1996
What is the effect of hyperglycemia on atherogenesis and can it be reversed by aminoguanidine?
Bucala R. What is the effect of hyperglycemia on atherogenesis and can it be reversed by aminoguanidine? Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice 1996, 30: s123-s130. PMID: 8964186, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8227(96)80048-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic patientsLDL levelsEndothelium-derived relaxing factorsElevated LDL levelsEffects of hyperglycemiaLow-density lipoproteinRelaxing factorsVascular diseaseVascular pathologyVascular permeabilityNormal controlsClinical observationsAdvanced glycosylationLipoprotein depositionVascular wallELISA techniqueClearance mechanismsNitric oxideClearance kineticsPatientsELISA analysisLDLAgeAminoguanidineLipoproteinSite-specific modification of apolipoprotein B by advanced glycosylation end-products: implications for lipoprotein clearance and atherogenesis
Bucala R. Site-specific modification of apolipoprotein B by advanced glycosylation end-products: implications for lipoprotein clearance and atherogenesis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 1996, 11: 17-19. PMID: 9044301, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/11.supp5.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLDL receptorAGE modificationApolipoprotein BAdvanced glycosylationHuman fibroblast LDL receptorsAGE-modified formAGE-specific antibodiesRegion of apoBNon-diabetic individualsFibroblast LDL receptorLDL receptor binding siteRenal insufficiencyDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patientsElevated LDLAGE-LDLLipoprotein clearanceReceptor binding sitesHuman LDL receptorGeneral populationPlasma clearance kineticsTransgenic miceLDLAGE formationClearance kinetics
1995
Advanced Glycosylation Endproducts in Diabetic Renal Disease: Clinical Measurement, Pathophysiological Significance, and Prospects for Pharmacological Inhibition
Bucala R, Vlassara H. Advanced Glycosylation Endproducts in Diabetic Renal Disease: Clinical Measurement, Pathophysiological Significance, and Prospects for Pharmacological Inhibition. Blood Purification 1995, 13: 160-170. PMID: 7619388, DOI: 10.1159/000170199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced glycosylation endproductsDiabetic renal diseaseNormal renal functionInactivate nitric oxideSpecific therapeutic modalitiesTissue LDL receptorsForms of LDLRenal functionRenal diseaseLDL levelsTherapeutic modalitiesVascular permeabilityPathophysiological significanceAdvanced glycosylationLipoprotein depositionPharmacological inhibitionLDL receptorClinical measurementsNitric oxideEndothelial cellsMarked increaseMiddle moleculesLDLToxic effectsEndproducts