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Rat glomerular mesangial cells were cultured and their antigens were compared with those of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells and dermal fibroblasts. Glomeruli, aortic, and dermal expiants were cultured for 3 weeks and subcultured in the same conditions. These cultured cells were evaluated by indirect immunofluorescence studies using antibodies against Thy-1 antigen, desmin, and chicken gizzard actin. Most of mesangial cells were positive for Thy-1, desmin, and actin. On the other hand, fibroblasts were negative for desmin, and smooth muscle cells stained Thy-1 scarcely, and were negative for desmin. In the latter two cells, actin-positive fibrils were thinner and fainter than mesangial cells. These results indicated that mesangial cells could be distinguished in vitro from vascular smooth cells and fibroblasts by immunofluorescence microscopy.
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Yaoita, E., Kazama, T., Kawasaki, K. et al. In vitro characteristics of rat mesangial cells in comparison with aortic smooth muscle cells and dermal fibroblasts. Virchows Archiv B Cell Pathol 49, 285–294 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02912106
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