TY - JOUR A1 - Altieri, Barbara A1 - Di Dato, Carla A1 - Modica, Roberta A1 - Bottiglieri, Filomena A1 - Di Sarno, Antonella A1 - Pittaway, James F.H. A1 - Martini, Chiara A1 - Faggiano, Antongiulio A1 - Colao, Annamaria T1 - Bone metabolism and vitamin D implication in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors JF - Nutrients N2 - Patients affected by gastroenteropancreatic–neuroendocrine tumors (GEP–NETs) have an increased risk of developing osteopenia and osteoporosis, as several factors impact on bone metabolism in these patients. In fact, besides the direct effect of bone metastasis, bone health can be affected by hormone hypersecretion (including serotonin, cortisol, and parathyroid hormone-related protein), specific microRNAs, nutritional status (which in turn could be affected by medical and surgical treatments), and vitamin D deficiency. In patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), a hereditary syndrome associated with NET occurrence, bone damage may carry other consequences. Osteoporosis may negatively impact on the quality of life of these patients and can increment the cost of medical care since these patients usually live with their disease for a long time. However, recommendations suggesting screening to assess bone health in GEP–NET patients are missing. The aim of this review is to critically analyze evidence on the mechanisms that could have a potential impact on bone health in patients affected by GEP–NET, focusing on vitamin D and its role in GEP–NET, as well as on factors associated with MEN1 that could have an impact on bone homeostasis. KW - bone KW - vitamin D KW - neuroendocrine tumor KW - osteoporosis KW - mineral bone density KW - cortisol KW - serotonin KW - miRNA KW - MEN1 KW - therapy Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-203823 SN - 2072-6643 VL - 12 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Altieri, Barbara A1 - La Salvia, Anna A1 - Modica, Roberta A1 - Marciello, Francesca A1 - Mercier, Olaf A1 - Filosso, Pier Luigi A1 - de Latour, Bertrand Richard A1 - Giuffrida, Dario A1 - Campione, Severo A1 - Guggino, Gianluca A1 - Fadel, Elie A1 - Papotti, Mauro A1 - Colao, Annamaria A1 - Scoazec, Jean-Yves A1 - Baudin, Eric A1 - Faggiano, Antongiulio T1 - Recurrence-free survival in early and locally advanced large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung after complete tumor resection JF - Journal of Personalized Medicine N2 - Background: Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (LCNEC) is a rare subtype of lung cancer with poor clinical outcomes. Data on recurrence-free survival (RFS) in early and locally advanced pure LCNEC after complete resection (R0) are lacking. This study aims to evaluate clinical outcomes in this subgroup of patients and to identify potential prognostic markers. Methods: Retrospective multicenter study including patients with pure LCNEC stage I-III and R0 resection. Clinicopathological characteristics, RFS, and disease-specific survival (DSS) were evaluated. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Results: 39 patients (M:F = 26:13), with a median age of 64 years (44–83), were included. Lobectomy (69.2%), bilobectomy (5.1%), pneumonectomy (18%), and wedge resection (7.7%) were performed mostly associated with lymphadenectomy. Adjuvant therapy included platinum-based chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in 58.9% of cases. After a median follow-up of 44 (4–169) months, the median RFS was 39 months with 1-, 2- and 5-year RFS rates of 60.0%, 54.6%, and 44.9%, respectively. Median DSS was 72 months with a 1-, 2- and 5-year rate of 86.8, 75.9, and 57.4%, respectively. At multivariate analysis, age (cut-off 65 years old) and pN status were independent prognostic factors for both RFS (HR = 4.19, 95%CI = 1.46–12.07, p = 0.008 and HR = 13.56, 95%CI 2.45–74.89, p = 0.003, respectively) and DSS (HR = 9.30, 95%CI 2.23–38.83, p = 0.002 and HR = 11.88, 95%CI 2.28–61.84, p = 0.003, respectively). Conclusion: After R0 resection of LCNEC, half of the patients recurred mostly within the first two years of follow-up. Age and lymph node metastasis could help to stratify patients for adjuvant therapy. KW - neuroendocrine tumor KW - LCNEC KW - pulmonary cancer KW - prognostic marker KW - prognosis KW - survival KW - lymph nodes KW - age KW - surgery KW - adjuvant therapy Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-304000 SN - 2075-4426 VL - 13 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Altieri, Barbara A1 - Sbiera, Silviu A1 - Della Casa, Silvia A1 - Weigand, Isabel A1 - Wild, Vanessa A1 - Steinhauer, Sonja A1 - Fadda, Guido A1 - Kocot, Arkadius A1 - Bekteshi, Michaela A1 - Mambretti, Egle M. A1 - Rosenwald, Andreas A1 - Pontecorvi, Alfredo A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Ronchi, Cristina L. T1 - Livin/BIRC7 expression as malignancy marker in adrenocortical tumors JF - Oncotarget N2 - Livin/BIRC7 is a member of the inhibitors of apoptosis