Fibronectin is an opsonic protein that, among other functions, activates the reticuloendothelial system. Accurate measurement of its rate of synthesis is necessary to more fully understand its physiological role in normal and pathological conditions. We have determined the rate of fibronectin synthesis in three normal volunteers using a primed-constant infusion of 15N-glycine and 1,2-13C-leucine, and measuring the incorporation of the isotopes into the protein over 5 days of infusion. In nine additional subjects, the fractional synthetic rate (FSR) of fibronectin was calculated during a 24-hour infusion using urinary hippurate and plasma alpha-ketoisocaproic acid enrichment to represent the precursors for incorporation of labeled glycine and leucine, respectively, into fibronectin. The FSR using glycine and leucine was 1.56 +/- 0.14 and 1.29 +/- 0.04 (%/h), respectively, in the 5-day infusion study, and 1.56 +/- 0.10 versus 1.83 +/- 0.09 (%/h), respectively, in the 24-hour study. The results of the 5-day infusion of 15N-glycine justify the use of urinary hippurate to reflect the precursor enrichment for the determination of the FSR of fibronectin during a shorter (less than 24 hour) infusion period.
Carraro, F., ROSENBLATT J., I., Wolfe, R.R. (1991). Isotopic determination of fibronectin synthesis in humans. METABOLISM, CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, 40(6), 553-561 [10.1016/0026-0495(91)90043-V].
Isotopic determination of fibronectin synthesis in humans
CARRARO, FABIO;
1991-01-01
Abstract
Fibronectin is an opsonic protein that, among other functions, activates the reticuloendothelial system. Accurate measurement of its rate of synthesis is necessary to more fully understand its physiological role in normal and pathological conditions. We have determined the rate of fibronectin synthesis in three normal volunteers using a primed-constant infusion of 15N-glycine and 1,2-13C-leucine, and measuring the incorporation of the isotopes into the protein over 5 days of infusion. In nine additional subjects, the fractional synthetic rate (FSR) of fibronectin was calculated during a 24-hour infusion using urinary hippurate and plasma alpha-ketoisocaproic acid enrichment to represent the precursors for incorporation of labeled glycine and leucine, respectively, into fibronectin. The FSR using glycine and leucine was 1.56 +/- 0.14 and 1.29 +/- 0.04 (%/h), respectively, in the 5-day infusion study, and 1.56 +/- 0.10 versus 1.83 +/- 0.09 (%/h), respectively, in the 24-hour study. The results of the 5-day infusion of 15N-glycine justify the use of urinary hippurate to reflect the precursor enrichment for the determination of the FSR of fibronectin during a shorter (less than 24 hour) infusion period.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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