Macrophagesarecellsdifferentiatedfromcirculatingbonemarrow-derivedmonocytes.ThemainfunctionofmacrophagesistoremovecellulardebrisanddestroyinvADIngpathogens.MouseHepaticMacrophages(MHMa),whicharealsoknownasKupffercells,residewithinthelumenofliversinusoids.MHMaprotecttheliverbyrespondingtopathogensandmetastaticcells,whiletoleratingharmlessselfandforeignantigens,whichenterviabloodflowthroughtheportalveinandhepaticartery[1].Recentstudieshaveshownthathepaticmacrophagesplayanimportantroleinfibrosis,liverinflammation,fattyliverdisease,andlivertransplantation[2-4].MHMaareanexcellentmodelforstudyingmacrophagefunctionsundernormalphysiologicalandpathologicalconditions.
MHMafromScienCellResearchLaboratoriesareisolatedfrompostnatalday2mouseliver.MHMaarecryopreservedafterpurificationanddeliveredfrozen.Eachvialcontains>1x10^6cellsin1mlvolume.MHMaarecharacterizedbyimmunofluorescencewithantibodytoF4/80.MHMaarenegativeformycoplasma,bacteria,yeast,andfungi.MHMaareguaranteedtofurthercultureintheconditionsprovidedbyScienCellResearchLaboratories;however,RHMaarenotrecommendedforexpandingorlong-termculturessincethecellsdonotproliferateinregularculture.
ItisrecommendedtouseMacrophageMedium(MaM,Cat.#1921)forculturingMHMainvitro.
Specifications:
CatalogNo. | M5340 |
CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
ProductCode | MHMa |
Size/Quantity | 1x10^6cells/vial |
ProductUse | MHMaareforresearchuseonly.Theyarenotapprovedforhumanoranimaluse,orforapplicationininvitrodiagnosticprocedures. |
Storage | Uponreceiving,directlyandimmediatelytransferthecellsfromdryicetoliquidnitrogenandkeepthecellsinliquidnitrogenuntiltheyareneededforexperiments. |
ShippingInfo | Dryice. |
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