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Nenoff L, Köthe A, Matter M, Amaya E, Josipovic M, Knopf A, Persson G, Ribeiro C, Safai S, Visser S, Walser M, Weber D, Zhang Y, Lomax A, Fattori G, Albertini F. TCP and NTCP Calculations Based on Treatment Doses Instead of Planned Doses for Daily Adaptive Proton Therapy of Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.568] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Nenoff L, Matter M, Amaya E, Josipovic M, Knopf A, Lomax T, Persson G, Ribeiro C, Visser S, Walser M, Weber D, Zhang Y, Albertini F. OC-0202 Influence of deformable propagated structures for lung cancer online daily adaptive proton therapy. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)06817-1] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Poel R, Belosi F, Albertini F, Walser M, Gisep A, Lomax AJ, Weber DC. Assessing the advantages of CFR-PEEK over titanium spinal stabilization implants in proton therapy—a phantom study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 65:245031. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab8ba0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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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Kroeze S, Mackeprang P, De Angelis C, Walser M, Pica A, Bachtiary B, Kliebsch U, Weber D. OC-0686: Quality of life and patient-reported outcomes after proton therapy for brain tumors in adults. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00708-8] [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: 11/16/2022]
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De Angelis C, Albertini F, Weber D, Walser M, Lomax A, Bolsi A. OC-0702: Is there a correlation between robustness and tumor control for skull base proton PBS treatments? Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00724-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nenoff L, Ribeiro C, Matter M, Hafner L, Knopf A, Langendijk J, Walser M, Josipovic M, Persson G, Weber D, Lomax A, Albertini F, Zhang Y. OC-0444: Impact of deformable image registration on inter-fractional variations in lung cancer proton therapy. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00466-7] [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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Mereu L, Morf MK, Spiri S, Gutierrez P, Escobar-Restrepo JM, Daube M, Walser M, Hajnal A. Polarized epidermal growth factor secretion ensures robust vulval cell fate specification in Caenorhabditis elegans. Development 2020; 147:dev175760. [PMID: 32439759 PMCID: PMC7286359 DOI: 10.1242/dev.175760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The anchor cell (AC) in C. elegans secretes an epidermal growth factor (EGF) homolog that induces adjacent vulval precursor cells (VPCs) to differentiate. The EGF receptor in the nearest VPC sequesters the limiting EGF amounts released by the AC to prevent EGF from spreading to distal VPCs. Here, we show that not only EGFR localization in the VPCs but also EGF polarity in the AC is necessary for robust fate specification. The AC secretes EGF in a directional manner towards the nearest VPC. Loss of AC polarity causes signal spreading and, when combined with MAPK pathway hyperactivation, the ectopic induction of distal VPCs. In a screen for genes preventing distal VPC induction, we identified sra-9 and nlp-26 as genes specifically required for polarized EGF secretion. sra-9(lf) and nlp-26(lf) mutants exhibit errors in vulval fate specification, reduced precision in VPC to AC alignment and increased variability in MAPK activation. sra-9 encodes a seven-pass transmembrane receptor acting in the AC and nlp-26 a neuropeptide-like protein expressed in the VPCs. SRA-9 and NLP-26 may transduce a feedback signal to channel EGF secretion towards the nearest VPC.
