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Bertram CA, Kuzminskiy S, Müller K, Mundhenk L. Periarticular histiocytic sarcoma in a domestic rabbit. J Small Anim Pract 2020; 62:404. [PMID: 33210288 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13253] [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] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- C A Bertram
- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 15, Berlin, 14163, Germany
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- Small Animal Clinic, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, Berlin, 14163, Germany
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- Small Animal Clinic, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, Berlin, 14163, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 15, Berlin, 14163, Germany
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Teske K, Erickson N, Mundhenk L, Glauben R, Dzamukova M, Löhning M, Gruber A. Murine CLCA4A and CLCA4B are Expressed in Partially Different Cellular Niches of the Intestinal Epithelium. J Comp Pathol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.10.105] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Fürstenau J, Richter M, Große R, Müller K, Rubbenstroth D, Mundhenk L. Borna Disease Virus 1 Infection in Alpacas (Lama pacos) – Distribution of Viral Antigen and Inflammatory Lesions. J Comp Pathol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.10.104] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Erickson NA, Gruber AD, Mundhenk L. The Family of Chloride Channel Regulator, Calcium-activated Proteins in the Feline Respiratory Tract: A Comparative Perspective on Airway Diseases in Man and Animal Models. J Comp Pathol 2019; 174:39-53. [PMID: 31955802 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.10.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Members of the chloride channel regulator, calcium-activated (CLCA) family are considered to be modifiers in inflammatory, mucus-based respiratory conditions such as asthma and cystic fibrosis. Previous work has shown substantial differences between human and murine CLCA orthologues that limit the value of mouse models. As an alternative, the cat is an unfamiliar but powerful model of human asthma. We therefore characterized the expression profiles of CLCA proteins in the feline respiratory tract. Identical to other species, the feline CLCA1 protein was immunohistochemically localized to virtually all goblet cells and found to be secreted into the mucus. However, it was not detected in submucosal glands where it is expressed in other species. In contrast to all other species studied to date, feline CLCA2 was not found in submucosal glands or any other airway cells. Similar to mice, but in contrast to man and pigs, the feline respiratory tract was devoid of CLCA4 expression. In the airways of asthmatic cats, CLCA1 was strongly overexpressed, similar to human patients. Therefore, despite some similarities in CLCA1 protein expression and secretion, substantial differences were identified between several feline CLCA family members and their respective orthologues in man, mice and pigs, which must be considered in comparative medicine.
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- N A Erickson
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Yamamoto K, Klossek A, Fuchs K, Watts B, Raabe J, Flesch R, Rancan F, Pischon H, Radbruch M, Gruber AD, Mundhenk L, Vogt A, Blume-Peytavi U, Schrade P, Bachmann S, Gurny R, Rühl E. Soft X-ray microscopy for probing of topical tacrolimus delivery via micelles. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2019; 139:68-75. [PMID: 30849430 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The penetration of topically applied tacrolimus formulated in micelles into murine skin is reported, measured by X-ray microscopy. Tacrolimus and micelles are probed for the first time by this high spatial resolution technique by element-selective excitation in the C 1s- and O 1s-regimes. This method allows selective detection of the distribution and penetration depth of drugs and carrier molecules into biologic tissues. It is observed that small, but distinct quantities of the drug and micelles, acting as a drug carrier, penetrate the stratum corneum. A comparison is made with the paraffin-based commercial tacrolimus ointment Protopic®, where local drug concentrations show to be low. A slight increase in local drug concentration in the stratum corneum is observed, if tacrolimus is formulated in micelles, as compared to Protopic®. This underscores the importance of the drug formulations for effective drug delivery. Time-resolved penetration shows presence of drug in the stratum corneum 100 min after formulation application, with penetration to deeper skin layers at 1000 min. High resolution micrographs give indications for a penetration pathway along the lipid membranes between corneocytes, but also suggest that the compound may penetrate corneocytes.
