Cholangiocyte organoids to study drug-induced injury

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..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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

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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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Advanced in vitro model
Barrier disruption
Bile acid
Chlorpromazine
Cholangiocytes
Drug induced bile duct injury
Intrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids
Transporter

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© The Author(s) 2024

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10.1186/s13287-024-03692-6

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SPR055121837