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AU - Willenbring, Holger
AB - Abstract Parthenogenesis is the development of an oocyte without fertilization. Mammalian parthenogenetic (PG) embryos are not viable, but can develop into blastocysts from which embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have been derived in mouse and human. PG ESCs are frequently homozygous for alleles encoding major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. MHC homozygosity permits much more efficient immune matching than MHC heterozygosity found in conventional ESCs, making PG ESCs a promising cell source for cell therapies requiring no or little immune suppression. However, findings of restricted differentiation and proliferation of PG cells in developmental chimeras have cast doubt on the potential of PG ESC derivatives for organ regeneration. To address this uncertainty, we determined whether PG ESC derivatives are effective in rescuing mice with lethal liver failure due to deficiency of fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (Fah). In developmental chimeras generated by injecting wild-type PG ESCs into Fah-deficient blastocysts, PG ESCs differentiated into hepatocytes that could repopulate the liver, provide normal liver function, and facilitate long-term survival of adult mice. Moreover, after transplantation into adult Fah-deficient mice, PG ESC-derived hepatocytes efficiently engrafted and proliferated, leading to high-level liver repopulation. Our results show that—despite the absence of a paternal genome—PG ESCs can form therapeutically effective hepatocytes. Stem Cells 2014;32:1983–1988 Liver regeneration, Liver repopulation, Liver cell therapy, Parthenogenesis, Embryonic stem cells, Pluripotent stem cells Introduction Unlike other vertebrates [1, 2], mammals are not capable of parthenogenetic (PG) reproduction. Mammalian PG embryos undergo early developmental demise due to imbalanced expression of imprinted genes [3, 4], and exhibit cell proliferation defects and restricted contribution to mesodermal and endodermal tissues when combined with normal embryos as chimeras [5-7]. However, in both mouse and human, PG embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can be readily derived from blastocysts developing after in vitro activation of unfertilized oocytes; these cells exhibit key characteristics of pluripotent stem cells, including multilineage in vitro differentiation potential [8, 9]. Frequent homozygosity at the major histocompatibility locus, permitting efficient immune matching, has raised interest in PG ESCs as a cell source for transplantation [10, 11]. The potential of PG ESCs for cell therapy is supported by recent studies showing engraftment and tissue-specific function of PG ESC derivatives in brain [12], blood [13], and heart [14]. These observations are at odds with previous findings of limited differentiation and proliferation potential of primary PG cells [6, 15-17], which has been attributed to differences in imprinted gene expression [17, 18]. To definitively determine the therapeutic potential of PG ESC derivatives, we investigated whether their differentiation and proliferation potential is sufficient for restoring the function of a vital organ. Specifically, we tested whether PG ESC-derived hepatocytes can prevent death from liver failure of mice with the liver disease fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (Fah) deficiency [19]. For this, we used a rigorous experimental approach based on developmental chimeras and cell transplantation that demonstrated the liver regeneration potential of induced pluripotent stem cells [20]. Our results show that PG ESCs can differentiate into hepatocytes that are effective in therapeutic liver repopulation. Results and Discussion Fah-deficient mice model the human disease tyrosinemia type I; these mice die from liver failure unless treated with 2-(2-nitro-4-fluoromethylbenzoyl)−1,3-cyclohexanedione (NTBC), a drug that inhibits accumulation of the toxic substrate of Fah in hepatocytes [21]. Wild-type hepatocytes rapidly expand in livers