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Proximal tubular epithelial cells are generated by division of differentiated cells in the healthy kidney.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16987990     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We searched for evidence for a contribution of stem cells in growth of the proximal S3 segments of healthy rats. According to the stem cell model, stem cells are undifferentiated and slow cycling; the bulk of cycling cells are transit amplifying, rapidly cycling cells. We show the following. 1) By continuous application of a thymidine analog (ThA) for 7 days, S3 proximal epithelial cells in healthy kidneys display a high-cycling rate. 2) Slow-cycling cells, identified by lack of ThA uptake during 14 days of continuous ThA application up to death and by expression of the cell cycle protein Ki67 at death, have the same degree of differentiation as quiescent cells. 3) To detect rapidly cycling cells, rats were killed at various time points after injection of a ThA. Double immunofluorescence for ThA and a cell cycle marker was performed, with colocalization indicating successive divisions. During one week after division, daughter cells display a very low proliferation rate, indicating the absence of rapidly cycling cells. 4) Labeling with cyclin D1 showed that this low proliferation rate is due to cycle arrest. 5) More than 50% of the S3 cells entered the cell cycle 36 h after a potent proliferative stimulus (lead acetate injection). We conclude that generation of new cells in the proximal tubule relies on division of differentiated, normally slow-cycling cells. These may rapidly enter the cycle under an adequate stimulus.
Authors:
Alexander Vogetseder; Thomas Palan; Desa Bacic; Brigitte Kaissling; Michel Le Hir
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-09-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Cell physiology     Volume:  292     ISSN:  0363-6143     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol., Cell Physiol.     Publication Date:  2007 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-02-13     Completed Date:  2007-04-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901225     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Cell Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  C807-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Anatomy, Univ. of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Cycle
Cell Differentiation*
Cell Lineage
Cell Proliferation / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Cyclin D1 / metabolism
Deoxyuridine / analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Epithelial Cells / cytology,  physiology*
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Kidney Tubules, Proximal / cytology*
Male
Organometallic Compounds / pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Stem Cells / cytology,  physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Organometallic Compounds; 136601-57-5/Cyclin D1; 301-04-2/lead acetate; 50-90-8/5-chloro-2'-deoxyuridine; 951-78-0/Deoxyuridine

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