PMID- 31847135 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200428 LR - 20200428 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 24 DP - 2019 Dec 13 TI - A Novel Hepatic Anti-Fibrotic Strategy Utilizing the Secretome Released from Etanercept-Synthesizing Adipose-Derived Stem Cells. LID - 10.3390/ijms20246302 [doi] LID - 6302 AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-driven inflammatory reaction plays a crucial role in the initiation of liver fibrosis. We herein attempted to design genetically engineered adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) producing etanercept (a potent TNF-alpha inhibitor), and to determine the anti-fibrotic potential of the secretome released from the etanercept-synthesizing ASCs (etanercept-secretome). First, we generated the etanercept-synthesizing ASCs by transfecting the ASCs with mini-circle plasmids containing the gene insert encoding for etanercept. We subsequently collected the secretory material released from the etanercept-synthesizing ASCs and determined its anti-fibrotic effects both in vitro (in thioacetamide [TAA]-treated AML12 and LX2 cells) and in vivo (in TAA-treated mice) models of liver fibrosis. We observed that while etanercept-secretome increased the viability of the TAA-treated AML12 hepatocytes (p = 0.021), it significantly decreased the viability of the TAA-treated LX2 HSCs (p = 0.021). In the liver of mice with liver fibrosis, intravenous administration of the etanercept-secretome induced significant reduction in the expression of both fibrosis-related and inflammation-related markers compared to the control group (all Ps < 0.05). The etanercept-secretome group also showed significantly lower serum levels of liver enzymes as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-alpha (p = 0.020) and IL-6 (p = 0.021). Histological examination of the liver showed the highest reduction in the degree of fibrosis in the entanercept-secretome group (p = 0.006). Our results suggest that the administration of etanercept-secretome improves liver fibrosis by inhibiting TNF-alpha-driven inflammation in the mice with liver fibrosis. Thus, blocking TNF-alpha-driven inflammation at the appropriate stage of liver fibrosis could be an efficient strategy to prevent fibrosis. FAU - Han, Jae Hyun AU - Han JH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8012-1168 AD - Department of Surgery, St. Vincent Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 16247, Korea. FAU - Kim, Ok-Hee AU - Kim OH AD - Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. AD - Catholic Central Laboratory of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. FAU - Lee, Sang Chul AU - Lee SC AD - Department of Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 34943, Korea. FAU - Kim, Kee-Hwan AU - Kim KH AD - Catholic Central Laboratory of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. AD - Department of Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 11765, Korea. FAU - Park, Jung Hyun AU - Park JH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2693-0655 AD - Department of Surgery, Eunpeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 03312, Korea. FAU - Lee, Jae Im AU - Lee JI AD - Department of Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 11765, Korea. FAU - Lee, Kyung Hee AU - Lee KH AD - Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. AD - Catholic Central Laboratory of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. FAU - Hong, Ha-Eun AU - Hong HE AD - Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. AD - Catholic Central Laboratory of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. FAU - Seo, Haeyeon AU - Seo H AD - Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. AD - Catholic Central Laboratory of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. FAU - Choi, Ho Joong AU - Choi HJ AD - Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. FAU - Ju, Ji Hyeon AU - Ju JH AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of internal medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. FAU - Kim, Say-June AU - Kim SJ AD - Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. AD - Catholic Central Laboratory of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. LA - eng GR - NRF-2018R1D1A1B07043081/National Research Foundation of Korea/ GR - 2017/Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191213 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (IL6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 075T165X8M (Thioacetamide) RN - OP401G7OJC (Etanercept) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/*metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line MH - Etanercept/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-6/genetics/metabolism MH - Liver Cirrhosis/chemically induced/genetics/metabolism/*prevention & control MH - Stem Cells/*metabolism/pathology MH - Thioacetamide/adverse effects/pharmacology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC6940971 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adipose-derived stem cells OT - etanercept OT - liver fibrosis OT - secretome OT - tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2019/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2020/04/29 06:00 PMCR- 2019/12/01 CRDT- 2019/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2019/11/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/04/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms20246302 [pii] AID - ijms-20-06302 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms20246302 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Dec 13;20(24):6302. doi: 10.3390/ijms20246302.