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- Louisa Mereu
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
- Molecular Life Science PhD Program, University and ETH Zürich, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
- Molecular Life Science PhD Program, University and ETH Zürich, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
- Molecular Life Science PhD Program, University and ETH Zürich, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
- Molecular Life Science PhD Program, University and ETH Zürich, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Beer J, Kountouri M, Kole AJ, Murray FR, Leiser D, Kliebsch U, Combescure C, Pica A, Bachtiary B, Bolsi A, Lomax AJ, Walser M, Weber DC. Outcomes, Prognostic Factors and Salvage Treatment for Recurrent Chordoma After Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2020; 32:537-544. [PMID: 32222414 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2020.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS The outcome of chordoma patients with local or distant failure after proton therapy is not well established. We assessed the disease-specific (DSS) and overall survival of patients recurring after proton therapy and evaluated the prognostic factors affecting DSS. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was carried out of 71 recurring skull base (n = 36) and extracranial (n = 35) chordoma patients who received adjuvant proton therapy at initial presentation (n = 42; 59%) or after post-surgical recurrence (n = 29; 41%). The median proton therapy dose delivered was 74 GyRBE (range 62-76). The mean age was 55 ± 14.2 years and the male/female ratio was about one. RESULTS The median time to first failure after proton therapy was 30.8 months (range 3-152). Most patients (n = 59; 83%) presented with locoregional failure only. There were only 12 (17%) distant failures, either with (n = 5) or without (n = 7) synchronous local failure. Eight patients (11%) received no salvage therapy for their treatment failure after proton therapy. Salvage treatments after proton therapy failure included surgery, systemic therapy and additional radiotherapy in 45 (63%), 20 (28%) and eight (11%) patients, respectively. Fifty-three patients (75%) died, most often from disease progression (47 of 53 patients; 89%). The median DSS and overall survival after failure was 3.9 (95% confidence interval 3.1-5.1) and 3.4 (95% confidence interval 2.5-4.4) years, respectively. On multivariate analysis, extracranial location and late failure (≥31 months after proton therapy) were independent favourable prognostic factors for DSS. CONCLUSION The survival of chordoma patients after a treatment failure following proton therapy is poor, particularly for patients who relapse early or recur in the skull base. Although salvage treatment is administered to most patients with uncontrolled disease, they will ultimately die as a result of disease progression in most cases.
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- J Beer
- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Unit for Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Geneva (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Haag A, Walser M, Henggeler A, Hajnal A. The CHORD protein CHP-1 regulates EGF receptor trafficking and signaling in C. elegans and in human cells. eLife 2020; 9:e50986. [PMID: 32053105 PMCID: PMC7062474 DOI: 10.7554/elife.50986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The intracellular trafficking of growth factor receptors determines the activity of their downstream signaling pathways. Here, we show that the putative HSP-90 co-chaperone CHP-1 acts as a regulator of EGFR trafficking in C. elegans. Loss of chp-1 causes the retention of the EGFR in the ER and decreases MAPK signaling. CHP-1 is specifically required for EGFR trafficking, as the localization of other transmembrane receptors is unaltered in chp-1(lf) mutants, and the inhibition of hsp-90 or other co-chaperones does not affect EGFR localization. The role of the CHP-1 homolog CHORDC1 during EGFR trafficking is conserved in human cells. Analogous to C. elegans, the response of CHORDC1-deficient A431 cells to EGF stimulation is attenuated, the EGFR accumulates in the ER and ERK2 activity decreases. Although CHP-1 has been proposed to act as a co-chaperone for HSP90, our data indicate that CHP-1 plays an HSP90-independent function in controlling EGFR trafficking through the ER.
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- Andrea Haag
- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of ZürichWinterthurerstrasseSwitzerland
- Molecular Life Science Zürich PhD ProgramZürichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of ZürichWinterthurerstrasseSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of ZürichWinterthurerstrasseSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of ZürichWinterthurerstrasseSwitzerland
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Walser M, Dietl M, Hermann M, Langhammer F, Mandilaras G, Lehner A, Ulrich S, Dalla-Pozza R, Haas N, Jakob A. Increased Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Has Impact on Clinical Course of the Fontan Circulation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Poel R, Belosi F, Albertini F, Walser M, Gisep A, Weber D. Titanium Vs CFR-PEEK Spinal Implants in Pbs Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Walser M, Bosshard P. Pan‐dermatophyte PCR. Br J Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17958] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Walser M, Bosshard P. Development and evaluation of a pan‐dermatophyte polymerase chain reaction with species‐level identification using sloppy molecular beacon probes. Br J Dermatol 2019; 180:1489-1497. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M. Walser
- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences University of Zurich Winterthurerstr. 190 CH‐8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology University Hospital Zurich Gloriastrasse 31 CH‐8091 Zurich Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine University of Zurich Gloriastrasse 31 CH‐8091 Zurich Switzerland
