Can we use Caco 2 cells as normal cells for toxicity testing of a chemical?

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Ylenia Roger Valle

Hi Akash,

You can actually use Caco 2 cells to test a chemical because those cells are normally used in pharmacoceutical industry to predict absorption of drugs, so I think that a toxicity test of a chemical with them would not be a problem.

Akash Sabarwal

Thanks Ylenia Roger Valle

Could you suggest any article?

Thanks Udomsak