of Fah-deficient mice off NTBC due to a growth advantage over the damaged Fah-deficient cells, which eventually leads to near-complete liver repopulation [22]. This selective growth advantage is restricted to hepatocytes—it does not apply to immature liver progenitors. Therefore, Fah-deficient mice allow testing whether a stem cell type considered for liver cell therapy can differentiate into cells that replicate both function and proliferation of primary (normal; N) hepatocytes. To determine whether PG ESCs can give rise to such cells, we generated chimeras between PG ESCs and Fah-deficient mice. ESCs were derived by in vitro activation of oocytes with retention of the second polar body (PG) or by experimental exchange of the paternal genome of a zygote for a second zygotic maternal genome, producing gynogenetic (GG) ESCs that have the same developmental capacity as PG ESCs [23]. Blastocysts developing after in vivo fertilization—containing a paternal and maternal genome—were used to generate N ESCs used as controls. The different ESC types were injected into Fah-deficient blastocysts and chimeras were identified using ESC-specific markers (Table 1). N, PG, and GG ESC contribution to skin, blood, and liver of chimeras ESC type . Mouse # . Skin (neonates, EGFP) . Blood (neonates, Gpi-1; %) . Liver (adults, Fah; %) . N 1 + 10 90 5 + 10 90 3, 4 + 25/15 ND 2, 6, 7 − <5 ND PG 10 NA 10 90 11 NA 20 30 25 NA 60 90 9 NA <5 0 8 NA <5 ND GG 21 − <5 20 22 + 10 30 12–20, 23, 24 − <5 ND ESC type . Mouse # . Skin (neonates, EGFP) . Blood (neonates, Gpi-1; %) . Liver (adults, Fah; %) . N 1 + 10 90 5 + 10 90 3, 4 + 25/15 ND 2, 6, 7 − <5 ND PG 10 NA 10 90 11 NA 20 30 25 NA 60 90 9 NA <5 0 8 NA <5 ND GG 21 − <5 20 22 + 10 30 12–20, 23, 24 − <5 ND Chimeras were generated by injecting N, PG, or GG ESCs into Fah-deficient blastocysts. ESC contribution to skin and blood was determined by analysis of EGFP expression (only N and GG ESCs) and Gpi-1 allele variants (see detailed description in Supporting Information Methods), respectively. ESC contribution to the liver was determined by Fah immunostaining. +: detected; −: not detected. Abbreviations: EGFP, enhanced green fluorescent protein; ESC, embryonic stem cell; GG, gynogenetic; Gpi-1, glucose phosphate isomerase 1; N, normal; NA, not applicable; ND, not determined; PG, parthenogenetic. Open in new tab N, PG, and GG ESC contribution to skin, blood, and liver of chimeras ESC type . Mouse # . Skin (neonates, EGFP) . Blood (neonates, Gpi-1; %) . Liver (adults, Fah; %) . N 1 + 10 90 5 + 10 90 3, 4 + 25/15 ND 2, 6, 7 − <5 ND PG 10 NA 10 90 11 NA 20 30 25 NA 60 90 9 NA <5 0 8 NA <5 ND GG 21 − <5 20 22 + 10 30 12–20, 23, 24 − <5 ND ESC type . Mouse # . Skin (neonates, EGFP) . Blood (neonates, Gpi-1; %) . Liver (adults, Fah; %) . N 1 + 10 90 5 + 10 90 3, 4 + 25/15 ND 2, 6, 7 − <5 ND PG 10 NA 10 90 11 NA 20 30 25 NA 60 90 9 NA <5 0 8 NA <5 ND GG 21 − <5 20 22 + 10 30 12–20, 23, 24 − <5 ND Chimeras were generated by injecting N, PG, or GG ESCs into Fah-deficient blastocysts. ESC contribution to skin and blood was determined by analysis of EGFP expression (only N and GG ESCs) and Gpi-1 allele variants (see detailed description in Supporting Information Methods), respectively. ESC contribution to the liver was determined by Fah immunostaining. +: detected; −: not detected. Abbreviations: EGFP, enhanced green fluorescent protein; ESC, embryonic stem cell; GG, gynogenetic; Gpi-1, glucose phosphate isomerase 1; N, normal; NA, not applicable; ND, not determined; PG, parthenogenetic. Open in new tab NTBC treatment of chimeric and nonchimeric mice was gradually reduced starting on postnatal day (P) 4 (Fig. 1A). After complete NTBC withdrawal on P12, all PG/GG- and N ESC-chimeric neonates showed normal weight gain, whereas all nonchimeric mice and additional age-matched Fah-deficient control mice rapidly lost weight and required reinstatement of NTBC to prevent death (Fig. 1B). After an additional round of NTBC withdrawal initiated after the mice reached adulthood (gradual withdrawal from P99 to P103; Fig. 1A), all chimeric mice maintained their body weight confirming NTBC independence (data not shown). In contrast, all nonchimeric and age-matched Fah-deficient mice lost on average 14% and 21% of their body weight by P123, respectively. Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR and Fah immunostaining of liver samples obtained by 1/3 partial hepatectomy after the second round of NTBC withdrawal confirmed the absence of Fah-expressing cells in nonchimeric (PG 9) and Fah-deficient mice (Fig. 1C, 1D), whereas Fah-positive cells constituted ∼20%–∼90% of livers of chimeric mice (Table 1, Fig. 1E, 1F). Immunostaining for major urinary protein (Mup), a protein that is only expressed in mature hepatocytes [24, 25], indicated that PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes were fully differentiated and functional (Supporting Information Fig. S1). Indeed, serum levels of markers of liver function, including bilirubin for metabolic function, albumin for synthetic function, alkaline phosphatase for intrahepatic cholestasis, and alanine aminotransferase for hepatocyte injury, were normal in PG/GG- and N ESC-chimeric mice, but indicated liver failure in nonchimeric and Fah-deficient mice (Fig. 1G–1J). Two GG ESC-chimeric mice not used for subsequent experiments survived off NTBC for more than 1 year. These results show that PG/GG ESCs can differentiate into hepatocytes that resemble N ESC-derived hepatocytes in their ability to repopulate the livers of Fah-deficient mice and restore their liver function, thereby preventing death from liver failure. Open in new tabDownload slide Hepatocytes derived from PG/GG ESCs rescue Fah-deficient mice from liver failure. (A): NTBC withdrawal protocol. (B): Body weight curves of PG/GG- and N ESC-chimeric, nonchimeric, and Fah-deficient (KO) control mice off NTBC. The slightly higher weight loss observed in the KO mice as compared to nonchimeric mice is most likely due to differences in mouse strain background (129S4 vs. 129S4 X C57BL/6, respectively). (C): Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR shows Fah gene expression levels 3 weeks after NTBC withdrawal (except PG 11 that was on NTBC) relative to WT mice. (D–F): Fah immunostaining (red) on liver sections of a nonchimeric mouse (D), and of chimeric mice with ∼20% (E) or ∼90% (F) liver repopulation. Nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue). (G–J): Plots showing serum concentrations of bilirubin, albumin, AP, and ALT in adult mice 3 weeks after NTBC withdrawal. Error bars represent average relative to initial body weight ± SE for four N ESC-chimeric, three PG/GG ESC-chimeric, four nonchimeric, and eight KO mice in (B), additional three WT mice in (G–J), and one WT, two N ESC-chimeric, four PG/GG ESC-chimeric, one nonchimeric, and one KO mouse in (C). *, p < .05; ***, p < .0001. Size bars = 100 µm. Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AP, alkaline phosphatase; ESC, embryonic stem cell; GG, gynogenetic; NTBC, 2-(2-nitro-4-fluoromethylbenzoyl)−1,3-cyclohexanedione; PG, parthenogenetic; WT, wild type. Open in new tabDownload slide Hepatocytes derived from PG/GG ESCs rescue Fah-deficient mice from liver failure. (A): NTBC withdrawal protocol. (B): Body weight curves of PG/GG- and N ESC-chimeric, nonchimeric, and Fah-deficient (KO) control mice off NTBC. The slightly higher weight loss observed in the KO mice as compared to nonchimeric mice is most likely due to differences in mouse strain background (129S4 vs. 129S4 X C57BL/6, respectively). (C): Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR shows Fah gene expression levels 3 weeks after NTBC withdrawal (except PG 11 that was on NTBC) relative to WT mice. (D–F): Fah immunostaining (red) on liver sections of a nonchimeric mouse (D), and of chimeric mice with ∼20% (E) or ∼90% (F) liver repopulation. Nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue). (G–J): Plots showing serum concentrations of bilirubin, albumin, AP, and ALT in adult mice 3 weeks after NTBC withdrawal. Error bars represent average relative to initial body weight ± SE for four N ESC-chimeric, three PG/GG ESC-chimeric, four nonchimeric, and eight KO mice in (B), additional three WT mice in (G–J), and one WT, two N ESC-chimeric, four PG/GG ESC-chimeric, one nonchimeric, and one KO mouse in (C). *, p < .05; ***, p < .0001. Size bars = 100 µm. Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AP, alkaline phosphatase; ESC, embryonic stem cell; GG, gynogenetic; NTBC, 2-(2-nitro-4-fluoromethylbenzoyl)−1,3-cyclohexanedione; PG, parthenogenetic; WT, wild type. To ascertain that our finding of therapeutic efficacy of PG/GG ESCs was due to differentiation into hepatocytes, and not fusion of hematopoietic or other types of PG/GG ESC derivatives with blastocyst-derived hepatocytes [26, 27], we used two independent methods. Electrophoretic analysis of mouse strain-specific Gpi-1 isoforms showed that chimeric liver tissue contained the expected ESC- and blastocyst-specific Gpi-1 homodimers, but no heterodimers, which would have formed in fused cells (Fig. 2A). In addition, activation of a blastocyst-specific Rosa26 reporter (R26R) gene with a Cre recombinase-expressing adenovirus in hepatocytes isolated from a highly repopulated PG ESC-chimeric mouse showed the expected low frequency of blastocyst-derived hepatocytes (Fig. 2B, 2C). These results exclude cell fusion as the mechanism underlying the formation of PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes, which shows that PG/GG ESCs are intrinsically capable of full hepatocyte differentiation. Open in new tabDownload slide PG ESC-derived cells do not acquire hepatocyte function by fusion with blastocyst-derived cells. (A): Electrophoretic analysis of mouse strain-specific isoforms of the dimeric Gpi-1 enzyme. Livers from PG ESC-chimeric mice (PG 10 and PG 11) contain a mixture of the Gpi-1 CC homodimer specific for PG ESCs, and of the Gpi-1 AA homodimer specific for Fah-deficient blastocyst-derived cells, but not the Gpi-1 AC heterodimer, thereby excluding cell fusion of PG ESC-derived cells with blastocyst-derived cells. Sections of noncontiguous parts of the same gel are separated by a black line. (B): Fusion-independent differentiation of PG ESC-derived cells into hepatocytes was confirmed by exclusion of a blastocyst-derived marker in hepatocytes isolated from a chimera. PG ESC-chimeric mice were generated using Fah-deficient blastocysts that also expressed a lacZ reporter (R26R). Hepatocytes isolated from a chimeric mouse (PG 10) exhibiting ∼90% liver repopulation were transduced with a Cre-expressing adenovirus to test for the activation of lacZ expression, which would only occur if PG ESC-derived hepatocytes had acquired the R26R transgene by fusion with blastocyst-derived cells. At multiplicity of infection (MOI) 40 and 100, 100% of 400,000 R26R control hepatocytes stained positively in X-gal staining (blue), reflecting lacZ expression due to R26R activation. In contrast, less than 10% of 400,000 hepatocytes isolated from the PG ESC-chimeric mouse expressed lacZ, which is proportional to the blastocyst-derived cell population. (C): Higher magnification of the hepatocytes from the R26R control mouse (left panel) or from the PG ESC-chimeric mouse with ∼90% liver repopulation (right panel), both at MOI 100. Size bars = 50 µm. Abbreviations: ESC, embryonic stem cell; PG, parthenogenetic. Open in new tabDownload slide PG ESC-derived cells do not acquire hepatocyte function by fusion with blastocyst-derived cells. (A): Electrophoretic analysis of mouse strain-specific isoforms of the dimeric Gpi-1 enzyme. Livers from PG ESC-chimeric mice (PG 10 and PG 11) contain a mixture of the Gpi-1 CC homodimer specific for PG ESCs, and of the Gpi-1 AA homodimer specific for Fah-deficient blastocyst-derived cells, but not the Gpi-1 AC heterodimer, thereby excluding cell fusion of PG ESC-derived cells with blastocyst-derived cells. Sections of noncontiguous parts of the same gel are separated by a black line. (B): Fusion-independent differentiation of PG ESC-derived cells into hepatocytes was confirmed by exclusion of a blastocyst-derived marker in hepatocytes isolated from a chimera. PG ESC-chimeric mice were generated using