Glutamyl hydrolase: pharmacological role and enzymatic characterization

J Galivan, TJ Ryan, K Chave, M Rhee, R Yao… - Pharmacology & …, 2000 - Elsevier
γ-Glutamyl hydrolase (GH, EC 3.4. 19.9) is a lysosomal and secreted glycoprotein that
hydrolyzes the γ-glutamyl tail of antifolate and folate polyglutamates. Tumor cells that have …

A dual‐monoclonal sandwich assay for prostate‐specific membrane antigen: Levels in tissues, seminal fluid and urine

RL Sokoloff, KC Norton, CL Gasior, KM Marker… - The …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Prostate‐specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a 750‐residue integral
membrane glycoprotein and the target of an in‐vivo imaging agent for metastatic prostate …

Prostate-specific membrane antigen: present and future applications

SS Chang, PB Gaudin, VE Reuter, WDW Heston - Urology, 2000 - goldjournal.net
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is an approximately 100-kDa type II membrane
protein originally characterized by the monoclonal antibody (mAb) 7E11 and expressed in …

Glutamate carboxypeptidase II: a polymorphism associated with lower levels of serum folate and hyperhomocysteinemia

AM Devlin, E Ling, JM Peerson… - Human molecular …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Low blood folate levels result in hyperhomocysteinemia, which has been associated with
increased risk for cardiovascular disease, neural tube defects and cognitive deficits. Intake …

Prostate‐specific membrane antigen (PSMA) enzyme activity is elevated in prostate cancer cells

RG Lapidus, CW Tiffany, JT Isaacs, BS Slusher - The Prostate, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Prostate‐specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a glutamate
carboxypeptidase that cleaves terminal carboxy glutamates from both the neuronal …

Alterations of prostate biomarker expression and testosterone utilization in human LNCaP prostatic carcinoma cells by garlic‐derived S‐allylmercaptocysteine

JT Pinto, C Qiao, J Xing, BP Suffoletto… - The …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND This study determined the effects of S‐allylmercaptocysteine (SAMC), a
phytoconstituent from garlic, on the expression of androgen‐responsive biomarkers …

Expression of prostate-specific membrane antigen in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: prognostic value?

JL Gala, S Loric, Y Guiot, SR Denmeade, A Gady… - Clinical cancer …, 2000 - AACR
The expression of Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) mRNA was assessed in the
normal bladder urothelium (n= 9), transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) specimens (n= 52), TCC …

Short term neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy does not affect prostate specific membrane antigen expression in prostate tissues

SS Chang, VE Reuter, WDW Heston… - … Journal of the …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a transmembrane
glycoprotein highly expressed in benign prostate secretory‐acinar epithelium and prostate …

Intestinal absorption of water-soluble vitamins: cellular and molecular aspects

HM Said, R Rose, B Seetharam - Current topics in membranes, 2000 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the cellular and molecular aspects of intestinal
absorption and regulation of water-soluble vitamins. The water-soluble vitamins represent a …

Isotachophoretic analysis of the dihydrofolate reductase reaction in the presence of methotrexate and ascorbic acid

S Renner, Z Kuçi, H d'Cruze… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The antifolate methotrexate (MTX) is widely used in cancer chemotherapy. In this study, we
show that MTX (MTX‐Glu1) and MTX‐polyglutamates (MTX‐Glu2—5) strongly inhibited the …