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Engel A, Fiessler C, Weyand M, Harig F. A Multivariate Analysis of Perioperative Risk Factors on the 10 Year Survival of Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Loger K, Engel A, Haupt J, Li Q, Lima de Miranda R, Quandt E, Lutter G, Selhuber-Unkel C. Cell adhesion on NiTi thin film sputter-deposited meshes. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2015; 59:611-616. [PMID: 26652414 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Scaffolds for tissue engineering enable the possibility to fabricate and form biomedical implants in vitro, which fulfill special functionality in vivo. In this study, free-standing Nickel–Titanium(NiTi) thin film mesheswere produced by means of magnetron sputter deposition.Meshes contained precisely defined rhombic holes in the size of 440 to 1309 μm2 and a strut width ranging from 5.3 to 9.2 μm. The effective mechanical properties of the microstructured superelastic NiTi thin film were examined by tensile testing. These results will be adapted for the design of the holes in the film. The influence of hole and strut dimensions on the adhesion of sheep autologous cells (CD133+) was studied after 24 h and after seven days of incubation. Optical analysis using fluorescence microscopy and scanning electron microscopy showed that cell adhesion depends on the structural parameters of the mesh. After 7 days in cell culture a large part of the mesh was covered with aligned fibrous material. Cell adhesion is particularly facilitated on meshes with small rhombic holes of 440 μm2 and a strut width of 5.3 μm. Our results demonstrate that free-standing NiTi thin film meshes have a promising potential for applicationsin cardiovascular tissue engineering, particularly for the fabrication of heart valves.
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Aharoni S, Sadeh M, Sagi L, Rabie M, Daana M, Argov Z, Edvardson S, Shapira Y, Dor T, Bloch A, Engel A, Nevo Y. Congenital myasthenic syndromes in Israel: Genetic and clinical characterization. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Selcen D, Ohkawara B, Shen X, McEvoy K, Ohno K, Engel A. LRP4 myasthenia: Investigation of a second kinship reveals impaired development and maintenance of the neuromuscular junction. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Renema JJ, Wang Q, Gaudio R, Komen I, op 't Hoog K, Sahin D, Schilling A, van Exter MP, Fiore A, Engel A, de Dood MJA. Position-Dependent Local Detection Efficiency in a Nanowire Superconducting Single-Photon Detector. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:4541-4545. [PMID: 26087352 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b01103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We probe the local detection efficiency in a nanowire superconducting single-photon detector along the cross-section of the wire with a far subwavelength resolution. We experimentally find a strong variation in the local detection efficiency of the device. We demonstrate that this effect explains previously observed variations in NbN detector efficiency as a function of device geometry.
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Delaney J, Laws P, Wille-Jørgensen P, Engel A. Inflammatory bowel disease meta-evidence and its challenges: is it time to restructure surgical research? Colorectal Dis 2015; 17:600-11. [PMID: 25546572 DOI: 10.1111/codi.12882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to compare the methodological quality and input paper characteristics of systematic reviews and meta-analyses reported in the medical and surgical literature by performing a systematic 'overview of reviews'. Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) were used as the framework for this comparison as they are relatively common serious conditions, with both medical and surgical options for therapy. METHOD Medline, Embase, CINHAL and the Cochrane Database were searched to November 2013. Eligible papers were systematic reviews or meta-analyses that considered a question of therapy in CD or UC. Two independent reviewers selected the papers, extracted the data and scored their methodology using the AMSTAR scoring system. The papers were categorized into medical therapy (M), surgical therapy (S) or medical and surgical therapy (MS) groups. Following retrieval of the sample of meta-evidence papers, the original input studies used in their creation were identified and a search of Medline, Embase, CINHAL and the Cochrane Database was performed. A team of researchers then examined the collection of papers for bibliographic and financial information. RESULTS Five hundred papers were identified in the meta-evidence search, of which 118 were deemed eligible. There was a difference in the AMSTAR-rated average quality of the papers between the S and M group (S 7.36 vs M 8.75, P = 0.01). On average S papers were published in journals with a lower impact factor (S 3.26, M 5.04, MS 5.30, P < 0.001). S papers also showed more heterogeneity (I(2) ; S 37%, M 24%, MS 10%, P < 0.001). Some 25% of S meta-analyses used data-sets with significant heterogeneity (I(2) > 75%), compared with 8% of M meta-analyses and 3% of the MS meta-analyses. Some 5% of S papers were done on data sets that had I(2) values > 90%. There was no difference in the average number of papers assessed in each group, the average number of patients per meta-paper, the average time covered by the reviews, the average number of papers considered within each meta-analysis, or the average number of patients considered within each meta-analysis. Considering the conclusions of each meta-analysis, S meta-evidence was 50% more likely than M meta-evidence to be unable to make recommendations for practice. A total of 1499 original input papers were identified, of which 283 were used in more than one review. Within the non-repeated papers (n = 1023) the average impact factor within the S group was lower than that of the M and the MS groups (3.720 vs 11.230 vs 7.563, respectively; ANOVAP < 0.001). M papers had higher rates of pharmaceutical sponsorship than S papers (M 56% vs S 1%) and twice the level of government support (M 16% vs S 8%). Of note, 21% of M papers had corporate sponsorship but did not list any conflict of interest. CONCLUSION Compared with M meta-analyses, S meta-analyses in the UC and CD domain are more likely to be of poorer methodological quality, are of a greater degree of heterogeneity and less often offer a positive conclusion. The papers used to generate meta-evidence in M papers have a greater degree of corporate and government sponsorship, and are more likely to come from journals with higher impact factors.
