@article{vonRahdenKircherLazariotouetal.2011,
  author    = {von Rahden, Burkhard H.A. and Kircher, Stefan and Lazariotou, Maria and Reiber, Christoph and Stuermer, Luisa and Otto, Christoph and Germer, Christoph T. and Grimm, Martin},
  title     = {LgR5 expression and cancer stem cell hypothesis: clue to define the true origin of esophageal adenocarcinomas with and without Barrett's Esophagus?},
  series = {Journal of Experimental \& Clinical Cancer Research},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {Journal of Experimental \& Clinical Cancer Research},
  number    = {23},
  doi       = {10.1186/1756-9966-30-23},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-137783},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Background Investigation of the expression of an intestinal stem cell marker in esophageal adenocarcinomas (EAC) with and without Barrett's Esophagus (BE), with respect to a cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis. Materials and methods Expression of a putative intestinal stem cell marker LgR5 was analyzed in esophageal cancer specimen (n = 70: 41 EAC with BE, 19 EAC without BE, and n = 10 esophageal squamous-cell carcinomas, ESCC) and in the adenocarcinoma cell line OE-33. Ki-67 and Cdx-2 were co-labelled with LgR5 in double staining experiments. Immunhistochemical expression results were confirmed by RT-PCR and correlated with tumor stage and five-year survival rates. Results LgR5was found expressed in 35 of 41 (85\%) EAC with BE and in 16 of 19 (81\%) EAC without BE. By contrast, LgR5 was not found to be expressed in ESCC. Quantification of immunolabeling showed 15\% LgR5+ cells in EAC with BE, 32\% LgR5+ cells in adjacent BE and 13\% in EAC without BE. Immunofluorescence double staining experiments with LgR5 and Ki-67 revealed a subpopulation (~5\%) of proliferating LgR+/Ki-67+ cells. On mRNA-level, expression of LgR5 was higher in BE in comparison to EAC (p = 0.0159). High levels of LgR5 expression in BE associated EAC were associated with poorer survival in univariate analysis. Conclusion The stem cell marker LgR5 is expressed in EAC, irrespective of association with BE, and appears to have negative impact on survival. The subset of proliferating LgR5+ cells (<5\%) might resemble rapidly cycling CSCs, which needs to be substantiated in further investigations.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Finster2005,
  author    = {Finster, Saskia},
  title     = {Ultrastrukturelle Endothelver{\"a}nderungen bei unterschiedlich konservierten Venentransplantaten - Konsequenzen f{\"u}r die Praxis},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-16258},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {Zusammenfassung Die Langzeitresultate von aortocoronaren Venenbyp{\"a}ssen unter Verwendung von Vena saphena magna Interponaten h{\"a}ngen neben vielen anderen Faktoren maßgeblich von der Integrit{\"a}t des Gef{\"a}ßendothels ab. Ein intaktes Endothel spielt f{\"u}r die Offenheit des Grafts eine entscheidende Rolle, da Endothelverletzungen die Entwicklung vorzeitiger thrombotischer Graftverschl{\"u}sse triggern und auch an den sp{\"a}ten Graftverschl{\"u}ssen durch Intimahyperplasie und Einsprossung glatter Muskelzellen beteiligt sind. So spielt die Vermeidung intraoperativer Endothelsch{\"a}digungen der Venengrafts durch die Lagerungsmedien eine entscheidende Rolle. Diese Arbeit hatte zum Ziel, das Endothel von Venengrafts nach Inkubation mit verschiedenen Lagerungsl{\"o}sungen mit direkten Nachweismethoden wie Rasterelektronen- und Transelektronenmikroskopie zu untersuchen. Untersucht wurden sieben cm lange Venensegmente von sechs Patienten, die sich einer ACVB-Operation unterzogen. Die Pr{\"a}paration der Venen fand unter standardisierten Bedingungen statt. Anschließend erfolgte die Inkubation jeweils eines Drittels der entnommenen Segmente f{\"u}r 45 Minuten in einer der folgenden Lagerungsmedien, physiologische Kochsalzl{\"o}sung, Medium 199 + 20mM HEPES + 5\% bovines Serumalbumin und Medium 199 + 20mM HEPES + 20\% humanes Serumalbumin. Die Auswertung des Endothelzellschadens erfolgte mittels raster- und transelektronenmikroskopischer Untersuchungen sowie histopathologischer Aufarbeitung. Venensegmente nach Lagerung in physiologischer Kochsalzl{\"o}sung zeigen signifikante Sch{\"a}digungen der Endothelzelloberfl{\"a}che. Bereits nach 45-min{\"u}tiger Lagerung findet sich in den rasterelektronenmikroskopischen Aufnahmen eine 56,5\%ige Abl{\"o}sung der Endothelzellschicht, transelektronenmikroskopisch kann man Zellsch{\"a}digungen im Sinne von Zellhydrops und Karyolyse nachweisen. Dagegen findet man nach Lagerung in Medium 199 mit 20\%igem Albuminanteil bei Betrachtung mit dem Rasterelektronenmikroskop deutlich geringere Zellsch{\"a}digungen. Das Endothel von Venen nach Inkubation mit N{\"a}hrmedium mit 5\%igem Albuminanteil stellt sich nahezu intakt, ohne wesentliche Zerst{\"o}rungen der Zelloberfl{\"a}che dar. Unsere Arbeit konnte belegen, dass die Lagerungsmethode einen deutlichen Einfluss auf das Gef{\"a}ßendothel aus{\"u}bt. Um m{\"o}glichst große Anteile intakten Endothels zu gew{\"a}hrleisten, bedarf es einer Modifizierung der bisherigen Handhabung der Venenlagerung w{\"a}hrend einer aortocoronaren Venenbypass-Operation. Eine M{\"o}glichkeit dazu k{\"o}nnte in der Lagerung in Zellkulturmedium mit einem 5\%igen Albuminanteil gesehen werden.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{MadrahimovMutsenkoNatanovetal.2023,
