TY - JOUR A1 - Hanfstein, Benjamin A1 - Lauseker, Michael A1 - Hehlmann, Rüdiger A1 - Saussele, Susanne A1 - Erben, Philipp A1 - Dietz, Christian A1 - Fabarius, Alice A1 - Proetel, Ulrike A1 - Schnittger, Susanne A1 - Haferlach, Claudia A1 - Krause, Stefan W. A1 - Schubert, Jörg A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Hänel, Mathias A1 - Dengler, Jolanta A1 - Falge, Christiane A1 - Kanz, Lothar A1 - Neubauer, Andreas A1 - Kneba, Michael A1 - Stengelmann, Frank A1 - Pfreundschuh, Michael A1 - Waller, Cornelius F. A1 - Spiekerman, Karsten A1 - Baerlocher, Gabriela M. A1 - Pfirrmann, Markus A1 - Hasford, Joerg A1 - Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten A1 - Hochhaus, Andreas A1 - Müller, Martin C. T1 - Distinct characteristics of e13a2 versus e14a2 BCR-ABL1 driven chronic myeloid leukemia under first-line therapy with imatinib JF - Haematologica N2 - The vast majority of chronic myeloid leukemia patients express a BCR-ABL1 fusion gene mRNA encoding a 210 kDa tyrosine kinase which promotes leukemic transformation. A possible differential impact of the corresponding BCR-ABL1 transcript variants e13a2 ("b2a2") and e14a2 ("b3a2") on disease phenotype and outcome is still a subject of debate. A total of 1105 newly diagnosed imatinib-treated patients were analyzed according to transcript type at diagnosis (e13a2, n=451; e14a2, n=496; e13a2+e14a2, n=158). No differences regarding age, sex, or Euro risk score were observed. A significant difference was found between e13a2 and e14a2 when comparing white blood cells (88 vs. 65 x 10(9)/L, respectively; P<0.001) and platelets (296 vs. 430 x 109/L, respectively; P<0.001) at diagnosis, indicating a distinct disease phenotype. No significant difference was observed regarding other hematologic features, including spleen size and hematologic adverse events, during imatinib-based therapies. Cumulative molecular response was inferior in e13a2 patients (P=0.002 for major molecular response; P<0.001 for MR4). No difference was observed with regard to cytogenetic response and overall survival. In conclusion, e13a2 and e14a2 chronic myeloid leukemia seem to represent distinct biological entities. However, clinical outcome under imatinib treatment was comparable and no risk prediction can be made according to e13a2 versus e14a2 BCR-ABL1 transcript type at diagnosis. (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: 00055874) KW - chronic myelogenous leukemia KW - polymerase-chain-reaktion KW - hybrid messenger RNA KW - chronic phase KW - cytogenetic response KW - no correlation KW - ABL gene KW - transcripts KW - breakpoint KW - survival Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-115476 SN - 1592-8721 VL - 99 IS - 9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Saussele, Susanne A1 - Hehlmann, Ruediger A1 - Fabarius, Alice A1 - Jeromin, Sabine A1 - Proetel, Ulrike A1 - Rinaldetti, Sebastien A1 - Kohlbrenner, Katharina A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Falge, Christine A1 - Kanz, Lothar A1 - Neubauer, Andreas A1 - Kneba, Michael A1 - Stegelmann, Frank A1 - Pfreundschuh, Michael A1 - Waller, Cornelius F. A1 - Oppliger Leibundgut, Elisabeth A1 - Heim, Dominik A1 - Krause, Stefan W. A1 - Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten A1 - Hasford, Joerg A1 - Pfirrmann, Markus A1 - Müller, Martin C. A1 - Hochhaus, Andreas A1 - Lauseker, Michael T1 - Defining therapy goals for major molecular remission in chronic myeloid leukemia: results of the randomized CML Study IV JF - Leukemia N2 - Major molecular remission (MMR) is an important therapy goal in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). So far, MMR is not a failure criterion according to ELN management recommendation leading to uncertainties when to change therapy in CML patients not reaching MMR after 12 months. At monthly landmarks, for different molecular remission status Hazard ratios (HR) were estimated for patients registered to CML study IV who were divided in a learning and a validation sample. The minimum HR for MMR was found at 2.5 years with 0.28 (compared to patients without remission). In the validation sample, a significant advantage for progression-free survival (PFS) for patients in MMR could be detected (p-value 0.007). The optimal time to predict PFS in patients with MMR could be validated in an independent sample at 2.5 years. With our model we provide a suggestion when to define lack of MMR as therapy failure and thus treatment change should be considered. The optimal response time for 1% BCR-ABL at about 12-15 months was confirmed and for deep molecular remission no specific time point was detected. Nevertheless, it was demonstrated that the earlier the MMR is achieved the higher is the chance to attain deep molecular response later. KW - Chronic myeloid leukaemia KW - Molecularly targeted therapy KW - Risk factors KW - Risk factors KW - Translational research Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-227528 VL - 32 IS - 5 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weibel, Stephanie A1 - Basse-Luesebrink, Thomas Christian A1 - Hess, Michael A1 - Hofmann, Elisabeth A1 - Seubert, Carolin A1 - Langbein-Laugwitz, Johanna A1 - Gentschev, Ivaylo A1 - Sturm, Volker Jörg Friedrich A1 - Ye, Yuxiang A1 - Kampf, Thomas A1 - Jakob, Peter Michael A1 - Szalay, Aladar A. T1 - Imaging of Intratumoral Inflammation during Oncolytic Virotherapy of Tumors by \(^{19}\)F-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) JF - PLoS ONE N2 - Background Oncolytic virotherapy of tumors is an up-coming, promising therapeutic modality of cancer therapy. Unfortunately, non-invasive techniques to evaluate the inflammatory host response to treatment are rare. Here, we evaluate \(^{19}\)F magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which enables the non-invasive visualization of inflammatory processes in pathological conditions by the use of perfluorocarbon nanoemulsions (PFC) for monitoring of oncolytic virotherapy. Methodology/Principal Findings The Vaccinia virus strain GLV-1h68 was used as an oncolytic agent for the treatment of different tumor models. Systemic application of PFC emulsions followed by \(^1H\)/\(^{19}\)F MRI of mock-infected and GLV-1h68-infected tumor-bearing mice revealed a significant accumulation of the \(^{19}\)F signal in the tumor rim of virus-treated mice. Histological examination of tumors confirmed a similar spatial distribution of the \(^{19}\)F signal hot spots and \(CD68^+\)-macrophages. Thereby, the \(CD68^+\)-macrophages encapsulate the GFP-positive viral infection foci. In multiple tumor models, we specifically visualized early inflammatory cell recruitment in Vaccinia virus colonized tumors. Furthermore, we documented that the \(^{19}\)F signal correlated with the extent of viral spreading within tumors. Conclusions/Significance These results suggest \(^{19}\)F MRI as a non-invasive methodology to document the tumor-associated host immune response as well as the extent of intratumoral viral replication. Thus, \(^{19}\)F MRI represents a new platform to non-invasively investigate the role of the host immune response for therapeutic outcome of oncolytic virotherapy and individual patient response. KW - inflammation KW - fluorescence microscopy KW - oncolytic