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The effect of beta-aminopropionitrile on bleomycin-induced lung injury in rats. 1995

A Ledwozyw

Department of Pathophysiology, Veterinary Faculty, Agricultural Academy, Lublin, Poland.

The effect of beta-aminopropionitrile on collagen cross-links, lysyl oxidase and prolyl hydroxylase and particular collagen type content in rat lungs after bleomycin treatment was investigated. It was stated, that beta-aminopropionitrile significantly diminishes elevated dihydroxylysinonorleucine to hydroxylysinonorleucine ratio, prevented increase of lysyl oxidase activity and increase in type I collagen content in the lungs. It is suggested, that beta-aminopropionitrile may be useful in the treatment of lung fibrosis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008168	Lung	Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.	Lungs
D008249	Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase	An enzyme oxidizing peptidyl-lysyl-peptide in the presence of water & molecular oxygen to yield peptidyl-allysyl-peptide plus ammonia & hydrogen peroxide. EC 1.4.3.13.	Lysyl Oxidase,Collagen Lysyl Oxidase,6-Oxidase, Protein-Lysine,Lysyl Oxidase, Collagen,Oxidase, Collagen Lysyl,Oxidase, Lysyl,Protein Lysine 6 Oxidase
D008297	Male		Males
D011393	Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase	A mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes the hydroxylation of a prolyl-glycyl containing peptide, usually in PROTOCOLLAGEN, to a hydroxyprolylglycyl-containing-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular OXYGEN with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to SUCCINATE. The enzyme occurs as a tetramer of two alpha and two beta subunits. The beta subunit of procollagen-proline dioxygenase is identical to the enzyme PROTEIN DISULFIDE-ISOMERASES.	Protocollagen Prolyl Hydroxylase,Procollagen Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase,4-Hydroxylase, Procollagen Prolyl,Dioxygenase, Procollagen-Proline,Hydroxylase, Protocollagen Prolyl,Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase,Procollagen Prolyl 4 Hydroxylase,Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase, Procollagen,Prolyl Hydroxylase, Protocollagen
D011658	Pulmonary Fibrosis	A process in which normal lung tissues are progressively replaced by FIBROBLASTS and COLLAGEN causing an irreversible loss of the ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream via PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Patients show progressive DYSPNEA finally resulting in death.	Alveolitis, Fibrosing,Idiopathic Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis,Fibroses, Pulmonary,Fibrosis, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Fibroses,Alveolitides, Fibrosing,Fibrosing Alveolitides,Fibrosing Alveolitis
D001761	Bleomycin	A complex of related glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus consisting of bleomycin A2 and B2. It inhibits DNA metabolism and is used as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors.	BLEO-cell,Blanoxan,Blenoxane,Bleolem,Bleomicina,Bleomycin A(2),Bleomycin A2,Bleomycin B(2),Bleomycin B2,Bleomycin Sulfate,Bleomycins,Bleomycinum Mack,Bléomycine Bellon,BLEO cell,BLEOcell,Bellon, Bléomycine,Mack, Bleomycinum,Sulfate, Bleomycin
D004151	Dipeptides	Peptides composed of two amino acid units.	Dipeptide
D006900	Hydroxylation	Placing of a hydroxyl group on a compound in a position where one did not exist before. (Stedman, 26th ed)	Hydroxylations
D000629	Aminopropionitrile	Reagent used as an intermediate in the manufacture of beta-alanine and pantothenic acid.	beta-Aminopropionitrile,BAPN,beta Aminopropionitrile
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia