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Paracellular porosity and pore size of the human intestinal epithelium in tissue and cell culture models

✍ Scribed by Johanna Linnankoski; Johanna Mäkelä; Joni Palmgren; Timo Mauriala; Charlotta Vedin; Anna-Lena Ungell; Lucia Lazorova; Per Artursson; Arto Urtti; Marjo Yliperttula

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
195 KB
Volume
99
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-3549

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✦ Synopsis

The paracellular space defines the passive permeation of hydrophilic compounds in epithelia. The goal of this study was to characterise the paracellular permeation pathway in the human intestinal wall and differentiated epithelial cell models (MDCKII, Caco-2 and 2/4/A1). The permeabilities of hydrophilic polyethylene glycols (PEG) were investigated in diffusion chambers, and mass spectrometry was used to obtain accurate concentrations for each PEG molecule. The paracellular porosity and the size of the pores in the membranes were estimated from the PEG permeability data using an effusion-based approach. The porosities were found to be low (fraction 10(-7)-10(-5) of the epithelial surface) in all investigated membranes. Two different pore sizes (radii 5-6 and >10 A) were detected in the human intestinal epithelium and the Caco-2 and MDCKII cells, while only one (about 15 A) in the 2/4/A1 monolayer. The paracellular porosities of the human small intestine and 2/4/A1 monolayers were larger (>10(-7)) than that of the MDCKII and Caco-2 cells (<10(-7)). We report for the first time the quantitative values describing both porosity and pore size of the paracellular space in the human intestine. The cell models deviate from the small intestine either with respect to porosity (Caco-2, MDCKII) or pore size distribution (2/4/A1).

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