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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
The glomerular microenvironment is influenced by circulating growth factors that are filtered from the blood stream and pass the glomerular filtration barrier. In this study, we wanted to explore the role of IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) in two diseases that concern podocytes. We analyzed glomerular expression and urinary excretion of IGFBP-1, -2, and -3 in patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or minimal change disease (MCD). We found that patients with active FSGS excrete high amounts of podocalyxin positive cells as well as IGFBP-1 and -3. In human podocytes, we can induce mRNA expression of IGFBP-3 in response to TGF-beta and in human microvascular endothelial cells expression of IGFBP-1 and -3 in response to TGF-beta and Bradykinin. We conclude that the local expression of IGFBPs in podocytes and endothelial cells might contribute to the pathogenesis of glomerular disease and that IGFBP-1 and -3 are potential non-invasive markers of FSGS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1029-2292
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-38
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Urinary excretion of IGFBP-1 and -3 correlates with disease activity and differentiates focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and minimal change disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Street 1, Hannover, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't