近年对枯否细胞及其功能的研究有了很大的进展,研究表明枯否细胞与不少肝病的发病机制关系密切。本文就这方面的文献综述如下。枯否细胞的功能枯否细胞的主要功能在于其强大的吞噬作用,是肝脏抵抗细菌、内毒素血症及病毒感染的主要屏障。近年还发现它具有一些其它的重要功能。如它能降解细菌抗原,而后传递给肝细 In recent years, there has been great progress in the study of Kupffer cells and their functions. Studies have shown that Kupffer cells are closely related to the pathogenesis of many liver diseases. This article reviews the literature in this area as follows. The function of Kupffer cells The main function of Kupffer cells is their powerful phagocytosis, which is the main barrier of the liver against bacteria, endotoxemia and viral infections. In recent years it has also found that it has some other important functions. If it degrades bacterial antigens, it is passed on to the liver