背景:已经在狗中研究了肝细胞的分化和培养方法,作为建立肝移植和药物代谢检查系统的工具。然而,犬肝细胞(cHep)的大规模培养技术尚未得到研究,有必要构建一个合适的培养体系。最近,一个叫做Bud生产的协议引起了人们的注意,人类和小鼠肝细胞的混合培养物,干细胞,人工血管显著改善了球状体的大小和形成率。目的研究和改进犬脂肪间充质干细胞(cASCs)和人脐静脉内皮细胞(HUVECs)的体外培养方法。
方法:对4种培养方法进行球样形成率和组织学检查。包括只有cHep,两种混合(cHep+cASCs和cHep+HUVEC),和三混合(cHep+HUVEC+cASCs),在第0、4和7天。肝脏相关基因的表达水平(ALB,法新社,α1-AT,通过定量实时聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)评估CDH1,CYP2E1,CYP3A12和TAT)。白蛋白的蛋白表达,波形蛋白,并研究vonWillebrand因子(vWF)以确认肝细胞的位置。
结果:三混合培养的球状体形成率为60.2%,与单独使用cHep(5.9%)和两混合培养相比显着提高;cHepcASCs(36.2%)和cHepHUVEC(26.4%)(P<0.001)。组织学评估显示,三混合球体形成大型犬肝细胞球体(LcHS),肝细胞分布在球体的中心。LcHS的定量基因表达分析表明,从第4-7天,肝脏相关基因的表达与单独的cHep培养物的表达水平相同。
结论:这些结果表明,使用cHep的三混合培养方法,HUVEC,cASCs能够在不损害cHep肝功能的情况下促进LcHS,表明LcHS可用于狗的高容量培养技术的应用。
BACKGROUND: Differentiation of hepatocytes and culture methods have been investigated in dogs as a tool to establish liver transplant and drug metabolism examination systems. However, mass culture techniques for canine hepatocytes (cHep) have not been investigated, and it is necessary to construct a suitable culture system. Recently, a protocol called Bud production has attracted attention, and a mixed culture of human and mouse hepatocytes, stem cells, and artificial blood vessels significantly improved the size and formation ratio of spheroids. The purpose of this study was to investigate and improve the in vitro culture of cHep by mixing canine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (cASCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).
METHODS: Spheroid formation ratio and histological examination were evaluated among four culture methods, including cHep alone, two-mix (cHep + cASCs and cHep + HUVEC), and three-mix (cHep + HUVEC + cASCs), on days 0, 4, and 7. Expression levels of liver-related genes (ALB, AFP, α1-AT, CDH1, CYP2E1, CYP3A12, and TAT) were evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Protein expression of albumin, vimentin, and von Willebrand Factor (vWF) was investigated to confirm the location of the hepatocytes.
RESULTS: The ratio of spheroid formation was 60.2% in the three-mix culture and was significantly improved compared with cHep alone (5.9%) and two-mix; cHep + cASCs (36.2%) and cHep + HUVEC (26.4%) (P < 0.001). Histological evaluation revealed that the three-mix spheroids formed large canine hepatocyte spheroids (LcHS), and hepatocytes were distributed in the center of the spheroids. Quantitative gene expression analysis of LcHS showed that liver-related genes expression were maintained the same levels with that of a culture of cHep alone from days 4-7.
CONCLUSIONS: These results revealed that the three-mix culture method using cHep, HUVECs, and cASCs was capable of promoting LcHS without impairing liver function in cHep, suggesting that LcHS could be used for the application of high-volume culture techniques in dogs.