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Elastic fiber, the Glossary

Elastic fibers (or yellow fibers) are an essential component of the extracellular matrix composed of bundles of proteins (elastin) which are produced by a number of different cell types including fibroblasts, endothelial, smooth muscle, and airway epithelial cells.^[1]

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Structural proteins

Actinic elastosis

Actinic elastosis, also known as solar elastosis, is an accumulation of abnormal elastin (elastic tissue) in the dermis of the skin, or in the conjunctiva of the eye, which occurs as a result of the cumulative effects of prolonged and excessive sun exposure, a process known as photoaging.

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Aldehyde

In organic chemistry, an aldehyde is an organic compound containing a functional group with the structure.

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Allysine

Allysine is a derivative of lysine that features a formyl group in place of the terminal amine.

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD or AATD) is a genetic disorder that may result in lung disease or liver disease.

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Anetoderma

Anetoderma is a benign but uncommon disorder that causes localized areas of flaccid or herniated sac-like skin due to a focal reduction of dermal elastic tissue.

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Arteriole

An arteriole is a small-diameter blood vessel in the microcirculation that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillaries.

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Artery

An artery is a blood vessel in humans and most other animals that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart in the systemic circulation to one or more parts of the body.

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Birefringence

Birefringence is the optical property of a material having a refractive index that depends on the polarization and propagation direction of light.

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Buschke–Ollendorff syndrome

Buschke–Ollendorff syndrome (BOS) is a rare genetic skin disorder associated with LEMD3 that typically presents with widespread painless papules.

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Collagen

Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of a body's various connective tissues. Elastic fiber and Collagen are structural proteins.

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Congenital heart defect

A congenital heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly, congenital cardiovascular malformation, and congenital heart disease, is a defect in the structure of the heart or great vessels that is present at birth.

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Connective tissue

Connective tissue is one of the four primary types of animal tissue, along with epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue.

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Cross-link

emanate, and formed by reactions involving sites or groups on existingmacromolecules or by interactions between existing macromolecules.

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Cutis laxa

Cutis laxa or pachydermatocele is a group of rare connective tissue disorders in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds.

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Degenerative disease

Degenerative disease is the result of a continuous process based on degenerative cell changes, affecting tissues or organs, which will increasingly deteriorate over time.

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Dermatofibroma

A dermatofibroma, or benign fibrous histiocytomas, is a benign nodule in the skin, typically on the legs, elbows or chest of an adult. It is usually painless. It usually ranges from 0.2cm to 2cm in size but larger examples have been reported. It typically results from mild trauma such as an insect bite.

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Dermis

The dermis or corium is a layer of skin between the epidermis (with which it makes up the cutis) and subcutaneous tissues, that primarily consists of dense irregular connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain.

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Desmosine

Desmosine is an amino acid found uniquely in elastin, a protein found in connective tissue such as skin, lungs, and elastic arteries.

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Elastase

In molecular biology, elastase is an enzyme from the class of proteases (peptidases) that break down proteins.

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Elastic artery

An elastic artery (conducting artery or conduit artery) is an artery with many collagen and elastin filaments in the tunica media, which gives it the ability to stretch in response to each pulse.

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Elastic cartilage

Elastic cartilage, fibroelastic cartilage or yellow fibrocartilage is a type of cartilage present in the pinnae (auricles) of the ear giving it shape, provides shape for the lateral region of the external auditory meatus, medial part of the auditory canal Eustachian tube, corniculate and cuneiform laryneal cartilages, and the epiglottis.

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Elastin

Elastin is a protein encoded by the ELN gene in humans. Elastic fiber and Elastin are structural proteins.

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Elastosis perforans serpiginosa

Elastosis perforans serpiginosa is a unique perforating disorder characterized by transepidermal elimination of elastic fibers and distinctive clinical lesions, which are serpiginous in distribution and can be associated with specific diseases.

