PMID- 35665791 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220622 LR - 20240109 IS - 2042-650X (Electronic) IS - 2042-6496 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 12 DP - 2022 Jun 20 TI - beta(2-->1) chicory and beta(2-->1)-beta(2-->6) agave fructans protect the human intestinal barrier function in vitro in a stressor-dependent fashion. PG - 6737-6748 LID - 10.1039/d2fo00534d [doi] AB - Dietary fibers such as fructans can protect the intestinal epithelial barrier integrity, but the mechanisms underlying this protection are not completely understood. We aimed to study the protective effect of beta(2-->1)-beta(2-->6) branched graminan-type fructans (GTFs) on gut epithelial barrier function that was disrupted by three different agents which impact the barrier function via different cellular mechanisms. The effects of GTFs were compared with those of linear beta(2-->1) inulin-type fructans (ITFs). T84 intestinal epithelial monolayers were incubated with GTFs and ITFs. Afterwards, the monolayers were challenged with the barrier disruptors calcium ionophore A23187, 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and deoxynivalenol (DON). Transepithelial resistance was measured with an electric cell-substrate impedance sensing system. All fructans studied prevented the barrier disruption induced by A23187. ITF II protected from the disruptive effects of PMA. However, none of the studied fructans influenced the disruption induced by DON. As a measure of disruption-induced inflammation, interleukin-8 (IL-8) production by the intestinal epithelium was determined by ELISA. The production of IL-8 induced by A23187 was decreased by all fructans, whereas IL-8 production induced by DON decreased only upon pre-treatment with ITF II. None of the studied fructans prevented PMA induced IL-8 production. GTFs just like ITFs can influence the barrier function and inflammatory processes in gut epithelial cells in a structure-dependent fashion. These distinct protective effects are dependent on the different signaling pathways that lead to gut barrier disruption. FAU - Fernandez-Lainez, Cynthia AU - Fernandez-Lainez C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7468-3420 AD - Immunoendocrinology, Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands. c.fernandez.lainez@umcg.nl. AD - Laboratorio de Errores innatos del Metabolismo y Tamiz, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Av. Iman 1, 04530, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. AD - Posgrado en Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Edificio D, 1 degrees Piso. Circuito de Posgrados, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. FAU - Logtenberg, Madelon J AU - Logtenberg MJ AD - Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG, Wageningen, The Netherlands. madelon.logtenberg@wur.nl. FAU - Tang, Xin AU - Tang X AD - Immunoendocrinology, Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands. c.fernandez.lainez@umcg.nl. FAU - Schols, Henk A AU - Schols HA AD - Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG, Wageningen, The Netherlands. madelon.logtenberg@wur.nl. FAU - Lopez-Velazquez, Gabriel AU - Lopez-Velazquez G AD - Laboratorio de Biomoleculas y Salud Infantil, Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Av. Iman 1, 04530, Cuidad de Mexico, Mexico. glv_1999@ciencias.unam.mx. FAU - de Vos, Paul AU - de Vos P AD - Immunoendocrinology, Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands. c.fernandez.lainez@umcg.nl. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220620 PL - England TA - Food Funct JT - Food & function JID - 101549033 RN - 0 (Fructans) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 37H9VM9WZL (Calcimycin) RN - 9005-80-5 (Inulin) SB - IM MH - *Agave/metabolism MH - Calcimycin/pharmacology MH - *Cichorium intybus/metabolism MH - Fructans/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-8/genetics/metabolism MH - Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism MH - Inulin/metabolism/pharmacology EDAT- 2022/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/23 06:00 CRDT- 2022/06/06 14:59 PHST- 2022/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/06 14:59 [entrez] AID - 10.1039/d2fo00534d [doi] PST - epublish SO - Food Funct. 2022 Jun 20;13(12):6737-6748. doi: 10.1039/d2fo00534d.