Tamm-Horsfall protein outside the kidney. 1987

A J Howie
Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham, The Medical School, UK.

Tamm-Horsfall protein is the main protein in normal urine and readily precipitates. Previously there has been little study of the protein outside the kidney. An antiserum to the protein was used in an immunohistological investigation of human tissues. No Tamm-Horsfall protein was detected in normal organs other than the kidney. The protein was detected outside the kidney in abnormal organs in three general sites: (i) in ulcers of epithelial surfaces exposed to urine, (ii) deep in the wall of a bladder that had had previous surgery and (iii) in lymph nodes at the hilum of kidneys that had been obstructed or contained extra-tubular deposits of the protein. There was little evidence of a cellular response to the deposits of Tamm-Horsfall protein. The antiserum to Tamm-Horsfall protein is a good immunohistological marker of extravasated urine and is useful in the study of such conditions as fistulas of the urinary tract, operations on the urinary tract and reflux of urine into lymphatics and lymph nodes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D007674 Kidney Diseases Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues. Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D008198 Lymph Nodes They are oval or bean shaped bodies (1 - 30 mm in diameter) located along the lymphatic system. Lymph Node,Node, Lymph,Nodes, Lymph
D008297 Male Males
D009088 Mucoproteins Conjugated proteins in which mucopolysaccharides are combined with proteins. The mucopolysaccharide moiety is the predominant group with the protein making up only a small percentage of the total weight.
D001743 Urinary Bladder A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION. Bladder,Bladder Detrusor Muscle,Detrusor Urinae,Bladder Detrusor Muscles,Bladder, Urinary,Detrusor Muscle, Bladder,Detrusor Muscles, Bladder
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014456 Ulcer A lesion on the surface of the skin or a mucous surface, produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. Ulcers
D014566 Urogenital System All the organs involved in reproduction and the formation and release of URINE. It includes the kidneys, ureters, BLADDER; URETHRA, and the organs of reproduction - ovaries, UTERUS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; VAGINA; and CLITORIS in women and the testes; SEMINAL VESICLES; PROSTATE; seminal ducts; and PENIS in men. Genitourinary System,Genitourinary Systems,System, Genitourinary,System, Urogenital,Systems, Genitourinary,Systems, Urogenital,Urogenital Systems

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