viruses KW - fluorescence imaging KW - macrophages KW - magnetic resonance imaging KW - histology KW - in vivo imaging Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-130311 VL - 8 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Enno A1 - Sticherling, Michael A1 - Sárdy, Miklós A1 - Eming, Rüdiger A1 - Goebeler, Matthias A1 - Hertl, Michael A1 - Hofmann, Silke C. A1 - Hunzelmann, Nicolas A1 - Kern, Johannes S. A1 - Kramer, Harald A1 - Nast, Alexander A1 - Orzechowski, Hans‐Dieter A1 - Pfeiffer, Christiane A1 - Schuster, Volker A1 - Sitaru, Cassian A1 - Zidane, Miriam A1 - Zillikens, Detlef A1 - Worm, Margitta T1 - S2k guidelines for the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris/foliaceus and bullous pemphigoid: 2019 update JF - JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft KW - pemphigus vulgaris KW - pemphigus foliaceus KW - S2k guidelines Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-217806 VL - 18 IS - 5 SP - 516 EP - 526 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Baumgart, Michael A1 - Bredebach, Patrick A1 - Herm, Lukas-Valentin A1 - Hock, David A1 - Hofmann, Adrian A1 - Janiesch, Christian A1 - Jankowski, Leif Ole A1 - Kampik, Timotheus A1 - Keil, Matthias A1 - Kolb, Julian A1 - Kröhn, Michael A1 - Pytel, Norman A1 - Schaschek, Myriam A1 - Stübs, Oliver A1 - Winkelmann, Axel A1 - Zeiß, Christian ED - Winkelmann, Axel ED - Janiesch, Christian T1 - Plattform für das integrierte Management von Kollaborationen in Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken (PIMKoWe) N2 - Das Verbundprojekt „Plattform für das integrierte Management von Kollaborationen in Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken“ (PIMKoWe – Förderkennzeichen „02P17D160“) ist ein Forschungsvorhaben im Rahmen des Forschungsprogramms „Innovationen für die Produktion, Dienstleistung und Arbeit von morgen“ der Bekanntmachung „Industrie 4.0 – Intelligente Kollaborationen in dynamischen Wertschöpfungs-netzwerken“ (InKoWe). Das Forschungsvorhaben wurde mit Mitteln des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) gefördert und durch den Projektträger des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (PTKA) betreut. Ziel des Forschungsprojekts PIMKoWe ist die Entwicklung und Bereitstellung einer Plattformlösung zur Flexibilisierung, Automatisierung und Absicherung von Kooperationen in Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken des industriellen Sektors. T3 - Working Paper Series of the Institute of Business Management - 8 KW - Blockchain KW - Supply Chain Management KW - Blockchain KW - Plattform KW - Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke KW - Supply Chain Networks Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-293354 SN - 2199-0328 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hofmann, Sigrun Ruth A1 - Böttger, Fanny A1 - Range, Ursula A1 - Lück, Christian A1 - Morbach, Henner A1 - Girschick, Hermann Joseph A1 - Suttorp, Meinolf A1 - Hedrich, Christian Michael T1 - Serum interleukin-6 and CCL11/eotaxin may be suitable biomarkers for the diagnosis of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis JF - Frontiers in Pediatrics N2 - Objectives: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO), the most severe form of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO), is an autoinflammatory bone disorder. In the absence of diagnostic criteria or biomarkers, CNO/CRMO remains a diagnosis of exclusion. The aim of this study was to identify biomarkers for diagnosing multifocal disease (CRMO). Study design: Sera from 71 pediatric CRMO patients, 11 patients with osteoarticular infections, 62 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), 7 patients with para-infectious or reactive arthritis, and 43 patients with acute leukemia or lymphoma, as well as 59 healthy individuals were collected. Multiplex analysis of 18 inflammation- and/or bone remodeling-associated serum proteins was performed. Statistical analysis included univariate ANOVA, discriminant analysis, univariate receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, and logistic regression analyses. Results: For 14 of 18 blood serum proteins, significant differences were determined between CRMO patients, at least one alternative diagnosis, or healthy controls. Multi-component discriminant analysis delivered five biomarkers (IL-6, CCL11/eotaxin, CCL5/RANTES, collagen Iα, sIL-2R) for the diagnosis of CRMO. ROC analysis allowed further reduction to a core set of 2 biomarkers (CCL11/eotaxin, IL-6) that are sufficient to discern between CRMO, healthy controls, and alternative diagnoses. Conclusion: Serum biomarkers CCL11/eotaxin and IL-6 differentiate between patients with CRMO, healthy controls, and alternative diagnoses (leukemia and lymphoma, osteoarticular infections, para-infectious arthritis, and JIA). Easily accessible biomarkers may aid in diagnosing CRMO. Further studies testing biomarkers in larger unrelated cohorts are warranted. KW - medicine KW - chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis KW - chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis KW - inflammation KW - biomarker KW - autoinflammation KW - diagnosis Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-172744 VL - 5 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Falk, Michael A1 - Marohn, Frank A1 - Michel, René A1 - Hofmann, Daniel A1 - Macke, Maria A1 - Spachmann, Christoph A1 - Englert, Stefan T1 - A First Course on Time Series Analysis : Examples with SAS [Version 2012.August.01] N2 - The analysis of real data by means of statistical methods with the aid of a software package common in industry and administration usually is not an integral part of mathematics studies, but it will certainly be part of a future professional work. The present book links up elements from time series analysis with a selection of statistical procedures used in general practice including the statistical software package SAS. Consequently this book addresses students of statistics as well as students of other branches such as economics, demography and engineering, where lectures on statistics belong to their academic training. But it is also intended for the practician who, beyond the use of statistical tools, is interested in their mathematical background. Numerous problems illustrate the applicability of the presented statistical procedures, where SAS gives the solutions. The programs used are explicitly listed and explained. No previous experience is expected neither in SAS nor in a special computer system so that a short training period is guaranteed. This book is meant for a two semester course (lecture, seminar or practical training) where the first three chapters can be dealt within the first semester. They provide the principal components of the analysis of a time series in the time domain. Chapters 4, 5 and 6 deal with its analysis in the frequency domain and can be worked through in the second term. In order to understand the mathematical background some terms are useful such as convergence in distribution, stochastic convergence, maximum likelihood estimator as well as a basic knowledge of the test theory, so that work on the book can start after an introductory lecture on stochastics. Each chapter includes exercises. An