ISOLATION AND MORPHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BILE-DUCT EPITHELIAL-CELLS FROM NORMAL RAT-LIVER
ISOLATION AND MORPHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BILE-DUCT EPITHELIAL-CELLS FROM NORMAL RAT-LIVER
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DOI:
10.1016/0016-5085(89)91695-8
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发表时间:
1989-11-01
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影响因子:
29.4
通讯作者:
LARUSSO, NF
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作者:
ISHII, M;VROMAN, B;LARUSSO, NF
To study directly the functions of the cells that line the bile ducts inside the liver, we developed a new technique for isolating intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells (IBDECs) from normal rat liver. Parenchymal and nonparenchymal cells were separated from whole liver by enzymatic digestion and mechanical disruption; subpopulations of individual nonparenchymal cells then were isolated by serial counter-flow elutriation, isopycnic centrifugation, and immunoaffinity separation with a specific monoclonal antibody against an antigen on the plasma membrane of IBDECs. Using this approach, we isolated 1.2 .+-. 0.2 .times. 106 (mean .+-. SE) viable (> 95% trypan blue exclusion) cells, > 95% of which were identified as IBDECs by morphologic appearance and specific cytochemical markers. The IBDECs averaged 7.4 .+-. 0.16 .mu.m in diameter and retained their in situ appearance, including morphologic polarity. They appeared as single cells or as cell doublets attached by tight junctions that excluded ruthenium red. Microvilli were abundant and were restricted to the apical (i.e., luminal) domain of the plasma membrane. Coated pits were observed on both apical and basolateral cell surfaces. Internally, IBDECs contained a well-developed system of organelles, including mitochondria, Golgi, and discrete types of vesicles, such as coated vesicles, multivesicular bodies, and lysosomes. These results indicate that a highly purified suspension of viable, morphologically intact, and polar IBDECs can be prepared from normal rat liver usign a novel approach that separates liver cells on the basis of size, density, and specific membrane components. The availability of such a model with allow experimental studies to be performed directly on IBDECs, an approach that has not previously been possible.