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- K Yamamoto
- Physikalische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Apidel SA, c/o The Business Harbour, 29 Quai du Mont Blanc, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstraße 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstraße 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Physikalische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Clinical Research Center for Hair and Skin Science, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Abteilung für Elektronenmikroskopie at CVK, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Abteilung für Elektronenmikroskopie at CVK, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Apidel SA, c/o The Business Harbour, 29 Quai du Mont Blanc, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Physikalische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Radbruch M, Pischon H, Klossek A, Yamamoto K, Schumacher F, Du F, Haag R, Rühl E, Kleuser B, Gruber A, Mundhenk L. Topically applied core multishell nanocarriers remain in the stratum corneum, but their cargo, tacrolimus, reaches the viable skin in a murine model of atopic dermatitis. J Comp Pathol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.10.011] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Erickson NA, Münzer B, Dunkel M, Mundhenk L. An unexpected diagnosis in a cat with sudden lameness. J Small Anim Pract 2018; 59:651-651. [PMID: 29971793 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12899] [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] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- N A Erickson
- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Equine Clinic - Surgery and Radiology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Veterinary Practice Lunau & Dunkel, 12619, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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Pischon H, Radbruch M, Du F, Guilbudagian M, Calderon M, Unbehauen M, Haag R, Gruber A, Mundhenk L. Comparison of Skin Penetration, Pathological and Clinical Effects of Novel Drug Transporters – Thermoresponsive Nanogels and Core Multishell Nanocarriers – in a Murine Model of Atopic Dermatitis. J Comp Pathol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.10.044] [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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Mundhenk L, Erickson N, Klymiuk N, Gruber A. Genomic and Molecular Basis for Suitability Assessment of Animal Models: Differences in CLCA Genes and Protein Expression Between Man, Mice and Cats. J Comp Pathol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.10.109] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Erickson N, Dietert K, Enders J, Mundhenk L, Glauben R, Gruber A. The Goblet Cell-Derived Soluble Mucus Component CLCA1 Activates Airway Macrophages in the Mouse. J Comp Pathol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.11.246] [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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Fürstenau J, Pischon H, Dietert K, Radbruch M, Gruber A, Mundhenk L. CLCA2 is Overexpressed in Psoriatic but not in Atopic Dermatitis Mouse Skin Models. J Comp Pathol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.11.251] [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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Erickson N, Mundhenk L, Glauben R, Giovannini S, Nyström E, Johansson M, Gruber A. Does Clca1 Modulate the Innate Immune Response During Dextran Sodium Sulphate Challenge in the Murine Colon? J Comp Pathol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.10.044] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Erickson N, Loderstedt S, Kohn B, Gruber A, Mundhenk L. A Typical Foreign Body Disease in an Atypical Location. J Comp Pathol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.10.062] [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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Pischon H, Radbruch M, Ostrowski A, Unbehauen M, Haag R, Gruber A, Mundhenk L. Core-Multishell-Nanocarriers, Potential Drug Transporters, have no Impact on Atopic Dermatitis or Psoriasis in Murine Models. J Comp Pathol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.10.037] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Ostrowski A, Nordmeyer D, Mundhenk L, Fluhr J, Graf C, Rühl E, Gruber A. Allergic contact dermatitis in mice is not affected or penetrated by ahaps-functionaliZed silica nanoparticles. J Comp Pathol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.10.150] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Benz V, Bán Z, Mundhenk L, Schuler G, Brix S, Grune J, Foryst-Ludwig A, Kintscher U. Adipose-tissue specific knockout of ERalpha using the aP2-Cre induces fatal effects on the reproductive tract of female mice. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1374878] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Schmitz RR, Meyer A, Mundhenk L, Gehlen H, Rapp M. Gastrointestinaler stromaler Tumor im Zäkum bei einem Pony mit Kolik. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1623234] [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: 10/28/2022]
