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  1. Article: Drug repurposing through virtual screening and in vitro validation identifies tigecycline as a novel putative HCV polymerase inhibitor

    ElHefnawi, Mahmoud / Jo, Eunji / Tolba, Mahmoud M. / Fares, Mohamed / Yang, Jaewon / Shahbaaz, Mohd / Windisch, Marc P.

    Virology. 2022 May, v. 570

    2022  

    Abstract: The repurposing of marketed drugs for new indications is an elegant strategy to quickly and cost-efficiently address unmet medical needs. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) has been shown to be a valid drug target. We ... ...

    Abstract The repurposing of marketed drugs for new indications is an elegant strategy to quickly and cost-efficiently address unmet medical needs. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) has been shown to be a valid drug target. We performed structure-based virtual screening to assess the off-label utilization of existing drugs as novel HCV inhibitors. The virtual screen showed that tigecycline could potentially dock with high affinity to the palm site of the HCV RdRp. In vitro validation showed that tigecycline had therapeutic indexes (CC₅₀/EC₅₀) greater than 13 and 6.5 against infectious HCV and subgenomic HCV replicons, respectively. Furthermore, tigecycline displayed synergistic activity with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir against HCV. In silico screening identified tigecycline as a putative inhibitor of HCV RdRp, which was validated in vitro and demonstrated synergistic effects in combination with first-line anti-HCV therapies.
    Keywords Hepatitis C virus ; RNA-directed RNA polymerase ; computer simulation ; synergism ; therapeutics ; tigecycline ; virology
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-05
    Size p. 9-17.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 200425-2
    ISSN 1096-0341 ; 0042-6822
    ISSN (online) 1096-0341
    ISSN 0042-6822
    DOI 10.1016/j.virol.2022.02.006
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  2. Article ; Online: Determination of infectious hepatitis B virus particles by an end-point dilution assay identifies a novel class of inhibitors.

    Jo, Eunji / Kim, Hyun / König, Alexander / Yang, Jaewon / Yoon, Seung Kew / Windisch, Marc P

    Antiviral research

    2021  Volume 196, Page(s) 105195

    Abstract: The quantification of infectious virus particles is fundamental to perform in vitro virology studies. To determine the number of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome-containing particles in vitro, the genome equivalents (GEq) are measured using quantitative ... ...

    Abstract The quantification of infectious virus particles is fundamental to perform in vitro virology studies. To determine the number of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome-containing particles in vitro, the genome equivalents (GEq) are measured using quantitative PCR (qPCR). However, in addition to infectious virions, HBV DNA-containing, non-infectious HBV particles are also produced in vitro, which can lead to an over-estimation of the number of infectious HBV particles when analyzed by qPCR. Here, we establish an end-point dilution assay that can precisely determine the number of infectious HBV particles. The cell-based HBV infection assay uses a 384-well plate format and enables the calculation of the 50% tissue culture infective dose (TCID
    MeSH term(s) Biological Assay/methods ; Cell Culture Techniques/methods ; DNA, Viral/analysis ; Hep G2 Cells ; Hepatitis B/virology ; Hepatitis B virus/genetics ; Hepatitis B virus/isolation & purification ; Hepatocytes/virology ; Humans ; Virion ; Virus Replication
    Chemical Substances DNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-01
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 306628-9
    ISSN 1872-9096 ; 0166-3542
    ISSN (online) 1872-9096
    ISSN 0166-3542
    DOI 10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105195
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  3. Article: A Simple and Cost-Effective DNA Preparation Method Suitable for High-Throughput PCR Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus Genomes

    Jo, Eunji / Yang, Jaewon / Koenig, Alexander / Yoon, Seung Kew / Windisch, Marc P

    Viruses. 2020 Aug. 24, v. 12, no. 9

    2020  

    Abstract: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a para-retrovirus that reverse transcribes its pregenomic RNA into relaxed circular DNA inside viral nucleocapsids. The number of HBV genomes produced in vitro is typically quantified using commercial silica-membrane-based ... ...

    Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a para-retrovirus that reverse transcribes its pregenomic RNA into relaxed circular DNA inside viral nucleocapsids. The number of HBV genomes produced in vitro is typically quantified using commercial silica-membrane-based nucleic acid purification kits to isolate total DNA followed by HBV-specific quantitative PCR (qPCR). However, despite the convenience of commercial kits, this procedure is costly and time-consuming due to multiple centrifugation steps, which produce unnecessary waste. Here, we report a rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly total DNA preparation method. The assay is based on the simple incubation of detergent and proteinase K with cells or cell-free supernatants to permeabilize cells and disrupt viral particles. After heat inactivation and subsequent centrifugation to clear the lysates, DNA samples are directly subjected to qPCR to quantify HBV genomes. As a proof of concept, the assay was developed in 12-well plates to assess intra- and extracellular HBV genome equivalents (GEqs) of stably viral-replicating cell lines (e.g., HepAD38) and HBV-infected HepG2-NTCP cells, both treated with lamivudine (LMV), an HBV replication inhibitor. Viral DNA was also prepared from the serum of patients chronically infected with HBV. To validate the assay, a representative commercial DNA isolation kit was used side-by-side to isolate intra- and extracellular HBV DNA. Both methods yielded comparable amounts of HBV GEqs with comparable LMV 50% efficient concentration (EC₅₀) values. The assay was subsequently adapted to 96- and 384-well microtiter plates using HepAD38 cells. The EC₅₀ values were comparable to those obtained in 12-well plates. In addition, the calculated coefficient of variation, Z’ values, and assay window demonstrated high reproducibility and quality. We devised a novel, robust, reproducible, high-throughput microtiter plate DNA preparation method suitable for quantifying HBV GEqs by qPCR analysis. This strategy enables rapid and convenient quantitative analysis of multiple viral DNA samples in parallel to investigate intracellular HBV replication and the secretion of DNA-containing viral particles.
    Keywords Hepatitis B virus ; RNA ; analytical kits ; blood serum ; cell lines ; centrifugation ; circular DNA ; cost effectiveness ; detergents ; genome ; heat inactivation ; lamivudine ; median effective concentration ; nucleocapsid ; patients ; peptidase K ; quantitative analysis ; quantitative polymerase chain reaction ; secretion ; transcription (genetics) ; virion ; wastes
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0824
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v12090928
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  4. Article ; Online: Performance of QuantaMatrix Microfluidic Agarose Channel system integrated with mycobacteria growth indicator tube liquid culture

    Kim, Hyejin / Lee, Sangyeop / Jo, EunJi / Kim, Suyeoun / Kim, Haeun / Kim, Eun-Geun / Kwon, Sunghoon / Shin, Soyoun

    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Aug., v. 105, no. 14-15 p.6059-6072

    2021  

    Abstract: The QuantaMatrix Microfluidic Agarose Channel (QMAC) system was used for rapid drug susceptibility testing (DST). Here, we performed DST using QMAC integrated with the mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) liquid culture employing a specially ... ...

    Abstract The QuantaMatrix Microfluidic Agarose Channel (QMAC) system was used for rapid drug susceptibility testing (DST). Here, we performed DST using QMAC integrated with the mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) liquid culture employing a specially designed cross agarose channel for the tuberculosis chip. MGIT-, QMAC-, and Löwenstein–Jensen (LJ)-DSTs were performed using 13 drugs. The protocol for QMAC-DST was optimized using the inoculum obtained after the disaggregation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clumps in MGIT culture. The completion times of QMAC-DST and MGIT-DST were analyzed, and the results of all three DSTs were compared. Discrepant results were analyzed using line probe assays and DNA sequencing. Nontuberculous mycobacteria were distinguished using the ρ-nitrobenzoic acid inhibition test. The overall agreement rate of QMAT-DST and LJ-DST was 97.0% and that of QMAT-DST and MGIT-DST was 86.3%. An average turnaround time for DST was 5.4 days, which was considerably less than the time required for MGIT-DST. The overall time required to obtain DST results using QMAC-DST integrated with MGIT culture was an average of 18.6 days: 13.2 days for culture and identification and 5.4 days for DST. Hence, QMAC-DST integrated with liquid culture can be used to perform DSTs with short turnaround times and effective detection. KEY POINTS: • QMAC system can simultaneously perform phenotypic DST with 13 anti-TB drugs and PNB. • An optimized DST protocol led to a marked decrease in clumping in MGIT culture. • QMAC system integrated with MGIT liquid culture system reduced the turnaround time.
    Keywords DNA ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; agarose ; drugs ; inoculum ; liquids ; phenotype ; tuberculosis
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-08
    Size p. 6059-6072.
    Publishing place Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 392453-1
    ISSN 1432-0614 ; 0171-1741 ; 0175-7598
    ISSN (online) 1432-0614
    ISSN 0171-1741 ; 0175-7598
    DOI 10.1007/s00253-021-11446-0
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  5. Article ; Online: Drug repurposing through virtual screening and in vitro validation identifies tigecycline as a novel putative HCV polymerase inhibitor.

