@article{VonhofSirenFeuerstein1991, author = {Vonhof, S. and Sir{\´e}n, Anna-Leena and Feuerstein, G.}, title = {Central ventilatory effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in the conscious rat}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63075}, year = {1991}, abstract = {Thyrotropin-releasing hormonewas shown to exert potent ventilatory effects after centrat administration. These data, however, were derived from studies using anesthetized animal preparations. Since TRH elicits strong arousal reactions, the observed ventilatory effects of TRH under anesthesia may have been due to nonspecific reduction in the anesthetic state of the animals. In order to clarify the extent to which the reversal of anesthesia may change ventilatory parameters after TRH application, we investigated the effect of TRH on Ventilation rate, relative tidal volume, relative respiratory minute volume, CO\(_2\) production CO\(_2\) consumption, and locomotor activity in the conscious, unrestrained rat. Intracerebroventricular application of TRH induced a dose-dependent, sustained increase in ventilation rate, relative tidal volume, and relative respiratory minute volume of maximally 128\%, 890\%, and 235\%, respectively. In addition, CO\(_2\) production and O\(_2\) consumption were elevated by 4.6 and 11.7 fold, whiJe no significant changes in locomotor activity were observed. The results suggest that TRH stimulates ventilation by a mechanism independent of its analeptic properties.}, subject = {Neurobiologie}, language = {en} } @article{AdeyemoShapiraTombaccinietal.1991, author = {Adeyemo, O. M. and Shapira, S. and Tombaccini, D. and Pollard, H. and Feuerstein, G. and Sir{\´e}n, Anna-Leena}, title = {A goldfish model for evaluation of the neurotoxicit of \(\omega\)-conotoxin GVIA and screening of monoclonal antibodies}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63087}, year = {1991}, abstract = {A Goldfish Model for Evaluation of the Neurotaxicity of \(\omega\)-Conotoxin GVI A and Screening of Monoclonal Antibodies. ADEYEMO, 0. M .. SHAPIRA, S., TOMBACCINI, D., POLLARD, H. 8 .• FEUERSTEIN, G .. AND SIREN, A-L. ( 1991 ). Toxicol. App/. Pharmaco/. 108, 489-496. The neurotoxicity of \(\omega\)-conotoxin (\(\omega\)-CgTx), a potent neuronal voltage-sensitive calcium channel blocker, was measured using a new bioassay. \(\omega\)-CgTx was administered intraperitoneally (ip) to goldfish weighing approximately 1.6 g, and dose-related changes were observed over a 2-hr period. \(\omega\)CgTx induced time- and dose-dependent abnormal swimming behavior (ASB) and mortality. The antitoxin activity of the antiborlies was investigated in vivo by either ( l) preincubation of the antibody with w-CgTx at 4°C overnight, or (2) pretreatment with antibody, 30 min before \(\omega\)CgTx injection in a 10:1 antibody/\(\omega\)-CgTx molar ratio. The LD50 dose of \(\omega\)-CgTx in goldfish was 5 nmol/kg ip, and preincubation of monoclonal antibody (50 nmol/kg ip) with \(\omega\)-CgTx (5 nmol/kg ip) significantly (p < 0.05) reduced mortality. ASB, and toxicity time. The antitoxin activity of the monoclonal antiborlies evidenced in the goldfish bioassay was further tested in the conscious rat. In the rat, the increases in mean arterial pressure and heart rate induced by \(\omega\)-CgTx (0.03 nmol/rat icv) were significantly (p < 0.02 and p < 0.0 l, respectively) attenuated by preincubation of the toxin with the antibody (0.3 nmol/rat). We conclude that the goldfish bioassay provides a simple. accurate, and inexpensive in vivo model for the study of the toxicity of \(\omega\)CgTx}, subject = {Neurobiologie}, language = {en} } @article{SirenVonhofFeuerstein1991, author = {Sir{\´e}n, Anna-Leena and Vonhof, S. and Feuerstein, G.}, title = {Hemodynamic defense response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone injected into medial preoptic nucleus in rats}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63099}, year = {1991}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Neurobiologie}, language = {en} } @article{RethwilmErlweinBaunachetal.1991, author = {Rethwilm, Axel and Erlwein, Otto and Baunach, Gerald and Mauerer, Bernd and ter Meulen, Volker}, title = {The transcriptional transactivator of human foamy virus maps to the bel 1 genomic region}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-47342}, year = {1991}, abstract = {The human foamy virus (HFV) genome possesses three open reading frames (bel I, 2, and 3) located between env and the 3' long terminal repeat. By analogy to other human retroviruses this region was selected as the most Iikely candidate to encode the viral transactivator. ResuIts presented here confirmed this and showed further that a deletion introduced only into the bell open reading frame of a plasmid derived from an infectious molecular clone of HFV abolished transactivation. In contrast, deletions in bel 2 and bel 3 had only minor effects on the ability to transactivate. The role of the bel I genomic region as a transactivator was further investigated by eukaryotic expression of a genome fragment of HFV spanning the bel I open reading frame. A construct expressing bell under control of a heterologous promoter was found to transactivate the HFV long terminal repeat in a dose-dependent fashion. Furthermore, it is shown that the U3 region of the HFV long terminal repeat is sufficient to respond to the HFV transactivator.