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Uehara S, Higuchi Y, Yoneda N, Ito R, Takahashi T, Murayama N, Yamazaki H, Murai K, Hikita H, Takehara T, Suemizu H. HepaSH cells: Experimental human hepatocytes with lesser inter-individual variation and more sustainable availability than primary human hepatocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 663:132-141. [PMID: 37121123 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
Primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) have been commonly used as the gold standard in many drug metabolism studies, regardless of having large inter-individual variation. These inter-individual variations in PHHs arise primarily from genetic polymorphisms, as well as from donor health conditions and storage conditions prior to cell processing. To equalize the effects of the latter two factors, PHHs were transplanted to quality-controlled mice providing human hepatocyte proliferation niches, and engrafted livers were generated. Cells that were harvested from engrafted livers, call this as experimental human hepatocytes (EHH; termed HepaSH cells), were stably and reproducibly produced from 1014 chimeric mice produced by using 17 different PHHs. Expression levels of acute phase reactant (APR) genes as indicators of a systemic reaction to the environmental/inflammatory insults of liver donors varied widely among PHHs. In contrast to PHHs, the expression of APR genes in HepaSH cells was found to converge within a narrower range than in donor PHHs. Further, large individual differences in the expression levels of drug metabolism-related genes (28 genes) observed in PHHs were greatly reduced among HepaSH cells produced in a unified in vivo environment, and none deviated from the range of gene expression levels in the PHHs. The HepaSH cells displayed a similar level of drug-metabolizing enzyme activity and gene expression as the average PHHs but retained their characteristics for drug-metabolizing enzyme gene polymorphisms. Furthermore, long-term 2D culture was possible and HBV infection was confirmed. These results suggest that the stably and reproducibly providable HepaSH cells with lesser inter-individual differences in drug-metabolizing properties, may have a potential to substitution for PHH as practical standardized human hepatocytes in drug discovery research.
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- Shotaro Uehara
- Liver Engineering Laboratory, Department of Applied Research for Laboratory Animals, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan
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- Liver Engineering Laboratory, Department of Applied Research for Laboratory Animals, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan
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- Liver Engineering Laboratory, Department of Applied Research for Laboratory Animals, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan
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- Human Disease Model Laboratory, Department of Applied Research for Laboratory Animals, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan
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- Immunology Laboratory, Department of Basic Research for Laboratory Animals, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan
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- Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, 194-8543, Japan
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- Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, 194-8543, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Liver Engineering Laboratory, Department of Applied Research for Laboratory Animals, Kawasaki, 210-0821, Japan.
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Kim JK, Choi MS, Kim JY, Yu JS, Seo JI, Yoo HH, Kim DH. Ginkgo biloba leaf extract suppresses intestinal human breast cancer resistance protein expression in mice: Correlation with gut microbiota. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 140:111712. [PMID: 34010745 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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In this study, we investigated the effects of treatment with Gingko biloba leaf extract (GLE) on intestinal transporter expression and gut microbiota composition in mice and the correlation between intestinal transporter expression and gut microbiota composition in mice. When GLE was orally administered to mice, intestinal BCRP expression was significantly suppressed. Pharmacokinetic studies showed that the maximum plasma concentration and area under the curve values of sulfasalazine were increased more than twice by treatment with GLE compared with those in the control group. GLE treatment significantly decreased the populations of Proteobacteria and Deferribacteres at the phylum level. Correlation analysis showed that BCRP expression was positively or negatively correlated with the composition of gut bacteria. In Caco-2 cells, GLE treatment did not affect BCRP expression, but treatment with the lysates of GLE-treated mouse feces significantly suppressed BCRP expression. These findings demonstrate that the suppression of intestinal BCRP expression following GLE treatment may occur through modulation of the gut microbiota composition. Thus, the present study suggests that modulation of gut microbiota composition may cause drug transporter-mediated herb-drug interactions.
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- Jeon-Kyung Kim
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology and College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology and College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology and College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology and College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea.
