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Holz A, Obi N, Ahrens W, Berger K, Bohn B, Brenner H, Fischer B, Fricke J, Führer A, Gastell S, Greiser KH, Harth V, Heise JK, Holleczek B, Keil T, Klett-Tammen CJ, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Michels KB, Mikolajczyk R, Nimptsch K, Peters A, Pischon T, Riedel O, Schikowski T, Schipf S, Schmidt B, Schulze MB, Stang A, Hellwig K, Riemann-Lorenz K, Heesen C, Becher H. Childhood and adolescence factors and multiple sclerosis: results from the German National Cohort (NAKO). BMC Neurol 2024; 24:123. [PMID: 38614986 PMCID: PMC11015562 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-024-03620-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple Sclerosis (MS) represents the most common inflammatory neurological disease causing disability in early adulthood. Childhood and adolescence factors might be of relevance in the development of MS. We aimed to investigate the association between various factors (e.g., prematurity, breastfeeding, daycare attendance, weight history) and MS risk. METHODS Data from the baseline assessment of the German National Cohort (NAKO) were used to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between childhood and adolescence factors and risk of MS. Analyses stratified by sex were conducted. RESULTS Among a total of 204,273 participants, 858 reported an MS diagnosis. Male sex was associated with a decreased MS risk (HR 0.48; 95% CI 0.41-0.56), while overweight (HR 2.03; 95% CI 1.41-2.94) and obesity (HR 1.89; 95% CI 1.02-3.48) at 18 years of age compared to normal weight were associated with increased MS risk. Having been breastfed for ≤ 4 months was associated with a decreased MS risk in men (HR 0.59; 95% CI 0.40-0.86) compared to no breastfeeding. No association with MS risk was observed for the remaining factors. CONCLUSIONS Apart from overweight and obesity at the age of 18 years, we did not observe considerable associations with MS risk. The proportion of cases that can be explained by childhood and adolescence factors examined in this study was low. Further investigations of the association between the onset of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence and its interaction with physical activity and MS risk seem worthwhile.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anja Holz
- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology (IMBE), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
- Institute of Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology (IMBE), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
- Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany
- University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Preventive Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics (IMEBI), Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Medical School of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- NAKO Study Center, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- State Institute of Health I, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department for Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Brunswick, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Prevention and Cancer Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Epidemiology, Biometrics and Informatics (IMEBI), Interdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Medical School of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair of Epidemiology, Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Biobank Technology Platform, Berlin, Germany
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
- Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology Boston University, 715 Albany Street, Talbot Building, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Katholisches Klinikum Bochum, Neurology Clinic, Clinic of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (INIMS), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (INIMS), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Global Health, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Holz A, Riefflin M, Heesen C, Riemann-Lorenz K, Obi N, Becher H. Breastfeeding and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Neuroepidemiology 2023; 56:391-401. [PMID: 36096115 DOI: 10.1159/000526895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The causes of multiple sclerosis (MS) are not fully understood, yet. Genetic predisposition, environmental and lifestyle factors as well as an interplay thereof constitute relevant factors in the development of MS. Especially early-life risk factors such as having been breastfed may also be of relevance. Breast milk provides the newborn not only with essential nutrients and vitamins but also with numerous immune-active molecules, metabolites, oligosaccharides, and microbial components that are important for the development of the immune system. We present a systematic review and meta-analysis on the influence of having been breastfed during infancy on the risk of developing MS. METHODS The databases MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were systematically searched for studies on breastfeeding and MS published between database inception and May 18, 2022. Observational studies comparing persons with MS to healthy controls with regard to having been breastfed during the first 2 years of life were eligible for inclusion. A random effects meta-analysis was calculated to estimate pooled effect sizes using the Mantel-Haenszel method for dichotomous outcomes. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used for quality analysis. RESULTS 15 studies (13 case-control, 2 cohort) were included of which 12 were rated as high quality. The meta-analysis of crude odds ratios (ORs) yielded a risk estimate of ORcrude = 0.82 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.70-0.96) for MS in breastfed versus non-breastfed individuals with substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 68.2%). Using adjusted OR, when available, reduced heterogeneity (I2 = 48.9%) and resulted in an ORadjusted = 0.86 (95% CI: 0.75-0.99). Restricting the analysis to studies with high-quality scores (i.e., ≥6/9 points) resulted in a combined ORcrude of 0.79 (95% CI: 0.66-0.94) and an ORadjusted = 0.83 (95% CI: 0.71-0.98), respectively. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION The meta-analysis showed a small protective effect of having been breastfed on MS risk. This adds to the knowledge that breastfeeding is beneficial for the immunological health of a child. Future studies on the influence of having been breastfed on MS risk should apply a uniform definition of breastfeeding and investigate possible sex-specific aspects.
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- Anja Holz
- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology (IMBE), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology (IMBE), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (INIMS), Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (INIMS), Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology (IMBE), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology (IMBE), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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Lausberg E, Gießelmann S, Dewulf JP, Wiame E, Holz A, Salvarinova R, van Karnebeek CD, Klemm P, Ohl K, Mull M, Braunschweig T, Weis J, Sommer CJ, Demuth S, Haase C, Stollbrink-Peschgens C, Debray FG, Libioulle C, Choukair D, Oommen PT, Borkhardt A, Surowy H, Wieczorek D, Wagner N, Meyer R, Eggermann T, Begemann M, Van Schaftingen E, Häusler M, Tenbrock K, van den Heuvel L, Elbracht M, Kurth I, Kraft F. C2orf69 mutations disrupt mitochondrial function and cause a multisystem human disorder with recurring autoinflammation. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:143078. [PMID: 33945503 DOI: 10.1172/jci143078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUNDDeciphering the function of the many genes previously classified as uncharacterized open reading frame (ORF) would complete our understanding of a cell's function and its pathophysiology.METHODSWhole-exome sequencing, yeast 2-hybrid and transcriptome analyses, and molecular characterization were performed in this study to uncover the function of the C2orf69 gene.RESULTSWe identified loss-of-function mutations in the uncharacterized C2orf69 gene in 8 individuals with brain abnormalities involving hypomyelination and microcephaly, liver dysfunction, and recurrent autoinflammation. C2orf69 contains an N-terminal signal peptide that is required and sufficient for mitochondrial localization. Consistent with mitochondrial dysfunction, the patients showed signs of respiratory chain defects, and a CRISPR/Cas9-KO cell model of C2orf69 had similar respiratory chain defects. Patient-derived cells revealed alterations in immunological signaling pathways. Deposits of periodic acid-Schiff-positive (PAS-positive) material in tissues from affected individuals, together with decreased glycogen branching enzyme 1 (GBE1) activity, indicated an additional impact of C2orf69 on glycogen metabolism.CONCLUSIONSOur study identifies C2orf69 as an important regulator of human mitochondrial function and suggests that this gene has additional influence on other metabolic pathways.
