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Balcarcel AM, Geiger M, Sánchez-Villagra MR. Cranial form differences in goats by breed and domestic status. Sci Rep 2024; 14:917. [PMID: 38195639 PMCID: PMC10776561 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50357-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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Domestic goats (Capra hircus) are globally represented by over 300 breeds, making them a useful model for investigating patterns of morphological change related to domestication. However, they have been little studied, likely due to their poor representation in museum collections and the difficulty in obtaining truly wild goat (Capra aegagrus, the bezoar) samples. Similar studies on other species reveal that domestication correlates with craniofacial alterations in domestics, which are non-uniform and often species-specific. Here, we use three-dimensional geometric morphometric methods (3DGMM) to describe and quantify cranial shape variation in wild (n = 21) versus domestic (n = 54) goats. We find that mean cranial shapes differ significantly between wild and domestic goats as well as between certain breeds. The detected differences are lower in magnitude than those reported for other domestic groups, possibly explained by the fewer directions of artificial selection in goat breeding, and their low global genetic diversity compared to other livestock. We also find tooth-row length reduction in the domestics, suggestive of rostral shortening-a prediction of the "domestication syndrome" (DS). The goat model thus expands the array-and combinations of-morphological changes observed under domestication, notably detecting alterations to the calvarium form which could be related to the ~ 15% brain size reduction previously reported for domestic compared to wild goats. The global success of domestic goats is due more to their ability to survive in a variety of harsh environments than to systematized human management. Nonetheless, their domestication has resulted in a clear disruption from the wild cranial form, suggesting that even low-intensity selection can lead to significant morphological changes under domestication.
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Skrajewski-Schuler LA, Soule LD, Geiger M, Spence D. UPLC-MS/MS method for quantitative determination of the advanced glycation endproducts Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine and Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:6698-6705. [PMID: 38047493 PMCID: PMC10720951 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01817b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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During blood storage, red blood cells (RBCs) undergo physical, chemical, and metabolic changes that may contribute to post-transfusion complications. Due to the hyperglycemic environment of typical solutions used for RBC storage, the formation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) on the stored RBCs has been implicated as a detrimental chemical change during storage. Unfortunately, there are limited studies involving quantitative determination and differentiation of carboxymethyl-lysine (CML) and carboxyethyl-lysine (CEL), two commonly formed AGEs, and no reported studies comparing these AGEs in experimental storage solutions. In this study, CML and CEL were identified and quantified on freshly drawn blood samples in two types of storage solutions, standard additive solution 1 (AS-1) and a normoglycemic version of AS-1 (AS-1N). To facilitate detection of the AGEs, a novel method was developed to reliably extract AGEs from RBCs, provide Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bioanalytical guidance criteria, and enable acceptable selectivity for these analytes. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was utilized to identify and quantify the AGEs. Results show this method is accurate, precise, has minimal interferences or matrix effects, and overcomes the issue of detecting AGE byproducts. Importantly, AGEs can be detected and quantified in both types of blood storage solutions (AS-1 and AS-1N), thereby enabling long-term (6 weeks) blood storage related studies.
