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. 1986 Dec 1;240(2):431–435. doi: 10.1042/bj2400431

Synthesis and degradation rates of collagens in vivo in whole skin of rats, studied with 1802 labelling.

J A Molnar, N Alpert, J F Burke, V R Young
PMCID: PMC1147435  PMID: 3814092

Abstract

Rats of synthesis and degradation in vivo of collagens in 0.5 M-acetic acid-soluble and -insoluble extracts from skins of three growing rats were determined by using a labelling procedure involving exposure of the animals to an atmosphere of 18O2 for 36 h. For comparison, rats also received injections of [2H]proline. Serial skin biopsies were taken at frequent intervals over 392 days. Enrichment of 18O and 2H in the hydroxyproline of the collagen fractions was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Changes in size of the soluble and insoluble collagen pools were considered in the evaluation of isotope kinetic data. The insoluble collagen fraction showed no degradation. The efflux (mean +/- S.D., expressed as mumol of hydroxyproline) from the soluble collagen pool was estimated to be 59.9 +/- 1.9 per day from the 18O data, and 25.5 +/- 7.5 per day from the 2H results. The finding indicates significant reutilization of 2H-radiolabelled proline for hydroxyproline synthesis. From these isotope data and estimates of size of the collagen pools it was determined that 55% of the collagen disappearing from the soluble pool was due to maturation into insoluble collagens and 45% of the disappearance was a result of actual degradation of soluble collagen. These results confirm the utility of 18O2 as a non-reutilizable label for studies of collagen turnover in vivo.

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