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- Eva Lausberg
- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute and.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute and
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- CeGaT GmbH and Praxis für Humangenetik, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Biochemical Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Radboud Centre for Mitochondrial Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Medical Faculty
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, RWTH University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt, Ambulanz für Angeborene Stoffwechselerkrankungen, Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Medical Faculty and
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Medical Faculty and
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University (HHU), Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University (HHU), Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Translational Metabolic Laboratory at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Thiele T, Beider S, Kühl H, Miehlke G, Cossmann A, Holz A, Happle C, Hoeper K, Witte T, Jabonka A, Ernst D. AB0707 RHEUMATOLOGY PATIENT CARE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: TELEMEDICINE, DELEGATION, PATIENT SATISFACTION AND VACCINATION BEHAVIOUR. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.4005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Use of telemedicine in Germany has increased due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Between March and May 2020, government restrictions led to cancellation of routine outpatient appointments to limit viral spread and optimize resources.Objectives:This study assesses patient satisfaction of follow-up telemedicine appointments among patients known to be in disease remission, attending either secondary or tertiary care Rheumatology clinics. Appointments were conducted either by a rheumatologist or a qualified medical assistant for rheumatology (RFA). Additional data regarding perceived concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as attitudes to vaccination were collected.Methods:Methods: Patients not requiring adjustment of their DMARDs at the two previous attendances were considered stable. At cancellation of the planned attendance, patients were offered participation in the study and provided verbal informed consent. Participants were randomized to a telemedicine appointment by either a physician or RFA. Telemedicine appointments consisted of a standardized patient interview, including assessment of disease activity (modified CDAI score), attitudes to vaccination as well as current vaccine status and concerns about COVID-19. Following participation, all patients received a pseudonymized postal questionnaire to evaluate appointment satisfaction (FAPI-Score).Results:In total 112/116 (96%) patients that were offered appointments, participated in the study (RA 50%, axSpA 30%, PsA 20%). Of these 88/112 (79%) returned their postal questionnaires. Overall patient satisfaction was excellent (mean 4.3/5 modified FAPI score) and did not differ between care setting or clinical status of the interviewer. RFAs conducted 19/112 (17%) of appointments, 6 (32%) of which required additional physician intervention. Change of DMARDs occurred in 19/112 (17%) appointments. Patients reporting a pain score ≥7 (VAS 1-10) were most dissatisfied with the telemedicine appointment (p=0.036). Concerns about COVID-19 correlated with disease activity: high disease activity (p = 0.031), presence of tender joints (p=0.001), high pain levels (p=0.009) correlated with concern of contracting COVID-19 or experiencing severe disease course. Only 38% of the patients had been vaccinated against pneumococci in the past 5 years and 54% had been vaccinated against influenza in 2019/2020.Conclusion:Telemedicine can contribute to patient care in stable patients. RFAs can also contribute to patient care especially for follow-up appointment when patients are in remission. Vaccination rates and motivation needs to be improved as influenza and pneumococcal vaccination is recommended to all patients with rheumatic diseases without contraindications.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Faber H, Puk O, Holz A, Biskup S, Voykov B. Identification of a New Genetic Mutation Associated With Peters Anomaly. Cornea 2021; 40:373-376. [PMID: 33284162 DOI: 10.1097/ico.0000000000002611] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To report a new genetic mutation in the COL4A1 gene, which was identified in a baby girl with Peters anomaly (PA), a rare anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis, which is characterized by unilateral or bilateral corneal opacities often accompanied by glaucoma, cataract, and systemic malformations and associated with various genetic mutations. METHODS Ophthalmologic examination of one baby girl and whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing of blood samples of the child and her biological parents were performed. RESULTS Ophthalmologic examination led to the diagnosis of PA type I in the baby girl. Whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing identified the de novo mutation c.181_189delinsAGGTTTCCG; p.Gly61Arg in the COL4A1 gene in the child, whereas no other putatively causative variants in established genes associated with anterior segment dysgenesis were present. CONCLUSIONS PA might be associated with the mutation c.181_189delinsAGGTTTCCG; p.Gly61Arg in the COL4A1 gene. The COL4A1 gene encodes for collagen IVα1, an essential component of basal membranes, and mutations are associated with an increased risk for renal and cerebrovascular disorders and stroke. This should be considered when advising and monitoring patients.
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- Hanna Faber
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; and
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- †CeGaT GmbH and Praxis für Humangenetik Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- †CeGaT GmbH and Praxis für Humangenetik Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- †CeGaT GmbH and Praxis für Humangenetik Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; and
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Sandestig A, Engström K, Pepler A, Danielsson I, Odelberg-Johnsson P, Biskup S, Holz A, Stefanova M. NUP188 Biallelic Loss of Function May Underlie a New Syndrome: Nucleoporin 188 Insufficiency Syndrome? Mol Syndromol 2019; 10:313-319. [PMID: 32021605 DOI: 10.1159/000504818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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There is no clearly established association between the gene NUP188 and human pathology. Only a few reports of patients with different clinical presentation and different heterozygous or compound heterozygous missense or splice region variants have been identified in several sequencing projects; however, a causative association between the clinical features and the identified variants has not been established. For the first time, we report 2 unrelated patients with 2 different homozygous nonsense gene variants of NUP188, p.Tyr96* and p.Gln113*, respectively. Although having different supposedly truncating mutations, the patients presented with strikingly comparable phenotypes including pre- and postnatal microcephaly, trigonocephaly, congenital bilateral cataract, microphthalmia, cleft lip and palate or high-arched palate, camptodactyly, rocker-bottom feet, heart anomalies, specific brain changes (such as loss of periventricular white matter), thin corpus callosum, and delayed myelinization. Both patients showed very similar facial features such as laterally extended arched eyebrows, wide convex nose with a wide prominent nasal bridge, and prominent angulated antihelix. They were both born small for gestational age and died shortly after birth at the age of 67 and 140 days, respectively, as a result of central respiratory failure. Our findings strongly suggest a correlation between the homozygous nonsense gene variants of NUP188 and a severe phenotype of a new developmental syndrome with poor prognosis resulting from nucleoporin 188 homolog protein insufficiency.
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- Anna Sandestig
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Neonatology, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- CeGaT GmbH, and Praxis für Humangenetik, Tübingen, Germany
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- CeGaT GmbH, and Praxis für Humangenetik, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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Holz A, Harth V, Terschüren C. Industrie 4.0: Exoskelette – Forschungsstand und Nutzerperspektive. Das Gesundheitswesen 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667669] [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: 10/28/2022]
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- A Holz
- Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin und Maritime Medizin (ZfAM), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin und Maritime Medizin (ZfAM), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin und Maritime Medizin (ZfAM), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Deutschland
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Lightowler H, Thondre S, Holz A, Theis S. Replacement of glycaemic carbohydrates by inulin-type fructans from chicory (oligofructose, inulin) reduces the postprandial blood glucose and insulin response to foods: report of two double-blind, randomized, controlled trials. Eur J Nutr 2018; 57:1259-1268. [PMID: 28255654 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1409-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Inulin-type fructans are recognized as prebiotic dietary fibres and classified as non-digestible carbohydrates that do not contribute to glycaemia. The aim of the present studies was to investigate the glycaemic response (GR) and insulinaemic response (IR) to foods in which sucrose was partially replaced by inulin or oligofructose from chicory. METHODS In a double-blind, randomized, controlled cross-over design, 40-42 healthy adults consumed a yogurt drink containing oligofructose or fruit jelly containing inulin and the respective full-sugar variants. Capillary blood glucose and insulin were measured in fasted participants and at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 min after starting to drink/eat. For each test food, the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) for glucose and insulin was calculated and the GR and IR determined. RESULTS Consumption of a yogurt drink with oligofructose which was 20% reduced in sugars significantly lowered the glycaemic response compared to the full-sugar reference (iAUC120min 31.9 and 37.3 mmol/L/min, respectively; p < 0.05). A fruit jelly made with inulin and containing 30% less sugars than the full-sugar variant likewise resulted in a significantly reduced blood glucose response (iAUC120min 53.7 and 63.7 mmol/L/min, respectively; p < 0.05). In both studies, the postprandial insulin response was lowered in parallel (p < 0.05). The reduction of postprandial glycaemia was positively correlated to the proportion of sugars replaced by inulin-type fructans (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the studies confirmed that substitution of glycaemic sugars by inulin or oligofructose from chicory may be an effective strategy to reduce the postprandial blood glucose response to foods.
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- Helen Lightowler
- Functional Food Centre, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK.
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- Functional Food Centre, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
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- BENEO-Institute, Wormser Straße 11, 67283, Obrigheim/Pfalz, Germany
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- BENEO-Institute, Wormser Straße 11, 67283, Obrigheim/Pfalz, Germany
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Stevenson EJ, Watson A, Theis S, Holz A, Harper LD, Russell M. Correction to: A comparison of isomaltulose versus maltodextrin ingestion during soccer-specific exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 2017; 118:223. [PMID: 29147772 PMCID: PMC5754406 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3750-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Emma J Stevenson
- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Human Nutrition Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- BENEO-Institute, Obrigheim/Pfalz, Wormserstrasse 11, Obrigheim, 67283, Germany
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- BENEO-Institute, Obrigheim/Pfalz, Wormserstrasse 11, Obrigheim, 67283, Germany
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- Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- School of Social and Health Sciences, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, LS18 5HD, UK.
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Holz A, Streit A. Gain and Loss of Small RNA Classes-Characterization of Small RNAs in the Parasitic Nematode Family Strongyloididae. Genome Biol Evol 2017; 9:2826-2843. [PMID: 29036592 PMCID: PMC5737618 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The nematode family Strongyloididae is of particular interest because it contains important parasites of medical and veterinary relevance. In addition, species of this family can form parasitic and free-living generations and it also occupies an interesting phylogenetic position within the nematodes. Nematodes differ in several ways from other taxa with respect to their small noncoding RNAs. Recent comparative studies revealed that there is also considerable variability within the nematodes. However, no Strongyloididae species or close relative was included in these studies. We characterized the small RNAs of two developmental stages of three different Strongyloididae species and compared them with the well-studied free-living nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans and Pristionchus pacificus. Strongyloididae have conserved and taxon-specific microRNAs, many of which are differentially regulated between the two developmental stages. We identified a novel class of around 27-nucleotide-long RNAs starting with 5'G or A, of which a large fraction have the potential to target transposable elements. These RNAs most likely have triphosphates at their 5' ends and are therefore presumably synthesized by RNA-dependent RNA polymerases. In contrast to C. elegans but similarly to some other nematode taxa, Strongyloididae have no Piwi-interacting RNAs, nor do their genomes encode Argonaute proteins of the Piwi family. Finally, we attempted but failed to detect circulating parasite small RNAs in the blood of hosts.
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- Anja Holz
- Department of Integrative Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Integrative Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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Micka A, Siepelmeyer A, Holz A, Theis S, Schön C. Effect of consumption of chicory inulin on bowel function in healthy subjects with constipation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2017; 68:82-89. [PMID: 27492975 DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2016.1212819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Constipation is among the most common health impairments in Western countries. This study aimed to determine the effect of the chicory-derived fermentable dietary fiber Orafti® Inulin on stool frequency in healthy subjects with constipation. The study was conducted according to recent guidance documents for investigating bowel function and used a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over design with a 2-week wash-out phase. Each study period comprised a run-in phase followed by 4 weeks daily intake of 3 × 4g inulin or maltodextrin (placebo). Forty-four healthy volunteers with constipation documented stool frequency and consistency, gastrointestinal characteristics and quality of life. Consumption of Orafti® Inulin significantly increased stool frequency compared to placebo (median 4.0 [IQR 2.5-4.5] versus 3.0 [IQR 2.5-4.0] stools/week, p = 0.038). This was accompanied by a softening of stools and trend toward higher satisfaction versus placebo (p = 0.059). In conclusion, Orafti® Inulin was effective in volunteers with chronic constipation and significantly improved bowel function. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02548247.
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- b BENEO-Institute , Obrigheim , Pfalz, Germany
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König D, Zdzieblik D, Holz A, Theis S, Gollhofer A. Substrate Utilization and Cycling Performance Following Palatinose™ Ingestion: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Nutrients 2016; 8:nu8070390. [PMID: 27347996 PMCID: PMC4963866 DOI: 10.3390/nu8070390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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(1) Objective: To compare the effects of isomaltulose (Palatinose™, PSE) vs. maltodextrin (MDX) ingestion on substrate utilization during endurance exercise and subsequent time trial performance; (2) Methods: 20 male athletes performed two experimental trials with ingestion of either 75 g PSE or MDX 45 min before the start of exercise. The exercise protocol consisted of 90 min cycling (60% VO2max) followed by a time trial; (3) Results: Time trial finishing time (−2.7%, 90% CI: ±3.0%, 89% likely beneficial; p = 0.147) and power output during the final 5 min (+4.6%, 90% CI: ±4.0%, 93% likely beneficial; p = 0.053) were improved with PSE compared with MDX. The blood glucose profile differed between trials (p = 0.013) with PSE resulting in lower glycemia during rest (95%–99% likelihood) and higher blood glucose concentrations during exercise (63%–86% likelihood). In comparison to MDX, fat oxidation was higher (88%–99% likelihood; p = 0.005) and carbohydrate oxidation was lower following PSE intake (85%–96% likelihood; p = 0.002). (4) Conclusion: PSE maintained a more stable blood glucose profile and higher fat oxidation during exercise which resulted in improved cycling performance compared with MDX. These results could be explained by the slower availability and the low-glycemic properties of Palatinose™ allowing a greater reliance on fat oxidation and sparing of glycogen during the initial endurance exercise.
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- Daniel König
- Section for Nutrition and Sports, Department of Sports and Sports Science, University of Freiburg, Schwarzwaldstrasse 175, Freiburg 79117, Germany.
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- Section for Nutrition and Sports, Department of Sports and Sports Science, University of Freiburg, Schwarzwaldstrasse 175, Freiburg 79117, Germany.
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- BENEO-Institute, Wormserstrasse 11, Obrigheim 67283, Germany.
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- BENEO-Institute, Wormserstrasse 11, Obrigheim 67283, Germany.
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- Section for Nutrition and Sports, Department of Sports and Sports Science, University of Freiburg, Schwarzwaldstrasse 175, Freiburg 79117, Germany.
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Costa JABD, Scherer C, Holz A, Naghizadeh J. Contribution of the Torsional Modes to the Equilibrium Distribution of Vibrational States and to the Specific Heat of a Chain Molecule. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1515/zna-1983-1203] [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: 11/15/2022]
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The torsional modes of a chain molecule were studied recently under the assumption that it has a well defined spatial configuration at any time. Here we show how the averages over the possible configurations, for a distribution in thermal equilibrium, should be performed in the calculation of the thermodynamical properties. Our results show that the mean density of torsional states increases in the low frequency region with increasing temperature. The specific heat behaviour shows a considerable difference from the result obtained in the previous paper, where only the lowest energetic configuration was considered. The consequences of this result with respect to the configurational properties of polymer molecules near the θ temperature are discussed.
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- J. A. Borges da Costa
- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 90 000 Porto Alegre. RS. Brasil
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 90 000 Porto Alegre. RS. Brasil
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- Theoretische Physik. Universität des Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken. FRG
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- Theoretische Physik. Universität des Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken. FRG
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Roghmann F, Noldus J, von Bodman C, Holz A, Brock M, Palisaar J. [Cystectomy in elderly patients: analysis of complications using the Clavien-Dindo classification]. Urologe A 2012; 51:1386-92. [PMID: 23053034 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-012-2930-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Radical cystectomy (RC) represents the gold standard in the treatment of muscle invasive urothelial cancer of the bladder. Due to improvements in operation techniques and perioperative care it has become a good and safe procedure even in elderly patients. In recent years the Clavien-Dindo classification has been frequently used for complication assessment in urological research. The Charlson comorbidity index without age correction can be used in treatment planning for RC to identify patients at risk.
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- F Roghmann
- Urologische Universitätsklinik, Marienhospital Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Widumerstraße 8, 44627 Herne, Deutschland.
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Holz A, Fehr M, Mathes KA. Blutreferenzwerte in Deutschland gehaltener europäischer Landschildkröten (Testudo spp.). Tierarztl Prax Ausg K 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1622540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
Gegenstand und Ziel: Erstellung von 20 Blutparametern in Deutschland gehaltener mediterraner Landschildkröten und Vergleich der erhaltenen Parameter zwischen vier unterschiedlichen Landschildkrötenspezies. Material und Methoden: Bei 61 mediterranen, in Deutschland gehaltenen Landschildkröten wurden nach Blutentnahme aus der dorsalen Kokzygealvene hämatologische und blutchemische Referenzwerte von 20 Parametern erstellt. Die Untersuchung erstreckte sich auf Nachzuchttiere oder länger als drei Jahre im Besitz befindliche Tiere aus fünf kontrollierten Beständen. Alle Probanden wurden im Frühjahr bis Spätsommer im Freiland gehalten und hielten regelmäßig Winterschlaf. Die Fütterung der Schildkröten erfolgte ausschließlich mit pflanzlicher Kost. Die 61 klinisch unauffälligen Landschildkröten gehörten den Spezies Testudo marginata (Breitrandschildkröte; n = 16), Testudo graeca (Maurische Landschildkröte; n = 15), Testudo hermanni (Griechische Landschildkröte; n = 22) und Testudo horsfieldii (Russische Steppenschildkröte; n = 8) an. Ergebnisse: Median, Minimal- und Maximalwerte, sowie p-Werte wurden für Hämatokrit, Alanin-Aminotransferase, Aspartat-Aminotransferase, Glutamat-Dehydrogenase, alkalische Phosphatase, Kreatinkinase, Harnsäure, Harnstoff, Cholesterin, Glukose, Fruktosamin, Gesamtbilirubin, Gesamteiweiß, Albumin, Cholinesterase, Natrium, Kalium, Gesamtkalzium, ionisiertes Kalzium und anorganisches Phosphat ermittelt. Schlussfolgerung und klinische Relevanz: Bei 10 der untersuchten 20 Parameter konnten statistisch signifikante speziesspezifische Unterschiede festgestellt werden. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass bei der Interpretation der Blutparameter so genannter „mediterraner Landschildkröten” unbedingt eine Speziesdifferenzierung stattfinden sollte.
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Patterson JB, Cornu TI, Redwine J, Dales S, Lewicki H, Holz A, Thomas D, Billeter MA, Oldstone MB. Evidence that the hypermutated M protein of a subacute sclerosing panencephalitis measles virus actively contributes to the chronic progressive CNS disease. Virology 2001; 291:215-25. [PMID: 11878891 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2001.1182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain uniformly leading to death. Although caused by measles virus (MV), the virus recovered from patients with SSPE differs from wild-type MV; biologically SSPE virus is defective and its genome displays a variety of mutations among which biased replacements of many uridine by cytidine resides primarily in the matrix (M) gene. To address the question of whether the SSPE MVs with M mutations are passive in that they are not infectious, cannot spread within the CNS, and basically represent an end-stage result of a progressive infection or alternatively SSPE viruses are infectious, and their mutations enable them to persist and thereby cause a prolonged neurodegenerative disease, we utilized reverse genetics to generate an infectious virus in which the M gene of MV was replaced with the M gene of Biken strain SSPE MV and inoculated the recombinant virus into transgenic mice bearing the MV receptor. Our results indicate that despite biased hypermutations in the M gene, the virus is infectious in vivo and produces a protracted progressive infection with death occurring as long as 30 to 50 days after that caused by MV. In primary neuron cultures, the mutated M protein is not essential for MV replication, prevents colocalization of the viral N with membrane glycoproteins, and is associated with accumulation of nucleocapsids in cells' cytoplasm and nucleus.
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- J B Patterson
- Division of Virology, Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Rau A, Buttgereit D, Holz A, Fetter R, Doberstein SK, Paululat A, Staudt N, Skeath J, Michelson AM, Renkawitz-Pohl R. rolling pebbles(rols) is required inDrosophilamuscle precursors for recruitment of myoblasts for fusion. Development 2001; 128:5061-73. [PMID: 11748142 DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.24.5061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mutations in the rolling pebbles (rols) gene result in severe defects in myoblast fusion. Muscle precursor cells are correctly determined, but myogenesis does not progress significantly beyond this point because recognition and/or cell adhesion between muscle precursor cells and fusion-competent myoblasts is disturbed. Molecular analysis of the rols genomic region reveals two variant transcripts of rols due to different transcription initiation sites, rols6 and rols7. rols6 mRNA is detectable mainly in the endoderm during differentiation as well as in malpighian tubules and in the epidermis. By contrast, rols7 expression is restricted to the mesoderm and later to progenitor descendants during somatic and pharyngeal muscle development. Transcription starts at the extended germ band stage when progenitor/founder cells are determined and persists until stage 13. The proteins encoded by the rols gene are 1670 (Rols6) and 1900 (Rols7) amino acids in length. Both forms contain an N-terminal RING-finger motif, nine ankyrin repeats and a TPR repeat eventually overlaid by a coiled-coil domain. The longer protein, Rols7, is characterized by 309 unique N-terminal amino acids, while Rols6 is distinguishable by 79 N-terminal amino acids. Expression of rols7 in muscle founder cells indicates a function of Rols7 in these cells. Transplantation assays of rols mutant mesodermal cells into wild-type embryos show that Rols is required in muscle precursor cells and is essential to recruit fusion-competent myoblasts for myotube formation.
