TY - THES A1 - Backs, Deborah T1 - Kardiale und pulmonale Verlaufsparameter beim Multiplen Myelom vor und nach Induktionstherapie und Prävalenz der kardialen Amyloidose T1 - Cardiac and pulmonary course parameters in multiple myeloma before and after induction therapy and prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis N2 - Das Multiple Myelom stellt in Deutschland die zweithäufigste hämatologische Neoplasie dar. Im Rahmen der Induktionstherapie mit anschließender autologer Stammzelltransplantation werden gehäuft kardiotoxische Substanzen eingesetzt; eine der schwerwiegendsten kardialen Nebenwirkung hierdurch ist die Chemotherapie-induzierte Herzinsuffizienz. In bis zu 10 % der Fälle ist das Multiple Myelom mit einer kardialen Amyloidose (AL-Amyloidose) assoziiert. Deren klinischen Symptomatik kann gehäuft ebenfalls mit Zeichen der Herzinsuffizienz einhergehen. Die Echokardiographie stellt für die Diagnostik der Herzinsuffizienz den Goldstandard dar. Ziel dieser retrospektiven Kohortenstudie (AmcorRetro-Studie) war es durch den Vergleich der echokardiographischen Parameter vor/nach Induktionstherapie mögliche kardiotoxische Effekte und prognostischer Relevanz während der Therapie zu bestimmen. Des Weiteren erfolgte die Evaluation der Prävalenz der kardialen Amyloidose. In einer weiteren Analyse erfolgte pulmonaler Parameter mittels Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik während des Therapieverlaufes. Initial waren 325 Patienten, die im Rahmen der Therapie des Multiplen Myeloms in den Jahren von 2004 bis 2011 mindestens einmal an der Universitätsklinik Würzburg autolog stammzelltransplantiert wurden, eingeschlossen. In der hier vorliegenden Arbeit mit dem Schwerpunkt der echokardiographischen Endpunkte befinden sich 100 Patienten in der Kohorte, bei denen mindestens zwei serielle Echokardiographien (vor und nach Induktion) vorlagen. In der Analyse der echokardiographischen Parameter (Follow-up im Median 13 Monaten) konnte eine signifikante Reduktion der linken Vorhofparameter nachgewiesen werden (LADs: -1,5 mm, p = 0,009; Septumdicke: - 1 mm, p = 0,001). Es gab keine signifikanten Einflüsse auf die linksventrikuläre Pumpfunktion (vor/nach der Therapie ≥ 55%, p = 0,24), allerdings entwickelten drei Patienten eine Abnahme der systolischen Funktion < 50 % (p = 0,08). Im Gegensatz dazu zeigte sich eine signifikante Zunahme der diastolischen Dysfunktion um 16,5 % (p = 0,002). In der univariaten Cox-Regressionsanalyse war eine höhere systolische Pumpfunktion mit einem signifikanten Überleben assoziiert (HR= 0,89; p = 0,05). In unser Kohorte hatten sieben Patienten (N = 7/100) vor Induktion den histologischen Nachweis einer Amyloidose (Prävalenz 7 %), in zwei Fällen mit kardialer Beteiligung (N= 2/100). Im Vergleich der Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik (vor/nach Induktion) zeigte sich eine signifikante Zunahme des Residualvolumens (p = 0,04). In der univariaten Cox- Regressionsanalyse war eine hohe Vitalkapazität sowie hohe Einsekundenkapazität mit einem signifikanten Überlebensvorteil assoziiert. Dieser Trend zeigte sich ebenfalls auch nach trivariater Adjustierung für Alter und Geschlecht (VC in %: HR= 1,0; p= 0,03 und FEV1 in %: HR= 1,0; p = 0,07). Die Studie konnte mit der hier nachgewiesenen Prävalenz von 7 % bestätigen, dass die kardiale Amyloidose eine seltene Folgeerkrankung des Multiplen Myeloms ist. Die Stammzell-transplantation hat sowohl positive (Reduktion LADs, Septumdicke) als auch negative Auswirkungen (Anstieg diastolische Dysfunktion, im Trend Zunahme der Patienten mit eingeschränkter systolischer Funktion) auf die kardiale Funktion. Die systolische Funktion war als einziges prognoserelevant. Unter der Chemotherapie konnte eine Zunahme des Residualvolumens und somit eine direkte Lungenschädigung beobachtet werden. N2 - Multiple myeloma is the second most common haematological neoplasia in Germany. In therapy (induction therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation), cardiotoxic substances are frequently used; one of the most serious cardiac side effects is chemotherapy-induced heart failure. In up to 10 % of cases, multiple myeloma is associated with cardiac amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis). The clinical symptoms of multiple myeloma can also often be accompanied by signs of heart failure. Echocardiography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of heart failure. The aim of this retrospective cohort study (AmcorRetro study) was to determine possible cardiotoxic effects and prognostic relevance during therapy by comparing echocardiographic