1
|
Zhao K, Braun M, Meyer L, Otte K, Raifer H, Helmprobst F, Möschl V, Pagenstecher A, Urban H, Ronellenfitsch MW, Steinbach JP, Pesek J, Watzer B, Nockher WA, Taudte RV, Neubauer A, Nimsky C, Bartsch JW, Rusch T. A Novel Approach for Glioblastoma Treatment by Combining Apoptosis Inducers (TMZ, MTX, and Cytarabine) with E.V.A. (Eltanexor, Venetoclax, and A1210477) Inhibiting XPO1, Bcl-2, and Mcl-1. Cells 2024; 13:632. [PMID: 38607071 PMCID: PMC11011525 DOI: 10.3390/cells13070632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Adjuvant treatment for Glioblastoma Grade 4 with Temozolomide (TMZ) inevitably fails due to therapeutic resistance, necessitating new approaches. Apoptosis induction in GB cells is inefficient, due to an excess of anti-apoptotic XPO1/Bcl-2-family proteins. We assessed TMZ, Methotrexate (MTX), and Cytarabine (Ara-C) (apoptosis inducers) combined with XPO1/Bcl-2/Mcl-1-inhibitors (apoptosis rescue) in GB cell lines and primary GB stem-like cells (GSCs). Using CellTiter-Glo® and Caspase-3 activity assays, we generated dose-response curves and analyzed the gene and protein regulation of anti-apoptotic proteins via PCR and Western blots. Optimal drug combinations were examined for their impact on the cell cycle and apoptosis induction via FACS analysis, paralleled by the assessment of potential toxicity in healthy mouse brain slices. Ara-C and MTX proved to be 150- to 10,000-fold more potent in inducing apoptosis than TMZ. In response to inhibitors Eltanexor (XPO1; E), Venetoclax (Bcl-2; V), and A1210477 (Mcl-1; A), genes encoding for the corresponding proteins were upregulated in a compensatory manner. TMZ, MTX, and Ara-C combined with E, V, and A evidenced highly lethal effects when combined. As no significant cell death induction in mouse brain slices was observed, we conclude that this drug combination is effective in vitro and expected to have low side effects in vivo.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kai Zhao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology & Immunology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Madita Braun
- Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology & Immunology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Leonie Meyer
- Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology & Immunology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Katharina Otte
- Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Hematology, Oncology & Immunology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Hartmann Raifer
- FACS Core Facility, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 3, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Frederik Helmprobst
- Department of Neuropathology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Vincent Möschl
- Department of Neuropathology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Axel Pagenstecher
- Department of Neuropathology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Hans Urban
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Michael W. Ronellenfitsch
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Joachim P. Steinbach
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Jelena Pesek
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Bernhard Watzer
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Wolfgang A. Nockher
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - R. Verena Taudte
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Andreas Neubauer
- Department of Hematology, Oncology & Immunology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Christopher Nimsky
- Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Jörg W. Bartsch
- Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Tillmann Rusch
- Department of Hematology, Oncology & Immunology, Philipps University Marburg, Baldingerstraße 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt—Marburg, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Sommerfeld L, Knuth I, Finkernagel F, Pesek J, Nockher WA, Jansen JM, Wagner U, Nist A, Stiewe T, Müller-Brüsselbach S, Müller R, Reinartz S. Prostacyclin Released by Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Promotes Immunosuppressive and Pro-Metastatic Macrophage Polarization in the Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14246154. [PMID: 36551640 PMCID: PMC9776493 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14246154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Metastasis of high-grade ovarian carcinoma (HGSC) is orchestrated by soluble mediators of the tumor microenvironment. Here, we have used transcriptomic profiling to identify lipid-mediated signaling pathways encompassing 41 ligand-synthesizing enzymes and 23 cognate receptors in tumor, immune and stroma cells from HGSC metastases and ascites. Due to its strong association with a poor clinical outcome, prostacyclin (PGI2) synthase (PTGIS) is of particular interest in this signaling network. PTGIS is highly expressed by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF), concomitant with elevated PGI2 synthesis, whereas tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) exhibit the highest expression of its surface receptor (PTGIR). PTGIR activation by PGI2 agonists triggered cAMP accumulation and induced a mixed-polarization macrophage phenotype with altered inflammatory gene expression, including CXCL10 and IL12A repression, as well as reduced phagocytic capability. Co-culture experiments provided further evidence for the interaction of CAF with macrophages via PGI2, as the effect of PGI2 agonists on phagocytosis was mitigated by cyclooxygenase inhibitors. Furthermore, conditioned medium from PGI2-agonist-treated TAM promoted tumor adhesion to mesothelial cells and migration in a PTGIR-dependent manner, and PTGIR activation induced the expression of metastasis-associated and pro-angiogenic genes. Taken together, our study identifies a PGI2/PTGIR-driven crosstalk between CAF, TAM and tumor cells, promoting immune suppression and a pro-metastatic environment.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Leah Sommerfeld
