Trefoil Factor 3 (TFF3)
Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) or intestinal trefoil factor, belongs to a small family of three mucin-associated peptides (TFF1, TFF2, and TFF3). TFF3 exists in a 60-amino acid monomeric form (6.7 kDa) and a 118-amino acid dimeric form (13.1 kDa). Under normal conditions TFF3 is expressed by goblet cells of the intestine and the colon. TFF3 expression was found in human respiratory tract, human goblet cells, and in human salivary gland. In addition, TFF3 peptide was found in human hypothalamus. Elevation of TFF3 in plasma and urine has been associated with certain types of kidney damage.
Swiss-Prot Accession Number: Q07654
PublicationsExternal Validation of a Pre-Transplant Biomarker Model (REVERSE) Predictive of Renal Recovery after Liver Transplantation (2019) Levitsky J, Asrani SK, Abecassis M, Ruiz R, Jennings LW, Klintmalm G Hepatology
Biomarker panels associated with progression of renal disease in type 1 diabetes. (2019) Colombo M, Valo E, McGurnaghan SJ, Sandholm N, Blackbourn LAK, Dalton RN, Dunger D, Groop PH, McKeigue PM, Forsblom C, Colhoun HM Diabetologia
Hypothesis: cerebrospinal fluid protein markers suggest a pathway toward symptomatic resilience to AD pathology (2019) Meyer PF, Savard M, Poirier J, Morgan D, Breitner J, for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Alzheimer's & Dementia
Discovery and validation of a biomarker model (preserve) predictive of renal outcomes after liver transplantation (2019) Levitsky J, Asrani SK, Klintmalm G, Schiano T, Moss A, Chavin K, Miller C, Guo K, Zhao L, Jennings LW, Brown M, Armstrong B, Abecassis M Hepatology
Dendritic cell immunotherapy followed by cART interruption during HIV-1 infection induces plasma protein markers of cellular immunity and neutrophil recruitment (2018) van den Ham HJ, Cooper J, Tomasik J, Bahn S, Aerts J, Oseterhaus A, Gruters R, Andeweg A PLoS One
Pharmacokinetics of Telavancin at Fixed Doses in Normal-Body-Weight and Obese (Classes I, II and III) Adult Subjexts (2018) Bunnell KL, Pai MP, Sikka M, Bleasdale S, Wenzler E, Danziger LH, Rodvold KA Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Networks of blood proteins in the neuroimmunology of schizophrenia (2018) Jeffries CD, Perkins DO, Fournier M, Do KQ, Cuenod M, Khadimallah I, Domenici E, Addington J, Bearden CE, Cadenhead KS, Cannon TD, Cornblatt BA, Mathalon DH, McGlashan TH, Seidman LJ, Tsuang M, Walker EF, Woods SW Transl Psychiatry
Perspectives on using a multiplex human kidney safety biomarker panel to detect cisplatin-induced tubular toxicity in male and female Cynomolgus monkeys. (2017) Chen Y, Dale Thurman J, Kinter LB, Bialecki R, Eric McDuffie J Toxicol Appl Pharmacol.
Assessment of Urine Proteomics in Type 1 Primary Hyperoxaluria*American Journal of Nephrology (2016) Brooks ER, Hoppe B, Milliner DS, Salido E, Rim J, Krevitt LM, Olson JB, Price HE, Vural G, Langman CB American Journal of Nephrology
Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients with Ectopic Germinal Centers Present with a Distinct Salivary Proteome (2016) Delaleu N, Mydel P, Brun JG, Jonsson MV, Alimonti A, Jonsson R Rheumatology
Variation in Serum Biomarkers with Sex and Female Hormonal Status: Implications for Clinical Tests (2016) Ramsey JM, Cooper JD, Penninx BWJH, Bahn S Scientific Reports
Endometriosis Leads to an Increased Trefoil Factor 3 Concentration in the Peritoneal Cavity but Does Not Alter Systemic Levels (2016) Henze D, Doecke W-D, Hornung D, Agueusop I, Von Ahsen O, Machens K, Schmitz AA, Gashaw I Reproductive Sciences
Characterization of Renal Biomarkers for Use in Clinical Trials: Effect of Preanalytical Processing and Qualification Using Samples from Subjects with Diabetes (2015) Brott DA, Furlong ST, Adler SH, Hainer JW, Arani RB, Pinches M, Rossing P, Chaturvedi N Drug Design, Development and Therapy
Identifying Novel Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Events or Death in People with Dysglycemia (2015) Gerstein HC, Paré G, Mcqueen MJ, Haenel H, Lee SF, Pogue J, Maggioni AP, Yusuf S, Hess S Circulation
Plasma protein biomarkers enhance the clinical prediction of kidney injury recovery in patients undergoing liver transplantation. (2014) Levitsky J, Baker TB, Jie C, Ahya S, Levin M, Friedewald J, Al-Saden P, Salomon DR, Abecassis MM. Hepatology 2014 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/hep.27346. [Epub ahead of print]
Plasma biomarkers of depressive symptoms in older adults (2012) Arnold SE, Xie SX, Leung YY, Wang LS, Kling MA, Han X, Kim EJ, Wolk DA, Bennett DA, Chen-Plotkin A, Grossman M, Hu W, Lee VMY, Mackin RS, Trojanowski JQ, Wilson RS, Shaw LM Translational Psychiatry (2012) 2, e65;
Trefoil Factor 3 Predicts Incident Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case-Control Study Nested within the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study (2011) Astor BC, Köttgen A, Hwang SJ, Bhavsar N, Fox CS, Coresh J Am J Nephrol. 2011 Aug 9;34(4):291-297.
A guidance for renal biomarker lead optimization and use in translational pharmacodynamics (2010) Ozer JS Drug Discov Today15: 142-7.