Open AccessFucoidan enhances intestinal barrier function by upregulating the expression of claudin-1
Author(s) -
Atsushi Iraha,
Hiroshi Chinen,
Akira Hokama,
Takumi Yonashiro,
Tetsu Kinjo,
Kazuto Kishimoto,
Manabu Nakamoto,
Tetsuya Hirata,
Nagisa Kinjo,
Futoshi Higa,
Masao Tateyama,
Fukunori Kinjo,
Jiro Fujita
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5500
Subject(s) - occludin , paracellular transport , fucoidan , claudin , barrier function , tight junction , caco 2 , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , cell , permeability (electromagnetism) , biochemistry , biology , polysaccharide , membrane
To evaluate the protective effects of fucoidan on oxidative stress-induced barrier disruption in human intestinal epithelial cells.