rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
38
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2006-9-20
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pubmed:abstractText |
Fibrocytes are a distinct population of bloodborne cells that share markers of leukocytes as well as mesenchymal cells. We hypothesized that CCR7-positive fibrocytes migrate into the kidney in response to secondary lymphoid tissue chemokine (SLC/CCL21) and contribute to renal fibrosis. To investigate this hypothesis, renal fibrosis was induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction in mice. A considerable number of fibrocytes dual-positive for CD45 and type I collagen (ColI) or CD34 and ColI infiltrated the interstitium, reaching a peak on day 7. Most fibrocytes were positive for CCR7, and CCL21/CCR7 blockade reduced the number of infiltrating fibrocytes. CCL21 and MECA79 dual-positive vessels were also detected in the interstitium. The blockade of CCL21/CCR7 signaling by anti-CCL21 antibodies reduced renal fibrosis, which was confirmed by a decrease in fibrosis in CCR7-null mice with concomitant reduction in renal transcripts of pro alpha1 chain of ColI and TGF-beta1. The number of F4/80-positive macrophages decreased along with renal transcripts of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1/CCL2) after the blockade of CCL21/CCR7 signaling. These findings suggest that CCR7-positive fibrocytes infiltrate the kidney via CCL21-positive vessels, thereby contributing to the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis. Thus, the CCL21/CCR7 signaling of fibrocytes may provide therapeutic targets for combating renal fibrosis.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CCL21 protein, human,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CCR7 protein, human,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ccl2 protein, mouse,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ccl21c protein, mouse,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ccr7 protein, mouse,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CCL2,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CCL21,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokines, CC,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, CCR7,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Chemokine
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0027-8424
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
19
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pubmed:volume |
103
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
14098-103
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Chemokine CCL2,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Chemokine CCL21,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Chemokines, CC,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Fibrosis,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Kidney,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Mice, Inbred BALB C,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Receptors, CCR7,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Receptors, Chemokine,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Signal Transduction,
pubmed-meshheading:16966615-Ureter
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pubmed:year |
2006
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Secondary lymphoid tissue chemokine (SLC/CCL21)/CCR7 signaling regulates fibrocytes in renal fibrosis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Disease Control and Homeostasis, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, and Division of Blood Purification, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan.
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