- Translational Oncology Group, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Isabel Knuth
- Translational Oncology Group, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Florian Finkernagel
- Translational Oncology Group, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Bioinformatics Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Jelena Pesek
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Wolfgang A. Nockher
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Julia M. Jansen
- Clinic for Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Gynecological Endocrinology, University Hospital (UKGM), 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Uwe Wagner
- Clinic for Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Gynecological Endocrinology, University Hospital (UKGM), 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Andrea Nist
- Genomics Core Facility, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Thorsten Stiewe
- Genomics Core Facility, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Sabine Müller-Brüsselbach
- Translational Oncology Group, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
| | - Rolf Müller
- Translational Oncology Group, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Correspondence: (R.M.); (S.R.)
| | - Silke Reinartz
- Translational Oncology Group, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Correspondence: (R.M.); (S.R.)
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Hammoud MK, Dietze R, Pesek J, Finkernagel F, Unger A, Bieringer T, Nist A, Stiewe T, Bhagwat AM, Nockher WA, Reinartz S, Müller-Brüsselbach S, Graumann J, Müller R. Arachidonic acid, a clinically adverse mediator in the ovarian cancer microenvironment, impairs JAK-STAT signaling in macrophages by perturbing lipid raft structures. Mol Oncol 2022; 16:3146-3166. [PMID: 35451191 PMCID: PMC9441005 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Survival of ovarian carcinoma is associated with the abundance of immunosuppressed CD163highCD206high tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) and high levels of arachidonic acid (AA) in the tumor microenvironment. Here, we show that both associations are functionally linked. Transcriptional profiling revealed that high CD163 and CD206/MRC1 expression in TAMs is strongly associated with an inhibition of cytokine‐triggered signaling, mirrored by an impaired transcriptional response to interferons and IL‐6 in monocyte‐derived macrophages by AA. This inhibition of pro‐inflammatory signaling is caused by dysfunctions of the cognate receptors, indicated by the inhibition of JAK1, JAK2, STAT1, and STAT3 phosphorylation, and by the displacement of the interferon receptor IFNAR1, STAT1 and other immune‐regulatory proteins from lipid rafts. AA exposure led to a dramatic accumulation of free AA in lipid rafts, which appears to be mechanistically crucial, as the inhibition of its incorporation into phospholipids did not affect the AA‐mediated interference with STAT1 phosphorylation. Inhibition of interferon‐triggered STAT1 phosphorylation by AA was reversed by water‐soluble cholesterol, known to prevent the perturbation of lipid raft structure by AA. These findings suggest that the pharmacologic restoration of lipid raft functions in TAMs may contribute to the development new therapeutic approaches.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mohamad K Hammoud
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Raimund Dietze
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Jelena Pesek
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Florian Finkernagel
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Annika Unger
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Tim Bieringer
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.,Hochschule Landshut, 84036, Landshut, Germany
| | - Andrea Nist
- Genomics Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Thorsten Stiewe
- Genomics Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Aditya M Bhagwat
- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.,The German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
| | - W Andreas Nockher
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Silke Reinartz
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | | | - Johannes Graumann
- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.,The German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.,Institute for Translational Proteomics, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Rolf Müller
