Biochanin A and prunetin improve epithelial barrier function in intestinal CaCo-2 cells via downregulation of ERK, NF-κB, and tyrosine phosphorylation

Piegholdt, Stefanie; Pallauf, Kathrin; Esatbeyoglu, Tuba; Speck, Nancy; Reiss, Karina; Ruddigkeit, Lars; Stocker, Achim; Huebbe, Patricia; Rimbach, Gerald (2014). Biochanin A and prunetin improve epithelial barrier function in intestinal CaCo-2 cells via downregulation of ERK, NF-κB, and tyrosine phosphorylation. Free radical biology & medicine, 70, pp. 255-264. Elsevier 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.02.025

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The single-layered gut epithelium represents the primary line of defense against environmental stressors; thereby monolayer integrity and tightness are essentially required to maintain gut health and function. To date only a few plant-derived phytochemicals have been described as affecting intestinal barrier function. We investigated the impact of 28 secondary plant compounds on the barrier function of intestinal epithelial CaCo-2/TC-7 cells via transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurements. Apart from genistein, the compounds that had the biggest effect in the TEER measurements were biochanin A and prunetin. These isoflavones improved barrier tightness by 36 and 60%, respectively, compared to the untreated control. Furthermore, both isoflavones significantly attenuated TNFα-dependent barrier disruption, thereby maintaining a high barrier resistance comparable to nonstressed cells. In docking analyses exploring the putative interaction with the tyrosine kinase EGFR, these novel modulators of barrier tightness showed very similar values compared to the known tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein. Both biochanin A and prunetin were also identified as potent reducers of NF-κB and ERK activation, zonula occludens 1 tyrosine phosphorylation, and metalloproteinase-mediated shedding activity, which may account for the barrier-improving ability of these isoflavones.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP)

UniBE Contributor:

Ruddigkeit, Lars, Stocker, Achim

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 540 Chemistry

ISSN:

0891-5849

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Achim Stocker

Date Deposited:

26 Mar 2015 11:25

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:44

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.02.025

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.66071

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/66071

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