TY - THES A1 - Weh, Barbara T1 - Permeationseigenschaften von Polydimethylsiloxan-Membranen in Abhängigkeit von der Netzbogenlänge T1 - Permeation properties of polydimethylsiloxane-membranes in dependence of the network chain length N2 - Für die definierte und konstante Wirkstofffreigabe aus therapeutischen Systemen sind Kenntnisse der Mikrostruktur vonKontrollmembranen von großer Bedeutung. Durch eine Additionsreaktion können Polydimethylsiloxan-Membranen ausvinylendgestoppten linearen Polydimethylsiloxanen und niedermolekularen Si-H-funktionalisierten Polydimethylsiloxanen unterEinfluss eines Platin- Katalysators hergestellt werden. Hierbei ist es durch den Einsatz genau charakterisierterAusgangspolymere möglich, Membranen mit einer statistisch definierten Mikrostruktur zu erhalten. Die Mikrostruktur kanndurch die Netzbogenlänge charakterisiert werden. Der Abschnitt zwischen zwei Verknüpfungspunkten in einem Netzwerk wirdals Netzbogenlänge (NBL) bezeichnet. Diese beschreibt die Anzahl der Dimethyl-siloxan-Einheiten zwischen zweiVerknüpfungen. Die Permeationseigenschaften wurden mit Hilfe des standardisierten Permeationskoeffizienten untersucht. Derstandardisierte Permeationskoeffizient ist von der mittleren Netzbogenlänge der Polydimethylsiloxan-Membranen abhängig. Dieser Zusammenhang wurde an elf Benzoesäure- und Naphthalinderivaten als Modellsubstanzen untersucht und bestätigt.Hierbei wurden Membranen mit den mittleren Netzbogenlängen 65, 99 und 122 Siloxan-Einheiten für die Untersuchungeneingesetzt. Bei allen untersuchten Substanzen stieg der Permeationskoeffizient mit größer werdender Netzbogenlänge derMembranen geringfügig an. Die Permeationskoeffizienten von Membranen mit der Netzbogenlänge 122 waren dabei - mitlediglich vier Ausnahmen - stets statistisch signifikant größer als von Membranen mit der Netzbogenlänge 65. Als mögliche weitere Einflussfaktoren auf die Permeationsgeschwindigkeit wurden der Membran/Wasser-Verteilungskoeffizient, dasDipolmoment und das van der Waals-Volumen der elf Modellsubstanzen untersucht. Es konnte ein Zusammenhang zwischendem Membran/Wasser-Verteilungskoeffizienten und dem Permeationskoeffizienten aufgezeigt werden. Das Volumen deruntersuchten permeierenden Moleküle hat jedoch nur bei Netzbogenlängen kleiner als 122 einen Einfluss auf diePermeationsgeschwindigkeit. Als neue Möglichkeit zur Untersuchung der Diffusionskinetik vor Erreichen des stationärenZustands in Polydimethylsiloxan-Membranen wurde die konfokale Raman-Spektroskopie eingesetzt. Bei derRaman-Spektroskopie wird das Probensystem während der Messung weder zerstört noch verändert. Weiterhin ist es möglich,durch das gekoppelte konfokale Mikroskop gezielt an einem bestimmten Punkt innerhalb der Membran zu messen. Damitkönnen nun dynamische Vorgänge wie der Aufbau eines Konzentrationsgradienten vor Erreichen des stationären Zustandes aneinem bestimmten Punkt in einer Membran über einen längeren Zeitraum gemessen werden. Anhand von Intensitätsänderungencharakteristischer Peaks oder der Verschiebung von Banden werden Konzentrations- und Strukturänderungen der Membranund der permeierenden Moleküle sichtbar. Die Untersuchungen mit der konfokalen Raman-Spektroskopie zeigten, dass dieseMethode geeignet ist, Diffusionskinetiken im nicht stationären Zustand innerhalb der Membranen zu beobachten. N2 - The knowledge of the microstructure of controlling membranes is very important in order to achieve a defined and constantdrug release from therapeutic systems. Poly(dimethylsiloxane) membranes can be prepared by an addition reaction of linearpoly(dimethylsiloxanes) with terminal vinyl groups and low molecular poly(dimethylsiloxanes) with Si-H functional groups. Forthis reaction a Platinum catalyst is used. By using well characterized starting polymers it is possible to get membranes with astatistically defined microstructure. The network chain length can characterize the microstructure. The distance between twopoints of cross-linking within the network is called network chain length (NCL). The network chain length describes the numberof the dimethyl- siloxane-units between two cross-linking points. The properties of permeation were investigated by using the stadardized permeation coefficient. The permeation coefficient is dependent on the average network chain length of thepoly(dimethylsiloxane) membranes. This relationship was confirmed for 11 benzoic