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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-23
pubmed:abstractText
Fresh hepatocytes cultured in a sandwich configuration allow for the development of intact bile canaliculi and the ability to measure hepatic uptake and biliary clearance. A disadvantage of this model is its dependence upon hepatocytes from fresh tissue. Therefore, the ability to use cryopreserved human hepatocytes in this model would be a great advantage. Multiple variables were tested, and the recommended conditions for culturing cryopreserved human hepatocytes in a sandwich configuration in 24-well plates are as follows: BioCoat plates, a cell density of 0.35 x 10(6) cells/well in 500 microl, an overlay of Matrigel and InVitroGRO media. These conditions resulted in good hepatocyte morphology and the formation of distinct bile canaliculi. The function of multiple uptake and efflux transporters was tested in multiple lots of cryopreserved and fresh human hepatocytes. For taurocholate [Na+ taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide/organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) uptake/bile salt export pump efflux], the average apparent uptake, apparent intrinsic biliary clearance, and biliary excretion index among five cryopreserved hepatocyte lots was high, ranging from 11 to 17 pmol/min/mg protein, 5.8 to 10 microl/min/mg protein, and 41 to 63%, respectively. The corresponding values for digoxin (OATP-8 uptake/multidrug resistance protein 1 efflux) were 0.69 to 1.5 pmol/min/mg protein, 0.60 to 1.5 microl/min/mg protein, and 37 to 63%. Both substrates exhibited similar results when fresh human hepatocytes were used. In addition, substrates of breast cancer resistance protein and multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 were also tested in this model, and all cryopreserved lots showed functional transport of these substrates. The use of cryopreserved human hepatocytes in 24-well sandwich culture to form intact bile canaliculi and to exhibit functional uptake and efflux transport has been successfully demonstrated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0090-9556
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1658-65
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Bile Canaliculi, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Cryopreservation, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Digoxin, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Hepatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16782767-Taurocholic Acid
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of cryopreserved human hepatocytes in sandwich culture to measure hepatobiliary transport.
pubmed:affiliation
ADME Technology Group, Department of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics & Metabolism, Groton/New London Laboratories, Pfizer, Inc., Groton, CT 06340, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article