Publications of the Baici group

Wendt, H., Leder, L., Härmä, H., Jelesarov, I., Baici, A. & Bosshard, H. R. Very rapid, ionic strength-dependent association and folding of a heterodimeric leucine zipper. Biochemistry 36, 204-213 (1997).

Baici, A., Szedlacsek, S. E., Früh, H. & Michel, B. A. pH-dependent hysteretic behaviour of human myeloblastin (leucocyte proteinase 3). Biochem. J. 317, 901-905 (1996).    
    
Franzke, C. W., Baici, A., Bartels, J., Christophers, E. & Wiedow, O. Antileukoprotease inhibits stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme. Evidence for a regulative function in desquamation. J. Biol. Chem. 271, 21886-21890 (1996).    
    
Früh, H., Kostoulas, G., Michel, B. A. & Baici, A. Human myeloblastin (leukocyte proteinase 3): Reactions with substrates, inactivators and activators in comparison with leukocyte elastase. Biol. Chem. 377, 579-586 (1996).    
    
Baici, A., Hörler, D., Lang, A., Merlin, C. & Kissling, R. Cathepsin B in osteoarthritis: zonal variation of enzyme activity in human femoral head cartilage. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 54, 281-288 (1995).    
    
Baici, A., Lang, A., Hörler, D., Kissling, R. & Merlin, C. Cathepsin B in osteoarthritis: cytochemical and histochemical analysis of human femoral head cartilage. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 54, 289-297 (1995).    
    
Burkhardt, D., Michel, B. A., Baici, A., Kissling, R. & Theiler, R. Comparison of chondroitin sulphate composition of femoral head articular cartilage from patients with femoral neck fractures, osteoarthritis and controls. Rheumatology International 14, 235-241 (1995).    
    
Wendt, H., Berger, C., Baici, A., Thomas, R. M. & Bosshard, H. R. Kinetics of folding of leucine zipper domains. Biochemistry 34, 4097-4107 (1995).    
    
Alpegiani, M., Bissolino, P., Corigli, R., Del Nero, S., Perrone, E., Rizzo, V. & Baici, A. Cephem sulfones as inactivators of human leukocyte elastase. 5. 7a-methoxy- and 7a-chloro-1,1-dioxocephem 4-ketones. J. Med. Chem. 37, 4003-4019 (1994).    
    
Schmid, D., Baici, A., Gehring, H. & Christen, P. Kinetics of molecular chaperone action. Science 263, 971-973 (1994).    
    
Wendt, H., Baici, A. & Bosshard, H. R. Mechanism of assembly of a leucine zipper domain. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 6973-6974 (1994).    
    
Baici, A., Diczházi, C., Neszmélyi, A., Móczár, E. & Hornebeck, W. Inhibition of the human leukocyte endopeptidases elastase and cathepsin G and of porcine pancreatic elastase by N-oleoyl derivatives of heparin. Biochem. Pharmacol. 46, 1545-1549 (1993).    
    
Baici, A. & Wagenhäuser, F. J. Bioavailability of oral chondroitin sulfate. Reply to the letter by P. Lualdi. Rheumatology International 13, 41-43 (1993).    
    
Alpegiani, M. et al. Synthesis and evaluation of new elastase inhibitors. I. 1,1-Dioxocephem-4-thiolesters. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 27, 875-890 (1992).    
    
Baici, A. in Biochemistry of pulmonary emphysema (eds. Grassi, C., Travis, J., Casali, L. & Luisetti, M.) 81-100 (Springer/Bi & Gi Publishers, Berlin/Verona, 1992).    
    
Baici, A., Hörler, D., Moser, B., Hofer, H. O., Fehr, K. & Wagenhäuser, F. J. Analysis of glycosaminoglycans in human serum after oral administration of chondroitin sulfate. Rheumatology International 12, 81-88 (1992).    
    
Baici, A. Die Arthrose aus biochemischer Sicht. Therapeutische Umschau 48, 13-17 (1991).    
    