acid and hydroxynaphthalene derivates.Membranes with network chain lengths of 65, 99 and 122 were used for these investigations. The permeation coefficient P*increases slightly with rising network chain length for all 11 model substances. The permeation coefficient of the membraneswith network chain length of 122 was found to be higher by a statistically significant amount than those of membranes with anetwork chain length of 65 - having only 4 exceptions. In order to find other factors which influence the permeation rate, the membrane/water-partition coefficient, the dipole moment and the van der Waals volume were investigated. There was amathematically relationship between the membrane/water-partition coefficient and the permeation coefficient. The volume of themoleculeshad only with membranes with a network chain length of 122 an influence on the permeation. ConfocalRaman-spectroscopy was taken as a pioneering method to investigate the kinetics of diffusion before reaching the steady statein poly(dimethylsiloxane) membranes. Up to now it was only possible to investigate the diffusion process in the steady state. The membrane was always taken as a whole. Raman-spectroscopic measurements do not destroy or change the probe system.Because of the coupled confocal microscope it is possible to measure selectively at a defined point in the membrane. Thereforedynamic processes e.g. can be investigated before reaching the steady state flux. The investigations with confocalRaman-spectroscopy show the possibility to observe diffusion processes in and before the steady state flux with this method. KW - Polydimethylsiloxane KW - Membran KW - Permeabilität KW - Polydimethylsiloxan KW - Membran KW - Permeation KW - Netzbogenlänge KW - konfokale Raman-Spektroskopie KW - poly(dimethylsiloxane) KW - membrane KW - permeation KW - network chain length KW - confocal Raman-spectroscopy Y1 - 2002 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-2927 ER - TY - THES A1 - Mousllie, Sadiqu Al- T1 - Die Osseointegration von Implantaten in Extraktionsalveolen in Abhängigkeit von der Wundversorgung T1 - Influence of extraction socket coverage on osseointegration of immediate implants N2 - Um die zahnärztliche Behandlung mit Implantaten zeitlich zu verkürzen, kommt der Sofortimplantation in Extraktionsalveolen in den letzten Jahren immer mehr Bedeutung zu. Nicht nur als knochenerhaltende Maßnahme, sondern auch aus ästhetischer Sicht gewinnt die Sofortimplantation an Bedeutung. Die Frage, wie die entstandene Inkongruenz zwischen Implantatkörper und Extraktionsalveole versorgt werden soll, ist in der Literatur noch nicht endgültig beantwortet worden. Wie die Osseointegration eines Implantats beeinflusst wird, wenn Knochenersatzmaterial oder Membrane zum Einsatz kommen, ist noch unklar. Die vorliegende histologische tierexperimentelle Studie untersucht die Osseointegration von Sofortimplantaten, die mit unterschiedlichen Membranmaterialien versorgt wurden. Bei 12 Affen der Spezies Macaca Fascicularis wurden die oberen und unteren Schneidezähne extrahiert. In den Alveolen der mittleren Schneidezähne wurden Implantate inseriert. Die Alveolen wurden dann mit einer der folgenden Behandlungskategorien versorgt: 1. Kontrolle ohne Abdeckung, 2. ePTFE Membran, 3. AlloDerm (Hauttransplantat), 4. Kombination aus ePTFE und AlloDerm. Die Affen wurden nach verschiedenen zeitlichen Abständen 2 Wochen, 1 Monat, 3 Monate und 6 Monate geopfert. Parameter wie Implantat-Knochen-Kontakt im neu gebildeten und ortständigen Knochen, Auffüllungsrate der Alveole und der prozentuale Anteil an mineralisiertem Gewebe im neu gebildeten Knochen wurden gemessen. Alle Implantate waren histologisch osseointegriert. Der Implantat-Knochen-Kontakt war ca. 45% und steigerte sich nach 3 Monaten kaum. Die vorliegenden Ergebnisse lassen die Schlussfolgerung zu, dass die Versorgung der Alveolen mit Membranen nicht unbedingt zur Verbesserung der Osseointegration und Knochenneubildung führen. N2 - Immediate implant placement into extraction sockets is becoming more important. It shortens the duration of treatment with dental implants. This procedure seems to reduce the bone resorption and it is important from the aesthetic aspect. The question, how to treat the Inkongruenz between Implant and extraction socket has not been yet definitely answered in the literature. How the use of bone substitute material