Journal: Biomedicines
Article Title: Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Salsola soda L. and Saponaria officinalis L. Are Promising Candidates for Targeted Therapy of Colon Cancer
doi: 10.3390/biomedicines14050981
Figure Lengend Snippet: Time-dependent TEER changes across Caco-2 monoculture, Caco-2/HT29 and Caco-2/3T3/collagen co-culture models. Caco-2 monoculture ( a ), Caco-2/HT29 ( b ) and Caco-2/3T3/collagen ( c ) co-culture models were established by seeding cells (6.25 × 10 4 Caco-2 cells/cm 2 for monoculture experiments, 6.25 × 10 4 Caco-2/HT29 cells/cm 2 , in a 9:1 ratio, for co-culture experiments) on 24-well Transwell inserts with 0.4 µm transparent polyester membrane. In the Caco-2/3T3/collagen co-culture model, 3T3 cells (0.78 × 10 4 cells/cm 2 ) were seeded on the apical compartment with 0.1 µg/mL of type 1 collagen in complete medium. After 1 h at 37 °C, Caco-2 cells (6.25 × 10 4 /cm 2 ) were seeded. In all experiments, complete medium (900 µL) was added to the basolateral compartment. All cultures were maintained about 10 days, replacing culture medium every 2–3 days. When TEER reached values ≥ 500 Ω × cm 2 (about 10 days), cell monolayers were treated with sodin 5 or saporin-S6 at 10 −6 M concentration. TEER values were recorded at 0, 8, 24, 32, 48 and 72 h after sodin 5 or saporin-S6 intoxication. Results are expressed as mean ± SD of three independent experiments, each conducted in triplicate. Data were analyzed by ANOVA/Bonferroni test, followed by a comparison with Dunnett’s test (confidence range 95%; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 versus untreated controls). Asterisks indicate the first timepoint at which a statistically significant reduction in TEER is observed compared to controls.
Article Snippet: The human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines HT29 (lot number 300215-921) and Caco-2 (lot number 300137-220424) were obtained from Cytion (Eppelheim, Germany).
Techniques: Co-Culture Assay, Membrane, Concentration Assay, Comparison