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Nawabi J, Elsayed S, Scholz H, Kemmling A, Meyer L, Kniep H, Bechstein M, Flottmann F, Faizy TD, Schön G, Fiehler J, Hanning U, Broocks G. Interaction Effect of Baseline Serum Glucose and Early Ischemic Water Uptake on the Risk of Secondary Hemorrhage After Ischemic Stroke. Front Neurol 2021; 12:690193. [PMID: 34305796 PMCID: PMC8297562 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.690193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains a major complication and its early prediction is of high relevance. Baseline serum glucose (BGL) is a known predictor of ICH, but its interaction with early ischemic changes remains uncertain. We hypothesized that BGL interacts with the effect of tissue water uptake on the occurrence of ICH. Methods: Three hundred and thirty-six patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with MT were retrospectively analyzed. ICH was diagnosed within 24 h on non-enhanced CT (NECT) and classified according to the Heidelberg Bleeding Classification. Early tissue water homeostasis has been assessed using quantitative lesion net water uptake (NWU) on admission CT. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors of ICH. Results: One hundred and seven patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria of which 37 (34.6%) were diagnosed with ICH. Patients with ICH had a significant higher BGL on admission (median 177 mg/dl, IQR: 127-221.75, P < 0.001). In patients with low BGL (<120 mg/dl), higher NWU was associated with 1.34-fold increased likelihood of ICH, while higher NWU was associated with a 2.08-fold increased likelihood of ICH in patients with a high BGL (>200 mg/dl). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, BGL (OR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.00-1.04, P = 0.01) and NWU (OR: 2.32, 95% CI: 1.44-3.73, P < 0.001) were significantly and independently associated with ICH, showing a significant interaction (P = 0.04). Conclusion: A higher degree of early tissue water uptake and high admission BGL were both independent predictors of ICH. Higher BGL was significantly associated with accelerated effects of NWU on the likelihood of ICH. Although a clear causal relationship remains speculative, stricter BGL control and monitoring may be tested to reduce the risk of ICH in patients undergoing thrombectomy.
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- Jawed Nawabi
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Radiology (CCM), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, BIH Biomedical Innovation Academy, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- University Medical Center Marburg, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Scholz H, Combs S, Kessel K. PO-0875: Comparison of risk scores for re-irradiation of patients with recurrent high-grade gliomas (HGG). Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00892-6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Amini M, Niemi E, Hisdal J, Kalvøy H, Tronstad C, Scholz H, Rosales A, Martinsen ØG. Monitoring the quality of frozen-thawed venous segments using bioimpedance spectroscopy. Physiol Meas 2020; 41:044008. [PMID: 32235072 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ab85b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Storage at temperatures as low as -80 °C and below (cryopreservation) is considered a method for long-term preservation of cells and tissues, and especially blood vessel segments, which are to be used for clinical operations such as transplantation. However, the freezing and thawing processes themselves can induce injuries to the cells and tissue by damaging the structure and consequently functionality of the cryopreserved tissue. In addition, the level of damage is dependent on the rate of cooling and warming used during the freezing-thawing process. Current methods for monitoring the viability and integrity of cells and tissues after going through the freezing-thawing cycle are usually invasive and destructive to the cells and tissues. Therefore, employing monitoring methods which are not destructive to the cryopreserved tissues, such as bioimpedance measurement techniques, is necessary. In this study we aimed to design a bioimpedance measurement setup to detect changes in venous segments after freezing-thawing cycles in a noninvasive manner. APPROACH A bioimpedance spectroscopy measurement technique with a two-electrode setup was employed to monitor ovine jugular vein segments after each cycle during a process of seven freezing-thawing cycles. MAIN RESULTS The results demonstrated changes in the impedance spectra of the measured venous segments after each freezing-thawing cycle. SIGNIFICANCE This indicates that bioimpedance spectroscopy has the potential to be developed into a novel method for non-invasive and non-destructive monitoring of the viability of complex tissue after cryopreservation.
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- M Amini
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Scholz H, Ahrens A. PSXII-13 Use of Bovikalc® calcium boluses and their effect on peri-parturient cow health. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky404.075] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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- H Scholz
- Anhalt University of Applied Sciences,Bernburg, Germany
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- Thuringia Animal Health Fund,Jena, Germany
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Höhling A, Wendelken G, Elias K, Scholz H, Höltershinken M. Einflüsse auf den ruminalen Protozoenbesatz des Rindes (in vitro). Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1622958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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ZusammenfassungDie Wirkung einer subklinischen Pansenazidose auf die Protozoenpopulation ohne und mit Zusatz von Thiamin wurde in einem Langzeitinkubationssystem (RUSITEC) mit sechs Fermentern überprüft [Versuchsdauer: 25 Tage; Pufferzufluss 180 μl/min zur Einstellung eines pH-Werts < 6; tägliche Beladung Experiment 1, Tag 1- 9: sechs Fermenter mit Heu (HE) + Weizenmehl (WM); Tag 10-17: zwei Fermenter mit HE + WM, vier Fermenter mit HE + WM + 0,3 mg Thiamin; Tag 18-25 wie Tag 1-9; Beladung Experiment 2, Tag 1-9: sechs Fermenter mit HE + WM + 0,3 mg Thiamin; Tag 10-17: zwei Fermenter mit HE + WM + 0,3 mg Thiamin, vier Fermenter mit HE + WM; Tag 18-25 wie Tag 1- 9]. Unter Bedingungen einer subklinischen Pansenazidose (pH-Wert < 6) verschwanden alle Protozoen innerhalb von 14, die mittleren bereits nach acht Tagen (normal 1 × 103 bis 25 × 106 Protozoen/ml Pansensaft, davon anteilig mittelgroße: 6-18%). Bei Thiaminsupplementierung von Versuchsbeginn an hielt sich die Gesamtprotozoenzahl insgesamt auf einem Niveau von > 2,4 × 104 Protozoen/ml Pansensaft. Die mittlere Fraktion ging kontinuierlich bis Tag 11 auf Werte unter 800 Protozoen/ ml Pansensaft zurück. Die großen Protozoen waren während beider Experimente gar nicht zu finden (normal anteilig 0-3% an der Gesamtpopulation). Eine subklinische Pansenazidose wirkt sich offensichtlich negativ auf die Protozoenpopulation aus. Dieser Effekt kann durch die Thiaminsupplementierung kompensiert werden. Der Protozoenverlust im Pansensaft als brauchbarer Parameter zur Aufdeckung subklinischer Pansenazidosen sowie der prophylaktische Einsatz von Thiamin in der Fütterungspraxis hochleistender Wiederkäuer sollte in Erwägung gezogen werden.
