Phagocytosis of lymphocytes in the orthopic porcine liver homograft (author's transl)]

Electron microscopical studies of sinusoids and Kupffer cells of the orthotopic porcine liver homograft were systematically performed. The obtained findings show the presence of phagocytosis of host lymphocytes circulating in the sinusoids by Kupffer cells of the homograft in the late stage after transplantation at the time of a compensated function during the late rejection. The findings are described, demonstrated and shortly discussed.