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Iking-Konert C, Burmester GR, Dörner T, Schulze-Koops H, Rubbert-Roth A, Engel A, Gauler G, Schwenke R, Peters M, Tony HP. SAT0183 Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) of the Mirai: Study of a Sequential Therapy of Tocilizumab and, If Initially Inadequately Responded to Tocilizumab, Followed by Rituximab in DMARD-IR Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (MIRAI). Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.4500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wang L, Stebbings R, Gaigalas AK, Sutherland J, Kammel M, John M, Roemer B, Kuhne M, Schneider RJ, Braun M, Engel A, Dikshit D, Abbasi F, Marti GE, Sassi M, Revel L, Kim SK, Baradez M, Lekishvili T, Marshall D, Whitby L, Jing W, Ost V, Vonsky M, Neukammer J. Quantification of cells with specific phenotypes II: Determination of CD4 expression level on reconstituted lyophilized human PBMC labelled with anti-CD4 FITC antibody. Cytometry A 2015; 87:254-61. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pokorny S, Huenges K, Engel A, Gross J, Frank D, Morlock MM, Cremer J, Lutter G. In Vivo Quantification of the Apical Fixation Forces of Different Mitral Valved Stent Designs in the Beating Heart. Ann Biomed Eng 2014; 43:1201-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-014-1165-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Roberts J, Engel A. Family background, early development,and intelligence 6-11 years, United States. VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS. SERIES 11, DATA FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY 2014:1-50. [PMID: 25204593 DOI: 10.1037/e451252004-001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This report contains national estimates of the prevalence of selected congenital and early developmental health problems and describes the relationship of selected aspects of family background, infant health status, and early developmental history to the intellectual development and maturity of noninstitutionalized children 6-11 years of age in the United States, based on findings from the Health Examination Survey of 1963-1965. The Health Examination Survey is a major program of the National Center for Health Statistics which was established to carry out the Health Survey Act of 1956, enacted by the 84th Congress to provide for a continuing assessment of the health status of the U.S. population. Three different programs are utilized in the National Health Survey. 1 The Health Interview Survey collects health information from samples of people by household interview. The Health Resources programs obtain health data as well as health resource and utilization information through surveys of hospitals, nursing homes and other resident institutions, and the entire range of personnel in the health occupations. The Health Examination Survey, from which the national estimates in this report were obtained, collects health data by direct physical examination, tests, and measurements performed on samples of the population.
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Schneider MO, Engel A, Fasching PA, Häberle L, Binder EB, Voigt F, Grimm J, Faschingbauer F, Eichler A, Dammer U, Rebhan D, Amann M, Raabe E, Goecke TW, Quast C, Beckmann MW, Kornhuber J, Seifert A, Burghaus S. Genetische Varianten in Genen des Stresshormon-Signalweges und depressive Symptome während und nach der Schwangerschaft. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1388587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Robubi A, Berger C, Schmid M, Huber KR, Engel A, Krugluger W. Gene expression profiles induced by growth factors in in vitro cultured osteoblasts. Bone Joint Res 2014; 3:236-40. [PMID: 25057185 PMCID: PMC4112778 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.37.2000231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Objectives Effects of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), fibroblast growth
factor 2 (FGF2) and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) on the expression
of genes involved in the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts
in culture were analysed. The best sequence of growth factor addition
that induces expansion of cells before their differentiation was
sought. Methods Primary human osteoblasts in in vitro culture
were treated with IGF1, BMP2 or FGF2 (10 ng/ml) for 24 hours (IGF1)
or 48 hours (BMP2 and FGF2). Experiments were performed during the
exponential growth phase with approximately 1e7 cells per 75 cm2 flask.
mRNA was reverse transcribed directly and analysed using RT-PCR
Taqman assays. Expression levels of key genes involved in cell growth
and differentiation (CDH11, TNFRSF11B, RUNX2, POSTN, ALP, WNT5A,
LEF1, HSPA5, FOS, p21) were monitored using RT-PCR with gene-specific
Taqman probes. Results Autocrine expression of BMP2 is stimulated by FGF2 and BMP2 itself.