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Ford J, Chung C, Leos M, Scholz H, Vogel J. Correlation between a new BioPlex® 2200 ToRC IgM assay and established commercial assays for the detection of IgM antibodies to T. gondii, rubella, and cytomegalovirus. J Clin Virol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.08.042] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jurke A, Bannert N, Brehm K, Fingerle V, Kempf VAJ, Kömpf D, Lunemann M, Mayer-Scholl A, Niedrig M, Nöckler K, Scholz H, Splettstoesser W, Tappe D, Fischer SF. Serological survey of Bartonella spp., Borrelia burgdorferi, Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis, Leptospira spp., Echinococcus, Hanta-, TBE- and XMR-virus infection in employees of two forestry enterprises in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 2011-2013. Int J Med Microbiol 2015; 305:652-62. [PMID: 26422407 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2015.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We initiated a survey to collect basic data on the frequency and regional distribution of various zoonoses in 722 employees of forestry enterprises in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) from 2011 to 2013. Exposures associated with seropositivity were identified to give insight into the possible risk factors for infection with each pathogen. 41.2% of participants were found to be seropositive for anti-Bartonella IgG, 30.6% for anti-Borrelia burgdorferi IgG, 14.2% for anti-Leptospira IgG, 6.5% for anti-Coxiella burnetii IgG, 6.0% for anti-Hantavirus IgG, 4.0% for anti-Francisella tularensis IgG, 3.4% for anti-TBE-virus IgG, 1.7% for anti-Echinococcus IgG, 0.0% for anti-Brucella IgG and anti-XMRV IgG. Participants seropositive for B. burgdorferi were 3.96 times more likely to be professional forestry workers (univariable analysis: OR 3.96; 95% CI 2.60-6.04; p<0.001); and participants seropositive for Hantavirus 3.72 times more likely (univariable analysis: OR 3.72; 95% CI 1.44-9.57; p=0.007). This study found a surprisingly high percentage of participants seropositive for anti-B. henselae IgG and for anti-F. tularensis IgG. The relatively high seroprevalence for anti-Leptospira IgG seen in this study could be related to living conditions rather than to exposure at work. No specific risk for exposure to C. burnetii and Echinococcus was identified, indicating that neither forestry workers nor office workers represent a risk population and that NRW is not a typical endemic area. Forestry workers appear to have higher risk for contact with B. burgdorferi-infected ticks and a regionally diverse risk for acquiring Hantavirus-infection. The regional epidemiology of zoonoses is without question of great importance for public health. Knowledge of the regional risk factors facilitates the development of efficient prevention strategies and the implementation of such prevention measures in a sustainable manner.
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- Annette Jurke
- Department of Infectiology and Hygiene, NRW Centre for Health, Münster, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Diagnostic Electron Microscopy of Infectious Pathogens, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Echinococcus, Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Bartonella, Institute for Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital of Goethe, University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Coxiella, Baden-Württemberg State Health Office, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Infectiology and Hygiene, NRW Centre for Health, Münster, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Leptospira, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Tick-borne Encephalitis, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Leptospira, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Brucella, Bacteriology and Toxicology, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, München, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Francisella, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, München, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Echinococcus, Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for Coxiella, Baden-Württemberg State Health Office, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Heidenreich A, Scholz H, Ozen H, Pripatnanont C, van Oort I, Gerritsen W, Efstathiou E, Rinck J, Lee J, Boumessous A, Su Z, Hitier S, Ardavanis A. Safety of Cabazitaxel + Prednisone (Cbz + P) in Patients (Pts) with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (Mcrpc) Previously Treated with Docetaxel (Doc): Cohort Compassionate-Use Programme (Cup). Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu336.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Thon N, Preuss UW, Pölzleitner A, Quantschnig B, Scholz H, Kühberger A, Bischof A, Rumpf HJ, Wurst FM. Prevalence of suicide attempts in pathological gamblers in a nationwide Austrian treatment sample. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2014; 36:342-6. [PMID: 24630895 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND For pathological gambling (PG), a 12-month prevalence rate of up to 0.66% has been reported. Multiple financial, occupational and relationship problems and losses, humiliation of the person and the environment are possible side effects and may lead to hopelessness, suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior. Suicide attempt rates among pathological gamblers of between 4% and 40% and suicidal ideation of between 12% and 92% have been reported. AIM This study aims at assessing the prevalence of suicide attempts in PG and at elucidating differences between the patients with and without suicide attempt history (SAH) in a large nationwide Austrian sample. METHODS Between 2002 and 2011, the Austrian Society for the Research of Non-Substance Related Addiction collected 862 questionnaires of pathological gamblers undergoing outpatient and inpatient treatment for PG in Austria. RESULTS (a) Of all pathological gamblers, 9.7% had an SAH. (b) The SAH group suffered significantly more from a comorbid disorder and was more often in previous inpatient treatments. (c) The SAH patients had a longer time of an abstinence period in their PG career. DISCUSSION One in 10 pathological gamblers has an SAH, demonstrating the relevance of suicidality in this population. Significant differences for several parameters were found for PG with and without SAH. However, a regression analysis only explained 15% of the variance. This suggests that suicidality must be considered in pathological gamblers in general.