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Walser M, Bosshard P. 泛皮肤癣菌 PCR. Br J Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17975] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Hottinger A, Bojaxhiu B, Walser M, Bachtiary B, Pica A, Weber D. PO-0867 Prognostic impact of the “Sekhar Grading System for Cranial Chordomas” - an attempt at validation. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31287-3] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Pelak M, Walser M, Bachtiary B, Bolsi A, Hrbacek J, Lomax A, Kliebsch U, Pica A, Weber D. PO-162 Patient outcome of pencil beam-scanning proton therapy in Head and Neck adenoid cystic carcinoma. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30328-7] [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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Placidi L, Pica A, Ahllhelm F, Walser M, Lomax A, Bolsi A, Weber D. EP-1958: LET evaluation for pediatric craniopharyngioma with cerebral vasculopathies after PBS proton therapy. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)32267-9] [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: 10/14/2022]
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Belloni S, Peroni M, Safai S, Fattori G, Perrin R, Walser M, Niemann T, Kubik-Huch R, Lomax A, Weber D, Bolsi A. EP-1674: Experimental investigation of CT imaging approaches to deal with metal artefacts in proton therapy. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)32206-5] [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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Bojaxhiu B, Ahlhelm F, Walser M, Placidi L, Kliebsch U, Mikroutsikos L, Morach P, Bolsi A, Lomax T, Schneider R, Weber D. OC-0515: Radiation necrosis in children with brain tumours treated with pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)30955-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kountouri M, Walser M, Schneider R, Bolsi A, Lomax A, Weber D. PV-0049: Recurrent skull base and extra-cranial chordoma following proton therapy: clinical outcomes. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)30493-0] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Leiser D, Malyapa R, Albertini F, Kliebsch U, Mikroutsikos L, Morach P, Bojaxhiu B, Bolsi A, Walser M, Timmermann B, Lomax A, Schneider R, Weber D. Clinical Outcome of Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Children With Rhabdomyosarcoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.2000] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Kountouri M, Schneider R, Walser M, Vinante L, Fiumedinisi F, Bolsi A, Lomax A, Weber D. Radiation-Induced Optic Neuropathy Following High-Dose Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy in Skull Base Tumors: A Retrospective Study of 157 Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pica A, Hrbacek J, Zografos L, Schalenbourg A, Wagner H, Vallat L, Walser M, Schneider R, Weber D. Long-term visual acuity preservation after proton therapy for peri- and parapapillary melanoma patients treated at the Paul Scherrer Institute. Acta Ophthalmol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Richter R, Herbst M, Haidenberger A, Walser M, Teichert- von Lüttichau I, Wawer A, Beutel K, Burdach S, Bachtiary B. EP-1419: Proton irradiation in childhood and adolescence at RINECKER Proton Therapy Center (RPTC). Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32669-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Affiliation(s)
- M Walser
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Walser M, Mitch WE, Collier VU. Calcium and phosphorus in chronic renal failure during nutritional therapy. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 20:92-102. [PMID: 7398336 DOI: 10.1159/000384958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Walser M, Hajnal A, Escobar-Restrepo J. FRAP Analysis of LET-23::GFP in the Vulval Epithelial Cells of Living Caenorhabditis elegans Larvae. Bio Protoc 2015. [DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.1489] [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] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Hörtnagl L, Bamberger I, Graus M, Ruuskanen TM, Schnitzhofer R, Walser M, Unterberger A, Hansel A, Wohlfahrt G. Acetaldehyde exchange above a managed temperate mountain grassland. Atmos Chem Phys Discuss 2013; 13:10.5194/acpd-13-26117-2013. [PMID: 24363666 PMCID: PMC3868935 DOI: 10.5194/acpd-13-26117-2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
An overview of acetaldehyde exchange above a managed temperate mountain grassland in Austria over four growing seasons is presented. The meadow acted as a net source of acetaldehyde in all four years, emitting between 7 and 28 mg C m-2 over the whole growing period. The cutting of the meadow resulted in huge acetaldehyde emission bursts on the day of harvesting or one day later. During undisturbed conditions, both uptake and emission fluxes were recorded. The bidirectional nature of acetaldehyde fluxes was also reflected by clear diurnal cycles during certain time periods, indicating strong deposition processes before the 1st cut and emission towards the end of the growing season. The analysis of acetaldehyde compensation points revealed a complex relationship between ambient acetaldehyde mixing ratios and respective fluxes, significantly influenced by multiple environmental parameters and variable throughout the year. As a major finding of this study, we identified both a positive and negative correlation between concentration and flux on a daily scale, where soil temperature and soil water content were the most significant factors in determining the direction of the slope. In turn, this bidirectional relationship on a daily scale resulted in compensation points between 0.40 ppbv and 0.54 ppbv, which could be well explained by collected ancillary data. We conclude that in order to model acetaldehyde fluxes at the site in Neustift on a daily scale over longer time periods, it is crucial to know the type of relationship, i.e. the direction of the slope, between mixing ratios and fluxes on a given day.
