A study on content and distribution of plasma and tissue fibronectin in rats using ELISA and immunofluorescence

Abstract

The content of plasma fibronectin and tissue extractable fibronectin in normal rats was measured with rocket immunoelectrophoresis and ELISA in the present study. The difference in tissue fibronectin distribution in various organs and the correlation between distribution and content of fibronectin have been studied. We suggest that tissue fibronectin may be a complex component. The change in plasma fibronectin reflects a dynamic balance existing between the tissue fibronectin pool and plasma fibronectin pool in normal rats. Plasma fibronectin and tissue fibronectin concentrations are not static, and they can only be maintained in a relatively stable state in normal rats.

Keywords

tissue fibronectin / plasma fibronectin / rocket immunoelectrophoresis / immunofluorescence / ELISA

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