Effects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis

NADPH:cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is the obligate electron donor for microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of endogenous substances like bile acids and other steroids as well as in the oxidative metabolism of xenobiotics. P450 oxidoreductase also supports oth...

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Autores principales: Tamara Heintze, Denise Wilhelm, Thierry Schmidlin, Ute Hofmann, Ulrich M. Zanger, Matthias Schwab, Kathrin Klein
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:34b2326905204693ab01efe6622b88fe2021-11-15T04:38:48ZEffects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis1663-981210.3389/fphar.2021.769703https://doaj.org/article/34b2326905204693ab01efe6622b88fe2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.769703/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1663-9812NADPH:cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is the obligate electron donor for microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of endogenous substances like bile acids and other steroids as well as in the oxidative metabolism of xenobiotics. P450 oxidoreductase also supports other redox enzymes in fatty acid and cholesterol pathways. Recently, we have established CRISPR/Cas9-mediated POR knockdown in a human hepatic cell model, HepaRG, and demonstrated the differential effects of limited POR expression on CYP activity. The aim of the present work was to systematically investigate the impact of POR knockdown with a focus on the expression of ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) genes and related regulators. Functional consequences have been assessed using quantitative mass spectrometry for targeted metabolomics covering bile acids, and cholesterol and its precursors, and for untargeted proteomics. In addition to the previously described alteration of RNA expression of CYP genes, we showed significant downregulation of transcriptional regulators of drug metabolism and transport, including NR1I3 (CAR), NR1I2 (PXR), NR1H4 (FXR), and NR1H3 (LXRα) in cells with POR gene disruption. Furthermore, POR knockdown resulted in deregulated bile acid and cholesterol biosynthesis demonstrated by low levels of cholic acid derivates and increased concentrations of chenodeoxycholic acid derivates, respectively. Systemic effects of POR knockdown on global protein expression were indicated by downregulation of several metabolic pathways including lipid metabolism and biological oxidation reactions. The deduced protein network map corroborates CYP enzymes as direct interaction partners, whereas changes in lipid metabolism and homeostasis are the result of indirect effects. In summary, our results emphasize a widespread role of POR in various metabolic pathways and provide the first human data on the effects of diminished POR expression on drug and endogenous metabolism in a genomeedited HepaRG cell model.Tamara HeintzeTamara HeintzeDenise WilhelmThierry SchmidlinThierry SchmidlinThierry SchmidlinUte HofmannUte HofmannUlrich M. ZangerUlrich M. ZangerMatthias SchwabMatthias SchwabMatthias SchwabKathrin KleinKathrin KleinFrontiers Media S.A.articleHepaRGCRISPR/Cas9NADPH cytochrome P450 reductasebile acid metabolismcholesterol biosynthesisproteomicsTherapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENFrontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic HepaRG
CRISPR/Cas9
NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase
bile acid metabolism
cholesterol biosynthesis
proteomics
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
spellingShingle HepaRG
CRISPR/Cas9
NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase
bile acid metabolism
cholesterol biosynthesis
proteomics
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
Tamara Heintze
Tamara Heintze
Denise Wilhelm
Thierry Schmidlin
Thierry Schmidlin
Thierry Schmidlin
Ute Hofmann
Ute Hofmann
Ulrich M. Zanger
Ulrich M. Zanger
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab
Kathrin Klein
Kathrin Klein
Effects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis
description NADPH:cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is the obligate electron donor for microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of endogenous substances like bile acids and other steroids as well as in the oxidative metabolism of xenobiotics. P450 oxidoreductase also supports other redox enzymes in fatty acid and cholesterol pathways. Recently, we have established CRISPR/Cas9-mediated POR knockdown in a human hepatic cell model, HepaRG, and demonstrated the differential effects of limited POR expression on CYP activity. The aim of the present work was to systematically investigate the impact of POR knockdown with a focus on the expression of ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) genes and related regulators. Functional consequences have been assessed using quantitative mass spectrometry for targeted metabolomics covering bile acids, and cholesterol and its precursors, and for untargeted proteomics. In addition to the previously described alteration of RNA expression of CYP genes, we showed significant downregulation of transcriptional regulators of drug metabolism and transport, including NR1I3 (CAR), NR1I2 (PXR), NR1H4 (FXR), and NR1H3 (LXRα) in cells with POR gene disruption. Furthermore, POR knockdown resulted in deregulated bile acid and cholesterol biosynthesis demonstrated by low levels of cholic acid derivates and increased concentrations of chenodeoxycholic acid derivates, respectively. Systemic effects of POR knockdown on global protein expression were indicated by downregulation of several metabolic pathways including lipid metabolism and biological oxidation reactions. The deduced protein network map corroborates CYP enzymes as direct interaction partners, whereas changes in lipid metabolism and homeostasis are the result of indirect effects. In summary, our results emphasize a widespread role of POR in various metabolic pathways and provide the first human data on the effects of diminished POR expression on drug and endogenous metabolism in a genomeedited HepaRG cell model.
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author Tamara Heintze
Tamara Heintze
Denise Wilhelm
Thierry Schmidlin
Thierry Schmidlin
Thierry Schmidlin
Ute Hofmann
Ute Hofmann
Ulrich M. Zanger
Ulrich M. Zanger
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab
Kathrin Klein
Kathrin Klein
author_facet Tamara Heintze
Tamara Heintze
Denise Wilhelm
Thierry Schmidlin
Thierry Schmidlin
Thierry Schmidlin
Ute Hofmann
Ute Hofmann
Ulrich M. Zanger
Ulrich M. Zanger
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab
Matthias Schwab
Kathrin Klein
Kathrin Klein
author_sort Tamara Heintze
title Effects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis
title_short Effects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis
title_full Effects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis
title_fullStr Effects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Diminished NADPH:cytochrome P450 Reductase in Human Hepatocytes on Lipid and Bile Acid Homeostasis
title_sort effects of diminished nadph:cytochrome p450 reductase in human hepatocytes on lipid and bile acid homeostasis
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/34b2326905204693ab01efe6622b88fe
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