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ZusammenfassungEine 25-jährige Ponystute wurde mit vorberichtlich hochgradiger akuter Koliksymptomatik in der Klinik vorgestellt. Laut Anamnese bestanden bereits seit einer Woche Inappetenz, Apathie und Fieber ungeklärter Genese. Die klinische Untersuchung sowie die Sondierung mit der Nasenschlundsonde ergab die Befunde einer sekundären Magenüberladung. Bei der rektalen Exploration wurden eine mittelgradige Zäkumtympanie, mit straff gespannter, schmerzhafter medialer Tänie, sowie flüssigkeitsgefüllte und dilatierte Dünndarmschlingen befundet. Zudem war ventral im kaudalen Abdomen eine derbe, verschiebliche, nicht schmerzhafte Struktur mit ca. 10 cm Durchmesser zu fühlen. Sonographisch konnte von der rechten Flanke aus eine hyperechogene Masse im Bereich des Blinddarms dargestellt werden. Das Bauchhöhlenpunktat stellte sich als Exsudat dar und zeigte zytologisch die Merkmale einer akuten bis subakuten Peritonitis. Bei der Blutuntersuchung fielen eine deutlich erhöhte Plasma-Laktatkonzentration und eine geringgradige Neutrophilie und Lymphopenie bei einer Gesamtleukozytenzahl von 6 G/l auf. Da der Besitzer einer diagnostisch-therapeutischen Laparotomie nicht zustimmte und sich die Schmerzsymptomatik trotz Medikation verschlechterte, wurde das Pony euthanasiert. Bei der pathologisch-anatomischen Untersuchung ergab sich als Hauptbefund eine umfangreiche Verklebung der Zäkumspitze mit der linken und rechten Kolonlage sowie dem Ileum und eine intramurale Umfangsvermehrung in der Zäkumspitze. Diese von Schleimhaut überzogene Umfangsvermehrung war von derber Konsistenz und im Anschitt grau-weiß bis beige, multilobuliert mit zahlreichen Nekroseherden und akuten Einblutungen. Durch histopathologische und immunhistologische Untersuchung ließ sich die Umfangsvermehrung als „gastrointestinaler stromaler Tumor (GIST)“, eine beim Pferd seltene Neoplasie, klassifizieren.
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Rapp M, Schmitz RR, Meyer A, Mundhenk L, Gehlen H. [A gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the caecum in a pony with colic]. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2014; 42:305-310. [PMID: 25327153] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A 25-year-old pony mare was presented to the clinic with preliminarily reported severe acute colic. The pony during the previous week had shown inappetence, apathy and fever of unknown origin. Clinical examination and placement of a gastric tube were indicative of a secondary gastric dilation. Rectal exploration found moderate caecal meteorism with a tensed and painful medial taenia as well as a dilated and fluid-filled small intestine. In addition, a solid, mobile, non-painful structure of approximately 10 cm diameter was palpated ventrally. A hyperechogenic mass close to the caecum was detected using ultrasonography of the abdomen in the right flank. The peritoneal fluid was an exudate with cytological signs of an acute to subacute peritonitis. Blood analysis showed markedly increased plasma lactate concentration and a marginal neutrophilia and lymphopenia, with a total leukocyte count of 6 G/l. Because the owners refused consent for a laparotomy and the pony showed increased signs of severe pain despite conservative medical treatment, it was euthanized. The main findings on necropsy were extensive adherence of the caecal apex to the right and left colon and the ileum as well as a neoplasia in the lumen of the caecal apex. The mass, which was covered with a mucous membrane, had a tough consistency. The cut surface was grey-white to beige-coloured and multilobular with numerous necrotic and acute haemorrhagic areas. According to histopathological and immunohistochemical findings, the mass was characterized as a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), a rare neoplasia in horses.
