TY - JOUR A1 - Hopp, Sarah A1 - Nolte, Marc W. A1 - Stetter, Christian A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Albert-Weissenberger, Christiane T1 - Alleviation of secondary brain injury, posttraumatic inflammation, and brain edema formation by inhibition of factor XIIa JF - Journal of Neuroinflammation N2 - Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating neurological condition and a frequent cause of permanent disability. Posttraumatic inflammation and brain edema formation, two pathological key events contributing to secondary brain injury, are mediated by the contact-kinin system. Activation of this pathway in the plasma is triggered by activated factor XII. Hence, we set out to study in detail the influence of activated factor XII on the abovementioned pathophysiological features of TBI. Methods: Using a cortical cryogenic lesion model in mice, we investigated the impact of genetic deficiency of factor XII and inhibition of activated factor XII with a single bolus injection of recombinant human albumin-fused Infestin-4 on the release of bradykinin, the brain lesion size, and contact-kinin system-dependent pathological events. We determined protein levels of bradykinin, intracellular adhesion molecule-1, CC-chemokine ligand 2, and interleukin-1β by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and mRNA levels of genes related to inflammation by quantitative real-time PCR. Brain lesion size was determined by tetrazolium chloride staining. Furthermore, protein levels of the tight junction protein occludin, integrity of the blood-brain barrier, and brain water content were assessed by Western blot analysis, extravasated Evans Blue dye, and the wet weight-dry weight method, respectively. Infiltration of neutrophils and microglia/activated macrophages into the injured brain lesions was quantified by immunohistological stainings. Results: We show that both genetic deficiency of factor XII and inhibition of activated factor XII in mice diminish brain injury-induced bradykinin release by the contact-kinin system and minimize brain lesion size, blood-brain barrier leakage, brain edema formation, and inflammation in our brain injury model. Conclusions: Stimulation of bradykinin release by activated factor XII probably plays a prominent role in expanding secondary brain damage by promoting brain edema formation and inflammation. Pharmacological blocking of activated factor XII could be a useful therapeutic principle in the treatment of TBI-associated pathologic processes by alleviating posttraumatic inflammation and brain edema formation. KW - factor XII KW - focal brain lesion KW - brain edema Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-157490 VL - 14 IS - 39 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stetter, Christian A1 - Lopez-Caperuchipi, Simon A1 - Hopp-Krämer, Sarah A1 - Bieber, Michael A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Albert-Weißenberger, Christiane T1 - Amelioration of cognitive and behavioral deficits after traumatic brain injury in coagulation factor XII deficient mice JF - International Journal of Molecular Sciences N2 - Based on recent findings that show that depletion of factor XII (FXII) leads to better posttraumatic neurological recovery, we studied the effect of FXII-deficiency on post-traumatic cognitive and behavioral outcomes in female and male mice. In agreement with our previous findings, neurological deficits on day 7 after weight-drop traumatic brain injury (TBI) were significantly reduced in FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice compared to wild type (WT) mice. Also, glycoprotein Ib (GPIb)-positive platelet aggregates were more frequent in brain microvasculature of WT than FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice 3 months after TBI. Six weeks after TBI, memory for novel object was significantly reduced in both female and male WT but not in FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice compared to sham-operated mice. In the setting of automated home-cage monitoring of socially housed mice in IntelliCages, female WT mice but not FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice showed decreased exploration and reacted negatively to reward extinction one month after TBI. Since neuroendocrine stress after TBI might contribute to trauma-induced cognitive dysfunction and negative emotional contrast reactions, we measured peripheral corticosterone levels and the ration of heart, lung, and spleen weight to bodyweight. Three months after TBI, plasma corticosterone levels were significantly suppressed in both female and male WT but not in FXII\(^{−/−}\) mice, while the relative heart weight increased in males but not in females of both phenotypes when compared to sham-operated mice. Our results indicate that FXII deficiency is associated with efficient post-traumatic behavioral and neuroendocrine recovery. KW - closed head injury KW - contact-kinin system KW - object recognition memory KW - IntelliCage KW - Crespi effect KW - stress Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-284959 SN - 1422-0067 VL - 22 IS - 9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Stetter, Christian A1 - Hirschberg, Markus A1 - Nieswandt, Bernhard A1 - Ernestus, Ralf-Ingo A1 - Heckmann, Manfred T1 - An experimental protocol for in vivo imaging of neuronal structural plasticity with 2-photon microscopy in mice JF - Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine N2 - Introduction Structural plasticity with synapse formation and elimination is a key component of memory capacity and may be critical for functional recovery after brain injury. Here we describe in detail two surgical techniques to create a cranial window in mice and show crucial points in the procedure for long-term repeated in vivo imaging of synaptic structural plasticity in the mouse neocortex. Methods Transgenic Thy1-YFP(H) mice expressing yellow-fluorescent protein (YFP) in layer-5 pyramidal neurons were prepared under anesthesia for in vivo imaging of dendritic spines in the parietal cortex either with an open-skull glass or thinned skull window. After a recovery period of 14 days, imaging sessions of 45–60 min in duration were started under fluothane anesthesia. To reduce respiration-induced movement artifacts, the skull was glued to a stainless steel plate fixed to metal base. The animals were set under a two-photon microscope with multifocal scanhead splitter (TriMScope, LaVision BioTec) and the Ti-sapphire laser was tuned to the optimal