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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is produced as a large toxin complex (TC) associated with nontoxic nonhemagglutinin (NTNHA) and three hemagglutinin subcomponents (HA-70, -33 and -17). To assess the role of nontoxic components in the oral intoxication of botulinum TCs, we investigated the permeability of serotype D strain 4947 BoNT and its various TC species through cultured Caco-2 cell monolayers. The L-TC species (complexes composed of BoNT, NTNHA, HA-70, HA-33 and HA-17) showed potent permeability through the cell layer, whereas free BoNT, M-TC (BoNT and NTNHA complexes) and M-TC/HA-70 showed little or no permeability. Cell binding tests demonstrated that HA-33/HA-17 complexes bound to cells, whereas other components did not. These findings suggest that BoNT in the 650-kDa L-TC permeates into the cell mainly in an HA-33/HA-17-mediated manner, although free BoNT can permeate into the cell. As free BoNT and M-TC were susceptible to digestion with gastrointestinal juice, it is likely that L-TC species containing HA-33 caused higher oral toxicity in mice than others. We conclude that the HA-33 subcomponent plays a critical role in the permeation of TCs into intestinal epithelium, and that other HA subcomponents protect BoNT against gastrointestinal digestion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0928-8244
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
346-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of nontoxic components of serotype D botulinum toxin complex in permeation through a Caco-2 cell monolayer, a model for intestinal epithelium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Abashiri, Japan. k3niwa@bioindustry.nodai.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article