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Tamm-Horsfall Protein Regulates Mononuclear Phagocytes in the Kidney.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Mar 2018
Micanovic Radmila, Khan Shehnaz, Janosevic Danielle, Lee Maya E, Hato Takashi, Srour Edward F, Winfree Seth, Ghosh Joydeep, Tong Yan, Rice Susan E, Dagher Pierre C, Wu Xue-Ru, El-Achkar Tarek M
Abstract excerpt
Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP), also known as uromodulin, is a kidney-specific protein produced by cells of the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. Although predominantly secreted apically into the urine, where it becomes highly polymerized, THP is also released basolaterally, toward the interstitium and circulation, to inhibit tubular inflammatory signaling. Whether, through this latter route, THP can also...
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