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Human peritoneal mesothelial cells isolated from spent dialysate fluid maintain contaminating macrophages via production of macrophage colony stimulating factor.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Apr 2007
Tee Melinda M, Tesch Gregory H, Nikolic-Paterson David J, Brown Fiona G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMC) are useful for the analysis of peritoneal reactions to various insults and to peritoneal dialysate. HPMC can be readily obtained from spent dialysis fluid, but leucocyte contamination is a major problem when using these cells for in vitro experiments. Therefore, we examined the persistence of leucocyte contamination in HPMC cultures obtained from spent...
Topics
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
- Calbindin 2
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Separation
- Culture Media, Conditioned
- Dialysis Solutions
- Epithelial Cells
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