proteins family, which are involved in tumor development through the inhibition of caspases. Aim was to investigate the expression of livin and other members of its pathway in adrenocortical tumors and in the adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) cell line NCI-H295R. The mRNA expression of livin, its isoforms α and β, XIAP, CASP3 and DIABLO was evaluated by qRT-PCR in 82 fresh-frozen adrenal tissues (34 ACC, 25 adenomas = ACA, 23 normal adrenal glands = NAG). Livin protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in 270 paraffin-embedded tissues (192 ACC, 58 ACA, 20 NAG). Livin, CASP3 and cleaved caspase-3 were evaluated in NCI-H295R after induction of livin overexpression. Relative livin mRNA expression was significantly higher in ACC than in ACA and NAG (0.060 ± 0.116 vs 0.004 ± 0.014 and 0.002 ± 0.009, respectively, p < 0.01), being consistently higher in tumors than in adjacent NAG and isoform β more expressed than α. No significant differences in CASP3, XIAP and DIABLO levels were found among these groups. In immunohistochemistry, livin was localized in both cytoplasm and nuclei. The ratio between cytoplasmic and nuclear staining was significantly higher in ACC (1.51 ± 0.66) than in ACA (0.80 ± 0.35) and NAG (0.88 ± 0.27; p < 0.0001). No significant correlations were observed between livin expression and histopathological parameters or clinical outcome. In NCI-H295R cells, the livin overexpression slightly reduced the activation of CASP3, but did not correlate with cell viability. In conclusion, livin is specifically over-expressed in ACC, suggesting that it might be involved in adrenocortical tumorigenesis and represent a new molecular marker of malignancy. KW - cancer KW - livin KW - BIRC7 KW - adrenocortical cancer KW - adrenal tumor KW - caspase-3 Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-171887 VL - 8 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Altieri, Barbara A1 - Sbiera, Silviu A1 - Herterich, Sabine A1 - De Francia, Silvia A1 - Della Casa, Silvia A1 - Calabrese, Anna A1 - Pontecorvi, Alfredo A1 - Quinkler, Marcus A1 - Kienitz, Tina A1 - Mannelli, Massimo A1 - Canu, Letizia A1 - Angelousi, Anna A1 - Chortis, Vasileios A1 - Kroiss, Matthias A1 - Terzolo, Massimo A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Ronchi, Cristina L. T1 - Effects of Germline CYP2W1*6 and CYP2B6*6 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Mitotane Treatment in Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Multicenter ENSAT Study JF - Cancers N2 - Mitotane is the only approved drug for advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) and no biomarkers are available to predict attainment of therapeutic plasma concentrations and clinical response. Aim of the study was to evaluate the suitability of cytochrome P450(CYP)2W1 and CYP2B6 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as biomarkers. A multicenter cohort study including 182 ACC patients (F/M = 121/61) treated with mitotane monotherapy after radical resection (group A, n = 103) or in not completely resectable, recurrent or advanced disease (group B, n = 79) was performed. CYP2W1*2, CYP2W1*6, CYP2B6*6 and CYP2B6 rs4803419 were genotyped in germline DNA. Mitotane blood levels were measured regularly. Response to therapy was evaluated as time to progression (TTP) and disease control rate (DCR). Among investigated SNPs, CYP2W1*6 and CYP2B6*6 correlated with mitotane treatment only in group B. Patients with CYP2W1*6 (n = 21) achieved less frequently therapeutic mitotane levels (>14 mg/L) than those with wild type (WT) allele (76.2% vs 51.7%, p = 0.051) and experienced shorter TTP (HR = 2.10, p = 0.019) and lower DCR (chi-square = 6.948, p = 0.008). By contrast, 55% of patients with CYP2B6*6 vs. 28.2% WT (p = 0.016) achieved therapeutic range. Combined, a higher rate of patients with CYP2W1*6WT+CYP2B6*6 (60.6%) achieved mitotane therapeutic range (p = 0.034). In not completely resectable, recurrent or advanced ACC, CYP2W1*6 SNP was associated with a reduced probability to reach mitotane therapeutic range and lower response rates, whereas CYP2B6*6 correlated with higher mitotane levels. The association of these SNPs may predict individual response to mitotane. KW - adrenocortical carcinoma KW - mitotane KW - CYP2W1 KW - CYP2B6 KW - SNP KW - biomarker KW - predictive marker Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-200565 SN - 2072-6694 VL - 12 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Amereller, Felix A1 - Deutschbein, Timo A1 - Joshi, Mamta A1 - Schopohl, Jochen A1 - Schilbach, Katharina A1 - Detomas, Mario A1 - Duffy, Leo A1 - Carroll, Paul A1 - Papa, Sophie A1 - Störmann, Sylvère T1 - Differences between immunotherapy-induced and primary hypophysitis—a multicenter retrospective study JF - Pituitary N2 - Objective Immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause various immune-related adverse events including secondary hypophysitis. We compared clinical