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The mesothelial cells obtained from human omental adipose tissue showed a typical cobblestone monolayer and reacted strongly with keratin, but did not have Von Willebrand factor. Ultrastructurally these cells revealed the existence of desmosome-like cell junctions as well as intracellular canaliculi, tubular structures surrounded by microvilli, and tonofilament-like filaments.
The mesothelial cells grew much faster in the medium containing epidermal growth factor, actively took up acetylated-low density lipoprotein into their cytoplasm, and released angiotensin-converting enzyme. They also released urokinase-type plasminogen activator, but only half as much as do human umbilical vein endothelial cells; release of tissue-type plasminogen activator was not observed. Inasmuch as the mesothelial cells also released plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, as do human umbilical vein endothelial cells, we could not detect u-PA activity in culture medium. u-PA may play a role in the protection against adhesion among visceral organs. These observations indicate that cultured human mesothelial cells have characteristics closely related to those found in human endothelial cells.
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Takahashi, K., Hata, JI., Mukai, K. et al. Close similarity between cultured human omental mesothelial cells and endothelial cells in cytochemical markers and plasminogen activator production. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Animal 27, 542–548 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02631284
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