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- L. Hörtnagl
- Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Nakdimon I, Walser M, Fröhli E, Hajnal A. PTEN negatively regulates MAPK signaling during Caenorhabditis elegans vulval development. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002881. [PMID: 22916028 PMCID: PMC3420937 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Vulval development in Caenorhabditis elegans serves as an excellent model to examine the crosstalk between different conserved signaling pathways that are deregulated in human cancer. The concerted action of the RAS/MAPK, NOTCH, and WNT pathways determines an invariant pattern of cell fates in three vulval precursor cells. We have discovered a novel form of crosstalk between components of the Insulin and the RAS/MAPK pathways. The insulin receptor DAF-2 stimulates, while DAF-18 PTEN inhibits, RAS/MAPK signaling in the vulval precursor cells. Surprisingly, the inhibitory activity of DAF-18 PTEN on the RAS/MAPK pathway is partially independent of its PIP3 lipid phosphatase activity and does not involve further downstream components of the insulin pathway, such as AKT and DAF-16 FOXO. Genetic and biochemical analyses indicate that DAF-18 negatively regulates vulval induction by inhibiting MAPK activation. Thus, mutations in the PTEN tumor suppressor gene may result in the simultaneous hyper-activation of two oncogenic signaling pathways. The human tumor suppressor PTEN is mutated in many different types of cancer. Using the roundworm C. elegans as a model to study how cells communicate during animal development, we discovered a new mechanism by which PTEN inhibits the activity of the oncogenic RAS/MAPK signaling pathway. Focusing on the development of the vulva, the egg-laying organ of the hermaphrodite, as a model to investigate the regulation of RAS/MAPK signaling, we could distinguish between two distinct inhibitory activities of PTEN on the RAS/MAPK signaling pathway. On the one hand, PTEN acts as a lipid phosphatase that inhibits the production of PIP3, which in turn stimulates RAS/MAPK signaling. On the other hand, PTEN acts as a protein phosphatase that negatively regulates RAS/MAPK signaling by inhibiting signal transduction at the level of the MAPK, which is a key component in the pathway. Understanding the detailed molecular mechanism by which the PTEN tumor suppressor homolog regulates signal transduction in C. elegans can help predict the consequences of mutations in human PTEN for cancer development in humans.
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- Itay Nakdimon
- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Cancer Network Zürich PhD Program, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Molecular Life Sciences PhD Program, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Haidenberger A, Walser M, Hillbrand M, Herbst M. EP-1059 HYPOFACTIONATED PROTONTHERAPY FOR INOPERABLE PANCREATIC CANCER – FIRST EXPERIENCE RINECKER PROTON THERAPY CENTER. Radiother Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(12)71392-0] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Kupper J, Meng L, Baumann D, Walser K, Walser M, Del Chicca F, Naegeli H. [Chemical risk after flooding]. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2011; 153:411-4. [PMID: 21866515 DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- J Kupper
- Institut für Veterinärpharmakologie und -toxikologie der Universität Zürich und Schweizerisches Toxikologisches Informationszentrum, Zürich.
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Hoerndli FJ, Walser M, Fröhli Hoier E, de Quervain D, Papassotiropoulos A, Hajnal A. A conserved function of C. elegans CASY-1 calsyntenin in associative learning. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4880. [PMID: 19287492 PMCID: PMC2654071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 02/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Whole-genome association studies in humans have enabled the unbiased discovery of new genes associated with human memory performance. However, such studies do not allow for a functional or causal testing of newly identified candidate genes. Since polymorphisms in Calsyntenin 2 (CLSTN2) showed a significant association with episodic memory performance in humans, we tested the C. elegans CLSTN2 ortholog CASY-1 for possible functions in the associative behavior of C. elegans. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Using three different associative learning paradigms and functional rescue experiments, we show that CASY-1 plays an important role during associative learning in C. elegans. Furthermore, neuronal expression of human CLSTN2 in C. elegans rescues the learning defects of casy-1 mutants. Finally, genetic interaction studies and neuron-specific expression experiments suggest that CASY-1 may regulate AMPA-like GLR-1 glutamate receptor signaling. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE Our experiments demonstrate a remarkable conservation of the molecular function of Calsyntenins between nematodes and humans and point at a role of C. elegans casy-1 in regulating a glutamate receptor signaling pathway.
