title: Bone morphogenetic proteins in development and homeostasis of kidney.
abstract: Bone morphogenetic proteins play a key role in kidney development and postnatal function. The kidney has been identified as a major site of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-7 synthesis during embryonic and postnatal development, which mediates differentiation and maintenance of metanephric mesenchyme. Targeted disruption of BMP-7 gene expression in mice resulted in dysgenic kidneys with hydroureters, causing uremia within 24h after birth. Several experimental animal models of acute and chronic renal injury have all unequivocally shown beneficial effect of BMP-7 in ameliorating the severity of damage by preventing inflammation and fibrosis. Apart from the beneficial effect on kidney disease itself, BMP-7 improves important complications of chronic renal impairment such as renal osteodystrophy and vascular calcification.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Mineralized Tissues, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 11, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simic
authors.forename: Slobodan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vukicevic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006706:Homeostasis; D007249:Inflammation / Q000517:prevention & control; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D038081:Organogenesis; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta