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Summary The Kupffer cells in the liver of the teleost fish, Pimelodus maculatus, are attached by desmosomes to the endothelial cells lining the sinusoids. These provide a strong attachment allowing them to resist the passage of blood. Following perfusion with India ink, both endothelial and Kupffer cells ingest India ink particles by pinocytosis and micropinocytosis. It is suggested that both cell types may represent two different functional states of the same cell. 相似文献
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Luis E. A. Bezerra José R. F. Silva Ana F. U. Carvalho Vânia M. M. Melo 《Acta zoologica》2006,87(3):203-207
This work describes for the first time the ink gland of Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 using light microscopy and histochemical tests. The results reveal that this organ is covered by a layer of simple epithelium and that there are some differences between the epithelium facing the mantle shelf and that facing the mantle cavity. The former consists of columnar cells, which may have a secretory function, whereas the latter is a cuboidal epithelium. Underneath the epithelium and along the whole gland there are fibres of smooth muscle and collagen, organized in groups of parallel bundles. There are vesicles of different diameters, apparently with similar morphology. Some are filled with ink, whereas others are either granular or clear. The ink is released through a duct formed by invaginations of the cuboidal epithelium. Tests with bromophenol blue and periodic acid Schiff indicated that the ink and granulated vesicles contain proteins and carbohydrates or maybe glycoproteins. Between the fibre bundles and the vesicles there are dispersed cells. A diagram is presented emphasizing the covering epithelium, the distribution of muscle and collagen fibres, the dispersed cells, vesicles and ducts. This organization is similar to that of the other Aplysia species studied to date, A. californica. 相似文献
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The vascular endothelia express a variety of structural and biological phenotypes. We used an intravital injection method
of plant derived lectins (Lycopersicon esculentum lectin (LEL), Ricinus communis Agglutinin-I (RCA-I), Ulex europaeus Agglutinin-I (UEA-I) and Concanavalin A (ConA)) to elucidate the morphology and function of the sinusoidal endothelium of
the liver and bone marrow. All four lectins stained the sinusoidal endothelia of the liver and bone marrow in a patchy granular
pattern which differed from the uniform and smooth staining pattern of non-sinusoidal vessels in other organs. By transmission
electron microscopy, the granular pattern was identified as internalization of these lectins and subsequent accumulation within
the endothelial cells, suggesting their active endocytosis. The endocytosis of these lectins emphasizes the fact that sinusoidal
endothelial cells of the liver and bone marrow belong to the reticuloendothelial system (RES), a cell system characterized
by internalization of foreign material. We introduce this intravital lectin injection as a useful technique to discriminate
sinusoidal endothelial of the liver and bone marrow from other vascular endothelia. 相似文献
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Sugiyama D Kulkeaw K Mizuochi C Horio Y Okayama S 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2011,(2):1770-306
In mammals, definitive erythropoiesis first occurs in fetal liver (FL), although little is known about how the process is regulated. FL consists of hepatoblasts, sinusoid endothelial cells and hematopoietic cells. To determine niche cells for fetal liver erythropoiesis, we isolated each FL component by flow cytometry. mRNA analysis suggested that Dlk-1-expressing hepatoblasts primarily expressed EPO and SCF, genes encoding erythropoietic cytokines. EPO protein was detected predominantly in hepatoblasts, as assessed by ELISA and immunohistochemistry, and was not detected in sinusoid endothelial cells and hematopoietic cells. To characterize hepatoblast function in FL, we analyzed Map2k4−/− mouse embryos, which lack hepatoblasts, and observed down-regulation of EPO and SCF expression in FL relative to wild-type mice. Our observations demonstrate that hepatoblasts comprise a niche for erythropoiesis through cytokine secretion. 相似文献
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Guo Z Tsai MH Shiao YH Chen LH Wei ML Lv X Gius D Little JB Mitchell JB Chuang EY 《Journal of biomedical science》2008,15(2):163-168
