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HORMONE AND METABOLIC RESEARCH
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 47-50Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978586
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adiponectin; matrix protein; adipose tissue; adipocytokine; vascular injury
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Adipose tissue secretes a variety of proteins into the bloodstream We have previously reported a novel cDNA, apM1 (adipose most abundant gene transcript 1), which is specifically and abundantly expressed in adipose tissue [1]. Primary structure analysis predicted that the apM1 gene product possesses significant homology to collagens VIII, X and complement factor Clq, and we named it adiponectin. In the current study, we analyzed characteristics of adiponectin in vitro and in vivo. Adiponectin protein was proved to be secreted into the medium when the cDNA was transfected to COS cells. Anti-adiponectin crossreactivities were abundantly detected in the human plasma, In solid-phase binding assays, adiponectin specifically bound to collagen types 1, III and V, which are present in vascular intima. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that adiponectin was detected in the walls of the catheter-injured vessels but not in the intact vascular walls. These data suggest that adiponectin is a plasma protein produced by adipose tissue and accumulates in vascular walls when the endothelial barrier is injured.
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