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
1985
Non‐enzymatic modification of proteins by steroids: Pathological implications for autoimmunity and glucocorticoid toxicity
Bucala R, Cerami A. Non‐enzymatic modification of proteins by steroids: Pathological implications for autoimmunity and glucocorticoid toxicity. BioEssays 1985, 3: 55-59. PMID: 3842583, DOI: 10.1002/bies.950030204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive agentsElevated plasma levelsHigh steroid levelsGlucocorticoid toxicityPlasma levelsCovalent addition productsPathological sequelaeContraceptive agentsSteroid levelsCertain steroidsAddition productsSteroidsPathological implicationsRearrangement productsMicrosomal oxidationNon-enzymatic modificationGlucocorticoid-lens protein adducts in experimentally induced steroid cataracts
Bucala R, Callati M, Manabe S, Cotlier E, Cerami A. Glucocorticoid-lens protein adducts in experimentally induced steroid cataracts. Experimental Eye Research 1985, 40: 853-863. PMID: 4018168, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(85)90130-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonenzymatic modification of lens crystallins by prednisolone induces sulfhydryl oxidation and aggregate formation: In vitro and in vivo studies
Bucala R, Manabe S, Urban R, Cerami A. Nonenzymatic modification of lens crystallins by prednisolone induces sulfhydryl oxidation and aggregate formation: In vitro and in vivo studies. Experimental Eye Research 1985, 41: 353-363. PMID: 4065253, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(85)80026-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroid-induced cataractPossible pharmacological strategiesSteroid therapyLens crystallinsPharmacological strategiesLens opacitiesNonenzymatic modificationGlucocorticoid prednisoloneToxic manifestationsTherapeutic levelsPrednisoloneCataractogenic effectVivo studiesGlucocorticoidsCataractLens proteinsSulfhydryl oxidationGel filtration chromatographyPrevious studiesAddition of dithiothreitol