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- A Rau
- Developmental Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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Holz A, Brett K, Oldstone MB. Constitutive beta cell expression of IL-12 does not perturb self-tolerance but intensifies established autoimmune diabetes. J Clin Invest 2001; 108:1749-58. [PMID: 11748258 PMCID: PMC209472 DOI: 10.1172/jci13915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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To analyze the function of the Th1-promoting cytokine IL-12 in vivo, we generated transgenic (tg) mice (RIP-IL12 mice) whose pancreatic beta cells constitutively express bioactive IL-12 or one of its components, p35 or p40. In contrast to non-tg littermates or single-tg RIP-p35 and RIP-p40 mice, RIP-IL12 mice developed a marked pancreatic infiltration of lymphocytes and macrophages, mainly around islets. Expression of bioactive IL-12 primarily upregulated transcript levels of IFN-inducible protein-10 (IP-10), RANTES, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha in the pancreas. Despite the substantial recruitment of mononuclear cells, no biochemical or clinical disease was evident in the exocrine or endocrine pancreas. Coexpression of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) proteins with IL-12 in the beta cells failed to spontaneously activate or expand antigen-specific anti-self/viral T cells in uninfected tg animals. However, when RIP-IL12 x RIP-LCMV tg mice were infected with LCMV, antigen-specific anti-self/viral T cells were induced, which led to an acceleration in the kinetics and severity of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Thus, the ectopic expression of IL-12 does not spontaneously break tolerance and activate antigen-specific T cells in the periphery, but it does worsen ongoing autoimmune disease.
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- A Holz
- Viral-Immunobiology Laboratory, Division of Virology, Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Holz A, Dyrberg T, Hagopian W, Homann D, von Herrath M, Oldstone MB. Neither B lymphocytes nor antibodies directed against self antigens of the islets of Langerhans are required for development of virus-induced autoimmune diabetes. J Immunol 2000; 165:5945-53. [PMID: 11067957 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.10.5945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We evaluated the role of the humoral arm of the immune response in causing or contributing to virus-induced diabetes. Transgenic mice expressing the nucleoprotein (NP) or glycoprotein (GP) of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) under control of the rat insulin promoter (RIP) in pancreatic beta cells (RIP-LCMV) and RIP-LCMV mice with genetic dysfunction of B cells (RIP-LCMV x microMT/microMT) were compared for development of diabetes after challenge with LCMV. After inoculation with LCMV, B and T lymphocytes and macrophages infiltrated into pancreatic islets in RIP-LCMV mice, and over 50% of these mice generated Abs against host insulin or glutamate decarboxylase. However, neither B cells nor the autoantibodies played a direct role in the initiation, kinetics, or severity of the virus-induced diabetes as judged by comparing disease in RIP-LCMV mice to littermates whose functional B cells were genetically eliminated. Furthermore, the quality and quantity of T lymphocyte and macrophage infiltration was similar in the B cell-deficient and non-B cell-deficient RIP-LCMV mice. Although the development of autoantibodies to islet Ags had no direct influence on the pathogenesis of insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes mellitus, it served as a prediabetes marker, as such autoantibodies were often elevated before the onset of disease. Hence, the RIP-LCMV model is not only useful for understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms of how islets are destroyed and spared but also for evaluating therapeutic strategies before onset of clinical diabetes.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Animals
- Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity/genetics
- Autoantibodies/biosynthesis
- Autoantibodies/physiology
- Autoantigens/immunology
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- B-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- B-Lymphocytes/pathology
- B-Lymphocytes/virology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Crosses, Genetic
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/virology
- Glutamate Decarboxylase/immunology
- Insulin/genetics
- Insulin/immunology
- Islets of Langerhans/enzymology
- Islets of Langerhans/immunology
- Islets of Langerhans/pathology
- Islets of Langerhans/virology
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/genetics
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/immunology
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/pathology
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/genetics
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/immunology
- Lymphopenia/genetics
- Lymphopenia/immunology
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/immunology
- Rats
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- A Holz
- Division of Virology, Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Sevilla N, Kunz S, Holz A, Lewicki H, Homann D, Yamada H, Campbell KP, de La Torre JC, Oldstone MB. Immunosuppression and resultant viral persistence by specific viral targeting of dendritic cells. J Exp Med 2000; 192:1249-60. [PMID: 11067874 PMCID: PMC2193355 DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.9.1249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [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] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Among cells of the immune system, CD11c(+) and DEC-205(+) splenic dendritic cells primarily express the cellular receptor (alpha-dystroglycan [alpha-DG]) for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). By selection, strains and variants of LCMV that bind alpha-DG with high affinity are associated with virus replication in the white pulp, show preferential replication in a majority of CD11c(+) and DEC-205(+) cells, cause immunosuppression, and establish a persistent infection. In contrast, viral strains and variants that bind with low affinity to alpha-DG are associated with viral replication in the red pulp, display minimal replication in CD11c(+) and DEC-205(+) cells, and generate a robust anti-LCMV cytotoxic T lymphocyte response that clears the virus infection. Differences in binding affinities can be mapped to a single amino acid change in the viral glycoprotein 1 ligand that binds to alpha-DG. These findings indicate that receptor-virus interaction on dendritic cells in vivo can be an essential step in the initiation of virus-induced immunosuppression and viral persistence.
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- N Sevilla
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Division of Virology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Ruiz A, Post MJ, Sklar EM, Holz A. MR imaging of infections of the cervical spine. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2000; 8:561-80. [PMID: 10947927] [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: 02/17/2023]
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Spine infections are serious clinical conditions that carry high morbidity and mortality rates. Cervical spine infections usually require a more aggressive medical and surgical approach than infections in the rest of the spine. Often, more than one anatomic structure or compartment becomes affected. Topics discussed in this article include incidence and predisposing factors of spine infections, types of micro-organisms involved in several disease conditions, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations, and imaging findings and MR imaging features.