parameters before/after induction. In addition, the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis was evaluated. In a further analysis, lung function diagnostics before and after induction therapy were used to check whether changes in lung function parameters occur during therapy. Initially, 325 patients who underwent at least one autologous stem cell transplant at the University Hospital of Würzburg in the years 2004 to 2011 were included in the treatment of multiple myeloma. In this study, which focuses on echocardiographic endpoints, 100 patients were included in the cohort with at least two serial echocardiographies (before and after induction). The analysis of the echocardiographic parameters (follow-up median 13 months) showed a significant reduction of the left atrial parameters (LADs: -1.5 mm, p = 0.009; septum thickness: - 1 mm, p = 0.001). There were no significant influences on left ventricular pump function (before/after therapy ≥ 55%, p = 0.24), however three patients developed a decrease of systolic function < 50% (p = 0.08). In contrast, diastolic dysfunction increased significantly by 16.5% (p = 0.002). In the univariate Cox regression analysis, a higher systolic pump function was associated with significant survival (HR= 0.89; p = 0.05). In our cohort seven patients (N = 7/100) had histological evidence of amyloidosis (prevalence 7 %) before induction, in two cases with cardiac involvement (N = 2/100). A comparison of lung function diagnostics (before/after induction) showed a significant increase in residual volume (by 0.2 L, p = 0.04). In the univariate Cox regression analysis a high vital capacity and a high one-second capacity were associated with a significant survival advantage. This trend was also observed after trivariate adjustment for age and sex (VC in %: HR= 1.0; p= 0.03 and FEV1 in %: HR= 1.0; p = 0.07). With the prevalence of 7 % demonstrated here, the study was able to confirm that cardiac amyloidosis is a rare secondary disease of multiple myeloma. Stem cell transplantation has both positive (reduction in LADs, septum thickness) and negative effects (increase in diastolic dysfunction, and in the trend also increase in patients with impaired systolic function) on cardiac function. Of the echocardiographic parameters, only LVEF was prognostically relevant. During chemotherapy, an increase in residual volume and thus direct lung damage could be observed. KW - Amyloidose KW - kardiale Amyloidose KW - Echokardiographie KW - Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik KW - Multiples Myelom KW - Transthorakale Echokardiographie KW - Lungenfunktionsprüfung Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-185442 ER - TY - THES A1 - Blocka, Joanna T1 - Molecular mechanisms underlying Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome: characterization of DCAF17 with specific, polyclonal antibodies T1 - Molekulare Grundlagen des Woodhouse-Sakati Syndroms: Charakterisierung des DCAF 17 mit spezifischen, polyklonalen Antikörpern N2 - Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome (WSS) is a rare multisystemic, autosomal recessive disease. The underlying cause of WSS are mutations of C2orf37 gene, which result in a truncated protein. Little is known about the function of C2orf37 (DDB1-CUL4A-associated factor 17, DCAF17) apart from it being part of the DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, specifically binding directly to DDB1 and serving as a substrate recruiter for E3. There are two major isoforms of DCAF17: beta (65 kDa, 520 amino acids) and alpha (27 kDa, 240 amino acids), which is a C-terminal part of beta. The intracellular localization of the WSS protein is thought to be primarily the nucleolus. A murine ortholog protein was found to be expressed in all tissues with a relatively higher expression in the brain, liver, and skin.The aim of this work was to investigate DCAF17 in HeLa cells in more detail, in particular the redistribution of both WSS isoforms on the subcellular and -nuclear level as well as their chemical features. For these experiments, I developed, through recombinant expression and affinity purification, a specific polyclonal antibody against a WSS-epitope 493-520. Furthermore, three other specific polyclonal antibodies were obtained through affinity purification with help of commercially produced high-affinity epitope peptides.By means of these antibodies, I determined- through immunofluorescence and subcellular protein fractionation- that, apart from the redistribution of the WSS protein within the non-soluble = chromatin-bound nuclear fraction, a significant