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- N Thon
- Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy II, Christian-Doppler Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, KKH Prignitz, Germany
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- Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy II, Christian-Doppler Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Hospital de la Tour, Treffen, Austria
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- Department for Psychology, University of Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy II, Christian-Doppler Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
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Treutlein J, Juraeva D, Scholz H, Frank J, Ridinger M, Mann K, Kiefer F, Nöthen M, Brors B, Spanagel R, Rietschel M. Gene-set based analysis for alcohol dependence. Suchttherapie 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kloster-Jensen K, Rasmusson Duprez I, Foss A, Korsgren O, Magnusson P, Scholz H. Immunosuppressive Drugs Show No Adverse Effects on MSCCoated Islets In Vitro. Transplantation 2012. [DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201211271-01388] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Scholz H. [Treatment of complications after arteriovenous access surgery]. Chirurg 2012; 83:793-800. [PMID: 22941415 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-012-2305-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The choice of potential options for an arteriovenous (AV) access is limited for each individual patient. Complications shorten the maximum life span of any AV access. This paper stresses the importance of recognizing complications in time so as to initiate early and adequate therapy which are explained in further detail. Existing vascular accesses should be used as long as possible while maintaining further alternatives for future AV access surgery.
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- H Scholz
- Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge gGmbH, Herzbergstr. 79, 10365 Berlin, Germany.
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Yu Y, Hanssen KF, Kalyanaraman V, Chirindel A, Jenkins AJ, Nankervis AJ, Torjesen PA, Scholz H, Henriksen T, Lorentzen B, Garg SK, Menard MK, Hammad SM, Scardo JA, Stanley JR, Wu M, Basu A, Aston CE, Lyons TJ. Reduced soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE) scavenger capacity precedes pre-eclampsia in Type 1 diabetes. BJOG 2012; 119:1512-20. [PMID: 22900949 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03463.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Increased advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and their soluble receptors (sRAGE) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia (PE). However, this association has not been elucidated in pregnancies complicated by diabetes. We aimed to investigate the serum levels of these factors in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), a condition associated with a four-fold increase in PE. DESIGN Prospective study in women with T1DM at 12.2 ± 1.9, 21.6 ± 1.5 and 31.5 ± 1.7 weeks of gestation [mean ± standard deviation (SD); no overlap] before PE onset. SETTING Antenatal clinics. POPULATION Pregnant women with T1DM (n = 118; 26 developed PE) and healthy nondiabetic pregnant controls (n = 21). METHODS Maternal serum levels of sRAGE (total circulating pool), N(ε)-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML), hydroimidazolone (methylglyoxal-modified proteins) and total AGEs were measured by immunoassays. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Serum sRAGE and AGEs in pregnant women with T1DM who subsequently developed PE (DM PE+) versus those who remained normotensive (DM PE-). RESULTS In DM PE+ versus DM PE-, sRAGE was significantly lower in the first and second trimesters, prior to the clinical manifestation of PE (P < 0.05). Further, reflecting the net sRAGE scavenger capacity, sRAGE:hydroimidazolone was significantly lower in the second trimester (P < 0.05) and sRAGE:AGE and sRAGE:CML tended to be lower in the first trimester (P < 0.1) in women with T1DM who subsequently developed PE versus those who did not. These conclusions persisted after adjusting for prandial status, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), duration of diabetes, parity and mean arterial pressure as covariates. CONCLUSIONS In the early stages of pregnancy, lower circulating sRAGE levels, and the ratio of sRAGE to AGEs, may be associated with the subsequent development of PE in women with T1DM.
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- Y Yu
- Harold Hamm Diabetes Center and Section of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Klein R, Rössler N, Iro M, Scholz H, Witte A. Haloarchaeal myovirus φCh1 harbours a phase variation system for the production of protein variants with distinct cell surface adhesion specificities. Mol Microbiol 2011; 83:137-50. [PMID: 22111759 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07921.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The φCh1 myovirus, which infects the haloalkaliphilic archaeon Natrialba magadii, contains an invertible region that comprises the convergent open reading frames (ORFs) 34 and 36, which code for the putative tail fibre proteins gp34 and gp36 respectively. The inversion leads to an exchange of the C-termini of these proteins, thereby creating different types of tail fibres. Gene expression experiments revealed that only ORF34 is transcribed, indicating that φCh1 produces tail fibre proteins exclusively from this particular ORF. Only one of the two types of tail fibres encoded by ORF34 is able to bind to Nab. magadii in vitro. This is reflected by the observation that during the early phases of the infection cycle, the lysogenic strain L11 carries its invertible region exclusively in the orientation that produces that specific type of tail fibre. Obviously, Nab. magadii can only be infected by viruses carrying this particular type of tail fibre. By mutational analysis, the binding domain of gp34 was localized to the C-terminal part of the protein, particularly to a galactose-binding domain. The involvement of galactose residues in cell adhesion was supported by the observation that the addition of α-D-galactose to purified gp34 or whole virions prevented their attachment to Nab. magadii.
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- R Klein
- Children's Cancer Research Institute, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Vienna, Austria
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Scholz H, Beyer B, Anacker G, Wähner M. Wechselbeziehungen zwischen dem Milchleistungsniveau, der Fruchtbarkeit und dem Krankheitsgeschehen bei Holstein Friesian Milchkühen. Arch Anim Breed 2010. [DOI: 10.5194/aab-53-283-2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Abstract. Title of the paper: Relationship between milk yield, fertility and amount of disease of Holstein Friesian dairy cows Data of 1 841 lactations of 353 Holstein Friesian dairy cows and data according to their reproductive fertility and diseases were analysed over a period of five years in a breeding farm in Thüringen (Germany). As a result the lowest success of first service has been achieved at a lactation (ranged) between 9 000 and 11 000 kg. The time between calving and the following first service varied according to the first disease in last lactation. With rising milk yield the frequency of diseases and the success of first service tend to decrease. Cows achieving a 305 day milk yield of more than 11 000 kg showed with 56 % the lowest frequency of diseases. In average 60 % of all dairy cows need to be treated once in a lactation. The diseases of highest prevalence are in the field of reproductive fertility and udder health. For heifers a decreased success of first service has been detected if they showed an increased prevalence of illness.
