Background and Aims Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare hereditary disorder due to ATP7B gene mutation, causing pathologic copper storage mainly in the liver and neurological systems. Hepatocyte transplantation showed therapeutic potential; however, this strategy is often hindered by a shortage of quality donor cells and by allogeneic immune rejection. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the function and efficacy of autologous reprogrammed, ATP7B gene-restored hepatocytes using a mouse model of WD. Approach and Results Sufficient liver progenitor cells (LPCs) were harvested by reprogramming hepatocytes from ATP7B(-/-) mice with small molecules, which exhibited strong proliferation and hepatic differentiation capacity in vitro. After lentivirus-mediated mini ATP7B gene transfection and redifferentiation, functional LPC-ATP7B-derived hepatocytes (LPC-ATP7B-Heps) were developed. RNA sequencing data showed that, compared with LPC-green fluorescent protein-Heps (LPC-GFP-Heps) with enrichment of genes that were mainly in pathways of oxidative stress and cell apoptosis, in LPC-ATP7B-Heps under high copper stress, copper ion binding and cell proliferation pathways were enriched. LPC-ATP7B-Heps transplantation into ATP7B(-/-) mice alleviated deposition of excess liver copper with its associated inflammation and fibrosis, comparable with those observed using normal primary hepatocytes at 4 months after transplantation. Conclusions We established a system of autologous reprogrammed WD hepatocytes and achieved ATP7B gene therapy in vitro. LPC-ATP7B-Heps transplantation demonstrated therapeutic efficacy on copper homeostasis in a mouse model of WD.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81671103]
第一作者机构:[1]Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Tong Ren Hosp, Dept Neurol, Sch Med, Xianxia Rd 1111, Shanghai 200336, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Tong Ren Hosp, Dept Neurol, Sch Med, Xianxia Rd 1111, Shanghai 200336, Peoples R China[*1]Department of Neurology, Tong-Ren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Xianxia Road 1111, Shanghai, 200336, China.
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Cai Hongxia,Cheng Xin,Wang Xiao-Ping.ATP7B gene therapy of autologous reprogrammed hepatocytes alleviates copper accumulation in a mouse model of Wilson's disease[J].HEPATOLOGY.2022,76(4):1046-1057.doi:10.1002/hep.32484.
APA:
Cai, Hongxia,Cheng, Xin&Wang, Xiao-Ping.(2022).ATP7B gene therapy of autologous reprogrammed hepatocytes alleviates copper accumulation in a mouse model of Wilson's disease.HEPATOLOGY,76,(4)
MLA:
Cai, Hongxia,et al."ATP7B gene therapy of autologous reprogrammed hepatocytes alleviates copper accumulation in a mouse model of Wilson's disease".HEPATOLOGY 76..4(2022):1046-1057