Cystatin C secretion by rat glomerular mesangial cells: autocrine loop for in vitro growth-promoting activity.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 182(3): 1082-8, 1992 Feb 14.
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| ID: mdl-1540157
ABSTRACT
Cystatin C, the major inhibitor of the cysteine proteinases found in human and rat body fluids, is particularly abundant in seminal plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. In a precedent report, we have evidenced noteworthy levels of cystatin C in rat kidney cortex. In the present study, we show that rat mesangial glomerular cells produce cystatin C. Immunoprecipitation of extracts of metabolically labeled cells and culture media showed that the synthesized cystatin C is a 15.5 +/- 0.5 kDa protein. The protein was released into the culture supernatant (1.6 +/- 0.26 micrograms/10(6) cells/24 h). Urinary rat cystatin C and PPPR synthetic peptide (5-8 N-terminal sequence of rat cystatin C) increased mesangial cell proliferation. Affinity chromatography on Ultrogel-avidin-biotin-PPPR of extracts of metabolically labeled cells indicate the existence of a PPPR binding protein of 46 kDa. The results described in this work suggest, for glomerular rat mesangial cells in vitro, an autocrine regulation of proliferation by cystatin C.
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Assunto principal:
Cistatinas
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Compostos de Sódio
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Mesângio Glomerular
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Ano de publicação:
1992
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França