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Barris DM, Mikhno M, Kornblit M, Wang K, Duong S, Cohen J, Paul E, Stern K, Ezon D, Geiger M. Clinical utility of repeat fetal echocardiography in congenital heart disease. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2023; 62:695-700. [PMID: 37128164 DOI: 10.1002/uog.26240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the utility of repeat fetal echocardiography (FE) following a diagnosis of structural congenital heart disease (CHD) on the initial FE. We evaluated how often changes in management and counseling occurred based on subsequent FE findings and sought to determine which types of CHD were more likely to have changes in management and/or counseling based on repeat FE. METHODS This was a retrospective review of all patients who presented to our center between January 2012 and January 2019 and who had more than one FE performed for structural CHD. We reviewed consultation notes to determine whether management or counseling had changed based on FE findings at follow-up visits. Management variables included a change in location or mode of delivery, plan for atrial septostomy, initiation of prostaglandin infusion, umbilical line placement and planned admission location (nursery vs neonatal intensive care unit). We defined a counseling change as any of the above changes in management as well as any meaningful refinements in the cardiac diagnosis that led to a change in the overall prognosis or future management. Initial diagnoses were grouped into anatomically/hemodynamically relevant subgroups. Fisher's exact test was used to assess the relationship between the initial diagnosis and changes in management. Post-hoc pairwise comparisons were performed using Dunnett's test. RESULTS Between January 2012 and January 2019, 267 patients underwent 534 follow-up FE assessments performed for structural CHD. Management change based on repeat FE occurred in 41/267 (15.4%) cases. A change in management was associated with the diagnosis made at the initial visit (P < 0.001). The proportion of cases with a management change was highest among those with an initial diagnosis of pulmonary valve abnormality/non-critical pulmonary stenosis (4/11 (36.4%)), followed by balanced atrioventricular canal (AVC) defect (5/17 (29.4%)) and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction/aortic valve abnormality or coarctation/interrupted aortic arch (19/68 (27.9%)). No management change occurred in fetuses diagnosed with isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD), truncus arteriosus, pulmonary vein anomaly or isolated arch sidedness/branching abnormality. Compared to those with a VSD, management was significantly more likely to be changed in fetuses with a balanced AVC defect (P = 0.025) and left heart lesions (P = 0.002). Right heart lesions showed a trend towards an increased incidence of management change (P = 0.05). A counseling change based on repeat FE occurred in 108/267 (40.4%) cases. The proportion of cases with a counseling change was highest among those with an initial diagnosis of pulmonary valve abnormality/non-critical pulmonary stenosis (8/11 (72.7%)) and hypoplastic left heart syndrome/critical aortic stenosis (5/9 (55.6%)). CONCLUSIONS The clinical utility of follow-up FE is associated with the type of CHD diagnosed. Follow-up FE led to changes in management in several types of CHD, most commonly in cases with an initial diagnosis of right and left outflow obstructive lesions and balanced AVC defect. When developing programmatic protocols for the frequency of FE assessments, the type of CHD should be a major determinant, but additional studies are required to reach a consensus on how often serial FE should be performed for each type of CHD. © 2023 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Balcarcel AM, Geiger M, Clauss M, Sánchez‐Villagra MR. The mammalian brain under domestication: Discovering patterns after a century of old and new analyses. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART B, MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION 2022; 338:460-483. [PMID: 34813150 PMCID: PMC9787656 DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Comparisons of wild and domestic populations have established brain reduction as one of the most consistent patterns correlated with domestication. Over a century of scholarly work has been devoted to this subject, and yet, new data continue to foster its debate. Current arguments, both for and against the validity of brain reduction occurring in domestic taxa, have repeatedly cited a small set of reviews on this subject. The original works, their sampling, methodological details, and nuances of results that would be key to establishing validity, particularly in light of new data, have not been investigated. To facilitate and encourage a more informed discussion, we present a comprehensive review of original brain reduction literature for four mammalian clades: Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla, Carnivora, and Glires. Among these are studies that generated the most cited brain reduction values in modern domestication literature. In doing so, we provide a fairer stage for the critique of traits associated with domestication. We conclude that while brain reduction magnitudes may contain error, empirical data collectively support the reduction in brain size and cranial capacity for domestic forms.
