@article{GaiserGeissingerSchattenbergetal.2012,
  author    = {Gaiser, Timo and Geissinger, Eva and Schattenberg, Torsten and Scharf, Hanns-Peter and D{\"u}rken, Matthias and Dinter, Dietmar and Rosenwald, Andreas and Marx, Alexander},
  title     = {Case report: a unique pediatric case of a primary CD8 expressing ALK-1 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma of skeletal muscle},
  series = {Diagnostic Pathology},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Diagnostic Pathology},
  number    = {38},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135381},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Primary involvement of skeletal muscle is a very rare event in ALK-1 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). We describe a case of a 10-year old boy presenting with a three week history of pain and a palpable firm swelling at the dorsal aspect of the left thigh. Histological examination of the lesion revealed a tumoral and diffuse polymorphic infiltration of the muscle by large lymphoid cells. Tumor cells displayed eccentric, lobulated "horse shoe" or "kidney-shape" nuclei. The cells showed immunohistochemical positivity for CD30, ALK-1, CD2, CD3, CD7, CD8, and Perforin. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis revealed a characteristic rearrangement of the ALK-1 gene in 2p23 leading to the diagnosis of ALK-1 positive ALCL. Chemotherapy according to the ALCL-99-NHL-BFM protocol was initiated and resulted in a complete remission after two cycles. This case illustrates the unusual presentation of a pediatric ALCL in soft tissue with a good response to chemotherapy.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RonchiLeichSbieraetal.2012,
  author    = {Ronchi, Cristina L. and Leich, Ellen and Sbiera, Silviu and Weismann, Dirk and Rosenwald, Andreas and Allolio, Bruno and Fassnacht, Martin},
  title     = {Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Microarray Analysis in Cortisol-Secreting Adrenocortical Adenomas Identifies New Candidate Genes and Pathways},
  series = {Neoplasia},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Neoplasia},
  number    = {3},
  doi       = {10.1593/neo.111758},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-134953},
  pages     = {206},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The genetic mechanisms underlying adrenocortical tumor development are still largely unknown. We used high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism microarrays (Affymetrix SNP 6.0) to detect copy number alterations (CNAs) and copy-neutral losses of heterozygosity (cnLOH) in 15 cortisol-secreting adrenocortical adenomas with matched blood samples. We focused on microalterations aiming to discover new candidate genes involved in early tumorigenesis and/or autonomous cortisol secretion. We identified 962 CNAs with a median of 18 CNAs per sample. Half of them involved noncoding regions, 89\% were less than 100 kb, and 28\% were found in at least two samples. The most frequently gained regions were 5p15.33, 6q16.1, 7p22.3-22.2, 8q24.3, 9q34.2-34.3, 11p15.5, 11q11, 12q12, 16q24.3, 20p11.1-20q21.11, and Xq28 (>= 20\% of cases), most of them being identified in the same three adenomas. These regions contained among others genes like NOTCH1, CYP11B2, HRAS, and IGF2. Recurrent losses were less common and smaller than gains, being mostly localized at 1p, 6q, and 11q. Pathway analysis revealed that Notch signaling was the most frequently altered. We identified 46 recurrent CNAs that each affected a single gene (31 gains and 15 losses), including genes involved in steroidogenesis (CYP11B1) or tumorigenesis (CTNNB1, EPHA7, SGK1, STIL, FHIT). Finally, 20 small cnLOH in four cases affecting 15 known genes were found. Our findings provide the first high-resolution genome-wide view of chromosomal changes in cortisol-secreting adenomas and identify novel candidate genes, such as HRAS, EPHA7, and SGK1. Furthermore, they implicate that the Notch1 signaling pathway might be involved in the molecular pathogenesis of adrenocortical tumors.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{JainJavdanFegeretal.2012,