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Vörös K, Goetze L, Lattmann J, Scholz H. Serumelektrolyte und Parameter des Säurebasenhaushaltes in Blut und Harn bei an Labmagenverlagerung erkrankten Kühen (unter Berücksichtigung des Refluxsyndromes)1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1985.tb01922.x] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lund T, Mangsbo SM, Scholz H, Gjorstrup P, Tötterman TH, Korsgren O, Foss A. Resolvin E1 Reduces Proinflammatory Markers in Human Pancreatic Islets in vitro. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2010; 118:237-44. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1241825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Frangoulidis D, Schwab D, Scholz H, Tomaso H, Hogardt M, Meyer H, Splettstoesser WD, Pohle FK. 'Imported' melioidosis in Germany: relapse after 10 years. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2009; 102 Suppl 1:S40-1. [PMID: 19121684 DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(08)70011-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A 62-year-old German patient with insulin-dependent diabetes and diverticulitis was hospitalized for abdominal pain of the left lower quadrant. Further examination revealed an abdominal abscess, which was punctured. Presumptively a Pseudomonas species was identified, but further examination revealed Burkholderia pseudomallei as the causative agent. Most probably this infection was acquired in 1996 during a trip to Thailand, where the patient had been hospitalized. After combined chemotherapy and surgical revision of the abscess, the patient's condition improved. Clinicians and microbiologists have to keep in mind that in some tropical infections such as melioidosis relapse may occur after such a long time.
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- D Frangoulidis
- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Neuherbergstr. 11, 80937 Munich, Germany.
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Sciesielski LK, Paliege A, Martinka P, Scholz H. Enhanced pulmonary expression of the TrkB neurotrophin receptor in hypoxic rats is associated with increased acetylcholine-induced airway contractility. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2009; 197:253-64. [PMID: 19583705 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02016.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/19/2023]
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AIM We have recently reported that hypoxia stimulates transcription of the TrkB neurotrophin receptor in cultured cells via stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha. Here we investigated whether the expression of TrkB and other neurotrophin receptors is oxygen-sensitive also in vivo, and explored the functional consequences of an oxygen-regulated TrkB expression. METHODS Rats were exposed either to 21% O(2) or 8% O(2) for 6 h and TrkB was analysed by reverse transcription real-time PCR, in situ mRNA hybridization, and immunological techniques. The importance of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-TrkB pathway in the control of mechanical airway function was assessed on isolated tracheal segments from normoxic and hypoxic rats. RESULTS TrkB transcripts were increased approx. 15-fold in the lungs of hypoxic rats, and the respiratory epithelium was identified as the site of enhanced TrkB expression in hypoxia. The TrkB ligand, BDNF, significantly increased the contractile response to acetylcholine (ACh) of isolated tracheal segments from hypoxic but not from normoxic rats. This effect of BDNF was prevented by pre-incubation of the tissue specimens with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor K252a and by mechanical removal of the TrkB containing airway epithelium. Likewise, the nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor l-NAME abrogated the influence of BDNF on ACh-induced contractions of isolated tracheal segments from hypoxic rats. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that systemic hypoxia stimulates expression of the TrkB neurotrophin receptor in the airway epithelium. Furthermore, activation of TrkB signalling by BDNF in hypoxia enhances mechanical airway contractility to ACh through a mechanism that requires NO.
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- L K Sciesielski
- Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Krüger U, Heise M, Rückert R, Scholz H. Die Prognose eines peripheren Gefäßbypasses in Korrelation zur Phasenverschiebung zwischen Druck und Fluß. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2009. [DOI: 10.1515/bmte.1996.41.s1.120] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Scholz H, Lund T, Dahle MK, Collins JL, Korsgren O, Wang JE, Foss A. The synthetic liver X receptor agonist GW3965 reduces tissue factor production and inflammatory responses in human islets in vitro. Diabetologia 2009; 52:1352-62. [PMID: 19415233 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-009-1366-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Optimising islet culture conditions may be one strategy for reducing islet loss prior to, and immediately after, islet transplantation. Liver X receptor (LXR) agonism has previously been shown to increase insulin release from pancreatic islets and reduce inflammation in leucocytes. Our aim was to investigate whether the synthetic LXR agonist GW3965 could modulate the inflammatory status of human pancreatic islets. METHODS Levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and tissue factor in isolated human islets were determined by TaqMan low density array and/or real-time quantitative RT-PCR (mRNA levels) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (protein levels). Islet viability was measured using intracellular ATP content, ADP/ATP ratio, mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity (XTT assay) and insulin secretion in a dynamic glucose-challenge model. Apoptosis was determined by EIA measurement of histone-DNA complexes present in cytoplasm and by assaying caspase-3/-7 activity. RESULTS Treatment of LPS-stimulated human islets with the synthetic LXR agonist GW3965 (1 micromol/l) for 24 h reduced mRNA and protein levels of selected pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and tissue factor). Moreover, GW3965 had no adverse effect on insulin secretion, islet viability or apoptosis. No excess of lipid accumulation could be detected with the dosage and exposure time used. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION LXR activation suppresses inflammation in human islets in vitro without adverse effects on islet viability. Short-term moderate activation of LXR prior to islet transplantation may represent a possible strategy for improving post-transplant islet survival.
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- H Scholz
- Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, Norway.
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Mömke S, Scholz H, Doll K, Rehage J, Distl O. Mapping quantitative trait Loci for left-sided displacement of the abomasum in German Holstein dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2009; 91:4383-92. [PMID: 18946144 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/19/2022]
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A whole-genome scan using an affected paternal half-sib design was utilized to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) for left-sided displaced abomasum (LDA) in German Holsteins. A total of 360 animals from 14 paternal half-sib families were genotyped, for a total of 306 polymorphic microsatellites. For a whole-genome scan, 221 markers were equally distributed over all 29 bovine autosomes, with an average distance of 13.7 cM. For fine-mapping, a total of 85 additional microsatellites were used. We identified genome-wide significant QTL on Bos taurus autosome (BTA) 1 (54.6 to 58.3 cM) and on BTA3 (5.9 cM). Furthermore, 3 chromosome-wide significant QTL were located on bovine chromosomes 21, 23, and 24. In addition, we found 11 QTL that cosegregated in grandsire families but that were not significant in the across-family analysis. These QTL were located on BTA5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, and 26. This study is the first report on QTL for LDA and is a first step toward identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms for LDA-QTL.
