Search Results - "Wuepper, KD"

Gene for Familial Psoriasis Susceptibility Mapped to the Distal End of Human Chromosome 17q by Tomfohrde, James, Silverman, Alan, Barnes, Robert, Fernandez-Vina, Marcelo A., Young, Melodie, Lory, Detra, Morris, Laura, Wuepper, Kirk D., Stastny, Peter, Menter, Alan, Bowcock, Anne

“…A gene involved in psoriasis susceptibility was localized to the distal region of human chromosome 17q as a result of a genome-wide linkage analysis with…”
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Cloning of human keratolinin cDNA: Keratolinin is identical with a cysteine proteinase inhibitor, cystatin A, and is regulated by Ca2+, TPA, and cAMP by TAKAHASHI, H, KINOUCHI, M, WUEPPER, K. D, IIZUKA, H

“…Keratolinin has been described as one of the precursor proteins of cornified cell envelope of keratinocytes. Using rabbit polyclonal anti-human keratolinin…”
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Structure and transcriptional regulation of the human cystatin A gene. The 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) responsive element-2 site (-272 to -278) on cystatin A gene is critical for TPA-dependent regulation by Takahashi, H, Asano, K, Kinouchi, M, Ishida-Yamamoto, A, Wuepper, K D, Iizuka, H

“…Cystatin A, a cysteine proteinase inhibitor, is one of the precursor proteins of cornified cell envelope of keratinocytes and is expressed during the late…”
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Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Genetic Approach by Wuepper, Kirk D., Coulter, Silvija N., Haberman, Abigail

“…Evidence for a genetic contribution in psoriasis comes from direct examination of a large segment of the population in an isolated island environment,…”
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Keratolinin: the soluble substrate of epidermal transglutaminase from human and bovine tissue by Zettergren, Judy G., Peterson, Larry L., Wuepper, Kirk D.

“…Substrates of human and bovine epidermal transglutaminase (glutaminyl-peptide γ -glutamyltransferase, R-glutaminyl-peptide: amine-γ -glutamyl-yltransferase, EC…”
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Epidermal and hair follicle transglutaminases and crosslinking in skin by PETERSON, L. L, WUEPPER, K. D

“…Epidermal and hair follicle transglutaminases crosslink structural proteins in the skin by epsilon-(gamma-glutamyl)-lysine bonds. This crosslinking produces…”
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Prekallikrein deficiency in man by Wuepper, K D

“…Blood plasma obtained from an individual with abnormal thromboplastin formation, due to deficiency of Fletcher factor, was fully corrected by 2% of normal,…”
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Flaujeac trait. Deficiency of human plasma kininogen by Wuepper, K D, Miller, D R, Lacombe, M J

“…Flaujeac trait plasma resembled Hageman trait or Fletcher trait, in that the intrinsic coagulation pathway, plasma fibinolytic pathway, kinin-forming system,…”
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Activation of Hageman factor in solid and fluid phases. A critical role of kallikrein by Cochrane, C G, Revak, S D, Wuepper, K D

“…The activation of Hageman factor in solid and fluid phase has been analyzed. Activation of highly purified Hageman factor occurred after it interacted with and…”
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Isolation and purification of a pemphigus vulgaris antigen from human epidermis by PETERSON, L. L, WUEPPER, K. D

“…Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disease associated with an autoantibody directed against a keratinocyte membrane antigen. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Immune Complexes in Erythema Multiforme and the Stevens-Johnson Syndrome by Wuepper, Kirk D., Watson, Patricia A., Kazmierowski, John A.

“…Early cutaneous lesions of erythema multiforme or mucosal lesions of the Stevens-Johnson syndrome contain delicate granular deposits of immune reactants and/or…”
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Erythema Multiforme: Immune Complex Vasculitis of the Superficial Cutaneous Microvasculature by Kazmierowski, John A, Wuepper, Kirk D

“…The specificity and incidence of deposits of immunoglobulin and complement in the walls of vessels in the superficial cutaneous microvasculature were evaluated…”
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Biochemistry of Transglutaminases and Cross-Linking in the Skin by Peterson, Larry L., Zettergren, Judy G., Wuepper, Kirk D.

“…Transglutaminase is a calcium-dependent enzyme found widely in nature. It catalyzes the formation of α-(γ-glutamyl)lysine bonds that participate in processes…”
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Cellular localization of epidermal transglutaminase: a histochemical and immunochemical study by Buxman, M M, Wuepper, K D

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Activation Of The Alternative (Properdin) Pathway Of Complement By Candida Albicans And Related Species by Ray, Thomas L, Wuepper, Kirk D

“…Accumulations of neutrophilic granulocytes within the epidermis and beneath the stratum corneum of the skin are a prominent histologic feature of experimental…”
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Purification of Human Epidermal Calmodulin by Peterson, Larry L., Wuepper, Kirk D.

“…Human epidermal calmodulin was purified by phenothiazine-Sepharose affinity chromatography. The protein stimulated activator-deficient phosphodiesterase and…”
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Keratin Cross-Linking And Epidermal Transglutaminase. A Review with Observations on the Histochemical and Immunochemical Localization of the Enzyme by Buxman, Melodie M, Wuepper, Kirk D

“…Enzymes known as transglutaminases mediate cross-linking of polypeptide chains by ε-(-γ-glutamyl) lysine bonds. Such bonds stabilize structural proteins of…”
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Adrenal Corticosteroids in Erythema Multiforme-Reply by Kazmierowski, John A, Wuepper, Kirk D

“…In Reply.—Dr Golden's letter reporting the prophylactic use of oral corticosteroids to diminish or abort episodes of erythema multiforme that occur after…”
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Plasma prekallikrein: isolation, characterization, and mechanism of activation by Wuepper, K D, Cochrane, C G

“…The precursor of the kinin-forming enzyme, prekallikrein, was isolated from rabbit plasma protected from activation during preparatory procedures…”
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Cutaneous responses to human C3 anaphylatoxin in man by Wuepper, K. D., Bokisch, V. A., Müller-Eberhard, H. J., Stoughton, R. B.

“…Intracutaneous injection of the low molecular weight fragment (C3a) of the third component of human complement caused pruritus, wheal and axon-reflex erythema…”
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