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. 2005 Jul;15(7):16R-28R.
doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwi053. Epub 2005 Mar 10.

Advanced glycation end products and RAGE: a common thread in aging, diabetes, neurodegeneration, and inflammation

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Advanced glycation end products and RAGE: a common thread in aging, diabetes, neurodegeneration, and inflammation

Ravichandran Ramasamy et al. Glycobiology. 2005 Jul.

Abstract

The products of nonenzymatic glycation and oxidation of proteins and lipids, the advanced glycation end products (AGEs), accumulate in a wide variety of environments. AGEs may be generated rapidly or over long times stimulated by a range of distinct triggering mechanisms, thereby accounting for their roles in multiple settings and disease states. A critical property of AGEs is their ability to activate receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), a signal transduction receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily. It is our hypothesis that due to such interaction, AGEs impart a potent impact in tissues, stimulating processes linked to inflammation and its consequences. We hypothesize that AGEs cause perturbation in a diverse group of diseases, such as diabetes, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and aging. Thus, we propose that targeting this pathway may represent a logical step in the prevention/treatment of the sequelae of these disorders.

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