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Giesche N, Böhm-Gonzalez ST, Kleiser B, Kowarik MC, Dubois E, Stransky E, Armbruster M, Grimm A, Marquetand J. Antiganglioside antibody frequency in routine clinical care settings. Eur J Neurol 2024:e16290. [PMID: 38556758 DOI: 10.1111/ene.16290] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Antiganglioside antibodies (AGAs) might be involved in the etiopathogenesis of many neurological diseases, such as Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Available comprehensive reference data regarding AGA positivity rates and cross-responsiveness among AGAs (where one line immunoblot is positive for ≥1 AGA) during routine clinical care are scant. METHODS In this 10-year monocentric retrospective study, 3560 immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM line blots (GA Generic Assays' Anti-Ganglioside Dot kit) obtained using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum samples from 1342 patients were analyzed for AGA positivity in terms of 14 diagnosis categories and AGA cross-responsiveness. RESULTS Of all 3560 line blots 158 (4.4%) and of all CSF samples 0.4% (4/924) CSF line blots were AGA positive. For serum IgG, blots with positivity rates higher than the standard deviation of 15.6% were associated with MFS (GD3, GD1a, GT1a and GQ1b) and acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) (GM1, GD1a and GT1a). For serum IgM, blots with positivity rates higher than the standard deviation of 8.1% were associated with AMAN (GM2, GT1a and GQ1b), MFS (GM1, GT1a and GQ1b), multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) (GM1, GM2 and GQ1b) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (GM1). Cross-responsiveness was observed in 39.6% of all positive serum AGA. CONCLUSIONS Testing for AGAs during routine clinical care rarely led to positive findings, both in serum and even less in CSF, except for the diagnoses AMAN, MFS, MMN and CIDP. Nonspecific findings found as cross-responsiveness between different AGA samples occur frequently, impacting the positivity of most AGA subtypes.
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- Niklas Giesche
- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Modelling and Simulation of Biomechanical Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
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Kessler C, Serna-Higuita LM, Rattay TW, Maetzler W, Wurster I, Hayer S, Wilke C, Hengel H, Reichbauer J, Armbruster M, Schöls L, Martus P, Schüle R. Neurofilament light chain is a cerebrospinal fluid biomarker in hereditary spastic paraplegia. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2021; 8:1122-1131. [PMID: 33819388 PMCID: PMC8108414 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective Despite the need for diagnostics and research, data on fluid biomarkers in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) are scarce. We, therefore, explore Neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia and provide information on the influence of demographic factors. Methods The study recruited 59 HSP cases (33 genetically confirmed) and 59 controls matched in age and sex. Neurofilament light chain levels were assessed by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. The statistical analysis included the effects of age, sex, and genetic status (confirmed vs. not confirmed). Results Levels of CSF NfL were significantly increased in patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia compared to controls (median 741 pg/mL vs. 387 pg/mL, p < 0.001). Age (1.4% annual increase) and male sex (81% increase) impacted CSF NfL levels in patients. The age‐dependent increase of CSF NfL levels was steeper in controls (2.6% annual increase). Thus, the CSF NfL ratio of patients and matched controls—expressing patients’ fold increases in CSF NfL—declined considerably with age. Interpretation CSF NfL is a reliable cross‐sectional biomarker in hereditary spastic paraplegia. Sex is a relevant factor to consider, as male patients have remarkably higher CSF NfL levels. While levels also increase with age, the gap between patients and controls is narrowing in older subjects. This indicates distinct temporal dynamics of CSF NfL in patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia, with a rise around phenotypic conversion and comparatively static levels afterward.
