Cholangiocyte organoids to study drug-induced injury

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BACKGROUND: Drug induced bile duct injury is a frequently observed clinical problem leading to a wide range of pathological features. During the past decades, several agents have been identified with various postulated mechanisms of bile duct damage, however, mostly still poorly understood.

METHODS: Here, we investigated the mechanisms of chlorpromazine (CPZ) induced bile duct injury using advanced in vitro cholangiocyte cultures. Intrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids (ICOs) were driven into mature cholangiocyte like cells (CLCs), which were exposed to CPZ under cholestatic or non-cholestatic conditions through the addition of a bile acid cocktail.

RESULTS: CPZ caused loss of monolayer integrity by reducing expression levels of tight junction protein 1 (TJP1), E-cadherin 1 (CDH1) and lysyl oxidase homolog 2 (LOXL2). Loss of zonula occuludens-1 (ZO-1) and E-cadherin was confirmed by immunostaining after exposure to CPZ and rhodamine-123 leakage further confirmed disruption of the cholangiocyte barrier function. Furthermore, oxidative stress seemed to play a major role in the early damage response by CPZ. The drug also decreased expression of three main basolateral bile acid transporters, ABCC3 (ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 3), SLC51A/B (solute carrier family 51 subunit alpha/beta) and multidrug resistance transporter ABCB1 (ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1), thereby contributing to bile acid accumulation. CPZ did not induce an inflammatory response by itself, but addition of TNFα revealed a synergistic effect.

CONCLUSION: These results show that ICOs present a model to identify toxic drugs affecting the bile ducts while providing mechanistic insights into hepatotoxicity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Stem cell research & therapy - 15(2024), 1 vom: 13. März, Seite 78

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Zhenguo [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Chen [VerfasserIn]
van der Laan, Luc J W [VerfasserIn]
Verstegen, Monique M A [VerfasserIn]
Spee, Bart [VerfasserIn]
Masereeuw, Rosalinde [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine Triphosphate
Advanced in vitro model
Barrier disruption
Bile Acids and Salts
Bile acid
Cadherins
Chlorpromazine
Cholangiocytes
Drug induced bile duct injury
Intrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids
Journal Article
Transporter

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13287-024-03692-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369655842