@article{GruendemannGorboulevGambaryanetal.1994, author = {Gr{\"u}ndemann, Dirk and Gorboulev, Valentin and Gambaryan, Stepan and Veyhl, Maike and Koepsell, Hermann}, title = {Drug excretion mediated by a new prototype of polyspecific transporter}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59327}, year = {1994}, abstract = {CATIO~IC drugs of different types and structures (antihistaminics, antiarrhythmics, sedatives, opiates, cytostatics and antibiotics, for example) are excreted in mammals by epithelial cells of the renal proximal tubules and by hepatocytes in the liver1-4. In the proximal tubules, two functionally disparate transport systems are involved which are localized in the basolateral and luminal plasma membrane and are different from the previously identified neuronal monoamine transporters and A TP-dependent multidrug exporting proteins1-3,5-12. Here we report the isolation of a complementary DNA from rat kidney that encodes a 556-amino-acid membrane protein, OCT1, which has the functional characteristics of organic cation uptake over the basolateral membrane of renal proximal tubules and of organic cation uptake into hepatocytes. OCTl is not homologous to any other known protein and is found in kidney, liver and intestine. As OCTl translocates hydrophobic and hydrophilic organic cations of different structures, it is considered to be a new prolotype of polyspecific transporters that are important for drug elimination.}, subject = {Biologie}, language = {en} } @article{GrunzWenigKunzetal.2020, author = {Grunz, Jan-Peter and Wenig, Andreas Max and Kunz, Andreas Steven and Veyhl-Wichmann, Maike and Schmitt, Rainer and Gietzen, Carsten Herbert and Pennig, Lenhard and Herz, Stefan and Erg{\"u}n, S{\"u}leyman and Bley, Thorsten Alexander and Gassenmaier, Tobias}, title = {3D cone-beam CT with a twin robotic x-ray system in elbow imaging: comparison of image quality to high-resolution multidetector CT}, series = {European Radiology Experimental}, volume = {4}, journal = {European Radiology Experimental}, doi = {10.1186/s41747-020-00177-y}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229877}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Background Elbow imaging is challenging with conventional multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), while cone-beam CT (CBCT) provides superior options. We compared intra-individually CBCT versus MDCT image quality in cadaveric elbows. Methods A twin robotic x-ray system with new CBCT mode and a high-resolution clinical MDCT were compared in 16 cadaveric elbows. Both systems were operated with a dedicated low-dose (LD) protocol (equivalent volume CT dose index [CTDI\(_{vol(16 cm)}\)] = 3.3 mGy) and a regular clinical scan dose (RD) protocol (CTDI\(_{vol(16 cm)}\) = 13.8 mGy). Image quality was evaluated by two radiologists (R1 and R2) on a seven-point Likert scale, and estimation of signal intensity in cancellous bone was conducted. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) statistics were used. Results The CBCT prototype provided superior subjective image quality compared to MDCT scans (for RD, p ≤ 0.004; for LD, p ≤ 0.001). Image quality was rated very good or excellent in 100\% of the cases by both readers for RD CBCT, 100\% (R1) and 93.8\% (R2) for LD CBCT, 62.6\% and 43.8\% for RD MDCT, and 0.0\% and 0.0\% for LD MDCT. Single-measure ICC was 0.95 (95\% confidence interval 0.91-0.97; p < 0.001). Software-based assessment supported subjective findings with less "undecided" pixels in CBCT than dose-equivalent MDCT (p < 0.001). No significant difference was found between LD CBCT and RD MDCT. Conclusions In cadaveric elbow studies, the tested cone-beam CT prototype delivered superior image quality compared to high-end multidetector CT and showed a potential for considerable dose reduction.}, language = {en} }