Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045; and
2. Department of Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
Abstract
The BeWo cell line (b30 clone) has been examined as a potential in vitro system to study transplacental transport. At the light and electron microscope level, the cells were observed to form confluent monolayers on polycarbonate filters in ∼5 days and morphologically resembled the typical human trophoblast. BeWo monolayers developed a modest transepithelial electrical resistance and a molecular size-dependent permeability to hydrophilic passive diffusion markers, fluorescein, and selected fluorescein-labeled dextrans. Linoleic acid permeation across BeWo monolayers was asymmetric, saturable, and inhibited by low temperature and excess competing fatty acid. Forskolin and 8-bromoadenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate treatments stimulated morphological changes in BeWo cultures and enhanced the asymmetric passage of linoleic acid across the BeWo monolayers while having minimal effects on passive permeability, affirming that the differentiation state of the cells can influence membrane transporters and transmonolayer permeability. The basic permeability properties of the BeWo monolayers suggest that the cells grown on permeable supports may be examined as a convenient in vitro system to evaluate some transplacental transport mechanisms.
Publisher
American Physiological Society
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