    ElHefnawi, Mahmoud / Jo, Eunji / Tolba, Mahmoud M / Fares, Mohamed / Yang, Jaewon / Shahbaaz, Mohd / Windisch, Marc P

    Virology

    2022  Volume 570, Page(s) 9–17

    Abstract: The repurposing of marketed drugs for new indications is an elegant strategy to quickly and cost-efficiently address unmet medical needs. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) has been shown to be a valid drug target. We ... ...

    Abstract The repurposing of marketed drugs for new indications is an elegant strategy to quickly and cost-efficiently address unmet medical needs. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) has been shown to be a valid drug target. We performed structure-based virtual screening to assess the off-label utilization of existing drugs as novel HCV inhibitors. The virtual screen showed that tigecycline could potentially dock with high affinity to the palm site of the HCV RdRp. In vitro validation showed that tigecycline had therapeutic indexes (CC
    MeSH term(s) Antiviral Agents/pharmacology ; Drug Repositioning ; Hepacivirus/genetics ; Hepatitis C ; Humans ; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase/genetics ; Tigecycline/pharmacology ; Viral Nonstructural Proteins/genetics ; Virus Replication
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents ; Viral Nonstructural Proteins ; Tigecycline (70JE2N95KR) ; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (EC 2.7.7.48)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 200425-2
    ISSN 1096-0341 ; 0042-6822
    ISSN (online) 1096-0341
    ISSN 0042-6822
    DOI 10.1016/j.virol.2022.02.006
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  6. Article ; Online: Selected ginsenosides interfere efficiently with hepatitis B virus mRNA expression levels and suppress viral surface antigen secretion

    Duraisamy, Ganesh Selvaraj / Jo, Eunji / Huvarová, Ivana / Park, Kyu-Ho P. / Heger, Zbyněk / Adam, Vojtěch / Ruzek, Daniel / Windisch, Marc P. / Miller, Andrew D.

    Heliyon. 2022 Sept., v. 8, no. 9 p.e10465-

    2022  

    Abstract: Ginsenosides are a class of natural steroid glycosides and triterpene saponins found in Panax ginseng. After screening of a commercial ginsenoside compound library for low cellular cytotoxicity and the ability to mediate efficient reductions in hepatitis ...

    Abstract Ginsenosides are a class of natural steroid glycosides and triterpene saponins found in Panax ginseng. After screening of a commercial ginsenoside compound library for low cellular cytotoxicity and the ability to mediate efficient reductions in hepatitis B virus (HBV) mRNA expression levels in HepG2.2.15 cells, three ginsenosides (Rg6, Rh4, and Rb3) are selected. Thereafter, using the same cellular model, all three ginsenosides are shown to mediate efficient, selective inhibition of HBV mRNA expression levels, and also interfere with the secretion of both HBV particles and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Drug combination studies are performed in both HepG2.2.15 and HBV-infected HepG2-NTCPsec+ cell models with the selected ginsenosides and lamivudine (LMV), a nucleoside analogue used to treat chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infections. These studies, involving RT-qPCR and ELISA, suggest that Rh4/LMV combinations in particular act synergistically to inhibit the secretion of HBV particles and HBsAg. Therefore, on the assumption that appropriate in vivo data are in future agreement, Rh4, in particular, might be used in combination with nucleoside/nucleotide analogues (NUCs) to devise an effective, cost-efficient combination therapy for the treatment of patients with CHB infections.
    Keywords Hepatitis B virus ; Panax ginseng ; chronic hepatitis B ; cost effectiveness ; cytotoxicity ; drugs ; gene expression ; ginsenosides ; hepatitis B antigens ; lamivudine ; models ; secretion ; surface antigens ; therapeutics ; triterpenoid saponins ; Ginsenoside ; Nucleoside/nucleotide analogues ; Hepatitis B surface protein ; Hepatitis B surface antigen ; Chronic hepatitis B virus ; Drug combinations
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-09
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10465
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  7. Article: Effects of thermal aging on the electronic and structural properties of Pt-Pd and toluene oxidation activity

    Kim, Seung-Ik / Im, Mintaek / Jo, Eunji / Jang, Haneul / Jang, Seo Yun / Kim, Dong Woo / Kim, Ki Wang / Heo, Iljeong / Kim, Young Jin / Lee, Jin Hee

    Science of the total environment. 2022 July 14,

    2022  

    Abstract: Catalytic oxidation is a feasible method for remediating volatile organic compounds (VOCs), due to its lower energy consumption and mineralization of VOCs into H₂O and CO₂. Noble metal-based catalysts are preferred for the catalytic oxidation of VOCs ... ...

