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Changes of liver-resident NK cells during liver regeneration in rats

Vujanovic, NL and Polimeno, L and Azzarone, A and Francavilla, A and Chambers, WH and Starzl, TE and Herberman, RB and Whiteside, TL (1995) Changes of liver-resident NK cells during liver regeneration in rats. Journal of Immunology, 154 (12). 6324 - 6338. ISSN 0022-1767

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Abstract

To determine the role of NK cells in regulation of tissue growth, the phenotype and function of liver-resident NK cells were studied after 70% partial hepatectomy in rats. The process of liver regeneration was generally completed by clay 14. In contrast, the number of liver resident NK cells (NKR-P1(bright)) was restored as early as day 3 after partial hepatectomy. However, spontaneous functions of liver resident NK cells, including killing of YAC-1 and P815 targets, Ab-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, and redirected killing via NKR-P1, were continuously suppressed throughout the entire period of liver regeneration (from 3 h to 14 days). Augmentation of NK cytotoxicity against P815 targets and induction of NK cell adherence to plastic following 24 h of IL-2 stimulation showed a similar pattern of suppression. However, IL-2-induced augmentation of YAC-1 killing, proliferation and generation of adherent NK cells, and LAK activity in 5- to 7-day cultures were found to be suppressed only during the first 24 h and increased between days 2 and 7 after hepatectomy. Sorted NK cells (≥95% NKR-P1(bright)) from liver-resident mononuclear leukocytes 24 h after partial hepatectomy showed the same pattern of suppression as unsorted mononuclear leukocytes. In contrast to liver- resident NK cells, no significant changes were detected in peripheral blood or spleen NK cells of rats following partial hepatectomy. Of particular interest, in normal liver, hepatocytes were resistant to NK lysis, while resident NK cells were cytotoxic for various NK-sensitive targets. In contrast, during the early period of liver regeneration, when hepatocytes were sensitive to lysis by liver resident NK cells of normal rats, NK cells obtained from regenerating liver tissues were unable to mediate cytotoxicity. At the final phase of liver regeneration (days 7-14 after hepatectomy), both resistance of hepatocytes to killing by NK cells and cytotoxicity of liver- resident lymphocytes against hepatocytes from regenerating liver were simultaneously restored. In vivo depletion of NK cells by injection of rats with anti-NKR-P1 mAb resulted in a significant augmentation of liver regeneration subsequent to partial hepatectomy. Our data suggest that liver- resident NK cells may he involved in regulation of the extent of liver regeneration.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Vujanovic, NLvujanovi@pitt.eduVUJANOVI
Polimeno, L
Azzarone, A
Francavilla, A
Chambers, WH
Starzl, TEtes11@pitt.eduTES11
Herberman, RB
Whiteside, TL
Centers: Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Date: 1 January 1995
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Immunology
Volume: 154
Number: 12
Page Range: 6324 - 6338
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 0022-1767
Other ID: uls-drl:31735062121722, Starzl CV No. 1818
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2010 17:31
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2019 15:57
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5204

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