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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
Cellular interactions of a series of fibrous materials were examined by the use of a well established in vitro system. Primary cultures of hepatocytes were exposed to natural attapulgite, synthetic xonotlite and natural sepiolite. Ultrastructural analyses revealed that hepatocytes can engage in the phagocytosis of all 3 types of fibers over an exposure period of 20 h. Attapulgite fibers were found in plasma membrane invaginations, and deeper in the cytoplasm, in vesicles exhibiting various shapes. Xonotlite was also incorporated in plasma membrane invaginations; furthermore, these fibers were present in large vacuoles where they were circumscribed by membranes and appeared somewhat isolated from the cytoplasm. Sepiolite fibers were also taken up by the cells and could likewise be identified in the previously described structures. These observations point to the relevance of the hepatocyte model for investigating the effects of fibrous materials at the cellular level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Magnesium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Magnesium Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Magnesium Silicates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Minerals, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Silicates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Silicic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Silicon, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Silicon Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/attapulgite, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/calcium silicate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/magnesium trisilicate
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0378-4274
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
119-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrastructural study of mineral fiber uptake by hepatocytes in vitro.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't