amount of both WSS isoforms is present in the soluble nuclear fraction. Indeed, treatment of purified nuclear envelopes with an increasing concentration of NaCl as well as urea confirmed a non-covalent binding of the WSS protein to the nuclear envelope with the detachment ofbeta-WSS at a lower NaCl concentration than alpha-WSS. In regard to the chromatin-bound WSS protein, I performed hydrolysis of nuclear and nucleolar extract with DNase and RNase. The results indicate that the WSS protein is bound to DNA but not RNA, with alpha-WSS being possibly located more abundantly in the nucleolus, whereas beta-WSS within other subnuclear departments. Furthermore, in all the above-mentioned experiments, a presence of an 80-kDa protein, which specifically reacted with the polyclonal high-affinity antibodies and showed similar redistribution and chemical features as alpha- and beta-WSS, was observed. In order to investigate whether this protein is a posttranslationally modified WSS isoform, I performed deglycosylation and dephosphorylation of nuclear extract, which showed no disappearance or change in abundance of the 80-kDa band on Western blot. While other ways of poststranslational modification cannot be excluded as the cause of occurrence of the 80-kDa protein, an existence of a third, yet undescribed, major isoform is also conceivable. Summarizing, this work contributed to a deeper characterization of the WSS protein, which can help future investigators in developing new experimental ideas to better understand the pathology of WSS. N2 - Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrom (WSS) ist eine seltene, autosomal rezessive Multisystemerkrankung, deren Ursache Mutationen im C2orf37 Gen, resultierend in einem trunkierten Protein, sind. Die Funktion des C2orf37 (DDB1-CUL4A-associated factor 17, DCAF 17) ist weitgehend unbekannt. Das Protein ist Teil des DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 E3-Ubiquitin-Ligase-Komplexes, wo es direkt an DDB1 bindet und Substrate für E3 rekrutiert. Zwei Isoformen des DCAF17: beta (65 kDa, 520 Aminosäuren) und alpha (27 kDa, 240 Aminosäuren), die ein C-terminaler Teil der beta-Isoform ist, sind heutzutage bekannt. Man geht von einer primär nukleolären Lokalisation des WSS-Proteins in den Zellen aus. Untersuchungen des murinen C2orf37-Ortholog-Proteins ergaben eine Expression in allen Zellen mit einer erhöhten Expression im Gehirn, in der Leber und in der Haut. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, DCAF17 in HeLa-Zellen zu untersuchen, insbesondere die Lokalisation beider WSS-Isoformen auf dem subzellulären und -nukleären Niveau sowie deren chemische Eigenschaften. Durch rekombinante Expression und Affinitätsreinigung entwickelte ich spezifische polyklonale Antikörper gegen das WSS-Epitop 493-530. Zudem reinigte ich drei weitere spezifische polyklonale Antikörper mithilfe kommerziell produzierter hochaffiner Epitop-Peptide auf. Mithilfe dieser Antikörper konnte ich- durch Immunfluoreszenz und subzelluläre Proteinfraktionierug- eine Lokalisation des WSS-Proteins in der löslichen Kernfraktion, zusätzlich zu der bereits bekannten chromatingebundenen Kernfraktion, nachweisen. Die Behandlung reiner Kernhüllen mit steigernden NaCl-Konzentrationen und Harnstoff zeigte eine nicht-kovalente Bindung des DCAF17 an die Kernhülle mit einer Ablösung der beta-Isoform von der Kernhülle bereits bei niedrigeren NaCl-Konzentrationen als im Falle der alpha-Isoform. Um das chromatingebundene DCAF17 genauer zu untersuchen, führte ich eine Hydrolyse des Ganzkern- und Nukleolusextraktes mit DNase und RNase durch. Diese ergab eine Bindung des WSS-Proteins an die DNA, jedoch nicht an die RNA, mit der möglichen Hauptlokalisation der alpha-Isoform im Nukleolus und der beta-Isoform in anderen subnukleären Kompartimenten. Des Weiteren wurde in den oben beschriebenen Experimenten ein 80-kDa Protein nachgewiesen, das eine spezifische Reaktion mit den polyklonalen hochaffinen Antikörpern sowie eine dem WSS-Protein ähnliche subzelluläre / -nukleäre Lokalisation und chemische Eigenschaften zeigte. Um zu untersuchen, ob es sich um ein posttranslational modifiziertes DCAF17 handelt, führte ich Deglycosylierung und Dephosphorylierung des Ganzkernextraktes durch. Diese zeigten weder ein Verschwinden noch eine Änderung des 80-kDa-Signals auf Immunoblots. Obwohl eine andere Art einer posttranslationalen Proteinmodifizierung ist nicht ausgeschlossen, entspricht dieses Protein möglicherweise einer dritten, bisher nicht beschriebenen, Hauptisoform des DCAF17. Zusammenfassend trug diese Arbeit zur genaueren Charakterisierung des