characteristics of immunotherapy-induced hypophysitis (IIH) and primary hypophysitis (PH) Design Retrospective multicenter cohort study including 56 patients with IIH and 60 patients with PH. Methods All patients underwent extensive endocrine testing. Data on age, gender, symptoms, endocrine dysfunction, MRI, immunotherapeutic agents and autoimmune diseases were collected. Results Median time of follow-up was 18 months in IIH and 69 months in PH. The median time from initiation of immunotherapy to IIH diagnosis was 3 months. IIH affected males more frequently than PH (p < 0.001) and led to more impaired pituitary axes in males (p < 0.001). The distribution of deficient adenohypophysial axes was comparable between both entities, however, central hypocortisolism was more frequent (p < 0.001) and diabetes insipidus considerably less frequent in IIH (p < 0.001). Symptoms were similar except that visual impairment occurred more rarely in IIH (p < 0.001). 20 % of IIH patients reported no symptoms at all. Regarding MRI, pituitary stalk thickening was less frequent in IIH (p = 0.009). Concomitant autoimmune diseases were more prevalent in PH patients before the diagnosis of hypophysitis (p = 0.003) and more frequent in IIH during follow-up (p = 0.002). Conclusions Clinically, IIH and PH present with similar symptoms. Diabetes insipidus very rarely occurs in IIH. Central hypocortisolism, in contrast, is a typical feature of IIH. Preexisting autoimmunity seems not to be indicative of developing IIH. KW - primary hypophysitis KW - immunotherapy-induced hypophysitis KW - checkpoint inhibitors KW - immune-related adverse events KW - pembrolizumab KW - ipilimumab KW - nivolumab Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-308704 SN - 1386-341X SN - 1573-7403 VL - 25 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Andelovic, Kristina A1 - Winter, Patrick A1 - Jakob, Peter Michael A1 - Bauer, Wolfgang Rudolf A1 - Herold, Volker A1 - Zernecke, Alma T1 - Evaluation of plaque characteristics and inflammation using magnetic resonance imaging JF - Biomedicines N2 - Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of large and medium-sized arteries, characterized by the growth of atherosclerotic lesions (plaques). These plaques often develop at inner curvatures of arteries, branchpoints, and bifurcations, where the endothelial wall shear stress is low and oscillatory. In conjunction with other processes such as lipid deposition, biomechanical factors lead to local vascular inflammation and plaque growth. There is also evidence that low and oscillatory shear stress contribute to arterial remodeling, entailing a loss in arterial elasticity and, therefore, an increased pulse-wave velocity. Although altered shear stress profiles, elasticity and inflammation are closely intertwined and critical for plaque growth, preclinical and clinical investigations for atherosclerosis mostly focus on the investigation of one of these parameters only due to the experimental limitations. However, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been demonstrated to be a potent tool which can be used to provide insights into a large range of biological parameters in one experimental session. It enables the evaluation of the dynamic process of atherosclerotic lesion formation without the need for harmful radiation. Flow-sensitive MRI provides the assessment of hemodynamic parameters such as wall shear stress and pulse wave velocity which may replace invasive and radiation-based techniques for imaging of the vascular function and the characterization of early plaque development. In combination with inflammation imaging, the analyses and correlations of these parameters could not only significantly advance basic preclinical investigations of atherosclerotic lesion formation and progression, but also the diagnostic clinical evaluation for early identification of high-risk plaques, which are prone to rupture. In this review, we summarize the key applications of magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of plaque characteristics through flow sensitive and morphological measurements. The simultaneous measurements of functional and structural parameters will further preclinical research on atherosclerosis and has the potential to fundamentally improve the detection of inflammation and vulnerable plaques in patients. KW - atherosclerosis KW - mouse models KW - wall shear stress KW - pulse wave velocity KW - arterial elasticity KW - inflammation KW - magnetic resonance imaging Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228839 SN - 2227-9059 VL - 9 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Andelovic, Kristina A1 - Winter, Patrick A1 - Kampf, Thomas A1 - Xu, Anton A1 - Jakob, Peter Michael A1 - Herold, Volker A1 - Bauer, Wolfgang Rudolf A1 - Zernecke, Alma T1 - 2D Projection Maps of WSS and OSI Reveal Distinct Spatiotemporal Changes in Hemodynamics in the Murine Aorta during Ageing and Atherosclerosis JF - Biomedicines