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Jacobs M, Geiger M, Summers S, Janes T, Boyea R, Zinn K, Aburashed R, Spence D. Interferon-β Decreases the Hypermetabolic State of Red Blood Cells from Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:2658-2665. [PMID: 35946788 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease characterized by damage to the myelin sheath surrounding axons in the central nervous system. While the exact mechanism of this destruction is unknown, excess nitric oxide (NO) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) have been measured in tissues and fluids obtained from people with MS. Here, incubation of interferon-beta (IFN-β), an MS drug with an unknown mechanism of action, with red blood cells (RBCs) obtained from people with MS provide evidence of a potential hypermetabolic state in the MS RBC that is decreased with IFN-β intervention. Specifically, binding of all three components of an albumin/C-peptide/Zn2+ complex to MS RBCs was significantly increased in comparison to control RBCs. For example, the binding of C-peptide to MS RBCs was significantly increased (3.4 ± 0.1 nM) compared to control RBCs (1.6 ± 0.2 nM). However, C-peptide binding to MS RBCs was reduced to a value (1.6 ± 0.3 nM) statistically equal to that of control RBCs in the presence of 2 nM IFN-β. Similar trends were measured for albumin and Zn2+ binding to RBCs when in the presence of IFN-β. RBC function was also affected by incubation of cells with IFN-β. Specifically, RBC-derived ATP and measurable membrane GLUT1 were both significantly decreased (56 and 24%, respectively) in the presence of IFN-β. Collectively, our results suggest that IFN-β inhibits albumin binding to the RBC, thereby reducing its ability to deliver ligands such as C-peptide and Zn2+ to the cell and normalizing the basal hypermetabolic state.
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Skrajewski L, Geiger M, Jacobs M, Spence D. Blood Storage Solutions Effecting Advanced Glycated End Products (AGEs) N‐CEL and N‐CML on Red Blood Cell Membranes. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r5671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Geiger M, Hayter E, Martin R, Spence D. Red blood cells in type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis and technologies to measure their emerging roles. J Transl Autoimmun 2022; 5:100161. [PMID: 36039310 PMCID: PMC9418496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2022.100161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Geiger M, Hockenhull J, Buller H, Kedir MJ, Engida GT, Getachew M, Burden FA, Whay HR. Comparison of the socio-economic value and welfare of working donkeys in rural and urban Ethiopia. Anim Welf 2021. [DOI: 10.7120/09627286.30.3.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Donkeys (Equus asinus) are widely used throughout Ethiopia and play essential roles in a variety of everyday and income-generating tasks for the people that use them. The challenges faced by people and their working equids vary across communities and geographic locations. This
may have implications for how donkeys are perceived by the people they work for, the roles they fulfil and ultimately their welfare. Two complementary methodological approaches were used in this study to explore the socio-economic value of donkeys for their owners and the welfare of the donkeys
in rural and urban Ethiopia. Using a questionnaire, donkey owners were asked about their donkeys, their attitudes and beliefs related to donkey use and ownership, and the role donkeys played in their lives. Animal-based welfare assessments were also conducted on a sample of donkeys from different
locations, with the overarching aim of the study to investigate differences in use, beliefs, and donkey welfare between rural and urban locations. In both rural and urban locations, working donkeys are critical for their owners' income-generating activity and therefore their livelihoods. The
work they undertake differs substantially between locations, as does their welfare. Work in each setting presents its own challenges and these are reflected in the behaviour and physical health of the donkeys. Rural donkeys showed more apathetic behaviour, a higher ectoparasite burden and
greater evidence of tethering/hobbling. Urban donkeys were more alert and had a wider range of body condition scores. The findings highlight marked differences in the role and welfare of donkeys between different areas within the same country, demonstrating the importance of understanding
the context, both from the perspective of humans and working equids, prior to staging interventions intended to benefit either party.
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Geiger M, Schoenebeck JJ, Schneider RA, Schmidt MJ, Fischer MS, Sánchez-Villagra MR. Exceptional Changes in Skeletal Anatomy under Domestication: The Case of Brachycephaly. Integr Org Biol 2021; 3:obab023. [PMID: 34409262 PMCID: PMC8366567 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obab023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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"Brachycephaly" is generally considered a phenotype in which the facial part of the head is pronouncedly shortened. While brachycephaly is characteristic for some domestic varieties and breeds (e.g., Bulldog, Persian cat, Niata cattle, Anglo-Nubian goat, Middle White pig), this phenotype can also be considered pathological. Despite the superficially similar appearance of "brachycephaly" in such varieties and breeds, closer examination reveals that "brachycephaly" includes a variety of different cranial modifications with likely different genetic and developmental underpinnings and related with specific breed histories. We review the various definitions and characteristics associated with brachycephaly in different domesticated species. We discern different types of brachycephaly ("bulldog-type," "katantognathic," and "allometric" brachycephaly) and discuss morphological conditions related to brachycephaly, including diseases (e.g., brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome). Further, we examine the complex underlying genetic and developmental processes and the culturally and developmentally related reasons why brachycephalic varieties may or may not be prevalent in certain domesticated species. Knowledge on patterns and mechanisms associated with brachycephaly is relevant for domestication research, veterinary and human medicine, as well as evolutionary biology, and highlights the profound influence of artificial selection by humans on animal morphology, evolution, and welfare.