  author    = {Jain, Preetesh and Javdan, Mohammad and Feger, Franziska K. and Chiu, Pui Yan and Sison, Cristina and Damle, Rajendra N. and Bhuiya, Tawfiqul A. and Sen, Filiz and Abruzzo, Lynne V. and Burger, Jan A. and Rosenwald, Andreas and Allen, Steven L. and Kolitz, Jonathan E. and Rai, Kanti R. and Chiorazzi, Nicholas and Sherry, Barbara},
  title     = {Th17 and non-Th17 interleukin-17-expressing cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: delineation, distribution, and clinical relevance},
  series = {Haematologica},
  volume    = {97},
  journal   = {Haematologica},
  number    = {4},
  doi       = {10.3324/haematol.2011.047316},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-131290},
  pages     = {599 - 607},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Background The levels and clinical relevance of Th17 cells and other interleukin-17-producing cells have not been analyzed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The objective of this study was to quantify blood and tissue levels of Th17 and other interleukin-17-producing cells in patients with this disease and correlate blood levels with clinical outcome. Design and Methods: Intracellular interleukin-17A was assessed in blood and splenic mononuclear cells from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and healthy subjects using flow cytometry. Interleukin-17A-producing cells were analyzed in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded spleen and lymph node sections using immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. Results: The absolute numbers of Th17 cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the percentages of Th17 cells in spleen cell suspensions were higher in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia than in healthy subjects; in six out of eight paired chronic lymphocytic leukemia blood and spleen sample comparisons, Th17 cells were enriched in spleen suspensions. Circulating Th17 levels correlated with better prognostic markers and longer overall survival of the patients. Two "non-Th17" interleukin-17-expressing cells were identified in chronic lymphocytic leukemia spleens: proliferating cells of the granulocytic lineage and mature mast cells. Granulocytes and mast cells in normal spleens did not express interleukin-17. Conversely, both chronic lymphocytic leukemia and healthy lymph nodes contained similar numbers of interleukin-17+ mast cells as well as Th17 cells. Conclusions: Th17 cells are elevated in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients with better prognostic markers and correlate with longer survival. Furthermore, non-Th17 interleukin-17A-expressing cells exist in chronic lymphocytic leukemia spleens as maturing granulocytes and mature mast cells, suggesting that the microenvironmental milieu in leukemic spleens promotes the recruitment and/or expansion of Th17 and other IL-17-expressing cells. The pathophysiology of Th17 and non-Th17-interleukin-producing cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and their distributions and roles in this disease merit further study.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ChenGassnerBoerneretal.2012,
  author    = {Chen, Wen and Gaßner, Birgit and B{\"o}rner, Sebastian and Nikolaev, Viacheslav O. and Schlegel, Nicolas and Waschke, Jens and Steinbronn, Nadine and Strasser, Ruth and Kuhn, Michaela},
  title     = {Atrial natriuretic peptide enhances microvascular albumin permeability by the caveolae-mediated transcellular pathway},
  series = {Cardiovascular Research},
  volume    = {93},
  journal   = {Cardiovascular Research},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.1093/cvr/cvr279},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-126562},