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Reinartz S, Lieber S, Pesek J, Brandt DT, Asafova A, Finkernagel F, Watzer B, Nockher WA, Nist A, Stiewe T, Jansen JM, Wagner U, Konzer A, Graumann J, Grosse R, Worzfeld T, Müller-Brüsselbach S, Müller R. Cell type-selective pathways and clinical associations of lysophosphatidic acid biosynthesis and signaling in the ovarian cancer microenvironment. Mol Oncol 2018; 13:185-201. [PMID: 30353652 PMCID: PMC6360368 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [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: 09/01/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The peritoneal fluid of ovarian carcinoma patients promotes cancer cell invasion and metastatic spread with lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) as a potentially crucial mediator. However, the origin of LPA in ascites and the clinical relevance of individual LPA species have not been addressed. Here, we show that the levels of multiple acyl‐LPA species are strongly elevated in ascites versus plasma and are associated with short relapse‐free survival. Data derived from transcriptome and secretome analyses of primary ascite‐derived cells indicate that (a) the major route of LPA synthesis is the consecutive action of a secretory phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and autotaxin, (b) that the components of this pathway are coordinately upregulated in ascites, and (c) that CD163+CD206+ tumor‐associated macrophages play an essential role as main producers of PLA2G7 and autotaxin. The latter conclusion is consistent with mass spectrometry‐based metabolomic analyses of conditioned medium from ascites cells, which showed that tumor‐associated macrophages, but not tumor cells, are able to produce 20:4 acyl‐LPA in lipid‐free medium. Furthermore, our transcriptomic data revealed that LPA receptor (LPAR) genes are expressed in a clearly cell type‐selective manner: While tumor cells express predominantly LPAR1‐3, macrophages and T cells also express LPAR5 and LPAR6 at high levels, pointing to cell type‐selective LPA signaling pathways. RNA profiling identified cytokines linked to cell motility and migration as the most conspicuous class of LPA‐induced genes in macrophages, suggesting that LPA exerts protumorigenic properties at least in part via the tumor secretome.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Silke Reinartz
- Clinic for Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Gynecological Endocrinology, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Marburg, Germany
| | - Sonja Lieber
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), Marburg, Germany
| | - Jelena Pesek
- Metabolomics Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | | | - Alina Asafova
- Clinic for Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Gynecological Endocrinology, Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Marburg, Germany.,Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), Marburg, Germany
| | - Florian Finkernagel
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), Marburg, Germany
| | - Bernard Watzer
- Metabolomics Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | | | - Andrea Nist
- Genomics Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Thorsten Stiewe
- Genomics Core Facility, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
| | - Julia M Jansen
- Clinic for Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Gynecological Endocrinology, UKGM, Marburg, Germany
| | - Uwe Wagner
- Clinic for Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Gynecological Endocrinology, UKGM, Marburg, Germany
| | - Anne Konzer
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Kerckhoff Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany
| | - Johannes Graumann
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Kerckhoff Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany
| | | | - Thomas Worzfeld
- Institute of Pharmacology, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Pharmacology, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
| | - Sabine Müller-Brüsselbach
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), Marburg, Germany
| | - Rolf Müller
- Center for Tumor Biology and Immunology (ZTI), Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), Marburg, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Reindl J, Pesek J, Krüger T, Wendler S, Nemitz S, Muckova P, Büchler R, Opitz S, Krieg N, Norgauer J, Rhode H. Proteomic biomarkers for psoriasis and psoriasis arthritis. J Proteomics 2016; 140:55-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
|
6
|
Pesek J, Svoboda J, Sattler M, Bartram S, Boland W. Biosynthesis of 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid, an iron chelator from the gut of the lepidopteran Spodoptera littoralis. Org Biomol Chem 2015; 13:178-84. [PMID: 25356857 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01857e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
In the regurgitate (foregut content) of Spodoptera larvae we found high concentrations (0.5-5 mM) of 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid (8-HQA). In a survey of different lepidopteran species, this compound was only detected in species belonging to the family of Noctuidae. 8-HQA was shown to derive from tryptophan metabolism. The amount of 8-HQA in the regurgitate was strongly dependent on the tryptophan content of the diet. In the insect 8-HQA is generated from tryptophan via kynurenine and 3-hydroxykynurenine. 8-HQA is produced by the larvae and not by their commensal gut bacteria. Analysis of different life stages of Spodoptera larvae revealed that 8-HQA is formed during the larval stage, probably acting as an iron chelator to control the gut microbiome.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jelena Pesek
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany.
