Regulation of matrix Accumulation

Contributors
Preface
Reflections on a Career in Connective Tissue Research
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Intracellular Turnover of Collagen
Introduction
II. Biosynthesis
III. Proteolytic Processing of Secretory Proteins
IV. Role of Intracellular Proteinases in Maintaining Collagen Synthesis
V. Degradation of Secretory Proteins: Collagen
VI. Regulation of Collagen Production by Changes in Intracellular Degradation
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The Biological Regulation of Collagenase Activity
I Introduction
II. Regulatory Aspects of Molecules Intrinsic to the Collagenolytic System
III. Extrinsic Regulation of Collagenase Activity: A Selective Survey of Collagenolytic Systems and Their Regulation
IV. Summary and Future Perspective
References
Feedback Regulation of Collagen Synthesis
I. Introduction
II. The Aminopropeptides
III. Experiments on Feedback Inhibition of Aminopropeptides on Collagen Biosynthesis
IV. Clinical Importance of Collagen Feedback Regulation
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Steroid Hormone Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Introduction
II. Glucocorticoid Regulation of Collagen Metabolism in Tissues
III. Glucocorticoid Regulation of Collagen Metabolism in Cells
IV. Sex Hormone Regulation of Collagen Metabolism in Tissues
V. Sex Hormone Regulation of Collagen Metabolism in Cells
VI. Glucocorticoid Regulation of Elastin Metabolism in Tissues
VII. Glucocorticoid Regulation of Elastin Metabolism in Cells
VIII. Sex Hormone Regulation of Elastin Metabolism in Vascular Tissue
IX. Steroid Hormone Regulation of Fibronectin Metabolism in Liver and Cells
X. Future Prospectives of Steroid Hormone Regulation of the Synthesis of the Proteinaceous Components of the Extracellular Matrix
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Control of Elastin Synthesis: Molecular and Cellular Aspects
I. Introduction
II. Molecular Biology
III. Biosynthesis and Secretion
IV. Assembly of Elastic Fibers
V. Regulation of Production
VI. Evolution of Elastin
VII. Summary and Perspectives
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Elastases: Catalytic and Biological Properties
I. Introduction
II. Definition and Occurrence
III. Pancreatic Elastases: Occurrence and Molecular Properties
IV. Leukocyte Elastases: Occurrence and Molecular Properties
V. Catalytic Properties of Pancreatic and Leukocyte Elastases
VI. Pancreatic and Leukocyte Elastase Inhibitors
VII. Other Mammalian Elastases
VIII. Nonmammalian Elastases
IX. Assay of Elastases: A Critical Minireview
X. Pathological Role of Elastases
XI. Elastase Inhibitors as Potential Drugs
XII. Concluding Remarks
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Characterization and Regulation of Lysyl Oxidase
I. Introduction
II. Posttranslational Modifications of Connective Tissue Proteins
III. Assay and Purification of Lysyl Oxidase
IV. Physical Properties
V. Catalytic Properties
VI. Pathology
VII. Physiological Control of Lysyl Oxidase
VIII. Summary and Prospects
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Matrix Accumulation and the Development of Form: Proteoglycans and Branching Morphogenesis
Introduction
II. Branching Morphogenesis
III. Proteoglycans and Hyaluronic Acid
IV. Proteoglycans and Hyaluronate in Branching Organs
V. Effects of ß-D-Xyloside
VI. Basal Lamina in Branching Morphogenesis
VII. Possible Functions of Proteoglycans in Branching Morphogenesis
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Index