exhaustive treatment is recommended. Chapter 7 (case study) deals with a practical case and demonstrates the presented methods. It is possible to use this chapter independent in a seminar or practical training course, if the concepts of time series analysis are already well understood. This book is consecutively subdivided in a statistical part and an SAS-specific part. For better clearness the SAS-specific parts are highlighted. This book is an open source project under the GNU Free Documentation License. KW - Zeitreihenanalyse KW - Box-Jenkins-Verfahren KW - SAS KW - Zustandsraummodelle KW - Time Series Analysis KW - State-Space Models KW - Frequency Domain KW - Box–Jenkins Program Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-72617 N1 - Version: 2012-August-01 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Falk, Michael A1 - Marohn, Frank A1 - Michel, René A1 - Hofmann, Daniel A1 - Macke, Maria A1 - Tewes, Bernward A1 - Dinges, Peter A1 - Spachmann, Christoph A1 - Englert, Stefan T1 - A First Course on Time Series Analysis : Examples with SAS N2 - The analysis of real data by means of statistical methods with the aid of a software package common in industry and administration usually is not an integral part of mathematics studies, but it will certainly be part of a future professional work. The present book links up elements from time series analysis with a selection of statistical procedures used in general practice including the statistical software package SAS. Consequently this book addresses students of statistics as well as students of other branches such as economics, demography and engineering, where lectures on statistics belong to their academic training. But it is also intended for the practician who, beyond the use of statistical tools, is interested in their mathematical background. Numerous problems illustrate the applicability of the presented statistical procedures, where SAS gives the solutions. The programs used are explicitly listed and explained. No previous experience is expected neither in SAS nor in a special computer system so that a short training period is guaranteed. This book is meant for a two semester course (lecture, seminar or practical training) where the first three chapters can be dealt within the first semester. They provide the principal components of the analysis of a time series in the time domain. Chapters 4, 5 and 6 deal with its analysis in the frequency domain and can be worked through in the second term. In order to understand the mathematical background some terms are useful such as convergence in distribution, stochastic convergence, maximum likelihood estimator as well as a basic knowledge of the test theory, so that work on the book can start after an introductory lecture on stochastics. Each chapter includes exercises. An exhaustive treatment is recommended. Chapter 7 (case study) deals with a practical case and demonstrates the presented methods. It is possible to use this chapter independent in a seminar or practical training course, if the concepts of time series analysis are already well understood. This book is consecutively subdivided in a statistical part and an SAS-specific part. For better clearness the SAS-specific parts are highlighted. This book is an open source project under the GNU Free Documentation License. KW - Zeitreihenanalyse KW - Box-Jenkins-Verfahren KW - SAS KW - Zustandsraummodelle KW - Time Series Analysis KW - State-Space Models KW - Frequency Domain KW - Box–Jenkins Program Y1 - 2011 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-56489 N1 - Version: 2011-March-01 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Proetel, Ulrike A1 - Pletsch, Nadine A1 - Lauseker, Michael A1 - Müller, Martin C. A1 - Hanfstein, Benjamin A1 - Krause, Stefan W. A1 - Kalmanti, Lida A1 - Schreiber, Annette A1 - Heim, Dominik A1 - Baerlocher, Gabriela M. A1 - Hofmann, Wolf-Karsten A1 - Lange, Elisabeth A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Wernli, Martin A1 - Kremers, Stephan A1 - Schlag, Rudolf A1 - Müller, Lothar A1 - Hänel, Mathias A1 - Link, Hartmut A1 - Hertenstein, Bernd A1 - Pfirrmann, Markus A1 - Hochhaus, Andreas A1 - Hasford, Joerg A1 - Hehlmann, Rüdiger A1 - Saußele, Susanne T1 - Older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (≥65 years) profit more from higher imatinib doses than younger patients: a subanalysis of the randomized CML-Study IV JF - Annals of Hematology N2 - The impact of imatinib dose on response rates and survival in older patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase has not been studied well. We analyzed data from the German CML-Study IV, a randomized five-arm treatment optimization study in newly diagnosed BCR-ABL-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. Patients randomized to imatinib 400 mg/day (IM400) or imatinib 800 mg/day (IM800) and stratified according to age (≥65 years vs. <65 years) were compared regarding dose, response, adverse events, rates of progression, and survival. The full 800 mg dose was given after a 6-week run-in period with imatinib 400 mg/day. The dose could then be reduced according to tolerability. A total of 828 patients were randomized to IM400 or IM800. Seven hundred eighty-four patients were evaluable (IM400, 382; IM800, 402). One hundred ten patients (29 %) on IM400 and 83 (21 %) on IM800 were ≥65 years. The median dose per day was lower for patients ≥65 years on IM800, with the highest median dose in the first year (466 mg/day for patients ≥65 years vs. 630 mg/day for patients <65 years). Older patients on IM800 achieved major molecular remission and deep molecular remission as fast as younger patients, in contrast to standard dose imatinib with which older patients achieved remissions much later than younger patients. Grades 3 and 4 adverse events were similar in both age groups. Five-year relative survival for older patients was comparable to that of younger patients. We suggest that the optimal dose for older patients is higher than 400 mg/day. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00055874 KW - chronic myeloid leukemia KW - older patients KW - different imatinib dose regimens KW - early applied higher imatinib dosages Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-121574 SN - 0939-5555 VL - 93 IS - 7 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Frantz, Stefan A1 - Klaiber, Michael A1 - Baba, Hideo A. A1 - Oberwinkler, Heinz A1 - Völker, Katharina A1 - Gaßner, Birgit A1 - Bayer, Barbara A1 - Abeßer, Marco A1 - Schuh, Kai A1 - Feil, Robert A1 - Hofmann, Franz A1 - Kuhn, Michaela T1 - Stress-dependent dilated cardiomyopathy in mice with cardiomyocyte-restricted inactivation of cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase I JF - European Heart Journal N2 - Aims: Cardiac hypertrophy is a common and often lethal complication of arterial hypertension. Elevation of myocyte cyclic GMP levels by local actions of endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) or by pharmacological inhibition of phosphodiesterase-5 was shown to counter-regulate pathological hypertrophy. It was suggested that cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (cGKI) mediates this protective effect, although the role in vivo is under debate. Here, we investigated