Table II. Percentage of newly synthesized guanidine-soluble ECM proteins extracted from control and bleomycin-induced fibrotic lung tissue after 1 and 3 weeks of label. Values represent mean ± S.D. (n = 3) where protein data were available from three distinct biological samples.
| Protein | UniProt accession number | Average F control, 1 week (%) | Average F bleomycin, 1 week (%) | Average F control, 3 weeks (%) | Average F bleomycin, 3 weeks (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrina | A2ASQ1 | 11.1 ± 0.5 | 14.0 ± 2.7 | 30.7 ± 0.3 | 64.4 ± 6.9 |
| Biglycanb | P28653 | 65.8 ± 4.2 | 86.7 ± 5.1 | 85.1 ± 2.2 | 95.9 ± 2.1 |
| Collagen α-1(I) chainb | P11087 | 10.3 ± 1.7 | 21.4 ± 4.9 | 17.9 ± 2.4 | 52.7 ± 3.2 |
| Collagen α-2(I) chaina | Q01149 | 10.3 ± 1.5 | 17.9 ± 3.2 | 17.6 ± 2.6 | 53.8 ± 2.3 |
| Collagen α-1(V) chainc | O88207 | 9.9 ± 2.4 | 25.3 ± 8.0 | 47.0 | 62.7 |
| Collagen α-2(V) chainc | Q3U962 | 7.6 ± 0.1 | 27.2 ± 6.4 | 20.4 ± 4.3 | 58.7 |
| Collagen α-1(VI) chainb | Q04857 | 6.7 ± 1.0 | 18.3 ± 1.8 | 14.5 ± 0.1 | 58.9 ± 11.4 |
| Collagen α-2(VI) chaina | Q02788 | 9.3 | 19.1 ± 1.7 | 15.7 ± 1.6 | 62.1 ± 10.7 |
| Decorin | P28654 | 89.6 | N/A | N/A | 98.4 |
| Dermatopontinb | Q9QZZ6 | 7.2 ± 1.0 | 22.3 ± 6.2 | 16.4 ± 1.4 | 64.3 ± 5.9 |
| Fibronectinb | P11276 | 77.4 ± 2.9 | 96.2 ± 3.0 | 76.4 ± 2.5 | 94.7 ± 2.3 |
| Laminin subunit α-4a | P97927 | 20.7 ± 8.1 | 24.6 ± 4.8 | 44.9 ± 1.4 | 69.2 ± 4.2 |
| Laminin subunit α-5b | Q61001 | 8.6 ± 1.9 | 21.8 ± 1.0 | 23.5 ± 3.2 | 51.9 ± 4.0 |
| Laminin subunit β-1b | P02469 | 13.9 ± 2.6 | 31.5 ± 6.9 | 45.6 ± 7.3 | 81.1 ± 8.7 |
| Laminin subunit β-2a | Q61292 | 16.8 ± 3.7 | 25.5 ± 4.7 | 39.1 ± 1.1 | 70.9 ± 4.5 |
| Laminin subunit γ-1a | P02468 | 14.0 ± 0.7 | 23.3 ± 2.0 | 42.2 ± 1.3 | 67.4 ± 3.8 |
| Microfibril-associated glycoprotein 4a | Q9D1H9 | 8.1 ± 0.6 | 11.7 ± 3.6 | 22.7 ± 3.1 | 61.0 ± 3.3 |
| Nidogen-1a | P10493 | 16.3 ± 1.3 | 25.7 ± 5.0 | 44.2 ± 1.5 | 74.2 ± 4.8 |
| Nidogen-2a | O88322 | 9.4 ± 1.1 | 13.0 ± 4.7 | 28.6 ± 1.0 | 49.3 ± 10.1 |
| Perlecanb | Q05793 | 22.5 ± 1.2 | 33.3 ± 7.3 | 51.5 ± 1.5 | 79.9 ± 1.9 |
| Prolargin | Q9JK53 | 55.5 | 78.5 ± 6.8 | 76.6 ± 10.2 | 99.1 |
| Protein–glutamine γ-glutamyltransferase 2b | P21981 | 44.7 ± 2.2 | 63.3 ± 6.3 | 86.2 ± 2.3 | 97.5 ± 2.4 |
a p < 0.05 at 3 weeks only.
b p < 0.05 at both time points.
c p < 0.05 at 1 week only.