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- Frédéric J. Hoerndli
- Institute of Zoology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Division of Molecular Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Psychiatry Research, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Molecular Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Life Science Training Facility, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- M Hässig
- Department for Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Patocchi A, Walser M, Tartarini S, Broggini GAL, Gennari F, Sansavini S, Gessler C. Identification by genome scanning approach (GSA) of a microsatellite tightly associated with the apple scab resistance gene Vm. Genome 2005; 48:630-6. [PMID: 16094431 DOI: 10.1139/g05-036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [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: 11/22/2022]
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For all known major apple scab resistance genes except Vr, molecular markers have been published. However, the precise position of some of these genes, in the apple genome, remains to be identified. Knowledge about the relative position of apple scab resistance genes is necessary to preliminarily evaluate the probability of success of their pyramidization. Pyramidization of different resistance genes into the same genotype is a reliable way to create cultivars with durable apple scab resistance. Applying the genome scanning approach (GSA), we identified the linkage group of the scab resistance gene Vm, derived from Malus micromalus, and we found a new molecular marker tightly associated with the gene. The simple sequence repeat Hi07h02, previously mapped on linkage group 17, cosegregates with the Vm gene (no recombinants in the 95 plants tested). The already published sequence-characterized amplified region Vm marker OPB12(687) was found to be linked at about 5 cM from the resistance gene and, therefore, this marker also maps on linkage group 17 of apple. This is the first report of the discovery of a major apple scab resistance gene on linkage group 17. The advantages of using GSA for the identification of molecular markers for qualitative traits are discussed.
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- Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zuerich.
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Braun U, Rogg E, Walser M, Nehrbass D, Guscetti F, Mathis A, Deplazes P. Trypanosoma theileri in the cerebrospinal fluid and brain of a heifer with suppurative meningoencephalitis. Vet Rec 2002; 150:18-9. [PMID: 11817859 DOI: 10.1136/vr.150.1.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- U Braun
- Klinik für Wiederkauer und Pferdemedizin, Universität Zürich, Switzerland
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Eustace JA, Coresh J, Kutchey C, Te PL, Gimenez LF, Scheel PJ, Walser M. Randomized double-blind trial of oral essential amino acids for dialysis-associated hypoalbuminemia. Kidney Int 2000; 57:2527-38. [PMID: 10844622 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypoalbuminemia is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. METHODS Subjects with a mean three-month prestudy serum albumin of 3.8 g/dL or less and who demonstrated >/=90% compliance during a two-week run-in period were randomized to 3.6 g of essential amino acids (EAAs) or placebo three times daily with meals for three months. Randomization was stratified by dialysis modality and by severity of the hypoalbuminemia. The primary study outcome was change in the average of three monthly serum albumin measurements between baseline and follow-up. RESULTS Fifty-two patients were randomized; 47 patients (29 hemodialysis and 18 peritoneal dialysis) met the predetermined primary analysis criteria. The mean compliance rates averaged 75, 70, and 50% at months 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and were similar for EAAs and placebo. Serum albumin in the hemodialysis patients, EAA versus placebo, improved [(mean +/- SE) 0.22 +/- 0.09 g/dL, P = 0.02]. Changes in peritoneal dialysis patients were not significant (0.01 +/- 0.15 g/dL), but approached significance for the total study group (0.14 +/- 0.08 g/dL, P = 0.08). Patients in the very low albumin strata (<3.5 g/dL) improved more than those in the low albumin strata (3.5 to 3.8 g/dL, P < 0.01). There was a significant correlation (r = 0.83, P = 0.001) within the hemodialysis EAA group between the baseline C-reactive protein level and improvement in serum albumin. Improvements were also seen in grip strength and SF-12 mental health score, but not in serum amino acid levels, SF-12 physical health score, or anthropometric measurements. CONCLUSIONS Oral EAAs induce a significant improvement in the serum albumin concentration in hemodialysis but not peritoneal dialysis subjects. Further study of their long-term effects on morbidity and mortality is warranted.
