Application of HepaRG mono- and HepaRG:THP-1 cocultures as immune responsive hepatotoxicity models. (PubMed, Toxicology)
Finally, models were exposed to iDILI drugs diclofenac (200µM), trovafloxacin (100µM) and clozapine (75µM), whereafter cell viability and cytotoxicity was measured. The iDILI drugs induced a synergistic decrease in viability in inflamed HepaRG mono- and cocultures, which showcases predictivity of the model for iDILI hepatotoxic reactions. In conclusion, HepaRG cells in monoculture and in coculture with THP-1 macrophages showed similar inflammation-driven effects on the selected endpoints, which shows that both models are promising tools to evaluate inflammation-driven effects on toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic endpoints.