  pages     = {141-151},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Aims Cardiac atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) participates in the maintenance of arterial blood pressure and intravascular volume homeostasis. The hypovolaemic effects of ANP result from coordinated actions in the kidney and systemic microcirculation. Hence, ANP, via its guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A) receptor and intracellular cyclic GMP as second messenger, stimulates endothelial albumin permeability. Ultimately, this leads to a shift of plasma fluid into interstitial pools. Here we studied the role of caveolae-mediated transendothelial albumin transport in the hyperpermeability effects of ANP. Methods and results Intravital microscopy studies of the mouse cremaster microcirculation showed that ANP stimulates the extravasation of fluorescent albumin from post-capillary venules and causes arteriolar vasodilatation. The hyperpermeability effect was prevented in mice with conditional, endothelial deletion of GC-A (EC GC-A KO) or with deleted caveolin-1 (cav-1), the caveolae scaffold protein. In contrast, the vasodilating effect was preserved. Concomitantly, the acute hypovolaemic action of ANP was abolished in EC GC-A KO and Cav-1-/- mice. In cultured microvascular rat fat pad and mouse lung endothelial cells, ANP stimulated uptake and transendothelial transport of fluorescent albumin without altering endothelial electrical resistance. The stimulatory effect on albumin uptake was prevented in GC-A- or cav-1-deficient pulmonary endothelia. Finally, preparation of caveolin-enriched lipid rafts from mouse lung and western blotting showed that GC-A and cGMP-dependent protein kinase I partly co-localize with Cav-1 in caveolae microdomains. Conclusion ANP enhances transendothelial caveolae-mediated albumin transport via its GC-A receptor. This ANP-mediated cross-talk between the heart and the microcirculation is critically involved in the regulation of intravascular volume.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DurrenbergerGruenblattFernandoetal.2012,
  author    = {Durrenberger, Pascal F. and Gr{\"u}nblatt, Edna and Fernando, Francesca S. and Monoranu, Camelia Maria and Evans, Jordan and Riederer, Peter and Reynolds, Richard and Dexter, David T.},
  title     = {Inflammatory Pathways in Parkinson's Disease; A BNE Microarray Study},
  series = {Parkinson's Disease},
  volume    = {2012},
  journal   = {Parkinson's Disease},
  number    = {214714},
  doi       = {10.1155/2012/214714},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-124380},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The aetiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is yet to be fully understood but it is becoming more and more evident that neuronal cell death may be multifactorial in essence. The main focus of PD research is to better understand substantia nigra homeostasis disruption, particularly in relation to the wide-spread deposition of the aberrant protein α-synuclein. Microarray technology contributed towards PD research with several studies to date and one gene, ALDH1A1 (Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A1), consistently reappeared across studies including the present study, highlighting dopamine (DA) metabolism dysfunction resulting in oxidative stress and most probably leading to neuronal cell death. Neuronal cell death leads to increased inflammation through the activation of astrocytes and microglia. Using our dataset, we aimed to isolate some of these pathways so to offer potential novel neuroprotective therapeutic avenues. To that effect our study has focused on the upregulation of P2X7 (purinergic receptor P2X, ligand-gated ion channel, 7) receptor pathway (microglial activation) and on the NOS3 (nitric oxide synthase 3) pathway (angiogenesis). In summary, although the exact initiator of striatal DA neuronal cell death remains to be determined, based on our analysis, this event does not remain without consequence. Extracellular ATP and reactive astrocytes appear to be responsible for the activation of microglia which in turn release proinflammatory cytokines contributing further to the parkinsonian condition. In addition to tackling oxidative stress pathways we also suggest to reduce microglial and endothelial activation to support neuronal outgrowth.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Stein2012,
  author    = {Stein, Roland Gregor},
