1997
Regulatory role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Donnelly S, Haslett C, Reid P, Grant I, Wallace W, Metz C, Bruce L, Bucala R. Regulatory role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Nature Medicine 1997, 3: 320-323. PMID: 9055860, DOI: 10.1038/nm0397-320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeMigration inhibitory factorRespiratory distress syndromeDistress syndromeSignificant pro-inflammatory effectsInhibitory factorMacrophage migration inhibitory factorPro-inflammatory cytokine secretionPulmonary inflammatory responseAnti-inflammatory actionAnti-inflammatory effectsPro-inflammatory effectsIL-8 secretionConcentration-related fashionNovel therapeutic approachesInflammatory diseasesCytokine secretionInflammatory responseTherapeutic approachesAlveolar airspaceAlveolar cellsPatientsGlucocorticoidsSyndromeSecretion
1996
An agent cleaving glucose-derived protein crosslinks in vitro and in vivo
Vasan S, Zhang X, Zhang X, Kapurniotu A, Bernhagen J, Teichberg S, Basgen J, Wagle D, Shih D, Terlecky I, Bucala R, Cerami A, Egan J, Ulrich P. An agent cleaving glucose-derived protein crosslinks in vitro and in vivo. Nature 1996, 382: 275-278. PMID: 8717046, DOI: 10.1038/382275a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAGE crosslinksAdvanced glycation pathwayLow-density lipoproteinPotential therapeutic approachPotential pharmacological strategiesFormation of AGEsReactive α-dicarbonylsPharmacological strategiesGlycation pathwayTherapeutic approachesAdvanced glycationNon-enzymatic glycosylationCollagen crosslinkingNormal agingN-phenacylthiazolium bromideConnective tissueCellular receptorsAgeGlycationTissueProtein crosslinksPost-translational modification processMatrix componentsVivo pointAccelerated rate