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Weis E, Johansson M, Korsgren P, Martín-Matute B, Johansson MJ. Merging Directed C-H Activations with High-Throughput Experimentation: Development of Iridium-Catalyzed C-H Aminations Applicable to Late-Stage Functionalization. JACS Au 2022; 2:906-916. [PMID: 35557751 PMCID: PMC9088304 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Herein, we report an iridium-catalyzed directed C-H amination methodology developed using a high-throughput experimentation (HTE)-based strategy, applicable for the needs of automated modern drug discovery. The informer library approach for investigating the accessible directing group chemical space, in combination with functional group tolerance screening and substrate scope investigations, allowed for the generation of reaction application guidelines to aid future users. Applicability to late-stage functionalization of complex drugs and natural products, in combination with multiple deprotection protocols leading to the desirable aniline matched pairs, serve to demonstrate the utility of the method for drug discovery. Finally, reaction miniaturization to a nanomolar range highlights the opportunities for more sustainable screening with decreased material consumption.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erik Weis
- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 106 91, Sweden
- Medicinal
Chemistry, Research and Early Development; Cardiovascular, Renal and
Metabolism, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden
1, Mölndal, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Compound
Synthesis and Management, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, Mölndal, 431
50 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Compound
Synthesis and Management, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, Mölndal, 431
50 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 106 91, Sweden
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 106 91, Sweden
- Medicinal
Chemistry, Research and Early Development; Cardiovascular, Renal and
Metabolism, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden
1, Mölndal, 431 50 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Weis E, Johansson MJ, Martín-Matute B. Late-Stage Amination of Drug-Like Benzoic Acids: Access to Anilines and Drug Conjugates through Directed Iridium-Catalyzed C-H Activation. Chemistry 2021; 27:18188-18200. [PMID: 34672032 PMCID: PMC9299223 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The functionalization of C−H bonds, ubiquitous in drugs and drug‐like molecules, represents an important synthetic strategy with the potential to streamline the drug‐discovery process. Late‐stage aromatic C−N bond–forming reactions are highly desirable, but despite their significance, accessing aminated analogues through direct and selective amination of C−H bonds remains a challenging goal. The method presented herein enables the amination of a wide array of benzoic acids with high selectivity. The robustness of the system is manifested by the large number of functional groups tolerated, which allowed the amination of a diverse array of marketed drugs and drug‐like molecules. Furthermore, the introduction of a synthetic handle enabled expeditious access to targeted drug‐delivery conjugates, PROTACs, and probes for chemical biology. This rapid access to valuable analogues, combined with operational simplicity and applicability to high‐throughput experimentation has the potential to aid and considerably accelerate drug discovery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erik Weis
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.,Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 50, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.,Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 50, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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Weis E, Hayes MA, Johansson MJ, Martín-Matute B. Iridium-catalyzed C-H methylation and d 3-methylation of benzoic acids with application to late-stage functionalizations. iScience 2021; 24:102467. [PMID: 34027322 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Late-stage functionalization (LSF) has over the past years emerged as a powerful approach in the drug discovery process. At its best, it allows for rapid access to new analogues from a single drug-like molecule, bypassing the need for de novo synthesis. To be successful, methods able to tolerate the diverse functional groups present in drug-like molecules that perform under mild conditions are required. C-H methylation is of particular interest due to the magic methyl effect in medicinal chemistry. Herein we report an iridium-catalyzed carboxylate-directed ortho C-H methylation and d 3-methylation of benzoic acids. The method uses commercially available reagents and precatalyst and requires no inert atmosphere or exclusion of moisture. Substrates bearing electron-rich and electron-poor groups were successfully methylated, including compounds with competing directing/coordinating groups. The method was also applied to the LSF of several marketed drugs, forming analogues with increased metabolic stability compared with the parent drug.
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- Erik Weis
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden.,Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden
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Weis E, Johansson MJ, Martín‐Matute B. Cover Feature: Ir
III
‐Catalyzed Selective
ortho
‐Monoiodination of Benzoic Acids with Unbiased C−H Bonds (Chem. Eur. J. 45/2020). Chemistry 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Erik Weis
- Department of Organic Chemistry Stockholm University Stockholm 10691 Sweden
- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM) BioPharmaceuticals R&D AstraZeneca Gothenburg Sweden
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM) BioPharmaceuticals R&D AstraZeneca Gothenburg Sweden
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Borghesani V, Battistella G, Mandelli ML, Welch A, Weis E, Younes K, Neuhaus J, Grinberg LT, Seeley WM, Spina S, Miller B, Miller Z, Gorno-Tempini ML. Regional and hemispheric susceptibility of the temporal lobe to FTLD-TDP type C pathology. Neuroimage Clin 2020; 28:102369. [PMID: 32798912 PMCID: PMC7426562 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Post-mortem studies show that focal anterior temporal lobe (ATL) neurodegeneration is most often caused by frontotemporal lobar degeneration TDP-43 type C pathology. Clinically, these patients are described with different terms, such as semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA), semantic dementia (SD), or right temporal variant frontotemporal dementia (FTD) depending on whether the predominant symptoms affect language, semantic knowledge for object or people, or socio-emotional behaviors. ATL atrophy presents with various degrees of lateralization, with right-sided cases considered rarer even though estimation of their prevalence is hampered by the paucity of studies on well-characterized, pathology-proven cohorts. Moreover, it is not clear whether left and right variants show a similar distribution of atrophy within the ATL cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Here we study the largest cohort to-date of pathology-proven TDP-43-C cases diagnosed during life as svPPA, SD or right temporal variant FTD. We analyzed clinical, cognitive, and neuroimaging data from 30 cases, a subset of which was followed longitudinally. Guided by recent structural and functional parcellation studies, we constructed four bilateral ATL regions of interest (ROIs). The computation of an atrophy lateralization index allowed the comparison of atrophy patterns between the two hemispheres. This led to an automatic, imaging-based classification of the cases as left-predominant or right-predominant. We then compared the two groups in terms of regional atrophy patterns within the ATL ROIs (cross-sectionally) and atrophy progression (longitudinally). Results showed that 40% of pathology proven cases of TDP-43-C diagnosed with a temporal variant presented with right-lateralized atrophy. Moreover, the findings of our ATL ROI analysis indicated that, irrespective of atrophy lateralization, atrophy distribution within both ATLs follows a medial-to-lateral gradient. Finally, in both left and right cases, atrophy appeared to progress to the contralateral ATL, and from the anterior temporal pole to posterior temporal and orbitofrontal regions. Taken together, our findings indicate that incipient right predominant ATL atrophy is common in TDP-43-C pathology, and that distribution of damage within the ATLs appears to be the same in left- and right- sided variants. Thus, regardless of differences in clinical phenotype and atrophy lateralization, both temporal variants of FTD should be viewed as a spectrum presentation of the same disease.
