Chapter title |
Establishment and Characterization of an In Vitro Model of Fas-Mediated Hepatocyte Cell Death
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Chapter number | 6 |
Book title |
Protocols in In Vitro Hepatocyte Research
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2074-7_6 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2073-0, 978-1-4939-2074-7
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Authors |
Mathieu Vinken, Michaël Maes, Sara Crespo Yanguas, Joost Willebrords, Tamara Vanhaecke, Vera Rogiers, Vinken, Mathieu, Maes, Michaël, Crespo Yanguas, Sara, Willebrords, Joost, Vanhaecke, Tamara, Rogiers, Vera |
Abstract |
Fas-mediated apoptosis underlies a plethora of liver pathologies and toxicities. As a consequence, this process is a major research topic in the field of experimental and clinical hepatology. The present chapter describes the setup of an in vitro model of hepatocellular apoptotic cell death. In essence, this system consists of freshly isolated hepatocytes cultured in a monolayer configuration, which are exposed to a combination of Fas ligand and cycloheximide. This in vitro model has been characterized by using a set of well-acknowledged cell death markers. This experimental system allows the study of the entire course of Fas-mediated hepatocellular cell death, going from early apoptosis to secondary necrosis, and hence can serve a broad range of in vitro pharmaco-toxicological purposes. |
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