Developmental regulation of claudin localization by fetal alveolar epithelial cells
Developmental regulation of claudin localization by fetal alveolar epithelial cells
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DOI:
10.1152/ajplung.00423.2003
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发表时间:
2004-12-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Koval, M
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作者:
Daugherty, BL;Mateescu, M;Koval, M
Tight junction proteins in the claudin family regulate epithelial barrier function. We examined claudin expression by human fetal lung (HFL) alveolar epithelial cells cultured in medium containing dexamethasone, 8-bromo-cAMP, and isobutylmethylxanthanine (DCI), which promotes alveolar epithelial cell differentiation to a type II phenotype. At the protein level, HFL cells expressed claudin-1, claudin-3, claudin-4, claudin-5, claudin-7, and claudin-18, where levels of expression varied with culture conditions. DCI-treated differentiated HFL cells cultured on permeable supports formed tight transepithelial barriers, with transepithelial resistance ( TER)>1,700 ohm/cm(2). In contrast, HFL cells cultured in control medium without DCI did not form tight barriers (TER