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Islam D, Israr I, Taleb MAB, Rao A, Yosief R, Sultana R, Sampaziotis F, Tysoe OC, Trauner M, Karpen SJ, Ghanekar A, Kamath BM. A novel model to study mechanisms of cholestasis in human cholangiocytes reveals a role for the SIPR2 pathway. Hepatol Commun 2024; 8:e0389. [PMID: 38407207 PMCID: PMC10898671 DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ductular reactivity is central to the pathophysiology of cholangiopathies. Mechanisms underlying the reactive phenotype activation by exogenous inflammatory mediators and bile acids are poorly understood. METHODS Using human extrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids (ECOs) we developed an injury model emulating the cholestatic microenvironment with exposure to inflammatory mediators and various pathogenic bile acids. Moreover, we explored roles for the bile acid activated Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1PR2) and potential beneficial effects of therapeutic bile acids UDCA and norUDCA. RESULTS Synergistic exposure to bile acids (taurocholic acid, glycocholic acid, glycochenodeoxycholic acid) and TNF-α for 24 hours induced a reactive state as measured by ECO diameter, proliferation, lactate dehydrogenase activity and reactive phenotype markers. While NorUDCA and UDCA treatments given 8 hours after injury induction both suppressed reactive phenotype activation and most injury parameters, proliferation was improved by NorUDCA only. Extrahepatic cholangiocyte organoid stimulation with S1PR2 agonist sphingosine-1-phosphate reproduced the cholangiocyte reactive state and upregulated S1PR2 downstream mediators; these effects were suppressed by S1PR2 antagonist JET-013 (JET), downstream mediator extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 inhibitor, and by norUDCA or UDCA treatments. JET also partially suppressed reactive phenotype after bile acid injury. CONCLUSIONS We developed a novel model to study the reactive cholangiocyte state in response to pathological stimuli in cholestasis and demonstrated a contributory role of S1PR2 signaling in both injury and NorUDCA/UDCA treatments. This model is a valuable tool to further explore the pathophysiology of human cholangiopathies.
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- Diana Islam
- Development & Stem Cell Biology program, Peter Gilligan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Development & Stem Cell Biology program, Peter Gilligan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Development & Stem Cell Biology program, Peter Gilligan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Development & Stem Cell Biology program, Peter Gilligan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Development & Stem Cell Biology program, Peter Gilligan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Development & Stem Cell Biology program, Peter Gilligan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Wellcome–MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Wellcome–MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Hans Popper Laboratory of Molecular Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network & The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Development & Stem Cell Biology program, Peter Gilligan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Shpakov AO. Allosteric Regulation of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors: From Diversity of Molecular Mechanisms to Multiple Allosteric Sites and Their Ligands. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:6187. [PMID: 37047169 PMCID: PMC10094638 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Allosteric regulation is critical for the functioning of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their signaling pathways. Endogenous allosteric regulators of GPCRs are simple ions, various biomolecules, and protein components of GPCR signaling (G proteins and β-arrestins). The stability and functional activity of GPCR complexes is also due to multicenter allosteric interactions between protomers. The complexity of allosteric effects caused by numerous regulators differing in structure, availability, and mechanisms of action predetermines the multiplicity and different topology of allosteric sites in GPCRs. These sites can be localized in extracellular loops; inside the transmembrane tunnel and in its upper and lower vestibules; in cytoplasmic loops; and on the outer, membrane-contacting surface of the transmembrane domain. They are involved in the regulation of basal and orthosteric agonist-stimulated receptor activity, biased agonism, GPCR-complex formation, and endocytosis. They are targets for a large number of synthetic allosteric regulators and modulators, including those constructed using molecular docking. The review is devoted to the principles and mechanisms of GPCRs allosteric regulation, the multiplicity of allosteric sites and their topology, and the endogenous and synthetic allosteric regulators, including autoantibodies and pepducins. The allosteric regulation of chemokine receptors, proteinase-activated receptors, thyroid-stimulating and luteinizing hormone receptors, and beta-adrenergic receptors are described in more detail.
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- Alexander O Shpakov
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194223 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Song W, Duncan AL, Sansom MSP. Modulation of adenosine A2a receptor oligomerization by receptor activation and PIP 2 interactions. Structure 2021; 29:1312-1325.e3. [PMID: 34270937 PMCID: PMC8581623 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2021.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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GPCRs have been shown to form oligomers, which generate distinctive signaling outcomes. However, the structural nature of the oligomerization process remains uncertain. We have characterized oligomeric configurations of the adenosine A2a receptor (A2aR) by combining large-scale molecular dynamics simulations with Markov state models. These oligomeric structures may also serve as templates for studying oligomerization of other class A GPCRs. Our simulation data revealed that receptor activation results in enhanced oligomerization, more diverse oligomer populations, and a more connected oligomerization network. The active state conformation of the A2aR shifts protein-protein association interfaces to those involving intracellular loop ICL3 and transmembrane helix TM6. Binding of PIP2 to A2aR stabilizes protein-protein interactions via PIP2-mediated association interfaces. These results indicate that A2aR oligomerization is responsive to the local membrane lipid environment. This, in turn, suggests a modulatory effect on A2aR whereby a given oligomerization profile favors the dynamic formation of specific supramolecular signaling complexes.
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- Wanling Song
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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Deng Y, Govers C, Ter Beest E, van Dijk AJ, Hettinga K, Wichers HJ. A THP-1 Cell Line-Based Exploration of Immune Responses Toward Heat-Treated BLG. Front Nutr 2021; 7:612397. [PMID: 33521038 PMCID: PMC7838438 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.612397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Allergen recognition and processing by antigen presenting cells is essential for the sensitization step of food allergy. Macrophages and dendritic cells are both phagocytic antigen presenting cells and play important roles in innate immune responses and signaling between the innate and adaptive immune system. To obtain a model system with a homogeneous genetic background, we derived macrophages and dendritic cells from THP-1 monocytes. The difference between macrophages and dendritic cells was clearly shown by differences in their transcription response (microarray) and protein expression levels. Their resemblance to primary cells was analyzed by comparison to properties as described in literature. The uptake of β-lactoglobulin after wet-heating (60°C in solution) by THP-1 derived macrophages was earlier reported to be significantly increased. To analyse the subsequent immune response, we incubated THP-1 derived macrophages and dendritic cells with native and differently processed β-lactoglobulin and determined the transcription and cytokine expression levels of the cells. A stronger transcriptional response was found in macrophages than in dendritic cells, while severely structurally modified β-lactoglobulin induced a more limited transcriptional response, especially when compared to native and limitedly modified β-lactoglobulin. These results show that processing is relevant for the transcriptional response toward β-lactoglobulin of innate immune cells.
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- Ying Deng
- Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Food Chemistry, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Food Chemistry, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Group, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Food Quality and Design, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Food Chemistry, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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