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Geiger M, Roche N, Vlachos E, Cattagni T, Zory R. Acute effects of bi-hemispheric transcranial direct current stimulation on the neuromuscular function of patients with chronic stroke: A randomized controlled study. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2019; 70:1-7. [PMID: 31376801 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Muscle weakness in patients with chronic stroke is due to neuromuscular disorders such as muscle atrophy, loss of voluntary activation or weak muscle contractile properties which are majored by the imbalance of interhemispheric inhibition following stroke. In patients with chronic stroke, unilateral transcranial direct current stimulation improved the maximal isometric strength of paretic knee extensors, but bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation failed to improve concentric strength. This study aimed to assess if a bilateral current stimulation improves isometric maximal strength, voluntary activation and contractile properties of knee extensors in patients with chronic stroke. METHODS Thirteen patients with chronic stroke and eight young healthy individuals participated in this randomized, simple-blinded, crossover study that included two experimental sessions: one with sham bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation and another with effective bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation (20 min, 2 mA). In the stroke patients, the anode was placed over the primary motor cortex of the affected hemisphere and the cathode over the contralateral primary motor cortex. In healthy participants, the brain side targeted by the anode and the cathode was randomly assigned. In each session, participants performed three assessments of strength, voluntary activation and contractile properties: before, during and after effective/sham bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation. FINDINGS Bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation had no effect on any neuromuscular assessments in both groups (All P values > 0.05, partial eta-squares varied from 0.02 to 0.06). INTERPRETATION A single session of bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation did not compensate muscular weakness of knee extensors in patients with chronic stroke.
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Quack V, Boecker M, Mueller CA, Mainz V, Geiger M, Heinemann AW, Betsch M, El Mansy Y. Psychological factors outmatched morphological markers in predicting limitations in activities of daily living and participation in patients with lumbar stenosis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019; 20:557. [PMID: 31759398 PMCID: PMC6875026 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-019-2918-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent demographic changes have led to a large population of older adults, many of whom experience degenerative disc diseases. Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is associated with considerable discomfort and limitations in activities of daily living (ADL). Symptomatic DLSS is one of the most frequent indications for spinal surgery. The aim of this study was to identify sociodemographic variables, morphological markers, depression as well as fear of movement that predict ADL performance and participation in social life in patients with DLSS. METHODS Sixty-seven patients with DLSS (mean age 62.5 years [11.7], 50.7% females) participated in the study. Predictor variables were age, gender, duration of disease, three morphological markers (severity of the lumbar stenosis, the number of affected segments and presence of spondylolisthesis) as well as self-reported depression and fear of movement. Dependent variables were pain interference with the performance of ADLs, ADLs and participation in social life. Correlations between predictor and dependent variables were calculated before stepwise, linear regression analyses. Only significant correlations were included in the linear regression analyses. RESULTS Variance explained by the predictor variables ranged between 12% (R2 = .12; pain interference-physical) and 40% (R2 = .40; ADL requiring lower extremity functioning; participation). Depression and fear of movement were the most powerful predictors for all dependent variables. Among the morphological markers only stenosis severity contributed to the prediction of ADLs requiring lower extremity functioning. CONCLUSION Depression and fear of movement were more important predictors of the execution of ADLs and participation in social life compared to morphological markers. Elevated depressive symptoms and fear of movement might indicate limited adaptation and coping regarding the disease and its consequences. Early monitoring of these predictors should therefore be conducted in every spine centre. Future studies should investigate whether psychological screening or a preoperative psychological consultation helps to avoid operations and enables better patient outcomes.