Baici, A. Interaction of human leukocyte elastase with soluble and insoluble protein substrates. A practical kinetic approach. Biochim. Biophys. Act. 1040, 355-364 (1990).    
    
Baici, A. in Department of Rheumatology ix + 174 (Zurich, Zurich, 1990).    
    
Baici, A. & Lang, A. Cathepsin B secretion by rabbit articular chondrocytes: modulation by cycloheximide and glycosaminoglycans. Cell Tissue Res. 259, 567-573 (1990).    
    
Baici, A. & Lang, A. Effect of interleukin-1b on the production of cathepsin B by rabbit articular chondrocytes. FEBS Lett. 277, 93-96 (1990).    
    
Baici, A., Pelloso, R. & Hörler, D. The kinetic mechanism of inhibition of human leukocyte elastase by MR889, a new cyclic thiolic compound. Biochem. Pharmacol. 39, 919-924 (1990).

Baici, A. Biochemische Knorpelveränderungen bei der Arthrose: Hypothesen für eine chondroprotektive Therapie. Swiss Med. 10, 12-14 (1988).

Baici, A. Die Arthrose als Erkrankung der Chondrozyten. Der Informierte Arzt 9, 19-25 (1988).

Baici, A. in The control of tissue damage (ed. Glauert, A. M.) 243-258 (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1988).

Baici, A., Knöpfel, M. & Keist, R. Tumor-host interactions in the rabbit V2 carcinoma: Stimulation of cathepsin B in host fibroblasts by a tumor-derived cytokine. Invasion and Metastasis 8, 143-158 (1988).

Baici, A., Lang, A., Hörler, D. & Knöpfel, M. Cathepsin B as a marker of the dedifferentiated chondrocyte phenotype. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 47, 684-691 (1988).

Dodt, J., Köhler, S. & Baici, A. Interaction of site specific hirudin variants with a-thrombin. FEBS Lett. 229, 87-90 (1988).

Baici, A. Graphical and statistical analysis of hyperbolic, tight-binding inhibition. Biochem. J.  244, 793-796 (1987).

Baici, A. Hysteretic enzyme response induced by inhibitory antibodies against human leukocyte elastase. Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 367, 245-258 (1986).

Baici, A. & Knöpfel, M. Cysteine proteinases produced by cultured rabbit V2 carcinoma cells and rabbit skin fibroblasts. Int. J. Cancer 38, 753-761 (1986).

Easty, D. M. et al. Biological studies of ten human squamous carcinoma cell lines: an overview. Eur. J. Cancer Clinical Oncol. 22, 617-634 (1986).

Baici, A. Grundlagenforschung der Rheumaerkrankungen. Die biochemische Forschung an der Rheumaklinik des Universitätsspitals Zürich in den Jahren 1978-1984. Die Therapiewoche 35, 2745-2750 (1985).

Baici, A. in Nutzen und Risiken der Antirheumatika (ed. Wagenhäuser, F. J.) 31-34 (EULAR Verlag, Basel, 1985).

Baici, A. & Sträuli, P. Release of proteinases by cultures of human cell lines derived from squamous carcinomas of the tongue and larynx. Exp. Cell Biol.  53, 213-219 (1985).

Baici, A. Die Bedeutung der Proteinasen für die Knorpeldestruktion. Die Therapiewoche 34, 1038-1055 (1984).

Baici, A. Pre-steady-state kinetic analysis of the interaction of proteinases with slow-binding inhibitors. Symposia Biologica Hungarica 25, 355-367 (1984).

Baici, A. & Bradamante, P. Interaction between human leukocyte elastase and chondroitin sulfate. Chemico Biological Interactions 51, 1-11 (1984).

Baici, A., Camus, A. M. & Marsich, N. Interaction of the human leukocyte proteinases elastase and cathepsin G with gold, silver and copper compounds. Biochem. Pharmacol. 33, 1859-1865 (1984).

Baici, A., Gyger-Marazzi, M. & Sträuli, P. Extracellular cysteine proteinase and collagenase activities as a consequence of tumor-host interactions in the rabbit V2 carcinoma. Invasion and Metastasis 4, 13-27 (1984).