BMP2 and FGF2 act as proliferative factors as indicated by reduced
expression of ALP and POSTN, whereas IGF1 exhibits a more subtle
picture: the Wingless und Int-1 (Wnt) signalling pathway and the
Smad pathway, but not p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signalling,
were shown to be activated by IGF1, leading to proliferation and
differentiation of the cells. Conclusions For future use of autologous bone cells in the management of
bony defects, new treatment options take advantage of growth factors
and differentiation factors. Thus, our results might help to guide
the timely application of these factors for the expansion and subsequent
differentiation of osteoblastic cells in culture. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2014;3:236–40.
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Engel A. S38: Functional role of gamma-band oscillations. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pokorny S, Bähr T, Huenges K, Engel A, Marczynski-Bühlow M, Morlock M, Cremer J, Lutter G. In vivo force measurement on apically fixated mitral valved stents. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1367460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Engel A, Plöger M, Mulac D, Langer K. Asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) for the quantification of nanoparticle release from tablets during dissolution testing. Int J Pharm 2014; 461:137-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Pietsch J, Paulick T, Schulz K, Flössel U, Engel A, Schmitter S, Schmidt U. Escalation of methamphetamine-related crime and fatalities in the Dresden region, Germany, between 2005 and 2011. Forensic Sci Int 2013; 233:51-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Engel A, Lysholm E. A New Roentgenological Method of Pancreas Examination and Its Practical Results. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418513401500607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kietzmann TC, Ehinger B, Porada D, Engel A, Konig P. From stimulus onset to category selectivity in 100ms: category-selective visually evoked responses as a result of extensive category learning. J Vis 2013. [DOI: 10.1167/13.9.662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hoppenau J, Niemann M, Engel A. Carnot process with a single particle. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2013; 87:062127. [PMID: 23848647 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.87.062127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We determine the statistics of work in isothermal volume changes of a classical ideal gas consisting of a single particle. Combining our results with the findings of Lua and Grosberg [J. Chem. Phys. B 109, 6805 (2005)] on adiabatic expansions and compressions we then analyze the joint probability distribution of heat and work for a microscopic, nonequilibrium Carnot cycle. In the quasistatic limit we recover Carnot efficiency, however, combined with nontrivial distributions of work and heat. With increasing piston speed the efficiency decreases. The efficiency at maximum power stays within recently derived bounds.
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Ilivitzki A, Shaoul R, Engel A. The unique sonographic appearance of a gastric mucosal lining duplication cyst. ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN (STUTTGART, GERMANY : 1980) 2012; 33:364-365. [PMID: 22351516 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Rauh C, Hack CC, Häberle L, Hein A, Engel A, Schrauder MG, Fasching PA, Jud SM, Ekici AB, Loehberg CR, Meier-Meitinger M, Ozan S, Schulz-Wendtland R, Uder M, Hartmann A, Wachter DL, Beckmann MW, Heusinger K. Percent Mammographic Density and Dense Area as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2012; 72:727-733. [PMID: 25258465 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1315129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Purpose: Mammographic characteristics are known to be correlated to breast cancer risk. Percent mammographic density (PMD), as assessed by computer-assisted methods, is an established risk factor for breast cancer. Along with this assessment the absolute dense area (DA) of the breast is reported as well. Aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of DA concerning breast cancer risk in addition to other risk factors and in addition to PMD. Methods: We conducted a case control study with hospital-based patients with a diagnosis of invasive breast cancer and healthy women as controls. A total of 561 patients and 376 controls with available mammographic density were included into this study. We describe the differences concerning the common risk factors BMI, parital status, use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and menopause between cases and controls and estimate the odds ratios for PMD and DA, adjusted for the mentioned risk factors. Furthermore we compare the prediction models with each other to find out whether the addition of DA improves the model. Results: Mammographic density and DA were highly correlated with each other. Both variables were as well correlated to the commonly known risk factors with an expected direction and strength, however PMD (ρ = -0.56) was stronger correlated to BMI than DA (ρ = -0.11). The group of women within the highest quartil of PMD had an OR of 2.12 (95 % CI: 1.25-3.62). This could not be seen for the fourth quartile concerning DA. However the assessment of breast cancer risk could be improved by including DA in a prediction model in addition to common risk factors and PMD. Conclusions: The inclusion of the parameter DA into a prediction model for breast cancer in addition to established risk factors and PMD could improve the breast cancer risk assessment. As DA is measured together with PMD in the process of computer-assisted assessment of PMD it might be considered to include it as one additional breast cancer risk factor that is obtained from breast imaging.
