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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
We have studied the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha sm-1) by mesangial cells, and the expression of Thy-1 glycoprotein, antithrombin III (ATIII), and urokinase by tubular epithelial cells in normal kidneys and dysfunctional renal allografts. Kidney biopsies were studied immunocytochemically for changes in each of these markers and the findings were classified into two groups and compared with creatinine plasma levels at the time the biopsies were taken. In dysfunctional grafts, mesangial alpha sm-1 and tubular epithelial Thy-1 reactivities were greatly diminished, and urokinase and ATIII were missing from proximal renal tubular epithelial cells. Urokinase, which was absent from normal renal glomeruli, appeared in glomeruli of some dysfunctional allografts. The possible usefulness of these markers in patient evaluations was supported by our finding that the distribution of vinculin, fibronectin, myosin, actin B4, desmin, glomerular HLA-DR, and the tubular expression of CD15 remained unchanged. These data prompt us to suggest that the immunocytochemical localization and evaluation of alpha sm-1, Thy-1, ATIII, and urokinase in kidney allografts may be useful adjuncts in the assessment of function in renal allografts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0041-1337
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1064-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Antigens, Surface, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Antigens, Thy-1, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Antithrombin III, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Creatinine, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Kidney Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Kidney Glomerulus, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Kidney Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Kidney Tubules, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:1361252-Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel immunohistochemical markers of human renal allograft dysfunction--antithrombin III, Thy-1, urokinase, and alpha-smooth muscle actin.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Reproduction and Transplantation Immunology, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis 46202.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't