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Association of NKT cells and granulocytes with liver injury after reperfusion of the portal vein.
Cellular immunology - 1 Mar 2005
Shimamura Kazuhiko, Kawamura Hiroki, Nagura Toru, Kato Takashi, Naito Tetsuya, Kameyama Hitoshi, Hatakeyama Katsuyoshi, Abo Toru
Abstract excerpt
Reperfusion of the liver was conducted by clamping the portal vein for 30 min in mice, followed by unclamping. Unique variation in the number of lymphocytes was induced and liver injury occurred thereafter. The major expander cells in the liver were estimated to be natural killer T cells (i.e., NKT cells), whereas conventional T cells and NK cells increased only slightly or somewhat decreased in number and...
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