Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (MASH), is a major risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and a leading cause of liver transplantation. MASH is caused by an accumulation of toxic fat molecules in the hepato...

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Main Authors: Vaidehi Joshi, Dwayne Carter, Alice E Chen, Keith Murphy, J William Higgins, Mediha Gurel, Daisy Chilin Fuentes, Sara Brin Rosenthal, Kathleen M Fisch, Tatiana Kisseleva, David A Brenner
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312615
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author Vaidehi Joshi
Dwayne Carter
Alice E Chen
Keith Murphy
J William Higgins
Mediha Gurel
Daisy Chilin Fuentes
Sara Brin Rosenthal
Kathleen M Fisch
Tatiana Kisseleva
David A Brenner
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Dwayne Carter
Alice E Chen
Keith Murphy
J William Higgins
Mediha Gurel
Daisy Chilin Fuentes
Sara Brin Rosenthal
Kathleen M Fisch
Tatiana Kisseleva
David A Brenner
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description Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (MASH), is a major risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and a leading cause of liver transplantation. MASH is caused by an accumulation of toxic fat molecules in the hepatocyte which leads to inflammation and fibrosis. Inadequate human "MASH in a dish" models have limited our advances in understanding MASH pathogenesis and in drug discovery. This study uses complex multicellular 3D bioprinting, combining hepatocytes with nonparenchymal cells in physiologically relevant cell ratios using biocompatible hydrogels to generate bioinks Bioprinted human liver tissues consisting of the four major cell types, (hepatocytes, liver endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, and hepatic stellate cells) are generated from cells purified from normal human livers, using this complex bioprinting platform. These liver tissues are incubated in a cocktail consisting of fatty acids, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and fructose to produce a MASH phenotype in comparison to liver tissues incubated in control media. Furthermore, these bioprinted liver tissues are of sufficient size to undergo histological processing and immunohistchemistry comparable to classic clinical pathological analysis. The MASH liver tissues develop hepatocyte steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis, in response to the MASH induction media. Additionally, the transcriptome of the MASH tissues differed significantly from the healthy tissues and more closely resembled the transcriptome of biopsies of MASH livers from patients Thus, this study has developed a MASH bioprinted liver tissue suitable for studies on pathophysiology and drug discovery.
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spelling doaj-art-bac5197836af4a4ca372b495be0108e22025-01-17T05:31:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-011912e031261510.1371/journal.pone.0312615Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.Vaidehi JoshiDwayne CarterAlice E ChenKeith MurphyJ William HigginsMediha GurelDaisy Chilin FuentesSara Brin RosenthalKathleen M FischTatiana KisselevaDavid A BrennerMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (MASH), is a major risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and a leading cause of liver transplantation. MASH is caused by an accumulation of toxic fat molecules in the hepatocyte which leads to inflammation and fibrosis. Inadequate human "MASH in a dish" models have limited our advances in understanding MASH pathogenesis and in drug discovery. This study uses complex multicellular 3D bioprinting, combining hepatocytes with nonparenchymal cells in physiologically relevant cell ratios using biocompatible hydrogels to generate bioinks Bioprinted human liver tissues consisting of the four major cell types, (hepatocytes, liver endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, and hepatic stellate cells) are generated from cells purified from normal human livers, using this complex bioprinting platform. These liver tissues are incubated in a cocktail consisting of fatty acids, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and fructose to produce a MASH phenotype in comparison to liver tissues incubated in control media. Furthermore, these bioprinted liver tissues are of sufficient size to undergo histological processing and immunohistchemistry comparable to classic clinical pathological analysis. The MASH liver tissues develop hepatocyte steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis, in response to the MASH induction media. Additionally, the transcriptome of the MASH tissues differed significantly from the healthy tissues and more closely resembled the transcriptome of biopsies of MASH livers from patients Thus, this study has developed a MASH bioprinted liver tissue suitable for studies on pathophysiology and drug discovery.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312615
spellingShingle Vaidehi Joshi
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Alice E Chen
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J William Higgins
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Daisy Chilin Fuentes
Sara Brin Rosenthal
Kathleen M Fisch
Tatiana Kisseleva
David A Brenner
Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.
PLoS ONE
title Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.
title_full Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.
title_fullStr Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.
title_full_unstemmed Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.
title_short Induction of MASH in three-dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue.
title_sort induction of mash in three dimensional bioprinted human liver tissue
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