Direct cell-to-cell contact between Kupffer cells and hepatocytes augments endotoxin-induced hepatic injury

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 4 43-4, 2001, Pages

  Hoebe, Kasper H N ^a,d   Witkamp, Renger F ^a,b   Fink Gremmels, Johanna ^a   Van Miert, Adelbert S J P A M ^a   Monshouwer, Mario ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Cytokines; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATITIS; INFLAMMATION; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035018478     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.4.g720     Document Type: Article

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