In cancer, gene silencing via hypermethylation is as common as genetic mutations in p53. Understanding the relationship between
mutant p53 and hypermethylation of other tumor suppressor genes is essential when elucidate mechanisms of tumor development. In this
study, two isogenic human B lymphoblast cell lines with different p53 status include TK6 containing wild-type p53 and WTK1 with mutant p53 were used and contrasted. Lower levels of p16ink4A protein were detected in WTK1 cells than in TK6 cells, which were accompanied by increased DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase
1 (DNMT1) gene expression as well as hypermethylation of the p16
ink4A
promoter. siRNA experiments to transiently knock down wild-type p53 in TK6 cells resulted in increase of DNMT1 expression as well as decrease of p16ink4A protein. Conversely, siRNA knockdown of mutant p53 in WTK1 cells did not alter either DNMT1 or p16ink4A protein levels. Furthermore, loss of suppression function of mutant p53 to DNMT1 in WTK1 was caused by the attenuation of
its binding ability to the DNMT1 promoter. In summary, we provide evidences to elucidate the relationship between mutant p53 and DNMT1. Our results indicate
that mutant p53 loses its ability to suppress DNMT1 expression, and thus enhances methylation levels of the p16
ink4A
promoter and subsequently down-regulates p16ink4A protein.
Z. Guo and M.-H. Tsai contributed equally to this work. 相似文献
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Bård Smedsrød Marie Malmgren Jan Ericsson Torvard C. Laurent 《Cell and tissue research》1988,253(1):39-45
Summary Endocytosis via the hyaluronic acid/chondroitin sulphate receptor of rat liver endothelial cells was studied ultrastructurally, by use of a probe consisting of chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan attached to 15-nm gold particles. The probe bound to the surface of the cells exclusively in coated regions of the plasma membrane. Internalization at 37° C took place in less than one minute during which time interval the bound probe was transferred to coated vesicles. Further transfer to lysosomes was delayed in association with an accumulation of probes in a prelysosomal compartment consisting of large vacuoles in which probes lined the inner aspect of the membrane. Transport to lysosomes occurred only after a lag phase of at least 40–60 min at 37° C.Abbreviations
CS
chondroitin sulphate
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CSPG
chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan
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CSPG-Au
CSPG-gold complex
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EM
electronmicroscopical or electron microscopy
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HA
hyaluronic acid
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KC
Kuppfer cells
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LEC
liver endothelial cells
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PC
parenchymal cells
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RES
reticuloendothelial system 相似文献
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Furuhata S Ando K Oki M Aoki K Ohnishi S Aoyagi K Sasaki H Sakamoto H Yoshida T Ohnami S 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2007,298(1-2):125-138
Among the many tissue stem or progenitor cells recently being unveiled, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have attracted
particular attention, not only because of their cardinal role in vascular biology and embryology but also because of their
potential use in the therapeutic development of a variety of postnatal diseases, including cardiovascular and peripheral vascular
disorders and cancer. The aim of this study is to provide some basic and comprehensive information on gene expression of EPCs
to characterize the cells in molecular terms. Here, we focus on EPCs derived from CD34-positive mononuclear cells of human
umbilical cord blood. The EPCs were purified and expanded in culture and analyzed by a high-density oligonucleotide microarray
and real-time RT-PCR analysis. We identified 169 up-regulated and 107 down-regulated genes in the EPCs compared with three
differentiated endothelial cells of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), human lung microvascular endothelial cells
(LMEC) and human aortic endothelial cells (AoEC). It is expected that the obtained list include key genes which are critical
for EPC function and survival and thus potential targets of EPC recognition in vivo and therapeutic modulation of vasculogenesis