whether cGKI modulates myocyte growth and/or function in the intact organism. Methods and results: To circumvent the systemic phenotype associated with germline ablation of cGKI, we inactivated the murine cGKI gene selectively in cardiomyocytes by Cre/loxP-mediated recombination. Mice with cardiomyocyte-restricted cGKI deletion exhibited unaltered cardiac morphology and function under resting conditions. Also, cardiac hypertrophic and contractile responses to β-adrenoreceptor stimulation by isoprenaline (at 40 mg/kg/day during 1 week) were unaltered. However, angiotensin II (Ang II, at 1000 ng/kg/min for 2 weeks) or transverse aortic constriction (for 3 weeks) provoked dilated cardiomyopathy with marked deterioration of cardiac function. This was accompanied by diminished expression of the \([Ca^{2+}]_i\)-regulating proteins SERCA2a and phospholamban (PLB) and a reduction in PLB phosphorylation at Ser16, the specific target site for cGKI, resulting in altered myocyte \(Ca^{2+}_i\) homeostasis. In isolated adult myocytes, CNP, but not ANP, stimulated PLB phosphorylation, \(Ca^{2+}_i\)-handling, and contractility via cGKI. Conclusion: These results indicate that the loss of cGKI in cardiac myocytes compromises the hypertrophic program to pathological stimulation, rendering the heart more susceptible to dysfunction. In particular, cGKI mediates stimulatory effects of CNP on myocyte \(Ca^{2+}_i\) handling and contractility. KW - cyclic KW - GMPcGMP-dependent protein kinase I KW - cardiac hypertrophy KW - natriuretic peptide KW - Ca2+i handling Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-134693 VL - 34 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Falk, Michael A1 - Marohn, Frank A1 - Michel, René A1 - Hofmann, Daniel A1 - Macke, Maria A1 - Tewes, Bernward A1 - Dinges, Peter T1 - A First Course on Time Series Analysis : Examples with SAS N2 - The analysis of real data by means of statistical methods with the aid of a software package common in industry and administration usually is not an integral part of mathematics studies, but it will certainly be part of a future professional work. The present book links up elements from time series analysis with a selection of statistical procedures used in general practice including the statistical software package SAS Statistical Analysis System). Consequently this book addresses students of statistics as well as students of other branches such as economics, demography and engineering, where lectures on statistics belong to their academic training. But it is also intended for the practician who, beyond the use of statistical tools, is interested in their mathematical background. Numerous problems illustrate the applicability of the presented statistical procedures, where SAS gives the solutions. The programs used are explicitly listed and explained. No previous experience is expected neither in SAS nor in a special computer system so that a short training period is guaranteed. This book is meant for a two semester course (lecture, seminar or practical training) where the first two chapters can be dealt with in the first semester. They provide the principal components of the analysis of a time series in the time domain. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 deal with its analysis in the frequency domain and can be worked through in the second term. In order to understand the mathematical background some terms are useful such as convergence in distribution, stochastic convergence, maximum likelihood estimator as well as a basic knowledge of the test theory, so that work on the book can start after an introductory lecture on stochastics. Each chapter includes exercises. An exhaustive treatment is recommended. This book is consecutively subdivided in a statistical part and an SAS-specific part. For better clearness the SAS-specific part, including the diagrams generated with SAS, always starts with a computer symbol, representing the beginning of a session at the computer, and ends with a printer symbol for the end of this session. This book is an open source project under the GNU Free Documentation License. KW - Zeitreihenanalyse KW - SAS KW - Zeitreihenanalyse KW - SAS KW - Time series analyses KW - SAS Y1 - 2005 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-12593 ER - TY - THES A1 - Hofmann, Michael Peter T1 - Physikalische Charakterisierung von Calciumphosphat-Pulvern zur Einstellung von Prozessparametern für die Herstellung von Knochenzement T1 - Physical characterisation of calcium phosphate powders for the adjustment of processing parameters for the fabrication of bone cement N2 - Die Arbeit behandelt die physikalische Charakterisierung der Herstellung einer Tetracalciumphosphat (TTCP) / Calciumhydrogenphosphat (DCPA) Pulvermischung zur Anwendung als Knochenzement. Ziel war die Gewinnung einer Korrelation von Prozessparametern mit anwendungsrelevanten Zementeigenschaften, also hohe mechanische Festigkeit, definierte Abbindezeit, physiologischer pH-Wert-Verlauf und Reproduzierbarkeit. Die Einstellung eines physiologischen pH-Werts im Bereich 7-8 der Zementpaste erfordert eine geeignete Lösungsrate beider Pulverkomponenten. Dies gelingt durch Mahlung mit einer Einstellung der mittleren Partikelgröße von 10-20 µm (TTCP) und 0,5-2 µm (DCPA). DCPA wird nass gemahlen; das Suspensionsmedium dient der Agglomerationsverminderung, da bei Partikelgrößen von 0,5-2 µm interpartikuläre Kräfte gegenüber der Gewichtskraft dominieren. TTCP wurde durch Sinterung von DCPA und Calciumcarbonat bei 1500°C hergestellt und trocken vermahlen. Die Ermittlung der mittleren Partikelgrößen und relativen Breite der Partikelgrößenverteilungen, der sogenannten Spanne, nach Mahlung erfolgte durch Laserstreuung und Auswertung der Streumuster nach der Mie-Theorie. Mahlungen von TTCP führen zu Feinkornanteilen mit Partikelgrößen < 1 µm, die eine gleichmäßige Lösungsrate zu Beginn der Abbindereaktion verhindern. Durch Variation der Mahlparameter kann dieser Feinkornanteil minimiert werden. Dennoch besteht die Notwendigkeit, Abbinde-Beschleuniger auf Natriumphosphat (NaP)-Basis zu verwenden, um die erhöhte Lösungsrate der TTCP-Komponente zu kompensieren. Kriterium für die Auswahl des geeigneten Suspensionsmediums für die Nassmahlung von DCPA ist das Zetapotential von DCPA-Partikeln in flüssiger Phase, welches durch Laser-Doppler-Elektrophorese gemessen wird. Die Messungen zeigen, dass sich das Zetapotential mit Partikelgröße und Spanne korrelieren lässt. Hohe Zetapotential-Werte zu Beginn der Mahlung führen zu kleiner Endpartikelgröße. Das Zetapotential von gemahlenen DCPA-Pulvern steigt bei der Mahlung an und bestimmt die minimale Spanne. Partikelgröße und Spanne bestimmen über die effektive Viskosität außerdem das Ende des Mahlvorgangs. Als Suspensionsmedium zur Einstellung kleiner Partikelgröße bei gleichzeitig geringer Spanne eignet sich Reinstwasser, gefolgt von Ethylenglykol und Ethanol. Es lassen sich mittlere Partikelgrößen von 0,6 µm bei einer Spanne von 1,0 realisieren. Die Mahlung setzt neben der Partikelgröße die Kristallinität von DCPA und TTCP herab, durch eine mechanisch induzierte Phasenumwandlung in den amorphen Zustand. Röntgendiffraktometrische Untersuchungen, XRD, der Pulver zeigen eine Abnahme der Intensität der