or membrane would influence the Osseointegration of the implants is still unclear. This histological animal Study examines the Osseointegration in immediate implantation using different membranes. The upper und lower incisors of 12 monkeys of the species Macaca Fascicularis were extracted. The implants were inserted in the middle socket. Then, the sockets were treated with one of the following treatment categories: 1. Control without membrane, 2. ePTFE membrane, 3. AlloDerm, 4. Combination of ePTFE and AlloDerm. The monkeys were sacrificed 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. The parameters measured were implant-bone-contact in the newly formed and already located permanent bone, the quantity of newly formed bone in the socket and the mineralization of the newly formed bone. All Implants were histologically osseointegrated. The implant-bone-contact was after 3 months ca. 45% and increased hardly in the next 3 months. The presented results allow the conclusion, that the use of membrane wouldn’t automatically improve the results of Osseointegration and newly formed bone. KW - Osseointegration KW - Sofortimplantation KW - Membran KW - AlloDerm KW - ePTFE KW - osseointegration KW - immediate implants KW - membrane KW - AlloDerm KW - ePTFE Y1 - 2003 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-4631 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hupp, Sabrina A1 - Förtsch, Christina A1 - Wippel, Carolin A1 - Ma, Jiangtao A1 - Mitchell, Timothy J. A1 - Iliev, Asparouh I. T1 - Direct Transmembrane Interaction between Actin and the Pore-Competent, Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin Pneumolysin JF - Journal of Molecular Biology N2 - The eukaryotic actin cytoskeleton is an evolutionarily well-established pathogen target, as a large number of bacterial factors disturb its dynamics to alter the function of the host cells. These pathogenic factors modulate or mimic actin effector proteins or they modify actin directly, leading to an imbalance of the precisely regulated actin turnover. Here, we show that the pore-forming, cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin (PLY), a major neurotoxin of Streptococcus pneumoniae, has the capacity to bind actin directly and to enhance actin polymerisation in vitro. In cells, the toxin co-localised with F-actin shortly after exposure, and this direct interaction was verified by Förster resonance energy transfer. PLY was capable of exerting its effect on actin through the lipid bilayer of giant unilamellar vesicles, but only when its pore competence was preserved. The dissociation constant of G-actin binding to PLY in a biochemical environment was 170–190 nM, which is indicative of a high-affinity interaction, comparable to the affinity of other intracellular actin-binding factors. Our results demonstrate the first example of a direct interaction of a pore-forming toxin with cytoskeletal components, suggesting that the cross talk between pore-forming cytolysins and cells is more complex than previously thought. KW - pore-forming toxin KW - cholesterol-dependent cytolysin KW - actin KW - membrane KW - pneumolysin Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-132297 VL - 425 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mansour, Ahmad M. A1 - Arevalo, J. Fernando A1 - Al Kahtani, Eman A1 - Zegarra, Hernando A1 - Abboud, Emad A1 - Anand, Rajiv A1 - Ahmadieh, Hamid A1 - Sisk, Robert A. A1 - Mirza, Salman A1 - Tuncer, Samuray A1 - Navea Tejerina, Amparo A1 - Mataix, Jorge A1 - Ascaso, Francisco J. A1 - Pulido, Jose S. A1 - Guthoff, Rainer A1 - Goebel, Winfried A1 - Roh, Young Jung A1 - Banker, Alay S. A1 - Gentile, Ronald C. A1 - Alonso Martinez, Isabel A1 - Morris, Rodney A1 - Panday, Neeraj A1 - Min, Park Jung A1 - Merce, Emilie A1 - Lai, Timothy Y. Y. A1 - Massoud, Vicky A1 - Ghazi, Nicola G. T1 - Role of Intravitreal Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections for Choroidal Neovascularization due to Choroidal Osteoma JF - Journal of Ophtamology N2 - We treated 26 eyes of 25 young patients having a mean age of 30 years with intravitreal vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor for choroidal new vessel (CNV) formation overlying choroidal osteoma over a mean follow-up of 26 months. Mean number of injections was 2.4 at 6 months, 3.2 at 12 months, and 5.5 at 24 months. CNV was subfoveal in 14 eyes, juxtafoveal in 