}, subject = {Virologie}, language = {en} } @article{SchneiderSchauliesKirchhoffArchelosetal.1991, author = {Schneider-Schaulies, J{\"u}rgen and Kirchhoff, F. and Archelos, J. and Schachner, M.}, title = {Downregulation of Myelin Associated Glycoprotein (MAG) on Schwann cells by interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha affects neurite outgrowth}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-54850}, year = {1991}, abstract = {To investigate the influence of inflammatory cytokines on the potential of peripheral nerves to regenerate, we analyzed the effect of interferon-y (lFN-y) and tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) on the ability of immortalized Schwann cells to mediate outgrowth of neurites from primary DRG neurons. We found that IFN-y and TNF-a synergistically inhibited the neurite outgrowth-promoting properties of the Schwann cells by spedfically dowllregulating myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) at the levels of mRNA and cell surface protein by approximately 60\%. Antibodies to MAG inhibited the outgrowth of neurites on Schwann cells to the same extent as treatment with the two cytokines. Since MAG appears to be involved in both neurite outgrowth and myelination, our findings may provide evidence for a mechanism, by wh ich inflammatory cytokines interfere with Schwann cell-neuron interactions.}, subject = {Immunologie}, language = {en} } @article{VonhofSiren1991, author = {Vonhof, S. and Sir{\´e}n, Anna-Leena}, title = {Reversal of µ-opioid-mediated respiratory depression by α2-adrenoceptor antagonism}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-47454}, year = {1991}, abstract = {The present study was performed in order to evaluate the effects of the selective 02- adrenoceptor antagonist 6-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-methyl-1H-3-benzazepine (SK\&F 86466) on dermorphin-induced analgesia, respiratory depression and inhibition of locomotor activity in the conscious rat. Intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of dermorphin (3 nmol/rat) decreased respiration rate and relative ventilatory minute volume maximally by 38 \% and 50 \% of baseline respectively. SK\&F 86466 dose-dependently reversed the dermorphin-induced depression of ventilatory parameters, while SK\&F 86466 exerted no effect on dermorphin-induced analgesia or depression of locomotor activity due to catalepsia. It appears, therefore, that a 2-adrenoceptors selectively interact with Jl2-opioid-receptor mediated effects, such as respiratory depression, but are not involved in the modulation of Jl,-opioid-related effects, such as supraspinal analgesia and depression of locomotor activity.}, subject = {Biowissenschaften}, language = {en} } @article{SolbachMollRoellinghoff1991, author = {Solbach, Werner and Moll, Heidrun and R{\"o}llinghoff, Martin}, title = {Lymphocytes play the music but the macrophage calls the tune}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-45889}, year = {1991}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Immunologie}, language = {en} } @article{PfefferSchoelGulleetal.1991, author = {Pfeffer, K. and Schoel, H. and Gulle, H. and Moll, Heidrun and Kromer, S. and Kaufmann, S. H. E. and Wagner, H.}, title = {Analysis of primary T cell responses to intact and fractionated microbial pathogens}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-46916}, year = {1991}, abstract = {Freshly isolated human T lymphocytes were tested for their response to mycobacteria, mycobacteriallysates, 2 dimensional (2D) PAGE separated mycobacteriallysates, leishmania and defined leishmanial antigen preparations. While,o T cells proliferated vigourously in the presence of mycobacteria and mycobacteria derived lysates, a significant stimulation from 2 D gel separated lysates was not detected. In addition '10 T cells failed to respond towards leishmania or leishmanial components. In the ab T cell compartment some donors, presumably according to their state of immunity against mycobacteria, responded to mycobacteria, mycobacterial lysates and 2 D gel separated mycobacterial lysates. Neither freshly isolated '10 T cells nor ab T cells from naive donors did mount a significant immune response against leishmania.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{EcksteinUlrichsMeinckeetal.1991, author = {Eckstein, V. and Ulrichs, Karin and Meincke, G. and M{\"u}lller-Ruchholtz, W.}, title = {Transplantation of Diabetic Patients With Xenogeneic Pancreatic Islets Has to Consider Natural Xenophile Antibodies (NXA) In Patients Sera As a Major Obstacle to Success}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-45707}, year = {1991}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Immunbiologie}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WinotoMorbachUlrichsMuellerRuchholtz1991, author = {Winoto-Morbach, S. and Ulrichs, Karin and M{\"u}ller-Ruchholtz, W.}, title = {New Developments in Biodegradable Microspheres For Magnetic Separation Techniques}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-45712}, year = {1991}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Immunbiologie}, language = {en} }