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- Christoph Kessler
- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kiel University and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.,Center of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
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Trauma is one of the leading causes of mortality in pregnant women and significantly increases the likelihood of an unwanted termination of pregnancy. Particularly in severe trauma with an increased risk of significant maternal injuries, computed tomography (CT) remains the imaging modality of choice as it is comprehensively available, quick to carry out and has a high diagnostic accuracy in the detection and classification of life-threatening trauma-associated pathologies compared to other imaging techniques. Considering the radiation-associated risks, it is unlikely that a single, monophasic CT in the emergency trauma room will exceed the threshold of deterministic radiation damage; therefore, fetal malformations or fetal loss are not to be expected; however, there is a low stochastic risk for the delayed occurrence of radiation-induced cancer both for the child and the mother that can be considered small in comparison to missed or delayed diagnoses after severe trauma. Intravenous, nonionic iodinated contrast agents are not contraindicated during pregnancy and should be administered whenever their use would also be considered appropriate in a nonpregnant patient; however, unnecessary scans and, if possible, multiple contrast agent phases should be avoided in order to reduce radiation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a major role in the subacute setting and constitutes an excellent problem solver for specific questions, such as the evaluation of discoligamentous injuries of the spine. Its use is deemed acceptable at any stage of pregnancy when the required information is considered important for the management of further treatment. Due to potential teratogenic effects of MRI contrast media containing gadolinium on the fetus, including an increased likelihood of fetal loss, they should only be administered with great caution and under strictly defined indications.
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- M Armbruster
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie, LMU Klinikum München, Marchionistr. 15, 81377, München, Deutschland.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie, LMU Klinikum München, Marchionistr. 15, 81377, München, Deutschland
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Negrão de Figueiredo G, Mueller-Peltzer K, Zengel P, Armbruster M, Rübenthaler J, Clevert DA. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and gallbladder diseases - A retrospective mono-center analysis of imaging findings with histopathological correlation. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2019; 71:151-158. [PMID: 30584127 DOI: 10.3233/ch-189405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radiologic imaging, especially ultrasound has an important role in the assessment of gallbladder alteration. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an easy and fast imaging technique that overcomes the limitations of greyscale ultrasonography. It is a safe tool that can be used as an additional imaging modality in order to elucidate and differentiate gallbladder pathological findings. OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study analysis is to assess the diagnostic performance of CEUS in gallbladder alterations and compare the results to the histopathological findings. METHODS A total of 17 patients between 2009 and 2017 with uncertain gallbladder appearance were retrospectively analysed. A single experienced physician with more than fifteen years' experience performed CEUS examinations by applying a second-generation blood pool agent (SonoVue®, Bracco, Milan, Italy). Archived images were interpreted by the same physician and compared to the histopathological findings. RESULTS CEUS results, when correlated to the respectively pathologic findings, presented a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 100%, a positive predictive value (PPV) of 100% and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100%. All patients were successfully examined without any adverse reaction. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the excellent results in this study acknowledged that CEUS is a feasible alternative tool to differentiate gallbladder pathologic alterations.
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- G Negrão de Figueiredo
- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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Schlenker B, Apfelbeck M, Armbruster M, Chaloupka M, Stief CG, Clevert DA. Comparison of PIRADS 3 lesions with histopathological findings after MRI-fusion targeted biopsy of the prostate in a real world-setting. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2019; 71:165-170. [PMID: 30562897 DOI: 10.3233/ch-189407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We aimed to evaluate whether PIRADS 3 lesions in multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) represent a significant risk of prostate cancer (PCa) in a real-world setting of different referring radiologic institutes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between May 2015 and October 2017, a total of 408 patients were referred to our clinic for MRI-ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy of the prostate (FusPbx) due to suspected prostate cancer. In all patients, preoperatively an mpMRI of the prostate was performed by altogether 62 different radiologic institutes. Prostate lesions were classified according to the PIRADS system. A PIRADS 3 lesion was diagnosed in 41 patients. FusPbx was performed transrectally using a Philips EPIQ 7 (Philips Medical Systems, Bothell, WA) scanner with plane wise fusion of ultrasound and MRI image data. In addition to FusPbx in each patient a randomized 12-core transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy (USPbx) was performed. RESULTS Mean PSA Level was 9.5 ng/ml (range: 1- 26 ng/ml), mean patients age was 66.1 years (48.6- 80.4). In 11/41 patients (26.8%) prostate cancer was diagnosed by FusPbx of the PIRADS 3 lesion. In the target lesion PCa was classified as Gleason Score 3+3 in 5 patients, as 3+4 in 3, 4+3 in 1, 4+4 in 1 and 4+5 in 1 patient. In patients with negative FusPbx USPbx revealed PCa in another 7 patients (17.1%). In 5 of these GS 3+3 PCa was found, in another 2 patients GS 3+4 PCa. CONCLUSIONS PIRADS 3 lesion indicates an equivocal likelihood of significant prostate cancer. In our series the overall PCa detection rate was 26.8% and 14.6% for clinically significant cancer in PIRADS 3 lesions. This evokes the question, if PIRADS 3 lesions could be surveilled only. The findings should be confirmed in a larger series.
