Dissertation (MSD) --Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 2012 (Department of Oral Biology). / Includes bibliographic references: leaves 71-77. / Lysyl oxidases constitute a family of enzymes responsible for the formation of crosslinks
in collagen and elastin. These enzymes have also been linked to pathological fibrosis.
The importance of collagen in the structural and mechanical properties of bone led us to
investigate the hypothesis that the absence of one or more of these enzymes could lead to a
significant bone phenotype. This phenotype could resemble osteoporosis or diabetic bone
disease. In addition, we tried to overexpress lysyl oxidase proenzyme in vitro. The ability to
produce enough amounts of lysyl oxidase proenzyme and the ability to process it and activate
it could facilitate the development of drugs that control its activity in pathological fibrosis. [TRUNCATED]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/31296 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Alsofi, Loai A. |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | This work is being made available in OpenBU by permission of its author, and is available for research purposes only. All rights are reserved to the author. |
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