    Abstract Catalytic oxidation is a feasible method for remediating volatile organic compounds (VOCs), due to its lower energy consumption and mineralization of VOCs into H₂O and CO₂. Noble metal-based catalysts are preferred for the catalytic oxidation of VOCs because of their superior activity, but they are usually deactivated by thermal aging which sinters the metal particles. Here, we report that Pt-Pd/Al₂O₃ thermally aged at 700–900 °C in air showed enhanced catalytic activity for toluene oxidation in humid conditions. There were electronic and structural changes in the thermally aged Pt-Pd/Al₂O₃, as confirmed by numerous analyses. Both Pt and Pd existed in a metallic rather than oxidized state without additional reduction steps. The noble metal particles were assembled to form Pt-Pd alloy, in the form of isolated Pd atoms surrounded by Pt atoms. This specific alloy structure was found to be crucial to the observed enhancement in catalytic toluene oxidation at low temperature.
    Keywords air ; alloys ; carbon dioxide ; catalytic activity ; energy ; environment ; mineralization ; oxidation ; temperature ; toluene ; volatile organic compounds
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0714
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    Note Pre-press version
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157482
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  8. Article ; Online: A Simple and Cost-Effective DNA Preparation Method Suitable for High-Throughput PCR Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus Genomes.

    Jo, Eunji / Yang, Jaewon / Koenig, Alexander / Yoon, Seung Kew / Windisch, Marc P

    Viruses

    2020  Volume 12, Issue 9

    Abstract: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a para-retrovirus that reverse transcribes its pregenomic RNA into relaxed circular DNA inside viral nucleocapsids. The number of HBV genomes produced in vitro is typically quantified using commercial silica-membrane-based ... ...

    Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a para-retrovirus that reverse transcribes its pregenomic RNA into relaxed circular DNA inside viral nucleocapsids. The number of HBV genomes produced in vitro is typically quantified using commercial silica-membrane-based nucleic acid purification kits to isolate total DNA followed by HBV-specific quantitative PCR (qPCR). However, despite the convenience of commercial kits, this procedure is costly and time-consuming due to multiple centrifugation steps, which produce unnecessary waste. Here, we report a rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly total DNA preparation method. The assay is based on the simple incubation of detergent and proteinase K with cells or cell-free supernatants to permeabilize cells and disrupt viral particles. After heat inactivation and subsequent centrifugation to clear the lysates, DNA samples are directly subjected to qPCR to quantify HBV genomes. As a proof of concept, the assay was developed in 12-well plates to assess intra- and extracellular HBV genome equivalents (GEqs) of stably viral-replicating cell lines (e.g., HepAD38) and HBV-infected HepG2-NTCP cells, both treated with lamivudine (LMV), an HBV replication inhibitor. Viral DNA was also prepared from the serum of patients chronically infected with HBV. To validate the assay, a representative commercial DNA isolation kit was used side-by-side to isolate intra- and extracellular HBV DNA. Both methods yielded comparable amounts of HBV GEqs with comparable LMV 50% efficient concentration (EC
    MeSH term(s) Cell Line ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; DNA, Viral/analysis ; DNA, Viral/isolation & purification ; Genome, Viral/genetics ; Hepatitis B/virology ; Hepatitis B virus/genetics ; Hepatitis B virus/isolation & purification ; Humans ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Reproducibility of Results ; Virology/economics ; Virology/methods
    Chemical Substances DNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v12090928
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  9. Article ; Online: Outcomes Among Minority Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in a Safety-net Health Care System.

    Lau-Min, Kelsey / Prakash, Preeti / Jo, Eunji / Thrift, Aaron P / Hilsenbeck, Susan / Musher, Benjamin L

    Clinical colorectal cancer

    2020  Volume 19, Issue 2, Page(s) e49–e57

    Abstract: Background: Metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes continue to improve, but they vary significantly by race and ethnicity. We hypothesize that these disparities arise from unequal access to care.: Materials and methods: The Harris Health System ( ...