Beugungsreflexe um ca. 50% für TTCP und ca. 30% für DCPA nach 24h. Die Auswertung der Beugungsspektren durch Rietveld-Analyse ergibt gleichzeitig eine kontinuierliche Abnahme der mittleren Kristallitgröße. Die Bildung amorpher Anteile resultiert für TTCP in abbindefähigen, einkomponentigen Zementen, die im stark basischen Bereich mit 2.5%iger Na2HPO4-Lösung Hydroxylapatit und Calciumhydroxid bilden. Hochkristallines TTCP ist dagegen nicht reaktiv, bedingt durch die Ausbildung einer Hydroxylapatitschicht um die Partikel. Suspensionsmedium und Luftfeuchtigkeit bewirken eine Kontamination der feinkörnigen Pulver. Stickstoffadsorptions-Messungen, BET, zeigen die Lokalisation des Kontaminats auf der kompakten, nicht porösen Partikeloberfläche. Der Anteil an nicht entfernbarem Suspensionsmedium, bestimmt durch Thermogravimetrie, liegt bei 3-5% nach Trocknung an Luft und lässt sich auf < 1% bei Vakuumtrocknung reduzieren. Während organische wasserlösliche Kontaminationen keinen Einfluss auf die Lösungsrate und Reaktivität von DCPA ergeben, führt Wasser als Suspensionsmedium bzw. das Einwirken von Luftfeuchtigkeit auf die getrockneten Pulver zu einer starken Herabsetzung der Reaktivität. Ursache ist die Ausbildung einer diffusionshemmenden Hydroxylapatit-Schicht um die Partikel durch Hydrolyse der Calciumphosphate. DCPA, durch Mahlung in Wasser inaktivierend kontaminiert, zeigt die niedrigste Lösungsrate, trotz großer spezifischer Oberfläche. Die Mischung der Pulver erfolgt durch Selbstmischung bei geringer mechanischer Krafteinleitung; die hochdispersen DCPA-Partikel agglomerieren aufgrund interpartikulärer van-der-Waals-Kräfte an den großen TTCP-Partikeln. Ausgehärtete Zemente zeigen eine Korrelation zwischen der Druckfestigkeit und der Partikelgröße, sowie eine Korrelation von Zugfestigkeit und Spanne der Partikelgrößenverteilung von DCPA. Ein erhöhter Feinkornanteil des TTCP-Pulvers führt zur Reduktion der mechanischen Festigkeit. Die vorgestellte physikalische Charakterisierung der TTCP/DCPA- Pulverherstellung führt zu einem Medizinprodukt mit Druckfestigkeiten von 75 MPa und Zugfestigkeiten von 12 MPa. Abbindezeit und pH-Wert-Verlauf bei der Aushärtung lassen sich durch die Konzentration von NaP-Abbindebeschleunigern einstellen. N2 - This thesis is about the physical characterisation of the fabrication process of a Tetracalciumphophate (TTCP) / Calciumhydrogenphosphate (DCPA) bone cement powder mixture. The goal was to achieve a correlation between processing parameters and application relevant properties of the cement matrix, i.e. high mechanical strength, defined setting time, physiological pH-value and reproducibility. For the adjustment of a physiological pH-value between 7 and 8 of the cement paste it is necessary to adjust the solubility rate of both powder components. This is done by adjusting the medium particle size of TTCP and DCPA to 10-20 µm respectively 0,5-2 µm. DCPA is wet milled; the suspension medium has to prevent agglomeration, because at particle sizes between 0,5-2 µm attractive interparticular forces dominate over the deagglomerating weight of the powder particles. TTCP is fabricated by sintering a DCPA / Calciumcarbonate mixture at 1500°C and dry milling it. The measurement of medium particle size and the relative width of the particle size distribution, the so called span, after milling were done by laser diffraction and calculation following Mie-theory. The milling of TTCP leads to a fine powder fraction with particle sizes below 1 µm, which prevents a uniform solubility rate at the beginning of the setting reaction. This fine powder fraction can be minimized by variation of the milling parameters. Nonetheless it is necessary to use sodium phosphate setting-accelerators to equalise the higher solubility rate of the TTCP-cements component. Criteria for choosing the suspension medium for the wet milling of DCPA is the zeta potential of DCPA particles in liquid phase, measured by Laser Doppler Electrophoresis (LDE). The measurements indicate that the zeta potential is correlated with particle size and span. A high zeta potential value at the start of the milling process leads to a small final particle size. The zeta potential of milled DCPA rises with the milling process and defines the minimum span. Particle size and span determine the effective viscosity and therefore the end of the milling process. For achieving a small particle size together with a small span distilled water is most suitable, followed by ethylene glycol and ethyl alcohol. A medium particle size of 0,6 µm together with a span of 1,0 can be realised. The milling process is also reducing the cristallinity of DCPA and TTCP by a mechanically induced phase change to the amorphous state. X-Ray diffraction measurements of the powders after 24h of milling show an intensity decrease of the diffraction patterns by almost 50% for TTCP and almost 30% for DCPA. The analyses of the diffraction patterns by Rietveld-analysis show a continuous decrease of the medium crystallite size at the same time. The formation of amorphous TTCP fractions results in a one component cement able to set in a high pH-regime. High cristallinity TTCP is not reactive due to the hydroxyapatite layer on the particle surface. The suspension medium and humidity are causing a contamination of the powder particles. Nitrogenadsorption measurements, BET, are showing that the contaminant is located on the compact non-porous particle surface. The fraction of not extractable suspension medium, determined by thermogravimetry, is in the region of 3-5% after drying in air and can be reduced to less than 1% by drying in vacuum. Organic watersoluble contamination does not lead to changes in solubility rate or reactivity of DCPA particles. Water as suspension medium or humidity reduces the reactivity significantly. The reason is a hydroxyapatite layer on the DCPA particles caused by hydrolysis of the calciumphosphate leading to decreased diffusion. Water milled DCPA is showing the lowest solubility rate despite having the highest specific surface area. The two powder components are literally self mixing. The disperse DCPA particles are agglomerating on the surface of the larger TTCP particles due to attractive van-der-Waals-forces. The hardened cement matrix is showing a correlation between compressive strength and particle size and between diametral tensile strength and the span of the particle size distribution. An increase of the fine powder fraction of TTCP leads to a decrease in mechanical strength. The physical characterisation of the fabrication process of a TTCP/DCPA-cement powder mixture leads to a medical device with a compressive strength of 75 MPa and a diametral tensile strength of 12 MPa. Setting time and pH-value can be adjusted by the amount of sodium phosphate setting-accelerator. KW - Knochenzement KW - Herstellung KW - Calciumphosphate KW - Pulver KW - Knochenzement KW - Calciumphosphat KW - Kontamination KW - Mahlprozess KW - Physikalische Charakterisierung KW - bone cement KW - calcium phosphate KW - contamination KW - milling process KW - physical characterisation Y1 - 2003 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-7315 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Falk, Michael A1 - Marohn, Frank A1 - Michel, René