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Engel A, Oswald S, Siegmund W, Keiser M. Pharmaceutical excipients influence the function of human uptake transporting proteins. Mol Pharm 2012; 9:2577-81. [PMID: 22808947 DOI: 10.1021/mp3001815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Although pharmaceutical excipients are supposed to be pharmacologically inactive, solubilizing agents like Cremophor EL have been shown to interact with cytochrome P450 (CYP)-dependent drug metabolism as well as efflux transporters such as P-glycoprotein (ABCB1) and multidrug resistance associated protein 2 (ABCC2). However, knowledge about their influence on the function of uptake transporters important in drug disposition is very limited. In this study we investigated the in vitro influence of polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG), hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD), Solutol HS 15 (SOL), and Cremophor EL (CrEL) on the organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATP) 1A2, OATP2B1, OATP1B1, and OATP1B3 and the Na(+)/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP). In stably transfected human embryonic kidney cells we analyzed the competition of the excipients with the uptake of bromosulfophthalein in OATP1B1, OATP1B3, OATP2B1, and NTCP, estrone-3-sulfate (E(3)S) in OATP1A2, OATP1B1, and OATP2B1, estradiol-17β-glucuronide in OATP1B3, and taurocholate (TA) in OATP1A2 and NTCP cells. SOL and CrEL were the most potent inhibitors of all transporters with the strongest effect on OATP1A2, OATP1B3, and OATP2B1 (IC(50) < 0.01%). HPCD also strongly inhibited all transport proteins but only for substrates containing a sterane-backbone. Finally, PEG seems to be a selective and potent modulator of OATP1A2 with IC(50) values of 0.05% (TA) and 0.14% (E(3)S). In conclusion, frequently used solubilizing agents were shown to interact substantially with intestinal and hepatic uptake transporters which should be considered in drug development. However, the clinical relevance of these findings needs to be evaluated in further in vivo studies.
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von Storp B, Engel A, Boeker A, Ploeger M, Langer K. Albumin nanoparticles with predictable size by desolvation procedure. J Microencapsul 2012; 29:138-46. [DOI: 10.3109/02652048.2011.635218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Burghaus S, Klingsiek P, Fasching PA, Engel A, Häberle L, Strissel PL, Schmidt M, Jonas K, Strehl JD, Hartmann A, Lermann J, Boosz A, Thiel FC, Müller A, Beckmann MW, Renner SP. Risk Factors for Endometriosis in a German Case-Control Study. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2011; 71:1073-1079. [PMID: 25253901 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Objective: The etiology of endometriosis is still a research field in which few consistent data are available. Large case-control studies or even cohort studies are rare, and most of the published data are conflicting. The aim of the present study was therefore to examine common epidemiological and endometriosis-specific risk factors in a German case-control study. Design: From 2001 to 2010, a pool of 595 laparoscopically confirmed cases and 475 controls were recruited in a hospital-based setting. After matching for age, 298 cases and 300 controls remained in the pool. Age at menarche, menstrual cycle length, duration of menstrual bleeding, number of pregnancies, live births, miscarriages, use of contraceptive pills, body mass index (BMI), and smoking status were analyzed with logistic regression models predicting endometriosis case-control status. Results: Menstrual cycle length, duration of menstrual bleeding, number of pregnancies, number of miscarriages, and smoking status, as relevant predictors for endometriosis case-control status, were identified as risk factors for endometriosis. Other factors such as age at menarche, number of live births, ever having used contraceptive pills, and BMI were not predictive. Conclusions: This hospital-based case-control study reproduced most of the familiar risk factors. Comparison of this study with others reveals a wide variety of effect sizes and directions of association with risk factors and may increase the information available about the characteristics of the patient population being treated in the relevant hospital setting.
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Jeanblanc J, Coune F, Naassila M, Pierrefiche O, Kervern M, Fedorenko O, Alaux S, Vilpoux C, Antol J, Naassila M, Burger PH, Goecke TW, Fasching PA, Bakdash A, Rothe M, Engel A, Lothar H, Beckmann MW, Pragst F, Kornhuber J, Kapur B, Hutson JR, Lubetsky A, Eichhorst J, Hackmon R, Koren G, Zima T, Kalousova M, Popov P. FREE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 6: ALCOHOL AND PREGNANCY * O6.1 * INTEREST OF MEMANTINE IN THE REGULATION OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION : ROLE FOR BDNF? Alcohol Alcohol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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