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- S Mömke
- Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics, University for Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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Yu Y, Jenkins AJ, Nankervis AJ, Hanssen KF, Scholz H, Henriksen T, Lorentzen B, Clausen T, Garg SK, Menard MK, Hammad SM, Scardo JC, Stanley JR, Dashti A, May K, Lu K, Aston CE, Wang JJ, Zhang SX, Ma JX, Lyons TJ. Anti-angiogenic factors and pre-eclampsia in type 1 diabetic women. Diabetologia 2009; 52:160-8. [PMID: 18985316 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1182-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 09/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Elevated anti-angiogenic factors such as soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1), a soluble form of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, and endoglin, a co-receptor for TGFbeta1, confer high risk of pre-eclampsia in healthy pregnant women. In this multicentre prospective study, we determined levels of these and related factors in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, a condition associated with a fourfold increase in pre-eclampsia. METHODS Maternal serum sFlt1, endoglin, placental growth factor (PlGF) and pigment epithelial derived factor were measured in 151 type 1 diabetic and 24 healthy non-diabetic women at each trimester and at term. RESULTS Approximately 22% of the diabetic women developed pre-eclampsia, primarily after their third trimester visit. In women with pre-eclampsia (diabetic pre-eclampsia, n = 26) vs those without hypertensive complications (diabetic normotensive, n = 95), significant changes in angiogenic factors were observed, predominantly in the early third trimester and prior to clinical manifestation of pre-eclampsia. Serum sFlt1 levels were increased approximately twofold in type 1 diabetic pre-eclampsia vs type 1 diabetic normotensive women at the third trimester visit (p < 0.05) and the normal rise of PlGF during pregnancy was blunted (p < 0.05). Among type 1 diabetic women, third trimester sFlt1 and PlGF were inversely related (r(2) = 42%, p < 0.0001). Endoglin levels were increased significantly in the diabetic group as a whole vs the non-diabetic group (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Higher sFlt1 levels, a blunted PlGF rise and an elevated sFlt1/PlGF ratio are predictive of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes. Elevated endoglin levels in women with type 1 diabetes may confer a predisposition to pre-eclampsia and may contribute to the high incidence of pre-eclampsia in this patient group.
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- Y Yu
- Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center & Section of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Scholz H, Gumpinger R, Mayer R, Seidel F. Reaktion des Reizleitungssystems des Herzens auf die Piezoelektrische Stoßwellenlithotripsie (EPL). Aktuelle Urol 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1060656] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Scholz H, Stierstorfer C, Gaisberg MV. Lolium edwardii sp. nova (Gramineae) and its relationship with Schedonorus sect. Plantynia Dumort. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/fedr.20001110722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Höltershinken M, Höhling A, Witte B, Scholz H. [Thiamine and its derivates in cattle blood measured by HPLC in healthy animals, in patients suffering from CCN and in their cohorts]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2007; 114:212-8. [PMID: 17642321] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The aim of this project was to develop a routine method to measure thiamine and its derivates in blood, to detect the need of vitamin B1-supply in cattle faster and more precise than until now using the transketolase test. For that, thiamine and its derivates (thiaminediphosphate = TDP,-monophosphate = TMP) were analysed in cattle blood by HPLC technique with post-column derivatization. Moreover, the levels in healthy cattle were compared with those in herds with single CCN cases. EDTA-blood-stored up to 10 days by 6 or 20 degrees C- was the most appropriate substrate. Sensitivitiy and specifity were significantly better than (TT, sum of all fractions): 1.95% and 2.10%; thiamine and TMP: 7.02% and 9.17%. The lowest concentration, which could be measured, was 0.5 ng/ml. 72 samples could be analysed daily. In the blood of 280 healthy calves and cows (group A), 201 clinically unsuspicious animals out of stocks with single cases of CCN (group B) and 12 patients with clinical obvious CCN (group C), thiamine and its phosphates were measured and the means calculated (ng/ml). After this, the thiamine status is characterized by (ng/ml): (A) thiamine 13.5 (4.61-28.8),TDP 51.0 (33.1-82.2), TMP 8.79 (2.23-18.1),TT 73.3 (44.6-114); (B) thiamine 8.73 (0.00-20.0), TDP 43.5 (15.5-75.7),TMP 6.15 (0.00-16.6), TT 59.4 (18.7-96.5); (C) thiamine 3.85 (0.00-1 1.5), TDP 14.5 (0.00-28.3), TMP 1.27 (0.00-4.87), TTP 19.6 (4.92-35.9). So, HPLC with post-column derivatization offers a precise, automatically working method for a fast diagnose of thiamine deficiency. The lowest critical value of TT is 40 ng/ml for healthy animals in the blood. The sample (EDTA-blood) can be posted simply at temperatures up to 20 degrees C. In comparison to other measuring methods, this HPLC-technique enables an early recognition of the risk to come down with CCN in endangered cattle herds.
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- M Höltershinken
- Klinik für Rinder der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover.
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Beetz R, Bachmann H, Gatermann S, Keller H, Kuwertz-Bröking E, Misselwitz J, Naber KG, Rascher W, Scholz H, Thüroff JW, Vahlensieck W, Westenfelder M. Harnwegsinfektionen im Säuglings- und Kindesalter. Urologe A 2007; 46:112, 114-8, 120-3. [PMID: 17225140 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-006-1254-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most common bacterial infections in infants and children. The early diagnosis of a pyelonephritis and its rapid, calculated antibacterial therapy are decisive for the prognosis. Urogenital anomalies, renal damage and bladder dysfunction may influence the risk of recurrences of UTI and pyelonephritic scarring. Diagnostic strategies therefore should focus on their early recognition. Pediatricians, urologists and infectiologists are cooperating in diagnostic, therapy and prophylaxis of UTI. The aim of the interdisciplinary consensus presented was to work out a concept which may help to manage childhood UTI in daily practice.
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- R Beetz
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Mainz.
