@phdthesis{SchradergebSiebert2019,
  author    = {Schrader [geb. Siebert], Hanna Mareike},
  title     = {Einfluss des Komplementfaktors C1q auf das Remodelling nach Myokardinfarkt},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-17855},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178552},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Zur Untersuchung des Einflusses des klassischen Komplementaktivierungsweges auf das Remodelling nach Myokardinfarkt wurden C1qKO-Tiere mit Wildtyp-Tieren (WT) vor und nach Myokardinfarkt echokardiographisch und h{\"a}modynamisch untersucht. Nach Myokardinfarkt erfolgten außerdem eine Infarktgr{\"o}ßenbestimmung sowie eine fluoreszenzmikroskopische Messung des Kollagengehaltes. Die Anzahl neutrophiler Granulozyten, Makrophagen sowie apoptotischer Zellen wurde drei Tage nach Myokardinfarkt bestimmt. In der C1qKO-Gruppe zeigten sich vor Myokardinfarkt signifikant h{\"o}here Ejektionsfraktionen im Vergleich zur WT-Gruppe. Dies ließ sich nach Myokardinfarkt nicht mehr beobachten. Hier zeigten sich keine signifikanten Unterschiede zwischen C1qKO-Gruppe und WT-Gruppe. Ebenso zeigten sich keine Unterschiede in den Parametern Mortalit{\"a}t, Infarktgr{\"o}ßen, Organgewichte, Kollagengehalt des Gewebes, Makrophagenanzahl und Neutrophilenanzahl. Allerdings zeigte sich drei Tage nach Myokardinfarkt eine deutlich geringere Anzahl apoptotischer Zellen in der C1qKO- Gruppe im Vergleich zur WT-Gruppe. Insgesamt lassen sich die beobachteten Effekte aus einer vorherigen Studie bei C3-Defizienz nicht in den C1qKO- Tieren reproduzieren. Die Komplementaktivierung nach Myokardinfarkt ist somit nicht ausschließlich auf eine Aktivit{\"a}t des klassischen Komplementaktivierungsweges zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren. Vielmehr scheint ein Zusammenspiel aller drei Komplementaktivierungswege sowie zus{\"a}tzlich eine Komplementaktivierung durch komplementunabh{\"a}ngige Proteasen zum linksventrikul{\"a}ren Remodelling nach Myokardinfarkt beizutragen.},
  subject      = {Herzinfarkt},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{HerrmannMuenstermannStrobeletal.2018,
  author    = {Herrmann, Johannes and Muenstermann, Marcel and Strobel, Lea and Schubert-Unkmeir, Alexandra and Woodruff, Trent M. and Gray-Owen, Scott D. and Klos, Andreas and Johswich, Kay O.},
  title     = {Complement C5a receptor 1 exacerbates the pathophysiology of N. meningitidis sepsis and is a potential target for disease treatment},
  series = {mBio},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {mBio},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.1128/mBio.01755-17},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-175792},
  pages     = {e01755-17},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Sepsis caused by Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening disease. Because its initial symptoms are rather unspecific, medical attention is often sought too late, i.e., when the systemic inflammatory response is already unleashed. This in turn limits the success of antibiotic treatment. The complement system is generally accepted as the most important innate immune determinant against invasive meningococcal disease since it protects the host through the bactericidal membrane attack complex. However, complement activation concomitantly liberates the C5a peptide, and it remains unclear whether this potent anaphylatoxin contributes to protection and/or drives the rapidly progressing immunopathogenesis associated with meningococcal disease. Here, we dissected the specific contribution of C5a receptor 1 (C5aR1), the canonical receptor for C5a, using a mouse model of meningococcal sepsis. Mice lacking C3 or C5 displayed susceptibility that was enhanced by >1,000-fold or 100-fold, respectively, consistent with the contribution of these components to protection. In clear contrast, C5ar1\(^{-/-}\) mice resisted invasive meningococcal infection and cleared N. meningitidis more rapidly than wild-type (WT) animals. This favorable outcome stemmed from an ameliorated inflammatory cytokine response to N. meningitidis in C5ar1\(^{-/-}\) mice in both in vivo and ex vivo whole-blood infections. In addition, inhibition of C5aR1 signaling without interference with the complement bactericidal activity reduced the inflammatory response also in human whole blood. Enticingly, pharmacologic C5aR1 blockade enhanced mouse survival and lowered meningococcal burden even when the treatment was administered after sepsis induction. Together, our findings demonstrate that C5aR1 drives the pathophysiology associated with meningococcal sepsis and provides a promising target for adjunctive therapy. Importance: The devastating consequences