Opening of Epithelial Tight Junctions and Enhancement of Paracellular Permeation by Chitosan: Microscopic, Ultrastructural, and Computed-Tomographic Observations - Sonaje, Kiran; Chuang, Er-Yuan; Lin, Kun-Ju; Yen, Tzu-Chen; Su, Fang-Yi; Tseng, Michael T; Sung, Hsing-Wen (Molecular pharmaceutics, 2012)
Keywords: Caco-2 Cells; Cell Adhesion Molecules - metabolism; Chitosan - chemistry; Chitosan - metabolism; Epithelium - metabolism; Humans; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanoparticles - ultrastructure; Receptors, Cell Surface - metabolism; Tight Junctions - metabolism; Tight Junctions - ultrastructure; computed tomography; electron microscopy; intestinal absorption; protein delivery; paracellular permeability