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The midkine family in cancer, inflammation and neural development
Kadomatsu, Kenji
10189
growth factor
midkine
cancer
infl ammation
nervous system
2005-06
The midkine (MK) family consists of only two members, namely MK and pleiotrophin (PTN). MK and PTN share receptors and biophysical characteristics, such as a heparin-binding property. MK and PTN exert several biological activities, which include fi brinolytic, anti-apoptotic, mitogenic, transforming, angiogenic, and chemotactic ones. These activities suggest that these growth factors are involved in carcinogenesis. Indeed, strong expression of MK and PTN in human carcinomas, and the anti-tumor activity of antisense oligonucleotides for MK and ribozymes for PTN further support their importance in cancer. In addition, MK plays critical roles in the pathogeneses of various disorders involving infl ammation such as reperfusion- and cisplatin-induced renal dysfunction and vascular restenosis after angioplasty. MK antisense oligonucleotide ameliorates these disorders. Zebrafi sh and Xenopus MK can induce neural tissues. MK and PTN are localized in the radial glial processes of the embryonic brain, and are induced in reactive astrocytes by ischemic insults. I summarize here the biological signifi cance of the MK family in cancer, infl ammation and neural development.
departmental bulletin paper
Nagoya University School of Medicine
2005-06
Nagoya Journal of Medical Science
3-4
67
71
82
http://hdl.handle.net/2237/5407
2186-3326
0027-7622
eng