excitation wavelength for YFP (890 nm). Images were acquired by using a 20×, 0.95 NA, water-immersion objective (Olympus) in imaging depth of 100–200 μm from the pial surface. Two-dimensional projections of three-dimensional image stacks containing dendritic segments of interest were saved for further analysis. At the end of the last imaging session, the mice were decapitated and the brains removed for histological analysis. Results Repeated in vivo imaging of dendritic spines of the layer-5 pyramidal neurons was successful using both open-skull glass and thinned skull windows. Both window techniques were associated with low phototoxicity after repeated sessions of imaging. Conclusions Repeated imaging of dendritic spines in vivo allows monitoring of long-term structural dynamics of synapses. When carefully controlled for influence of repeated anesthesia and phototoxicity, the method will be suitable to study changes in synaptic structural plasticity after brain injury. KW - 2-photon microscopy KW - Fluorescence KW - In vivo imaging KW - Neurons KW - Cranial window KW - Mouse model Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-96908 UR - http://www.etsmjournal.com/content/5/1/9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nattmann, Anja A1 - Breun, Maria A1 - Monoranu, Camelia M. A1 - Matthies, Cordula A1 - Ernestus, Ralf-Ingo A1 - Löhr, Mario A1 - Hagemann, Carsten T1 - Analysis of ADAM9 regulation and function in vestibular schwannoma primary cells JF - BMC Research Notes N2 - Objective Recently, we described a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 9 (ADAM9) overexpression by Schwann cells of vestibular schwannoma (VS) and suggested that it might be a marker for VS tumor growth and invasiveness. This research note provides additional data utilizing a small cohort of VS primary cultures and tissue samples. We examined whether reconstitution of Merlin expression in VS cells regulates ADAM9 protein expression and performed lentiviral ADAM9 knock down to investigate possible effects on VS cells numbers. Moreover, the co-localization of ADAM9 and Integrins α6 and α2β1, respectively, was examined by immunofluorescence double staining. Results ADAM9 expression was not regulated by Merlin in VS. However, ADAM9 knock down led to 58% reduction in cell numbers in VS primary cell cultures (p < 0.0001). While ADAM9 and Integrin α2β1 were co-localized in only 22% (2 of 9) of VS, ADAM9 and Integrin α6 were co-localized in 91% (10 of 11) of VS. Therefore, we provide first observations on possible regulatory functions of ADAM9 expression in VS. KW - vestibular schwannoma KW - pathogenesis KW - ADAM9 KW - knock down KW - integrin KW - immunofuorescence double staining KW - Merlin KW - primary cell culture Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-231213 VL - 13 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schadt, Fabian A1 - Israel, Ina A1 - Beez, Alexandra A1 - Alushi, Kastriot A1 - Weiland, Judith A1 - Ernestus, Ralf-Ingo A1 - Westermaier, Thomas A1 - Samnick, Samuel A1 - Lilla, Nadine T1 - Analysis of cerebral glucose metabolism following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage over 7 days JF - Scientific Reports N2 - Little is known about changes in brain metabolism following SAH, possibly leading towards secondary brain damage. Despite sustained progress in the last decade, analysis of in vivo acquired data still remains challenging. The present interdisciplinary study uses a semi-automated data analysis tool analyzing imaging data independently from the administrated radiotracer. The uptake of 2-[18F]Fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose ([\(^{18}\)F]FDG) was evaluated in different brain regions in 14 male Sprague–Dawley rats, randomized into two groups: (1) SAH induced by the endovascular filament model and (2) sham operated controls. Serial [\(^{18}\)F]FDG-PET measurements were carried out. Quantitative image analysis was performed by uptake ratio using a self-developed MRI-template based data analysis tool. SAH animals showed significantly higher [\(^{18}\)F]FDG accumulation in gray matter, neocortex and olfactory system as compared to animals of the sham group, while white matter and basal forebrain region showed significant reduced tracer accumulation in SAH animals. All significant metabolic changes were visualized from 3 h, over 24 h (day 1), day 4 and day 7 following SAH/sham operation. This [\(^{18}\)F]FDG-PET study provides important insights into glucose metabolism alterations following SAH—for the first time in different brain regions and up to day 7 during course of disease. KW - SAH KW - metabolism KW - brain Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-300725 VL - 13 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Shuaib, A. A1 - Xu, K. A1 - Crain, B. A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Feuerstein, Giora A1 - Hallenbeck, J. A1 - Davis, JN T1 - Assessment of damage from implantation of microdialysis probes in the rat hippocampus with silver degeneration staining N2 - We used a sensitive silver degeneration staining method to study the effects of insertion of microdialysis probes in rat dorsal hippocampus and neocortex. Nine animals were sacrificed 24 h, 3 days or 7 days after implantation of dialysis tubing. Although mild neuronal cell death and small petechial hemorrhages were seen in elose proximity to the implantation site, the striking finding was the presence of degenerating axons both adjacent to the implantation site and in remote sites such as the corpus callosum and contralateral hippocampus. The observed changes could alter brain function near or remote from the implantation site and should be considered in analysis of dialysis experiments. KW - Neurophysiologie KW - Neurobiologie KW - In-vivo dia lysis KW - Silver degeneration staining KW - Axonal degeneration KW - Rat hippocampus Y1 - 1990 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-47433 ER - TY - THES A1 - Feldheim, Jonas Alexander T1 - ATF5-Expression und MGMT-Promotormethylierungsänderungen in glialen Tumoren T1 - ATF5-expression and alterations of the MGMT promoter methylation status in glial tumors N2 - Die WHO-Klassifikation der Hirntumoren von 2016 ebnete den Weg für molekulare Marker und Therapie-Angriffspunkte. Der Transkriptionsfaktor ATF5 könnte ein solcher sein. Er unterdrückt die Differenzierung von neuronalen Vorläuferzellen und wird in Glioblastomen (GBM) überexprimiert. Daten zur ATF5-Expression in WHO Grad II Gliomen (LGG) und GBM-Rezidiven sind nur spärlich vorhanden. Daher untersuchten wir 79 GBM, 40 LGG und 10 Normalhirnproben auf ihre ATF5-mRNA- und Proteinexpression mit quantitativer Echtzeit-PCR bzw. Immunhistochemie und verglichen sie mit multiplen, retrospektiv erhobenen klinischen Charakteristika der Patienten. ATF5 war in LGG und GBM verglichen zum Normalhirn sowohl auf mRNA-, als auch Proteinebene überexprimiert. Obwohl die ATF5-mRNA-Expression im GBM eine erhebliche Fluktuationsrate zeigte, gab es keine signifikanten Expressionsunterschiede zwischen GBM-Gruppen unterschiedlicher biologischer Wachstumsmuster. ATF5-mRNA korrelierte mit dem Alter der Patienten und invers mit der Ki67-Färbung. Kaplan Meier- und Cox-Regressionsanalysen zeigten eine signifikante Korrelation der ATF5-mRNA-Expression mit dem Überleben nach 12 Monaten sowie dem progressionsfreien Überleben. Die Methylierung des Promotors der O6-Methylguanin-DNA-Methyltransferase (MGMT) ist ein etablierter Marker in der Therapie des GBMs. Sie ist mit dem therapeutischen Ansprechen auf Temozolomid und dem Überleben assoziiert. Uns fielen inzidentell Veränderungen der MGMT-Promotormethylierung auf, woraufhin wir den aktuellen Wissensstand mittels einer ausführlichen Literatur-Metaanalyse zusammenfassten. Dabei fanden wir Veränderungen der MGMT-Promotormethylierung bei 115 der 476 Patienten. Wir schlussfolgern, dass die ATF5-mRNA-Expression als prognostischer Faktor für das Überleben der Patienten dienen könnte. Da seine in vitro-Inhibition zu einem selektiven Zelltod von Gliomzellen führte und wir eine Überexpression in glialen Tumoren nachweisen konnten, zeigt ATF5 Potential als ubiquitäres Therapieziel in Gliomen. Zum aktuellen Zeitpunkt ergibt sich keine klare Indikation, den klinischen Standard der MGMT-Teststrategie zu verändern. Trotzdem könnte eine erneute Testung der MGMT-Promotormethylierung für zukünftige Therapieentscheidungen sinnvoll sein und wir regen an, dass dieses Thema in klinischen Studien weiter untersucht wird. N2 - The 2016 WHO classification for brain tumors signaled a major paradigm shift and paves the way for molecular markers and molecular targets. One such target could be the transcription factor ATF5. It suppresses differentiation of neuroprogenitor cells and is overexpressed in glioblastoma (GBM). Data on ATF5 expression in glioma of WHO grade II (LGG) are scarce and lacking on recurrent GBM. Therefore, we examined 79 GBM, 40 LGG and 10 normal brain (NB) specimens for their ATF5-mRNA and protein expression by quantitative real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively, and compared it to multiple retrospectively obtained clinical characteristics of the patients. ATF5-mRNA was overexpressed in LGG and GBM compared to NB on mRNA and protein level. Although ATF5-mRNA expression in GBM showed a considerable fluctuation range, GBM groups of varying biological behavior were not significantly different. ATF5-mRNA correlated with the patients' age and inversely with Ki67-staining. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression indicated that ATF5-mRNA expression was significantly associated with survival after 12 months and progression-free survival. Methylation of the O6-Methylguanin DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter is a well-established strong prognostic factor in the therapy of GBM. It is associated with an improved response to chemotherapy with temozolomide and longer overall survival. We made the incidental finding of patients with changing MGMT promoter methylation during the clinical course, which prompted us to further investigate this topic. Indeed, a meta-analysis of the literature revealed changes in MGMT promoter methylation in 115 of 476 patients. To conclude, ATF5-mRNA expression could be identified as an additional, though not independent factor correlating with patients‘ survival. Since its inhibition might lead to the selective death of glioma cells, it might serve as a potential ubiquitous therapeutic target in astrocytic tumors. Clinical implications of the observed changes in MGMT promoter methylation are still ambiguous and do not yet support a change in clinical practice. However, retesting MGMT methylation might be useful for future treatment decisions and we encourage clinical studies to address this topic.  KW - Glioblastom KW - Gliom KW - Biomarker KW - Methylierung KW - O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase KW - MGMT KW - ATF5 KW - Therapie Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-243208 ER - TY - THES A1 - Zeller, Laura T1 - Auditorisches Hirnstamm-Implantat bei Neurofibromatose Typ 2: Charakteristika der elektrisch evozierten auditorischen Potentiale und deren Bedeutung für den Hörerfolg T1 - Auditory brainstem implants: intraoperative electrophysiology and hearing outcome N2 - Auditorische Hirnstammimplantate (ABI stellen die einzige Option der Hörrehabilitation bei bilateraler retrocochleärer Ertaubung dar. Die Implantate sind insbesondere in ihrer größten Nutzergruppe - Neurofibromatose Typ 2 Patienten - für ihr sehr variables Hörergebnis bekannt. Die Evozierbarkeit und die Qualität der intraoperativ abgeleiteten elektrisch evozierten auditorischen Hirnstammantworten wird als möglicher Einflussfaktor auf das Outcome diskutiert. Bisher gelten weder für die Frage des Einsatzes an sich, noch für die Methodik oder die Analyse und Bewertung der EABR in der ABI-Chirurgie einheitliche Konzepte. Ziel dieser Studie ist die detaillierte Analyse der intraoperativ registrierten EABR während ABI-Implantation bei NF2-Patienten. Zudem stellt Beurteilung der Hörfunktion mit ABI bei NF2-Patienten stellt aufgrund oftmals begleitender Symptomatik der Grunderkrankung eine besondere Herausforderung dar. Sprachtests allein spiegeln die Hörfunktion in dieser Patientengruppe nicht immer umfassend wider. Die in dieser Studie angewendete Würzburger Skala für Implantat-Hören soll dieser Problematik gerecht werden, indem Ergebnisse eines etablierten Sprachtests mit der klinischen Kommunikationsfähigkeit kombiniert werden. Zusammenfassung der Hauptergebnisse: Nach intraoperativer Stimulation mittels ABI zeigten sich EABR-Antworten mit null bis 3 Vertex-positiven Peaks (P1, P2, P3), welche in dieser Kohorte im Mittel nach 0,42 ms (P1), 1,43 ms (P2) bzw. 2,40 ms (P3) auftraten. Eine 2-Peak Wellenform war in dieser Studie die am häufigsten beobachtete Morphologie (78,8%). Bei der Stimulation unterschiedlicher Elektrodenkontakte zeigten sich Unterschiede in der EABR-Wellenmorphologie. Alle Antworten