Review
Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27): biomarker of disease and therapeutic target
Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, H4/564 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA
Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2012, 5:7 doi:10.1186/1755-1536-5-7
Published: 7 May 2012Abstract
Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is a multidimensional protein which acts as a protein chaperone and an antioxidant and plays a role in the inhibition of apoptosis and actin cytoskeletal remodeling. In each of these capacities, HSP27 has been implicated in different disease states playing both protective and counter-protective roles. The current review presents HSP27 in multiple disease contexts: renal injury and fibrosis, cancer, neuro-degenerative and cardiovascular disease, highlighting its role as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target.