Fah-deficient blastocysts that also expressed a lacZ reporter (R26R). Hepatocytes isolated from a chimeric mouse (PG 10) exhibiting ∼90% liver repopulation were transduced with a Cre-expressing adenovirus to test for the activation of lacZ expression, which would only occur if PG ESC-derived hepatocytes had acquired the R26R transgene by fusion with blastocyst-derived cells. At multiplicity of infection (MOI) 40 and 100, 100% of 400,000 R26R control hepatocytes stained positively in X-gal staining (blue), reflecting lacZ expression due to R26R activation. In contrast, less than 10% of 400,000 hepatocytes isolated from the PG ESC-chimeric mouse expressed lacZ, which is proportional to the blastocyst-derived cell population. (C): Higher magnification of the hepatocytes from the R26R control mouse (left panel) or from the PG ESC-chimeric mouse with ∼90% liver repopulation (right panel), both at MOI 100. Size bars = 50 µm. Abbreviations: ESC, embryonic stem cell; PG, parthenogenetic. Next, we investigated the liver repopulation capacity of PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes in more detail. Using immunostaining for the pan-proliferation marker Ki67, we found that PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes proliferated in response to NTBC withdrawal not only in neonatal but also in adult mice (Fig. 3A). To determine whether this capacity was afforded by changes in genomic imprinting [17, 18], we performed bisulfite sequencing of the differentially methylated region (DMR) 2 of the maternally expressed insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor (Igf2r) gene, which has been suggested to inhibit hepatocyte proliferation in liver regeneration [28, 29]. We found similar levels of Igf2r DMR2 methylation in repopulating nodules comprised of PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes or N hepatocytes isolated by laser-capture microscopy (Supporting Information Fig. S2). As PG/GG ESCs are largely devoid of methylation at the DMR2 locus (Supporting Information Fig. S2), this finding can be explained by a selective growth advantage of a subset of PG/GG ESC derivatives with increased DMR2 methylation, which would reduce Igf2r expression. Open in new tabDownload slide PG ESC-derived hepatocytes are capable of proliferation and liver repopulation after transplantation. (A): Coimmunostaining for Fah (red) and Ki67 (green) shows proliferating PG ESC-derived hepatocytes in the periphery of a repopulating nodule bordering on blastocyst-derived, Fah-negative hepatocytes. Merged image shows nuclei stained with DAPI (blue). (B, C): Fah immunostaining (red) shows nodules of PG ESC-derived hepatocytes repopulating livers of FRG mice to ∼50% or ∼90% 5 months after transplantation. Nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue). (D): Combined Fah immunostaining (red) and X-gal staining (blue) shows similar frequency and size of nodules derived from transplanted PG ESC-derived hepatocytes (red) and N hepatocytes (blue) in a representative liver section from an FRG mouse transplanted with equal numbers of these cells. Size bars = 50 µm (A), 100 µm (B, C), and 500 µm (D). Open in new tabDownload slide PG ESC-derived hepatocytes are capable of proliferation and liver repopulation after transplantation. (A): Coimmunostaining for Fah (red) and Ki67 (green) shows proliferating PG ESC-derived hepatocytes in the periphery of a repopulating nodule bordering on blastocyst-derived, Fah-negative hepatocytes. Merged image shows nuclei stained with DAPI (blue). (B, C): Fah immunostaining (red) shows nodules of PG ESC-derived hepatocytes repopulating livers of FRG mice to ∼50% or ∼90% 5 months after transplantation. Nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue). (D): Combined Fah immunostaining (red) and X-gal staining (blue) shows similar frequency and size of nodules derived from transplanted PG ESC-derived hepatocytes (red) and N hepatocytes (blue) in a representative liver section from an FRG mouse transplanted with equal numbers of these cells. Size bars = 50 µm (A), 100 µm (B, C), and 500 µm (D). Finally, we