  title     = {Immunhistochemische Marker f{\"u}r die Prognose und Proliferation in Ependymomen bei Kindern und Erwachsenen},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-71082},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Zur Identifizierung geeigneter Routinemarker f{\"u}r die Prognose von Ependymompatienten f{\"u}hrten wir immunhistochemische Untersuchungen und statistische Auswertungen an Ependymomen und Daten von 32 Erwachsenen und 23 p{\"a}diatrischen Patienten durch. Davon wurden bei drei Tumoren auch Rezidive untersucht, so dass insgesamt 59 Ependymome in die Untersuchung eingeschlossen wurden. Im Einzelnen handelte es sich um 11 myxopapill{\"a}re Ependymome, 6 Subependymome, 19 Ependymome und 23 anaplastische Ependymome. Die gr{\"o}ßten Fallgruppen bildeten p{\"a}diatrische Patienten unter drei Jahren und Erwachsene zwischen 50 und 70 Jahren. Bei Kindern war mit 45,8\% die infratentorielle, bei Erwachsenen mit 65\% die spinale Tumorlokalisation am h{\"a}ufigsten. Die untersuchten spinalen Ependymome entsprachen zu gleichen Teilen myxopapill{\"a}ren Ependymomen WHO Grad I und Ependymomen WHO Grad II. In supratentorieller Lage fanden sich mit 67\% {\"u}berwiegend anaplastische Ependymome WHO Grad III. Auch bei den infratentoriell gelegenen Ependymomen waren mit 63\% die Mehrzahl anaplastische Ependymome, daneben fanden sich 29,6\% Ependymome WHO Grad II. Beim Vergleich des von uns definierten und bestimmten Ki67-Scores als Zeichen f{\"u}r die Ependymomproliferation und der immunhistochemischen Positivit{\"a}t f{\"u}r HCK fiel nach Anwendung des Chi-Quadrat-Tests mit p=0,067 ein deutlicher Trend zu schw{\"a}cherer punktf{\"o}rmiger Positivit{\"a}t bei h{\"o}herem Ki67-Score auf. Dieser Trend setzte sich in der Erwachsenengruppe separat fort, w{\"a}hrend er in der Kindergruppe allein nicht nachweisbar war. In der Erwachsenengruppe war mit 28\% ein deutlicher Anteil myxopapill{\"a}rer Ependymome vorhanden, welche bei den Kindern nur 8\% ausmachten.M{\"o}glicherweise spielt die ver{\"a}nderte HCK-Expression in der Subgruppe der myxopapill{\"a}ren Ependymome eine Rolle. Unsere Untersuchungen zeigten außerdem mit p=0,057 einen deutlichen Trend zu l{\"a}ngerem {\"U}berleben bei immunohistochemischer DBC1-Negativit{\"a}t. Die Multivarianzanalyse mittels Cox-Regression wies eine Positivit{\"a}t f{\"u}r DBC1 als unabh{\"a}ngigen Risikofaktor f{\"u}r eine k{\"u}rzere {\"U}berlebenszeit nach. Des Weiteren konnte eine mit p=0,013 signifikante Korrelation zwischen immunhistochemischer Positivit{\"a}t f{\"u}r DBC1 und h{\"o}herem Ki67-Score gezeigt werden. Auch mit h{\"o}herem WHO-Grad korrelierte die DBC1-Positivit{\"a}t mit p=0,009. Besonders infratentoriell gelegene Ependymome zeigten DBC1-Reaktivit{\"a}t. Hier treten bekannterweise h{\"a}ufiger anaplastische Ependymome mit h{\"o}herem Proliferationsindex auf. Unsere Ergebnisse legen somit die Eignung des Markers DBC1 als immunhistochemische Routineuntersuchung f{\"u}r die Beurteilung der vom Resektionsstatus unabh{\"a}ngigen Prognose und {\"U}berlebenszeit von Ependymompatienten nahe.},
  subject      = {Ependymom},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{BenkertDietzHartmannetal.2012,
  author    = {Benkert, Thomas F. and Dietz, Lena and Hartmann, Elena M. and Leich, Ellen and Rosenwald, Andreas and Serfling, Edgar and Buttmann, Mathias and Berberich-Siebelt, Friederike},
  title     = {Natalizumab Exerts Direct Signaling Capacity and Supports a Pro-Inflammatory Phenotype in Some Patients with Multiple Sclerosis},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-77905},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Natalizumab is a recombinant monoclonal antibody raised against integrin alpha-4 (CD49d). It is approved for the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the CNS. While having shown high therapeutic efficacy, treatment by natalizumab has been linked to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) as a serious adverse effect. Furthermore, drug cessation sometimes induces rebound disease activity of unknown etiology. Here we investigated whether binding of this adhesion-blocking antibody to T lymphocytes could modulate their phenotype by direct induction of intracellular signaling events. Primary CD4+ T lymphocytes either from healthy donors and treated with natalizumab in vitro or from MS patients receiving their very first dose of natalizumab were analyzed. Natalizumab induced a mild upregulation of IL-2, IFN-c and IL-17 expression in activated primary human CD4+ T cells propagated ex vivo from healthy donors, consistent