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- V Borghesani
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States.
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University
of California San Francisco, United States; Department of Neurology, Dyslexia Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Abstract
An iridium‐catalyzed selective ortho‐monoiodination of benzoic acids with two equivalent C−H bonds is presented. A wide range of electron‐rich and electron‐poor substrates undergo the reaction under mild conditions, with >20:1 mono/di selectivity. Importantly, the C−H iodination occurs selectively ortho to the carboxylic acid moiety in substrates bearing competing coordinating directing groups. The reaction is performed at room temperature and no inert atmosphere or exclusion of moisture is required. Mechanistic investigations revealed a substrate‐dependent reversible C−H activation/protodemetalation step, a substrate‐dependent turnover‐limiting step, and the crucial role of the AgI additive in the deactivation of the iodination product towards further reaction.
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- Erik Weis
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden.,Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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Füchtbauer AF, Wranne MS, Bood M, Weis E, Pfeiffer P, Nilsson JR, Dahlén A, Grøtli M, Wilhelmsson LM. Interbase FRET in RNA: from A to Z. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:9990-9997. [PMID: 31544922 PMCID: PMC6821158 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Interbase FRET can reveal highly detailed information about distance, orientation and dynamics in nucleic acids, complementing the existing structure and dynamics techniques. We here report the first RNA base analogue FRET pair, consisting of the donor tCO and the non-emissive acceptor tCnitro. The acceptor ribonucleoside is here synthesised and incorporated into RNA for the first time. This FRET pair accurately reports the average structure of A-form RNA, and its utility for probing RNA structural changes is demonstrated by monitoring the transition from A- to Z-form RNA. Finally, the measured FRET data were compared with theoretical FRET patterns obtained from two previously reported Z-RNA PDB structures, to shed new light on this elusive RNA conformation.
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- Anders F Füchtbauer
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden.,Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden.,Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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Morrison H, Menon G, Larocque M, Weis E, Sloboda R. OC-0358: Evaluation of the Advanced Collapsed-cone Engine dose calculation algorithm for COMS eye plaques. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)30800-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Maier L, Khirsariya P, Hylse O, Adla SK, Černová L, Poljak M, Krajčovičová S, Weis E, Drápela S, Souček K, Paruch K. Diastereoselective Flexible Synthesis of Carbocyclic C-Nucleosides. J Org Chem 2017; 82:3382-3402. [PMID: 28267331 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Carbocyclic C-nucleosides are quite rare. Our route enables flexible preparation of three classes of these nucleoside analogs from common precursors-properly substituted cyclopentanones, which can be prepared racemic (in six steps) or optically pure (in ten steps) from inexpensive norbornadiene. The methodology allows flexible manipulation of individual positions around the cyclopentane ring, namely highly diastereoselective installation of carbo- and heterocyclic substituents at position 1', orthogonal functionalization of position 5', and efficient inversion of stereochemistry at position 2'. Newly prepared carbocyclic C-analog of tubercidine, profiled in MCF7 (breast cancer) and HFF1 (human foreskin fibroblasts) cell cultures, is less potent than tubercidine itself, but more selectively toxic toward the tumorigenic cells.
