1998
Local Regulation of Macrophage Subsets in the Adult Rat Testis: Examination of the Roles of the Seminiferous Tubules, Testosterone, and Macrophage-Migration Inhibitory Factor1
Meinhardt A, Bacher M, Metz C, Bucala R, Wreford N, Lan H, Atkins R, Hedger M. Local Regulation of Macrophage Subsets in the Adult Rat Testis: Examination of the Roles of the Seminiferous Tubules, Testosterone, and Macrophage-Migration Inhibitory Factor1. Biology Of Reproduction 1998, 59: 371-378. PMID: 9687310, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.2.371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorSeminiferous tubule functionLeydig cell functionAdult rat testisMacrophage subsetsMacrophage numbersT implantsTubule functionAbdominal testesRat testisLeydig cellsResident macrophagesCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorMonocyte/macrophage subsetsCell functionMacrophage surface antigensResident macrophage numbersMacrophage migration inhibitoryMonoclonal antibody ED2MIF levelsLack of expressionSurface antigenInhibitory factorTestosterone implantsScrotal testesEpitopes close to the apolipoprotein B low density lipoprotein receptor-binding site are modified by advanced glycation end products
Wang X, Bucala R, Milne R. Epitopes close to the apolipoprotein B low density lipoprotein receptor-binding site are modified by advanced glycation end products. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 7643-7647. PMID: 9636203, PMCID: PMC22709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.13.7643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycation end productsLow-density lipoproteinGlycation end productsLDL receptorAGE modificationAbnormal lipoprotein profilesGlycation of LDLInability of LDLPrevious immunochemical studiesRenal failureLipoprotein profileTime-dependent decreaseCardiovascular diseaseApolipoprotein BAdvanced glycationDensity lipoproteinReceptor-binding siteEnd productsImmunochemical studiesEpitopesGlycationCellular uptakeMultiple sitesPatientsDiabetes
1985
Determination of 16 alpha‐hydroxyestrone by radioimmunoassay in systemic lupus erythematosus
Lahita R, Bucala R, Bradlow H, Fishman J. Determination of 16 alpha‐hydroxyestrone by radioimmunoassay in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1985, 28: 1122-1127. PMID: 4052123, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780281007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusActive diseaseLupus erythematosusInactive systemic lupus erythematosusVariety of seraInactive diseaseSLE patientsAntibody levelsComplement levelsRheumatic diseasesLaboratory criteriaAlpha-hydroxyestroneHormone levelsHealthy volunteersNormal controlsPatientsEstrogenic metabolitesNormal levelsDiseaseErythematosusSignificant increaseRadioimmunoassayPoor correlationMetabolitesHigh levelsIncreased Levels of 16α-Hydroxyestrone-Modified Proteins in Pregnancy and in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus*
BUCALA R, LAHITA R, FISHMAN J, CERAMI A. Increased Levels of 16α-Hydroxyestrone-Modified Proteins in Pregnancy and in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus*. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1985, 60: 841-847. PMID: 3920233, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-60-5-841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus erythematosusPregnant womenHigher mean levelsNormal womenAlpha-hydroxyestroneFemale hormonesNormal subjectsErythematosusNormal levelsElevated levelsMean levelsWomenLatter groupRed cellsLymphocyte proteinSimilar elevationsPregnancyOHEBasement membrane proteinsUseful indicatorLevelsPatientsModification of proteinsLymphocytes
1984
The reaction of 16α‐hydroxyestrone with erythrocytes in vitro and in vivo
BUCALA R, FISHMAN J, CERAMI A. The reaction of 16α‐hydroxyestrone with erythrocytes in vitro and in vivo. The FEBS Journal 1984, 140: 593-598. PMID: 6723653, DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1984.tb08143.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsCellular proteinsCell lifeRed cell lifeLysine residuesProteinCovalent adductsHydrophobic chromatographyAcid-precipitable radioactivityRate of incorporationStable covalent adductCellsReverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatographyElevated levelsResiduesAdduct formationRed cellsElectrophoresisVitro