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- H. Scholz
- Institut für Bodenkunde der Universität Bonn
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Dame C, Kirschner K, Hagen P, Bartz K, Palaszewski I, Wallach T, Hussels C, Scholz H. Regulation der Erythropoietin und Erythropoietin-Rezeptor Expression in der sich entwickelnden Hämatopoiese durch den Transkriptionsfaktor WT1 (Wilms Tumor Suppressor 1). Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-946032] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Stemme K, Meyer U, Flachowsky G, Scholz H. The influence of an increased cobalt supply to dairy cows on the vitamin B status of their calves. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2006; 90:173-6. [PMID: 16519763 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00584.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/30/2022]
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In the experiment the influence of an elevated oral cobalt supply (Co content in the ration 0.27 mg Co/kg DM; supplement of 0.14 mg Co/kg DM as CoSO(4)) to pregnant dairy cows on the vitamin B(12) concentration in milk, colostrum and vitamin B(12) status of their calves was tested in comparison with unsupplemented controls (0.13 mg Co/kg DM). While there was no significant difference in vitamin B(12) concentration in the at 70th day of lactation (start of the experiment; 3.77 +/- 1.41 vs. 3.66 +/- 1.03 ng/ml) and 290th day of lactation (almost drying off; 4.75 +/- 3.05 vs. 4.44 +/- 0.96 ng/ml), cobalamin concentration in the milk colostrum showed a tendency towards a higher cobalt content in the ration of the supplemented cows in comparison with the controls (21.0 +/- 8.4 vs. 16.7 +/- 11.9 ng/ml). Differences in the vitamin B(12) concentration in the serum of the newborn calves before and after ingestion of colostrum were not detected. From these results it can be concluded that cobalt content of 0.13 mg Co/kg DM in the ration based on wilted grass silage seems to be sufficient for pregnant dairy cows.
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- K Stemme
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre Braunschweig, Germany.
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Dame C, Kirschner K, Hagen P, Bartz K, Palaszewski I, Wallach T, Hussels C, Scholz H. Regulation der Erythropoietin und Erythropoietin-Rezeptor Expression in der sich entwickelnden Hämatopoiese durch den Transkriptionsfaktor WT1 (Wilms Tumor Suppressor 1). Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-943117] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Arndt F, Scholz H. Beziehungen zwischen Acidität und Tautomerie. II. Amidgruppe, Hydroxamsäuren, Sulfinsäuren und Sulfhydroxamsäuren. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/jlac.19345100104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dame C, Kirschner K, Bartz K, Wallach T, Scholz H. Gewebespezifische Aktivierung der Erythropoietin-Expression durch den Wilms Tumor-Suppressor Wt1. Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871338] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kamkin A, Kiseleva I, Lozinsky I, Scholz H. Electrical interaction of mechanosensitive fibroblasts and myocytes in the heart. Basic Res Cardiol 2005; 100:337-45. [PMID: 15822004 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-005-0529-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 10/11/2004] [Revised: 02/28/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fibroblasts in the heart can respond to mechanical deformation of the plasma membrane with characteristic changes of their membrane potential. Membrane depolarization of the fibroblasts occurs during the myocardial contractions and is caused by an influx of cations, mainly of sodium ions, into the cells. Conversely, application of mechanical stretch to the cells, i.e., during diastolic relaxation of the myocardium, will hyperpolarize the membrane potential of the fibroblasts due to reduced sodium entry. Thus, cardiac fibroblasts can function as mechano-electric transducers that are possibly involved in the mechano-electric feedback mechanism of the heart. Mechano-electric feedback refers to the phenomenon, that the cardiac mechanical environment, which depends on the variable filling pressure of the ventricles, modulates the electrical function of the heart. Increased sensitivity of the cardiac fibroblasts to mechanical forces may contribute to the electrical instability and arrhythmic disposition of the heart after myocardial infarction. Novel findings indicate that these processes involve the intercellular transfer of electrical signals between fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes via gap junctions. In this article we will discuss the recent progress in the electrophysiology of cardiac fibroblasts. The main focus will be on the intercellular pathways through which fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes communicate with each other.
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- A Kamkin
- Johannes-Müller-Institut für Physiologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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Ricken M, Hamann H, Scholz H, Distl O. [Survival analysis of German Holstein cows after an abomasal displacement]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2005; 112:55-60, 62-5. [PMID: 15787315] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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From 1996 to 2002 5159 cattle with abomasal displacement was treated in the Clinic for Cattle, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. An analysis of systematic effects on influences on the length of survival following surgical correction of the abomasal displacement could be performed for 1411 cows. These animals were under the official milk recording scheme. Significant influences on lifetime after an abomasal displacement were interval between calving and diagnosis of disease, lactation number, type of abomasal displacement, inbreeding coefficient, calving difficulties, region of origin and sire of the calf. The lifetime after an abomasal displacement significantly differed between several months of calving and some sires of the cow. The individual milk yield in lactations before and after abomasal displacement of the cow was significant for the length of lifetime. The heritability estimate for length of lifetime after abomasal displacement using residual maximum likelihood (REML) in a linear animal model was h2 = 0.01-0.03.
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- M Ricken
- Institut für Tierzucht und Vererbungsforschung der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover
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Bähr C, Baum B, Hewicker-Trautwein M, Scholz H, Distl O. [Hyperextension of fetlock joints in German Holstein and German Holstein-Limousin crossbred calves]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2005; 112:28-32. [PMID: 15714874] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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In two different dairy farms six calves exhibiting bilateral flexion of the fetlock joints in front or rear legs were born in 2000 to 2002. Four of the affected calves from the same farm were crossbred between German Holstein cows with red and white coat colour and a bull of the breed Limousin. The other two affected calves born on another farm were purebred German Holsteins with a black and white coat colour. The tests for BVD virus antigen and antibodies were negative in all affected calves. Three of the calves showed a lower selen and a higher glutamate dehydrogenase concentration in the analyses of blood metabolites. Two crossbred calves showed a degeneration of the liver with a progressive periportal fibrosis in a histological examination. In one calf an edema of astrocytes of the central nervous system was seen. The analysis of the pedigrees revealed for the four crossbred calves the Limousin bull as common ancestor and the mothers of the calves as relatives. For the affected purebred German Holstein calves also a sire was identified as a common ancestor. The pedigrees support inheritance through a monogenic autosomal recessive locus or more recessive gene loci with variable expressivity. However, the analysis could not clarify whether different gene loci are responsible for the congenital anomalies observed in the calves from the two farms and thus, the observed anomalies may be different genetic entities. Obvious environmental reasons were not found.