WSS-Proteins bei. Dies kann zukünftigen Forschern helfen, die Pathologie des WSS besser zu verstehen. KW - Humangenetik KW - Molekulargenetik KW - Grundlagenforschung KW - Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrom KW - Woodhouse-Sakati sydrome KW - DCAF17 KW - Humangenetik KW - genetics KW - autosomal recessive Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-174766 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Blümel, Rabea A1 - Zink, Miriam A1 - Klopocki, Eva A1 - Liedtke, Daniel T1 - On the traces of tcf12: Investigation of the gene expression pattern during development and cranial suture patterning in zebrafish (Danio rerio) JF - PLoS ONE N2 - The transcription factor 12 (tcf12) is a basic Helix-Loop-Helix protein (bHLH) of the E-protein family, proven to play an important role in developmental processes like neurogenesis, mesoderm formation, and cranial vault development. In humans, mutations in TCF12 lead to craniosynostosis, a congenital birth disorder characterized by the premature fusion of one or several of the cranial sutures. Current research has been primarily focused on functional studies of TCF12, hence the cellular expression profile of this gene during embryonic development and early stages of ossification remains poorly understood. Here we present the establishment and detailed analysis of two transgenic tcf12:EGFP fluorescent zebrafish (Danio rerio) reporter lines. Using these transgenic lines, we analyzed the general spatiotemporal expression pattern of tcf12 during different developmental stages and put emphasis on skeletal development and cranial suture patterning. We identified robust tcf12 promoter-driven EGFP expression in the central nervous system (CNS), the heart, the pronephros, and the somites of zebrafish embryos. Additionally, expression was observed inside the muscles and bones of the viscerocranium in juvenile and adult fish. During cranial vault development, the transgenic fish show a high amount of tcf12 expressing cells at the growth fronts of the ossifying frontal and parietal bones and inside the emerging cranial sutures. Subsequently, we tested the transcriptional activity of three evolutionary conserved non-coding elements (CNEs) located in the tcf12 locus by transient transgenic assays and compared their in vivo activity to the expression pattern determined in the transgenic tcf12:EGFP lines. We could validate two of them as tcf12 enhancer elements driving specific gene expression in the CNS during embryogenesis. Our newly established transgenic lines enhance the understanding of tcf12 gene regulation and open up the possibilities for further functional investigation of these novel tcf12 enhancer elements in zebrafish. KW - Zebrafish KW - Neurons KW - Skull KW - Enhancer elements KW - Hindbrain KW - Cranial sutures KW - Embryos KW - Somites Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201428 VL - 14 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Brodehl, Andreas A1 - Pour Hakimi, Seyed Ahmad A1 - Stanasiuk, Caroline A1 - Ratnavadivel, Sandra A1 - Hendig, Doris A1 - Gaertner, Anna A1 - Gerull, Brenda A1 - Gummert, Jan A1 - Paluszkiewicz, Lech A1 - Milting, Hendrik T1 - Restrictive cardiomyopathy is caused by a novel homozygous desmin (DES) mutation p.Y122H leading to a severe filament assembly defect JF - Genes N2 - Here, we present a small Iranian family, where the index patient received a diagnosis of restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) in combination with atrioventricular (AV) block. Genetic analysis revealed a novel homozygous missense mutation in the DES gene (c.364T > C; p.Y122H), which is absent in human population databases. The mutation is localized in the highly conserved coil-1 desmin subdomain. In silico, prediction tools indicate a deleterious effect of the desmin (DES) mutation p.Y122H. Consequently, we generated an expression plasmid encoding the mutant and wildtype desmin formed, and analyzed the filament formation in vitro in cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells and HT-1080 cells. Confocal microscopy revealed a severe filament assembly defect of mutant desmin supporting the pathogenicity of the DES mutation, p.Y122H, whereas the wildtype desmin formed regular intermediate filaments. According to the guidelines of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, we classified this mutation, therefore, as a novel pathogenic mutation. Our report could point to a recessive inheritance of the DES mutation, p.Y122H, which is important for the genetic counseling of similar families with restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by