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- B Schlenker
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Negrão de Figueiredo G, Mueller-Peltzer K, Armbruster M, Rübenthaler J, Clevert D. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the evaluation of gallbladder diseases in comparison to cross-sectional imaging modalities and histopathological results. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2019; 71:141-149. [DOI: 10.3233/ch-189404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- G. Negrão de Figueiredo
- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
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Armbruster M, Rist M, Seifert S, Frommherz L, Weinert C, Mack C, Roth A, Merz B, Bunzel D, Krüger R, Kulling S, Watzl B, Bub A. Metabolite profiles evaluated, according to sex, do not predict resting energy expenditure and lean body mass in healthy non-obese subjects. Eur J Nutr 2018; 58:2207-2217. [PMID: 29974226 PMCID: PMC6689277 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-018-1767-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Differences in resting energy expenditure (REE) between men and women mainly result from sex-related differences in lean body mass (LBM). So far, a little is known about whether REE and LBM are reflected by a distinct human metabolite profile. Therefore, we aimed to identify plasma and urine metabolite patterns that are associated with REE and LBM of healthy subjects. METHODS We investigated 301 healthy male and female subjects (18-80 years) under standardized conditions in the cross-sectional KarMeN (Karlsruhe Metabolomics and Nutrition) study. REE was determined by indirect calorimetry and LBM by dual X-ray absorptiometry. Fasting blood and 24 h urine samples were analyzed by targeted and non-targeted metabolomics methods using GC × GC-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, and NMR. Data were evaluated by predictive modeling of combined data using different machine learning algorithms, namely SVM, glmnet, and PLS. RESULTS When evaluating data of men and women combined, we were able to predict REE and LBM with high accuracy (> 90%). This, however, was a clear effect of sex, which is supported by the high degree of overlap in identified important metabolites for LBM, REE, and sex, respectively. The applied machine learning algorithms did not reveal a metabolite pattern predictive of REE or LBM, when analyzing data for men and women, separately. CONCLUSIONS We could not identify a sex independent predictive metabolite pattern for REE or LBM. REE and LBM have no impact on plasma and urine metabolite profiles in the KarMeN Study participants. Studies applying metabolomics in healthy humans need to consider sex specific data evaluation.
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- M Armbruster
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Quality and Safety of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Quality and Safety of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Quality and Safety of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Quality and Safety of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Quality and Safety of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany. .,Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstr. 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Negrão de Figueiredo G, Mueller-Peltzer K, Zengel P, Armbruster M, Rübenthaler J, Clevert D. Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the evaluation of gallbladder diseases1. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2018; 69:83-91. [DOI: 10.3233/ch-189116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- G. Negrão de Figueiredo
- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians- University of Munich – Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians- University of Munich – Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians- University of Munich – Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians- University of Munich – Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center Ludwig-Maximilians- University of Munich – Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr, Munich, Germany
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Gassenmaier S, Armbruster M, Nörenberg D, Haack M, Sommer W, Braun F. Einfluss strukturierter Befundung von MRT-Felsenbein-Untersuchungen auf Vollständigkeit, sprachliche Qualität und klinische Entscheidungsfindung. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1581236] [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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Armbruster M, Armbruster M, Nörenberg D, Hoffmann K, Andrassy J, Kramer H. Größenmessung hepatozellulärer Karzinome im MRT – Spielt die Sequenz eine Rolle? ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1581309] [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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Armbruster M, D'Haese J, Reiser M, Sommer W. Strukturierte Befundung von Becken MRT-Untersuchungen bei Verdacht auf Rektumkarzinom: Möglicher Benefit für die chirurgische Planung? ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1551345] [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: 10/23/2022]
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- P J Walter
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinic Giessen, FRG