in cancer as well as other diseases, in which de novo vasculogenesis plays a crucial role. For instance, the list includes
Syk and galectin-3, which encode protein tyrosine kinase and β-galactoside-binding protein, respectively, and are expressed higher in EPCs than
the three control endothelial cells. In situ hybridization showed that the genes were expressed in isolated cells in the fetal
liver at E11.5 and E14.5 of mouse development. 相似文献
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Saito M Matsuura T Nagatsuma K Tanaka K Maehashi H Shimizu K Hataba Y Kato F Kashimori I Tajiri H Braet F 《The Journal of membrane biology》2007,217(1-3):115-121
Functional intact liver organoid can be reconstructed in a radial-flow bioreactor when human hepatocellular carcinoma (FLC-5),
mouse immortalized sinusoidal endothelial M1 (SEC) and A7 (HSC) hepatic stellate cell lines are cocultured. The structural
and functional characteristics of the reconstructed organoid closely resemble the in vivo liver situation. Previous liver organoid studies indicated that cell-to-cell communications might be an important factor
for the functional and structural integrity of the reconstructed organoid, including the expression of fenestrae. Therefore,
we examined the possible relationship between functional intact gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) and fenestrae
dynamics in M1-SEC cells. The fine morphology of liver organoid was studied in the presence of (1) irsogladine maleate (IM),
(2) oleamide and (3) oleamide followed by IM treatment. Fine ultrastructural changes were studied by transmission electron
microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and compared with control liver organoid data. TEM revealed that oleamide
affected the integrity of cell-to-cell contacts predominantly in FLC-5 hepatocytes. SEM observation showed the presence of
fenestrae on M1-SEC cells; however, oleamide inhibited fenestrae expression on the surface of endothelial cells. Interestingly,
fenestrae reappeared when IM was added after initial oleamide exposure. GJIC mediates the number of fenestrae in endothelial
cells of the liver organoid. 相似文献
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R. LAINSON 《The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology》1972,19(4):582-586
A sporozoan parasite of undetermined taxonomic position is described in the nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, from British Honduras, Central America. Schizonts, giving rise to approximately 60 merozoites, are produced in the parenchyma cells of the liver and in the endothelial cells of the brain capillaries: rupture of the schizonts stimulates conspicuous foci of inflammatory response. No sexual stages were observed. A similar parasite is recorded in the lung and liver of a heifer calf, Bos taurus, from England. The possible relationship of these parasites within the Sporozoa is discussed. 相似文献
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Expression of galectins on microvessel endothelial cells and their involvement in tumour cell adhesion 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Reuben Lotan Paula N. Belloni Robert J. Tressler Dafna Lotan Xiao-Chun Xu Garth L. Nicolson 《Glycoconjugate journal》1994,11(5):462-468
Lactoside-binding lectins (galectins) with molecular weights of about 14.5 kDa (galectin-1) and 29–35 kDa (galectin-3) bind preferentially to polylactosaminoglycan-containing glycoconjugates and have been found on the surface of tumour cells and implicated in cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix adhesion and metastasis. We have demonstrated by immunoblotting that both galectin-1 and galectin-3 are present in extracts of endothelial cells cultured from bovine aorta, rat lung, mouse lung and mouse brain microvessels, whereas mouse hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells expressed primarily galectin-1. These galectins were also localized by indirect immunofluorescent labelling on the surface of the different endothelial cells in culture and by immunohistochemical staining in human tissuesin vivo. Anti-galectin-1 antibodies inhibited the adhesion of liver-preferring murine RAW117-H10 large-cell lymphoma cells to hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells or lung microvessel endothelial cellsin vitro. The data indicate that galectin-1 is expressed on the extracellular surface of endothelial cells and can mediate in part the adhesion of RAW117-H10 cells to liver microvessel endothelial cells. 相似文献