of N. meningitidis sepsis arise due to the rapidly arising and self-propagating inflammatory response that mobilizes antibacterial defenses but also drives the immunopathology associated with meningococcemia. The complement cascade provides innate broad-spectrum protection against infection by directly damaging the envelope of pathogenic microbes through the membrane attack complex and triggers an inflammatory response via the C5a peptide and its receptor C5aR1 aimed at mobilizing cellular effectors of immunity. Here, we consider the potential of separating the bactericidal activities of the complement cascade from its immune activating function to improve outcome of N. meningitidis sepsis. Our findings demonstrate that the specific genetic or pharmacological disruption of C5aR1 rapidly ameliorates disease by suppressing the pathogenic inflammatory response and, surprisingly, allows faster clearance of the bacterial infection. This outcome provides a clear demonstration of the therapeutic benefit of the use of C5aR1-specific inhibitors to improve the outcome of invasive meningococcal disease.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RascheDuellMorgneretal.2013,
  author    = {Rasche, Leo and Duell, Johannes and Morgner, Charlotte and Chatterjee, Manik and Hensel, Frank and Rosenwald, Andreas and Einsele, Hermann and Topp, Max S. and Br{\"a}ndlein, Stephanie},
  title     = {The Natural Human IgM Antibody PAT-SM6 Induces Apoptosis in Primary Human Multiple Myeloma Cells by Targeting Heat Shock Protein GRP78},
  series = {PLoS ONE},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {PLoS ONE},
  number    = {5},
  doi       = {10.1371/journal.pone.0063414},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-130125},
  pages     = {e63414},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {In contrast to other haematological malignancies, targeted immunotherapy has not entered standard treatment regimens for de novo or relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) yet. While a number of IgG-formatted monoclonal antibodies are currently being evaluated in clinical trials in MM, our study aimed to investigate whether the fully human IgM monoclonal antibody PAT-SM6 that targets a tumour-specific variant of the heat shock protein GRP78 might be an attractive candidate for future immunotherapeutic approaches. We here show that GRP78 is stably and consistently expressed on the surface on tumour cells from patients with de novo, but also relapsed MM and that binding of PAT-SM6 to MM cells can specifically exert cytotoxic effects on malignant plasma cells, whereas non-malignant cells are not targeted. We demonstrate that the induction of apoptosis and, to a lesser extent, complement dependent cytotoxicity is the main mode of action of PAT-SM6, whereas antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity does not appear to contribute to the cytotoxic properties of this antibody. Given the favourable safety profile of PAT-SM6 in monkeys, but also in a recent phase I trial in patients with malignant melanoma, our results form the basis for a planned phase I study in patients with relapsed MM.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Werle2010,
  author    = {Werle, Philipp},
  title     = {Rolle von Mannose-binding Lectin f{\"u}r das ventrikul{\"a}re Remodeling nach Myokardinfarkt},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-55521},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Das aktivierte Komplementsystem, als Teil der angeborenen Immunantwort nach Myokardinfarkt, beeinflusst entscheidend das kardiale Remodeling. M{\"a}use, die f{\"u}r den Komplementfaktor C3 defizient waren, wiesen acht Wochen nach Infarkt eine signifikant geringere linksventrikul{\"a}re Dilatation auf. Anhand von MBL-KO M{\"a}usen sollte in dieser Arbeit die Frage gekl{\"a}rt werden, inwieweit die Aktivierung des Komplementsystems im kardialen Remodeling auf den durch MBL eingeleiteten Pfad zur{\"u}ckgeht. W{\"a}hrend sich bez{\"u}glich der Infarktgr{\"o}ßen, der Neutrophilen und des Kollagengehalts kein signifikanter Unterschied zwischen den beiden Gruppen zeigte, so wiesen die MBL-KO Tiere im Vergleich zu den WT Tieren eine signifikant gr{\"o}ßere ventrikul{\"a}re Dilatation auf. Basierend auf diesen Erkenntnissen kommen wir zu dem Schluss, dass sich die bez{\"u}glich der Ventrikelgr{\"o}ße positiven Effekte einer C3 Hemmung nicht mit einer MBL Hemmung in Einklang bringen lassen. Die dauerhafte Aktivierung des Komplementsystems w{\"a}hrend des ventrikul{\"a}ren Remodelings, beruht angesichts der Aggravierung der linksventrikul{\"a}ren Dilatation nicht auf dem MBL-Weg.},
  subject      = {Chronische Herzinsuffizienz},
  language  = {de}
}