| Literature DB >> 7761429 |
J A Rhim1, E P Sandgren, R D Palmiter, R L Brinster.
Abstract
We have developed a system for studying hepatocellular growth potential in which liver cells are introduced into the diseased livers of albumin-urokinase (Alb-uPA) transgenic mice. To use this system to study xenogeneic cell transplantation, rat liver cells were introduced into immunotolerant Alb-uPA transgenic mice. In regenerated recipient livers, up to 100% of hepatocellular gene expression was of rat origin, demonstrating the creation of a functional mouse liver in which parenchyma is derived from xenogeneic (rat) hepatocytes. Immunotolerant Alb-uPA transgenic mice provide a tool for studying hepatocellular biology of any species, including humans, in a controlled experimental setting.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7761429 PMCID: PMC41823 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.11.4942
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205