    Abstract Background: Metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes continue to improve, but they vary significantly by race and ethnicity. We hypothesize that these disparities arise from unequal access to care.
    Materials and methods: The Harris Health System (HHS) is an integrated health delivery network that provides medical care to the underserved, predominantly minority population of Harris County, Texas. As the largest HHS facility and an affiliate of Baylor College of Medicine's Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ben Taub Hospital (BTH) delivers cancer care through multidisciplinary subspecialty that prioritize access to care, adherence to evidence-based clinical pathways, integration of supportive services, and mitigation of financial toxicity. We performed a retrospective analysis of minority patients diagnosed with and treated for metastatic CRC at BTH between January 2010 and December 2012. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were compared with survival curves from randomized control trials reported during that time period.
    Results: We identified 103 patients; 40% were black, 49% were Hispanic, and 12% were Asian or Middle Eastern. Thirty-five percent reported a language other than English as their preferred language. Seventy-four percent of patients with documented coverage status were uninsured. Eighty-four percent of patients received standard chemotherapy with a clinician-reported response rate of 63%. Overall survival for BTH patients undergoing chemotherapy was superior to that of subjects enrolled in the CRYSTAL (Cetuximab Combined with Irinotecan in First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer) trial (median, 24.0 vs. 19.9 months; P = .014).
    Conclusion: HHS provides a health delivery infrastructure through which minority patients with socioeconomic challenges experience clinical outcomes comparable with highly selected patients enrolled in randomized control trials. Efforts to resolve CRC disparities should focus on improving access of at-risk populations to high-quality comprehensive cancer care.
    MeSH term(s) Academic Medical Centers/economics ; Academic Medical Centers/statistics & numerical data ; Adult ; African Americans/statistics & numerical data ; Aged ; Asian Americans/statistics & numerical data ; Colorectal Neoplasms/economics ; Colorectal Neoplasms/mortality ; Colorectal Neoplasms/therapy ; European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Healthcare Disparities/statistics & numerical data ; Hispanic Americans/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Male ; Medically Uninsured/statistics & numerical data ; Middle Aged ; Minority Groups/statistics & numerical data ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic/statistics & numerical data ; Retrospective Studies ; Safety-net Providers/economics ; Safety-net Providers/statistics & numerical data ; Socioeconomic Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2112638-0
    ISSN 1938-0674 ; 1533-0028
    ISSN (online) 1938-0674
    ISSN 1533-0028
    DOI 10.1016/j.clcc.2019.09.002
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  10. Article ; Online: A multicellular liver organoid model for investigating hepatitis C virus infection and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease progression.

    Lee, Jaeseo / Gil, Dayeon / Park, Hyeyeon / Lee, Youngsun / Mun, Seon Ju / Shin, Yongbo / Jo, Eunji / Windisch, Marc P / Kim, Jung-Hyun / Son, Myung Jin

    Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)

    2023  

    Abstract: Background and aims: HCV infection can be successfully managed with antiviral therapies; however, progression to chronic liver disease states, including NAFLD, is common. There is currently no reliable in vitro model for investigating host-viral ... ...

    Abstract Background and aims: HCV infection can be successfully managed with antiviral therapies; however, progression to chronic liver disease states, including NAFLD, is common. There is currently no reliable in vitro model for investigating host-viral interactions underlying the link between HCV and NAFLD; although liver organoids (LOs) show promise, they currently lack nonparenchymal cells, which are key to modeling disease progression.
    Approach and results: Here, we present a novel, multicellular LO model using a coculture system of macrophages and LOs differentiated from the same human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). The cocultured macrophages shifted toward a Kupffer-like cell type, the liver-resident macrophages present in vivo , providing a suitable model for investigating NAFLD pathogenesis. With this multicellular Kupffer-like cell-containing LO model, we found that HCV infection led to lipid accumulation in LOs by upregulating host lipogenesis, which was more marked with macrophage coculture. Reciprocally, long-term treatment of LOs with fatty acids upregulated HCV amplification and promoted inflammation and fibrosis. Notably, in our Kupffer-like cell-containing LO model, the effects of 3 drugs for NASH that have reached phase 3 clinical trials exhibited consistent results with the clinical outcomes.
    Conclusions: Taken together, we introduced a multicellular LO model consisting of hepatocytes, Kupffer-like cells, and HSCs, which recapitulated host-virus intercommunication and intercellular interactions. With this novel model, we present a physiologically relevant system for the investigation of NAFLD progression in patients with HCV.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604603-4
    ISSN 1527-3350 ; 0270-9139
    ISSN (online) 1527-3350
    ISSN 0270-9139
    DOI 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000683
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