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- A Ruiz
- Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Bot A, Holz A, Christen U, Wolfe T, Temann A, Flavell R, von Herrath M. Local IL-4 expression in the lung reduces pulmonary influenza-virus-specific secondary cytotoxic T cell responses. Virology 2000; 269:66-77. [PMID: 10725199 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2000.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/22/2022]
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We studied the effect of lung-specific IL-4 expression on the T cell response during primary and secondary heterologous infection with influenza virus by using transgenic mice that express IL-4 under a lung-specific promoter. Subsequent to primary infection with a type A/H1N1 influenza virus these transgenic mice exhibited similar local recruitment of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and only slightly decreased virus-specific CTL activity. However, during secondary challenge with a heterologous influenza virus, the local infiltration with virus-specific, MHC class I-restricted CD8(+) T cells was significantly decreased compared to that of nontransgenic littermates. The ability of IL-4 transgenic mice to clear the heterologous infection was delayed but not abrogated. This was associated with a faster virus-neutralizing antibody response in IL-4 transgenic mice and with their ability to mount significant Th1 responses even in the presence of increased local IL-4 expression. Our observations demonstrate a negative regulatory effect of IL-4 on memory Tc1/CD8(+) T cells, but are also consistent with complementary mechanisms important for virus clearance such as virus-neutralizing antibodies. The reduction of memory CTL in the presence of IL-4 might have consequences for understanding the course of influenza infection in situations where T(H)2 immunity is increased.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral/blood
- Antibodies, Viral/immunology
- Cytokines/analysis
- Cytokines/genetics
- Cytokines/immunology
- Immunization, Secondary
- Immunologic Memory/immunology
- Influenza A virus/immunology
- Influenza A virus/physiology
- Interleukin-4/deficiency
- Interleukin-4/genetics
- Interleukin-4/immunology
- Interleukin-4/metabolism
- Ki-1 Antigen/analysis
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/metabolism
- Lung/pathology
- Lung/virology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Neutralization Tests
- Organ Specificity
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/immunology
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/pathology
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/virology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Spleen/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
- Viral Load
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- A Bot
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Division of Virology, IMM6, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Holz A, Bielekova B, Martin R, Oldstone MB. Myelin-associated oligodendrocytic basic protein: identification of an encephalitogenic epitope and association with multiple sclerosis. J Immunol 2000; 164:1103-9. [PMID: 10623862 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.2.1103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Myelin-associated oligodendrocytic basic protein (MOBP) is an abundant myelin constituent expressed exclusively by oligodendrocytes, the myelin-forming cells of the CNS. We report that MOBP causes experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and is associated with multiple sclerosis. First, we note that purified recombinant MOBP inoculated into SJL/J mice produces CNS disease. Tests of overlapping peptides spanning the murine MOBP molecule map the encephalitogenic site to amino acids 37-60. MOBP-induced experimental allergic encephalomyelitis shows a severe clinical course and is characterized by a prominent CD4+ T lymphocyte infiltration and a lesser presence of CD8+ T cells and microglia/macrophages around vessels and in the white matter of the CNS. Second, PBL obtained from patients with relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis mount a proliferative response to human MOBP, especially at amino acids 21-39. This response equals or exceeds the response to myelin basic protein and an influenza virus hemagglutinin peptide, both serving as internal controls. Thus, a novel myelin Ag, MOBP aa 37-60, plays a role in rodent autoimmune CNS disease, and its human MOBP counterpart is associated with the human demyelinating disease multiple sclerosis.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/etiology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/metabolism
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multiple Sclerosis/immunology
- Multiple Sclerosis/metabolism
- Multiple Sclerosis/pathology
- Myelin Proteins
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/chemistry
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/genetics
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/immunology
- Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein/physiology
- Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Rats
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/pathology
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- A Holz
- Viral-Immunobiology Laboratory, Division of Virology, Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Simon R, Hoch E, Holz A. The German monitoring and reporting system for the treatment of substance-related problems: a national system on the basis of aggregated data. Eur Addict Res 1999; 5:167-72. [PMID: 10705182 DOI: 10.1159/000018989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The German treatment monitoring and reporting system EBIS for out-patient centres treating clients with substance-related problems and disorders was set up in 1980. A parallel system for in-patient treatment was added in 1993 under the name of SEDOS. Together they are based nation-wide on more than 600 specialised treatment centres which collect diagnosis- and treatment-related data as well as information on socio-economic and family background. As part of the data relate to the end of treatment, also evaluative elements are included. In EBIS and SEDOS, aggregated data are the basis of the national and regional statistics produced, which offers a very high level of data protection for the clients treated. The revision of the national system implementing the Treatment Demand Indicator Protocol as the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction standard has already been started.
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- R Simon
- IFT Institut für Therapieforschung, München, Deutschland.
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Holz A, Bot A, Coon B, Wolfe T, Grusby MJ, von Herrath MG. Disruption of the STAT4 signaling pathway protects from autoimmune diabetes while retaining antiviral immune competence. J Immunol 1999; 163:5374-82. [PMID: 10553062] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The role of the STAT4 signaling pathway in autoimmune diabetes was investigated using the rat insulin promoter lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus model of virally induced autoimmune diabetes. Abrogation of STAT4 signaling significantly reduced the development of CD4+-T cell-dependent but not CD4+-T cell-independent diabetes, illustrating the fine-tuned kinetics involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. However, the absence of STAT4 did not prevent the generation of autoreactive Th1/Tc1 T cell responses, as well as protective antiviral immunity. Protection from insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was associated with decreased numbers of autoreactive CTL precursors in the pancreas and the spleen and a general as well as Ag-specific reduction of IFN-gamma secretion by T lymphocytes. A shift from Th1 to Th2 T cell immunity was not observed. Hence, our results implicate both CTL and cytokines in beta cell destruction. Selective inhibition of the STAT4 signal transduction pathway might constitute a novel and attractive approach to prevent clinical insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in prediabetic individuals at risk.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/physiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/virology
- Insulin/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Islets of Langerhans/immunology
- Islets of Langerhans/pathology
- Lymphocyte Count
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/genetics
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/immunology
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/genetics
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/immunology
- Lymphopenia/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Nucleoproteins/genetics
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/immunology
- Rats
- STAT4 Transcription Factor
- Sequence Deletion
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Stem Cells/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/virology
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th2 Cells/immunology
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/physiology
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- A Holz
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Division of Virology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Homann D, Holz A, Bot A, Coon B, Wolfe T, Petersen J, Dyrberg TP, Grusby MJ, von Herrath MG. Autoreactive CD4+ T cells protect from autoimmune diabetes via bystander suppression using the IL-4/Stat6 pathway. Immunity 1999; 11:463-72. [PMID: 10549628 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80121-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Targeted immune regulation can be achieved by use of tissue-specific T cells and offers the potential for organ-specific suppression of destructive autoimmune processes. Here, we report the generation and characterization of insulin B chain-specific "autoreactive" CD4+ regulatory T cells that locally suppress diabetogenic T cell responses against an unrelated self-antigen (viral transgene) in a virus-induced model for type 1 diabetes. Interleukin 4 (IL-4) is essential for prevention of diabetes since regulatory T cells cannot be induced in the absence of IL-4 or stat6 (IL-4 signaling pathway). Our observations demonstrate that autoreactive regulatory T cells can suppress autoreactive destructive T cell activity of differential antigenic specificity locally in the pancreatic draining lymph node, probably via cytokine-mediated modulation of antigen-presenting cells.
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- D Homann
- Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Oldstone MB, Lewicki H, Thomas D, Tishon A, Dales S, Patterson J, Manchester M, Homann D, Naniche D, Holz A. Measles virus infection in a transgenic model: virus-induced immunosuppression and central nervous system disease. Cell 1999; 98:629-40. [PMID: 10490102 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80050-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Measles virus (MV) infects 40 million persons and kills one million per year primarily by suppressing the immune system and afflicting the central nervous system (CNS). The lack of a suitable small animal model has impeded progress of understanding how MV causes disease and the development of novel therapies and improved vaccines. We tested a transgenic mouse line in which expression of the MV receptor CD46 closely mimicked the location and amount of CD46 found in humans. Virus replicated in and was recovered from these animals' immune systems and was associated with suppression of humoral and cellular immune responses. Infectious virus was recovered from the CNS, replicated primarily in neurons, and spread to distal sites presumably by fast axonal transport. Thus, a small animal model is available for analysis of MV pathogenesis.
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- M B Oldstone
- Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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In Drosophila, as in vertebrates, each muscle is a syncytium and arises from mesodermal cells by successive fusion. This requires cell-cell recognition, alignment, formation of prefusion complexes, followed by electron-dense plaques and membrane breakdown. Because muscle development in Drosophila is rapid and well-documented, it has been possible to identify several genes essential for fusion. Molecular analysis of two of these genes revealed the importance of cytoplasmic components. One of these, Myoblast city, is expressed in several tissues and is homologous to the mammalian protein DOCK180. Myoblast city is presumably involved in cell recognition and cell adhesion. Blown fuse, the second cytoplasmic component, is selectively expressed in the mesoderm and essential in order to proceed from the prefusion complex to electron-dense plaques at opposed membranes between adjacent myoblasts. The rolling stone gene is transiently expressed during myoblast fusion. The Rost protein is located in the membrane and thus might be a key component for cell recognition. The molecular characterization of further genes relevant for fusion such as singles bar and sticks and stones will help to elucidate the mechanism of myoblast fusion in Drosophila.
