Formaldehyde treated albumin contains monomeric and polymeric forms that are differently cleared by endothelial and kupffer cells of the liver: Evidence for scavenger receptor heterogeneity

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Formaldehyde treated albumin (F-HSA) was found to consist of a monomeric and a polymeric fraction. Both fractions were primarily endocytosed by rat liver sinusoidal cells. However, immunohistochemical staining of endocytosed material showed that the relative contribution of the endothelial and Kupffer cells in uptake of the monomer and the polymer differed significantly, with the monomer mainly having an endothelial cell- and the polymer predominantly having a Kupffer cell pattern of distribution. To directly confirm these heterogeneous patterns, we injected in vivo the 125I-labeled F-HSA fractions and isolated the endothelial and Kupffer cells by centrifugal elutriation. 73.7% of the monomeric F-HSA was found in endothelial cells and only 14.9% was found in Kupffer cells. In contrast, the polymeric F-HSA (1500 kD) was mainly endocytosed by Kupffer cells (71%), whereas the endothelial cells contributed only for 24% in hepatic uptake. In vivo studies and isolated perfused rat liver experiments showed that endocytosis of both monomer and polymer was inhibited by co-administration of polyinosinic acid, a well known inhibitor for scavenger receptors, indicating that these receptors on endothelial and Kupffer cells are mainly involved in this uptake process.

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