Comparison of basal gene expression profiles and effects of hepatocarcinogens on gene expression in cultured primary human hepatocytes and HepG2 cells

Author(s):  
Angela J Harris ◽  
Stacey L Dial ◽  
Daniel A Casciano
2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 2031-2040 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J.A. Jetten ◽  
J.C.S. Kleinjans ◽  
S.M. Claessen ◽  
C. Chesné ◽  
J.H.M. van Delft

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 364 (6438) ◽  
pp. 399-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengang Xiang ◽  
Yuanyuan Du ◽  
Gaofan Meng ◽  
Liew Soon Yi ◽  
Shicheng Sun ◽  
...  

The maintenance of terminally differentiated cells, especially hepatocytes, in vitro has proven challenging. Here we demonstrated the long-term in vitro maintenance of primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) by modulating cell signaling pathways with a combination of five chemicals (5C). 5C-cultured PHHs showed global gene expression profiles and hepatocyte-specific functions resembling those of freshly isolated counterparts. Furthermore, these cells efficiently recapitulated the entire course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection over 4 weeks with the production of infectious viral particles and formation of HBV covalently closed circular DNA. Our study demonstrates that, with a chemical approach, functional maintenance of PHHs supports long-term HBV infection in vitro, providing an efficient platform for investigating HBV cell biology and antiviral drug screening.


2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (04) ◽  
pp. 783-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Yu Cheng ◽  
Shih-Lu Wu ◽  
Chien-Yun Hsiang ◽  
Chia-Cheng Li ◽  
Tung-Yuan Lai ◽  
...  

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used for thousands of years. Most Chinese herbal formulae consist of several herbal components and have been used to treat various diseases. However, the mechanisms of most formulae and the relationship between formulae and their components remain to be elucidated. Here we analyzed the putative mechanism of San-Huang-Xie-Xin-Tang (SHXXT) and defined the relationship between SHXXT and its herbal components by microarray technique. HepG2 cells were treated with SHXXT or its components and the gene expression profiles were analyzed by DNA microarray. Gene set enrichment analysis indicated that SHXXT and its components displayed a unique anti-proliferation pattern via p53 signaling, p53 activated, and DNA damage signaling pathways in HepG2 cells. Network analysis showed that most genes were regulated by one molecule, p53. In addition, hierarchical clustering analysis showed that Rhizoma Coptis shared a similar gene expression profile with SHXXT. These findings may explain why Rhizoma Coptis is the principle herb that exerts the major effect in the herbal formula, SHXXT. Moreover, this is the first report to reveal the relationship between formulae and their herbal components in TCM by microarray and bioinformatics tools.


2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Leszczynska ◽  
Monika Gora ◽  
Danuta Plochocka ◽  
Grazyna Hoser ◽  
Anna Szkopinska ◽  
...  

Statins are inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR), the key enzyme of the sterol biosynthesis pathway. Statin therapy is commonly regarded as well tolerated. However, serious adverse effects have also been reported, especially during high-dose statin therapy. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of statins on gene expression profiles in human hepatoma HepG2 cells using Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 arrays. Expression of 102, 857 and 1091 genes was changed substantially in HepG2 cells treated with simvastatin, fluvastatin and atorvastatin, respectively. Pathway and gene ontology analysis showed that many of the genes with changed expression levels were involved in a broad range of metabolic processes. The presented data clearly indicate substantial differences between the tested statins.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. e18816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Rogue ◽  
Carine Lambert ◽  
Rozenn Jossé ◽  
Sebastien Antherieu ◽  
Catherine Spire ◽  
...  

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