Fibronectin, aging and related pathologies
Labat-Robert, J.; Chevalier, X.
Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de ses Filiales 185(3): 121-126
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9026 PMID: 1835421 Document Number: 370912
It could be demonstrated that plasma and tissue fibronectin (FN) increase with age. Some age dependent diseases as diabetes, osteoarthritis and Werner syndrome produce also an increase of tissue fibronectin biosynthesis. Plasma fibronectin decreases in diabetes and in breast cancer. Alternative splicing of the FN gene appears also to vary with age and in some related pathologies. Nutritional status and UV light also influence FN biosynthesis. It appears therefore that the determination of plasma FN and its isoforms as well as the study of tissue FN may be of interest for the study of chronological aging and related pathologies.