The reconstituted 'humanized liver' in TK-NOG mice is mature and functional.

Abstract:

:To overcome the limitations of existing models, we developed a novel experimental in vivo platform for replacing mouse liver with functioning human liver tissue. To do this, a herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase (HSVtk) transgene was expressed within the liver of highly immunodeficient NOG mice (TK-NOG). Mouse liver cells expressing this transgene were ablated after a brief exposure to a non-toxic dose of ganciclovir (GCV), and transplanted human liver cells are stably maintained within the liver (humanized TK-NOG) without exogenous drug. The reconstituted liver was shown to be a mature and functioning "human organ" that had zonal position-specific enzyme expression and a global gene expression pattern representative of mature human liver; and could generate a human-specific profile of drug metabolism. The 'humanized liver' could be stably maintained in these mice with a high level of synthetic function for a prolonged period (8 months). This novel in vivo system provides an optimized platform for studying human liver physiology, including drug metabolism, toxicology, or liver regeneration.

authors

Hasegawa M,Kawai K,Mitsui T,Taniguchi K,Monnai M,Wakui M,Ito M,Suematsu M,Peltz G,Nakamura M,Suemizu H

doi

10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.01.042

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-02-18 00:00:00

pages

405-10

issue

3

eissn

0006-291X

issn

1090-2104

pii

S0006-291X(11)00061-1

journal_volume

405

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