Histopathological characteristics of Kupffer cells and ito cells in the porcine and bovine liver.
We previously reported that no Kupffer cells reacted with the antibody against lysozyme, and Ito cells contained a large cytoplasmic vacuole in the feline liver. In this report, we further examined the characteristics of porcine and bovine hepatic non-parenchymal cells. In the liver of both animals, Kupffer cells were positive for lysozyme, and cytoplasmic vacuoles in Ito cells were small. The histopathological characteristics of porcine and bovine hepatic non-parenchymal cells were different from those of the feline liver.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Graduated School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan. akasata@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Koji
K
Uetsuka
Satomi
S
Nishikawa
Kaori
K
Isobe
Hiroyuki
H
Nakayama
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D022162:Cytoplasmic Vesicles / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007728:Kupffer Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis; D013552:Swine
D009113:Muramidase