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Thierfelder K, Baumgarten LV, Löchelt AC, Meinel FG, Armbruster M, Beyer SE, Patzig M, Reiser MF, Sommer WH. Diagnostische Genauigkeit der CT-Ganzhirnperfusion in der Erkennung kleiner ischämischer Infarkte. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1373346] [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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Thierfelder K, Baumann AB, Baumgarten LV, Armbruster M, Janssen H, Reiser MF, Sommer WH. Hypoplastische Arteria vertebralis: Häufigkeit und Einfluss auf Charakteristika des cerebellären Blutflusses. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1372919] [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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Koletzko B, Armbruster M, Bauer CP, Bös K, Cierpka M, Cremer M, Dieminger B, Flothkötter M, Graf C, Heindl I, Hellmers C, Kersting M, Krawinkel M, Plöger A, Przyrembel H, Reichert-Garschhammer E, Schäfer T, Wahn U, Vetter K, Wabitsch M, Weißenborn A, Wiegand S. Ernährung und Bewegung im Kleinkindalter. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00112-013-3031-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Meinel FG, Graef A, Thierfelder KM, Armbruster M, Schild C, Neurohr C, Reiser MF, Johnson TRC. Automated quantification of pulmonary perfused blood volume by dual-energy CTPA in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013; 186:151-6. [PMID: 23975878 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1350412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine whether automated quantification of pulmonary perfused blood volume (PBV) in dual-energy computed tomography pulmonary angiography (DE-CTPA) can be used to assess the severity of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). METHODS Automated quantification of PBV was performed in 25 consecutive CTEPH patients undergoing DE-CTPA. PBV values were correlated with cardiac index and pulmonary vascular resistance quantified by right heart catheterization and walking distance in the 6-minute walk test using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariate linear regression analysis to control for age and gender. RESULTS DE-CTPA derived PBV values inversely correlated with systolic (r = -0.64, p = 0.001) and mean (r = -0.57, p = 0.004) pulmonary arterial pressure. There was a trend for PBV values to inversely correlate with pulmonary vascular resistance (r = -0.20, p = 0.35). No significant correlation was found between PBV values and cardiac index or 6-minute walking distance. These correlations were confirmed to be independent of age and gender on multivariate linear regression analysis. CONCLUSION DE-CTPA can be used for an automated quantification of pulmonary PBV in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. PBV values correlate inversely with systolic and mean pulmonary arterial pressure and can thus be used to estimate the severity of pulmonary hypertension in these patients. Citation Format: • Meinel FG, Graef A, Thierfelder KM et al. Automated Quantification of Pulmonary Perfused Blood Volume by Dual-Energy CTPA in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2014; 186: 151 - 156.
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- F G Meinel
- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich
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Armbruster M, Grimley E, Rodriguez J, Nacionales D, Efron P, Moldawer L, Papadopoulos K, Ungaro R, Cuenca A, Simpkins C. Soybean oil: a potentially new intravascular perfusate. Perfusion 2012; 28:160-6. [PMID: 23257679 DOI: 10.1177/0267659112469643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Given that micelles of lipids are colloids, the hypothesis was generated that the rapid administration of large volumes of soybean oil micelles would be an effective perfusion fluid. We also hypothesized that oxygen loading would be enhanced due to the greater solubility of oxygen in lipids compared to water. METHODS A 100% lethal mouse model of blood loss was used to compare the ability of soybean oil micelles to that of Ringer's lactate, blood and other fluids, with respect to raising and maintaining the blood pressure for one hour. Oxygen on- and off-loading of various concentrations of soybean oil micelles was determined using mass spectroscopy. Nitric oxide uptake by micelles was also determined in a similar fashion. RESULTS A 20% soybean oil emulsion was superior to Ringer's lactate in raising and maintaining blood pressure. A 20% soybean oil emulsion with 5% albumin added was superior to shed blood as well as solutions comprised of 5% albumin added to either normal saline or Ringer's lactate. There was a linear relationship between oxygen content and micelle concentration between 10% and 30%. Off-loading of oxygen from the micelles was nearly as fast as off-loading from water. Nitric oxide also loaded preferentially onto soybean oil micelles. CONCLUSIONS (1) Soybean oil emulsions were superior to other fluids in restoring and maintaining the blood pressure; (2) oxygen-carrying ability of soybean oil micelles exceeds that of water and follows Henry's law between 10% and 30% w/v oil content; (3) nitric oxide was carried by the micelles; (4) animals receiving soybean oil micelles did not exhibit fat embolization; (5) colloids comprised of soybean oil-containing micelles may be used to replace blood loss and may be used to deliver oxygen and other potentially therapeutic gases such as nitric oxide to tissues.
