Journal
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 72, Issue 11, Pages 3067-3070Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80450
Keywords
elastic fiber; lysyl oxidase; matrix metalloproteinase-12; skin; mice
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Elastic fibers in the dermis play an important role in skin elasticity. The desmosine crosslinking structure constructed of lysyl oxidase (LOX) in elastic fibers contributes to elasticity, while elastic fibers are primarily degraded by one of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), MMP-12. We investigated the gender differences and diurnal variation of these enzymes. Gender-based differences in LOX mRNA expression were detected, and were significantly lower in females. In contrast, higher MMP-12 mRNA expression was observed in the light period, suggesting that elastic fibers might be degraded in the light rather than the dark period.
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