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- M Rapp
- Maike Rapp, Klinik für Pferde, Allgemeine Chirurgie und Radiologie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163 Berlin, E-Mail:
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Ostrowski A, Nordmeyer D, Mundhenk L, Fluhr J, Graf C, Rühl E, Gruber A. Effects of Skin Barrier Disruptions on the Penetration of Ahaps-Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles in the Mouse. J Comp Pathol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.11.058] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Plog S, Klymiuk N, Mundhenk L, Wolf E, Gruber A. Interspecies Divergence of Modulator Genes in Cystic Fibrosis and its Relevance to Translational Medicine. J Comp Pathol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2012.11.199] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Olias P, Mundhenk L, Bothe M, Ochs A, Gruber AD, Klopfleisch R. Iron overload syndrome in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis): microscopical lesions and comparison with other rhinoceros species. J Comp Pathol 2012; 147:542-9. [PMID: 22935088 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2012.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2012] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The African black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) has adapted to a low iron diet during evolution and is thus prone to iron overload in captivity, which is associated with a number of serious disorders. A S88T polymorphism in the HFE gene has been suggested as a potential genetic basis of increased iron uptake in the black rhinoceros, while the Indian rhinoceros is thought to be unaffected by iron overload in captivity. In the present study, the histopathology and distribution of iron accumulations in five black rhinoceroses with iron overload syndrome were characterized and compared with three Indian rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros unicornis) and one African white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). At necropsy examination, iron storage in black rhinoceroses was not associated with gross lesions. Microscopically, the most consistent and highest degree of iron load was found in the spleen, liver, small intestine and lung. There was minimal fibrosis and single cell necrosis in the liver. Endocrine organs, lymph nodes, heart and kidney were less often and less markedly affected. Unexpectedly, Indian rhinoceroses also showed iron load in the spleen and smaller amounts in organs similar to the black rhinoceros except for in the heart, while the white rhinoceros had only minor detectable iron storage in intestine, liver and lung. Sequence analysis confirmed the HFE S88T polymorphism in black but not in Indian rhinoceroses. The results indicate that Indian rhinoceroses may also be affected by iron storage in captivity, although in a milder form than the black rhinoceros, and therefore challenge the relevance of the S88T polymorphism in the HFE gene of black rhinoceroses as the underlying cause for iron overload.
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- P Olias
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Straße 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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Olias P, Schulz E, Ehlers B, Ochs A, Mundhenk L, Klopfleisch R. Metastatic endocervical adenocarcinoma in a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla g. gorilla): no evidence of virus-induced carcinogenesis. J Med Primatol 2012; 41:142-6. [PMID: 22273046 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2011.00533.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cervical Cancer is the second most common cancer among women. Nevertheless, similar tumours have only been rarely described in Great Apes. This report characterizes the pathological and molecular features of a metastatic endocervical adenocarcinoma in a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla g. gorilla). METHODS Necropsy and histopathology was performed to identify the cause of the disease in an cachectic 50-year-old western lowland gorilla. Immunohistochemistry for Ki67, oestrogen receptor alpha and ERBB2 was performed to characterize the tumor. In addition, Pan-herpesvirus and Pan-papillomavirus PCR were used to identify a possible viral cause. RESULTS The endoccervical carcinoma showed a severe metastatic spread to the lung, brain and bone and was herpesvirus and papillomavirus-negative. Most tumor cells were ERBB2-positive, 15% of tumor cells were Ki67-positive and only few tumor cells had oestrogen receptor alpha expression. CONCLUSIONS Histopathologically and immunohistochemically, the tumour had striking similarities to human endocervicial adenocarcinomas of the common type. However, PCR analysis failed to identify herpes- or papillomaviral DNA in the tumor at the time of necropsy, thus leaving the question for cause of the disease open.
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- P Olias
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Klymiuk N, Mundhenk L, Wallner K, Wuensch A, Richter A, Plog S, Stehr M, Holzinger A, Kröner C, Kessler B, Kurome M, Zakhartchenko V, Nagashima H, Gruber AD, Wolf E. 239 A NOVEL PIG MODEL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS GENERATED BY SEQUENTIAL TARGETING OF CFTR BY BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMSOME VECTORS. Reprod Fertil Dev 2012. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv24n1ab239] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common inherited disease in the Caucasian population, is caused by mutations of the CFTR gene, coding for an anion channel responsible for chloride movement, determining transepithelial salt transport, fluid flow and ion concentrations. Cystic fibrosis is determined by chronic lung disease, marked by airway surface dehydration, reduced mucus clearance and increased mucus obstruction, impaired bacterial killing and inflammation and continuous destruction of the lung tissue. The lack of suitable CF mouse models has so far impeded the understanding of disease mechanisms and the development of novel therapies. Recently, a pig model reflecting the main hallmarks of the human disease in the respiratory, gastrointestinal and genital tracts has been reported (Rogers et al. 2008 Science 321, 1837–1841). In the present study, we generated a new CF pig model by disrupting the CFTR gene using an approach that differs in 3 major aspects from the previously published model: (1) gene targeting was achieved using a modified bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) vector; (2) transcription of the CFTR gene was completely prevented; and (3) homozygous CFTR mutant pigs were derived by nuclear transfer from cells in which both alleles were inactivated by sequential BAC targeting. We characterised 2 cloned litters with a total of 13 piglets (including 4 stillborns). All piglets showed a characteristic CF multi-organ disease with severe meconium ileus, microcolon, microgallbladder, hypoplasia of the exocrine pancreas, congenital aplasia of the vas deferens and malformations of the trachea. In contrast to the recently published CF pig, where the majority of the intestinal obstructions occurred proximal to the ileocecal junction, we found obstructions exclusively distal to this site. We thus present a novel pig model for CF that reflects the main hallmarks of the human disease. It confirms the suitability of the CFTR mutant pig for cystic fibrosis research and increases the availability of CF models for molecular and translational CF research.
