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This study evaluated the use of IEC-6 cells as a model for studying lead (Pb) transport by intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and examined potential transport mechanisms for Pb uptake and extrusion. Pb accumulation in IEC-6 cells exposed to 5 and 10 μM Pb for up to 60 min was time- and dose-dependent. Reduction of incubation temperature significantly reduced the total cellular Pb content of IEC-6 cells. Simultaneous exposure of cells to zinc (Zn) and Pb resulted in decreased total cellular Pb contents compared to total cellular Pb contents of cells exposed to Pb only. IEC-6 cells treated with ouabain (1 mM) or sodium azide (1 mM) and 5 μM Pb accumulated more Pb than cells exposed to Pb only. Cells treated withp-chloromercuribenzensulfonic acid (50 μM),p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (50 μM), or iodoacetimide (50 μM) accumulated less Pb than cells treated with Pb only. We conclude that Pb uptake by IEC-6 cells depends on the extracellular Pb concentration. Our data suggest that the mechanism of Pb uptake by IECs is complex, and that Pb transport in IEC-6 cells is time- and temperature-dependent, involves sulfhydryl groups, and is decreased by the presence of Zn. Extrusion of Pb is at least partially dependent on metabolic energy.
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Dekaney, C.M., Harris, E.D., Bratton, G.R. et al. Lead transport in IEC-6 intestinal epithelial cells. Biol Trace Elem Res 58, 13–24 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02910662
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