circulation KIDNEYS ureters bladder Glomerulus (plasma filtration) Tubule (reabsorption) urethra URINARY-PROTEOME to the ureter 30% circulation 70% urogenital tract Figure 1 primitive urine = reabsorption NEPHRON final urine
Figure 2 Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction Spontaneous resolution Relief surgery (pyeloplasty) ? Intermediate obstruction Spontaneous resolution pyeloplasty birth1 to 2 years scintigraphies A B –1 – Membership 9 months spontaneous resolution surgery Clinical evolution 15 months Prediction based on urinary proteomics
Figure 3 LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE Ligand peptide library (millions of different ligands) Flow-Through: Highly abundant proteins REDUCED DYNAMIC RANGE +