ISSN:
0263-6484
Keywords:
Proteoglycans
;
senescence
;
human skin fibroblasts
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
The properties of proteoglycans (PGs) produced by normal human skin fibroblast were investigated with increasing passage. The increase of subculture number was associated with a constant increase in PG molecular size, which was particularly evident in cell layer extracts. In the cell layer, the ratio of DS-PGs/HS-PGs was markedly higher in early passage cultures. Moreover, the cell layer from young cells contained lower amounts of radioactivity incorporated into the most hydrophobic PG populations, suggesting that the PG core protein might also undergo significant modification with increasing subcultures. There was no significant difference in energy charge value between early and late passage cultures, whereas the NAD/NADH ratio was found to decrease markedly in senescent cells.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbf.290110407