DES mutations. KW - cardiovascular genetics KW - restrictive cardiomyopathy KW - desmin KW - intermediate filaments KW - desmin-related myopathy KW - cardiomyopathy KW - desminopathy Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-193121 SN - 2073-4425 VL - 10 IS - 11 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dietrich, Georg A1 - Krebs, Jonathan A1 - Liman, Leon A1 - Fette, Georg A1 - Ertl, Maximilian A1 - Kaspar, Mathias A1 - Störk, Stefan A1 - Puppe, Frank T1 - Replicating medication trend studies using ad hoc information extraction in a clinical data warehouse JF - BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making N2 - Background Medication trend studies show the changes of medication over the years and may be replicated using a clinical Data Warehouse (CDW). Even nowadays, a lot of the patient information, like medication data, in the EHR is stored in the format of free text. As the conventional approach of information extraction (IE) demands a high developmental effort, we used ad hoc IE instead. This technique queries information and extracts it on the fly from texts contained in the CDW. Methods We present a generalizable approach of ad hoc IE for pharmacotherapy (medications and their daily dosage) presented in hospital discharge letters. We added import and query features to the CDW system, like error tolerant queries to deal with misspellings and proximity search for the extraction of the daily dosage. During the data integration process in the CDW, negated, historical and non-patient context data are filtered. For the replication studies, we used a drug list grouped by ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System) codes as input for queries to the CDW. Results We achieve an F1 score of 0.983 (precision 0.997, recall 0.970) for extracting medication from discharge letters and an F1 score of 0.974 (precision 0.977, recall 0.972) for extracting the dosage. We replicated three published medical trend studies for hypertension, atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease. Overall, 93% of the main findings could be replicated, 68% of sub-findings, and 75% of all findings. One study could be completely replicated with all main and sub-findings. Conclusion A novel approach for ad hoc IE is presented. It is very suitable for basic medical texts like discharge letters and finding reports. Ad hoc IE is by definition more limited than conventional IE and does not claim to replace it, but it substantially exceeds the search capabilities of many CDWs and it is convenient to conduct replication studies fast and with high quality. KW - data warehouse KW - medication extraction KW - information extraction Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-200409 VL - 19 ER - TY - THES A1 - Fehner, Gloria T1 - Rekrutierung geeigneter Patienten für die SONAR (Study of Diabetic Nephropathy with Atrasentan) Studie T1 - Patient recruitment for SONAR (Study of Diabetic Nephropathy with Atrasentan) study N2 - Für die SONAR werden Patienten mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 2, diabetischer Nephropathie (eGFR 25-75ml/min/1,73m2) und Makroalbuminurie (UACR ≥300 und <5000mg/g) gesucht. Die Studie im Enrichment Responder Design soll die Auswirkungen des selektiven Endothelin-Antagonisten Atrasentan aufzeigen. Die Einschlusskriterien selektieren aus dem großen Patientenkollektiv der Typ-2-Diabetiker diejenigen mit fortgeschrittenem Progressionsstadium der diabetischen Nephropathie. Für die Optimierung und effizientere Suche werden Konzepte erstellt. Die Anzahl gefundener Patienten bleibt unter den Erwartungen. Die Rekrutierungszahlen der anderen deutschen Prüfzentren werden erhoben und ausgewertet, der Verbleib der Makroalbuminuriker und die Notwendigkeit neuer Therapieoptionen zur Progressionsverzögerung der diabetischen Nephropathie diskutiert. N2 - Patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic nephropathy (eGFR 25-75ml min/1.73m2) and macroalbuminuria (UACR of ≥300 and <5000mg/g) are searched for SONAR. The study in enrichment responder design aims to demonstrate the effects of the selective endothelin antagonist atrasentan. The inclusion criteria selected from the large group of patients with type 2 diabetics those with advanced stage of progression. Concepts are created for optimization and more efficient search. The number of patients remains below expectations, the recruitment figures of the other German test centers are collected and evaluated. The fate of macroalbuminuric patients and the need for new treatment options for the progression delay