assessed the capacity of PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes to replace diseased hepatocytes after transplantation into adult animals. We transplanted PG ESC-derived hepatocytes isolated from adult chimeras into Fah-deficient mice that were also immune deficient to avoid rejection (so-called FRG mice [30]), and intermittently withdrew NTBC until the animals were able to maintain their body weight off NTBC (data not shown). We found that PG ESC-derived hepatocytes isolated from an adult chimera (PG 10) repopulated the livers of recipient FRG mice between 50% and ∼90% (Fig. 3B, 3C). Similarly, cotransplantation of equal numbers of PG ESC-derived hepatocytes (PG 25) and hepatocytes isolated from an age-matched N control mouse—a Rosa26 mouse so that N hepatocytes could be distinguished based on lacZ expression—into FRG mice produced liver-repopulating nodules of similar frequency and size (Fig. 3D). These results show that transplanted PG ESC-derived hepatocytes can efficiently engraft in the adult liver and afford near-complete liver repopulation of FRG mice, rendering them NTBC independent. Conclusions In this proof-of-principle study, we show that PG/GG ESCs can differentiate into hepatocytes whose function and proliferation are sufficient for therapeutic liver repopulation. Our study provides a reliable assessment of the potential of PG/GG ESCs for therapy of liver diseases for the following reasons: first, we investigated the hepatocyte differentiation potential of PG/GG ESCs in the context of the developing embryo, which excludes biases potentially introduced by current imperfect protocols for in vitro differentiation. Second, we evaluated function and proliferation of PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes in Fah-deficient mice, a rigorous model of liver failure, and did not simply rely on analysis of marker gene expression [31]. Our finding of normal liver function in mice with near-complete liver repopulation suggests that PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes function normally. Therefore, PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes should also be therapeutically effective in other liver diseases, but whether that is indeed the case needs to be specifically tested. Surprisingly, our results reveal that the absence of a paternal genome in PG/GG ESCs has no apparent consequences for their ability to form hepatocytes, although it is likely that this finding is due to some level of epigenetic “normalization” such as Igfr2 DMR2 methylation. In accord with this idea, previous studies showed that manipulation of expression of a few imprinted genes rescues development of fetuses with only maternal genomes [32], or maternal duplication of large chromosomal imprinting clusters [33]. Irrespective of the underlying mechanism, if human PG/GG ESC-derived hepatocytes were similarly effective in mouse liver repopulation, they would have potential for human liver cell therapy. Acknowledgments We thank Kimberly Jennings for help with bisulfite sequencing and N. Adrian Leu and Girish Rajgolikar for assistance with chimera generation. This work was supported by NIH R01 DK080852 (K.J. McLaughlin and H. Willenbring), a Cystinosis Research Foundation Fellowship (S. Espejel), NIH T32 DK060414 (G.R. Roll), and NIH P30 DK026743 (H. Willenbring). Author contributions S.E. and S.E.: conception and design, collection and assembly of data, data analysis and interpretation, and manuscript writing; J.H. and G.R.R.: collection and assembly of data and data analysis and interpretation; K.J.M.: Conception and design, financial support, collection and assembly of data, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing, and final approval of manuscript; H.W.: conception and design, financial support, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing, and final approval of manuscript. Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest The authors indicate no potential conflicts of interest. References 1 Booth W , Smith CF, Eskridge PH et al. 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