in osteoblast differentiation. We have found that miR-539 was significantly downregulated and Dlx2 was found to be inversely correlated with miR-539 in MC3T3-E1 cell line during osteoblast mineralization. The overexpression of miR-539 significantly decreased the expression level of Dlx2 and suppressed the osteogenic marker gene expression level, alkaline phosphatase activity and matrix mineralization. Our study showed that miR-539 was a negative regulator in osteoblast mineralization and that the targeting of Dlx2 gene partly contributes to this inhibitory effect exerted by miR-539.

Cell-specific involvement of HNF-1β in α1-antitrypsin gene expression in human respiratory epithelial cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 282 (4) ◽  
pp. L757-L765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaobin Hu ◽  
David H. Perlmutter
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Synergistic Action ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Hep G2 ◽  
Respiratory Epithelial Cells ◽  
Human Respiratory Epithelial Cells ◽  
Respiratory Epithelial

The synergistic action of hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1α and HNF-4 plays an important role in expression of the α1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) gene in human hepatic and intestinal epithelial cells. Recent studies have indicated that the α1-AT gene is also expressed in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells, a potentially important local site of the lung antiprotease defense. In this study, we examined the possibility that α1-AT gene expression in a human pulmonary epithelial cell line H441 was also directed by the synergistic action of HNF-1α and HNF-4 and/or by the action of HNF-3, which has been shown to play a dominant role in gene expression in H441 cells. The results show that α1-AT gene expression in H441 cells is predominantly driven by HNF-1β, even though HNF-1β has no effect on α1-AT gene expression in human hepatic Hep G2 and human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cell lines. Expression of α1-AT and HNF-1β was also demonstrated in primary cultures of human respiratory epithelial cells. HNF-4 has no effect on α1-AT gene expression in H441 cells, even when it is cotransfected with HNF-1β or HNF-1α. HNF-3 by itself has little effect on α1-AT gene expression in H441, Hep G2, or Caco-2 cells but tends to have an upregulating effect when cotransfected with HNF-1 in Hep G2 and Caco-2 cells. These results indicate the unique involvement of HNF-1β in α1-AT gene expression in a cell line and primary cultures derived from human respiratory epithelium.

Gene expression of activin, activin receptors, and follistatin in intestinal epithelial cells

2000 ◽  
Vol 278 (1) ◽  
pp. G89-G97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei Sonoyama ◽  
Suriya Rutatip ◽  
Takanori Kasai
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Activin A ◽  
Intestinal Cell ◽  
Rat Jejunum ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Activin Receptors

Gene expression of activin, activin receptors, and follistatin was investigated in vivo and in vitro using semiquantitative RT-PCR in intestinal epithelial cells. Rat jejunum and the intestinal epithelial cell line IEC-6 expressed mRNA encoding the βA-subunit of activin, α-subunit of inhibin, activin receptors IB and IIA, and follistatin. An epithelial cell isolation study focused along the crypt-villus axis in rat jejunum showed that βA mRNA levels were eight- to tenfold higher in villus cells than in crypt cells. Immunohistochemistry revealed the expression of activin A in upper villus cells. The human intestinal cell line Caco-2 was used as a differentiation model of enterocytes. Four- to fivefold induction of βA mRNA was observed in postconfluent Caco-2 cells grown on filter but not in those cells grown on plastic. In contrast, follistatin mRNA was seen to be reduced after reaching confluence. Exogenous activin A dose-dependently suppressed the proliferation and stimulated the expression of apolipoprotein A-IV gene, a differentiation marker, in IEC-6 cells. These results suggest that the activin system is involved in the regulation of such cellular functions as proliferation and differentiation in intestinal epithelial cells.

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