konnten in eine der fünf Kategorien der Würzburger EABR-Klassifikation eingeordnet werden. Für die Latenz von P2 konnte eine statistisch signifikante Korrelation mit der Tumorausdehnung nach Hannover Klassifikation gezeigt werden. Die Einstufung des Hörergebnisses mit ABI in NF2 nach Ergebnis im MTP-Test und nach Kommunikationsfähigkeit im Alltag unterschied sich in 7 von 22 Fällen (31,2%) um eine Kategorie. Bei der Einordnung in die Würzburger Skala für Implantat-Hören zeigte sich nach Diskussion der divergenten Fälle in 2 Fällen die Kategorisierung zugunsten des Ergebnisses im MTP-Test und in 5 Fällen zugunsten des Ergebnisses der Kommunikationsfähigkeit im Alltag. Nützliches Hören mit ABI konnte in 95,5% der Patienten gezeigt werden, davon erzielten 68,2% Sprachverständnis. Die Auslösbarkeit reproduzierbarer intraoperativer EABRs konnte in 95,5% Hörvermögen hervorsagen. N2 - Auditory brainstem implants (ABI) are primarily designed for neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) patients with bilateral deafness due to schwannomas. These neuro-prosthetic devices bypass the auditory nerve and produce hearing sensations by direct stimulation of the cochlear nuclei (CN). This study investigates the importance of intraoperative electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses (EABR) with regards to the auditory outcome. Out of a prospectively collected series of ABI implantations from 2005 to 2019, 22 patients (10 male, 12 female) fulfilled inclusion criteria (min. age of 15 y, NF2 diagnosis) and were analysed retrospectively for EABR and hearing outcome. EABR analysis relied on the presence and number of vertex positive peaks P1, P2 and P3 at brainstem stimulation. For post-operative hearing outcome a new Clinical ABI Outcome Classification was developed and applied at 6 to 12 months containing 4 categories: Category 1, Star Performer, with >80% speech understanding in auditory only MTP (mono- to polysyllabic) test and ability for continuous spoken conversation without any lip reading; Category 2, Good Performer, with <40 to 80% in auditory only MTP test and some speech understanding combined with lip reading; Category 3, Useful Performance, communication with some additional measures (hearing, lip-reading and written notes) possible; Category 4 Non-useful Performance, no or only scarce sound reception. In 22 patients, 146 EABR recordings at various sites of the implant were evaluated: A three-peak-formation was present in 7, a two-peek-formation in 115 cases, and one-peak in 13 cases, while 11 remained without any reproducible responses. EABR wave forms showed some variation: Peak P1 mostly developed just out of or after the stimulus artefact while peaks P2 and P3 sometimes showed melting and larger latency differences. Peak P1 appears to correspond to wave III of natural auditory ABR. Overall auditory outcome was useful or better (Categories 1, 2 or 3) in 95.5 % of cases, with Star or Good Performance in about 68 % of the patients. Presence of EABR predicted auditory rehabilitation correctly in 95.5%. False positive EABR are rare and a matter of open discussion such as on lead dislocation or secondary brainstem nuclei degeneration. Overall, intra-operative reproducible EABR are highly predictive of adequate brainstem activation and useful hearing rehabilitation with ABI in deaf NF2 patients and appear indispensable for implant positioning. The most reliable peak P1 of EABR may represent immediate activity of cochlear nuclei. The importance of further peaks P2 and P3 and their anatomic correlation still need further evaluation and possibly correlation with more long-term auditory development. The presented ABI hearing classification uses the internationally accepted MTP test and proves to be a universal tool to elucidate the patient’s capacity for speech communication. KW - Neurofibromatose KW - Audiologie KW - Elektrophysiologie KW - Hörrehabilitation KW - Auditory brainstem implant KW - Neurofibromatose Typ 2 KW - Electric auditory brainstem response KW - Hörprothese Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-303373 ER - TY - THES A1 - Conrads, Nora T1 - Auswertung der Schraubenposition nach navigierter, O-Arm-kontrollierter spinaler Instrumentierung T1 - Evaluation of pedicle screw insertion accuracy using O-arm navigation N2 - In dieser Studie wurden retrospektiv zwischen Juni 2010 und Juni 2015 die Schrauben bezüglich ihrer Lage und Länge nach navigierter, O-Arm kontrollierter dorsaler Stabilisierung der Wirbelsäule untersucht. In diesem Zeitraum wurden in der Neurochirurgie des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg 2666 Schrauben bei 433 Patienten in 413 Operationen platziert, wobei 2618 Schrauben in dieser Studie ausgewertet werden konnten. Gründe für eine operative Stabilisierung der Wirbelsäule waren im Gesamtkollektiv mit 58,43% am häufigsten degenerative Veränderungen gefolgt von Traumata mit 21,94%, Tumorerkrankungen mit 11,78% und entzündlichen Veränderungen mit 7,85%. Im Bereich der HWS waren die häufigsten Operationsindikationen traumatische Verletzungen mit 46,06%, auf Höhe der BWS Tumordiagnosen mit 46,77% und im Bereich der LWS degenerative Veränderungen mit 76,82%. Die Schrauben wurden auf Höhe der BWS und LWS bezüglich ihrer Lage nach der etablierten Einteilung von Zdichavsky et al. klassifiziert. Die Grundlage dieser Klassifikation ist die Relation der Pedikelschraube zum Pedikel und die Relation der Pedikelschraube zum Wirbelkörper, wobei eine korrekte 1a-Lage vorliegt, wenn mindestens die Hälfte des Pedikelschraubendurchmessers innerhalb des Pedikels und mindestens die Hälfte des Pedikelschraubendurchmessers innerhalb des Wirbelkörpers liegt. Im Bereich der BWS lagen bereits nach dem ersten intraoperativen Scan 89,72% der Schrauben in einer 1a-Lage, nach intraoperativer Revision von 41 Schrauben sogar 93,03% der Schrauben. Auf Höhe der LWS lagen nach dem 1. intraoperativen Scan 94,88% in einer 1a-Lage, nach intraoperativer Revision von 37 Schrauben konnte der Anteil an 1a-Lagen auf 96,14% erhöht werden. In Anlehnung an die Klassifikation von Zdichavsky et al. entstand eine neue Klassifikation für die HWS mit der Überlegung, dass die Stabilität und die Gefahr für neurologische und vaskuläre Komplikationen durch die Lage der Schrauben im Knochen definiert werden kann. Auch hier liegt eine korrekte 1a-Lage vor, wenn mindestens die Hälfte des Schraubendurchmessers innerhalb des Pedikels bzw. der Massa lateralis verläuft. Nach dem ersten intraoperativen Scan lagen