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Geiger M, Kauffman N, Zinn K, Spence D. Red Blood Cells Specifically Bind a C‐peptide/Albumin Complex. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.662.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Geiger M, Supiot A, Pradon D, Do MC, Zory R, Roche N. Minimal detectable change of kinematic and spatiotemporal parameters in patients with chronic stroke across three sessions of gait analysis. Hum Mov Sci 2019; 64:101-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Meints L, Keshavarz H, Kauffman N, Geiger M, Zinn K, Spence D. Leptin Delivers β‐cell‐derived C‐peptide to Red Blood Cells. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.662.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bachmann F, Duckert F, Geiger M, Baer P, Koller F. Differentiation of the Factor VII Complex. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1656170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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SummaryA factor recently described and for which the designation Stuart-Prower Factor is proposed, was investigated. It is detected by the usual Factor VII assay but differs from this factor (Matching experiments with plasma and serum of Owren’s Factor VII deficient patient). Stuart-Prower factor is necessary for the conversion prothrombin-thrombin with tissue thromboplastin as well as for the formation of blood thromboplastin. Therefore lack of Stuart-Prower factor produces abnormal Quick’s prothrombin time (not normalized with Russell’s viper venom [Stypven]), and also abnormal prothrombin consumption, abnormal recalcification time and abnormal thromboplastin generation with serum. Matching experiments with plasma and serum of the patients of Graham and Hougie, Telfer Denson and Wright, and Beaumont and Bernard show that we are dealing with the same defect. Physiological and physico-chemical properties are indicated. The possible relationship between Stuart-Prower factor and Factor X is discussed. A critical review with 59 cases of the so-called Factor VII deficiency is given. Investigation of the family of our patient Delia B. indicates that the mode of inheritance is an intermediate autosomal one.
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Karches C, Benmebarek M, Schmidbauer M, Kurzay M, Klaus R, Geiger M, Lesch S, Cadilha B, Rataj F, Heise C, Murr R, vom Berg J, Jastroch M, Lamp D, Duewell P, Niederfellner G, Sustmann C, Endres S, Klein C, Kobold S. Proof of concept and mode of action of a novel modular platform for adoptive T cell therapy combining bispecific antibodies with synthetic agonistic receptors. Eur J Cancer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Medina J, Hinterberger M, Testori M, Geiger M, Giessel R, Chaplin P, Hochrein H, Lauterbach H. A novel rMVA combination immunotherapy triggers potent innate and adaptive immune responses against established tumors. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy047.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Benmebarek M, Karches C, Schmidbauer M, Kurzay M, Klaus R, Geiger M, Rataj F, Cadilha B, Keyl J, Lesch S, Heise C, Murr R, vom Berg J, Jastroch M, Lamp D, Niederfellner G, Sustmann C, Endres S, Klein C, Kobold S. Mesothelin-targeted bispecific antibodies drive synthetic agonistic receptor – Transduced T cells to mediate specific and conditional therapy of human pancreatic cancer models. Eur J Cancer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Geiger M, Supiot A, Zory R, Aegerter P, Pradon D, Roche N. The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on locomotion and balance in patients with chronic stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18:492. [PMID: 29061169 PMCID: PMC5654046 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2219-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Following stroke, patients are often left with hemiparesis that reduces balance and gait capacity. A recent, non-invasive technique, transcranial direct current stimulation, can be used to modify cortical excitability when used in an anodal configuration. It also increases the excitability of spinal neuronal circuits involved in movement in healthy subjects. Many studies in patients with stroke have shown that this technique can improve motor, sensory and cognitive function. For example, anodal tDCS has been shown to improve motor performance of the lower limbs in patients with stroke, such as voluntary quadriceps strength, toe-pinch force and reaction time. Nevertheless, studies of motor function have been limited to simple tasks. Surprisingly, the effects of tDCS on the locomotion and balance of patients with chronic stroke have never been evaluated. In this study, we hypothesise that anodal tDCS will improve balance and