Suppression of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Maintenance of the Liver Functions in Primary Hepatocytes through Dispersion Culture within a Dome-Shaped Collagen Matrix.
Biol Pharm Bull
; 47(7): 1241-1247, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Primary hepatocytes are valuable for studying liver diseases, drug-induced liver injury, and drug metabolism. However, when cultured in a two-dimensional (2D) environment, primary hepatocytes undergo rapid dedifferentiation via an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and lose their liver-specific functions. On the other hand, a three-dimensional (3D) culture of primary hepatocyte organoids presents challenges for analyzing cellular functions and molecular behaviors due to strong cell-cell adhesion among heterogeneous cells. In this study, we developed a novel dispersion culture method of hepatocytes within a dome-shaped collagen matrix, overcoming conventional limitations. The expression levels of EMT-related genes were lower in rat primary hepatocytes cultured using this method for 4 d than in cells cultured using the 2D method. Furthermore, albumin production, a marker of liver function, declined sharply in rat primary hepatocytes cultured in two dimensions from 6.40 µg/mL/48 h on day 4 to 1.35 µg/mL/48 h on day 8, and declined gradually from 4.92 µg/mL/48 h on day 8 to 3.89 µg/mL/48 h on day 14 in rat primary hepatocytes cultured using our new method. These findings indicate that the newly developed culture method can suppress EMT and maintain liver functions for 14 d in rat primary hepatocytes, potentially expanding the utility of primary hepatocyte cultured by using conventional 3D methods.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Colágeno
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Hepatocitos
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Transición Epitelial-Mesenquimal
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Hígado
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Biol Pharm Bull
Asunto de la revista:
BIOQUIMICA
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FARMACOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article