A1 - Hofmann, Daniel A1 - Macke, Maria A1 - Tewes, Bernward A1 - Dinges, Peter T1 - A First Course on Time Series Analysis : Examples with SAS N2 - The analysis of real data by means of statistical methods with the aid of a software package common in industry and administration usually is not an integral part of mathematics studies, but it will certainly be part of a future professional work. The present book links up elements from time series analysis with a selection of statistical procedures used in general practice including the statistical software package SAS Statistical Analysis System). Consequently this book addresses students of statistics as well as students of other branches such as economics, demography and engineering, where lectures on statistics belong to their academic training. But it is also intended for the practician who, beyond the use of statistical tools, is interested in their mathematical background. Numerous problems illustrate the applicability of the presented statistical procedures, where SAS gives the solutions. The programs used are explicitly listed and explained. No previous experience is expected neither in SAS nor in a special computer system so that a short training period is guaranteed. This book is meant for a two semester course (lecture, seminar or practical training) where the first two chapters can be dealt with in the first semester. They provide the principal components of the analysis of a time series in the time domain. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 deal with its analysis in the frequency domain and can be worked through in the second term. In order to understand the mathematical background some terms are useful such as convergence in distribution, stochastic convergence, maximum likelihood estimator as well as a basic knowledge of the test theory, so that work on the book can start after an introductory lecture on stochastics. Each chapter includes exercises. An exhaustive treatment is recommended. This book is consecutively subdivided in a statistical part and an SAS-specific part. For better clearness the SAS-specific part, including the diagrams generated with SAS, always starts with a computer symbol, representing the beginning of a session at the computer, and ends with a printer symbol for the end of this session. This book is an open source project under the GNU Free Documentation License. KW - Zeitreihenanalyse KW - SAS KW - Zeitreihenanalyse KW - SAS KW - Time series analyses KW - SAS Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-16919 ER - TY - THES A1 - Hofmann, Michael T1 - Troponin-I-Freisetzung bei kardiochirurgischen Bypassoperationen mit und ohne Herz-Lungen-Maschine T1 - Troponin-I-Release at cardiovascular bypassoperations with and without heart-lung-machine N2 - In dieser Studie wurden der Troponin-I-Verlauf, sowie die Serumwerte von Myoglobin, CK und CK-MB prä- und postoperativ nach einem Bypasseingriff am Herzen untersucht. Die Patienten wurden entweder mit Hilfe der Herz-Lungen-Maschine oder im sogenannten Off-Pump-Verfahren operiert. Bei den Patienten der Off-Pump-Gruppe wurde ebenfalls eine Koronarbypassoperation durchgeführt, jedoch am schlagenden Herzen ohne den Einsatz einer Herz-Lungen-Maschine. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie zeigten, dass es deutliche Unterschiede in den postoperativen Troponin-I-Verläufen zwischen Koronarbypassoperationen mit Herz-Lungen-Maschine und Bypassoperationen am schlagenden Herzen ohne Herz-Lungen-Maschine (Off-Pump-Methode) gibt. Der Troponin-I-Verlauf zeigte in der HLM-Gruppe einen deutlich höheren Troponin-I-Anstieg im gesamten untersuchten postoperativen Verlauf im Vergleich zu den Konzentrationsverläufen des Troponin-I in der Off-Pump-Gruppe. Die weiteren untersuchten Parameter CK, CK-MB und Myoglobin zeigten diese deutlichen Unterschiede in den Konzentrationsverläufen zwischen den beiden Gruppen, wahrscheinlich aufgrund des Gewebeschadens durch die Operation z.B. durch Muskelverletzung, Mediastinaleröffnung, Perikarderöffnung, nicht. In Bezug auf den prozentualen CK-MB-Anteil der beiden Gruppen lag sogar ein annähernd deckungsgleicher Verlauf vor. N2 - Troponin-I-Release at cardiovascular bypassoperations with and without heart-lung-machine KW - Troponin I KW - kardiochirurgisch KW - Bypassoperation KW - Herz-Lungen-Maschine KW - Off-Pump KW - troponin-I KW - bypassoperation KW - heart-lung-machine KW - off-pump KW - cardiovascular Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-16843 ER - TY - THES A1 - Hofmann, Michael T1 - Zeitaufgelöste Photoemissionsspektroskopie an Au-GaAs Schottky-Kontakten T1 - Time-resolved photoemission-spectroscopy of Au-GaAs Schottky-Contacts N2 - Es wurde die zeitabhängige Relaxation der Elektronenverteilung in einem Metall-Halbleiter (Galliumarsenid-Gold) Kontakt nach Anregung durch einen Femtosekundenlaserpuls untersucht. Der Einfluss von internen Photoströmen und extern angelegten Spannungen auf die zeitaufgelöste Messung der Elektronenverteilung durch ein Flugzeitspektrometer wird bestimmt und simuliert. N2 - The relaxation-kinetics of electrons in a metal-semiconductor device after excitation by a laserpuls was measured and analyzed. The consideration of internal photocurrents and external applied voltages are crucial for interpreting the results correctly. KW - Photoemission KW - Pump-Probe-Technik KW - Zeitauflösung KW - Metalloberfläche KW - Festkörperoberfläche KW - Galliumarsenid-Bauelement KW - Schottky-Kontakt KW - Flugzeit KW - Fermiverteilung Y1 - 2001 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-27970 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Szalay, Aladar A A1 - Weibel, Stephanie A1 - Hofmann, Elisabeth A1 - Basse-Luesebrink, Thomas Christian A1 - Donat, Ulrike A1 - Seubert, Carolin A1 - Adelfinger, Marion A1 - Gnamlin, Prisca A1 - Kober, Christina A1 - Frentzen, Alexa A1 - Gentschev, Ivaylo A1 - Jakob, Peter Michael T1 - Treatment of malignant effusion by oncolytic virotherapy in an experimental subcutaneous xenograft model of lung cancer JF - Journal of Translational Medicine N2 - Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is associated with advanced stages of lung cancer and is mainly dependent on invasion of the pleura and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) by cancer cells. As MPE indicates an incurable disease with limited palliative treatment options and poor outcome, there is an urgent need for new and efficient treatment options. Methods In this study, we used subcutaneously generated PC14PE6 lung adenocarcinoma xenografts in athymic mice that developed subcutaneous malignant effusions (ME) which mimic pleural effusions of the orthotopic model. Using this approach monitoring of therapeutic intervention was facilitated by direct observation of subcutaneous ME formation without the need of sacrificing mice or special imaging equipment as in case of MPE. Further, we tested oncolytic virotherapy using Vaccinia virus as a novel treatment modality against ME in this subcutaneous PC14PE6 xenograft model of advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Results We demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy of Vaccinia virus treatment of both advanced lung adenocarcinoma and tumor-associated