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Science 28 September 1984:
Vol. 225. no. 4669, pp. 1489 - 1491
DOI: 10.1126/science.6147899
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Science, Vol 225, Issue 4669, 1489-1491
Copyright © 1984 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Inhibition of collagen fibril formation in vitro and subsequent cross-linking by glucose

YH Lien, R Stern, JC Fu, and RC Siegel

Glucose inhibits collagen fibril formation in vitro. A linear dose response was observed, with half-maximum inhibition of fibril formation occurring at 50 mM glucose. Nonfibrillar collagen cannot be cross-linked by lysyl oxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the initial cross-linking reaction. The degree of decreased fibril formation correlated with the loss of ability of the collagen to serve as a substrate for lysyl oxidase. Collagen that is not cross-linked is unstable and more susceptible to collagenolytic attack. Interference with collagen cross-linking and more rapid degradation may explain the decreased amounts of interstitial collagen and the poor healing of wounds associated with diabetes mellitus.


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