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Håkan Axelson

Håkan Axelson

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Håkan Axelson

Isolation and characterization of progenitor-like cells from human renal proximal tubules.

Author

  • David Lindgren
  • Anna-Karin Boström
  • Kristina Nilsson
  • Jennifer Hansson
  • Jonas Sjölund
  • Christina Möller
  • Karin Jirström
  • Elise Nilsson
  • Göran Landberg
  • Håkan Axelson
  • Martin Johansson
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Summary, in English

The tubules of the kidney display a remarkable capacity for self-renewal on damage. Whether this regeneration is mediated by dedifferentiating surviving cells or, as recently suggested, by stem cells has not been unequivocally settled. Herein, we demonstrate that aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity may be used for isolation of cells with progenitor characteristics from adult human renal cortical tissue. Gene expression profiling of the isolated ALDH(high) and ALDH(low) cell fractions followed by immunohistochemical interrogation of renal tissues enabled us to delineate a tentative progenitor cell population scattered through the proximal tubules (PTs). These cells expressed CD24 and CD133, previously described markers for renal progenitors of Bowman's capsule. Furthermore, we show that the PT cells, and the glomerular progenitors, are positive for KRT7, KRT19, BCL2, and vimentin. In addition, tubular epithelium regenerating on acute tubular necrosis displayed long stretches of CD133(+)/VIM(+) cells, further substantiating that these cells may represent a progenitor cell population. Furthermore, a potential association of these progenitor cells with papillary renal cell carcinoma was discovered. Taken together, our data demonstrate the presence of a previously unappreciated subset of the PT cells that may be endowed with a more robust phenotype, allowing increased resistance to acute renal injury, enabling rapid repopulation of the tubules.

Department/s

  • Department of Translational Medicine
  • Pathology, Malmö
  • Tumor microenvironment
  • BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation

Publishing year

2011

Language

English

Pages

828-837

Publication/Series

American Journal of Pathology

Volume

178

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

American Society for Investigative Pathology

Topic

  • Cell and Molecular Biology

Status

Published

Research group

  • Pathology, Malmö

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1525-2191