Isolation of Primary Rat Liver Fibroblasts
| Autor: | Dhanpat Jain, Jonathan A. Dranoff, Emma A. Kruglov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Liver cytology Cellular differentiation Cell Culture Techniques Vimentin Cell Separation Biology Cell morphology Collagen Type I General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Rats Sprague-Dawley medicine Animals RNA Messenger Fibroblast Cells Cultured Microscopy Confocal Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Liver cell Cell Differentiation General Medicine Fibroblasts Molecular biology Rats Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction medicine.anatomical_structure Liver Hepatic stellate cell biology.protein |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Investigative Medicine. 50:179-184 |
| ISSN: | 1708-8267 1081-5589 |
| Popis: | Introduction One of the major advances in liver research in the past decade was the ability to isolate distinct liver cell populations. Although there are established methods of isolating hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, and stellate cells, before this study no technique for liver fibroblast isolation had been devised. Consequently, we developed a technique to isolate primary rat liver fibroblasts. Methods Fibroblasts were isolated from a freshly perfused rat liver with a modification of the procedure for isolation of rat cholangiocytes. Cell markers were assessed with the use of confocal immunofluorescence. Cell morphology was assessed with transmission electron microscopy. Expression of procollagen-1 was assessed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results The appearance of cells with fibroblast morphology was first noted at 48 hours, and almost all cells in culture had fibroblast morphology at 96 hours. Putative fibroblasts stained for vimentin, but not for smooth muscle actin, von Willebrand factor, or cytokeratins. Cell morphology was consistent with that of fibroblasts and showed no features of epithelial, endothelial, or smooth muscle cells. Liver fibroblasts expressed procollagen-1 mRNA. Conclusion Primary isolated rat fibroblasts can be produced from a freshly perfused rat liver with a modification of standard cell culture methods. The role of fibroblasts in liver physiology can now be studied directly. |
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