Macrophagesarecellsdifferentiatedfromcirculatingbonemarrow-derivedmonocytes.ThemainfunctionofmacrophagesistoremovecellulardebrisanddestroyinvADIngpathogens.HumanHepaticMacrophages(HHMa),whicharealsoknownasKupffercells,residewithinthelumenofliversinusoids.HHMaprotecttheliverbyrespondingtopathogensandmetastaticcells,whiletoleratingharmlessselfandforeignantigens,whichenterviabloodflowthroughtheportalveinandhepaticartery[1].Recentstudieshaveshownthathepaticmacrophagesplayanimportantroleinfibrosis,liverinflammation,fattyliverdisease,andlivertransplantation[2-4].HHMaareanexcellentmodelforstudyingmacrophagefunctionsundernormalphysiologicalandpathologicalconditions.
HHMafromSciencellResearchLaboratoriesareisolatedfromhumanliver.HHMaarecryopreservedafterpurificationanddeliveredfrozen.Eachvialcontains>1x10^6cellsin1mlvolume.HHMaarecharacterizedbyimmunofluorescencewithantibodytoF4/80.HHMaarenegativeforHIV-1,HBV,HCV,mycoplasma,bacteria,yeastandfungi.HHMaareguaranteedtofurthercultureintheconditionsprovidedbyScienCellResearchLaboratories;however,HHMaarenotrecommendedforexpandingorlong-termculturessincethecellsdonotproliferateinregularculture.
RecommendedMedium
ItisrecommendedtouseMacrophageMedium(MaM,Cat.#1921)forculturingHHMainvitro
Specifications:
CatalogNo. | 5340 |
CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
ProductCode | HHMa |
Size/Quantity | 1x10^6cellsin1mlvolume |
ProductUse | HHMaareforresearchuseonly.Theyarenotapprovedforhumanoranimaluse,orforapplicationininvitrodiagnosticprocedures. |
Storage | Uponreceiving,directlyandimmediatelytransferthecellsfromdryicetoliquidnitrogenandkeepthecellsinliquidnitrogenuntiltheyareneededforexperiments. |
ShippingInfo | Dryice. |
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