Casein phosphopeptides modulate calcium uptake and apoptosis in Caco2 cells through their interaction with the TRPV6 calcium channel

Dietary calcium intake is associated with colon cancer incidence due to its ability to modulate proliferation and apoptosis, cellular function directly linked to normal or tumour cell phenotype. In milk calcium is associated with casein whose hydrolysis produces the casein phosphopeptides (CPPs). CP...

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Main Authors: Silvia Perego, Alessandra Zabeo, Emiliano Marasco, Paola Giussani, Amelia Fiorilli, Guido Tettamanti, Anita Ferraretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613000509