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Review
. 2018 Sep:59:17-24.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.07.003. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

The multiple functions and mechanisms of osteopontin

Mehmet Arif Icer  1 , Makbule Gezmen-Karadag  2
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Review

The multiple functions and mechanisms of osteopontin

Mehmet Arif Icer et al. Clin Biochem. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Osteopontin (OPN) is a highly phosphorylated glycophosphoprotein having acidic characteristics and rich in aspartic acid. OPN, a multifunctional protein, has important functions on cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and kidney stone diseases and in the process of inflammation, biomineralization, cell viability and wound healing. Osteopontin acts on organisms by playing a key role in secretion levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10), interleukin-12 (IL-12), interleukin-3 (IL-3), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), integrin αvB3, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), macrophage and T cells, regulating the osteoclast function and affecting CD44 receptors. The aim of the present review is to address majority of different functions of OPN protein which are known, suspected or suggested through the data obtained about this protein yet.

Keywords: Biomarker; Cancer; Medicinal biochemistry; Obesity; Osteopontin.

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