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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
Murine extrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells (MEBEC) were isolated from extrahepatic bile ducts of BALB/c mice and established in primary culture. The epithelial origin was confirmed by positive cytokeratin 19 staining for these cells and the presence of microvilli and tight junctions under electron microscopy. By immunofluorescent staining with monoclonal antibodies and flow-cytometric analysis, MEBEC in culture constitutively express low levels of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, class I and class II major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens. The expression of ICAM-1 was significantly increased by interferon gamma (INF-gamma) or tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) stimulation. Class I and class II antigen expression were significantly enhanced by INF-gamma and in vitro murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection. MEBEC infected with MCMV revealed a progressive cytopathic effect. MEBEC activated by INF-gamma or infected by MCMV induced a low but significant proliferation of allogeneic T cells and displayed a significant decrease in the absorbance at O.D. 550 nm in a microtitre tetrazolium assay after these treated cells were co-cultured with allogeneic T cells. These results suggest that following the up-regulation of surface MHC antigen and adhesion molecule expression with cytokines or MCMV, the MEBEC can function as antigen-presenting cells and initiate T-cell proliferation, which in turn trigger the recognition of MEBEC by effector T-cell-mediated cytotoxic responses. These findings may be implicated in the pathogenesis of virally induced, immune-mediated extrahepatic bile duct damage disorders.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
126
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
84-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Antigens, CD80, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Antigens, CD86, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Biliary Tract Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Cytomegalovirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Histocompatibility Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-Muromegalovirus, pubmed-meshheading:11678903-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytomegalovirus infection and proinflammatory cytokine activation modulate the surface immune determinant expression and immunogenicity of cultured murine extrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't