gait parameters in patients with chronic stroke-related hemiparesis through its effects at cortical and spinal level. METHODS/DESIGN This is a prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, single-centre, cross-over study over 36 months. Forty patients with chronic stroke will be included. Each patient will participate in three visits: an inclusion visit, and two visits during which they will all undergo either one 30-min session of transcranial direct current stimulation or one 30-min session of placebo stimulation in a randomised order. Evaluations will be carried out before, during and twice after stimulation. The primary outcome is the variability of the displacement of the centre of mass during gait and a static-balance task. Secondary outcomes include clinical and functional measures before and after stimulation. A three-dimensional gait analysis, and evaluation of static balance on a force platform will be also conducted before, during and after stimulation. DISCUSSION These results should constitute a useful database to determine the aspects of complex motor function that are the most improved by transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with hemiparesis. It is the first essential step towards validating this technique as a treatment, coupled with task-oriented training. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02134158 . First received on 18 December 2013; last updated on 14 September 2016. Other study ID numbers: P120135 / AOM12126, 2013-A00952-43.
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Gassmann V, Geiger M, Meinhard S, Vuillaume V, Weller M, Wurm N. De l’eau et des mannequins pour les pressings ! ARCH MAL PROF ENVIRO 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.admp.2017.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Geiger M, Sauter R, Olderbak S, Wilhelm O. Disassembling Faking Personality – Towards a Deeper Understanding of the Ability to Fake Personality in Questionnaires and its Covariates. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Leu AJ, Yanar A, Geiger M, Franzeck UK, Bollinger A. Microangiopathy in Chronic Venous Insufficiency before and after Sclerotherapy and Compression Treatment: Results of a One-Year Follow-up Study. Phlebology 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/026835559300800303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: To characterize microangiopathy in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) of a moderate to severe stage and to evaluate improvement of the microcirculatory parameters after sclerotherapy of incompetent perforators and compression therapy. Design: Fluorescence videomicroscopy (Na-fluore-scein), laser Doppler fluxmetry and tc Po2 measurements (43°C) at the medial ankle in healthy controls and patients. Laser Doppler flux and tc Po2 were recorded in supine and sitting position in order to evaluate postural vasoconstriction. The measurements were repeated 6 and 12 months after sclerotherapy of incompetent perforators (Polidocanol 40 mg/ml) and compression therapy by below-knee class II or III stockings (Sigvaris®). Setting: Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology Division, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. Patients, participants: 15 healthy subjects (15 legs, mean age 53.3 years) and 15 patients with CVI of a moderate to severe stage (17 legs, mean age 56.8 years). Results: Microangiopathy in CVI is characterized by significantly enlarged, elongated and dilated capillaries with increased diameters of the pericapillary spaces (‘halos’). Single capillaries may be thrombosed. Laser Doppler flux is increased and tc Po2 is decreased. After therapy, there was a trend to decreased laser Doppler flux and an increase in tc Po2, but the differences were not statistically significant. Capillary thromboses were no longer detected. Mean halo diameters tended to decrease, but this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: Microangiopathy in CVI is characterized by morphological and functional changes. Beneficial changes induced by therapy develop slowly and emphasize the importance of long-lasting treatment.
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Suter P, Hemelaers L, Witte U, von Felten S, Benkler K, Geiger M, Spänhauer C, Weick U. Zehn Jahre nach Einführung des evidenzbasierten Arbeitens in den Therapiediensten des Universitätsspitals Basel. PHYSIOSCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1399637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sprecher H, Luthria D, Geiger M, Mohammed BS, Reinhart M. Intercellular communication in fatty acid metabolism. World Rev Nutr Diet 2015; 75:1-7. [PMID: 7871807 DOI: 10.1159/000423541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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