bereits 93,93% der Schrauben in einer 1a-Lage, nach intraoperativer Revision von 32 Schrauben lagen sogar 96,20% der Schrauben in einer 1a-Lage. Die Bewertung der Schraublänge erfolgte relativ zur Länge des Schraubeneintrittspunkts und der Vorderkante des Wirbelkörpers, wobei alle Schraubenlängen zwischen 85% und 100% als „gut“ eingestuft wurden. Im Bereich der HWS hatten demnach zu Operationsende 65,62% der Schrauben eine gute Lange, in der BWS 69,72% und in der LWS 71,92%. Aufgrund einer primären Fehllage mussten lediglich 2 Schrauben (0,08% aller Schrauben) bei einem Patienten in einer Folgeoperation revidiert werden, wobei diese Fehllage retrospektiv auch in der initialen intraoperativen Bildgebung hätte erkannt werden können. Weitere Parameter wie Operationsdauer und Operationsart, Anzahl an intraoperativer Bildgebung sowie Anzahl der verschraubten Wirbelsegmente oder intraoperative Komplikationen wurden untersucht. In der klinischen Verlaufskontrolle zeigte sich außerdem eine signifikante Verbesserung der Schmerzen, nämlich in jeder Kategorie (Bein-, Arm-, Rücken-, Nackenschmerzen) gaben mindestens 75% der nachkontrollierten Patienten eine Komplettremission oder relevante Verbesserung der Symptome an. Auch in der neurologischen Verlaufskontrolle zeigte sich bei 68,86% der Patienten in der Nachkontrolle eine Komplettremission bzw. signifikante Verbesserung der neurologischen Beschwerden. In der postoperativen radiologischen Abschlussuntersuchung zeigten sich lediglich bei 3,07% der Schrauben Auffälligkeiten in Form von Schraubenlockerung (2,40%), Schraubendislokation (0,49%) oder Schraubenbrüchen (0,19%). N2 - In this study we retrospectively analyzed the placement and length of pedicle screws after O-arm guided dorsal stabilisation at Wuerzburg Medical University Hospital between June 2010 and June 2015. Within this timeframe a total amount of 2666 pedicle screws were placed treating 433 patients who underwent 413 surgical procedures at the Department of Neurosurgery. For the whole collective our surgical indications included in descending order degenerative spine disorders (58,43 %), trauma (21,94%), spinal malignancy (11,78%) and spinal infection (7,85%). The prevalence of indications varied by region, for the cervical spine the most common indication was trauma (46,06%), whereas for the thoracic spine malignancy (46,77%) was the most common indication, followed by degenerative spine disorders (76,82%) as the main indication for surgery in the lumbar spine. The accuracy of pedicle screw placement in the lumbar and thoracic spine was classified by the established classification system by Zdichavsky et al.. Basis for this classification system is the screw's positioning in relation to the pedicle and in relation to the vertebral body. A perfect 1a positioning is achieved if the screw is placed with a minimum of 50% of its diameter within the pedicle and also with a minimum of 50% of its diameter in the vertebral body. In the thoracic spine 89,72% of the screws had a 1a positioning in the initial intraoperative scan, after intraoperative repositioning of 41 screws this number even climbed to 93,03%. In the lumbar spine region 94,88% of the screws showed a perfect 1a positioning in the initial intraoperative scan, 37 screws were repositioned so that the share of 1a positions even rised to 96,14%. Following the classification of Zdichavsky et al. a new classification system for the cervical spine has been developed bearing in mind that the stability and the risk of neurological and vascular complications could be defined by the positioning of screws within in the bone. Also in the cervical spine, a perfect 1a positioning is achieved by placing a minimum of 50% of the screw diameter within the pedicle or the lateral mass. In the initial intraoperative scan 93,93% of the screws had been placed perfectly in a 1a position, after intraoperative repositioning of 32 screws a total share of 96,20% achieved the criteria for a 1a position. The screw length was evaluated in relation to the length between the screw's entry point and the anterior vertebral body wall, whereby all screw lengths between 85% and 100% were considered "good". A "good" position at the end of the surgery could be achieved in 65,62 % in the cervical spine, in 69,72% in the thoracic spine and in 71,92% in the lumbar spine. Due to an initial misplacement only 2 screws had to be revised (0,08% of all screws) in an additional surgical procedure for one patient, albeit this misplacement retrospectively could have been discovered in the initial intraoperative scan. Additional parameters like duration of the surgical procedure, type of procedure, number of intraoperative scans, number of fused spine segments or intraoperative complications have been evaluated. Assessing the clinical outcome the results showed a significant improvement of pain levels. In every category (leg, arm, back and neck pain) a minimum of 75% of the evaluated patients showed a complete remission or a relevant alleviation of symptoms. Also in the neurological follow-up 68,86 % of patients showed a complete remission or a relevant improvement of neurological symptoms. In the postoperative radiological scan only 3,07% showed noticeable findings like screw loosening (2,40%), screw dislocation (0,49%) or broken screws (0,19%). KW - Neurochirurgie KW - Wirbelsäule KW - Zdichavsky KW - Neuronavigation KW - Revision KW - O-Arm KW - Schraubenlage KW - Schrauben-Stab-Osteosynthese KW - Pedikelschraube Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-217147 ER - TY - THES A1 - Züchner, Mark T1 - Auswirkungen einer moderaten Hypothermie auf das neurologische Outcome, das histologische und kernspintomographische Schädigungsausmaß nach Induktion einer epiduralen fokalen Raumforderung im Tiermodell T1 - Effects of a moderate hypothermia on neurological outcome, histological and magnetic resonance imaging findings after induction of an epidural focal mass lesion in rodents N2 - In dieser experimentellen Studie wurde der Einfluss einer moderaten Hypothermie nach Induktion einer epiduralen, extraaxialen Raumforderung auf das neurologische Outcome, auf histopathologische Veränderungen und mittels bildgebender Methoden untersucht. Der Hauptaugenmerk wurde dabei eindeutig auf die neurologischen Verlaufsuntersuchungen mit Hilfe einer neuropsychologischen Testbatterie gelegt.Damit konnte in etwa die Hauptphase der klinischen Rekonvaleszens nach Trauma abgedeckt werden.Zudem hatten die meisten experimentellen Arbeiten bereits nach