5, extrafoveal in 5, and peripapillary in 2. By paired comparison, mean decrease from baseline was 119.7 microns at 6 months (n = 15; P = 0.001), 105.3 microns at 1 year (n = 10; P = 0.03), and 157.6 microns at 2 years (n = 7; P = 0.08). BCVA improved by 3.3 lines at 6 months after therapy (n = 26; P < 0.001), 2.8 lines (n = 20; P = 0.01) at 1 year, and 3.1 lines (n = 13; P = 0.049) at 2 years. We conclude that intravitreal anti-VEGF injections improve vision in majority of eyes with CNV from choroidal osteoma. KW - membrane KW - photodynamic therapy KW - secondary KW - bevacizumab KW - ranibizumab KW - patient Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-117923 IS - 210458 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Piteau, Marianne A1 - Papatheodorou, Panagiotis A1 - Schwan, Carsten A1 - Schlosser, Andreas A1 - Aktories, Klaus A1 - Schmidt, Gudula T1 - Lu/BCAM Adhesion Glycoprotein Is a Receptor for Escherichia coli Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 (CNF1) JF - PLoS Pathogens N2 - The Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 (CNF1) is a protein toxin which is a major virulence factor of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains. Here, we identified the Lutheran (Lu) adhesion glycoprotein/basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM) as cellular receptor for CNF1 by co-precipitation of cell surface molecules with tagged toxin. The CNF1-Lu/BCAM interaction was verified by direct protein-protein interaction analysis and competition studies. These studies revealed amino acids 720 to 1014 of CNF1 as the binding site for Lu/BCAM. We suggest two cell interaction sites in CNF1: first the N-terminus, which binds to p37LRP as postulated before. Binding of CNF1 to p37LRP seems to be crucial for the toxin's action. However, it is not sufficient for the binding of CNF1 to the cell surface. A region directly adjacent to the catalytic domain is a high affinity interaction site for Lu/BCAM. We found Lu/BCAM to be essential for the binding of CNF1 to cells. Cells deficient in Lu/BCAM but expressing p37LRP could not bind labeled CNF1. Therefore, we conclude that LRP and Lu/BCAM are both required for toxin action but with different functions. Author Summary We study a crucial virulence factor produced by pathogenic Escherichia coli strains, the Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 (CNF1). More than 80% of urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are counted among the most common bacterial infections of humans, are caused by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains. We and others elucidated the molecular mechanism of the E. coli toxin CNF1. It constitutively activates Rho GTPases by a direct covalent modification. The toxin enters mammalian cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis. Here, we identified the protein receptor for CNF1 by co-precipitation of cell surface molecules with the tagged toxin and subsequent Maldi-TOF analysis. We identified the Lutheran (Lu) adhesion glycoprotein/basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM) as receptor for CNF1 and located its interaction site to the C-terminal part of the toxin. We performed direct protein-protein interaction analysis and competition studies. Moreover, cells deficient in Lu/BCAM could not bind labeled CNF1. The identification of a toxin's cellular receptor and receptor binding region is an important task for understanding the pathogenic function of the toxin and, moreover, to make the toxin accessible for its use as a cellbiological and pharmacological tool, for example for the generation of immunotoxins. KW - laminin receptor KW - factor-I KW - toxin KW - RHO KW - cells KW - activation KW - protein KW - domain KW - translocation KW - membrane Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-117987 SN - 1553-7374 VL - 10 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Beiss, Veronique A1 - Spiegel, Holger A1 - Boes, Alexander A1 - Scheuermayer, Matthias A1 - Reimann, Andreas A1 - Schillberg, Stefan A1 - Fischer, Rainer T1 - Plant expression and characterization of the transmission-blocking vaccine candidate PfGAP50 JF - BMC Biotechnology N2 - Background: Despite the limited success after decades of intensive research and development efforts, vaccination still represents the most promising strategy to significantly reduce the disease burden