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The respiratory organs of Amphipnous cuchia comprise a pair of aicsacs, vestigial gill filaments borne on second gill arch and vascular folds of the third gill arch. The volume of each air-sac, its surface area and its reltionship with the body weight of the fish have been determined. The air-sac is lined by a respiratory mucosa which is composed of vascular and non-vascular areas. Each vascular area, called here the ‘respiratory islet,’ studded with hundreds of vascular rosettes, which are formed of collagenous material and supported by endothelial cells. Pilaster cells are absent. The ‘islets’ are covered over by a single layer of squamous type of epithelial cells. The non-vascular areas (lanes') are the stratified part of the respiratory epithelium and contain a large number of mucous glands which secrete mainly acid mucopolysaccharides. The vascularisation of the gills have been studied by India ink injection methods. The secondary gill lamellae are absent, their place being taken up by coiled vascular loops. A quantitative estimation of haemoglobin in blood of ‘cuchia’ and other air- and water-breathing fishes have been made by colorimetric method and the results have been discussed in relation to their habit and habitats. The cranial muscles which are involved in respiration of ‘cuchia’ and the mechanics of muscle action in breathing have been described. 相似文献
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E. G. Janzen J. Z. Chen L. A. Reinke S. Yamashiro 《Redox report : communications in free radical research》2013,18(5):345-347
SummaryLight microscopy studies of rat liver were conducted after injection of India ink. The data indicated that Kupffer cell phagocytosis was inhibited by C-phenyi-N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN), as well as by the Kupffer cell antagonist gadolinium chloride. 相似文献
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Summary Carbohydrate moieties on the surface of dissociated rat liver cells were examined electron microscopically using ferritin-or horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated lectins as probes. Rat liver was fixed by perfusion with 0.7% glutaraldehyde via the portal vein and dissociated into single cells with gentle homogenization. Concanavalin A (ConA), Ricinus communis agglutinin (RCA), and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) bound almost evenly to the entire cell surface of hepatocytes as well as of endothelial cells. Ulex europaeus agglutinin I (UEA-I) and peanut agglutinin (PNA) revealed no binding to any region. Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) was found to bind exclusively to the sinusoidal surface of hepatocytes and to endothelial cell surfaces. Soybean agglutinin (SBA)-binding was restricted to the endothelial cell surfaces and part of the sinusoidal microvilli of hepatocytes. Regional differences in lectin-binding pattern were visualized between the sinusoidal and the lateral or bile-canalicular surfaces of the hepatocytes. A polarity may exist on the hepatocyte cell surfaces in terms of the distribution pattern of the carbohydrate moieties, especiàlly those of N-acetylgalactosamine. 相似文献
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Hepatocytes self-assemble in culture to form compacted spherical aggregates, or spheroids, that mimic the structure of the liver by forming tight junctions and bile canalicular channels. Hepatocyte spheroids thus resemble the liver to a great extent. However, liver tissue contains other cell types and has bile ducts and sinusoids formed by endothelial cells. Reproducing 3-D co-culture in vitro could provide a means to develop a more complex tissue-like structure. Stellate cells participate in revascularization after liver injury by excreting between hepatocytes a laminin trail that endothelial cells follow to form sinusoids. In this study we investigated co-culture of rat hepatocytes and a rat hepatic stellate cell line, HSC-T6. HSC-T6, which does not grow in serum-free spheroid medium, was able to grow under co-culture conditions. Using a three-dimensional cell tracking technique, the interactions of HSC-T6 and hepatocyte spheroids were visualized. The two cell types formed heterospheroids in culture, and HSC-T6 cell invasion into hepatocyte spheroids and subsequent retraction was observed. RT-PCR revealed that albumin and cytochrome P450 2B1/2 expression were better maintained in co-culture conditions. These three-dimensional heterospheroids provide an attractive system for in vitro studies of hepatocyte-stellate cell interactions. 相似文献