wesentlich kürzeren Zeiträumen ihre Nachuntersuchungen abgeschlossen.Die Gesamtmortalität betrug bei den normotherm behandelten Tieren 55% und bei den hypotherm behandelten Tieren 45%. Der Unterschied betrug damit nur 10% und war nicht signifikant. Betrachtet man aber die Mortalitätsraten differenzierter, so zeigt sich bezüglich der rein schädigungsbedingten Mortalität als Folge von schweren neurologischen Defiziten wie Hemiparese, Inaktivität und damit verbundenen dramatischen Gewichtsverlust eine Mortalität von 5% für die Hypothermiegruppe und 30% in der Normothermiegruppe. Dies findet seine Bestätigung auch in anderen experimentellen Untersuchungen. Für die Anwendung von Hypothermie bei Schädel – Hirn –Traumen und zerebralen Ischämien in klinischen Studien ist die Datenlage bisher noch widersprüchlich. Die bisher größte Multicenterstudie in den USA von 1994 -1998 musste bei 392 Patienten mit SHT abgebrochen werden, nachdem kein therapeutischer Effekt unter Hypothermie festzustellen war (Clifton et al., 2001¹). Nähere Analysen zeigten jedoch eine Verbesserung des Outcomes bei Patienten unter 45 Jahren welche bei Aufnahme bereits hypothermen Bedingungen ausgesetzt waren. Damit stellt sich natürlich die Frage nach dem optimalen Zeitfenster für den Beginn einer hypothermen Behandlung. Als therapeutische Konsequenz erscheint damit unter Umständen ein sofortiger Beginn der Hypothermiebehandlung mit Eintreffen des Notarztes als wirkungsvoller. Zusätzlich konnten wiederum neueste Untersuchungen bei Patienten mit zerebraler Ischämie nach Herz- und Kreislaufstillstand einen protektiven Effekt einer moderater Hypothermie auf das neurologische Outcome aufzeigen (Bernard et al., 2002; Holzer et al., 2002).In unserer Studie sollte aber auf keinen Fall der nur geringe Unterschied in der Gesamtmortalität mit 55 % in der normothermen und 45 % in der hypothermen Gruppe vernachlässigt werden. Die Annäherung der Gesamtmortalität war hierbei auf eine deutlich erhöhte Rate systemischer oder lokaler Infektionen unter den hypothermen Tieren zurückzuführen.In klinischen Studien mehren sich allerdings die Hinweise auf eine durch Hypothermie bedingte Immunsuppression und damit verbundenen erhöhten Infektionsneigung. So konnten erhöhte Pneumonieraten (Schwab et al., 1998; 2001 ; Shiozaki et al., 2001) aber auch ein vermehrtes Auftreten von Meningitiden (Shiozaki et al.,2001) beobachtet werden. Shiozaki konnte zudem signifikant erhöhte Raten von Leuko- und Thrombozytopenien sowie Elektrolytentgleisungen im hypothermen Kollektiv finden (Shiozaki et al., 2001). Schwab fand in einer eigens zur Überprüfung der Nebenwirkungen von Hypothermie bei Patienten mit zerebraler Ischämie aufgelegten Studie erhöhte Raten an Pneumonien (48%), Thrombozytopenien (70%) und Bradykardien (62%) (Schwab et al.,2001). Prospektive Studien von Patienten mit kolorektalen Eingriffen wiesen ebenso unter milder Hypothermie signifikant vermehrt Wundheilungsstörungen (Kurz et al., 1996) und eine geringere Lymphozytenaktivität auf (Beilin et al., 1998). Angewandt auf unsere Studie zeigte sich ebenfalls eine erhöhte Rate von Wundheilungsstörungen unter Hypothermie, ohne dabeijedoch zu einer Beeinflussung der Ergebnisse in den neuropsychologischen Testreihen zu führen.Abschließend kann festgehalten werden, dass in dieser Studie die Induktion einer moderaten Hypothermie nach epiduraler, extraaxialer Raumforderung, zu einer Verbesserung neurologischer Defizite und damit zu einer Besserung der Lebensqualität jener Versuchstiere führte, die den Beobachtungszeitraum überlebten. Eine Verringerung der Gesamtmortalität konnte nicht erreicht werden. N2 - The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a moderate, intraischemic hypothermia on the behavorial deficits up to 4 weeks after induction of a focal mass lesion. A focal epidural mass lesion was induced by an epidural balloon. The severity of the trauma was defined by the balloon volume and flattening of electroencephalography. Hypothermia (32 degrees C) was induced as soon as maximum balloon infIation was reached. Ischemia was extended over 30 min. After reperfusion, normothermic (n = 24) and hypothermic animals (n = 25) were monitored for 3 h followed by a rewarming of the cooled animals. Results were compared to sham-operated animals (n = 10). Behavioral deficits were assessed by postural reflex (PR), open field (OF), beam balance BB), beam walking (BW), and water maze tests (WMT). MRI follow-up and histology was evaluated. Sham-operated rats showed normal test results. Rats with normothermia showed worsening of test performance (PR, p < 0.05; OF, p < 0.05; BB, p < 0.05; BW, p < 0.05; WMT, p < 0.05) compared to controls over the whole observation period. A significantly better behavioral outcome was observed in animals treated with hypothermia which showed no differences from controls 3-4 days after injury (PR, OF, BB, BW, WMT, p > 0.05). Lesion induced mortality was reduced in cooled animals but overall mortality rates were not influenced by this Therapeutic measure. Neuronal cell loss in the CA1-CA4 region (p < 0.05) was reduced and the lesion size smaller (21%/p > 0.05) in hypothermic animals. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the lesion was more pronounced in the cortical grey matter after normothermia, whereas hypothermic animals showed more subcortical brain lacerations. In conclusion, intraischemic hypothermia significantly improved the behavioral outcome, and decreased lesion-induced mortality and the size of the lesion after an epidural focal mass lesion. KW - Hypothermie KW - Outcome KW - neuropsychologische Testbatterie KW - MRT KW - Histologie KW - hypothermia KW - outcome KW - neurobehavioral deficits KW - MRI KW - histological findings Y1 - 2003 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-9034 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lankiewicz, Leszek A1 - Bowers, Cyril Y. A1 - Reynolds, G. A. A1 - Labroo, Virender A1 - Cohen, Louis A. A1 - Vonhof, Stefan A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Spatola, Arno F. T1 - Biological Activities of Thionated Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogs JF - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications N2 - No abstract available. Y1 - 1992 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-128152 VL - 184 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Albert-Weissenberger, Christiane A1 - Stetter, Christian A1 - Meuth, Sven G. A1 - Göbel, Kerstin A1 - Bader, Michael A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph T1 - Blocking of Bradykinin Receptor B1 Protects from Focal Closed Head Injury in Mice by Reducing Axonal Damage and Astroglia Activation JF - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism N2 - The two bradykinin receptors B1R and B2R are central components of the kallikrein–kinin system with different expression kinetics and binding characteristics. Activation of these receptors by kinins triggers inflammatory responses in the target organ and in most situations enhances tissue damage. We could recently show that blocking of B1R, but not B2R, protects from cortical cryolesion by reducing inflammation and edema formation. In the present study, we investigated the role of B1R and B2R in a closed head model of focal traumatic brain injury (TBI; weight drop). Increased expression of B1R in the injured hemispheres of wild-type mice was restricted to the later stages after brain trauma, i.e. day 7 (P<0.05), whereas no significant induction could be observed for the B2R (P>0.05). Mice lacking the B1R, but not the B2R, showed less functional deficits on day 3 (P<0.001) and day 7 (P<0.001) compared with controls. Pharmacological blocking of B1R in wild-type mice had similar effects. Reduced axonal injury and astroglia activation could be identified as underlying mechanisms, while inhibition of B1R had only little influence on the local inflammatory response in this model. Inhibition of B1R may become a novel strategy to counteract trauma-induced neurodegeneration. KW - R-715 KW - kinin receptors KW - closed head injury KW - β-APP KW - astrocytes KW - TNF-α Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-125903 VL - 32 IS - 9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Linsenmann, Thomas A1 - Monoranu, Camelia M. A1 - Kessler, Almuth F. A1 - Ernestus, Ralf I. A1 - Westermaier, Thomas T1 - Bone chips, fibrin glue, and osteogeneration following lateral suboccipital craniectomy: a case report JF - BMC Research Notes N2 - Background Suboccipital craniectomy is a conventional approach for exploring cerebellopontine angle lesions. A variety of techniques have been successfully employed to reconstruct a craniectomy. This is the first report about the histological findings after performing a cranioplasty by using a mixture of autologous bone chips and human allogenic fibrin glue. Case presentation A 53-year-old German woman underwent left lateral suboccipital retrosigmoidal craniectomy for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in 2008. Cranioplasty was perfomed by using a mixture of autologous bone chips and human allogenic fibrin glue. Due to recurrent neuralgia, a second left lateral suboccipital craniectomy was performed in 2012. The intraoperative findings revealed a complete ossification of the former craniotomy including widely mature trabecular bone tissue in the histological examination. Conclusion A mixture of autologous bone chips and human allogenic fibrin glue seems to provide sufficient bone-regeneration revealed by histological and neuroradiological examinations. KW - Bone chips KW - Fibrin glue KW - Osteogeneration KW - Lateral suboccipital craniectomy Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-97346 UR - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/6/523 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feldheim, Jonas A1 - Kessler, Almuth F. A1 - Feldheim, Julia J. A1 - Schmitt, Dominik A1 - Oster, Christoph A1 - Lazaridis, Lazaros A1 - Glas, Martin A1 - Ernestus, Ralf-Ingo A1 - Monoranu, Camelia M. A1 - Löhr, Mario A1 - Hagemann, Carsten T1 - BRMS1 in gliomas — an expression analysis JF - Cancers N2 - The metastatic suppressor BRMS1 interacts with critical steps of the metastatic cascade in many cancer entities. As gliomas rarely metastasize, BRMS1 has mainly been neglected in glioma research. However, its interaction partners, such as NFκB, VEGF, or MMPs, are old acquaintances in neurooncology. The steps regulated by BRMS1, such as invasion, migration, and apoptosis, are commonly dysregulated in gliomas. Therefore, BRMS1 shows potential as a regulator of glioma behavior. By bioinformatic analysis, in addition to our cohort of 118 specimens, we determined BRMS1 mRNA and protein expression as well as its correlation with the clinical course in astrocytomas IDH mutant, CNS WHO grade 2/3, and glioblastoma IDH wild-type, CNS WHO grade 4. Interestingly, we found BRMS1 protein expression to be significantly decreased in the aforementioned gliomas, while BRMS1 mRNA appeared to be overexpressed throughout. This dysregulation was independent of patients’ characteristics or survival. The protein and mRNA expression differences cannot be finally explained at this stage. However, they suggest a post-transcriptional dysregulation that has been previously described in other cancer entities. Our analyses present the first data on BRMS1 expression in gliomas that can provide a starting point for further investigations. KW - glioblastoma KW - metastasis KW - suppressor KW - behavior KW - mRNA KW - protein Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-319225 SN - 2072-6694 VL - 15 IS - 11 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Albert-Weissenberger, Christiane A1 - Mencl, Stine A1 - Schuhmann, Michael K. A1 - Salur, Irmak A1 - Göb, Eva A1 - Langhauser, Friederike A1 - Hopp, Sarah A1 - Hennig, Nelli A1 - Meuth, Sven G. A1 - Nolte, Marc W. A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph T1 - C1-Inhibitor protects from focal brain trauma in a cortical cryolesion mice model by reducing thrombo-inflammation JF - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience N2 - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces a strong inflammatory response which includes blood-brain barrier damage, edema formation and infiltration of different immune cell subsets. More recently, microvascular thrombosis has been identified as another pathophysiological feature of TBI. The contact-kinin system represents an interface between inflammatory and thrombotic circuits and is activated in different neurological diseases. C1-Inhibitor counteracts activation of the contact-kinin system at multiple levels. We investigated the therapeutic potential of C1-Inhibitor in a model of TBI. Male and female C57BL/6 mice were subjected to cortical cryolesion and treated with C1-Inhibitor after 1 h. Lesion volumes were assessed between day 1 and day 5 and blood-brain barrier damage, thrombus formation as well as the local inflammatory response were determined post