of diabetic nephropathy are discussed. KW - Rekrutierung KW - Makroalbuminuriker KW - Diabetische Nephropathie KW - Progressionsverzögerung Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-180706 ER - TY - THES A1 - Gmoser, Johanna T1 - Korrelation der thermographisch gemessenen Augenoberflächentemperatur mit klinischen und echokardiographischen Parametern im Herzinfarktmodell an der Maus T1 - Correlation of the thermographically measured ocular surface temperature with clinical and echocardiographic Parameters in the mouse myocardial infarct model N2 - Die Körpertemperatur kann als Marker für den gesundheitlichen Zustand eines Organismus genutzt werden. Auch beim akuten Myokardinfarkt spielt die Körpertemperatur eine Rolle. Die Aussagekraft von Temperaturdaten hängt dabei von der gewählten Körperstelle und thermodynamischen Aspekten ab. Die rektale Standardmessung ist nicht in der Lage, schnelle Veränderungen der Körpertemperatur zu erfassen, was insbesondere in akuten Krankheitsphasen wichtig sein kann. Dagegen kann die in dem vorliegenden Myokardinfarkt- Langzeitversuch genutzte Messung der Augenoberflächentemperatur (OST) mit einer flexiblen Wärmebildkamera auch schnelle Veränderungen der Körpertemperatur mit hoher Sensitivität erfassen. In dem murinen MI-Modell wurde ein signifikanter Abfall der OST der MI-Tiere bereits eine Stunde nach Operation beobachtet. Im Vergleich zeigten Sham-Tiere im Anschluss an die Operation einen konstanten Temperaturverlauf. Zwischen den rOSTd-Werten 6 h nach der Operation und an Tag 21 sowie Tag 56 erhobenen echokardiographischen Parametern bestanden deutliche Korrelationen. OST-Verlaufsmessungen im Anschluss an einen MI-Eingriff erlauben somit Aussagen über das Outcome der Versuchsmäuse. Zusammenfassend stellt die hier vorgestellte Wärmebildkamera mit aufgesetzter Makrolinse ein hilfreiches Werkzeug für Tierversuche dar. Das flexible Setup eignet sich nicht nur für OST-Messungen, sondern kann auch für exakte thermische Untersuchungen von Versuchstieren und andere qualitative und quantitative Zwecke genutzt werden. Die durch den vorgestellten Ansatz erzielte Stressreduktion bei Temperaturmessungen folgt den etablierten Regeln der 3 R’s für Tierexperimente und erhöht so die wissenschaftliche Qualität von Versuchsergebnissen. N2 - The body temperature can be used as a marker for the state of health of an organism. Also in acute myocardial infarction the body temperature plays a role. The meaningfulness of temperature data depends on the selected body part and thermodynamic aspects. The standard rectal is not able to detect rapid changes in body temperature, which can be particularly important in acute phases of illness. On the contrary, the measurement ocular surface temperature (OST) used in the present long-term myocardial infarction test can also detect rapid changes in body temperature with high sensitivity using a flexible thermal imaging camera. In the murine MI-model, a significant decrease in the OST of MI-animals was observed one hour after surgery. In comparison, sham animals showed a constant temperature after the operation. There were clear correlations between the rOSTd values 6 h after the operation and the echocardiographic parameters collected on day 21 and day 56. OST series measurements after MI-surgery allow statements about the outcome of the experimental mice. As a summary, the presented thermal imaging camera with attached macro lens is a helpful tool for animal experiments. The flexible setup is not only suitable for measuring OST, but can also be used for precise thermal investigation of experiment animals as well as further qualitative and quantitative measurements. The reduction in stress in temperature measurements achieve by the presented approach follows the established rules of the 3 R's for animal experiments and therefore enhances the scientific quality of test results. KW - Myokardinfarkt KW - Wärmebildkamera KW - Augenoberfläche KW - Myokardifarktmodell Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-179069 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haring, Bernhard A1 - Crandall, Carolyn J A1 - Carbone, Laura A1 - Liu, Simin A1 - Li, Wenjun A1 - Johnson, Karen C A1 - Wactawski-Wende, Jean A1 - Shadyab, Aladdin H A1 - Gass, Margery L A1 - Kamensky, Victor A1 - Cauley, Jane A A1 - Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia T1 - Lipoprotein(a) plasma levels, bone mineral density and risk of hip fracture: a post hoc analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative, USA JF - BMJ Open N2 - Objectives Elevated Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, its