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- Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Walser M. Assessing Renal Function From Creatinine Measurements in Adults With Chronic Renal Failure. J Urol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)68884-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- M. Walser
- Departments of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, and Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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OBJECTIVE In view of our previous finding that the intravenous infusion of 2-ketoisocaproate (KIC) improved survival in septic rats, we endeavored to determine whether the enteral infusion of KIC improves survival in endotoxic rats, and, if so, the mechanism of this effect. SUBJECTS Eighty-five rats were given 15 mg/kg of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (026:B6). INTERVENTIONS KIC, sodium pyruvate (PYR), or sodium bicarbonate (HCO3) was infused continuously intragastrically at 18.75 mmol/kg/day. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS KIC administration increased circulating concentrations of KIC and ketone bodies. Survival rates were: KIC 17/32; PYR 2/22; and HCO3 8/31. The significant improvement in survival with KIC, in contrast with HCO3 (p<.04) or PYR (p<.002), points to an effect specific to KIC rather than to ketoacids generally, and argues against an antioxidant mechanism to explain improved survival with enteral administration. To determine whether altered nitric oxide production was responsible, plasma nitrite plus nitrate concentrations were measured sequentially in rats given a lower dose of lipopolysaccharide plus continuous intragastric KIC, PYR, or HCO3. All rats exhibited pronounced increases in plasma nitrite plus nitrate concentrations, peaking at 8 hrs, but both KIC and PYR caused greater increases than HCO3. Thus, differences in nitric oxide production cannot account for the different effects of PYR and KIC on survival. However, KIC infusion for 8 hrs substantially increased ketone bodies in blood and liver, in comparison with the infusion of HCO3 or PYR. CONCLUSION Continuous enteral infusion of KIC improves survival in endotoxemia, probably by its conversion to ketone bodies, which serve as an alternative energy substrate.
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- M Hirokawa
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Patients with chronic renal failure are commonly started on renal replacement therapy (RRT) as soon as (or, in some centers, before) the usual criteria for severity are met, i.e., GFR <10 ml/min for nondiabetic patients and <15 ml/min for diabetic patients. To determine whether RRT can safely be deferred beyond this point, adults with all types of chronic renal failure who met these criteria on presentation (23 patients) or who reached these levels of severity during treatment (53 patients) were managed conservatively until RRT was judged necessary by their chosen dialysis or transplantation team, without input into this decision from the present authors. Patients were prescribed a very low protein diet (0.3 g/kg) plus supplemental essential amino acids and/or ketoacids and followed closely. The intervals between the time at which GFR became less than 10 ml/min (15 ml/min in diabetic patients) and the date at which renal replacement therapy was started were used as estimates of renal survival on nutritional therapy. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed median renal survival of 353 d. Acidosis and hypercholesterolemia were both predictive of shorter renal survival. Signs of malnutrition did not develop. Final GFR averaged 5.6 +/- 1.9 ml/min. Two patients died; thus, annual mortality was only 2.5%. Hospitalizations totaled 19 in 93 patient-years of treatment, or 0.2 per year. Thus, these well motivated patients with GFR <10 ml/min (<15 ml/min in diabetic patients) were safely managed by diet and close follow-up for a median of nearly 1 yr without dialysis. It is concluded that further study of this approach is indicated.
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- M Walser
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Teschan PE, Beck GJ, Dwyer JT, Greene T, Klahr S, Levy AS, Mitch WE, Snetselaar LG, Steinman TI, Walser M. Effect of a ketoacid-aminoacid-supplemented very low protein diet on the progression of advanced renal disease: a reanalysis of the MDRD feasibility study. Clin Nephrol 1998; 50:273-83. [PMID: 9840314] [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: 02/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We reanalyzed the data of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) feasibility study to ascertain the effects of ketoacid- and aminoacid-supplemented very low protein diets. METHODS Sixty-six patients with advanced renal disease (Study B, baseline glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 7.5-24 ml/min/1.73 m2) were randomly assigned to a low protein diet (L, 0.575 g/kg/d), or a very low protein diet (0.28 g/kg/d) supplemented either with a ketoacid-aminoacid mixture (diet K) or with a mixture of essential aminoacids (diet J). Thirty patients with moderate renal disease (Study A, baseline GFR 25-80 ml/min/1.73 m2) were randomly assigned to a usual protein diet (M, 1.2 g/kg/d), diet L, or diet K. Mean follow-up was 14 months. RESULTS In Study B, GFR decline differed among the three diets (p = 0.028). Pairwise comparisons showed that the mean +/- SE GFR decline in ml/min/mo in diet K [-0.250+/-0.072] was slower than in diet J [-0.533+/-0.074] (p = 0.008) despite similar achieved protein intakes. The mean GFR decline in diet L [-0.394+/-0.068] was intermediate between, and did not differ significantly from the rates of decline in the other two groups. In Study A, consistent with a hemodynamic effect, the mean GFR decline varied directly with the reduction in protein intake in diets M, L and K (p = 0.028) during the first four months of follow-up, but thereafter did not differ among the diet groups (p = 0.76). CONCLUSION The study suggests that supplementation of a very low protein diet with the ketoacid-aminoacid mixture used in this feasibility study slowed the progression of advanced renal disease more than supplementation with an amino acid mixture.
