1998
Increased Levels of Advanced Glycation Endproducts in the Lenses and Blood Vessels of Cigarette Smokers
Nicholl I, Stitt A, Moore J, Ritchie A, Archer D, Bucala R. Increased Levels of Advanced Glycation Endproducts in the Lenses and Blood Vessels of Cigarette Smokers. Molecular Medicine 1998, 4: 594-601. PMID: 9848076, PMCID: PMC2230315, DOI: 10.1007/bf03401759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNondiabetic smokersTissues of smokersCoronary arteryGlycation endproductsSingle greatest preventable causeGreatest preventable causeEnd-organ complicationsAnti-AGE antibodyConsequence of diabetesAdvanced glycation endproductsRenal insufficiencyCigarette smokersPreventable causeSmokersCigarette smokeHigh levelsCausal associationNonsmokersDiabetesMainstream cigarette smokeBlood vesselsAgeExtracellular matrix proteinsArteryLens fiber cells
1997
Tobacco smoke is a source of toxic reactive glycation products
Cerami C, Founds H, Nicholl I, Mitsuhashi T, Giordano D, Vanpatten S, Lee A, Al-Abed Y, Vlassara H, Bucala R, Cerami A. Tobacco smoke is a source of toxic reactive glycation products. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 13915-13920. PMID: 9391127, PMCID: PMC28407, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.25.13915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycation end productsTobacco smokeGlycation productsAGE formationSerum AGE levelsIncidence of atherosclerosisPlasma of patientsGlycation end productsRenal insufficiencyCerebrovascular diseaseCigarette smokersHuman smokersHigh prevalenceHigh riskSmokersNonsmokersGlycotoxinsPatientsSpecific fluorescenceSerum proteinsDiseaseCuring of tobaccoAqueous extractSmokeTobacco