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7026342

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
The possible involvement of cell-mediated immune response to liver specific lipoprotein (LSP) in the pathogenesis of liver injury was investigated. The subjects were consisted of one patient with acute hepatitis, five cases with chronic active hepatitis and one case with chronic failure inactive hepatitis. When peripheral blood lymphocytes from these patients were cultured in the presence of LSP and lymphocyte transformation was determined by measuring the uptake of [3H]-thymidine into the acid-insoluble materials, positive blastogenesis was seen in three cases with chronic active hepatitis. Furthermore, when peripheral blood lymphocytes from halothane-induced cholestatic hepatitis were cultured with offending drug in the presence of LSP and lymphocyte transformation was determined, a positive blastogenesis was seen. The factor which activated Kupffer cells (KCAF), a kind of lymphokine, was also detectable in the culture medium of activated lymphocytes from four patients who showed positive blastogenesis by estimating [3H]-glucosamine incorporation into Kupffer cells. The macrophage activating factor (MAF) was detectable in culture medium of activated lymphocytes from three patients who showed positive blastogenesis by estimating [3H]-glucosamine incorporation into macrophages. Furthermore, the KCAF-activated Kupffer cells and MAF-activated macrophages were shown to be cytotoxic for the isolated liver cells causing marked inhibition of albumin synthesis. The observations suggest that Kupffer cell-mediated cytotoxicity and macrophage-mediated cytotoxicity play a role in the pathogenesis of liver disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0435-1339
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
377-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
The possible involvement of Kupffer cell-mediated hepatocytotoxicity in the pathogenesis of liver injuries.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article