Abstract:
:Liposomes have been used as a vehicle for encapsulating chemicals or toxins in toxicological studies. We investigated the transient effects of empty liposomes on hepatic macrophages by applying a single intravenous injection at a dose of 10 ml/kg body weight in 6-week-old male F344 rats. One day after injection, the numbers of hepatic macrophages reacting to CD163, CD68, Iba-1, MHC class II, Gal-3 and CD204 were significantly increased in liposome-treated rats. CD163(+) Kupffer cells and CD68(+) macrophages with increased phagocytic activity in hepatic lobules were most sensitive. The histological architecture of the liver was not changed following liposome injection; however, hepatocytes showed increased proliferating activity, demonstrable with proliferation marker immunostaining and by an increase in gene profiles related to the cell cycle. In the liposome-treated rats, interestingly, AST and ALT values were significantly decreased, and MCP-1, IL-1β and TGF-β1 mRNAs were significantly increased. Collectively, the present study found that hepatic macrophages activated by liposomes can influence liver homeostasis. This information would be useful for background studies on liposomes.
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J Toxicol Patholjournal_title
Journal of toxicologic pathologyauthors
Pervin M,Golbar HM,Bondoc A,Izawa T,Kuwamura M,Yamate Jdoi
10.1293/tox.2015-0082subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
139-44issue
2eissn
0914-9198issn
1881-915Xpii
2015-0082journal_volume
29pub_type
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