with a pro-inflammatory costimulatory effect on lymphokine expression. Along with this, natalizumab binding triggered rapid MAPK/ERK phosphorylation. Furthermore, it decreased CD49d surface expression on effector cells within a few hours. Sustained CD49d downregulation could be attributed to integrin internalization and degradation. Importantly, also CD4+ T cells from some MS patients receiving their very first dose of natalizumab produced more IL-2, IFN-c and IL-17 already 24 h after infusion. Together these data indicate that in addition to its adhesion-blocking mode of action natalizumab possesses mild direct signaling capacities, which can support a pro-inflammatory phenotype of peripheral blood T lymphocytes. This might explain why a rebound of disease activity or IRIS is observed in some MS patients after natalizumab cessation.},
  subject      = {Medizin},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SerflingAvotsKleinHesslingetal.2012,
  author    = {Serfling, Edgar and Avots, Andris and Klein-Hessling, Stefan and Rudolf, Ronald and Vaeth, Martin and Berberich-Siebelt, Friederike},
  title     = {NFATc1/alphaA: The other Face of NFAT Factors in Lymphocytes},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-75748},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {In effector T and B cells immune receptor signals induce within minutes a rise of intracellular Ca++, the activation of the phosphatase calcineurin and the translocation of NFAT transcription factors from cytosol to nucleus. In addition to this first wave of NFAT activation, in a second step the occurrence of NFATc1/αA, a short isoform of NFATc1, is strongly induced. Upon primary stimulation of lymphocytes the induction of NFATc1/αA takes place during the G1 phase of cell cycle. Due to an auto-regulatory feedback circuit high levels of NFATc1/αA are kept constant during persistent immune receptor stimulation. Contrary to NFATc2 and further NFATc proteins which dampen lymphocyte proliferation, induce anergy and enhance activation induced cell death (AICD), NFATc1/αA supports antigenmediated proliferation and protects lymphocytes against rapid AICD. Whereas high concentrations of NFATc1/αA can also lead to apoptosis, in collaboration with NF-κB-inducing co-stimulatory signals they support the survival of mature lymphocytes in late phases after their activation. However, if dysregulated, NFATc1/αA appears to contribute to lymphoma genesis and - as we assume - to further disorders of the lymphoid system. While the molecular details of NFATc1/αA action and its contribution to lymphoid disorders have to be investigated, NFATc1/αA differs in its generation and function markedly from all the other NFAT proteins which are expressed in lymphoid cells. Therefore, it represents a prime target for causal therapies of immune disorders in future.},
  subject      = {Medizin},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Rueckl2012,
  author    = {R{\"u}ckl, Kilian Thomas},
  title     = {Funktionelle Analyse des tumorspezifischen IgG Antik{\"o}rpers BARB-4},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-73957},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Der menschliche Organismus ist zeitlebens von malignen Neoplasien bedroht, die durch lokales oder metastasiertes Wachstum lebensnotwendige Funktionen des K{\"o}rpers beeintr{\"a}chtigen k{\"o}nnen. Als wichtigstes Werkzeug zur Abwehr dieser Neoplasien wurde in den letzten Jahrzehnten die nat{\"u}rliche Immunit{\"a}t aufgedeckt. Besonders die Antik{\"o}rper der innaten Immunit{\"a}t spielen eine entscheidende Rolle. BARB-4 ist ein humaner, tumorspezifischer Antik{\"o}rper und Teil dieser nat{\"u}rlichen Immunit{\"a}t. Er wurde mit Hilfe der Hybridomatechnologie aus einem Patienten mit Siegelringkarzinom des Magens isoliert, und ist einer der wenigen Vertreter innater humaner IgG Antik{\"o}rper. Diese Arbeit gibt einen ersten {\"U}berblick {\"u}ber die Bindungsspezifit{\"a}t und die funktionellen Eigenschaften des BARB-4-Antik{\"o}rpers. In den immunhistochemischen F{\"a}rbungen konnte die Tumorspezifit{\"a}t des Antik{\"o}rpers nachgewiesen werden. Bei dem zugeh{\"o}rigen Antigen handelt es sich um eine Variante des TAF15, einem Protein der