title: HLA-DR antigen and interleukin-2 receptor expression on primary-cultured human hepatic macrophages in relation to liver cirrhosis and hepatitis virus infection.
abstract: We analyzed primary-cultured human hepatic macrophages (HHMphi) from 12 patients with non-cirrhotic and cirrhotic livers for cell surface expression of HLA-DR antigen and interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R). Compared to the relatively abundant HLA-DR antigen, IL-2R expression was generally low. No significant difference was observed between HLA-DR antigen expression nor IL-2 receptor expression. HHMphi from patients with serum hepatitis viral markers, however, expressed significantly more HLA-DR antigen than did HHMphi of patients without viral markers, which suggest a possible role of HHMphi as antigen-presenting cells (APC) in viral hepatitis. This direct, quantitative measurement of cell surface molecule expression on hepatic macrophages of human may provide an important clue to the pathophysiology of human liver disorders.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monden
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2