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ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2020

Real-time fluorometric evaluation of hepatoblast proliferation in vivo and in vitro using the expression of CYP3A7 coding for human fetus-specific P450.

Shota Okuyama, Fumihiko Kawamura, Musashi Kubiura, Saori Tsuji, Mitsuhiko Osaki, Hiroyuki Kugoh, Mitsuo Oshimura, Yasuhiro Kazuki, Masako Tada

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Article in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shota OkuyamaStem Cells & Reprogramming Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Japan.
Fumihiko KawamuraStem Cells & Reprogramming Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Japan.
Musashi KubiuraStem Cells & Reprogramming Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Japan.
Saori TsujiChromosome Engineering Research Center, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
Mitsuhiko OsakiChromosome Engineering Research Center, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
Hiroyuki KugohInstitute of Regenerative Medicine and Biofunction, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
Mitsuo OshimuraChromosome Engineering Research Center, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
Yasuhiro KazukiInstitute of Regenerative Medicine and Biofunction, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
Masako TadaStem Cells & Reprogramming Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3641-3520
Tottori University · JPToho University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fields of drug discovery and regenerative medicine require large numbers of adult human primary hepatocytes. For this purpose, it is desirable to use hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) differentiated from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). Premature hepatoblast-like cells (HB-LCs) differentiated from PSCs provide an intermediate source and steady supply of newly mature HLCs. To develop an efficient HB-LC induction method, we constructed a red fluorescent reporter, CYP3A7R, in which DsRed is placed under the transcriptional control of CYP3A7 coding for a human fetus-type P450 enzyme. Before using this reporter in human cells, we created transgenic mice using mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) carrying a CYP3A7R transgene and confirmed that CYP3A7R was specifically expressed in fetal and newborn livers and reactivated in the adult liver in response to hepatic regeneration. Moreover, we optimized the induction procedure of HB-LCs from transgenic mouse ESCs using semi-quantitative fluorometric evaluation. Activation of Wnt signaling together with chromatin modulation prior to Activin A treatment greatly improved the induction efficiency of HB-LCs. BMP2 and 1.7% dimethyl sulfoxide induced selective proliferation of HB-LCs, which matured to HLCs. Therefore, CYP3A7R will provide a fluorometric evaluation system for high content screening of chemicals that induce HB-LC differentiation, hepatocyte regeneration, and hepatotoxicity when it is introduced into human PSCs.

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Liver RegenerationAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Cell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationCytochrome P-450 CYP3AFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHepatocytesHumansLiverLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceBmp2 protein, mouseBone Morphogenetic Protein 2CYP3A7 protein, humanCytochrome P-450 CYP3ALuminescent ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRed Fluorescent Proteinhepatoblastshepatocyteshuman CYP3A7mouse embryonic stem cellsreporter genestransgenic mice

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PMID32886454
PMCPMC7507068
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