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- M Armbruster
- University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Sommer WH, Armbruster M, Sourbron SP, Haug A, Reiser MF, Zech C. MRT-Leberperfusion in Korrelation mit Ga-Dotatate-PET-CT zur funktionellen Bildgebung bei Lebermetastasen neuroendokriner Tumoren. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1311311] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Tybora J, Swart E, Armbruster M. Determinanten der stationären Wiederaufnahme in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie. Gesundheitswesen 2004. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-833980] [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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May TW, Walther MJ, Petty JD, Fairchild JF, Lucero J, Delvaux M, Manring J, Armbruster M, Hartman D. An evaluation of selenium concentrations in water, sediment, invertebrates, and fish from the Republican River Basin: 1997-1999. Environ Monit Assess 2001; 72:179-206. [PMID: 11720223 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012041003657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The Republican River Basin of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas lies in a valley which contains Pierre Shale as part of its geological substrata. Selenium is an indigenous constituent in the shale and is readily leached into surrounding groundwater. The Basin is heavily irrigated through the pumping of groundwater, some of which is selenium-contaminated, onto fields in agricultural production. Water, sediment, benthic invertebrates, and/or fish were collected from 46 sites in the Basin and were analyzed for selenium to determine the potential for food-chain bioaccumulation, dietary toxicity, and reproductive effects of selenium in biota. Resulting selenium concentrations were compared to published guidelines or biological effects thresholds. Water from 38% of the sites (n = 18) contained selenium concentrations exceeding 5 microg L(-1), which is reported to be a high hazard for selenium accumulation into the planktonic food chain. An additional 12 sites (26% of the sites) contained selenium in water between 3-5 microg L(-1), constituting a moderate hazard. Selenium concentrations in sediment indicated little to no hazard for selenium accumulation from sediments into the benthic food chain. Ninety-five percent of benthic invertebrates collected exhibited selenium concentrations exceeding 3 microg g(-1), a level reported as potentially lethal to fish and birds that consume them. Seventy-five percent of fish collected in 1997, 90% in 1998, and 64% in 1999 exceeded 4 microg g(-1) selenium, indicating a high potential for toxicity and reproductive effects. However, examination of weight profiles of various species of collected individual fish suggested successful recruitment in spite of selenium concentrations that exceeded published biological effects thresholds for health and reproductive success. This finding suggested that universal application of published guidelines for selenium may be inappropriate or at least may need refinement for systems similar to the Republican River Basin. Additional research is needed to determine the true impact of selenium on fish and wildlife resources in the Basin.
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- T W May
- U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, MO, USA
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Dise NB, Matzner E, Armbruster M, MacDonald J. Aluminum output fluxes from forest ecosystems in Europe: a regional assessment. J Environ Qual 2001; 30:1747-1756. [PMID: 11577884 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2001.3051747x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Data from 89 forested catchments and plots across Europe were used to define empirical relationships between aluminum leaching and input fluxes of major ions, output fluxes of major ions, ecosystem parameters such as soil pH, and combinations of these. Forests that release dissolved Al to seepage or surface waters are located primarily in areas receiving the highest loading of acid rain, and the output flux of Al shows the highest correlations to the throughfall flux of inorganic nitrogen, the output fluxes of NO3-, H+, and SO4(2-), and the mineral soil pH. If the speciation of Al is taken to be Al3+ (an overestimate), Al is released in a nearly 1:1 molar charge ratio with the sum of NO3- and SO4(2-) in runoff or seepage water over a wide range of basepoor bedrock types and acid deposition across Europe. The empirical data point to a threshold range of N deposition of 80 to 150 mmolc N m(-2) yr(-1) and a (less clearly defined) range of S deposition of 100 to 200 mmolc SO4(-2) m(-2) yr(-1) above which Al released from forests exceeds 100 mmolc Al m(-2) yr(-1). Within this threshold range, the sites that release little or no dissolved Al are those that continue to assimilate input N and/or have high soil pH (>4.5).