FET-Familie, die intrazellul{\"a}re Aufgaben bei Transkriptionsvorg{\"a}ngen haben, bei denen zudem aber auch eine Beteiligung an Adh{\"a}sions- und Migrationsvorg{\"a}ngen vermutet wird. Diese Variante ist bei malignen Zellen an der Oberfl{\"a}che lokalisiert, was die Ergebnisse der Durchflußzytometrie belegen. Durch konfokale Mikroskopie mit Fluoreszenz-markiertem BARB-4 konnte diese Oberfl{\"a}chenbindung an Tumorzellen best{\"a}tigt werden. Im weiteren zeitlichen Verlauf konzentrierte sich der Antik{\"o}rper im Zellinneren. Die Pr{\"a}senz des Antik{\"o}rpers f{\"u}hrte bei Versuchen mit Tumorzellen zu einer bemerkenswerten Hemmung der Adh{\"a}sions- und Migrationsf{\"a}higkeit der Zellen. Beide stellen Schl{\"u}sseleigenschaften f{\"u}r die Metastasierung von Tumorzellen dar. Diese Eigenschaften k{\"o}nnten BARB-4 f{\"u}r einen m{\"o}glichen, therapeutischen Einsatz zur Pr{\"a}vention von Tumormetastasen qualifizieren.},
  subject      = {nat{\"u}rliche Antik{\"o}rper},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Kiesel2012,
  author    = {Kiesel, Elisabeth},
  title     = {Prim{\"a}re extranodale Manifestation des klassischen Hodgkin-Lymphoms im Kopf-Hals-Bereich},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-73425},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Zervikale Lymphknoten stellen einen typischen Manifestationsort des klassischen Hodgkin-Lymphoms dar. Eine prim{\"a}re extranodale Manifestation dieses Tumors wird in der Mehrheit der wissenschaftlichen Berichte als selten angesehen. Diese Dissertation hatte zum Ziel, m{\"o}glichst viele F{\"a}lle mit dem speziellen Krankheitsbild eines klassischen Hodgkin-Lymphoms mit prim{\"a}r extranodaler Manifestation im Kopf-Hals-Bereich zu analysieren. Anhand der ermittelten Ergebnisse sollten Antworten auf bislang offene Fragestellungen gegeben werden. In der ersten Datenerhebungsphase wurde eine umfangreiche Analyse der bislang zu dieser Thematik ver{\"o}ffentlichten deutsch- und englischsprachigen Fachliteratur durchgef{\"u}hrt. Aus den Jahren 1924 bis 2010 konnten 103 einzeln aufgelistete Patienten ermittelt werden. Diese geeigneten Fallberichte wurden mit allen verf{\"u}gbaren Einzelheiten zu histologischen, epidemiologischen und klinischen Befunden tabellarisch dokumentiert. In der zweiten Phase der Datenerhebung wurde am Lymphknotenreferenzzentrum des pathologischen Institutes der Julius-Maximilians-Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg ein eigenes Patientenkollektiv ermittelt. Von 1999 bis zum Jahr 2008 konnten 21 Patienten analysiert werden. Auch dieses Kollektiv wurde auf histologische, epidemiologische und klinische Parameter untersucht. Die herausgearbeiteten Ergebnisse der 124 Patienten wurden in allen Einzelheiten diskutiert und die eingangs aufgestellten Fragestellungen abschließend beantwortet.},
  subject      = {Hodgkin},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Flegler2012,
  author    = {Flegler, Katharina},
  title     = {Untersuchung der Expression von Knochensialoprotein (BSP) an Gewebe von Knochenmetastasen mittels Immunhistologie : Vergleich eines Antik{\"o}rpers gegen nicht-glykosyliertes BSP mit einem Antik{\"o}rper gegen glykosyliertes BSP},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-71642},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Knochensialoprotein (BSP) ist ein Protein der extrazellul{\"a}ren Matrix im Knochen und mineralisierten Geweben, wird aber auch von verschiedenen Tumorzellen exprimiert (Bellahcene et al., 1994, 1997, 1998). Dies ist assoziiert mit einer schlechten Prognose und einem erh{\"o}hten Risiko f{\"u}r eine sp{\"a}tere Entwicklung von Knochenmetastasen. Diel et al. (1999) konnte zeigen, dass ein erh{\"o}hter Serum-BSP-Wert bei Patientinnen mit Mammakarzinom zu einem geh{\"a}uften Auftreten von Knochenmetastasen im Laufe der Erkrankung f{\"u}hrt. BSP scheint ein Marker f{\"u}r die Entstehung von Knochenmetastasen zu sein. In der Literatur ist ein Antik{\"o}rper beschrieben, der ein Epitop des BSP erkennt, welches im BSP aus Tumorzellen nicht glykosyliert ist, im BSP aus mineralisiertem Gewebe allerdings schon (Armbruster et al., 2009). Im Tiermodell konnte gezeigt werden, dass Knochenmetastasen verhindert werden k{\"o}nnen