N2 - Growth, ageing and atherosclerotic plaque development alter the biomechanical forces acting on the vessel wall. However, monitoring the detailed local changes in wall shear stress (WSS) at distinct sites of the murine aortic arch over time has been challenging. Here, we studied the temporal and spatial changes in flow, WSS, oscillatory shear index (OSI) and elastic properties of healthy wildtype (WT, n = 5) and atherosclerotic apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apoe\(^{−/−}\), n = 6) mice during ageing and atherosclerosis using high-resolution 4D flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Spatially resolved 2D projection maps of WSS and OSI of the complete aortic arch were generated, allowing the pixel-wise statistical analysis of inter- and intragroup hemodynamic changes over time and local correlations between WSS, pulse wave velocity (PWV), plaque and vessel wall characteristics. The study revealed converse differences of local hemodynamic profiles in healthy WT and atherosclerotic Apoe\(^{−/−}\) mice, and we identified the circumferential WSS as potential marker of plaque size and composition in advanced atherosclerosis and the radial strain as a potential marker for vascular elasticity. Two-dimensional (2D) projection maps of WSS and OSI, including statistical analysis provide a powerful tool to monitor local aortic hemodynamics during ageing and atherosclerosis. The correlation of spatially resolved hemodynamics and plaque characteristics could significantly improve our understanding of the impact of hemodynamics on atherosclerosis, which may be key to understand plaque progression towards vulnerability. KW - atherosclerosis KW - mouse KW - 4D flow MRI KW - aortic arch KW - flow dynamics KW - WSS KW - mapping KW - PWV KW - plaque characteristics Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-252164 SN - 2227-9059 VL - 9 IS - 12 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ankenbrand, Markus Johannes A1 - Lohr, David A1 - Schlötelburg, Wiebke A1 - Reiter, Theresa A1 - Wech, Tobias A1 - Schreiber, Laura Maria T1 - Deep learning-based cardiac cine segmentation: Transfer learning application to 7T ultrahigh-field MRI JF - Magnetic Resonance in Medicine N2 - Purpose Artificial neural networks show promising performance in automatic segmentation of cardiac MRI. However, training requires large amounts of annotated data and generalization to different vendors, field strengths, sequence parameters, and pathologies is limited. Transfer learning addresses this challenge, but specific recommendations regarding type and amount of data required is lacking. In this study, we assess data requirements for transfer learning to experimental cardiac MRI at 7T where the segmentation task can be challenging. In addition, we provide guidelines, tools, and annotated data to enable transfer learning approaches by other researchers and clinicians. Methods A publicly available segmentation model was used to annotate a publicly available data set. This labeled data set was subsequently used to train a neural network for segmentation of left ventricle and myocardium in cardiac cine MRI. The network is used as starting point for transfer learning to 7T cine data of healthy volunteers (n = 22; 7873 images) by updating the pre-trained weights. Structured and random data subsets of different sizes were used to systematically assess data requirements for successful transfer learning. Results Inconsistencies in the publically available data set were corrected, labels created, and a neural network trained. On 7T cardiac cine images the model pre-trained on public imaging data, acquired at 1.5T and 3T, achieved DICE\(_{LV}\) = 0.835 and DICE\(_{MY}\) = 0.670. Transfer learning using 7T cine data and ImageNet weight initialization improved model performance to DICE\(_{LV}\) = 0.900 and DICE\(_{MY}\) = 0.791. Using only end-systolic and end-diastolic images reduced training data by 90%, with no negative impact on segmentation performance (DICE\(_{LV}\) = 0.908, DICE\(_{MY}\) = 0.805). Conclusions This work demonstrates and quantifies the benefits of transfer learning for cardiac cine image segmentation. We provide practical guidelines for researchers planning transfer learning projects in cardiac MRI and make data, models, and code publicly available. KW - 7T KW - ultrahigh-field KW - transfer learning KW - segmentation KW - neural networks KW - deep learning KW - cardiac magnetic resonance KW - cardiac function Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-257604 VL - 86 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Arlt, Wiebke A1 - Biehl, Michael A1 - Taylor, Angela E. A1 - Hahner, Stefanie A1 - Libé, Rossella A1 - Hughes, Beverly A. A1 - Schneider, Petra A1 - Smith, David J. A1 - Stiekema, Han A1 - Krone, Nils A1 - Porfiri, Emilio A1 - Opocher, Giuseppe A1 - Bertherat, Jerôme A1 - Mantero, Franco A1 - Allolio, Bruno A1 - Terzolo, Massimo A1 - Nightingale, Peter A1 - Shackleton, Cedric H. L. A1 - Bertagna, Xavier A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Stewart, Paul M. T1 - Urine Steroid Metabolomics as a Biomarker Tool for Detecting Malignancy in Adrenal Tumors JF - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism N2 - Context: Adrenal tumors have a prevalence of around 2% in the general population. Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare but accounts for 2–11% of incidentally discovered adrenal masses. Differentiating ACC from adrenocortical adenoma (ACA) represents a diagnostic challenge in patients with adrenal incidentalomas, with tumor size, imaging, and even histology all providing unsatisfactory predictive values. Objective: Here we developed a novel steroid metabolomic approach, mass spectrometry-based steroid profiling followed by machine learning analysis, and examined its diagnostic value for the detection of adrenal malignancy. Design: Quantification of 32 distinct adrenal derived steroids was carried out by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in 24-h urine samples from 102 ACA patients (age range 19–84 yr) and 45 ACC patients (20–80 yr). Underlying diagnosis was ascertained by histology and metastasis in ACC and by clinical follow-up [median duration 52 (range 26–201) months] without evidence of metastasis in ACA. Steroid excretion data were subjected to generalized matrix learning vector quantization (GMLVQ) to identify the most discriminative steroids. Results: Steroid profiling revealed a pattern of predominantly immature, early-stage steroidogenesis in ACC. GMLVQ analysis identified a subset of nine steroids that performed best in differentiating ACA from ACC. Receiver-operating characteristics analysis of GMLVQ results demonstrated sensitivity = specificity = 90% (area under the curve = 0.97) employing all 32 steroids and sensitivity = specificity = 88% (area under the curve = 0.96) when using only the nine most differentiating markers. Conclusions: Urine steroid metabolomics is a novel, highly sensitive, and specific biomarker tool for discriminating benign from malignant adrenal tumors, with obvious promise for the diagnostic work-up of patients with adrenal incidentalomas. KW - adrenal cortex hormones KW - urine KW - adrenal cortex neoplasms KW - mass spectrometry KW - metabolomics Y1 - 2011 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-154682 VL - 96 IS - 12 SP - 3775 EP - 3784 ER - TY - THES A1 - Arquint, Flurina T1 - Einfluss der kardialen Biomarker N-terminales pro Brain natriuretisches Peptid und kardiales Troponin T auf plötzlichen Herztod, Schlaganfall, Myokardinfarkt und Gesamtmortalität bei Patienten mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 an der Hämodialyse T1 - Effect of the cardial markers N-terminal-pro-B-type-natriuretic-peptide and Troponin T on the risk of sudden death, stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetic patients on hemodialysis N2 - In dieser post-hoc Analyse der Deutschen Diabetes und Dialyse Studie wurde der Einfluss von NT-proBNP und Troponin T auf plötzlichen Herztod, Schlaganfall, Myokardinfarkt und die Gesamtmortalität während vierjähriger Studiendauer bei 1255 Patienten mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 an der Hämodialyse analysiert. Des Weiteren wurde die Bedeutung einer longitudinalen Messung der Biomarker nach 6 Monaten auf die Endpunkte untersucht. Patienten mit dem höchsten NT-proBNP respektive Troponin T wiesen die größte Ereignisrate für plötzlichen Herztod, Schlaganfall und die Gesamtmortalität auf. In der multivariaten Regressionsanalyse waren sowohl NT-proBNP als auch Troponin T jeweils starke unabhängige Prädiktoren für plötzlichen Herztod, Schlaganfall und die Gesamtmortalität. Eine Assoziation von NT-proBNP mit dem Auftreten von Myokardinfarkten wurde nicht gesehen. Nicht nur ein hoher Ausgangswert der Biomarker, sondern auch eine Zunahme von NT-proBNP und Troponin T nach 6 Monaten waren assoziiert mit einer schlechteren Langzeitprognose N2 - This post-hoc analysis of the German Diabetes and Dialysis study examined the effect of baseline and change from baseline after 6 months of NT-proBNP and Troponin T on sudden death, stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality in 1255 hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with a median follow up of 4 years. Patients with increasing baseline NT-proBNP and Troponin T exhibited a higher risk of sudden death, stroke, and all-cause mortality. In multivariate regression analysis both, NT-proBNP and Troponin T, were independent predictors of sudden death, stroke, and all-cause mortality. Neither baseline nor change in NT-proBNP was significantly associated with myocardial infarction. Increased longitudinal levels of NT-proBNP and Troponin T during follow up were associated with higher risks of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and death. KW - Brain natriuretic Peptide KW - Troponin KW - Hämodialyse KW - Diabetes mellitus KW - Sterblichkeit KW - kardiovaskuläre Ereignisse KW - serielle Messungen KW - NT-proBNP KW - Troponin KW - hemodialysis KW - diabetes mellitus KW - mortality Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-75274 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ascierto, Maria Libera A1 - Worschech, Andrea A1 - Yu, Zhiya A1 - Adams, Sharon A1 - Reinboth, Jennifer A1 - Chen, Nanhai G A1 - Pos, Zoltan A1 - Roychoudhuri, Rahul A1 - Di Pasquale, Giovanni A1 - Bedognetti, Davide A1 - Uccellini, Lorenzo A1 - Rossano, Fabio A1 - Ascierto, Paolo A A1 - Stroncek, David F A1 - Restifo, Nicholas P A1 - Wang, Ena A1 - Szalay, Aladar A A1 - Marincola, Francesco M T1 - Permissivity of the NCI-60 cancer cell lines to oncolytic Vaccinia Virus GLV-1h68 JF - BMC Cancer N2 - Background: Oncolytic viral therapy represents an alternative therapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer. We previously described GLV-1h68, a modified Vaccinia Virus with exclusive tropism for tumor cells, and we observed a cell line-specific relationship between the ability of GLV-1h68 to replicate in vitro and its ability to colonize and eliminate tumor in vivo. Methods: In the current study we surveyed the in vitro permissivity to GLV-1h68 replication of the NCI-60 panel of cell lines. Selected cell lines were also tested for permissivity to another Vaccinia Virus and a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) strain. In order to identify correlates of permissity to viral infection, we measured transcriptional profiles of the cell lines prior infection. Results: We observed highly heterogeneous permissivity to VACV infection amongst the cell lines. The heterogeneity of permissivity was independent of tissue with the exception of B cell derivation. Cell lines were also tested for permissivity to another Vaccinia Virus and a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) strain and a significant correlation was found suggesting a common permissive phenotype. While no clear transcriptional pattern could be identified as predictor of permissivity to infection, some associations were observed suggesting multifactorial basis permissivity to viral infection. Conclusions: Our findings have implications for the design of oncolytic therapies for cancer and offer insights into the nature of permissivity of tumor cells to viral infection. KW - gene-therapy KW - adenovirus KW - receptor KW - identification KW - infection KW - CD9 KW - panel Y1 - 2011 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-141503 VL - 11 IS - 451 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Assfalg, Volker A1 - Selig, Katharina A1 - Tolksdorf, Johanna A1 - van Meel, Marieke A1 - de Vries, Erwin A1 - Ramsoebhag, Anne‐Marie A1 - Rahmel, Axel A1 - Renders, Lutz A1 - Novotny, Alexander A1 - Matevossian, Edouard A1 - Schneeberger, Stefan A1 - Rosenkranz, Alexander R. A1 - Berlakovich, Gabriela A1 - Ysebaert, Dirk A1 - Knops, Noël A1 - Kuypers, Dirk A1 - Weekers, Laurent A1 - Muehlfeld, Anja A1 - Rump, Lars‐Christian A1 - Hauser, Ingeborg A1 - Pisarski, Przemyslaw A1 - Weimer, Rolf A1 - Fornara, Paolo A1 - Fischer, Lutz A1 - Kliem, Volker A1 - Sester, Urban A1 - Stippel, Dirk A1 - Arns, Wolfgang A1 - Hau, Hans‐Michael A1 - Nitschke, Martin A1 - Hoyer, Joachim A1 - Thorban, Stefan A1 - Weinmann‐Menke, Julia A1 - Heller, Katharina A1 - Banas, Bernhard A1 - Schwenger, Vedat A1 - Nadalin, Silvio A1 - Lopau, Kai A1 - Hüser, Norbert A1 - Heemann, Uwe T1 - Repeated kidney re‐transplantation—the Eurotransplant experience: a retrospective multicenter outcome analysis JF - Transplant International N2 - In Eurotransplant kidney allocation system (ETKAS), candidates can be considered unlimitedly for repeated re‐transplantation. Data on outcome and benefit are indeterminate. We performed a retrospective 15‐year patient and graft outcome data analysis from 1464 recipients of a third or fourth or higher sequential deceased donor renal transplantation (DDRT) from 42 transplant centers. Repeated re‐DDRT recipients were younger (mean 43.0 vs. 50.2 years) compared to first DDRT recipients. They received grafts with more favorable HLA matches (89.0% vs. 84.5%) but thereby no statistically significant improvement of patient and graft outcome was found as comparatively demonstrated in 1st DDRT. In the multivariate modeling accounting for confounding factors, mortality and graft loss after 3rd and ≥4th DDRT (P < 0.001 each) and death with functioning graft (DwFG) after 3rd DDRT (P = 0.001) were higher as compared to 1st DDRT. The incidence of primary nonfunction (PNF) was also significantly higher in re‐DDRT (12.7%) than in 1st DDRT (7.1%; P < 0.001). Facing organ shortage, increasing waiting time, and considerable mortality on dialysis, we question the current policy of repeated re‐DDRT. The data from this survey propose better HLA matching in first DDRT and second DDRT and careful selection of candidates, especially for ≥4th DDRT. KW - allocation KW - child KW - fourth