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- N B Dise
- Dep. of Earth Sciences, The Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK.
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Armbruster M, Krebs P, Rodi W. Numerical modelling of dynamic sludge blanket behaviour in secondary clarifiers. Water Sci Technol 2001; 43:173-180. [PMID: 11443960] [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: 05/23/2023]
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New developments in numerical modelling of turbulent and density-affected flow in secondary clarifiers are reported. The sludge blanket is included in the computation domain which allows us to account for sedimentation and resuspension of sludge as well as the growth and diminution of the sludge blanket and at the same time respecting mass conservation. It is shown how strongly the prediction of the sludge-blanket height depends on the approaches to describe the settling behaviour of the sludge and the rheological properties within the sludge blanket. Further, an example of dynamic simulation is presented and discussed. This demonstrates how the sludge blanket behaves during load variation and that instabilities may occur at the interface of sludge blanket and supernatant, potentially resulting in sludge wash-off during transient phases, which is not only during load increase but also during load decrease.
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- M Armbruster
- Inst. for Hydromechanics, University of Karlsruhe, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Armbruster M, Ludwig T, Rotter HW, Thiele G, Oppermann H. Über Eisentribromid: Untersuchungen von Gleichgewichten, Kristallstruktur und spektroskopische Charakterisierung. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3749(200001)626:1<187::aid-zaac187>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Armbruster M, Ludwig T, Rotter HW, Thiele G, Oppermann H. Über Eisentribromid: Untersuchungen von Gleichgewichten, Kristallstruktur und spektroskopische Charakterisierung. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3749(200001)626:1%3c187::aid-zaac187%3e3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine psychiatric disorders in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) and to test whether biochemical control, intellectual functioning, white matter abnormalities visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or style of parenting influence psychopathology. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS This cross-sectional study consisted of 35 PKU patients 17 to 33 years of age (mean: 22.2). From a total of 67 patients, 3 patients were selected because of other causes of possible brain damage. Then 35 patients were randomly drawn with comparison with a control sample (n = 181) from an epidemiologic study. METHODS We used a standardized, highly structured, face-to-face interview; intelligence quotient (IQ) test; cranial MRI (n = 26); and monitoring of plasma phenylalanine. RESULTS The overall rate of psychiatric disorders was 25.7% in PKU patients and 16.1% in controls. This difference was not statistically significant. The pattern of psychiatric disturbances was different for PKU patients and controls (Fisher's exact test): in PKU patients, externalizing disorders were reduced (PKU: not present, controls: 7.8%), whereas internalizing disorders (PKU: 25.7%, controls: 8.3%) were increased. International Classification of Diseases, version 10, diagnoses were predominantly those of the depressive category and more frequent in women (8 of 18 females and 1 of 17 males). A correlation between IQ and both biochemical control up to 12 years of age and school education of parents was confirmed. No correlation was found between the severity or pattern of psychiatric disturbances and school education of parents, biochemical control, IQ, or the extension of MRI-visible, white matter abnormalities. It was found that a restrictive controlling style of parenting is a risk factor for the development of psychiatric symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Our results support a psychological perspective for the development of psychiatric symptoms in PKU. Thus, optimizing medical treatment necessary to prevent brain damage should be accompanied by psychiatric monitoring and psychological support for the families.