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
7
|
Pesek J, Krüger T, Krieg N, Schiel M, Norgauer J, Großkreutz J, Rhode H. Native chromatographic sample preparation of serum, plasma and cerebrospinal fluid does not comprise a risk for proteolytic biomarker loss. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2013; 923-924:102-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
|
8
|
Pesek J, Büchler R, Albrecht R, Boland W, Zeth K. Structure and mechanism of iron translocation by a Dps protein from Microbacterium arborescens. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:34872-82. [PMID: 21768097 PMCID: PMC3186433 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.246108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Dps (DNA protection during starvation) enzymes are a major class of dodecameric proteins that bacteria use to detoxify their cytosol through the uptake of reactive iron species. In the stationary growth phase of bacteria, Dps enzymes are primarily used to protect DNA by biocrystallization. To characterize the wild type Dps protein from Microbacterium arborescens that displays additional catalytic functions (amide hydrolysis and synthesis), we determined the crystal structure to a resolution of 2.05 Å at low iron content. The structure shows a single iron at the ferroxidase center coordinated by an oxo atom, one water molecule, and three ligating residues. An iron-enriched protein structure was obtained at 2 Å and shows the stepwise uptake of two hexahydrated iron atoms moving along channels at the 3-fold axis before a restriction site inside the channels requires removal of the hydration sphere. Supporting biochemical data provide insight into the regulation of this acylamino acid hydrolase. Moreover, the peroxidase activity of the protein was determined. The influence of iron and siderophores on the expression of acylamino acid hydrolase was monitored during several stages of cell growth. Altogether our data provide an interesting view of an unusual Dps-like enzyme evolutionarily located apart from the large Dps sequence clusters.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jelena Pesek
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
9
|
Pesek J, Repko M, Grosman R, Chaloupka R. [Neurological findings in patients treated surgically for spinal metastatic disease]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2009; 76:501-504. [PMID: 20067698] [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: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY We present a group of patients with spinal metastatic disease surgically treated at our department, with an evaluation of their neurological outcomes in relation to the initial disease and the surgical technique used. MATERIAL Between 1989 and 2007 we operated on 748 patients with spinal tumour. Of these, 380 had metastatic disease. The Frankel classification system was used to assess neurological status. METHODS Based on the Tomita prognostic score, the metastatic disease was evaluated and appropriate surgical procedure was selected (biopsy, posterolateral decompression, posterolateral decompression with stabilisation, somatectomy, or vertebrectomy/spondylectomy). The neurological findings before and after surgery and at follow-up were assessed. RESULTS Of the 368 patients evaluated, four were pre-operatively classified as Frankel grade A, 29 as grade B, 99 as grade C, 82 as grade D and 159 patients as grade E. Post-operative outcomes were: Frankel grade A, 6 patients B, 27 C, 78 D, 79 and E, 178 patients. Surgery resulted in neurological deterioration by 3 degrees of the Frankel scale in two patients (0.5%), 2 degrees in three patients (0.8%), and by 1 degree in 17 patients (4.6%). Improvement was recorded: by 1 degree in 57 patients (15.5%), 2 degrees in 10 (2,7%) and 3 degrees in two patients (0.5%). Of 23 patients who underwent biopsy, neurological status improved in one (4.3%) and deteriorated also in one patient (4.3%). Of the 85 patients treated by posterolateral decompression, improvement was recorded in 25 (29.4%) and deterioration in two (2.4%). Of the 73 patients undergoing posterolateral decompression with stabilisation, neurological findings improved in 15 (17.9%) and deteriorated in five (6.0%). In the group of 103 patients treated by vertebrectomy, neurological findings improved in 13 (12.6%) and deteriorated in eight (7.8%). At an average follow-up of 15 months, 208 (55.7%) patients presented