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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the distribution of the large hyaluronan-binding proteoglycan versican (also known as PG-M) in human adult tissues using affinity-purified polyclonal antibodies that recognize the core protein of the prominent versican splice variants VO and V1. Versican was present in the loose connective tissues of various organs and was often associated with the elastic fiber network. Furthermore, it was localized in most smooth muscle tissues and in fibrous and elastic cartilage. Versican staining was also noted in the central and peripheral nervous system, in the basal layer of the epidermis, and on the luminal surface of some glandular epithelia. In blood vessels, versican was present in all three wall layers of veins and elastic arteries. In muscular arteries the immunoreactivity was normally restricted to the tunica adventitia. However, it appeared in the media and the split elastica interna of atherosclerotically transformed vessel walls. Our survey of the distribution of versican in normal human tissues now forms the basis for extended studies of potentially aberrant versican expression during pathogenic processes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-1554
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
303-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Breast, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Cardiovascular System, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Digestive System, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Endocrine Glands, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Lectins, C-Type, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Lymphatic System, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Respiratory System, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Urogenital System, pubmed-meshheading:8601689-Versicans
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Distribution of the large aggregating proteoglycan versican in adult human tissues.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't