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Measurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) following the injection of one of several suitable marker substances remains the best method to determine the severity of renal insufficiency as well as its rate of progression. However, the expense of these procedures continues to restrict their use. A second alternative is the determination of creatinine clearance (CCr) after oral administration of cimetidine. This drug blocks tubular secretion of creatinine almost completely, and CCr measured under these conditions is reported to be nearly identical to GFR in mild or severe renal failure. The optimal dose and timing of cimetidine for this purpose is still uncertain, but a single 1,200-mg dose 2 hours before beginning urine collection is probably suitable. A third alternative is simply the measurement of serum or plasma creatinine (PCr) concentration. However, it is well established that substantial reductions in renal function may occur before PCr becomes abnormal. GFR in adults with chronic renal failure can be approximately estimated from PCr, provided it is greater than 2 mg/dL, with the aid of additional demographic and biochemical variables. Gender, height, weight, age, and race should be taken into account. Further study is needed to derive the best formula for predicting GFR from PCr and other variables. Finally, CCr (without cimetidine) is still in use. This is unfortunate because it has been established that rather than improving on the estimation of GFR from PCr, CCr (determined from urinary creatinine measurements as well as PCr) is a less reliable guide to GFR than PCr alone. The CCr/GFR ratio is almost always greater than unity and increases with decreasing GFR to a maximum of approximately 1.7 at a GFR of approximately 20 mL/min. Furthermore, the variability of CCr is greater than that of PCr. Measurement of CCr (without cimetidine) is an anachronism and should be abandoned.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Walser M. Effects of a supplemented very low protein diet in predialysis patients on the serum albumin level, proteinuria, and subsequent survival on dialysis. Miner Electrolyte Metab 1997; 24:64-71. [PMID: 9397419 DOI: 10.1159/000057352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A very low protein diet (0.3 g/kg ideal body weight) supplemented with essential amino acids (or ketoanalogues) is seldom employed at present in chronic renal failure for fear of inducing protein deficiency, especially in patients who also have the nephrotic syndrome. Nevertheless, we have used this dietary regimen in predialysis patients for a number of years. We have shown that when these patients reach the end stage, they rarely exhibit hypoalbuminemia, in contrast to the reported 25-50% hypoalbuminemia at the onset of dialysis nationwide. Furthermore, their survival for the first 2 years on dialysis is much improved, in comparison with the national experience, adjusted for age, sex, and cause of renal disease. When nephrotic patients are given this regimen, they exhibit some improvement in parameters of the nephrotic state, but nevertheless progress to dialysis, provided their initial glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is < 30 ml/min. However, if their initial GFR is > 30 ml/min, they may show gradual but complete remission of the nephrotic syndrome, even when the underlying disease is diabetic nephropathy or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. We conclude that this dietary regimen is not only safe in patients with renal failure, with or without the nephrotic syndrome, but may be of substantial benefit. The mechanism remains to be explained.
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- John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Patients with any of four different types of chronic renal failure (CRF) (glomerular disease, interstitial nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, or polycystic disease) were observed using sequential determinations of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Those whose GFR showed progression were either given ketoconazole 200 to 600 mg/d (to suppress cortisol production) plus prednisone 2.5 mg/d (to prevent anterior pituitary escape) and observed with the use of more GFRs, or were observed while four additional GFRs were determined before starting these drugs; some patients were subsequently withdrawn from these drugs and were observed using more GFRs. The effect of these drugs on rate of progression was estimated by a linear spline technique, using observations before, during, and (when available) after treatment. In 20 patients, sufficient data were obtained to estimate the magnitude of this effect. In seven patients with chronic glomerular disease, progressing at -0.62 +/- 0.12 mL/min/mo, progression slowed by 66% +/- 12% (P < 0.01). In five patients with interstitial nephritis of various etiologies, progressing at -1.19 +/- 0.34 mL/min/mo, progression slowed by 55% +/- 27% (P < 0.05). In five diabetic patients progressing at -1.22 +/- 0.14 mL/min/mo, progression slowed by an average of 77% +/- 14% (P < 0.01). In contrast, in four patients with polycystic kidney disease, progression accelerated by 99% +/- 63%. Mean urinary steroid excretion decreased significantly; plasma corticotropin did not increase. Neither proteinuria nor serum lipid levels changed. Urinary nitrate excretion decreased significantly, but serum nitrate did not change. Blood pressure decreased slightly (4.3 mm Hg). Three patients developed transiently elevated serum transaminase levels; two others withdrew because of side effects. We conclude that in chronic glomerular disease, diabetic nephropathy, and interstitial nephritis, this combination of drugs is as safe as ketoconazole in the absence of renal disease and shows promise of slowing progression. In polycystic kidney disease, it is apparently ineffective or harmful.