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Alonso-Peña M, Espinosa-Escudero RA, Soto-Muñiz M, Sanchon-Sanchez P, Sanchez-Martin A, Marin JJ. Role of transportome in the pharmacogenomics of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatobiliary cancer. Pharmacogenomics 2019; 20:957-970. [PMID: 31486734 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2019-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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An important factor determining the pharmacological response to antitumor drugs is their concentrations in cancer cells, which accounts for the net interaction with their intracellular molecular targets. Accordingly, mechanisms leading to reduced intracellular levels of active agents play a crucial role in cancer chemoresistance. These include impaired drug uptake through solute carrier (SLC) proteins and efficient drug export by ATP-dependent pumps belonging to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of proteins. Since the net movement of drugs in-and-out the cells depends on the overall expression of carrier proteins, defining the so-called transportome, special attention has been devoted to the study of transcriptome regarding these proteins. Nevertheless, genetic variants affecting SLC and ABC genes may markedly affect the bioavailability and, hence, the efficacy of anticancer drugs.
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- Marta Alonso-Peña
- Experimental Hepatology & Drug Targeting (HEVEFARM), IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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- Experimental Hepatology & Drug Targeting (HEVEFARM), IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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- Experimental Hepatology & Drug Targeting (HEVEFARM), IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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- Experimental Hepatology & Drug Targeting (HEVEFARM), IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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- Experimental Hepatology & Drug Targeting (HEVEFARM), IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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- Experimental Hepatology & Drug Targeting (HEVEFARM), IBSAL, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37007, Spain.,Center for the Study of Liver & Gastrointestinal Diseases (CIBERehd), Carlos III National Institute of Health, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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Eclov RJ, Kim MJ, Smith R, Ahituv N, Kroetz DL. Rare Variants in the ABCG2 Promoter Modulate In Vivo Activity. Drug Metab Dispos 2018; 46:636-642. [PMID: 29467213 PMCID: PMC5896364 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.117.079541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABCG2 encodes the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), an efflux membrane transporter important in the detoxification of xenobiotics. In the present study, the basal activity of the ABCG2 promoter in liver, kidney, intestine, and breast cell lines was examined using luciferase reporter assays. The promoter activities of reference and variant ABCG2 sequences were compared in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell (HepG2), human embryonic kidney cell (HEK293T), human colorectal carcinoma cell (HCT116), and human breast adenocarcinoma cell (MCF-7) lines. The ABCG2 promoter activity was strongest in the kidney and intestine cell lines. Four variants in the basal ABCG2 promoter (rs76656413, rs66664036, rs139256004, and rs59370292) decreased the promoter activity by 25%-50% in at least three of the four cell lines. The activity of these four variants was also examined in vivo using the hydrodynamic tail vein assay, and two single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs76656413 and rs59370292) significantly decreased in vivo liver promoter activity by 50%-80%. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays confirmed a reduction in nuclear protein binding to the rs59370292 variant probe, whereas the rs76656413 probe had a shift in transcription factor binding specificity. Although both rs59370292 and rs76656413 are rare variants in all populations, they could contribute to patient-level variation in ABCG2 expression in the kidney, liver, and intestine.
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- Rachel J Eclov
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (R.J.E., M.J.K., R.S., N.A., D.L.K.) and Institute for Human Genetics (N.A., M.J.K., R.S., D.L.K.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (R.J.E., M.J.K., R.S., N.A., D.L.K.) and Institute for Human Genetics (N.A., M.J.K., R.S., D.L.K.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (R.J.E., M.J.K., R.S., N.A., D.L.K.) and Institute for Human Genetics (N.A., M.J.K., R.S., D.L.K.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (R.J.E., M.J.K., R.S., N.A., D.L.K.) and Institute for Human Genetics (N.A., M.J.K., R.S., D.L.K.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (R.J.E., M.J.K., R.S., N.A., D.L.K.) and Institute for Human Genetics (N.A., M.J.K., R.S., D.L.K.), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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