TBI. Treatment of male mice with 15.0 IU C1-Inhibitor, but not 7.5 IU, 1 h after cryolesion reduced lesion volumes by ~75% on day 1. This protective effect was preserved in female mice and at later stages of trauma. Mechanistically, C1-Inhibitor stabilized the blood-brain barrier and decreased the invasion of immune cells into the brain parenchyma. Moreover, C1-Inhibitor had strong antithrombotic effects. C1-Inhibitor represents a multifaceted anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic compound that prevents traumatic neurodegeneration in clinically meaningful settings. KW - thrombosis KW - traumatic brain injury KW - C1-inhibitor KW - blood-brain barrier KW - contact-kinin system KW - edema KW - inflammation Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-119263 SN - 1662-5102 VL - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Adeyemo, M. A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena T1 - Cardio-respiratory changes and mortality in the conscious rat induced by (+)- and (±)- anatoxin-a N2 - 0. M. ADEYEMO and A.-L. SIREN. Cardio-respiratory changes and mortality in the conscious rat induced by ( + )- and ( ± )-anatoxin-a. Toxicon 30, 899-905, 1992.-Anatoxin-a (AnTx-a) isapotent nicotinic cholinergic receptor agonist. The relative potencies of the ( + )-AnTx-a and the racemic mixture ( ± )-AnTxa were investigated in the conscious rat by comparing their effects on mean arterial blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), blood oxygen and carbon dioxide pressures (p02 and pC02, respective1y), acid-base balance (pH) and mortality. The present experiments show that while both forms of AnTx-a produce dose-dependent increases in BP and decreases in HR, ( + )-AnTx-a is about IO-fo1d morepotent than the optically inactive isomer. ( + )-AnTx-a was also 6-fo1d more potent than ( ± )-AnTx-a in produclog severe hypoxemia, and more than 4-fold as potent as the (±}-AnTx-a in producing significant hypercapnia accompanied with severe acidosis. The approximate median Iethai dose (Ln so) of ( + )-AnTx-a was about 5-fold less than that of ( ± )-AnTx-a. We conclude that ( + )-AnTx-a is more potent than the ( ± )-AnTx-a racemic mixture in causing detrimental cardio-respiratory changes and therefore increased mortality in the rat. KW - Neurobiologie Y1 - 1992 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63027 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Feuerstein, G. T1 - Cardiovascular effects of anatoxin-a in the conscious rat N2 - Cardiovascular Effects of Anatoxin-A in the Conscious Rat. SJREN, A.-L., AND FEUERSTEIN, G. (1990). Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 102,91-100. The effects ofanatoxin-A on mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, cardiac index (CI), and blood flow (BF) in hindquarter (HQ), renal (R). and mesenteric (M) vascular beds were studied after intravenous (iv) and intracerebroventricular (icv) administration in the conscious rat. The pharmacological profile of anatoxin-A was further compared to nicotine administered iv and icv. MAP and heart rate were measured from femoral artery, CI by thermodilution method, and blood flow by Doppler velocimetry. Anatoxin-A and nicotine (30, 100 and 300 1-!g/kg iv) produced an increase in MAP with concomitant bradycardia. The highest doses increased Cl. MBF and RBF decreased due to a vasoconstriction in M and R vasculature. These effects were attenuated by the ganglion blocker chlorisondamine (5 mg/kg, iv). Anatoxin-A ( 100 1-!g/k~ iv) increased plasma epinephrine Ievels by 2- fold with virtually no effect on norepinephrine whereas nicotine ( 100 ~oLg/kg, iv) increased plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine by 20- to 30-fold. Central administration of anatoxin-A and nicotine (30-100 ,ug/kg icv) increased MAP with no effect on heart rate and produced M and R vasoconstriction. In summary, the present study demonstrates that anatoxin-A acts as a nicotinic cholinergic agonist in the c.onscious rat after both systemic and centrat administration. Anatoxin-A and nicotine produced pressor and reno-splanchnic vasoconstrictor responses and at high doses increased cardiac output. These effects were mediated by activation ofthe nicotinic receptors in the adrenal medulla and sympathetic ganglia. However, marked differences were found in the potency ofanatoxin-A versus nicotine to stimulate the sympathoadrenomedullary axis. KW - Neurobiologie Y1 - 1990 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63103 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feuerstein, G. A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena T1 - Cardiovascular effects of enkephalins N2 - Enkephalins and their receptors are found in neurons and nerve terminals known to be involved in central cardiovascular control as well as the peripheral sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Enkephalins and opioid receptors were also iden tified in the heart, kidneys, and blood vessels. The enkephalins interact with several specific receptors, of which p, 0, and K have been best characterized. Enkephalins administered to humans or animals produce cardiovascular effects which depend on the spedes, route of administration, anesthesia, and the selectivity for receptor subtype. While little information exists on the role of enkephalins in normal cardiovascular control, current data suggest that enkephalins might have a role in cardiovascular stress responses such os in shock and trauma. KW - Medizin Y1 - 1987 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-49048 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Feuerstein, G. T1 - Cardiovascular effects of rat calcitonin gene-related peptide in the conscious rat KW - Neurobiologie Y1 - 1988 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63236 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sirén, Anna-Leena A1 - Paakkari, I. T1 - Cardiovascular effects of TRH i.c.v. in conscious rats N2 - In addition to the endocrine effects, the thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) is known to induce dose-dependent increases in blood pressure and heart rate after intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration in urethane-anaesthetised rats (1, 2). The a~ of the present study was to investigate whether TRH has similar effects in conscious rats of various strains i.e. spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and Wistar (NR) rats. KW - Medizin Y1 - 1984 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-49071 ER -