1993
DOI: 10.1007/bf00926580
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Induction of heme oxygenase in intestinal epithelial cells: studies in Caco-2 cell cultures

Abstract: Enterally administered, heme is a good source of iron in humans and other animals, but the metabolism of heme by enterocytes has not been fully characterized. Caco-2 cells in culture provide a useful model for studying cells that resemble small intestinal epithelium, both morphologically and functionally. In this paper we show that heme oxygenase, the rate-controlling enzyme of heme catabolism, is present in abundance in Caco-2 cells, and that levels of its mRNA and activity can be increased by exposure of the… Show more

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“…The HO-1 is present in many tissues, including the intestine, with the highest levels observed in the duodenum (4). HO-1 activity can be increased 10-to 100fold by various conditions, including hyperthermia, heme, and heavy metals such as cobalt and cadmium (36,37). It was suggested that increased HO-1 activity and expression might be responsible for the increased heme iron absorption and a rapid export of heme iron (38,39).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The HO-1 is present in many tissues, including the intestine, with the highest levels observed in the duodenum (4). HO-1 activity can be increased 10-to 100fold by various conditions, including hyperthermia, heme, and heavy metals such as cobalt and cadmium (36,37). It was suggested that increased HO-1 activity and expression might be responsible for the increased heme iron absorption and a rapid export of heme iron (38,39).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Because the majority of dietary iron is not bioavailable, two-thirds of iron absorbed through intestines is in the heme form (7). After its absorption as an intact molecule, heme is degraded by the intestinal epithelial cell HO-1 to biliverdin, CO, and Fe 2ϩ (38,45); biliverdin is then converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase (6). It is not known if heme acquired by intestinal epithelial cells can influence fluid and electrolyte transport by inducing cGMP directly or via its metabolite CO.…”
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“…Parameters such as ionisation and molecular size largely determine intestinal absorption (Ferruzzi, Failla, & Schwartz, 2001). Another possibility is that it may have been partially metabolised within the cell, since activities such as that of haem oxygenase and biliverdin reductase have been reported in Caco-2 cells (Cable, Cable, & Bonkovsky, 1993).…”
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confidence: 99%