Research Article
Explanting Is an Ex Vivo Model of Renal Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Table 1
Cytochemical markers of renal cell phenotype.
| Antigen | Supplier | Clone | Source | Specificity |
| Vimentin | Dako | V9 | Mouse | Mesenchymal cells | αSMA | Dako | 1A4 | Mouse | Smooth muscle cells, myofibroblasts, mesangial cells | αSMA (Cy3 conjugate) | Sigma | IA4 | Mouse | Smooth muscle cells, myofibroblasts, mesangial cells | Desmin | Dako | D33 | Mouse | Myofibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, glomerular podocytes | Cytokeratin | Dako | LP34 | Mouse | Epithelial cells | RECA | Serotec | HIS 52 | Mouse | Endothelial cells | E-cadherin | BD Biosciences | 36 | Mouse | Epithelial cells |
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