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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
In the renal cortex the peritubular capillary network and the proximal tubular epithelium cooperate in solute and water reabsorption, secretion, and inflammation. However, the mechanisms by which these two cell types coordinate such diverse functions remain to be characterized. Here we investigated the influence of microvascular endothelial cells on proximal tubule cells, using a filter-based, noncontact, close-proximity coculture of the human microvascular endothelial cell line HMEC-1 and the human proximal tubular epithelial cell line HK-2. With the use of DNA microarrays the transcriptomes of HK-2 cells cultured in mono- and coculture were compared. HK-2 cells in coculture exhibited a differential expression of 99 genes involved in pathways such as extracellular matrix (e.g., lysyl oxidase), cell-cell communication (e.g., IL-6 and IL-1 beta), and transport (e.g., GLUT3 and lipocalin 2). HK-2 cells also exhibited an enhanced paracellular gating function in coculture, which was dependent on HMEC-1-derived extracellular matrix. We identified a number of HMEC-1-enriched genes that are potential regulators of epithelial cell function such as extracellular matrix proteins (e.g., collagen I, III, IV, and V, laminin-alpha IV) and cytokines/growth factors (e.g., hepatocyte growth factor, endothelin-1, VEGF-C). This study demonstrates a complex network of communication between microvascular endothelial cells and proximal tubular epithelial cells that ultimately affects proximal tubular cell function. This coculture model and the data described will be important in the further elucidation of microvascular endothelial and proximal tubular epithelial cross talk mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0363-6143
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
294
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C543-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Capillaries, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Cell Communication, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Cell Membrane Permeability, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Kidney Tubules, Proximal, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:18057119-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of microvascular endothelial cells on transcriptional regulation of proximal tubular epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Physiology, Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't