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- Lukáš Maier
- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.,International Center for Clinical Research, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Pekařská 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.,International Center for Clinical Research, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Pekařská 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.,International Center for Clinical Research, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Pekařská 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cytokinetics, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Královopolská 135, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Center for Clinical Research, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Pekařská 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Cytokinetics, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Královopolská 135, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CZ Openscreen, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University , Kamenice 5/A8, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.,International Center for Clinical Research, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno , Pekařská 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
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Weis E, Salopek TG, McKinnon JG, Larocque MP, Temple-Oberle C, Cheng T, McWhae J, Sloboda R, Shea-Budgell M. Management of uveal melanoma: a consensus-based provincial clinical practice guideline. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 23:e57-64. [PMID: 26966414 DOI: 10.3747/co.23.2859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Survival in uveal melanoma has remained unchanged since the early 1970s. Because outcomes are highly related to the size of the tumour, timely and accurate diagnosis can increase the chance for cure. METHODS A consensus-based guideline was developed to inform practitioners. PubMed was searched for publications related to this topic. Reference lists of key publications were hand-searched. The National Guidelines Clearinghouse and individual guideline organizations were searched for relevant guidelines. Consensus discussions by a group of content experts from medical, radiation, and surgical oncology were used to formulate the recommendations. RESULTS Eighty-four publications, including five existing guidelines, formed the evidence base. SUMMARY Key recommendations highlight that, for uveal melanoma and its indeterminate melanocytic lesions in the uveal tract, management is complex and requires experienced specialists with training in ophthalmologic oncology. Staging examinations include serum and radiologic investigations. Large lesions are still most often treated with enucleation, and yet radiotherapy is the most common treatment for tumours that qualify. Adjuvant therapy has yet to demonstrate efficacy in reducing the risk of metastasis, and no systemic therapy clearly improves outcomes in metastatic disease. Where available, enrolment in clinical trials is encouraged for patients with metastatic disease. Highly selected patients might benefit from surgical resection of liver metastases.
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- E Weis
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB;; Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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- Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB;; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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- Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB;; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB;; Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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- Cancer Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB
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Schmuck H, Bonk R, Poehlmann W, Haslach C, Kuebart W, Karnick D, Meyer J, Fritzsche D, Weis E, Becker J, Freude W, Pfeiffer T. Demonstration of an SOA-assisted open metro-access infrastructure for heterogeneous services. Opt Express 2014; 22:737-748. [PMID: 24515033 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.000737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
An open converged metro-access network approach allows for sharing optical layer resources like fibers and optical spectrum among different services and operators. We demonstrated experimentally the feasibility of such a concept by the simultaneous operation of multiple services showing different modulation formats and multiplexing techniques. Flexible access nodes are implemented including semiconductor optical amplifiers to create a transparent and reconfigurable optical ring network. The impact of cascaded optical amplifiers on the signal quality is studied along the ring. In addition, the influence of high power rival signals in the same waveband and in the same fiber is analyzed.
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Gaibler T, Schelling P, Weis E. [Prerequisites and limits of preoperation discussion by telephone: Federal High Court decision on consent for minor patients]. Anaesthesist 2010; 59:1133-4. [PMID: 20878379 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-010-1796-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- T Gaibler
- Kanzlei Ulsenheimer & Friederich, Maximiliansplatz 12, 80333, München, Deutschland.
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Saeed P, Blank L, Selva D, Wolbers JG, Nowak PJCM, Geskus RB, Weis E, Mourits MP, Rootman J. Primary radiotherapy in progressive optic nerve sheath meningiomas: a long-term follow-up study. Br J Ophthalmol 2010; 94:564-8. [DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.166793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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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Weis E, Galetzka D, Herlyn H, Schneider E, Haaf T. Humans and chimpanzees differ in their cellular response to DNA damage and non-coding sequence elements of DNA repair-associated genes. Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 122:92-102. [PMID: 19096204 DOI: 10.1159/000163086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Compared to humans, chimpanzees appear to be less susceptible to many types of cancer. Because DNA repair defects lead to accumulation of gene and chromosomal mutations, species differences in DNA repair are one plausible explanation. Here we analyzed the repair kinetics of human and chimpanzee cells after cisplatin treatment and irradiation. Dot blots for the quantification of single-stranded (ss) DNA repair intermediates revealed a biphasic response of human and chimpanzee lymphoblasts to cisplatin-induced damage. The early phase of DNA repair was identical in both species with a peak of ssDNA intermediates at 1 h after DNA damage induction. However, the late phase differed between species. Human cells showed a second peak of ssDNA intermediates at 6 h, chimpanzee cells at 5 h. One of four analyzed DNA repair-associated genes, UBE2A, was differentially expressed in human and chimpanzee cells at 5 h after cisplatin treatment. Immunofluorescent staining of gammaH2AX foci demonstrated equally high numbers of DNA strand breaks in human and chimpanzee cells at 30 min after irradiation and equally low numbers at 2 h. However, at 1 h chimpanzee cells had significantly less DNA breaks than human cells. Comparative sequence analyses of approximately 100 DNA repair-associated genes in human and chimpanzee revealed 13% and 32% genes, respectively, with evidence for an accelerated evolution in promoter regions and introns. This is strikingly contrasting to the 3% of DNA repair-associated genes with positive selection in the coding sequence. Compared to the rhesus macaque as an outgroup, chimpanzees have a higher accelerated evolution in non-coding sequences than humans. The TRF1-interacting, ankyrin-related ADP-ribose polymerase (TNKS) gene showed an accelerated intraspecific evolution among humans. Our results are consistent with the view that chimpanzee cells repair different types of DNA damage faster than human cells, whereas the overall repair capacity is similar in both species. Genetic differences in non-coding sequence elements may affect gene regulation in the DNA repair network and thus contribute to species differences in DNA repair and cancer susceptibility.
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- E Weis
- Institute for Human Genetics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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Galetzka D, Weis E, Rittner G, Schindler D, Haaf T. Microarray mRNA expression analysis of Fanconi anemia fibroblasts. Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 121:10-3. [DOI: 10.1159/000124375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Tremmel IG, Weis E, Farquhar GD. Macromolecular crowding and its influence on possible reaction mechanisms in photosynthetic electron flow. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 2007; 1767:353-61. [PMID: 17445761 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2006] [Revised: 02/27/2007] [Accepted: 03/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The diffusion of plastoquinol and its binding to the Qo site of the cyt bf complex in the course of photosynthetic electron transport was studied by following the sigmoidal flash-induced re-reduction kinetics of P700 after previous oxidation of the intersystem electron carriers. The data resulting from these experiments were matched with a simulation of electron transport using Monte Carlo techniques. The simulation was able to account for the experimental observations. Two different extreme cases of reaction mechanism at the Qo site were compared: a diffusion limited collisional mechanism and a non-diffusion limited tight binding mechanism. Assuming a tight binding mechanism led to best matches due to the high protein density in thylakoids. The varied parameters resulted in values well within the range of published data. The results emphasise the importance of structural characteristics of thylakoids in models of electron transport.
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- I G Tremmel
- Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Department, Am Fassberg 11, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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The influence of attractive protein-protein interactions on the organization of photosynthetic proteins within the thylakoid membrane was investigated. Protein-protein interactions were simulated using Monte Carlo techniques and the influence of different interaction energies was examined. It was found that weak interactions led to protein clusters whereas strong interactions led to ramified chains. An optimum curve for the relationship between interaction energy and the number of contact sites emerged. With increasing particle densities the effect decreased. In a mixture of interacting and noninteracting particles the distance between the noninteracting particles was increased and there seemed to be much more free space around them. In thylakoids, this could lead to a more homogeneous distribution of the noninteracting but rate-limiting cytochrome bf complexes. Due to the increased free space between cytochrome bf, obstruction of binding sites--occurring unavoidably in a random distribution--may be drastically reduced. Furthermore, protein-protein interactions in thylakoids may lead to a decrease in plastoquinone diffusion.
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- I G Tremmel
- Environmental Biology Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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Tremmel IG, Kirchhoff H, Weis E, Farquhar GD. Dependence of plastoquinol diffusion on the shape, size, and density of integral thylakoid proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 2003; 1607:97-109. [PMID: 14670600 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2003.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The diffusion of plastoquinol in the chloroplast thylakoid membrane is modelled using Monte Carlo techniques. The integral proteins are seen as obstacles to diffusion, and features of percolation theory emerge. Thus, the diffusion coefficient diminishes with increasing distance and there is a critical threshold of protein concentration, above which the long-range diffusion coefficient is zero. The area occupied by proteins in vivo is assessed and appears to be around this threshold, as determined from calculations assuming randomly distributed noninteracting proteins. Slight changes in the protein arrangement lead to pronounced changes in diffusion behaviour under such conditions. Mobility of the proteins increases the protein occupancy threshold, while boundary lipids impermeable to PQ diffusion decrease it. Further, the obstruction of plastoquinone/plastoquinol binding sites in a random arrangement is evaluated.
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- I G Tremmel
- Environmental Biology Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia.
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Kirchhoff H, Horstmann S, Weis E. Control of the photosynthetic electron transport by PQ diffusion microdomains in thylakoids of higher plants. Biochim Biophys Acta 2000; 1459:148-68. [PMID: 10924908 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00143-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We investigate the role of plastoquinone (PQ) diffusion in the control of the photosynthetic electron transport. A control analysis reveals an unexpected flux control of the whole chain electron transport by photosystem (PS) II. The contribution of PSII to the flux control of whole chain electron transport was high in stacked thylakoids (control coefficient, CJ(PSII) =0.85), but decreased after destacking (CJ(PSII)=0.25). From an 'electron storage' experiment, we conclude that in stacked thylakoids only about 50 to 60% of photoreducable PQ is involved in the light-saturated linear electron transport. No redox equilibration throughout the membrane between fixed redox groups at PSII and cytochrome (cyt) bf complexes, and the diffusable carrier PQ is achieved. The data support the PQ diffusion microdomain concept by Lavergne et al. [J. Lavergne, J.-P. Bouchaud, P. Joliot, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1101 (1992) 13-22], but we come to different conclusions about size, structure and size distribution of domains. From an analysis of cyt b6 reduction, as a function of PSII inhibition, we conclude that in stacked thylakoids about 70% of PSII is located in small domains, where only 1 to 2 PSII share a local pool of a few PQ molecules. Thirty percent of PSII is located in larger domains. No small domains were found in destacked thylakoids. We present a structural model assuming a hierarchy of specific, strong and weak interactions between PSII core, light harvesting complexes (LHC) II and cyt bf. Peripheral LHCII's may serve to connect PSII-LHCII supercomplexes to a flexible protein network, by which small closed lipid diffusion compartments are formed. Within each domain, PQ moves rapidly and shuttles electrons between PSII and cyt bf complexes in the close vicinity. At the same time, long range diffusion is slow. We conclude, that in high light, cyt bfcomplexes located in distant stromal lamellae (20 to 30%) are not involved in the linear electron transport.