  author    = {Madrahimov, Nodir and Mutsenko, Vitalii and Natanov, Ruslan and Radaković, Dejan and Klapproth, Andr{\´e} and Hassan, Mohamed and Rosenfeldt, Mathias and Kleefeldt, Florian and Aleksic, Ivan and Erg{\"u}n, S{\"u}leyman and Otto, Christoph and Leyh, Rainer G. and Bening, Constanze},
  title     = {Multiorgan recovery in a cadaver body using mild hypothermic ECMO treatment in a murine model},
  series = {Intensive Care Medicine Experimental},
  volume    = {11},
  journal   = {Intensive Care Medicine Experimental},
  doi       = {10.1186/s40635-023-00534-2},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-357381},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Background Transplant candidates on the waiting list are increasingly challenged by the lack of organs. Most of the organs can only be kept viable within very limited timeframes (e.g., mere 4-6 h for heart and lungs exposed to refrigeration temperatures ex vivo). Donation after circulatory death (DCD) using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can significantly enlarge the donor pool, organ yield per donor, and shelf life. Nevertheless, clinical attempts to recover organs for transplantation after uncontrolled DCD are extremely complex and hardly reproducible. Therefore, as a preliminary strategy to fulfill this task, experimental protocols using feasible animal models are highly warranted. The primary aim of the study was to develop a model of ECMO-based cadaver organ recovery in mice. Our model mimics uncontrolled organ donation after an "out-of-hospital" sudden unexpected death with subsequent "in-hospital" cadaver management post-mortem. The secondary aim was to assess blood gas parameters, cardiac activity as well as overall organ state. The study protocol included post-mortem heparin-streptokinase administration 10 min after confirmed death induced by cervical dislocation under full anesthesia. After cannulation, veno-arterial ECMO (V-A ECMO) was started 1 h after death and continued for 2 h under mild hypothermic conditions followed by organ harvest. Pressure- and flow-controlled oxygenated blood-based reperfusion of a cadaver body was accompanied by blood gas analysis (BGA), electrocardiography, and histological evaluation of ischemia-reperfusion injury. For the first time, we designed and implemented, a not yet reported, miniaturized murine hemodialysis circuit for the treatment of severe hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis post-mortem. Results BGA parameters confirmed profound ischemia typical for cadavers and incompatible with normal physiology, including extremely low blood pH, profound negative base excess, and enormously high levels of lactate. Two hours after ECMO implantation, blood pH values of a cadaver body restored from < 6.5 to 7.3 ± 0.05, pCO2 was lowered from > 130 to 41.7 ± 10.5 mmHg, sO2, base excess, and HCO3 were all elevated from below detection thresholds to 99.5 ± 0.6\%, - 4 ± 6.2 and 22.0 ± 6.0 mmol/L, respectively (Student T test, p < 0.05). A substantial decrease in hyperlactatemia (from > 20 to 10.5 ± 1.7 mmol/L) and hyperkalemia (from > 9 to 6.9 ± 1.0 mmol/L) was observed when hemodialysis was implemented. On balance, the first signs of regained heart activity appeared on average 10 min after ECMO initiation without cardioplegia or any inotropic and vasopressor support. This was followed by restoration of myocardial contractility with a heart rate of up to 200 beats per minute (bpm) as detected by an electrocardiogram (ECG). Histological examinations revealed no evidence of heart injury 3 h post-mortem, whereas shock-specific morphological changes relevant to acute death and consequent cardiac/circulatory arrest were observed in the lungs, liver, and kidney of both control and ECMO-treated cadaver mice. Conclusions Thus, our model represents a promising approach to facilitate studying perspectives of cadaveric multiorgan recovery for transplantation. Moreover, it opens new possibilities for cadaver organ treatment to extend and potentiate donation and, hence, contribute to solving the organ shortage dilemma.},
  language  = {en}
}