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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
Osteopontin is a secreted phosphoprotein that is expressed by normal kidney, and has been associated with a number of functions including cell adhesion, migration, signaling, and biomineralization. Although there is a vast literature detailing osteopontin localization in various rodent models of both development and disease, this article presents the first comprehensive description of osteopontin localization in human kidney. In this study, immunohistochemistry, immunoelectron microscopy, in situ hybridization, and Northern blotting are used to analyze osteopontin protein and mRNA expression in human fetal and normal mature renal tissue. Osteopontin is expressed in the human embryonic renal tubular epithelium beginning on approximately day 75 to 80 of gestation. In the fetal kidney, osteopontin can also be seen occasionally expressed in the ureteric buds and in some interstitial cells. As localized at the protein and mRNA level, the tubular expression of osteopontin increases with increasing gestational age and persists into adulthood. In the normal adult kidney, osteopontin is localized primarily to the distal nephron and is strongly expressed by the thick ascending limb of the loops of Henle. Osteopontin expression can also be observed in some collecting duct epithelium. In cases that exhibit foci of interstitial fibrosis and an associated influx of interstitial macrophages, osteopontin expression is significantly upregulated in all tubular segments, including proximal tubules.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1046-6673
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
444-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Cytoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Gestational Age, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Kidney Tubules, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Microscopy, Immunoelectron, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Osteopontin, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Phosphoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10073594-Sialoglycoproteins
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Osteopontin expression in fetal and mature human kidney.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.