themselves of these, improvement in neurological status was recorded in 16 (7.8%) and deterioration in eight (3.9%), as compared with the pre-operative values. DISCUSSION Any comparison with the literature data is difficult, because both the criteria of indication for surgery and the method of treatment differ considerably. Improvement in neurological status was achieved in 69 patients (18.8%). CONCLUSIONS Metastatic tumours of the spine present a serious diagnosis, with pain often being the first sign of a malignant disease. The degree of neurological deficit, primary tumour site and the extent of metastatic spinal disease (objectively evaluated on the basis of the Tomita score) should determine whether the patient will be operated on or not and, if so, whether a radical or mere palliative procedure will be used. An important factor is multidisciplinary cooperation of attending physicians both preoperatively and during the post-operative care of cancer patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- J Pesek
- Ortopedická klinika FN Brno-Bohunice
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
10
|
Repko M, Krbec M, Burda J, Pesek J, Chaloupka R, Tichý V, Neubauer J. [Simple bony fusion or instrumented hemivertebra excision in the surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2008; 75:180-184. [PMID: 18601815] [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: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY In a retrospective study, to analyze long-term radiographic results of two surgical procedures used to treat congenital scoliosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 685 patients with congenital scoliosis were treated at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bohunice Teaching Hospital in Brno, between 1976 and 2007. Of these, 102 patients, with an average age of 6.6 years at the time of surgery, were treated by simple bony fusion, and 22 children, with an average age of 10.2 years, underwent instrumented hemivertebra excision via simultaneous anterior and posterior exposures involving fixation with cannulated compression screws and a wire loop. The follow-up periods for the former and latter groups were 14.2 and 12.1 years, respectively. RESULTS In the patients treated by simple bony fusion, the mean correction rate was 22.1 %, with Cobb angle values averaging from 44.2 degrees pre-operatively to 38 degrees post-operatively; the correction loss was 3.9 degrees at the last follow up. In the patients with hemivertebra excision, the mean correction rate was 61 %, with pre- and post-operative values of 51.3 degrees and 20.3 degrees , respectively, and a correction loss of 1.1 degrees at the last follow-up. DISCUSSION The early detection of a deformity and simple bony fusion in low-magnitude curves can prevent progression of scoliosis and allows for maintenance of a compensated spine. Hemivertebra excision with compression instrumentation results in a better surgical correction of the deformity. The average 61 % correction rate achieved in our patients is in agreement with the results reported by authors using the same surgical technique, as well as with the results of posterior hemivertebra resection. The best correction, 78 %, has been achieved with surgery at a very young age. Complications associated with the two techniques are rare. CONCLUSIONS Congenital scoliosis due to failure off either formation or segmentation is indicated for surgical treatment at young age. Its early detection and subsequent surgical treatment at young age. Its early detection and subsequent surgical correction of the curve result in a long-term maintenance of a compensated spine. Instrumented hemivertebra excision provides the highest rate of correction, particularly if carried out before 3 years of age.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M Repko
- Ortopedická klinika LF MU a FN Brno-Bohunice, Univerzitní centrum pro lécbu skolióz a deformit pátere, Brno-Bohunice
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
11
|