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Linder M, Chang TS, Scott IU, Hay D, Chambers K, Sibley LM, Weis E. Validity of the visual function index (VF-14) in patients with retinal disease. Arch Ophthalmol 1999; 117:1611-6. [PMID: 10604665 DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.12.1611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the validity of the Visual Function Index (VF-14) in patients with retinal disease. DESIGN A self-administered questionnaire package in association with clinical examination findings. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive patients attending the Vancouver General Hospital Eye Care Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, retina clinic between May 1 and August 15, 1998. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Responses to the questionnaire package as they relate to global self-assessment scales and visual acuity. In addition, correlations were calculated between the VF-14, the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, a Weighted Comorbidity Scale, and visual acuity scores. RESULT Five hundred forty-seven patients were given the questionnaire package to complete. The VF-14 demonstrated a moderately strong positive association with patient self-rating of amount of trouble, satisfaction, and overall quality of vision. Correlations between the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, visual acuity, and the global scales were mild to moderate. The VF-14 was moderately correlated with visual acuity in the better and the worse eyes. CONCLUSIONS This study provides support for the validity of the VF-14 as a measure of functional impairment in patients with retinal disease. Once responsiveness has been measured and an analysis of disease subtypes has been carried out, the VF-14 will be ready for inclusion in clinical trials to evaluate patients' functional ability. Further implementation and development of this outcome measure will better our understanding of the utility of the functional assessment format for patients with retinal disease.
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- M Linder
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Andre S, Weis E, Krieger A. Heterogeneity and photoinhibition of photosystem II studied with thermoluminescence. Plant Physiol 1998; 116:1053-61. [PMID: 9501138 PMCID: PMC35075 DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.3.1053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Thermoluminescence (TL) signals were recorded from grana stacks, margins, and stroma lamellae from fractionated, dark-adapted thylakoid membranes of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) in the absence and in the presence of 2,6-dichlorphenylindophenol (DCMU). In the absence of DCMU, the TL signal from grana fractions consisted of a homogenous B-band, which originates from recombination of the semi-quinone QB- with the S2 state of the water-splitting complex and reflects active photosystem II (PSII). In the presence of DCMU, the B-band was replaced by the Q-band, which originates from an S2QA- recombination. Margin fractions mainly showed two TL-bands, the B- and C-bands, at approximately 50 degreesC in the absence of DCMU, and Q- and C-bands in the presence of DCMU. The C-band is ascribed to a TyrD+-QA- recombination. In the absence of DCMU, the fractions of stromal lamellae mainly gave rise to a TL emission at 42 degreesC. The intensity of this band was independent of the number of excitation flashes and was shifted to higher temperatures (52 degreesC) after the addition of DCMU. Based on these observations, this band was considered to be a C-band. After photoinhibitory light treatment of uncoupled thylakoid membranes, the TL intensities of the B- and Q-bands decreased, whereas the intensity at 45 degreesC (C-band) slightly increased. It is proposed that the 42 to 52 degreesC band that was observed in marginal and stromal lamellae and in photoinhibited thylakoid membranes reflects inactive PSII centers that are assumed to be equivalent to inactive PSII QB-nonreducing centers.
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Siebke K, Weis E. Imaging of chlorophyll-a-fluorescence in leaves: Topography of photosynthetic oscillations in leaves of Glechoma hederacea. Photosynth Res 1995; 45:225-37. [PMID: 24301534 DOI: 10.1007/bf00015563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/1995] [Accepted: 08/08/1995] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Images of chlorophyll-a-fluorescence oscillations were recorded using a camera-based fluorescence imaging system. Oscillations with frequencies around 1 per min were initiated by a transient decrease in light intensity during assimilation at an elevated CO2-concentration. The oscillation was inhomogenously distributed over the leaf. In cells adjacent to minor veins, frequency and damping rate was high, if there was any oscillation. In contrast, the amplitude was highest in cells most distant from phloem elements (maximal distance about 300 μm). The appearance of minor veins in oscillation images is explained by a gradient in the metabolic control in the mesophyll between minor veins and by transport of sugar from distant cells to phloem elements. The potential of fluorescence imaging to visualize 'microscopic' source-sink interactions and metabolic domains in the mesophyll is discussed.
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- K Siebke
- Lehrstuhl für Botanik/Pflanzenphysiologie, Institut für Botanik, Schlossgarten 3, D-48149, Münster, Germany
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Krieger A, Weis E. The role of calcium in the pH-dependent control of Photosystem II. Photosynth Res 1993; 37:117-30. [PMID: 24317708 DOI: 10.1007/bf02187470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/1992] [Accepted: 04/01/1993] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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pH-dependent inactivation of Photosystem (PS) II and related quenching of chlorophyll-a-fluorescence have been investigated in isolated thylakoids and PS II-particles and related to calcium release at the donor side of PS II. The capacity of oxygen evolution (measured under light saturation) decreases when the ΔpH is high and the pH in the thylakoid lumen decreases below 5.5. Oxygen evolution recovers upon uncoupling. The pH-response of inactivation can be described by a 1 H(+)-transition with an apparent pK-value of about 4.7. The yield of variable fluorescence decreases in parallel to the inactivation of oxygen evolution. pH-dependent quenching requires light and can be inhibited by DCMU. In PS II-particles, inactivation is accompanied by a reversible release of Ca(2+)-ions (one Ca(2+) released per 200 Chl). In isolated thylakoids, where a ΔpH was created by ATP-hydrolysis, both inactivation of oxygen evolution (and related fluorescence quenching) by internal acidification and the recovery of that inactivation can be suppressed by calcium-channel blockers. In the presence of the Ca(2+)-ionophore A23187, recovery of Chl-fluorescence (after relaxation of the ΔpH) is stimulated by external Ca(2+) and retarded by EGTA. As shown previously (Krieger and Weis 1993), inactivation of oxygen evolution at low pH is accompanied by an upward shift of the midpoint redox-potential, Em, of QA. Here, we show that in isolated PS II particles the pH-dependent redox-shift (about 160 mV, as measured from redox titration of Chl-fluorescence) is suppressed by Ca(2+)-channel blockers and DCMU. When a redox potential of -80 to -120mV was established in a suspension of isolated thylakoids, the primary quinone acceptor, QA, was largely reduced in presence of a ΔpH (created by ATP-hydrolysis) but oxidized in presence of an uncoupler. Ca(2+)-binding at the lumen side seems to control redox processes at the lumen- and stroma-side of PS II. We discuss Ca(2+)-release to be involved in the physiological process of 'high energy quenching'.