ME. We attribute the efficacy to the virus-mediated reduction of tumor cell-derived VEGF levels in tumors, decreased invasion of tumor cells into the peritumoral tissue, and to viral infection of the blood vessel-invading tumor cells. Moreover, we showed that the use of oncolytic Vaccinia virus encoding for a single-chain antibody (scAb) against VEGF (GLAF-1) significantly enhanced mono-therapy of oncolytic treatment. Conclusions Here, we demonstrate for the first time that oncolytic virotherapy using tumor-specific Vaccinia virus represents a novel and promising treatment modality for therapy of ME associated with advanced lung cancer. KW - Oncolytic virotherapy KW - Malignant effusion KW - Lung cancer KW - VEGF KW - Lungenkrebs KW - Vascular endothelial Growth Factor Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-96016 UR - http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/11/1/106 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hofmann, Julian A1 - Spatz, Philipp A1 - Walther, Rasmus A1 - Gutmann, Marcus A1 - Maurice, Tangui A1 - Decker, Michael T1 - Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Flavonoid-Cinnamic Acid Amide Hybrids with Distinct Activity against Neurodegeneration in Vitro and in Vivo JF - Chemistry-A European Journal N2 - Flavonoids are polyphenolic natural products and have shown significant potential as disease-modifying agents against neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease (AD), with activities even in vivo. Hybridization of the natural products taxifolin and silibinin with cinnamic acid led to an overadditive effect of these compounds in several phenotypic screening assays related to neurodegeneration and AD. Therefore, we have exchanged the flavonoid part of the hybrids with different flavonoids, which show higher efficacy than taxifolin or silibinin, to improve the activity of the respective hybrids. Chemical connection between the flavonoid and cinnamic acid was realized by an amide instead of a labile ester bond to improve stability towards hydrolysis. To investigate the influence of a double bond at the C-ring of the flavonoid, the dehydro analogues of the respective hybrids were also synthesized. All compounds obtained show neuroprotection against oxytosis, ferroptosis and ATP-depletion, respectively, in the murine hippocampal cell line HT22. Interestingly, the taxifolin and the quercetin derivatives are the most active compounds, whereby the quercetin derivate shows even more pronounced activity than the taxifolin one in all assays applied. As aimed for, no hydrolysis product was found in cellular uptake experiments after 4 h whereas different metabolites were detected. Furthermore, the quercetin-cinnamic acid amide showed pronounced activity in an in vivo AD mouse model at a remarkably low dose of 0.3 mg/kg. KW - AD mouse modele KW - oxytosis/ferroptosis KW - natural product hybrids KW - Alzheimer's diseas Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-318878 VL - 28 IS - 39 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hofmann, Julian A1 - Ginex, Tiziana A1 - Espargaró, Alba A1 - Scheiner, Matthias A1 - Gunesch, Sandra A1 - Aragó, Marc A1 - Stigloher, Christian A1 - Sabaté, Raimon A1 - Luque, F. Javier A1 - Decker, Michael T1 - Azobioisosteres of Curcumin with Pronounced Activity against Amyloid Aggregation, Intracellular Oxidative Stress, and Neuroinflammation JF - Chemistry – A European Journal N2 - Many (poly‐)phenolic natural products, for example, curcumin and taxifolin, have been studied for their activity against specific hallmarks of neurodegeneration, such as amyloid‐β 42 (Aβ42) aggregation and neuroinflammation. Due to their drawbacks, arising from poor pharmacokinetics, rapid metabolism, and even instability in aqueous medium, the biological activity of azobenzene compounds carrying a pharmacophoric catechol group, which have been designed as bioisoteres of curcumin has been examined. Molecular simulations reveal the ability of these compounds to form a hydrophobic cluster with Aβ42, which adopts different folds, affecting the propensity to populate fibril‐like conformations. Furthermore, the curcumin bioisosteres exceeded the parent compound in activity against Aβ42 aggregation inhibition, glutamate‐induced intracellular oxidative stress in HT22 cells, and neuroinflammation in microglial BV‐2 cells. The most active compound prevented apoptosis of HT22 cells at a concentration of 2.5 μm (83 % cell survival), whereas curcumin only showed very low protection at 10 μm (21 % cell survival). KW - amyloid beta KW - bioisosterism KW - natural products KW - neuroprotectivity KW - replica-exchange molecular dynamics Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-238988 VL - 27 IS - 19 SP - 6015 EP - 6027 ER - TY - THES A1 - Hofmann, Michael T1 - Overcoming Obstacles in the Aqueous Processing of Nickel-rich Layered Oxide Cathode Materials T1 - Überwindung von Hindernissen bei der wässrigen Verarbeitung von nickelreichen Schichtoxid-Kathodenmaterialien N2 - The implementation of a water-based cathode manufacturing process is attractive, given the prospect of improved sustainability of future lithium-ion batteries. However, the sensitivity of many cathode materials to water poses a huge challenge. Within the scope of this work, a correlation between the water sensitivity of cathode materials from the class of layered oxides and their elemental composition was identified. In particular for the cathode material LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (NCA), the processes taking place in aqueous medium were clarified in detail. Based on this knowledge, the surface of NCA particles could be specifically modified, which led to a reduced water sensitivity. As a result, the electrochemical performance of cells with water-based NCA cathodes was significantly improved and a remarkable long-term cycling performance was achieved. The present work contributes to a deeper understanding of the water sensitivity of cathode materials and at the same time presents a promising approach to overcome this obstacle. Consequently, this work advances the successful widespread realization of water-based cathode manufacturing. N2 - Die Nachhaltigkeit zukünftiger Lithium-Ionen-Batterien kann durch die Implementierung eines wasserbasierten Herstellungsverfahrens für Kathoden verbessert werden. Die Wasserempfindlichkeit vieler Kathodenmaterialien stellt hierbei jedoch eine große Herausforderung dar. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde ein Zusammenhang zwischen der Wasserempfindlichkeit von Kathodenmaterialien der Klasse der Schichtoxide und deren Elementzusammensetzung hergestellt. Insbesondere für das extrem wasserempfindliche Kathodenmaterial LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (NCA) wurden die im wässrigen Medium ablaufenden Prozesse detailliert aufgeklärt. Auf Basis dieser Erkenntnisse konnte die Oberfläche von NCA-Partikeln gezielt modifiziert und damit die Wasserempfindlichkeit reduziert werden. Infolgedessen konnte die elektrochemische Performance von Zellen mit wasserbasierten NCA-Kathoden signifikant verbessert und eine bemerkenswerte Langzeitperformance erzielt werden. Die vorliegende Arbeit trägt somit zu einem tieferen Verständnis der Wasserempfindlichkeit von Kathodenmaterialien bei und liefert zugleich einen vielversprechenden Ansatz, um diese zu minimieren. So wird die erfolgreiche Realisierung der wässrigen Kathodenherstellung vorangetrieben. KW - Elektrochemie KW - Kathode KW - Lithium-Ionen-Akkumulator KW - cathode material KW - aqueous processing KW - lithium-ion battery KW - layered oxides Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-273787 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hofmann, Julian A1 - Fayez, Shaimaa A1 - Scheiner, Matthias A1 - Hoffmann, Matthias A1 - Oerter, Sabrina A1 - Appelt‐Menzel, Antje A1 - Maher, Pamela A1 - Maurice, Tangui A1 - Bringmann, Gerhard A1 - Decker, Michael T1 - Sterubin: Enantioresolution and Configurational Stability, Enantiomeric Purity in Nature, and Neuroprotective Activity in Vitro and in Vivo JF - Chemistry – A European Journal N2 - Alzheimer′s disease (AD) is a neurological disorder with still no preventive or curative treatment. Flavonoids are phytochemicals with potential therapeutic value. Previous studies described the flavanone sterubin isolated from the Californian plant Eriodictyon californicum as a potent neuroprotectant in several in vitro assays. Herein, the resolution of synthetic racemic sterubin (1) into its two enantiomers, (R)‐1 and (S)‐1, is described, which has been performed on a chiral chromatographic phase, and their stereochemical assignment online by HPLC‐ECD coupling. (R)‐1 and (S)‐1 showed comparable neuroprotection in vitro with no significant differences. While the pure stereoisomers were configurationally stable in methanol, fast racemization was observed in the presence of culture medium. We also established the occurrence of extracted sterubin as its pure (S)‐enantiomer. Moreover, the activity of sterubin (1) was investigated for the first time in vivo, in an AD mouse model. Sterubin (1) showed a significant positive impact on short‐ and long‐term memory at low dosages. KW - Alzheimer′s disease KW - chiral resolution KW - circular dichroism KW - Eriodictyon californicum KW - flavonoids KW - sterubin Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-215993 VL - 26 IS - 32 SP - 7299 EP - 7308 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Boch, Tobias A1 - Spiess, Birgit A1 - Heinz, Werner A1 - Cornely, Oliver A. A1 - Schwerdtfeger, Rainer A1 - Hahn, Joachim A1 - Krause, Stefan W. A1 - Duerken, Matthias A1 - Bertz, Hartmut A1 - Reuter, Stefan A1 - Kiehl, Michael A1 - Claus, Bernd A1 - Deckert, Peter Markus A1 - Hofmann, Wolf‐Karsten A1 - Buchheidt, Dieter A1 - Reinwald, Mark T1 - Aspergillus specific nested PCR from the site of infection is superior to testing concurrent blood samples in immunocompromised patients with suspected invasive aspergillosis JF - Mycoses N2 - Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a severe complication in immunocompromised patients. Early diagnosis is crucial to decrease its high mortality, yet the diagnostic gold standard (histopathology and culture) is time‐consuming and cannot offer early confirmation of IA. Detection of IA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) shows promising potential. Various studies have analysed its diagnostic performance in different clinical settings, especially addressing optimal specimen selection. However, direct comparison of different types of specimens in individual patients though essential, is rarely reported. We systematically assessed the diagnostic performance of an Aspergillus‐specific nested PCR by investigating specimens from the site of infection and comparing it with concurrent blood samples in individual patients (pts) with IA. In a retrospective multicenter analysis PCR was performed on clinical specimens (n = 138) of immunocompromised high‐risk pts (n = 133) from the site of infection together with concurrent blood samples. 38 pts were classified as proven/probable, 67 as possible and 28 as no IA according to 2008 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group consensus definitions. A considerably superior performance of PCR from the site of infection was observed particularly in pts during antifungal prophylaxis (AFP)/antifungal therapy (AFT). Besides a specificity of 85%, sensitivity varied markedly in BAL (64%), CSF (100%), tissue samples (67%) as opposed to concurrent blood samples (8%). Our results further emphasise the need for investigating clinical samples from the site of infection in case of suspected IA to further establish or rule out the diagnosis. KW - antifungal KW - aspergillosis KW - BAL KW - blood KW - cerebrospinal fluid KW - comparison KW - PCR KW - Aspergillus Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214065 VL - 62 IS - 11 SP - 1035 EP - 1042 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bittner, Stefan A1 - Bobak, Nicole A1 - Hofmann, Majella-Sophie A1 - Schuhmann, Michael K. A1 - Ruck, Tobias A1 - Göbel, Kerstin A1 - Brück, Wolfgang A1 - Wiendl, Heinz A1 - Meuth, Sven G. T1 - Murine K\(_{2P}\)5.1 Deficiency Has No Impact on Autoimmune Neuroinflammation due to Compensatory K\(_{2P}\)3.1-and K\(_{V}\)1.3-Dependent Mechanisms JF - International Journal of Molecular Sciences N2 - Lymphocytes express potassium channels that regulate physiological cell functions, such as activation, proliferation and migration. Expression levels of K\(_{2P}\)5.1(TASK2; KCNK5) channels belonging to the family of two-pore domain potassium channels have previously been correlated to the activity of autoreactive T lymphocytes in patients with multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. In humans, K\(_{2P}\)5.1 channels are upregulated upon T cell stimulation and influence T cell effector functions. However, a further clinical translation of targeting K\(_{2P}\)5.1 is currently hampered by a lack of highly selective inhibitors, making it necessary to evaluate the impact of KCNK5 in established preclinical animal disease models. We here demonstrate that K\(_{2P}\)5.1 knockout (K\(_{2P}\)5.1\(^{-/-}\) mice display no significant alterations concerning T cell cytokine production, proliferation rates, surface marker molecules or signaling pathways. In an experimental model of autoimmune neuroinflammation, K\(_{2P}\)5.1\(^{-/-}\) mice show a comparable disease course to wild-type animals and no major changes in the peripheral immune system or CNS compartment. A compensatory upregulation of the potassium channels K\(_{2P}\)3.1 and K\(_{V}\)1.3 seems to counterbalance the deletion of K\(_{2P}\)5.1. As an alternative model mimicking autoimmune neuroinflammation, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in the common marmoset has been proposed, especially for testing the efficacy of new potential drugs. Initial experiments show that K\(_{2P}\)5.1 is functionally expressed on marmoset T lymphocytes, opening up the possibility for assessing future K\(_{2P}\)5.1-targeting drugs. KW - domain potassium channels KW - volume regulation KW - multiple-sclerosis KW - potassium channels KW - multiple sclerosis KW - ion channels KW - K+ channel KW - T lymphocytes KW - up-regulation KW - TASK2 KW - K2P channels KW - B cells KW - ph KW - K\(_{2P}\)5.1 KW - KCNK5 KW - autoimmune neuroinflammation KW - EAE Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-151454 VL - 16 SP - 16880 EP - 16896 ER -