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The recognition and removal of human apoptotic peripheral lymphocytes in selected populations of periportal and perivenous endothelial cells was studied inin situandin vitroexperiments. Apoptotic peripheral blood lymphocytes once injected into the liver circulation were retained by the sinusoids showing a large heterogeneity of distribution: apoptotic cells are found in the periportal tract double the amount found in the perivenous region. Apoptotic PBL adhesion was lowered to a sixth of the control after preinjection with a sugar mixture (Mannose,N-acetylgalactosamine,N-acetylglucosamine,d-galactose), as suggested by the expression of modified surface glycoconjugates on the plasma membrane of apoptotic cells. A bimodal profile of the distribution of the hepatic sinusoidal cell population, regarding the number of galactose and mannose receptors and the porosity index, was found. Two endothelial cell subsets were present: low porosity cells (average index 14 ± 6%; periportal tract) with a high number of carbohydrate binding sites, and high porosity cells (average index 26 ± 7%; perivenous tract), with a low number of carbohydrate binding sites. 相似文献
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Hiroyuki Ogawa Kosuke Kaji Norihisa Nishimura Hirotetsu Takagi Koji Ishida Hiroaki Takaya Hideto Kawaratani Kei Moriya Tadashi Namisaki Takemi Akahane Hitoshi Yoshiji 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2021,25(8):4001-4013
Molecular targeted agents are pharmacologically used to treat liver fibrosis and have gained increased attention. The present study examined the preventive effect of lenvatinib on experimental liver fibrosis and sinusoidal capillarization as well as the in vitro phenotypes of hepatic stellate cells. LX-2, a human stellate cell line, was used for in vitro studies. In vivo liver fibrosis was induced in F344 rats using carbon tetrachloride by intraperitoneal injection for 8 weeks, and oral administration of lenvatinib was started two weeks after initial injection of carbon tetrachloride. Lenvatinib restrained proliferation and promoted apoptosis of LX-2 with suppressed phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and AKT. It also down-regulated COL1A1, ACTA2 and TGFB1 expressions by inhibiting the transforming growth factor-β1/Smad2/3 pathway. Treatment with lenvatinib also suppressed platelet-derived growth factor-BB-stimulated proliferation, chemotaxis and vascular endothelial growth factor-A production, as well as basic fibroblast growth factor-induced LX-2 proliferation. In vivo study showed that lenvatinib attenuated liver fibrosis development with reduction in activated hepatic stellate cells and mRNA expression of profibrogenic markers. Intrahepatic neovascularization was ameliorated with reduced hepatic expressions of Vegf1, Vegf2 and Vegfa in lenvatinib-treated rats. Collectively, these results suggest the potential use of lenvatinib as a novel therapeutic strategy for liver fibrosis. 相似文献
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Mikio Kan Guo-Chen Yan Jianming Xu Mitsuru Nakahara Jinzhao Hou 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal》1992,28(7-8):515-520
Summary Heparin-binding fibroblast growth factors (HBGF) have been implicated in the regeneration of both parenchymal and nonparenchymal
cells of the liver. The response to and phenotype of hepatocyte receptors for HBGF-1 (acidic fibroblast growth factor) and
HBGF-2 (basic fibroblast growth factor) were compared to keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. HBGF-1 stimulated
DNA synthesis in hepatocytes, keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells whereas activity of HBGF-2 was limited to
fibroblasts and endothelial cells. HBGF-2 antagonized the mitogenic activity of HBGF-1 for hepatocytes and keratinocytes.
Hepatocytes and keratinocytes exhibited both high- and low-affinity, nonmatrix receptor sites for HBGF-1, but only low-affinity
sites for HBGF-2. The mesenchymal cells displayed only high-affinity sites for both HBGF-1 and HBGF-2. Northern blot and immunochemical
analysis revealed that the expression of HBGF receptor genesbek andflg are partitioned between normal hepatocytes and nonparenchymal cells, respectively. Expression of epithelial cell-specific,
mesenchymal cell-derived HBGF-7 (keratinocyte growth factor) mRNA in regenerating liver tissue was undetectable relative to
HBGF-1. The results support a multifunctional role of HBGF-1 acting through different receptor phenotypes in hepatocyte and
nonparenchymal cells during liver regeneration. 相似文献