1998
Epitopes 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 sitesPatientsDiabetesAminoguanidine has an anti-atherogenic effect in the cholesterol-fed rabbit
Panagiotopoulos S, O'Brien R, Bucala R, Cooper M, Jerums G. Aminoguanidine has an anti-atherogenic effect in the cholesterol-fed rabbit. Atherosclerosis 1998, 136: 125-131. PMID: 9544739, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(97)00192-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycosylation endproductsAortic archAbdominal aortaAdvanced glycationPlaque formationVasculopathy of diabetesAnti-atherogenic effectsHigh-cholesterol dietCholesterol-fed rabbitsDevelopment of atherosclerosisDegree of atheromaCholesterol dietAortaAtheromaRabbitsThoracicAminoguanidineDosesGlycationTreatmentArchAge levelsNon-enzymatic interactionVasculopathySudan IV
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 antibodiesDiseaseGlycationAn 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