title: [Importance of plasma fibronectin in vascular diseases of diabetic patients].
abstract: Fibronectin (Fn) is a glycoprotein secreted principally by vascular endothelial cells and its main function is to maintain the adhesion between the various cells and the substrates. Owing to these two features, the glycoprotein participates in several pathologies affecting blood vessels, such as atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus (DM). In this paper, we studied the quantitative differences of this protein in diabetic patients with associated macro and microangiopathy.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Borrego Galán
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Portugal Alvarez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Rodríguez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chimpen Ruiz
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martín Oterino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez San Pedro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins
vernacular_title: Importancia de la fibronectina plasmática en la enfermedad vascular del diabético.