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- A Krieger
- Institute of Botany, University of Münster, Schlossgarten 3, D-48149, Münster, Germany
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Goldfield NI, Berman H, Collins A, Cooper R, Dragalin D, Kongstvedt P, Payson N, Siegel D, Southam A, Weis E. Methods of compensating physicians contracting with managed care organizations. J Ambul Care Manage 1992; 15:81-92. [PMID: 10122101 DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199210000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Laisk A, Kiirats O, Oja V, Gerst U, Weis E, Heber U. Analysis of oxygen evolution during photosynthetic induction and in multiple-turnover flashes in sunflower leaves. Planta 1992; 186:434-441. [PMID: 24186741 DOI: 10.1007/bf00195325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/1991] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Exchange of CO2 and O2 and chlorophyll fluorescence were measured in the presence of 360 μ1 · 1(-1) CO2 in nitrogen in Helianthus annuss L. leaves which had been preconditioned in the dark or at a photon flux density (PFD) of 24 μmol · m(-2) · s(-1) either in 21 or 0% O2. An initial light-dependent O2 outburst of 6 μmol · m(-2) was measured after aerobic dark incubation. It was attributed to the reduction of electron carriers, predominantly plastoquinone. The maximum initial rate of O2 evolution at PFD 8000 μmol · m(-2) · s(-1) was 170 μmol · m(-2) · s(-2) or about four times the steady CO2-and light-saturated rate of photosynthesis. Fluorescence measurements showed that the rate was still acceptor-limited. Fast O2 evolution ceased after electron carriers were reduced in the dark-adapted leaf, but continued for a short time at the lower rate of 62 μmol · m(-2) · s(-1) in the light-adapted leaf. The data are interpreted to show that enzymes involved in 3-phosphoglycerate reduction are dark-inhibited, but were fully active in low light. In a dark-adapted leaf, respiratory CO2 evolution continued under nitrogen; it was partially inhibited by illumination. Prolonged exposure of a leaf to anaerobic conditions caused reducing equivalents to accumulate. This was shown by a slowly increasing chlorophyll fluorescence yield which indicated the reduction of the PSII acceptor QA in the dark. When the leaf was illuminated, no O2 evolution was detected from short light pulses, although transient O2 production was appreciable during longer light pulses. This indicates that an electron donor (pool size about 2-3 e/PSII reaction center) became reduced in the dark and the first photons were used to oxidise this donor instead of water.
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- A Laisk
- Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia Astrofüüsika ja Atmosfaärifüüsika Instituut, Toravere Observatoorium, 202400, Tartu, Esthonia
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Kropp R, Schütz I, Weis E. [Bilateral chylothorax--case report and literature review]. Pneumologie 1991; 45:1004-9. [PMID: 1766949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A bilateral chylothorax developed in a woman patient during recurrence of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, originally treated by laminectomy and telecobalt irradiation. Almost simultaneously there was a thrombosis of the brachial vein in the right arm. On the basis of this particular case, attention is drawn to the difficulty in pathogenetic classification. The possible causes, especially of the bilateral nature of the chylothorax, are discussed while referring to the relevant literature.
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Laasch H, Weis E. Photosynthetic control, "energy-dependent" quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence and photophosphorylation under influence of tertiary amines. Photosynth Res 1989; 22:137-146. [PMID: 24424746 DOI: 10.1007/bf00035444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/1988] [Accepted: 11/17/1988] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effects of the tertiary amines tetracaine, brucine and dibucaine on photophosphorylation and control of photosynthetic electron transport in isolated chloroplasts of Spinacia oleracea were investigated. Tertiary amines inhibited photophosphorylation while the related electron transport decreased to the rates, observed under non-phosphorylating conditions. Light induced quenching of 9-aminoacridine fluorescence and uptake of (14)C-labelled methylamine in the thylakoid lumen declined in parallel with photophosphorylation, indicating a decline of the transthylakoid proton gradient. In the presence of ionophoric uncouplers such as nigericin, no effect of tertiary amines on electron transport was seen in a range of concentration where photophosphorylation was inhibited. Under the influence of the tertiary amines tested, pH-dependent feed-back control of photosystem II, as indicated by energy-dependent quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence, was unaffected or even increased in a range of concentration where 9-aminoacridine fluorescence quenching and photophosphorylation were inhibited. The data are discussed with respect to a possible involvement of localized proton flow pathways in energy coupling and feed-back control of electron transport.