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Elaunin

Elaunin (Greek verb ἐλαύνω "I steer") is a component of elastic fibers formed from a deposition of elastin between oxytalan fibers. Elastic fiber and Elaunin are structural proteins.

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Emphysema

Emphysema is any air-filled enlargement in the body's tissues.

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In biology, the extracellular matrix (ECM), also called intercellular matrix (ICM), is a network consisting of extracellular macromolecules and minerals, such as collagen, enzymes, glycoproteins and hydroxyapatite that provide structural and biochemical support to surrounding cells.

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Fetus

A fetus or foetus (fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring that develops from a mammal embryo.

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Fibrillin

Fibrillin is a glycoprotein, which is essential for the formation of elastic fibers found in connective tissue. Elastic fiber and Fibrillin are structural proteins.

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Fibulin

Fibulin (FY-beau-lin) (now known as Fibulin-1 FBLN1) is the prototypic member of a multigene family, currently with seven members.

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GLB1

Galactosidase, beta 1, also known as GLB1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the GLB1 gene.

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Glycoprotein

Glycoproteins are proteins which contain oligosaccharide (sugar) chains covalently attached to amino acid side-chains.

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Glycosaminoglycan

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) or mucopolysaccharides are long, linear polysaccharides consisting of repeating disaccharide units (i.e. two-sugar units).

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Great arteries

The great arteries are the primary arteries that carry blood away from the heart, which include.

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Histology

Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues.

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Hurler syndrome

Hurler syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis Type IH (MPS-IH), Hurler's disease, and formerly gargoylism, is a genetic disorder that results in the buildup of large sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in lysosomes.

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Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Isodesmosine

Isodesmosine is a lysine derivative found in elastin.

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Keloid

Keloid, also known as keloid disorder and keloidal scar, is the formation of a type of scar which, depending on its maturity, is composed mainly of either type III (early) or type I (late) collagen.

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Linear focal elastosis

Linear focal elastosis or elastotic striae is a skin condition that presents with asymptomatic, palpable or atrophic, yellow lines of the middle and lower back, thighs, arms and breasts.

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Lung

The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and some other animals, including tetrapods, some snails and a small number of fish.

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Lysine

Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is a precursor to many proteins.

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Lysosome

A lysosome is a single membrane-bound organelle found in many animal cells.

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Lysyl oxidase

Lysyl oxidase (LOX), also known as protein-lysine 6-oxidase, is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LOX gene.

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Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a multi-systemic genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue.

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Menkes disease

Menkes disease (MNK), also known as Menkes syndrome, is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes coding for the copper-transport protein ATP7A, leading to copper deficiency.

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Neutrophil

Neutrophils (also known as neutrocytes, heterophils or polymorphonuclear leukocytes) are a type of white blood cell.

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Orcein

Orcein, also archil, orchil, lacmus and C.I. Natural Red 28, are names for dyes extracted from several species of lichen, commonly known as "orchella weeds", found in various parts of the world.

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Oxidative deamination

Oxidative deamination is a form of deamination that generates α-keto acids and other oxidized products from amine-containing compounds, and occurs primarily in the liver.

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Oxytalan

Oxytalan fibers are elastic-like fibers that run parallel to the tooth surface and bend to attach to cementum.

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Perforating calcific elastosis

Perforating calcific elastosis is an acquired, localized cutaneous disorder, most frequently found in obese, multiparous, middle-aged women, characterized by lax, well-circumscribed, reticulated or cobble-stoned plaques occurring in the periumbilical region with keratotic surface papules.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_fiber

Also known as Elastic Fibers, Elastic Fibre, Elastic connective tissue, Elastic fibres, Elastic tissue, Elastogenesis, Yellow elastic fibers, Yellow fibre.

, Periodontal fiber, Photoaging, Protein, Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Scar, Schiff test, Skin, Tissue (biology), Vein, Weigert's elastic stain, Williams syndrome.

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