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
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