Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: EC:1.4.3.13 (
lysyl oxidase
)
1,248
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Rheumatoid arthritis can be divided into two syndromes, one a
potassium deficiency
, the other an inappropriate copper requirement seriously affecting the elastin tissues through reduced
lysyl oxidase
cross linking. The malfunction in copper may arise from the steroids which regulate potassium, which reduces those steroids, and through that, increases the copper response to the needs of the immune system. It is a mechanism which may have evolved to help fight potassium wasting infections.
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PMID:Copper response to rheumatoid arthritis. 615 6
