title: [Phagocytic activity of rat Kupffer cells--the measurement method in vitro and the effect of hepatocytes upon the phagocytic activity].
abstract: The measurement method of the phagocytic activity of Kupffer cells (=KC) was investigated and the effect of hepatocytes (=HC) upon the phagocytic activity of KC was studied in vitro. Phagocytic activity of KC was measured by the uptake rate of 59Fe by KC (2 x 10(6)) incubated with chondroitin sulfate 59Fe for 24 hours (=phagocytic activity rate:PAR). When KC were co-cultured with HC (2 x 10(5), 5 x 10(5), 1 x 10(6) cells) for 24 hours, the PAR increased in proportion to the increase in number of HC (4.13, 5.37, 6.28%), comparing with that of KC alone (3.36%). And when KC were cultured with the supernate of HC (5 x 10(5)) which were cultured for 24 hours, this PAR (4.15%) was superior to that of KC alone, but didn't exceed that of KC co-cultured with HC (5 x 10(5)). The PAR was remarkably suppressed by the inhibitor of glycolysis (NaF), but was not suppressed so much by the inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation (NaN3). The measurement method of phagocytic activity of KC in vitro was established, and it was proved that the PAR was enhanced by co-cultured HC and the supernate of cultured HC, and depended on glycolytic metabolism.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Fukui Medical School.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nakagawara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002469:Cell Separation; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007728:Kupffer Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010587:Phagocytosis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012969:Sodium Fluoride