Caco-2 Cells for Measuring Intestinal Cholesterol Transport - Possibilities and Limitations.

Conclusions: The Caco-2 cell line is widely used in the scientific community as model for the intestinal epithelium, although with highly divergent protocols. The herein provided information and protocols can be a common basis for researchers intending to use Caco-2 cells in the context of cellular cholesterol homeostasis.
PMID: 32308567 [PubMed]

Source: Biological Procedures Online - April 22, 2020 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Hiebl V, Schachner D, Ladurner A, Heiss EH, Stangl H, Dirsch VM Tags: Biol Proced Online Source Type: research