1997
Orally absorbed reactive glycation products (glycotoxins): An environmental risk factor in diabetic nephropathy
Koschinsky T, He C, Mitsuhashi T, Bucala R, Liu C, Buenting C, Heitmann K, Vlassara H. Orally absorbed reactive glycation products (glycotoxins): An environmental risk factor in diabetic nephropathy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 6474-6479. PMID: 9177242, PMCID: PMC21074, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycation endproductsDietary advanced glycation endproductsEndogenous advanced glycation endproductsDiabetes mellitusKidney diseaseRenal excretionRenal vascular injuryDiabetic nephropathy patientsSerum AGE levelsDegree of albuminuriaNondiabetic kidney diseaseEnvironmental risk factorsAGE immunoreactivityRenal complicationsCreatinine clearanceDiabetic nephropathyNephropathy patientsRenal failureDiabetic patientsRisk factorsFood intakeHealthy subjectsGlycation endproductsDietary restrictionCL diet
1996
Glycation and microglial reaction in lesions of Alzheimer's disease
Dickson D, Sinicropi S, Yen S, Ko L, Mattiace L, Bucala R, Vlassara H. Glycation and microglial reaction in lesions of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 1996, 17: 733-743. PMID: 8892346, DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(96)00116-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycation end productsAGE immunoreactivityNeurofibrillary tanglesExtracellular neurofibrillary tanglesAmyloid depositsMicroglial reactionActivation of microgliaIntracellular neurofibrillary tanglesAlzheimer's disease brainPattern of immunoreactivityGlycation end productsTriple immunostainingDisease brainSenile plaquesDiffuse amyloidAlzheimer's diseaseImmunoreactivityCryostat sectionsDouble labelingAntibodiesMicrogliaLesionsPolyclonal antibodiesDiseaseGlycation
1995
Identification of the Major Site of Apolipoprotein B Modification by Advanced Glycosylation End Products Blocking Uptake by the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor *
Bucala R, Mitchell R, Arnold K, Innerarity T, Vlassara H, Cerami A. Identification of the Major Site of Apolipoprotein B Modification by Advanced Glycosylation End Products Blocking Uptake by the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 10828-10832. PMID: 7738020, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.18.10828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-density lipoproteinAGE-modified formAdvanced glycosylation end productsLDL receptorApolipoprotein BHuman fibroblast LDL receptorsAGE-specific antibodiesApolipoprotein B modificationDiabetic vascular diseaseLow-density lipoprotein receptorGlycosylation end productsDensity lipoprotein receptorFibroblast LDL receptorMajor siteAGE immunoreactivityRenal insufficiencyGlucose-derived Amadori productsVascular diseasePlasma clearance kineticsDensity lipoproteinLipoprotein receptorAGE formationClearance kineticsAGE modificationPredominant site