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- C Bähr
- Institut für Tierzucht und Vererbungsforschung, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
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Wutzler P, Kossow KD, Lode H, Ruf BR, Scholz H, Vogel GE. Antiviral treatment and prophylaxis of influenza in primary care: German recommendations. J Clin Virol 2004; 31:84-91. [PMID: 15364262 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 05/26/2004] [Accepted: 05/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Antiviral drugs are a valuable supplementation to vaccines for the control and prevention of influenza. In Germany, for treating influenza amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir are approved. Amantadine and oseltamivir are also licensed for prophylactic use. On behalf of the Paul-Ehrlich-Society of Germany and the German Association for the Control of Virus Diseases, as two independent scientific societies, the first consensus Conference on the Antiviral Treatment and Prophylaxis of Influenza was held in June 2002. Based on the available data of clinical studies an expert group developed the following recommendations for the appropriate clinical use of the antiviral drugs: (1) since oseltamivir (orally administered) and zanamivir (administered by inhalation) have apparently similar clinical efficacy both drugs can be used alternatively for treatment. (2) Amantadine is not an alternative to the neuraminidase (NA) inhibitors because it is not effective against influenza B viruses, it frequently selects resistant virus mutants and it can cause adverse events. (3) When influenza is prevalent in the community patients with the clinical diagnosis of influenza should be treated with neuraminidase inhibitors if the symptoms are lasting not longer than 48 h. (4) Immunocompetent patients with a non-febrile illness and patients with a symptom history of more than 2 days should not be treated with antiviral drugs. (5) Although there are no data from clinical trials immunocompromised patients should also be treated when influenza has been diagnosed. (6) The prophylactic use of antiviral drugs can be recommended for persons with close contact to acutely ill persons and no recent vaccination against influenza. (7) The use of anti-influenza drugs have to be considered for prophylaxis in pandemics. A precondition for the adequate use of anti-influenza drugs in the primary medical care is the timely information on the local influenza situation delivered by surveillance systems.
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- P Wutzler
- Institut für Virologie und Antivirale Therapie, Klinikum der Friedrich-Schiller Universität, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 2, D-07745 Jena, Germany.
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Bähr C, Kuiper H, Peters M, Scholz H, Distl O. [Arthrogryposis associated with facial scoliosis and torticollis in German Holstein calves]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2004; 111:403-7. [PMID: 15568639] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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In 13 German Holstein calves from two different dairy farms arthrogryposis of the front legs, facial scoliosis and torticollis were observed. Obvious environmental reasons could not be found. Chromosomal anomalies in two affected calves were not detectable. A striking feature was the high frequency of affected calves among the offspring of one natural service sire. A plausible explanation of the congenital anomalies observed is a dominantly inherited mutation restricted to germ cells.
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- C Bähr
- Institut für Tierzucht und Vererbungsforschung, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
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Hamann H, Wolf V, Scholz H, Distl O. Relationships between lactational incidence of displaced abomasum and milk production traits in German Holstein cows. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 51:203-8. [PMID: 15265178 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2004.00626.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/29/2022]
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The objective of this study was to analyse the heritabilitiy of the lactational incidence of displaced abomasum (DA) and the relationships of DA with milk production traits in German Holstein cows. Data were recorded between February 1999 and January 2000 in cooperation with five veterinary practitioners. Their veterinary practices were located in the northern part of Lower Saxony. The investigation included 160 dairy farms under the official milk-recording scheme with 9,315 cows. The lactational incidence of the left abomasal displacement amounted to 1.21%, and of the right abomasal displacement to 0.41%, respectively. The linear heritability estimates for the lactational incidences of left and right DA were h(2) = 0.05 +/- 0.012 and h(2) = 0.004 +/- 0.005, respectively. Using the Dempster-Lerner-transformation the corresponding heritabilities were h(2) = 0.53 and 0.09, respectively. Milk losses for the lactation when DA was diagnosed were significant and reached 1016 kg milk, 41 kg fat, 36 kg protein and 0.07% protein. Fat content significantly increased by 0.18%. The analysis could not show significant differences between cows diagnosed with DA and cows not diagnosed with DA in the 305-day milk production traits of the lactation preceding the diagnosis of DA. There was also no indication for an unequal distribution of breeding values for milk performance traits between cows with and without DA. The additive genetic correlations between 305-day milk performance and left DA were low. The results indicated that cows with a high milk production and superior breeding values for milk performance were not exposed to an increased risk for DA.
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- H Hamann
- Institut für Tierzucht und Vererbungsforschung, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Bünteweg 17p, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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Ricken M, Hamann H, Scholz H, Distl O. [Genetic analysis of the prevalence of abomasal displacement and its relationship to milk output characteristics in German Holstein cows]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2004; 111:366-70. [PMID: 15503538] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Genetic parameters for the prevalence of abomasal displacement and for milk yield traits were estimated using a data set of 3578 cows. The animals originated from 50 farms near Hanover being under the official milk recording scheme. At these farms all cases of abomasal displacement in German Holsteins were registered from July 2001 to January 2003. Using REML heritability estimates in linear animal models were h2 = 0.034 +/- 0.014, h2 = 0.017 +/- 0.013 and h2 = 0.029 +/- 0.011 for all cases of abomasal displacement, leftsided abomasal displacement and rightsided abomasal displacement, respectively. Additive genetic correlations between all cases of abomasal displacement and milk yield traits were small, ranging from rg = -0.20 (fat content) to rg = 0.08 (milk kg). However, there was a highly positive additive genetic correlation between leftsided abomasal displacement and milk yield of rg = 0.683 +/- 0.227. Leftsided abomasal displacement was correlated additive genetically to fat and protein yield, fat and protein content with rg = 0.595 +/- 0.297, r9 = 0.653 +/- 0.250, rg = -0.768 +/- 0.3280 und rg = -0.643 +/- 0.354, respectively. The additive genetic correlation to the ratio between fat and protein content was rg = -0.585 +/- 0.470. For rightsided abomasal displacement, additive genetic correlations were of similar size but with reversed signs. The estimates obtained for the residual correlations were negligibly small throughout.
