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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Peyronie's disease is characterized histologically by excessive collagen deposition in the lesion. We examined the collagen types in Peyronie's disease plaque tissues compared to unaffected tissues from the same patient, other control tissues, and Dupuytren's contracture. Gel electrophoresis of pepsin-solubilized collagen demonstrated the presence of type I collagen and an increased content of type III collagen in plaque tissue. Increased type III collagen was detected in apparently normal tissue adjacent to the plaque and in Dupuytren's lesion, confirming previous findings. Although the cause of excessive collagen accumulation of Peyronie's disease is unknown, the results suggest an imbalance in the regulation of extracellular matrix production leading to pathologic fibrosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-5347
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
141
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
629-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation and characterization of collagen in Peyronie's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Microbiology/Immunology Dept., Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23501.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.