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Single and double-labeling immunofluorescence and RT-PCR expression of P2X receptor proteins and mRNAs were used in a study of the liver of postnatal rats. OX62 and ED1 were used as markers for dendritic and macrophage (Kupffer) cells respectively. The results showed that the P2X6 receptor subunit was up-regulated by 15-fold on hepatic sinusoid cells during postnatal days P1 to P60. Subpopulations of Kupffer cells co-expressed P2X4 and P2X6 receptor subunits and dendritic cells co-expressed P2X4 and P2X7 receptor subunits. Lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) injected into the peritoneal cavity led to increased expression of the P2X6 receptor on Kupffer cells, suggesting that the P2X6 receptor subunit may be up-regulated by endotoxin. This study presents the first evidence that P2X receptors are widely distributed in the rat liver immune system and that activation of Kupffer and dendritic cells in the rat liver might be regulated by extracellular ATP.
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Xiang, Z., Lv, J., Jiang, P. et al. Expression of P2X receptors on immune cells in the rat liver during postnatal development. Histochem Cell Biol 126, 453–463 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00418-006-0180-7
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