The help by Prof. K. Heinritzi and his team from the Pig Clinic, LMU Munich, is gratefully acknowledged. This study was supported by Mukoviszidose e.V.
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Boreham A, Kim TY, Spahn V, Stein C, Mundhenk L, Gruber AD, Haag R, Welker P, Licha K, Alexiev U. Exploiting Fluorescence Lifetime Plasticity in FLIM: Target Molecule Localization in Cells and Tissues. ACS Med Chem Lett 2011; 2:724-8. [PMID: 24900259 DOI: 10.1021/ml200092m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The mechanisms of drug-receptor interactions and the controlled delivery of drugs via biodegradable and biocompatible nanoparticulate carriers are active research fields in nanomedicine. Many clinically used drugs target G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) due to the fact that signaling via GPCRs is crucial in physiological and pathological processes and thus central for the function of biological systems. In this letter, a fast and reliable ratiometric fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (rmFLIM) approach is described to analyze the distribution of protein-ligand complexes in the cellular context. Binding of the fluorescently labeled antagonist naloxone to the G-protein coupled μ-opioid receptor is used as an example. To show the broad applicability of the rmFLIM method, we extended this approach to investigate the distribution of polymer-based nanocarriers in histological liver sections.
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- A. Boreham
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Tierpathologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Strasse 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Tierpathologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Strasse 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- mivenion GmbH, Robert-Koch-Platz 4, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- mivenion GmbH, Robert-Koch-Platz 4, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Mundhenk L, Müller K, Lierz M, Lüschow D, Stahl T, Müller H, Johne R. Psittacid herpesvirus DNA in a pancreatic duct carcinoma in a macaw. Vet Rec 2009; 164:306-8. [PMID: 19270323 DOI: 10.1136/vr.164.10.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- L Mundhenk
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Strasse 15, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
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Range F, Mundhenk L, Gruber AD. A soluble secreted glycoprotein (eCLCA1) is overexpressed due to goblet cell hyperplasia and metaplasia in horses with recurrent airway obstruction. Vet Pathol 2007; 44:901-11. [PMID: 18039903 DOI: 10.1354/vp.44-6-901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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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The equine putative chloride channel protein eCLCA1 is thought to be critically involved in the pathogenesis of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) via modulation of the hydration of airway mucins. A recent study revealed a strong increase of eCLCA1 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in the lungs of horses with RAO. In this study, eCLCA1 protein and mRNA expression were quantified in airway goblet cells of 9 horses affected with RAO and 9 control horses by using immunohistochemistry and laser microdissection followed by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Horses affected by RAO had strong goblet cell metaplasia in bronchioles and goblet cell hyperplasia in bronchi and the trachea. Expression of the eCLCA1 protein was tightly linked to all airway goblet cells in both groups. No differences were detected in the ratio of eCLCA1 mRNA copy numbers to the mRNA copy numbers of the housekeeping gene EF-1a per goblet cell between horses affected with RAO and unaffected horses, suggesting that the increase in eCLCA1 expression is because of increased numbers of goblet cells and not transcriptional upregulation of the eCLCA1 gene. In addition, biochemical analyses of the eCLCA1 protein after in vitro translation and heterologous expression in cultured cells revealed that eCLCA1 is a secreted glycoprotein and not an integral membrane protein. Taken together, the results suggest that eCLCA1 mediates its effect as a soluble constituent of airway mucins that is overexpressed in RAO airways because of goblet cell hyperplasia and metaplasia, not transcriptional upregulation.
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- F Range
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-von-Ostertag-Strasse 15, D-14163 Berlin, Germany
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