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Dynamics of hepatic collagen synthesis and intracellular degradation of newly synthesized collagen during chronic carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in rats. 1994

M Koda, and Y Murawaki, and H Yamamoto, and H Kwasaki

Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.

To clarify the significance of intracellular degradation of newly synthesized collagen during the progression of hepatic fibrosis, we measured the intracellular degradation of newly synthesized collagen at 2, 4 and 8 weeks after the administration of CCl4, together with the measurement of collagen synthesis and serum prolyl hydroxylase concentration. Hepatic collagen synthesis and serum prolyl hydroxylase concentration did not change until 4 weeks after the CCl4 administration, but was increased significantly at 8 weeks. Intracellular degradation of newly synthesized collagen was significantly increased at 2 weeks, was unchanged at 4 weeks, and was significantly decreased at 8 weeks compared with the individual control. The percentage of the intracellular degradation relative to the total amount of collagen synthesis did not change at 2 and 4 weeks, but was significantly decreased at 8 weeks, compared with the controls. These results suggest that the intracellular degradation system may prevent an accumulation of collagen at the early stage of hepatic injury, whereas at the stage of hepatic fibrosis, the combination of an increase in collagen synthesis and a reduction of intracellular degradation may lead to a rapid accumulation of collagen.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008106	Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental	Experimentally induced chronic injuries to the parenchymal cells in the liver to achieve a model for LIVER CIRRHOSIS.	Hepatic Cirrhosis, Experimental,Cirrhoses, Experimental Liver,Cirrhosis, Experimental Liver,Experimental Liver Cirrhoses,Experimental Liver Cirrhosis,Liver Cirrhoses, Experimental,Experimental Hepatic Cirrhosis
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
D002251	Carbon Tetrachloride	A solvent for oils, fats, lacquers, varnishes, rubber waxes, and resins, and a starting material in the manufacturing of organic compounds. Poisoning by inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption is possible and may be fatal. (Merck Index, 11th ed)	Tetrachloromethane,Tetrachloride, Carbon
D002908	Chronic Disease	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).	Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003094	Collagen	A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; and the organic substance of bones (BONE AND BONES) and teeth (TOOTH).	Avicon,Avitene,Collagen Felt,Collagen Fleece,Collagenfleece,Collastat,Dermodress,Microfibril Collagen Hemostat,Pangen,Zyderm,alpha-Collagen,Collagen Hemostat, Microfibril,alpha Collagen
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
D017208	Rats, Wistar	A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain.	Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus