Chen AA, Thomas DK, Ong LL, Schwartz RE, Golub TR, Bhatia SN. Humanized mice with ectopic artificial liver tissues. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011;108:11842–7.
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Chen, Alice AThomas, David KOng, Luvena LSchwartz, Robert EGolub, Todd RBhatia, Sangeeta NengR01 DK056966/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/R01 EB008396/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/DK56966/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/RL1CA133834/CA/NCI NIH HHS/Howard Hughes Medical Institute/RL1 CA133834/CA/NCI NIH HHS/EB008396/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/Research Support, N.I.H., ExtramuralResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jul 19;108(29):11842-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1101791108. Epub 2011 Jul 11.
Abstract
"Humanized" mice offer a window into aspects of human physiology that are otherwise inaccessible. The best available methods for liver humanization rely on cell transplantation into immunodeficient mice with liver injury but these methods have not gained widespread use due to the duration and variability of hepatocyte repopulation. In light of the significant progress that has been achieved in clinical cell transplantation through tissue engineering, we sought to develop a humanized mouse model based on the facile and ectopic implantation of a tissue-engineered human liver. These human ectopic artificial livers (HEALs) stabilize the function of cryopreserved primary human hepatocytes through juxtacrine and paracrine signals in polymeric scaffolds. In contrast to current methods, HEALs can be efficiently established in immunocompetent mice with normal liver function. Mice transplanted with HEALs exhibit humanized liver functions persistent for weeks, including synthesis of human proteins, human drug metabolism, drug-drug interaction, and drug-induced liver injury. Here, mice with HEALs are used to predict the disproportionate metabolism and toxicity of "major" human metabolites using multiple routes of administration and monitoring. These advances may enable manufacturing of reproducible in vivo models for diverse drug development and research applications.
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