title: Presence of laminin fragments in cyst fluid from patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD): role in proliferation of tubular epithelial cells.
abstract: Cyst fluid samples obtained from eight patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) were analysed for the presence of the basement membrane component laminin and its breakdown products, using ELISA and immunoblotting techniques. Whole laminin was not detected, whereas laminin fragments of 270, 155, 87, 56, and 14 kDa were detected at a mean total value of approximately 0.5 microgram/ml. The laminin fragments were assessed for their effect on cultured normal and ADPKD epithelial cells. Both cell types showed accelerated growth under these conditions. These findings suggest that basement membrane degradative fragments present in cyst fluid may contribute to cystic epithelial cell proliferation and may therefore be important in the pathogenesis of ADPKD.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Section, King's College London, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Slade
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pócsi
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D007797:Laminin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000737:chemistry*; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate