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Carreau A, Baldauf C, Boettcher L, Neven M, Luther J, Amling M, David JP, Schinke T. Lrp5- and Rsk2-deficiency limit osteosarcoma growth in cFos-transgenic mice by different mechanisms. Bone Rep 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2022.101208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Luther J, Baldauf C, Neven M, Koehne T, Rosenthal L, Peters S, Amling M, David JP, Schinke T. Fos transgenic mice display lipodystrophy, which is independent of osteosarcoma formation. Bone Rep 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2022.101427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Pohl S, Angermann A, Jeschke A, Hendrickx G, Yorgan TA, Makrypidi-Fraune G, Steigert A, Kuehn SC, Rolvien T, Schweizer M, Koehne T, Neven M, Winter O, Velho RV, Albers J, Streichert T, Pestka JM, Baldauf C, Breyer S, Stuecker R, Muschol N, Cox TM, Saftig P, Paganini C, Rossi A, Amling M, Braulke T, Schinke T. The Lysosomal Protein Arylsulfatase B Is a Key Enzyme Involved in Skeletal Turnover. J Bone Miner Res 2018; 33:2186-2201. [PMID: 30075049 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Skeletal pathologies are frequently observed in lysosomal storage disorders, yet the relevance of specific lysosomal enzymes in bone remodeling cell types is poorly defined. Two lysosomal enzymes, ie, cathepsin K (Ctsk) and Acp5 (also known as tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase), have long been known as molecular marker proteins of differentiated osteoclasts. However, whereas the cysteine protease Ctsk is directly involved in the degradation of bone matrix proteins, the molecular function of Acp5 in osteoclasts is still unknown. Here we show that Acp5, in concert with Acp2 (lysosomal acid phosphatase), is required for dephosphorylation of the lysosomal mannose 6-phosphate targeting signal to promote the activity of specific lysosomal enzymes. Using an unbiased approach we identified the glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzyme arylsulfatase B (Arsb), mutated in mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS-VI), as an osteoclast marker, whose activity depends on dephosphorylation by Acp2 and Acp5. Similar to Acp2/Acp5-/- mice, Arsb-deficient mice display lysosomal storage accumulation in osteoclasts, impaired osteoclast activity, and high trabecular bone mass. Of note, the most prominent lysosomal storage accumulation was observed in osteocytes from Arsb-deficient mice, yet this pathology did not impair production of sclerostin (Sost) and Fgf23. Because the influence of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) on bone remodeling in MPS-VI is still unknown, we additionally treated Arsb-deficient mice by weekly injection of recombinant human ARSB from 12 to 24 weeks of age. We found that the high bone mass phenotype of Arsb-deficient mice and the underlying bone cell deficits were fully corrected by ERT in the trabecular compartment. Taken together, our results do not only show that the function of Acp5 in osteoclasts is linked to dephosphorylation and activation of lysosomal enzymes, they also provide an important proof-of-principle for the feasibility of ERT to correct bone cell pathologies in lysosomal storage disorders. © 2018 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Published by Wiley Periodicals Inc.
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- Sandra Pohl
- Department of Biochemistry, Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Electron Microscopy, Center of Molecular Neurobiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Orthodontics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Hamburg-Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, Children's Hospital Hamburg-Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Electron Microscopy, Center of Molecular Neurobiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Struwe WB, Baldauf C, Hofmann J, Rudd PM, Pagel K. Ion mobility separation of deprotonated oligosaccharide isomers - evidence for gas-phase charge migration. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:12353-12356. [PMID: 27711324 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06247d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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There has been increasing evidence that certain isomeric glycans can be separated efficiently by ion mobility-mass spectrometry when deprotonated ions are analyzed. To better understand the fundamentals behind these separations, we here investigate the impact of ionisation mode and adduct formation using IM-MS, density-functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics.
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- W B Struwe
- National Institute of Bioprocessing, Research and Training (NIBRT), Fosters Avenue, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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- National Institute of Bioprocessing, Research and Training (NIBRT), Fosters Avenue, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany. and Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der Freien Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Ropo M, Blum V, Baldauf C. Trends for isolated amino acids and dipeptides: Conformation, divalent ion binding, and remarkable similarity of binding to calcium and lead. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35772. [PMID: 27808109 PMCID: PMC5093913 DOI: 10.1038/srep35772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We derive structural and binding energy trends for twenty amino acids, their dipeptides, and their interactions with the divalent cations Ca2+, Ba2+, Sr2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, and Hg2+. The underlying data set consists of more than 45,000 first-principles predicted conformers with relative energies up to ~4 eV (~400 kJ/mol). We show that only very few distinct backbone structures of isolated amino acids and their dipeptides emerge as lowest-energy conformers. The isolated amino acids predominantly adopt structures that involve an acidic proton shared between the carboxy and amino function. Dipeptides adopt one of two intramolecular-hydrogen bonded conformations C5 or . Upon complexation with a divalent cation, the accessible conformational space shrinks and intramolecular hydrogen bonding is prevented due to strong electrostatic interaction of backbone and side chain functional groups with cations. Clear correlations emerge from the binding energies of the six divalent ions with amino acids and dipeptides. Cd2+ and Hg2+ show the largest binding energies-a potential correlation with their known high acute toxicities. Ca2+ and Pb2+ reveal almost identical binding energies across the entire series of amino acids and dipeptides. This observation validates past indications that ion-mimicry of calcium and lead should play an important role in a toxicological context.
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- M. Ropo
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
- COMP, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Finland
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Kuehn SC, Koehne T, Cornils K, Markmann S, Riedel C, Pestka JM, Schweizer M, Baldauf C, Yorgan TA, Krause M, Keller J, Neven M, Breyer S, Stuecker R, Muschol N, Busse B, Braulke T, Fehse B, Amling M, Schinke T. Impaired bone remodeling and its correction by combination therapy in a mouse model of mucopolysaccharidosis-I. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:7075-86. [PMID: 26427607 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mucopolysaccharidosis-I (MPS-I) is a lysosomal storage disease (LSD) caused by inactivating mutations of IDUA, encoding the glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzyme α-l-iduronidase. Although MPS-I is associated with skeletal abnormalities, the impact of IDUA deficiency on bone remodeling is poorly defined. Here we report that Idua-deficient mice progressively develop a high bone mass phenotype with pathological lysosomal storage in cells of the osteoblast lineage. Histomorphometric quantification identified shortening of bone-forming units and reduced osteoclast numbers per bone surface. This phenotype was not transferable into wild-type mice by bone marrow transplantation (BMT). In contrast, the high bone mass phenotype of Idua-deficient mice was prevented by BMT from wild-type donors. At the cellular level, BMT did not only normalize defects of Idua-deficient osteoblasts and osteocytes but additionally caused increased osteoclastogenesis. Based on clinical observations in an individual with MPS-I, previously subjected to BMT and enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), we treated Idua-deficient mice accordingly and found that combining both treatments normalized all histomorphometric parameters of bone remodeling. Our results demonstrate that BMT and ERT profoundly affect skeletal remodeling of Idua-deficient mice, thereby suggesting that individuals with MPS-I should be monitored for their bone remodeling status, before and after treatment, to avoid long-term skeletal complications.
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, Department of Orthodontics
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Research Department Cell and Gene Therapy
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- Center of Molecular Neurobiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany and
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics
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- Children's Hospital Hamburg-Altona, Department of Orthopedics, University Clinic Hamburg, Hamburg 22763, Germany
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- Children's Hospital Hamburg-Altona, Department of Orthopedics, University Clinic Hamburg, Hamburg 22763, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Research Department Cell and Gene Therapy
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Baldauf C, Jeschke A, Kanbach V, Catala-Lehnen P, Baumhoer D, Gerull H, Buhs S, Amling M, Nollau P, Harroch S, Schinke T. The Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Rptpζ Suppresses Osteosarcoma Development in Trp53-Heterozygous Mice. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137745. [PMID: 26360410 PMCID: PMC4567063 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS), a highly aggressive primary bone tumor, belongs to the most common solid tumors in growing children. Since specific molecular targets for OS treatment remain to be identified, surgical resection combined with multimodal (neo-)adjuvant chemotherapy is still the only way to help respective individuals. We have previously identified the protein tyrosine phosphatase Rptpζ as a marker of terminally differentiated osteoblasts, which negatively regulates their proliferation in vitro. Here we have addressed the question if Rptpζ can function as a tumor suppressor protein inhibiting OS development in vivo. We therefore analyzed the skeletal phenotype of mice lacking Ptprz1, the gene encoding Rptpζ on a tumor-prone genetic background, i.e. Trp53-heterozygosity. By screening a large number of 52 week old Trp53-heterozygous mice by contact radiography we found that Ptprz1-deficiency significantly enhanced OS development with 19% of the mice being affected. The tumors in Ptprz1-deficient Trp53-heterozygous mice were present in different locations (spine, long bones, ribs), and their OS nature was confirmed by undecalcified histology. Likewise, cell lines derived from the tumors were able to undergo osteogenic differentiation ex vivo. A comparison between Ptprz1-heterozygous and Ptprz1-deficient cultures further revealed that the latter ones displayed increased proliferation, a higher abundance of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins and resistance towards the influence of the growth factor Midkine. Our findings underscore the relevance of Rptpζ as an attenuator of proliferation in differentiated osteoblasts and raise the possibility that activating Rptpζ-dependent signaling could specifically target osteoblastic tumor cells.
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- Christina Baldauf
- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Bone Tumor Reference Center at the Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel 4031, Switzerland
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- Research Institute Children’s Cancer Center and Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Research Institute Children’s Cancer Center and Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Research Institute Children’s Cancer Center and Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute Pasteur, Paris 75624, France
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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Rendenbach C, Yorgan TA, Heckt T, Otto B, Baldauf C, Jeschke A, Streichert T, David JP, Amling M, Schinke T. Effects of extracellular phosphate on gene expression in murine osteoblasts. Calcif Tissue Int 2014; 94:474-83. [PMID: 24366459 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-013-9831-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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That phosphate homeostasis is tightly linked to skeletal mineralization is probably best underscored by the fact that the phosphaturic hormone FGF23 is primarily expressed by terminally differentiated osteoblasts/osteocytes and that increased circulating FGF23 levels are causative for different types of hypophosphatemic rickets. In contrast, FGF23 inactivation results in hyperphosphatemia, and unexpectedly this phenotype is associated with severe osteomalacia in Fgf23-deficient mice. In this context it is interesting that different cell types have been shown to respond to extracellular phosphate, thereby raising the concept that phosphate can act as a signaling molecule. To identify phosphate-responsive genes in primary murine osteoblasts we performed genome wide expression analysis with cells maintained in medium containing either 1 or 4 mM sodium phosphate for 6 h. As confirmed by qRT-PCR, this analysis revealed that several known osteoblast differentiation markers (Bglap, Ibsp, and Phex) were unaffected by raising extracellular phosphate levels. In contrast, we found that the expression of Enpp1 and Ank, two genes encoding inhibitors of matrix mineralization, was induced by extracellular phosphate, while the expression of Sost and Dkk1, two genes encoding inhibitors of bone formation, was negatively regulated. The ability of osteoblasts to respond to extracellular phosphate was dependent on their differentiation state, and shRNA-dependent repression of the phosphate transporter Slc20a1 in MC3T3-E1 cells partially abolished their molecular response to phosphate. Taken together, our results provide further evidence for a role of extracellular phosphate as a signaling molecule and raise the possibility that severe hyperphosphatemia can negatively affect skeletal mineralization.
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- C Rendenbach
- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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Stoehr A, Neuber C, Baldauf C, Vollert I, Friedrich FW, Flenner F, Carrier L, Eder A, Schaaf S, Hirt MN, Aksehirlioglu B, Tong CW, Moretti A, Eschenhagen T, Hansen A. Automated analysis of contractile force and Ca2+ transients in engineered heart tissue. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H1353-63. [PMID: 24585781 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00705.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Contraction and relaxation are fundamental aspects of cardiomyocyte functional biology. They reflect the response of the contractile machinery to the systolic increase and diastolic decrease of the cytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration. The analysis of contractile function and Ca(2+) transients is therefore important to discriminate between myofilament responsiveness and changes in Ca(2+) homeostasis. This article describes an automated technology to perform sequential analysis of contractile force and Ca(2+) transients in up to 11 strip-format, fibrin-based rat, mouse, and human fura-2-loaded engineered heart tissues (EHTs) under perfusion and electrical stimulation. Measurements in EHTs under increasing concentrations of extracellular Ca(2+) and responses to isoprenaline and carbachol demonstrate that EHTs recapitulate basic principles of heart tissue functional biology. Ca(2+) concentration-response curves in rat, mouse, and human EHTs indicated different maximal twitch forces (0.22, 0.05, and 0.08 mN in rat, mouse, and human, respectively; P < 0.001) and different sensitivity to external Ca(2+) (EC50: 0.15, 0.39, and 1.05 mM Ca(2+) in rat, mouse, and human, respectively; P < 0.001) in the three groups. In contrast, no difference in myofilament Ca(2+) sensitivity was detected between skinned rat and human EHTs, suggesting that the difference in sensitivity to external Ca(2+) concentration is due to changes in Ca(2+) handling proteins. Finally, this study confirms that fura-2 has Ca(2+) buffering effects and is thereby changing the force response to extracellular Ca(2+).
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- Andrea Stoehr
- Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cardiovascular Research Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße, Hamburg, Germany
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Martins E, Martinelli G, Arbetman M, Lamont R, Simões-Araújo J, Powell D, Ciampi-Guillardi M, Baldauf C, Quinet A, Galisa P, Shapcott A. Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for Ocotea species (Lauraceae) threatened with extinction. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:5138-42. [DOI: 10.4238/2014.july.7.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Baldauf C, Schneppenheim R, Stacklies W, Obser T, Pieconka A, Schneppenheim S, Budde U, Zhou J, Gräter F. Shear-induced unfolding activates von Willebrand factor A2 domain for proteolysis. J Thromb Haemost 2009; 7:2096-105. [PMID: 19817991 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03640.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND To avoid pathological platelet aggregation by von Willebrand factor (VWF), VWF multimers are regulated in size and reactivity for adhesion by ADAMTS13-mediated proteolysis in a shear flow dependent manner. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS We examined whether tensile stress in VWF under shear flow activates the VWF A2 domain for cleavage by ADAMTS13 using molecular dynamics simulations. We generated a full length mutant VWF featuring a homologous disulfide bond in A2 (N1493C and C1670S), in an attempt to lock A2 against unfolding. RESULTS We indeed observed stepwise unfolding of A2 and exposure of its deeply buried ADAMTS13 cleavage site. Interestingly, disulfide bonds in the adjacent and highly homologous VWF A1 and A3 domains obstruct their mechanical unfolding. We find this mutant A2 (N1493C and C1670S) to feature ADAMTS13-resistant behavior in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Our results yield molecular-detail evidence for the force-sensing function of VWF A2, by revealing how tension in VWF due to shear flow selectively exposes the A2 proteolysis site to ADAMTS13 for cleavage while keeping the folded remainder of A2 intact and functional. We find the unconventional 'knotted' Rossmann fold of A2 to be the key to this mechanical response, tailored for regulating VWF size and activity. Based on our model we discuss the pathomechanism of some natural mutations in the VWF A2 domain that significantly increase the cleavage by ADAMTS13 without shearing or chemical denaturation, and provide with the cleavage-activated A2 conformation a structural basis for the design of inhibitors for VWF type 2 diseases.
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- C Baldauf
- CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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Eickhoff R, Baldauf C, Koyro HW, Wennemuth G, Suga Y, Seitz J, Henkel R, Meinhardt A. Influence of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) on the zinc content and redox state of protein-bound sulphydryl groups in rat sperm: indications for a new role of MIF in sperm maturation. Mol Hum Reprod 2004; 10:605-11. [PMID: 15169922 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The function of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in sperm maturation was studied by investigating its role in the biochemical maturation of the outer dense fibres. Rat sperm obtained from the caput and cauda epididymis were stimulated overnight with either recombinant MIF or MIF-containing vesicles originating from epididymal fluid at various concentrations. The zinc content of both the sperm and the medium was determined by means of atomic absorption spectrometry. Incubation in both recombinant MIF and vesicular MIF resulted in a statistically significant decrease of the zinc content in stimulated caput sperm of approximately 50%. In parallel, the conditioned media showed a clear increase in the concentration of this trace metal. The effect of MIF was less marked in cauda sperm. In addition, we demonstrated a statistically significant increase of detectable free thiol groups in the sperm mid- and principle piece in isolated rat sperm after stimulation with MIF at concentrations of 25 and 50 ng/ml. Our data suggest that MIF plays an important role in the maturation process of rat sperm during epididymal transit by inducing the elimination of zinc and affecting the amount of free sulphydryl groups in the sperm flagella.
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- Regina Eickhoff
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University, D-35385 Giessen, Germany
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In this study, elimination of the element zinc from spermatozoa during epididymal maturation was investigated. Testes and epididymides from 40 bulls were collected; epididymal fluid was flushed, pooled, labelled with 0.5 MBq 65Zn2+ per sample and proteins were separated on a Sephacryl S-200 HR and zinc chelate column chromatography. To follow the resorption of zinc in the epididymal epithelial lining, an autometallographic technique (AMG) was performed in tissue from caput, corpus, cauda and vas deferens. The results showed a zinc-binding protein fraction with an apparent molecular weight of 150-160 kDa, which was enriched after chelate column chromatography. Specific labelling of 65Zn was about five times higher in the caput than in the cauda epididymidis. AMG revealed no detectable zinc in the caput, but a significant increase of zinc resorption from the corpus to the cauda and vas deferens. Controls showed that the detectable zinc was located within the principal cells. In conclusion, our study proves that zinc present in the sperm flagellum starts to be mobilized in the caput epididymidis and is resorbed by the epididymal epithelium as from the corpus. This zinc elimination is a mandatory step in sperm maturation to obtain motility.
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- R Henkel
- Center for Dermatology and Andrology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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Cukiert A, Buratini JA, Machado E, Sousa A, Vieira J, Forster C, Argentoni M, Baldauf C, Frayman L. Seizure's outcome after cortical resections including the face and tongue rolandic areas in patients with refractory epilepsy and normal MRI submitted to subdural grids' implantation. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2001; 59:717-21. [PMID: 11593271 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000500012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the seizure's outcome in patients with refractory epilepsy and normal MRI submitted to resections including the rolandic cortex. METHODS Four adult patients were studied. All patients had motor or somatosensory simple partial seizures and normal MRI and were submitted to subdural grids' implantation with extensive coverage of the cortical convexity (1 in the non-dominant and 3 in the dominant hemisphere). RESULTS ECoG was able to define focal areas of seizures' onset in every patient. All patients were submitted to resection of the face and tongue motor and sensitive cortex; two patients had resections including the perirolandic cortex and 2 had additional cortical removals. Three patients are seizures' free and one had a greater then 90% reduction in seizure frequency. CONCLUSION Resections including the face and tongue rolandic cortex can be safely performed even within the dominant hemisphere.
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- A Cukiert
- Epilepsy Surgery Program, Hospital Brigadeiro and Clinica de Epilepsia de São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cukiert A, Buratini JA, Machado E, Sousa A, Vieira JO, Argentoni M, Forster C, Baldauf C. Results of surgery in patients with refractory extratemporal epilepsy with normal or nonlocalizing magnetic resonance findings investigated with subdural grids. Epilepsia 2001; 42:889-94. [PMID: 11488889 DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.00201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the efficacy of extensive coverage of the brain surface with subdural grids in defining extratemporal cortical areas amenable for resection in patients with refractory extratemporal epilepy (R-ExTE) and normal or nonlocalizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. METHODS Sixteen patients with R-ExTE were studied. Eleven patients had simple partial, eight had complex partial, and three had supplementary motor area seizures. Seizure frequency ranged from three per month to daily episodes. Interictal EEG showed large focal spiking areas in 11 patients, secondary bilateral synchrony in four, and was normal in one patient. Surface ictal recordings were nonlocalizing in six patients, and in 10, they disclosed large ictal focal spiking areas. MRI was normal in 10 patients, and in six patients, focal nonlocalizing potentially epileptogenic lesions were found. All patients were given an extensive coverage of the cortical convexity with subdural electrodes through large unilateral (n = 13) or bilateral (n = 3) craniotomies. Bipolar cortical stimulation was carried out through the implanted electrodes. RESULTS Interictal invasive recording findings showed widespread spiking areas in 13 patients and secondary bilateral synchrony in three. Ictal invasive recordings showed focal seizure onset in all patients. There were six frontal, two parietal, one temporooccipital, four rolandic, and three posterior quadrant resections. Thirteen patients had been rendered seizure free after surgery, and three had > or =90% of seizure-frequency reduction. Pathologic findings included gliosis (n = 10), cortical dysplasia (n = 5), or no abnormalities (n = 1). Six patients had transient postoperative neurologic morbidity. CONCLUSIONS Extensive subdural electrodes coverage seems to be an effective way to investigate patients with R-ExTE and normal or nonlocalizing MRI findings.
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- A Cukiert
- Epilepsy Surgery Program, Hospital Brigadeiro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Baldauf C, Adam D. Influence of fluconazole on phagocytosis, oxidative burst and killing activity of human phagocytes. Using a flow cytometric method with whole blood. Eur J Med Res 2000; 5:455-9. [PMID: 11076789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of fluconazole, an antimycotic on phagocytosis, oxidative burst and killing activity of phagocytes in human whole blood with Candida albicans as a test strain using a flow cytometric method. METHODS Candida albicans was stained with Calcein AM, a greenfluorescent dye from Bioprobes (Molecular Probes, Inc., P.O. Box 22010, Eugene, OR 97402-0469, USA). To measure phagocytosis and burst activity diluted monoclonal antibody (CD-13-R-PE, Molecular Probes, Inc., P.O. Box 22010, Eugene, OR 97402-0469, USA) attaching at the surface of granulocytes and monocytes was added as well as Dihydroethidium solution (Molecular Probes, Inc., P.O. Box 22010, Eugene, OR 97402-0469, USA) which changes into red fluorescent Ethidium by oxidation when killing activity takes place. With Ethidium-Homodimer-1-solution (Molecular Probes, Inc., P.O. Box 22010, Eugene, OR 97402-0469, USA) killing activity can be observed. Three different tests, one incubating the Candida for 1- 4 hrs in advance, another incubating whole blood for 1 h, and the third incubating neither yeast nor blood, and a combined main test were carried out. Measurement of phagocytosis, burst- and killing activtiy was performed with a flow cytometric method (Coulter Company, type: Epics-Profile II). RESULTS Three different concentrations of fluconazole (5, 20 and 100 microg/ml) show neither decreasing nor increasing influence on phagocytosis and burst activity, irrespective of whether yeasts or phagocytes had been incubated with fluconazole in advance or not. Also after incubating the drug with phagocytes for 1 h, neither an increase nor a decrease of killing activity was observed. A significant increase was, however, found with increasing incubation time of yeasts and fluconazole. - The minimum concentration of fluconazole, just enough to show a significant increase of the killing rate was 1 microg/ml after 3hrs of incubation. No further significant increase was detected when the concentration exceeded 5 microg/ml. CONCLUSION 1 h incubation of human phagocytes with fluconazole does not have any significant influence on cellular activities. After advanced incubation of Candida a corresponding increase of the intracellular killing rate in phagocytes occurs, probably due to changes of the cytomorphology of yeasts.
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- C Baldauf
- Klinikum Innenstadt der LMU, Abteilung für Antimikrobielle Therapie und Infektionsimmunologie im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, Lindwurmstr. 4, D-80337 München, Germany
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Gilligan PJ, Baldauf C, Cocuzza A, Chidester D, Zaczek R, Fitzgerald LW, McElroy J, Smith MA, Shen HS, Saye JA, Christ D, Trainor G, Robertson DW, Hartig P. The discovery of 4-(3-pentylamino)-2,7-dimethyl-8-(2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo-[1 ,5-a]-pyrimidine: a corticotropin-releasing factor (hCRF1) antagonist. Bioorg Med Chem 2000; 8:181-9. [PMID: 10968277 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(99)00271-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Structure activity relationship studies led to the discovery of 4-(3-pentylamino)-2,7-dimethyl-8-(2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazo lo-[1,5-a]-pyrimidine 11-31 (DMP904), whose pharmacological profile strongly supports the hypothesis that hCRF1 antagonists may be potent anxiolytic drugs. Compound 11-31 (hCRF1 Ki = 1.0+/-0.2 nM (n = 8)) was a potent antagonist of hCRF1-coupled adenylate cyclase activity in HEK293 cells (IC50= 10.0+/-0.01 nM versus 10 nM r/hCRF, n = 8); alpha-helical CRF(9-41) had weaker potency (IC50 = 286+/-63 nM, n = 3). Analogue 11-31 had good oral activity in the rat situational anxiety test; the minimum effective dose for 11-31 was 0.3 mg/kg (po). Maximal efficacy (approximately 57% reduction in latency time in the dark compartment) was observed at this dose. Chlordiazepoxide caused a 72% reduction in latency at 20 mg/kg (po). The literature compound 1 (CP154526-1, 30 mg/kg (po)) was inactive in this test. Compound 11-31 did not inhibit open-field locomotor activity at 10, 30, and 100 mg/kg (po) in rats. In beagle dogs, this compound (5 mg/kg, iv, po) afforded good plasma levels. The key iv pharmacokinetic parameters were t1/2, CL and Vd,ss values equal to 46.4+/-7.6 h. 0.49+/-0.08 L/kg/h and 23.0+/-4.2 L/kg, respectively. After oral dosing, the mean Cmax, Tmax t1/2 and bioavailability values were equal to 1260+/-290 nM, 0.75+/-0.25 h. 45.1+/-10.2 h and 33.1%, respectively. The overall rat behavioral profile of this compound suggests that it may be an anxiolytic drug with a low motor side effect liability.
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- P J Gilligan
- DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co., Chemical and Physical Sciences Departent, Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE 10880-0500, USA
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Baldauf C. [The significance of linguistic characteristics within the framework of proof of authorship: attempts and goals in forensic linguistics]. Arch Kriminol 1999; 204:93-105. [PMID: 10578446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The paper reflects the current state of the art in forensic linguistics and discusses the fundamental problem of the determination of the significance of linguistic features that are the basis of linguistic reports. A method is proposed that supplements the computer-assisted method of the BKA.
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Kleinbloesem CH, Jaquet-Müller F, al-Hamdan Y, Baldauf C, Gisclon L, Wesnes K, Curtin CR, Stubbs RJ, Walker SA, Brunner-Ferber F. Incremental dosage of the new antipsychotic mazapertine induces tolerance to cardiovascular and cognitive effects in healthy men. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1996; 59:675-85. [PMID: 8681493 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9236(96)90008-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Mazapertine is a structurally novel antipsychotic compound with high affinity for D2, D3, 5-HT1a, and alpha 1 receptors. The objectives were to determine whether tolerance to orthostatic hypotension caused by this compound could be induced by slowly increasing the dose administered and to investigate its effect on cognitive and motor functions. METHODS Thirteen healthy male subjects received incremental oral doses of mazapertine (from 5 to 50 mg over 7 days; n = 10) or placebo (n = 3) in part I and single doses in parts II (20 or 30 mg or placebo) and III (40 mg or placebo) in a double-blind fashion. Blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac hemodynamics, cognitive functions, and occurrence of acute extrapyramidal symptoms were investigated. RESULTS Mazapertine appears to be safe and well tolerated when administered orally for 7 days to normal healthy men. No accumulation of serum prolactin occurred after multiple dosing, suggesting limited potential for inducing galactorrhea. The drug was rapidly absorbed, and kinetics appeared to be dose dependent, without accumulation. The elimination half-life was about 5 to 10 hours. No evidence of any positive or negative cognitive effects could be detected. Mild motor symptoms were observed only at high doses (not statistically significant). Mazapertine had a minimal effect on cardiac output and stroke volume. Tolerance to hypotension could be induced by slowly increasing the dose administered. CONCLUSIONS Mazapertine is well tolerated when administered orally for seven days, and tolerance to hypotension can be induced by slowly increasing the dose administered. Therefore, nothing precludes further clinical testing on patients with schizophrenia.
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Farges O, Ericzon BG, Bresson-Hadni S, Lynch SV, Höckerstedt K, Houssin D, Galmarini D, Faure JL, Baldauf C, Bismuth H. A randomized trial of OKT3-based versus cyclosporine-based immunoprophylaxis after liver transplantation. Long-term results of a European and Australian multicenter study. Transplantation 1994; 58:891-8. [PMID: 7940732 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199410270-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A multicenter randomized trial was performed to compare two immunosuppressive protocols after first ABO-compatible liver transplantation. Forty six patients were randomized to a 14-day treatment with Orthoclone (OKT3) in association with steroids and azathioprine, cyclosporine being progressively introduced on day 11 posttransplant. Fifty patients were randomized to a standard protocol of cyclosporine with steroids and azathioprine. Minimum follow-up was 1 year and graft and patient survivals were updated for the purpose of the study. The cumulative 1-year incidence of acute rejection tended to be greater in the cyclosporine group (75%) than in the OKT3 group (67%), especially when patients who did not receive full-course treatment with OKT3 were excluded (59%). Renal function was better preserved during the first two postoperative weeks in the OKT3 group than in the control group but plasma creatinine levels were comparable in both groups thereafter. The incidence of severe infections was lower in the OKT3 group (13.6%) than in the cyclosporine group (32%). The 4-year incidences of patient and graft survival in the OKT3 group (69% and 61%, respectively) were not different from those in the cyclosporine group (62% versus 54%, respectively). Thus this prospective trial shows that OKT3 immunoprophylaxis is a safe alternative to cyclosporine immunoprophylaxis in unselected recipients of a first liver graft.
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- O Farges
- Service de Chirurgie Hépatobiliaire et de Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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Van Damme-Lombaerts R, Broyer M, Businger J, Baldauf C, Stocker H. A study of recombinant human erythropoietin in the treatment of anaemia of chronic renal failure in children on haemodialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 1994; 8:338-42. [PMID: 7917862 DOI: 10.1007/bf00866354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This was an open-label multicentre study of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) in 116 children aged 6 months to 20 years with anaemia of chronic renal failure undergoing haemodialysis. Haemoglobin concentration at entry ranged from 3.4 to 9.5 g/dl. r-HuEPO was given intravenously two or three times per week, the starting dose being 75 U/kg per week. This was subsequently titrated in steps of 75 U/kg per week with the goal of increasing haemoglobin concentration at the rate of 1 g/dl per 4 weeks into the range 9.6-11.2 g/dl (6-7 mmol/l), with treatment then continued for up to 1 year with the aim of maintaining the haemoglobin concentration within the target range. Of the 115 children in whom efficacy could be evaluated, 93 (81%) achieved the target haemoglobin and a further 6 had a rise in haemoglobin concentration of at least 2 g/dl. At 52 weeks, the median maintenance dose for children < 30 kg was 225 U/kg per week, compared with 107 U/kg per week for children > or = 30 kg. Analysis suggested that 150 U/kg per week would have been a more appropriate starting dose. The mean transfusion requirement fell from 8.9 to 0.7 units/patient per year. Of the 22 patients who failed to reach the target, 15 went on to transplantation and left the study prematurely. Sub-group analysis showed that similar doses lead to similar rates of rise in haemoglobin regardless of the severity of the original anaemia. Assessment of quality of life suggested that this may have improved with r-HuEPO.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Schaller J, Feleke W, Haustein UF, Baldauf C, Kunze G. HLA in bullous pemphigoid. The probable role of HLA-B7 as a marker for poor responders to immunosuppressive therapy. Int J Dermatol 1991; 30:36-8. [PMID: 1993562 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb05876.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The frequency of HLA-class I and DR antigen frequencies were studied in 38 (class I) and 19 (DR) patients with bullous pemphigoid, respectively, and compared with controls. There was no important difference in the frequency of HLA-A,B,C, and DR antigens between patients and controls. An increase in the HLA-B7 frequency in poor responders to immunosuppressants (50% vs. 27% in the control group and vs. 13% in the group of all patients) was noticed, and the possible role of this antigen as a marker for poor responders to therapy was suggested.
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- J Schaller
- Department of Dermatology, Leipzig University, School of Medicine, Germany
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Baldauf C, Berndt W, Frömel R, Brandt M. [HLA and alcoholism]. Psychiatr Neurol Med Psychol (Leipz) 1990; 42:305-7. [PMID: 2388957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- C Baldauf
- Fachkrankenhaus für Neurologie und Psychiatrie Grossschweidnitz
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In 53 patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) the lymphocytotoxic activity of their serum was measured in a microlymphocytotoxicity assay. In 21 of the 53 patients the test reacted distinctly positively in the heterologous system, and in 9 of these 21 also in the autologous system. After preparation of the immunoglobulins from these positive sera, whole cytotoxic activity was detected only in the IgM fraction but not in the IgG fraction. When using prepared T lymphocytes as target cells in the microlymphocytotoxicity test, the cytotoxic activity of the positive PSS sera showed itself to be directed against this lymphocyte population. Further analysis using the Western-blot technique showed that the IgM autoantibody in PSS sera reacted with the cell surface of CD4+ lymphocytes. The cross reactivity with extractable nuclear antigens was rather improbable. These results suggest that lymphocytotoxic autoantibodies may play a role in immunological disturbances in PSS.
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- K Herrmann
- Department of Dermatology, Karl-Marx-University, Leipzig, GDR
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