Table 2.
Distribution of caveolin and cavin isoforms in human kidney tissue as assessed by immunohistochemistry
| Proximal tubules | PEC | Endothelial cells | SMC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| normal | sclerotic segments | normal | glomerular endothelium | capillary endothelium | larger arteries | ||
| caveolin-1/CAV1 | – | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| caveolin-2/CAV2 | – | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| caveolin-3/CAV3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| PTRF/CAVIN1 | – | – | + | – | – | + | + |
| SDPR/CAVIN2 | – | + | + | + | + | + | – |
| PRKCDBP/CAVIN3 | – | + | + | – | – | + | + |
| MURC/CAVIN4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The symbols + and - denote presence and absence of staining respectively