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- H Laasch
- Botanisches Institut der Universität, Universitätsstr. 1, D-4000, Düsseldorf, F.R.G
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Schütz I, Weis E. [Medical rehabilitation in diseases of the respiratory organs]. Prax Klin Pneumol 1986; 40:5-12. [PMID: 3515339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Nagy I, Fricke G, Duch J, Weis E. [Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica--computer tomography as a meaningful complement to endoscopic and radiologic diagnosis]. Prax Klin Pneumol 1985; 39:176-9. [PMID: 3927282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bartmann K, Fooke-Achterrath M, Koch G, Nagy I, Schütz I, Weis E, Zierski M. Heterozygosity in the Pi-system as a pathogenetic cofactor in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Eur J Respir Dis 1985; 66:284-96. [PMID: 3874784] [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: 01/07/2023]
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A population (n = 526), consisting of employees with COPD, was compared with 2 control populations for the prevalence of Pi-phenotypes. In the patient group, the proportions of ZZ, SZ and MZ were significantly elevated. Among the patient population a prospective study was carried out to evaluate the role of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency as a cofactor in COPD. Severity of disease was estimated by standard pulmonary function tests, X-ray signs for emphysema and clinical assessment. Patients with ZZ, SZ and MZ were significantly worse than their MM partners. An influence of MS cannot be rejected. Phenotyping of all patients with COPD is advocated. Screening can also be by determining the ratio of alpha 1-antitrypsin and acid alpha 1-glycoprotein concentrations, which allowed detection of all ZZ, SZ, MZ and about 60% of the MS patients.
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Weis E. Chlorophyll fluorescence at 77 K in intact leaves: Characterization of a technique to eliminate artifacts related to self-absorption. Photosynth Res 1985; 6:73-86. [PMID: 24442829 DOI: 10.1007/bf00029047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/1984] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Due to the optical density of photosynthetic tissues the spectral characteristics of fluorescence emitted at 77 K directly from frozen plant material are distorted by differential re-absorption of the emitted light: the emission band related to PSII can be lowered by more than 80%, relative to the PSI band and the profile of the excitation spectra becomes flattened. It is demonstrated that such distortion cannot be neglected as its extent varies from sample to sample. A technique is introduced to eliminate sample artifacts related to self-absorption: subcellular small particles are prepared from rapidly cooled leaves and then 'diluted' without re-thawing at a concentration corresponding to about 5 μg chlorophyll·cm(-3) into a matrix consisting of ice and quartz particles. The photochemical pigment apparatus is expected to remain fixed in the in vivo state. Different kinds of plant material is used and it is demonstrated how this preparative approach allows to study the in vivo distribution of energy between the two photosystems from pure 77 K spectrofluorimetry, even when the optical properties of whole leaves or thalli normally would exclude quantitative analysis.
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- E Weis
- Botanisches Institut, Universität Düsseldorf, D-4000, Düsseldorf, Fed. Rep. Germany
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Krause GH, Weis E. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool in plant physiology : II. Interpretation of fluorescence signals. Photosynth Res 1984; 5:139-57. [PMID: 24458602 DOI: 10.1007/bf00028527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/1983] [Revised: 12/21/1983] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- G H Krause
- Botanisches Institut der Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, D-4000, Düsseldorf 1, Germany (F.R.G.)
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Weis E. Short term acclimation of spinach to high temperatures: effect on chlorophyll fluorescence at 293 and 77 Kelvin in intact leaves. Plant Physiol 1984; 74:402-7. [PMID: 16663430 PMCID: PMC1066690 DOI: 10.1104/pp.74.2.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Using intact leaves of Spinacia oleracea (L.), reversible temperature-induced changes in chlorophyll fluorescence emitted at room temperature and at 77K were studied. Interpretation of fluorescence at 77K was largely facilitated by developing a new method to minimize reabsorption artifacts (;diluted leaf-powder'). Leaves of plants grown at 15 to 20 degrees C were exposed for several hours to different temperatures. Upon incubation at 35 degrees C in the dark or in the light, the following changes in 77K fluorescence occurred with a half-time of less than 1 hour: (a) the initial fluorescence (F(0)) of photosystem I increased by 15%, while that one of photosystem II somewhat decreased; (b) although variable fluorescence declined in both photosystems, the decrease in photosystem II (40%) was more severe; (c) the changes were less significant after 480-nanometer excitation light was replaced by 430-nanometer light. The data were interpreted in terms of a reversible, temperature-induced change in thylakoid structure and related change in the distribution of the absorbed energy in favor of photosystem I, at the expense of photosystem II excitation, probably accompanied by an increase in the rate of thermal deactivation of excited states. The considerable decrease in the variable part of room temperature fluorescence gives rise to the suggestion that this transition has lowered the reduction level of plastoquinone, i.e. has increased electron flow through photosystem I, relative to photosystem II. Possible physiological and mechanistic analogies between this temperature-induced state transition and the light-dependent state 1-state 2 regulation has been discussed.
