title: Comparative studies of oncostatin M expression in the tissues of adult rodents.
abstract: Oncostatin M (OSM), a member of the interleukin-6 family of cytokines, is thought to be expressed mostly by activated T-lymphocytes and monocytes in adult animals. However, here we report specific constitutive tissue expression of OSM in the pancreas, kidney, testes, spleen, stomach, and brain, but not liver or lung, of three adult rodent species.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Iya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Znoyko
authors.forename: Naondo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sohara
authors.forename: Samuel S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Spicer
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trojanowska
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reuben
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae; D005865:Gestational Age; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D053683:Oncostatin M; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012377:Rodentia / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; C508352:Osm protein, mouse; D010455:Peptides; D053683:Oncostatin M