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- A Paululat
- Department of Biology, Philipps-University, Marburg, D-35032, Marburg, Germany
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Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebral vasculopathy characterized by occlusion of the supraclinoid portion of the internal carotid artery and proximal portions of the anterior and middle cerebral arteries. Patients develop an extensive collateral network of parenchymal, transdural and leptomeningeal vessels to supply the compromised brain. These collateral channels, also known as "moyamoya vessels," may be seen in a number of disorders which lead to intracranial vascular occlusion. We report a case of MMD in a child with hereditary spherocytosis.
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- A Holz
- Department of Radiology, North Shore University Hospital, New York University School of Medicine, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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Viral infections frequently elicit strong cellular and humoral immune responses. This bears the inherent danger of co-activating autoreactive lymphocytes, either through bystander activation by cytokines or through direct sharing of conformational determinants between self and virus (mimicry). Autoimmune diseases could then result, even after clearance of the viral infection, if enough autoreactive cells are activated. Alternatively, viral infection of antigen presenting cells can locally enhance inflammation and drive autoreactive lymphocytes. Evidence for these mechanisms, as well as emerging therapeutic concepts, will be discussed.
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- M G von Herrath
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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We have examined the cell lineage of larval and imaginal precursors of the mesodermal anlage between 10% and 60% egg length (EL) by homotopic single-cell transplantations at the blastoderm stage. Clones in the larval somatic muscles and in the fat body were derived from transplantations everywhere between 10% and 60% EL along the ventral side of the embryo. Clones frequently overlap these tissues and can extend over a maximum of four segments in the larval somatic muscles or over two morphologically-distinct parts in the fat body. Clones in the gonadal mesoderm overlap with other mesodermal derivatives and exhibit different mitotic behaviour in the two sexes. We present a blastoderm fate map for the fat body, the larval somatic muscles and the gonadal mesoderm. Clones in the imaginal muscle precursors of the abdomen, as well as of the thorax, always show a common cell lineage with larval somatic muscles and partly with other mesodermal tissues. These clones of imaginal derivatives are always found within a single segment, while the overlapping clone parts in the larval somatic muscles can label up to three segments.
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- R Klapper
- Institut für Allgemeine Zoologie und Genetik der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Schlossplatz 5, D-48149, Münster, Germany
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Holz A, Frank M, Copeland NG, Gilbert DJ, Jenkins NA, Schwab ME. Chromosomal localization of the myelin-associated oligodendrocytic basic protein and expression in the genetically linked neurological mouse mutants ducky and tippy. J Neurochem 1997; 69:1801-9. [PMID: 9349522 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69051801.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/05/2023]
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The alternatively spliced cDNAs encoding the myelin-associated/oligodendrocytic basic proteins (MOBPs) have recently been identified in rat. The Mobp gene maps to the distal part of mouse chromosome 9 at a region syntenic with the human chromosome 3p22-p21.3. Two nonallelic mouse mutants, tippy and ducky, with severe neurological phenotypes map to the vicinity of the Mobp locus. We therefore tested whether MOBP malfunction could explain the tippy and ducky defects. In tippy mutant animals, MOBP expression and that of other myelin markers were indistinguishable from wild type. The ultrastructure of tippy myelin was shown to be normal. Ducky animals showed a slight reduction of the brain size, most evident in the spinal cord, but normal progress of myelination. Both MOBP and myelin basic protein expression were lowered only regionally in the CNS, but were mostly normal in the anterior parts of the brain. Ultrastructurally, ducky myelin appeared normal. MOBP transcript sizes and the molecular weights of the encoded proteins were shown to be normal in both mutants. Finally, the nucleotide sequence of the abundant MOBP-81 cDNA was determined and compared with tippy and ducky MOBP-81. Wild-type mouse MOBP-81 protein was 99% identical to the rat homologue, and tippy and ducky MOBP-81 were identical to the wild-type sequence. Our results suggest that alterations in the Mobp gene are not the cause for the severe neurological phenotypes of ducky and tippy mice.
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- A Holz
- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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The myelin-associated/oligodendrocyte basic proteins (MOBPs) are recently discovered constituents of myelin and are small, cytoplasmic, and highly basic proteins exclusively expressed postnatally by oligodendrocytes. Due to a clustering of positively charged amino acids observed in the most abundant MOBP isoform similar to myelin basic protein (MBP) and P0, it was speculated that MOBP could function in myelin sheath compaction. The present report strongly supports this view. A direct comparison of MBP and proteolipid protein (PLP) gene expression with that of MOBP by in situ hybridization revealed a very similar regional distribution. It was found that MOBP expression was abundant in the rat CNS at postnatal day 15 (P 15) but is restricted to densely myelinated regions. In contrast to MBP and PLP, expression of MOBP was undetectable in the peripheral nervous system during the entire development. Interestingly, MOBP mRNA was localized in oligodendrocyte processes even at early postnatal stages and throughout development. MOBP showed a very specific timing of expression: in spinal cord and brain, MOBP gene expression occurred significantly later (2-3 days) than that of MBP and PLP, but slightly earlier than myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein gene expression. MOBP proteins appeared in spinal cord and brain stem also after MBP protein, suggesting that the MOBPs functionally act after the structural myelin proteins MBP and PLP. Our findings imply a function of MOBP during the late steps of myelin formation, presumably at the initiation of sheath compaction.
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- A Holz
- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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von Herrath M, Holz A. Pathological changes in the islet milieu precede infiltration of islets and destruction of beta-cells by autoreactive lymphocytes in a transgenic model of virus-induced IDDM. J Autoimmun 1997; 10:231-8. [PMID: 9218748 DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1997.0131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 02/04/2023]
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RIP-LCMV transgenic mice that express the viral glycoprotein (GP) or nucleoprotein (NP) from lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) under control of the rat insulin promoter (RIP) in pancreatic beta-cells develop autoimmune diabetes (IDDM) after infection with LCMV. Previous reports have described that the viral infection activates naive, potentially autoreactive CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) that are present in the periphery of these mice, thus leading to the breaking of immunological unresponsiveness to the viral self-antigen expressed on beta-cells. However, we find that adoptive transfer of such CTL that were active in vitro and in vivo into uninfected RIP-LCMV recipients rarely resulted in hyperglycemia nor in insulitis, despite their ability to home to the islets and induce peri-insulitis. These observations indicated that, in addition to activated autoreactive lymphocytes, other factor(s) were required for beta-cell destruction. The present study shows that upregulation of MHC class II molecules associated with the attraction/activation of antigen presenting cells (APCs) to the islets occurs as soon as 2 days after LCMV inoculation of transgenic mice, clearly before CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes are found entering the islets (days 6 and 7 after LCMV inoculation). In contrast, although some MHC class II upregulation is also found in islets of non-transgenic mice 2-4 days after LCMV infection, no insulitis or IDDM develops and MHC is downregulated to normal (pre-infection) levels by day 7-10 in these mice. Associated with the activation of APCs and MHC upregulation observed in transgenic mice, viral (LCMV) infection of islets was detectable 2 days post-viral inoculation in some mice. Thus, beta-cell destruction by activated autoreactive lymphocytes is a multifactorial process that is likely to require changes within the islet milieu or dysfunction of islets.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Autoantigens/immunology
- Cell Death/immunology
- Cell Line
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Crosses, Genetic
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/etiology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/virology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Susceptibility
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/biosynthesis
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology
- Islets of Langerhans/immunology
- Islets of Langerhans/pathology
- Islets of Langerhans/virology
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/genetics
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/immunology
- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis/pathology
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/immunology
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/isolation & purification
- Macrophage Activation
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred NOD
- Mice, Transgenic
- Rats
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/virology
- Up-Regulation/immunology
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- M von Herrath
- Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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We have analysed the cell lineage relationships between larval and imaginal mesodermal primordia at the blastoderm stage by homotopic single cell transplantations. The primordia of adepithelial cells, the precursors of adult thoracic muscles, are restricted to the region from 50 to 65% egg length within the ventrally located mesodermal anlage. Clones of adepithelial cells always show a common cell lineage with larval muscles and in some cases additionally with larval fat body. This proves that at the blastoderm stage the determination of larval vs. imaginal mesodermal primordia has not yet taken place. Larval somatic muscle clones, in contrast to clones in the ectoderm, can overlap several segments, whereas clones of adepithelial cells are always restricted to imaginal discs of one segment.
