1999
Detoxification of Methylglyoxal by the Nucleophilic Bidentate, Phenylacylthiazolium Bromide
Ferguson G, VanPatten S, Bucala R, Al-Abed Y. Detoxification of Methylglyoxal by the Nucleophilic Bidentate, Phenylacylthiazolium Bromide. Chemical Research In Toxicology 1999, 12: 617-622. PMID: 10409401, DOI: 10.1021/tx990007y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscherichia coli double mutantRapid cell deathE. coli cellsDetoxification of methylglyoxalExponential-phase cellsDouble mutantSensitive bacterial assayColi cellsCell deathPhase cellsE. coliLong-term complicationsPotassium channelsReactive dicarbonylsBacterial assaysDetoxificationEndogenous nucleophilesCellsMethylglyoxalTissue damage
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