in malaria endemic regions. Besides the ultimate goal of inducing sterile protection in vaccinated individuals, the prevention of transmission by so-called transmission blocking vaccines (TBVs) is being regarded as an important feature of an efficient malaria eradication strategy. Recently, Plasmodium falciparum GAP50 (PfGAP50), a 44.6 kDa transmembrane protein that forms an essential part of the invasion machinery (glideosome) multi-protein complex, has been proposed as novel potential transmission-blocking candidate. Plant-based expression systems combine the advantages of eukaryotic expression with a up-scaling potential and a good product safety profile suitable for vaccine production. In this study we investigated the feasibility to use the transient plant expression to produce PfGAP50 suitable for the induction of parasite specific inhibitory antibodies. Results: We performed the transient expression of recombinant PfGAP50 in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves using endoplasmatic reticulum (ER) and plastid targeting. After IMAC-purification the protein yield and integrity was investigated by SDS-PAGE and Western Blot. Rabbit immune IgG derived by the immunization with the plastidtargeted variant of PfGAP50 was analyzed by immune fluorescence assay (IFA) and zygote inhibition assay (ZIA). PfGAP50 could be produced in both subcellular compartments at different yields IMAC (Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography) purification from extract yielded up to 4.1 mu g/g recombinant protein per fresh leaf material for ER-retarded and 16.2 mu g/g recombinant protein per fresh leave material for plasmid targeted PfGAP50, respectively. IgG from rabbit sera generated by immunization with the recombinant protein specifically recognized different parasite stages in immunofluorescence assay. Furthermore up to 55 % inhibition in an in vitro zygote inhibition assay could be achieved using PfGAP50-specific rabbit immune IgG. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that the plant-produced PfGAP50 is functional regarding the presentation of inhibitory epitopes and could be considered as component of a transmission-blocking malaria vaccine formulation. KW - PFS25 KW - plastid targeting KW - plant-made vaccines KW - agroinfiltration KW - gametes KW - sexual stage KW - plasmodium falciparum KW - membrane KW - antibodies KW - immunization KW - RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine KW - recombinant proteins KW - cost-effectiveness KW - purification Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-137327 VL - 15 IS - 108 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Metje-Sprink, Janina A1 - Groffmann, Johannes A1 - Neumann, Piotr A1 - Barg-Kues, Brigitte A1 - Ficner, Ralf A1 - Kühnel, Karin A1 - Schalk, Amanda M. A1 - Binotti, Beyenech T1 - Crystal structure of the Rab33B/Atg16L1 effector complex JF - Scientific Reports N2 - The Atg12-Atg5/Atg16L1 complex is recruited by WIPI2b to the site of autophagosome formation. Atg16L1 is an effector of the Golgi resident GTPase Rab33B. Here we identified a minimal stable complex of murine Rab33B(30-202) Q92L and Atg16L1(153-210). Atg16L1(153-210) comprises the C-terminal part of the Atg16L1 coiled-coil domain. We have determined the crystal structure of the Rab33B Q92L/Atg16L1(153-210) effector complex at 3.47 angstrom resolution. This structure reveals that two Rab33B molecules bind to the diverging alpha -helices of the dimeric Atg16L1 coiled-coil domain. We mutated Atg16L1 and Rab33B interface residues and found that they disrupt complex formation in pull-down assays and cellular co-localization studies. The Rab33B binding site of Atg16L1 comprises 20 residues and immediately precedes the WIPI2b binding site. Rab33B mutations that abolish Atg16L binding also abrogate Rab33B association with the Golgi stacks. Atg16L1 mutants that are defective in Rab33B binding still co-localize with WIPI2b in vivo. The close proximity of the Rab33B and WIPI2b binding sites might facilitate the recruitment of Rab33B containing vesicles to provide a source of lipids during autophagosome biogenesis. KW - autophagosome formation KW - ATG12-ATG5 conjugate KW - LC3 lipidation KW - binding sites KW - ATG proteins KW - RAB GTPases KW - family KW - membrane KW - recognition KW - proppins Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-230396 VL - 10 ER -