KW - graft KW - kidney KW - loss KW - repeated KW - re‐transplantation KW - survival KW - third Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-214161 VL - 33 IS - 6 SP - 617 EP - 631 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Augustin, Anne Marie A1 - Welsch, Stefan A1 - Bley, Thorsten Alexander A1 - Lopau, Kai A1 - Kickuth, Ralph T1 - Color-coded summation images in the evaluation of renal artery stenosis before and after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty JF - BMC Medical Imaging N2 - Background: Endovascular therapy is the gold standard in patients with hemodynamic relevant renal artery stenosis (RAS) resistant to medical therapy. The severity grading of the stenosis as well as the result assessment after endovascular approach is predominantly based on visible estimations of the anatomic appearance. We aim to investigate the application of color-coded DSA parameters to gain hemodynamic information during endovascular renal artery interventions and for the assessment of the procedures technical success. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 32 patients who underwent endovascular renal artery revascularization and applied color-coded summation imaging on selected monochromatic DSA images. The differences in time to peak (dTTP) of contrast enhancement in predefined anatomical measuring points were analyzed. Furthermore, differences in systolic blood pressure values (SBP) and serum creatinine were obtained. The value of underlying diabetes mellitus as a predictor for clinical outcome was assessed. Correlation analysis between the patients gender as well as the presence of diabetes mellitus and dTTP was performed. Results: Endovascular revascularization resulted in statistically significant improvement in 4/7 regions of interest. Highly significant improvement of perfusion in terms of shortened TTP values could be found at the segmental artery level and in the intrastenotical segment (p<0.001), significant improvement prestenotical and in the apical renal parenchyma (p<0.05). In the other anatomic regions, differences revealed not to be significant. Differences between SBP and serum creatinine levels before and after the procedure were significant (p=0.004 and 0.0004). Patients ' gender as well as the presence of diabetes mellitus did not reveal to be predictors for the clinical success of the procedure. Furthermore, diabetes and gender did not show relevant correlation with dTTP in the parenchymal measuring points. Conclusions: The supplementary use of color-coding DSA and the data gained from parametric images may provide helpful information in the evaluation of the procedures ' technical success. The segmental artery might be a particularly suitable vascular territory for analyzing differences in blood flow characteristics. Further studies with larger cohorts are needed to further confirm the diagnostic value of this technique. KW - digital subtraction angiography KW - color-coded KW - endovascular KW - renal artery KW - PTA Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-259086 VL - 21 IS - 1 ER - TY - THES A1 - Azar, Isabel T1 - Konzeption und Evaluation eines webbasierten Patienteninformationsprogrammes zur Überprüfung internistischer Verdachtsdiagnosen T1 - Conception and evaluation of a web-based patient information program for verification of internal suspected diagnoses N2 - Das Thema dieser Dissertation lautet „Konzeption und Evaluation eines webbasierten Patienteninformationsprogrammes zur Überprüfung internistischer Verdachtsdiagnosen“. Zusammen mit dem Institut für Informatik wurde das wissensbasierte second-opinion-System SymptomCheck entwickelt. Das Programm dient zur Überprüfung von Verdachtsdiagnosen. Es wurden Wissensbasen erstellt, in denen Symptome, Befunde und Untersuchungen nach einem Bewertungsschema beurteilt werden. Folgend wurde eine online erreichbare Startseite erstellt, auf der Nutzer vornehmlich internistische Verdachtsdiagnosen überprüfen können. Das Programm wurde in zwei Studien bezüglich seiner Sensitivität und Spezifität sowie der Benutzerfreundlichkeit getestet. In der ersten Studie wurden die Verdachtsdiagnosen ambulanter Patienten mit den ärztlich gestellten Diagnosen verglichen, eine zweite an die Allgemeinbevölkerung gerichtete Onlinestudie galt vor allem der Bewertung der Benutzerfreundlichkeit. Soweit bekannt ist dies die erste Studie in der ein selbst entwickeltes Programm selbstständig an echten Patienten getestet wurde. N2 - The topic of this dissertation is "Conception and evaluation of a web-based patient information program for verification of internal suspected diagnoses”. The second opinion system SymptomCheck was developed in cooperation with the Institute of Computer Science. The program is used to verify suspected diagnoses. Knowledge bases were created to evaluate symptoms, medical findings and examination based on an evaluation scheme. Following this an online homepage was built which allows users to