Abstract
The effects of a control bread (CB) and a Gluten Friendly™ bread (GFB) on intestinal epithelium mucus production and barrier function in healthy human mucus-secreting goblet cells HT-29-16E were investigated. Mucus production in cells exposed to digested breads (GFB and CB) was preliminarily investigated using staining techniques, Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) and Alcian blue (AB), and MUC2 and MUC3 were also quantified by ELISA assay. The barrier function of the cell monolayer was evaluated by trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TEER) measurements. GFB increased the secretion of mucins, expressed as the level of PAS and AB staining in comparison with the control. MUC3 levels were not affected, whereas higher MUC2 concentrations (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 507-514 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS |
Volume | 48 |
Early online date | 27 Jul 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 27 Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- Gluten-Friendly bread
- HT29 cell line
- Intestinal permeability
- Mucus production
- Trans-epithelial electrical resistance
Profiles
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Giulia Corona
- School of Life and Health Sciences - Honorary Research Fellow
- Centre for Integrated Research in Life and Health Sciences - Honorary Research Fellow
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Adele Costabile
- School of Life and Health Sciences - Clinical Nutrition and Microbiome
- Centre for Integrated Research in Life and Health Sciences
Person: Academic