Institute of Cell Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2012 Mar;295(3):372-7. doi: 10.1002/ar.21537. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
The discovery of a nonphagocytotic process of cell-in-cell phenomena can be traced to over a century ago. However, its biological significance remains poorly understood. Three types of cell-in-cell phenomena have been described so far, termed "cannibalism," "emperipolesis," and "entosis." These three kinds of cell-in-cell phenomena, apart from a common feature of one cell internal to another, are distinct both cytologically and biologically. In this review, we discussed them in their morphology, cell recognition, penetration mechanisms, and physiological roles, respectively.
细胞胞中现象的非吞噬性过程的发现可以追溯到一个多世纪以前。然而，其生物学意义仍未被很好地理解。迄今为止，已经描述了三种类型的细胞胞中现象，分别称为“吞噬作用”、“异噬现象”和“内吞作用”。这三种细胞胞中现象除了一个细胞内部包含另一个细胞的共同特征外，在细胞学和生物学上都有明显的区别。在这篇综述中，我们分别从形态、细胞识别、穿透机制和生理作用等方面对它们进行了讨论。