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- M Walser
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Optimal dietary protein intake for adults with the nephrotic syndrome has not been established; very low-protein diets are believed to be contraindicated. Sixteen patients with the nephrotic syndrome were nevertheless prescribed a very low protein diet (0.3 g/kg) supplemented by 10 to 20 g/d essential amino acids (or, in a few cases, ketoacids) for an average of 10 months (range, 1 to 36 months). In 11 patients with initial glomerular filtration rates (GFRs) < or = 30 mL/min/3 m2 of height (ht)2, significant but modest improvement was seen (on the average) in proteinuria, serum albumin, and serum cholesterol; all 11 eventually went on to dialysis. The other five patients, with initial GFRs of 32 to 69 ml/min/3 m2 of ht2, had either focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, or, in one patient, both. The nephrotic syndrome associated with these disorders rarely remits spontaneously. However, during the following 3 to 15 months mean proteinuria decreased from 9.3 to 1.9 g/d, mean serum albumin increased from 2.5 g/dL to 3.8 g/dL, and mean serum cholesterol decreased from 415 mg/dL to 255 mg/dL (all P < 0.001). The GFR either remained constant or increased. Four of these five patients have resumed normal or nearly normal diets and remain in remission or near-remission for 6 to 24 months. We conclude that severe protein restriction plus an essential amino acid supplement may induce prolonged remission in adults with the nephrotic syndrome provided that GFR is not severely reduced. The mechanism of this paradoxical response to protein restriction remains to be determined.
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- M Walser
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Coresh J, Walser M, Hill S. Survival on dialysis among chronic renal failure patients treated with a supplemented low-protein diet before dialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol 1995; 6:1379-85. [PMID: 8589312 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v651379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Concerns have been raised about the possibility of protein restriction resulting in malnutrition and poor subsequent survival on dialysis. However, no studies have examined patients treated with protein restriction to determine their subsequent survival on dialysis. This study prospectively monitored 67 patients with established chronic renal failure (mean initial serum creatinine of 4.3 mg/dL) who were treated with a very low-protein diet (0.3 g/kg per day) supplemented with either essential amino acids or a ketoacid-amino acid mixture and observed closely for clinical complications. Forty-four patients required dialysis. Once dialysis was started, dietary treatment was no longer prescribed. The cumulative mortality rate during the first 2 yr after starting dialysis was 7% (95% confidence interval, 0 to 16%). During this period, only two deaths occurred compared with 11.5 deaths expected on the basis of national mortality rates adjusted for age, sex, race, and cause of renal disease (P = 0.002). However, the protective effect was limited to the first 2 yr on dialysis. Thereafter, mortality rates increased, resulting in a total of 10 deaths during 96.4 person-years of follow-up, which was not significantly lower than the 14.9 deaths expected (P = 0.25). Extrapolation of sequential serum creatinine measurements made before dietary treatment suggests that the improved survival cannot be due to the early initiation of dialysis. Although the lack of an internal control group and data on dialysis lends uncertainty, the large difference in mortality rate between these patients and the nationwide experience indicates that protein restriction and close clinical monitoring predialysis does not worsen and may substantially improve survival during the first 2 yr on dialysis. These findings point out the importance of studying predialysis treatments as a means for lowering mortality on dialysis.
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- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Koppenhoefer B, Muhleck U, Walser M, Lohmiller K. Backbone Modification of Chirasil-Val, Part II: Introduction of a Rigid Cyclohexyl Spacer. J Chromatogr Sci 1995. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/33.5.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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