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- E Weis
- University of Düsseldorf, Institut of Botany, D-4000 Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany
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The most heat-sensitive functions of chloroplasts in Spinacia oleracea L. including the stromal carboxylation reaction, the light-induced electrical field gradient across the thylakoid membrane, as well as the overall photosynthetic CO(2) fixation were less affected by heat if chloroplasts were heated in the light: 50% inactivation occurred around 35 degrees C in the dark and around 40 degrees C in the light. Relative low light intensities were sufficient to obtain optimal protection against heat. In contrast, the light-induced DeltapH across the thylakoid membrane, the photophosphorylation, and the photochemical activity of photosystem II which were less sensitive to heat in the dark (50% inactivation above 40 degrees C) were not protected by light. Photosystem II even was destabilized somewhat by light.The effect of light on the heat sensitivity of the water-splitting reaction was dependent on the pH in the medium. Protection by light only occurred at alkaline pH, in which case heat sensitivity was high (50% inactivation at 33 degrees C in the dark and at 38 degrees C in the light). Protection was prevented by uncouplers. At pH 6.8 when the heat sensitivity was low in any case (50% inactivation at 41 degrees C in the dark), light had no further protecting effect.Protection by light has been discussed in terms of light-induced transport of protons from the stroma to the thylakoid space and related ion fluxes.
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- E Weis
- University of Düsseldorf, Institute of Botany, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-4000 Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany
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Weis E. The influence of metal cations and pH on the heat sensitivity of photosynthetic oxygen evolution and chlorophyll fluorescence in spinach chloroplasts. Planta 1982; 154:41-47. [PMID: 24275915 DOI: 10.1007/bf00385494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/1981] [Accepted: 10/12/1981] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The heat-sensitivity of photosynthetic oxygen evolution of thylakoids isolated from spinach increases by increasing the pH above neutral value. The temperature for inactivation (transition temperature) is lowered from about 45° C (pH 6.0-7.4) to 33°C (pH 8.5). Similar results are obtained with intact chloroplasts. At pH 7.0 the transition temperature of washed thylakoids decreases by lowering the salt concentration below 20 mM with monovalent cations (Li(+), Na(+), K(+)) and below 3-4 mM with divalent cations (Mg(2+), Ca(2+), Sr(2+)). Illumination decreases the heat-sensitivity of oxygen evolution in intact chloroplasts, but even increases the heat-sensitivity in uncoupled chloroplasts. In intact chloroplasts the transition temperature of the heat-induced rise in chlorophyll fluorescence yield (Fo; see Schreiber and Armond 1978) decreases from 44° C to 38° C when the pH of the suspending medium is increased from 6.5 to 8.5. At 20° C, Fo is almost insensitive to pH (6.0-8.5). At 40° C, however, Fo is constant between 6.0 and 7.0, but strongly increases by increasing the pH above neutral value. The results are discussed in terms of a close relation between electrostatic forces at the thylakoid membrane and thermal sensitivity of photosynthetic apparatus. It is suggested that the heat-sensitivity of the photosystem II complex partially depends on the ionization state of fixed groups having alkaline pK. The "packed volume" of thylakoids suspended in a low salt medium increases when the temperature is increased above 30° C (pH 7.0) and above 20° C (pH 8.0), respectively. This result suggests a heat-induced increase in surface charge density of the thylakoid membrane.
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- E Weis
- Botanisches Institut der Universität, Universitätsstraße 1, D-4000, Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany
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Schütz I, Peslis N, Weis E. [Efficacy of oxygen therapy with the oxygen concentrator during physical exercise (author's transl)]. Prax Klin Pneumol 1981; 35:492-499. [PMID: 7345414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Weis E. Reversible heat-inactivation of the calvin cycle: A possible mechanism of the temperature regulation of photosynthesis. Planta 1981; 151:33-39. [PMID: 24301667 DOI: 10.1007/bf00384234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/1980] [Accepted: 09/25/1980] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Photosynthetic CO2 fixation rates in leaves and intact chloroplasts of spinach measured at 18°-20° C are substantially decreased by pretreatment at temperatures exceeding 20° C. Mild heating which causes 80% inhibition of CO2 fixation does not affect phosphoglyceroacid reduction and causes increases in the ATP/ADP ratio and the light-induced transthylakoid proton gradient. The inactivation of the CO2 fixation is completely reversible with half-times of recovery in the order of 15-20 min. Comparison of steady-state patterns of (14)C labeled Calvin cycle intermediates of heat-treated and control samples reveals a large increase in the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate/phosphoglyceroacid ratio and a large decrease in the phosphoglyceroacid/triosephosphate ratio. It is concluded that inactivation of CO2 fixation occurring at elevated temperatures is caused by inhibition of the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (EC 4.1.1.39). Measurements of light-induced light scattering changes of thylakoids and of the light-induced electrochromic absorption shift show that these signals are affected by mild heating in a way which is strictly correlated with the inactivation of the CO2 fixation. It is proposed that the function of the ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in vivo requires a form of activation that involves properties of the thylakoid membrane which are affected by the heat treatment. The fact that these changes in thylakoid membrane properties and of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase activity are already affected at elevated temperatures which can still be considered physiological, and the reversible nature of these changes, suggest that they may play a role in temperature regulation of the overall photosynthetic process.
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- E Weis
- Botanisches Institut der Universität, Universitätsstraße 1, Gebäude 26.13, D-4000, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Weis E, Barth C. [Diurnal variations in bile secretion in rats. Various possible causes of diurnal variations of cholesterol and bile acid synthesis]. Verh Dtsch Ges Inn Med 1977; 83:492-3. [PMID: 565571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Barth C, Hackenschmidt J, Weis E, Decker K. [Influence of (-)-hydroxycitrate and kynurenate on cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis of the isolated perfused liver]. Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem 1972; 353:1502. [PMID: 4649766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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