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- J Pietz
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Baker SB, Armbruster M, Toronjo CH, Turk A, Fasser CE, Vallbona C. Medicare reimbursement guidelines for a diabetes education and training program in a public healthcare setting. Diabetes Educ 1995; 21:139-42, 144. [PMID: 7698067 DOI: 10.1177/014572179502100210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Burgard P, Armbruster M, Schmidt E, Rupp A. Psychopathology of patients treated early for phenylketonuria: results of the German collaborative study of phenylketonuria. Acta Paediatr Suppl 1994; 407:108-10. [PMID: 7766943 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13467.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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At the age of 13 years, 60 adolescents, suffering from phenylalaninemia due to hydroxylase deficiency, and their mothers were simultaneously investigated with a standardized psychiatric interview in order to determine the adolescents' psychiatric status. Forty symptoms related to emotional disorders, antisocial and conduct disorders, hyperkinetic syndromes, and specific symptoms like psychophysiological pains, enuresis, encopresis, tics, stereotypies, and eating disorders were examined. Severity level was rated as undisturbed, mild, moderate, and severe disturbance. Comparison with a representative sample of 191 age mates revealed a double rate of moderate disturbances for the PKU sample. There was no association between severity level and sex as well as mean phenylalanine level during the first 13 years of the patients' lives. No PKU specific diagnosis could be determined. WISC-R-IQ below 90 was associated with a threefold risk of more severe disturbance and patients with more than three adverse familial circumstances had a 50% chance of getting a psychiatric diagnosis. It is concluded that the observed disturbances result from stress associated more with the chronic condition than with the increased phenylalanine level.
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- P Burgard
- German Collaborative Study of Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Berlin
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The humoral immune system of the small intestine of 17 patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) was studied by immunohistology using antibodies specific for IgA1,2, IgM, IgG1-4, the J chain and the secretory component (SC). IgA1,2+, IgG2+ and IgM+ lamina propria B cells were totally lacking in 65% (11/17), 41% (7/17) and 18% (3/17) of CVID patients, respectively. One patient exhibited an isolated IgA1 subclass deficiency. The proportion of plasma cells in conventionally stained histological sections of the same intestinal biopsies showed a close correlation with the numbers of IgA+ and IgM+ cells. Considerable numbers of J chain-synthesizing cells were present in all patients with CVID, indicating the presence of early B cells unable to differentiate into immunoglobulin-producing plasma cells. Most of the patients with intestinal IgA and/or IgM defects strongly expressed the SC in their enterocytes, suggesting an immunoglobulin-independent regulation of the SC. Clinically, only CVID patients with intestinal IgA defects developed intestinal infections with Giardia lamblia, Campylobacter jejuni or Candida albicans. The outcome of in vitro immunoglobulin synthesis assays with peripheral blood lymphocytes did not predict the presence or absence of the respective isotype-producing B cells in the intestinal lamina propria. Thus, immunohistological examinations of intestinal biopsies are required to determine the extent of mucosal immunodeficiency in CVID patients.
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- E W Herbst
- Pathologisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Germany
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Baker SB, Vallbona C, Pavlik V, Fasser CE, Armbruster M, McCray R, Baker RL. A diabetes control program in a public health care setting. Public Health Rep 1993; 108:595-605. [PMID: 8210258 PMCID: PMC1403436] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The Houston Diabetes Control Program is part of an effort by the State of Texas and approximately 30 other programs throughout the United States to ensure that persons with diabetes-related complications receive ongoing state-of-the-art preventive care and treatment. For the past 5 years, this program has served an urban, high-risk patient population with special cultural, ethnic, and economic challenges. The intervention has included the development and implementation of protocols for the prevention and care of diabetes-related complications of the eyes, lower extremities, and cardiovascular system, as well as general management of diabetes and patient and professional education. The program is ongoing in nine community health centers located in low-income neighborhoods of a large metropolitan area. The results thus far indicate an increase in sensitive eye examinations from 8 percent to 26 percent of the patient population, a reduction in incidence of legal blindness from 9.5 to 2.7 per 1,000 during a 4-year period, an increase in foot examinations from 18 percent to 44 percent of the patient population, and 77 percent of hypertensive patients in good control of blood pressure at less than 160 over 95 mmHg (millimeters of mercury). On the average, there have not been significant long-term improvements in weight reduction or blood glucose control. The major challenges for this program are (a) improvement in control of glycemia, hypertension, and cholesterol; (b) more effective diet and physical activity interventions; and (c) more effective education approaches that help patients to understand metabolic and cardiovascular functions. These challenges will require collaboration of health care professionals in constructive and imaginative ways through their unselfish commitment toward common goals.
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- S B Baker
- Department of Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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Armbruster M. Trying RU 486 in Third World countries. Am J Nurs 1989; 89:1437. [PMID: 2619824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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