Pesek J, Bencko V, Sýkorová I, Vasícek M, Michna O, Martínek K. Some trace elements in coal of the Czech Republic, environment and health protection implications. Cent Eur J Public Health 2005; 13:153-8. [PMID: 16218333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Mining for coal and its utilization have various impacts on the surrounding environment. Huge volumes of waste materials which are by-products of both the underground and open cast coal mining, pose one of the major environmental hazards in addition to air pollution caused by coal burning in power plants in the Czech Republic. Some of these risks could be reduced when having accurate and comprehensive data on coal quality. Statistical data processing of almost 35,000 coal samples from Late Paleozoic and Tertiary coal basins of the Czech Republic provided a unique information on the quality of lignite, sub-bituminous and bituminous coals and anthracites including the content of toxic trace elements (As, Be, Hg, Pb and Se). In this context related environment and health risks and protection implications are discussed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- J Pesek
- Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Prague, Czech Republic.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
12
|
Abstract
Powerful medicinal properties have been recorded for Zingiber officinale, commonly known as ginger. All of these medicinal activities have been compiled with 99 references to the present status of the plant in the literature. Volatile components and the presence of trace metals are included. In addition, details of individual medicinal activities are given and the molecular structures of identified organic metabolites and their synthesis are described.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M Afzal
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
13
|
|
14
|
|
15
|
Michel K, Gempesaw C, Pesek J, Bacon J, Tilmon H. Drinker Technology as an Example of Improving Production Efficiency. J APPL POULTRY RES 1998. [DOI: 10.1093/japr/7.2.144] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
|
16
|
|
17
|
Pesek J. [350 years of Harvard]. Cas Lek Cesk 1989; 128:1597. [PMID: 2698763] [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: 01/02/2023]
|
18
|
Pesek J, Cash T. A chemically bonded liquid crystal as a stationary phase for high performance liquid chromatography. Synthesis on silica via an organochlorosilane pathway. Chromatographia 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02258978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
|
19
|
Mádr V, Grahátová M, Franz J, Pesek J, Pleva V, Nevoránková Z, Hofírek B, Jurák E. [Recent knowledge in the field of epizootiology and the pathogenesis of enzootic bovine leukosis]. Arch Exp Veterinarmed 1987; 41:721-3. [PMID: 2829775] [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: 01/02/2023]
|
20
|
Srámková L, Havlík J, Slárová J, Tichý V, Rýc M, Pesek J, Korych B. [Rotavirus gastroenteritis - the most frequent diarrheal disease of infants and toddlers]. Cesk Pediatr 1983; 38:385-9. [PMID: 6616690] [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: 01/21/2023]
|
21
|
Korych B, Rýc M, Sobotková E, Pesek J, Prokesová L, Srámková L. [Comparison and evaluation of various methods of laboratory diagnosis of rotavirus infections (electron microscopy, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, enzyme immunoassay, coagglutination, immunofluorescence)]. Cesk Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 1983; 32:185-96. [PMID: 6225533] [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: 01/19/2023]
|
22
|
Pesek J. [Chondropathy of the patella and its treatment (author's transl)]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 1980; 47:304-7. [PMID: 7424462] [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: 01/25/2023]
|
23
|
Pesek J, Rozkosný V. [Mathematical models in epizootiology]. VET MED-CZECH 1980; 25:257-65. [PMID: 6773212] [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: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Mathematical modelling in epizootology makes it possible to forecast the occurrence and spreading of infection, to learn the main factors of the origin and spread of infection, or to test hypotheses on these factors. Therefore epizootological models must be correct from the biological and mathematical view-point. They should not contradict to experimental facts, must be sufficiently sensitive to important factors, and must be able to approximate real epizootological phenomena and processes. Examples of the construction of simple deterministic and stochastic models of exogenous infections whose etiological agents meet the conditions of Henle-Koch's postulates are used for demonstrating the basic approaches to the use of mathematical models for the evaluation of epizootological analyses and programmes of infection control.
