Erschienen in:
01.12.2010 | Review Article
Searching for novel intercellular signal-transducing molecules in the kidney and their clinical application
verfasst von:
Kiyoshi Mori, Masashi Mukoyama, Kazuwa Nakao
Erschienen in:
Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
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Ausgabe 6/2010
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Abstract
In this review, isolation and characterization of several kidney-derived molecules are described, namely carbonic anhydrase XIV, cysteine-rich protein 61, and kidney–liver-specific immunoglobulin-like protein. Features of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (LCN2 or human neutrophil lipocalin) as a kidney differentiation inducer and renal injury biomarker and also as an iron-carrier protein are also summarized. Furthermore, the concepts of forest fire theory and the biology of siderophore-binding proteins are discussed.