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- A Holz
- Institut für Allgemeine Zoologie und Genetik der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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Harbecke R, Meise M, Holz A, Klapper R, Naffin E, Nordhoff V, Janning W. Larval and imaginal pathways in early development of Drosophila. Int J Dev Biol 1996; 40:197-204. [PMID: 8735929] [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: 02/01/2023]
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In holometabolous development, higher insects have two different life forms, the larva and the imago. Both larval and imaginal cells are derived from cells of the blastoderm stage. After the final embryonic wave of mitosis, however, only the imaginal cells remain diploid, proliferate massively and do not differentiate until metamorphosis. The separation of these two pathways was described by many authors as a fundamental process that must take place at a very early stage of development, most probably the blastoderm stage. Mainly by using single cell transplantations at the blastoderm or early gastrula stages, respectively, we found common cell lineages between larval and imaginal structures by clones overlapping in the ectoderm (i.e. larval epidermal cells and imaginal discs within a segment, or larval and imaginal salivary gland cells), the mesoderm (i.e. larval somatic muscles and adepithelial cells), and the endoderm (i.e. larval and imaginal midgut cells). From these findings we conclude that it seems to be a principle in Drosophila embryogenesis that the separation of larval and imaginal pathways is postponed to a later developmental stage.
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- R Harbecke
- Institut für Allgemeine Zoologie und Genetik, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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Holz A, Schaeren-Wiemers N, Schaefer C, Pott U, Colello RJ, Schwab ME. Molecular and developmental characterization of novel cDNAs of the myelin-associated/oligodendrocytic basic protein. J Neurosci 1996; 16:467-77. [PMID: 8551331 PMCID: PMC6578646] [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: 01/31/2023] Open
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Several novel myelin-associated/oligodendrocytic basic protein (MOBP) isoforms were identified in this study by cDNA cloning. They are small, highly basic polypeptides comprising 69, 81, and 99 amino acids (8.2, 9.7, and 11.7 kDa, respectively) and show no significant homology with described proteins or domain structures. All (as yet) identified MOBP isoforms are identical in amino acids 1-68 but differ in the length and polarity of the C-terminal region. One isoform, designated MOBP81, was shown to be expressed abundantly during development. Interestingly, MOBP81 has a significant clustering of positively charged residues at positions 69-81, a feature that also has been observed for myelin basic protein (MBP) and Po. As demonstrated by in situ hybridization, MOBP gene expression occurs during development of the rat optic nerve later than that of MBP and proteolipid protein and coincides exactly with the beginning of myelin compaction. The 2.6 kb MOBP81-A transcript is localized in the processes of oligodendrocytes, whereas the 3.8 kb MOBP81-B transcript is restricted to the perinuclear region. Therefore, MOBP81-A and related mRNAs seem to be transported to the periphery of the oligodendrocytes, as is known for the transcripts of the MBP gene. The late developmental expression of the MOBP gene suggests that the MOBP proteins act at the late steps of myelin formation, possibly in myelin compaction and in the maintenance of the myelin sheath.
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- A Holz
- Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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A survey of the 100 largest manufacturing firms in Australia has revealed that there is a lack of emphasis on controlling the incidence of high severity injuries and diseases. In a considerable number of organizations, there appears to be a reliance on the attitude of employees and safety training to control risk. There seems to be a lack of knowledge among the respondents of information sources which can be used to assess both risk and proposed control measures. The results suggest that Robens type legislation may be of limited utility in controlling risk in the workplace and a more definitive approach to identifying hazards and instituting appropriate control measures should be provided to organizations.
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- I Low
- Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Holz A, Schaefer C, Gille H, Jueterbock WR, Messer W. Mutations in the DnaA binding sites of the replication origin of Escherichia coli. Mol Gen Genet 1992; 233:81-8. [PMID: 1603077 DOI: 10.1007/bf00587564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mutations (base changes) were introduced into the four DnaA binding sites (DnaA boxes) of the Escherichia coli replication origin, oriC. Mutations in a single DnaA box did not impair the ability of these origins to replicate in vivo and in vitro. A combination of mutations in two DnaA boxes, R1 and R4, resulted in slower growth of the oriC plasmid-bearing host cells. DnaA protein interaction with mutant and wild-type DnaA boxes was analyzed by DNase I footprinting. Binding of DnaA protein to a mutated DnaA box R1 was not affected by a mutation in DnaA box R4 and vice versa. Mutations in DnaA boxes R1 and R4 did not modify the ability of the DnaA protein to bind to other DnaA boxes in oriC.
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- A Holz
- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Berlin, FRG
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We describe several experimental approaches relating to the early steps in the initiation of DNA replication at oriC. 1) A matrix is given which enables calculatation of the relative affinity of DnaA boxes for DnaA protein; 2) base changes within single Dna A boxes in oriC have little effect on oriC function; 3) mutations which change the distance between DnaA boxes inactivate oriC, but changes by one helical turn (+ and -) result in near wild-type oriC activity; 4) a Fis binding site was located at oriC coordinates 206-220; 5) KMnO4 probing demonstrates Dna-A-dependent unwinding in the left part of oriC in vivo and in vitro.
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- W Messer
- Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Genetik, Berlin, Germany
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Li J, Gong C, Holz A. Brillouin-Wigner theory of mixed-valence rare-earth impurities in Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superconductors. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1987; 36:5230-5239. [PMID: 9942157 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.36.5230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Yamazaki Y, Holz A, Ochiai M, Fukuda Y. Static and dynamic critical behavior of extended-defect N-component systems in cubic anisotropic crystals. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1986; 33:3460-3473. [PMID: 9938729 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.33.3460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Yamazaki Y, Ochiai M, Holz A, Fukuda Y. Fluctuation-induced first-order phase transition of extended-defect N-component systems in cubic anisotropic crystals. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1986; 33:3474-3482. [PMID: 9938730 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.33.3474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Holz A, Vigren DT, Zuckermann M. Dislocation theory of dimer melting in two dimensions: Lipid membranes. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1985; 31:420-429. [PMID: 9935444 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.31.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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