Polysaccharides from Capsosiphon fulvescens stimulate the growth of gastrointestinal cells.
Adv Food Nutr Res
; 64: 179-90, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Capsosiphon fulvescens is a green alga that is abundant along the southwest coast of South Korea. Although it is consumed for its purported health-enhancing properties, particularly as a treatment for stomach disorders and hangovers, the health effects of dietary C. fulvescens remain unclear. Polysaccharides extracted from C. fulvescens (Cf-PS) are investigated for their effects on the proliferation of rat small intestinal epithelial IEC-6 cells. Cf-PS stimulated IEC-6 cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Further, Cf-PS treatment induced the translocation of ß-catenin, an effector of the Wnt signaling pathway, from the cytosol to the nucleus and increased the expression of cyclinD1 and c-myc. Cf-PS also induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation, which is activated by mitogenic and proliferative stimuli such as growth factors, but the phosphorylation of JNK and p38 was not enhanced. Therefore, this chapter discusses the effect of Cf-PS on the growth of gastrointestinal cells.
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Asunto principal:
Proliferación Celular
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Chlorophyta
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Células Epiteliales
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Mucosa Intestinal
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Animals
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Adv Food Nutr Res
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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2011
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Article