bei gleichzeitiger Gabe von Tumorzellen und Antik{\"o}rpern gegen BSP beziehungsweise, dass bei vorhandenen Knochenmetastasen eine Behandlung der Tiere mit einem Anti-BSP-Antik{\"o}rper die Metastasen zur{\"u}ckbildet (B{\"a}uerle et al., 2005, 2006). In der aktuellen Arbeit wird die Expression von BSP an menschlichem Gewebe von Knochenmetastasen mit unterschiedlichen Prim{\"a}rtumoren mittels Immunhistochemie untersucht. Insgesamt wurden 35 F{\"a}lle von Knochenmetastasen mit Prim{\"a}rtumor eines Mammakarzinoms untersucht, wobei 22,9\% eine BSP Expression aufweisen, davon 5,7\% eine starke. Knochenmetastasen mit dem Prim{\"a}rtumor Prostatakarzinom sind mit 8 F{\"a}llen repr{\"a}sentiert, wobei 75\% positiv f{\"u}r BSP sind, davon 25\% stark positiv. Die einzelnen F{\"a}lle zeigen eine starke BSP Expression im Stroma und eine schwache BSP Expression der Tumorzellen. Diese Ergebnisse des Antik{\"o}rpers gegen normal glykosyliertes BSP wurden verglichen mit dem Antik{\"o}rper gegen nicht glykosyliertes BSP. Der Nachweis von BSP in Tumorzellen zeigt dasselbe Ergebnis, BSP im Stroma wird durch den Antik{\"o}rper gegen nicht- glykosyliertes BSP intensiver dargestellt. Daraus l{\"a}sst sich folgern, dass der Antik{\"o}rper gegen nicht- glykosyliertes BSP nicht spezifisch f{\"u}r die Isoform des BSP aus Tumorzellen ist, sondern gleichermaßen in der Routinediagnostik von BSP eingesetzt werden kann. Die Untersuchung k{\"o}nnte sogar darauf hinweisen, dass dieser Antik{\"o}rper die nicht- glykosylierte Isoform im Stroma erkennt und damit bei Untersuchung des Stromas die bessere Alternative darstellt.},
  subject      = {Knochensialoprotein},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Staykov2012,
  author    = {Staykov, Nikola},
  title     = {The Role of the GABPα/β Transcription Factor In the Proliferation of NIH-3T3 Cells},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-67655},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {SUMMARY GABP is a heterodymeric member of Ets-family transcription factors. It consists of two subunits - GABPa which contains DNA binding domain and GABPb, which provides transcriptional activation domain and nuclear localization signal. GABPa/b complex is essential for transcriptional activation of multiple lineage-restricted and housekeeping genes, several viral genes, and in some cases might function as transcriptional repressor. Large variety of data indicates involvement of GABP in the complex regulation of cell growth, specified by quiescence, stimulation/proliferation, apoptosis and senescence. Expression level of GABPa subunit is rapidly increased when resting cells enter S-phase, and GABPa/b complex is critical to promote the continuity of the cell cycle. Conditional inactivation of GABPa expression in mouse embryonic fibroblasts results in a complete block of proliferation and acquisition of senescence-like phenotype. However, the influence of GABP on the other cell growth determinant - the apoptosis - remains largely obscure. Therefore we aimed to investigate the influence of GABPa/b expression level on the cell growth in vitro. Using siRNA approach we achieved efficient but only transient down-regulation of GABPa expression which precluded further cell growth studies. Persistent increase of the expression of GABPb subunit only resulted in a positive effect on the cell growth speed. Simultaneous conditional overexpression of both GABPa and GABPb subunits though, strongly reduced the growth of the affected cell cultures in reversible and in expression level dependent manner. Interestingly, GABPa/b overexpressing cells did show neither cell cycle arrest nor massive induction of apoptosis. However, more detailed analyses revealed that dampened apoptotic processes were taking place in GABPa/b-overexpressing cells, starting with a prominent activation of caspase-12. Interestingly, activation of downstream effector caspases was rather suppressed explaining a weak increase of apoptotic cells in GABPa/b overexpressing cultures. This effect suggests that the activation of caspase-12 by elevated amounts of exogenous GABPa/b reflects the normal physiological mechanism of caspase-12 regulation.},
  subject      = {Proliferation},
  language  = {en}
}