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- M Ricken
- Institut für Tierzucht und Vererbungsforschung der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover
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Scholz H, Aukrust P, Damås JK, Tonstad S, Sagen EL, Kolset SO, Hall C, Yndestad A, Halvorsen B. 8-isoprostane increases scavenger receptor A and matrix metalloproteinase activity in THP-1 macrophages, resulting in long-lived foam cells. Eur J Clin Invest 2004; 34:451-8. [PMID: 15255781 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2004.01376.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oxidative stress is a key factor in atherogenesis, in which it is closely associated with the inflammation and formation of bioactive lipids. Although 8-isoprostane is regarded as a reliable marker of oxidative stress in vivo, the pathogenic role of this F(2)-isoprostane in atherogenesis is far from clear. Based on the important role of foam cells in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis we hereby examined the ability of 8-isoprostane to modulate oxidized (ox)LDL-induced foam cell formation and the function of these cells, particularly focusing on the effect on matrix degradation. METHODS AND RESULTS 8-isoprostane (10 micro M) augmented the oxLDL-induced (20 micro g mL(-1)) lipid accumulation of THP-1 macrophages evaluated by Oil-Red-O staining and lipid mass quantification (colourimetric assay). Additionally, 8-isoprostane induced the expression of the scavenger receptor A type 1 (MSR-1) [mRNA and protein level], assessed by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. Moreover, 8-isoprostane counteracted the oxLDL-induced apoptosis of these cells, involving both mitochondrial-protective and caspase-suppressive mechanisms. Along with these changes, 8-isoprostane increased the oxLDL-induced gene expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and its endogenous inhibitor [i.e. tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-1] accompanied by enhanced total MMP activity. CONCLUSIONS We show that 8-isoprostane increases foam cell formation at least partly by enhancing MSR-1 expression and by inhibiting apoptosis of these cells, inducing long-lived foam cells with enhanced matrix degrading capacity. Our findings further support a role for 8-isoprostane not only as a marker of oxidative stress in patients with atherosclerotic disorders, but also as a mediator in atherogenesis and plaque destabilization.
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- H Scholz
- Rikshospitalet University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway
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Höltershinken M, Janson C, Hoffmann P, Höhling A, Scholz H. [Influences on fermentation and thiamine metabolism in bovine rumen fluid (in vitro)--part 3: Effects of artificially contaminated hay with Cladosporium herbarum and Fusarium graminearum, respectively]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2004; 111:135-41. [PMID: 15171596] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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The influence of contaminated hay [Cladosporium herbarum (CL) and Fusarium graminearum (FU), respectively] on fermentation and thiamine metabolism of bovine rumen content was investigated using the longterm rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC). Six investigation periods 25 days long each were carried out. A nine days feeding period with normal hay was followed by the testphase I (five days) with a mixture of normal and mouldy hay and testphase II (five days) with additive an 0.3 mg thiamine per reaction vessel. The last four days served as regeneration time with normal hay. The following marginal effects of mouldy hay on rumen fermentation patterns could be noted. A) During testphase I: cellulase activity: +10.0% (FU); alternation of the thiamine derivate pattern, but no effect on total thiamine content (CL, FU). B) During testphase II the results were more obvious: bacterial protein synthesis: -22.6% (CL), -24.4% (FU). Alternation of the fatty acid pattern: propionate (-7.30% FU), n-butyrate (-3.90% CL, +3.49% FU), n-valerate (-8.5% CH, FU). Cellulase activity: -17.0% (CL, FU). But no effect on total thiamine (CL, FU); alternation of the thiamine derivate pattern: more non phosphorylate thiamine. The noted effects on rumen fermentation and thiamine metabolism were not severe enough to be responsible for the development of a CCN.
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The sequence of phi Ch1 contains an open reading frame (int1) in the central part of its genome that belongs to the lambda integrase family of site-specific recombinases. Sequence similarities to known integrases include the highly conserved tetrad R-H-R-Y. The flanking sequences of int1 contain several direct repeats of 30 bp in length (IR-L and IR-R), which are orientated in an inverted direction. Here, we show that a recombination active region exists in the genome of phi Ch1: the number of those repeats, non-homologous regions within the repeat clusters IR-L and IR-R and the orientation of the int1 gene vary in a given virus population. Within this study, we identified circular intermediates, composed of the int1 gene and the inwards orientated repeat regions IR-L and IR-R, which could be involved in the recombination process itself. IR-L and IR-R are embedded within ORF34 and ORF36 respectively. As a consequence of the inversion within this region of phi Ch1, the C-terminal parts of the proteins encoded by ORF34 and 36 are exchanged. Both proteins, expressed in Escherichia coli, interact with specific antisera against whole virus particles, indicating that they could be parts of phi Ch1 virions. Expression of the protein(s) in Natrialba magadii could be detected 98 h after inoculation, which is similar to other structural proteins of phi Ch1. Taken together, the data show that the genome of phi Ch1 contains an invertible region that codes for a recombinase and structural proteins. Inversion of this segment results in a variation of these structural proteins.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Archaea/virology
- Bacteriophages/genetics
- Bacteriophages/isolation & purification
- Bacteriophages/metabolism
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Viral/chemistry
- DNA, Viral/genetics
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Genes, Viral
- Integrases/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Myoviridae/genetics
- Myoviridae/isolation & purification
- Myoviridae/metabolism
- Open Reading Frames
- RNA, Viral/chemistry
- RNA, Viral/physiology
- Recombination, Genetic
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Viral Structural Proteins/biosynthesis
- Viral Structural Proteins/chemistry
- Viral Structural Proteins/genetics
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- N Rössler
- Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, University of Vienna, Dr Bohr-Gasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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Born HJ, Krawczynski S, Ochsenfeld W, Scholz H. Verwendbarkeit von Dibutyläther für die Aufbereitung bestrahlter Kernbrennstoffe mittels Extraktion. CHEM-ING-TECH 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.330340802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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