Macrophagesarecellsdifferentiatedfromcirculatingbonemarrow-derivedmonocytes.TheirmainfunctionistoremovecellulardebrisandinvADIngpathogens.Hepaticmacrophages,whicharealsoknownasKupffercells,residewithinthelumenofliversinusoids.Hepaticmacrophagesprotecttheliverbyrespondingtopathogensandmetastaticcells,whilsttoleratingharmlessselfandforeignantigens,whichenterviabloodflowthroughportalveinandhepaticartery[1].Recentstudieshaveshownthathepaticmacrophagesplayanimportantroleinfibrosis,liverinflammation,alcoholicliverdisease,fattyliverdisease,livertransplantationandmore[2-5].Macrophagesisolatedfromfreshratlivertissueserveasanexcellentmodelforstudyingtheirfunctionsundernormalphysiologicalandpathologicalconditions.
RHMafromScienCellResearchLaboratoriesareisolatedfrompostnatalday2CD®IGSratliver.RHMaarecryopreservedafterpurificationanddeliveredfrozen.Eachvialcontains>1x10^6cellsin1mlvolume.RHMaarecharacterizedbyimmunofluorescencewithantibodytoF4/80.RHMaarenegativeformycoplasma,bacteria,yeast,andfungi.RHMaisguaranteedtofurthercultureintheconditionprovidedbySciencellResearchLaboratories;however,RHMaarenotrecommendedforexpandingorlong-termculturessincethecellsdonotproliferateinregularculture.
RecommendedMedium
ItisrecommendedtouseMacrophageMedium(MaM,Cat.#1921)forculturingRHMainvitro.
Specifications:
CatalogNo. | R5340 |
CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
ProductCode | RHMa |
Size/Quantity | 1x10^6cells/vial |
ProductUse | RHMaareforresearchuseonly.Theyarenotapprovedforhumanoranimaluse,orforapplicationininvitrodiagnosticprocedures. |
Storage | Transfercellsdirectlyandimmediatelyfromdryicetoliquidnitrogenuponreceivingandkeepthecellsinliquidnitrogenuntilcellcultureisneededforexperiments. |
ShippingInfo | Dryice. |
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