roles in bone metabolism and fracture risk are unclear. We therefore investigated whether plasma Lp(a) levels were associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and incident hip fractures in a large cohort of postmenopausal women. Design Post hoc analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), USA. Setting 40 clinical centres in the USA. Participants The current analytical cohort consisted of 9698 white, postmenopausal women enrolled in the WHI, a national prospective study investigating determinants of chronic diseases including heart disease, breast and colorectal cancers and osteoporotic fractures among postmenopausal women. Recruitment for WHI took place from 1 October 1993 to 31 December 1998. Exposures Plasma Lp(a) levels were measured at baseline. Outcome measures Incident hip fractures were ascertained annually and confirmed by medical records with follow-up through 29 August 2014. BMD at the femoral neck was measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry in a subset of participants at baseline. Statistical analyses Cox proportional hazards and logistic regression models were used to evaluate associations of quartiles of plasma Lp(a) levels with hip fracture events and hip BMD T-score, respectively. Results During a mean follow-up of 13.8 years, 454 incident cases of hip fracture were observed. In analyses adjusting for confounding variables including age, body mass index, history of hysterectomy, smoking, physical activity, diabetes mellitus, general health status, cardiovascular disease, use of menopausal hormone therapy, use of bisphosphonates, calcitonin or selective-oestrogen receptor modulators, baseline dietary and supplemental calcium and vitamin D intake and history of fracture, no significant association of plasma Lp(a) levels with low hip BMD T-score or hip fracture risk was detected. Conclusions These findings suggest that plasma Lp(a) levels are not related to hip BMD T-score or hip fracture events in postmenopausal women. KW - hip fracture Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201139 VL - 9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heidenreich, Julius F. A1 - Weng, Andreas M. A1 - Donhauser, Julian A1 - Greiser, Andreas A1 - Chow, Kelvin A1 - Nordbeck, Peter A1 - Bley, Thorsten A. A1 - Köstler, Herbert T1 - T1- and ECV-mapping in clinical routine at 3 T: differences between MOLLI, ShMOLLI and SASHA JF - BMC Medical Imaging N2 - Background T1 mapping sequences such as MOLLI, ShMOLLI and SASHA make use of different technical approaches, bearing strengths and weaknesses. It is well known that obtained T1 relaxation times differ between the sequence techniques as well as between different hardware. Yet, T1 quantification is a promising tool for myocardial tissue characterization, disregarding the absence of established reference values. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of native and post-contrast T1 mapping methods as well as ECV maps and its diagnostic benefits in a clinical environment when scanning patients with various cardiac diseases at 3 T. Methods Native and post-contrast T1 mapping data acquired on a 3 T full-body scanner using the three pulse sequences 5(3)3 MOLLI, ShMOLLI and SASHA in 19 patients with clinical indication for contrast enhanced MRI were compared. We analyzed global and segmental T1 relaxation times as well as respective extracellular volumes and compared the emerged differences between the used pulse sequences. Results T1 times acquired with MOLLI and ShMOLLI exhibited systematic T1 deviation compared to SASHA. Myocardial MOLLI T1 times were 19% lower and ShMOLLI T1 times 25% lower compared to SASHA. Native blood T1 times from MOLLI were 13% lower than SASHA, while post-contrast MOLLI T1-times were only 5% lower. ECV values exhibited comparably biased estimation with MOLLI and ShMOLLI compared to SASHA in good agreement with results reported in literature. Pathology-suspect segments were clearly differentiated from remote myocardium with all three sequences. Conclusion Myocardial T1 mapping yields systematically biased pre- and post-contrast T1 times depending on the applied pulse sequence. Additionally calculating ECV attenuates this bias, making MOLLI, ShMOLLI and SASHA better comparable. Therefore, myocardial T1 mapping is a powerful clinical tool for classification of soft tissue abnormalities in spite of the absence of established reference values. KW - T1 mapping KW - MOLLI KW - ShMOLLI KW - SASHA KW - Extracellular volume KW - 3 T Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201999 VL - 19 ER - TY - THES A1 - Herterich, Theresa T1 - Kardiomyopathie bei der Chagas-Krankheit: Experimente zur Bedeutung von Stickstoffmonoxid (NO) und NO-Synthasen im Mausmodell T1 - Chagas cardiomyopathy: experiments concerning the importance of nitric oxide (NO) and NO synthases in mice N2 - Die Chagas-Krankheit ist in Südamerika eine der häufigsten Ursachen für die Entwicklung einer Herzinsuffizienz. Durch Bevölkerungsbewegungen gewinnt die Erkrankung auch in den USA und Europa immer mehr an Bedeutung. Auch über 100 Jahre nach ihrer Erstbeschreibung durch Carlos Chagas ist die Chagas-Krankheit noch wenig beforscht. Insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Therapie bedarf es neuer Erkenntnisse. Die derzeit für die Therapie der Chagas-Krankheit verwendeten Medikamente, Benznidazol und Nifurtimox, sind schon seit mehr als 40 Jahren zugelassen, haben zahlreiche Nebenwirkungen und sind in der chronischen Krankheitsphase nur unzureichend wirksam. Für Stickstoffmonoxid und den therapeutischen Einsatz von NO-Donatoren zeigten sich bereits in anderen Arbeitsgruppen vielversprechende Ergebnisse. Bis zur Zulassung dieser Substanzen für die Therapie am Menschen ist es jedoch noch ein weiter Weg. In dieser Arbeit sollte daher mit Pentalong ein bereits für die Therapie der Koronaren Herzkrankheit zugelassener NO-Donator im Hinblick auf die Chagas-Krankheit neu beleuchtet werden. Es kam hier jedoch aufgrund mangelnder Infektiosität der Trypanosomen in den Versuchstieren nicht zu einer sicheren Chronifizierung der Chagas-Krankheit. Daher lassen sich über den Einfluss von Pentalong auf die Chagas-Krankheit keine Aussagen treffen. Dieser Ansatz sollte aber weiter verfolgt werden. Dabei sollten Trypanosomen mit höherer Infektiosität eingesetzt werden, um Mausmodelle für die chronifizierte Chagas-Krankheit zu erhalten. Die Experimente mit Kardiomyozyten konnten zeigen, dass eine Infektion mit T. cruzi zur Induktion der induzierbaren NO-Synthase führt. Diese Induktion jedoch bewirkt keine höheren extrazellulären NO-Konzentrationen. Ob anhand dessen jedoch auf die intrazellulären NO-Level geschlussfolgert werden darf, bleibt unklar. Letztlich sollte dies und die durch intrazelluläres NO angestoßenen Prozesse Gegenstand weiterer Untersuchungen sein. In infizierten Kardiomyozyten konnten deutlich niedrigere ANP-Level gemessen werden als in nicht-infizierten Kardiomyozyten. Ob ANP nicht nur als prognostischer Marker in der Chagas-Kardiomyopathie, sondern auch als Parameter für das Infektionsausmaß genutzt werden könnte, sollte weiter beforscht werden. N2 - Chagas disease is one of the main causes of heart failure in Latin America. Due to population movements Chagas disease also gains in importance in other countries for example the USA and Europe. More than 100 years after its discovery Chagas disease is still investigated insufficiently. Especially concerning the treatment of Chagas disease new findings are needed. Currently there are only two drugs - Benznidazol and Nifurtimox. They have been approved for over 40 years and have several side effects, furthermore they are not effective in chronic Chagas disease. Research concerning nitric oxide and the therapeutic use of NO donators showed promising results. However, there is of course a long way to go until those substances could be approved for human therapy. Therefore the goal was to investigate PETN (Pentalong®) – a NO donator already used in coronary heart disease – with regard to Chagas heart disease in mice. Unfortunately the test mice did not develop a chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy. This is due to the insufficient infectivity of the trypanosomes used for infection. Concerning the effectiveness of Pentalong® in Chagas heart disease we could not gain new knowledge, but it certainly should be further investigated. For this purpose trypanosomes with higher infectivity should be used in order to create a mouse model for chronic Chagas disease. Further experiments with cardiomyocytes showed that infection with T. cruzi leads to induction of the inducible NO synthase. However this does not lead to higher NO levels in the supernatant. As a next step intracellular NO levels should be further investigated. Infected cardiomyocytes showed manifestly lower levels of ANP compared to non-infected cardiomyocytes. If ANP could be used as a prognostic marker not only in Chagas cardiomyopathy but even for the degree of infection should be topic of further investigations. KW - Chagas-Krankheit KW - Stickstoffmonoxid KW - Chagas-Kardiomyopathie Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-178569 ER -