title: Characterization of WIF-B9/R cells as an in vitro model with hepatocyte-like polarity and enhanced expression of canalicular ABC transporters involved in phase III of hepatic detoxification.
abstract: The rat hepatoma/human fibroblast hybrid cell line WIF-B9 was developed to be used in studies requiring maintained hepatocyte-like polarity. To enhance their usefulness in order to investigate hepatic phase III detoxification process, we have characterized a subline of WIF-B9 cells (WIF-B9/R) obtained by exposure to progressively increasing cisplatin concentrations (up to 10 microM) and double sub-clonal selection. As compared to WIF-B9 cells, the cytostatic effect of cisplatin and doxorubicin on WIF-B9/R cells was lower (>10-fold), whereas the ability to reduce cell loading of cisplatin, doxorubicin, rhodamine 123 and calcein was higher. As their parent cells, WIF-B9/R cells express hepatocyte-like polarity. However, they have enhanced stable expression of Mdr1, Mrp1, Mrp2, Mrp3 and BCRP, but not Bsep/BSEP, as determined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR and western blot. Differentiation to hepatocyte-like phenotype was characterized by the formation of canalicular-like structures, containing in their membranes immunocytochemically detectable Mdr1, Mrp2 and BCRP. Functionality of these ABC transporters was evaluated by using specific substrates and inhibitors. Thus, canalicular-like structures were able to concentrate calcein, rhodamine 123 and doxorubicin. Moreover, verapamil, probenecid and Hoechst-33342 inhibited doxorubicin efflux and enhanced its content in WIF-B9/R cells. Probenecid inhibited calcein efflux and increased calcein cell load, but had no effect on cell loading of rhodamine 123, which was increased by verapamil and Hoechst-33342. In conclusion, WIF-B9/R cells are a useful model of polarized cells to study, in the absence of Bsep/BSEP, hepatic phase III of the detoxification process of several compounds whose canalicular transport is mediated by ABC proteins.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit, University Hospital, Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Briz
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cassio
authors.forename: Alba G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Blazquez
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grosse
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Jose J G
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D016764:Cell Polarity; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020112:Rhodamine 123 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005452:Fluoresceins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020112:Rhodamine 123; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin; C007740:fluorexon