Collapse
|
24
|
Rýc M, Pesek J, Srámková L, Havlík J. [Electron microscopy in the diagnosis of rotavirus infection (author's transl)]. Cesk Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 1979; 28:284-8. [PMID: 232009] [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: 12/13/2022]
|
25
|
Abstract
The electronmicroscopic examination of stool samples from 18 infants and young children with gastroenteritis, hospitalized at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in Prague, was carried out. In ten children rotavirus was found in the faeces and the bacteriological findings were negative. Rotavirus particles were aggregated by convalescent child sera and by normal human gamma globulin. The clinical picture was characterized by the sudden onset of vomiting and fever, in one case with febrile convulsions. Diarrhoea was watery and yellow-green, and usually persisted for four to five days. The condition of the children improved rapidly after rehydration and a special diet. Older siblings, and in one family also adult members, were frequently affected.
Collapse
|
26
|
Srámková L, Rýc M, Pesek J. [Rotavirus gastroenteritides in infants and toddlers]. Cesk Pediatr 1978; 33:670-1. [PMID: 216499] [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: 12/13/2022]
|
27
|
Pesek J. [The scope of knee joint surgery using the Jones-Insall approach (author's transl)]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 1978; 45:406-9. [PMID: 735658] [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: 12/24/2022]
|
28
|
Srámková L, Pesek J. [Virus-induced diarrheas]. Cesk Pediatr 1978; 33:348-51. [PMID: 357029] [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: 12/14/2022]
|
29
|
Rýc M, Pesek J, Kopecká D. [Use of immunoelectron microscopy to poliovirus typing (author's transl)]. Cesk Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 1978; 27:65-8. [PMID: 208786] [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: 12/13/2022]
|
30
|
Vilím V, Pesek J, Brejcha O, Záková M, Jindra J, Průchová M. [Viral hepatitis A--water epidemic in a bungalow community (author's transl)]. Cesk Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 1977; 26:46-51. [PMID: 140014] [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: 12/13/2022]
|
31
|
Abstract
The frequency of genotypes with the desired degree of expression of economically important quantitative characters within a hybrid or mutant population is usually very low. Therefore, the early identification and selection of such genotypes involves the analysis of very large populations. Because the breeding values of individuals in a population are masked by environmental, competitional, and ontogenic noises, special quantitative--genetic methods of analysis have to be used in order to eliminate their disturbing effects. The present chapter deals with a new approach to such an analysis by using either a simple background character or a background index obtained as a linear function of two, or more than two, background characters. It is believed that the use of this approach would greatly increase the efficiency of selection and shorten the time needed to produce improved new crop cultivars. As the analyses require the handling of large amounts of measurement data, plant breeders must use computer facilities.
Collapse
|
32
|
Sosovec V, Pesek J. [Familial benign conjugated hyperbilirubinemia with pigment deposition in the liver (Dubin-Johnson syndrome). Report of 4 cases in siblings]. Z Gesamte Inn Med 1971; 26:596-9. [PMID: 5127652] [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: 01/13/2023]
|
33
|
Sosovec V, Pesek J. [Familial benign conjugated hyperbilirubinemia with the presence of a pigment in the liver (Dubin-Johnson syndrome). Description of 3 cases in siblings]. Vnitr Lek 1971; 17:382-7. [PMID: 5581194] [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: 01/15/2023]
|
34
|
Ryba M, Benda R, Pesek J, Trlifajová J, Sourek J. [Laboratory differentiation of variola from varicella]. Cas Lek Cesk 1971; 110:409-12. [PMID: 4324888] [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: 01/10/2023]
|
35
|
Damborská M, Neubauerová H, Janícek B, Pesek J. [Summer epidemic of an exanthematous disease induced by ECHO 9 virus in infants]. Cesk Pediatr 1966; 21:25-9. [PMID: 5909653] [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: 01/17/2023]
|