Velebný V, Kasafírek E, Kanta J
Biochem J. 1983 Sep 15;214(3):1023-5. doi: 10.1042/bj2141023.
The contents of desmosine and isodesmosine, the cross-linking amino acids of elastin, were increased 4-fold in rat liver with carbon tetrachloride-induced cirrhosis, which suggests that insoluble elastin accumulates in cirrhosis. Elastase activity in the cirrhotic liver, as determined with 3-carboxypropionyl-L-alanyl-L-alanyl-L-alanine p-nitroanilide, was 17% less than in the normal liver; no change was found when Congo Red-elastin was used as a substrate.
弹性蛋白的交联氨基酸——锁链素和异锁链素的含量,在四氯化碳诱导的大鼠肝硬化肝脏中增加了4倍,这表明在肝硬化中不溶性弹性蛋白会蓄积。用3-羧基丙酰-L-丙氨酰-L-丙氨酰-L-丙氨酸对硝基苯胺测定的肝硬化肝脏中的弹性蛋白酶活性,比正常肝脏低17%;当以刚果红弹性蛋白作为底物时未发现变化。