| Literature DB >> 2859219 |
K Iwase-Okada, K Kojima, T Kato, H Kaku, T Okazaki, K Wago, S Sakakibara, T Nagatsu.
Abstract
The activities of collagenase-like peptidase, estimated by using (succinyl-Gly-Pro-Leu-Gly-Pro-Leu-Gly-Pro)-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide as substrate, and of dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase IV were decreased in the sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Both enzymes bring about the degradation of peptides derived from collagen. A significant positive correlation was observed between the activities of the two serum peptidases.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2859219 DOI: 10.1007/bf01966162
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN: 0014-4754