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Ito Cells

Known as: Hepatic perisinusoidal cell, Ito cell, Cells, Ito 
Hepatic stellate cells that have differentiated into myofibroblast-like cells in response to liver injury.
National Institutes of Health

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AdipocytesEndotheliumHepatic Stellate CellsHepatocyte
Hepatic macrophage

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2008
2008
Perisinusoidal cells (Ito-cells) enlargement in a family with myotonic dystrophy.
Two cases are reported, a daughter and her mother who both have myotonic dystrophy with abnormalities of liver function tests and… 
1999
1999
An improved method for the purification of stellate cells from rat liver with dichloromethylene diphosphate (CL2MDP).
Hepatic perisinusoidal cell population consists of hepatic stellate cells, Kupffer cells, endothelial cells, and Pit cells. These… 
1992
1992
Immunolocalization of proliferating perisinusoidal cells in rat liver
SummaryThere is now substantial evidence that perisinusoidal (Ito or fat-storing) cells are the principal source of extracellular… 
1991
1991
Spongiosis Hepatis: Chemical Induction, Pathogenesis, and Possible Neoplastic Fate in a Teleost Fish Model
  • J. Couch
  • Toxicologic pathology (Print)
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 23968317
Spongiosis hepatis (SH), first reported as a distinct lesion associated with certain forms of hepatic neoplasia in rats, has also… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
The mechanism of organ injury in alcoholics: implications for therapy.
  • S. French
  • Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire…
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 520762
Organ damage due to alcohol abuse includes especially the CNS and the GI tract. The mechanism of liver injury has been studied in… 
1990
1990
Perisinusoidal cell hypertrophy in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
A 33-year-old heterosexual white man underwent a liver biopsy for determination of mild elevation of aminotransferase levels… 
1990
1990
Modifications of the sinusoidal barrier in a model of postsinusoidal hypertension in the rat. An ultrastructural study of endothelial cells.
Sinusoids and sinusoidal cells were examined by light and electron microscopy, using a rat model of postsinusoidal hypertension… 
1984
1984
Ito cells in lysosomal storage disorders
SummaryAn ultrastructural study was performed in a series of liver biopsies from patients with various lysosomal storage diseases… 
1979
1979
An ultrastructural study on a new type of hepatic perisinusoidal cell in fish
SummaryA new type of perisinusoidal cell containing numerous microfilaments is described for the first time. It is found in… 
1972
1972
Trypanosoma gambiense: cytopathologic changes in guinea pig hepatocytes.
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