verify suspected diagnoses, primarily of internal medicine. The program was tested in two studies regarding its sensitivity and specificity as well as its usability. In the first study the suspected diagnoses were compared to the medical diagnoses of ambulatory patients, a second study was directed to the general population to evaluate its usability. As far as is known this is the first study to independently evaluate a self-developed program on real patients. KW - Entscheidungsunterstützungssystem KW - Verdachtsüberprüfung KW - verification of suspected diagnoses Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-199641 ER - TY - THES A1 - Bachmann, Linda T1 - Evaluation der vaginalen Prednison-Applikation im Vergleich zur rektalen Verabreichung zur Prävention von Nebennierenkrisen bei Patientinnen mit chronischer Nebenniereninsuffizienz T1 - VAPREDA - Vaginal prednisone administration compared to rectal application for the prevention of adrenal crisis in chronic adrenal insufficiency N2 - Objective: Patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) need to adapt their glucocorticoid replacement under stressful conditions to prevent adrenal crisis (AC). Prednisone (PN) suppositories are used for emergency treatment. Pharmacokinetics of 100 mg PN suppositories after vaginal or rectal administration was evaluated. Design: Single-center, open-label, sequence-randomized, cross-over, bioequivalence study. Methods: Twelve females with primary AI were included. Comparison of pharmacokinetics after vaginal and rectal administration of 100 mg PN suppositories. Main outcome measures: bioequivalence (Cmax: maximum plasma concentration of prednisolone; AUC0–360: area under the plasma concentration curve of prednisolone from administration to 360 min), adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) levels, safety and tolerability. Comparison of ACTH-suppressive effect with subcutaneous and intramuscular administration of 100 mg hydrocortisone. Results: Vaginal administration of PN suppositories was not bioequivalent to rectal administration: Cmax and AUC0–360 were significantly lower after vaginal compared to rectal administration: 22 ng/mL (109%) vs 161 ng/mL (28%), P < 0.001; 4390 ng/mL * min (116%) vs 40,302 ng/mL * min (26%), P < 0.001; (mean (coefficient of variation), respectively). A suppression of ACTH by >50% of baseline values was observed 149 min (32%) after rectal PN administration; after vaginal PN administration, the maximum decrease within 360 min was only 44%. Adverse events were more frequent after vaginal administration and mainly attributable to the glucocorticoid deficit due to inadequate vaginal absorption. The ACTH-suppressive effect was more pronounced after parenteral hydrocortisone compared to rectal or vaginal PN. Conclusion: Vaginal administration of PN suppositories in the available form is not useful for prevention of AC. Pharmacokinetics after rectal use of PN show inferiority compared to available data on parenteral glucocorticoids. In adrenal emergencies, hydrocortisone injection should be the first choice. N2 - Patienten mit NNI haben ein erhöhtes Risiko potenziell lebensbedrohliche NN- Krisen zu erleiden. Zur Verbesserung der Präventionsmaßnahmen untersuchte unsere Studie das pharmakokinetische Profil kommerziell verfügbarer Prednison- Suppositorien nach vaginaler und rektaler Applikation in weiblichen Patienten mit primärer NNI. Zwischen der rektalen und vaginalen Gabe von 100 mg Prednison ließ sich keine Bioäquivalenz nachweisen. Die AUC0-360 und die maximalen Prednisolon-Spiegel im Serum waren nach vaginaler Gabe signifikant niedriger. In fünf Patientinnen war kein Wirkstoffspiegel innerhalb von sechs Stunden nachweisbar. Darüber hinaus war der Abfall der ACTH-Spiegel, als indirekter Wirknachweis, nach vaginaler Gabe signifikant geringer. UEs traten nach vaginaler Gabe gehäuft auf und waren vor allem auf verminderte Resorption und damit einhergehendem Mangel an Glukokortikoiden zurückzuführen. Aufgrund der in dieser Studie erhobenen Daten wird eine vaginale Gabe von Rectodelt® zur Prävention und Therapie von NN-Krisen nicht empfohlen. Erklärungsansätze für diese verminderte Resorption nach vaginaler Gabe könnten das Fehlen eines vaginalen Verschlussmuskels, aber auch die galenische Formulierung mit einem hohen Hartfettanteil des Suppositoriums sein. Da nach vaginaler Verabreichung von diversen Medikamenten, z.B. Misoprostol, relevante Arzneimittelspiegel erzielt worden sind, ist eine Resorption über vaginales Epithel nicht generell ausgeschlossen. Nach rektaler Gabe von Prednison konnten relevante Wirkspiegel erzielt werden. In einer Subanalyse wurden die ACTH-Spiegel nach Gabe von 100 mg Prednison-Suppositorien mit jenen nach Injektion von 100 mg Hydrokortison verglichen. Der minimale ACTH-Spiegel war nach rektaler Applikation jedoch deutlich höher als nach s. c. oder i. m. Injektion von Hydrokortison. Diese Ergebnisse korrelieren auch mit den gemessenen Prednisolon-Spiegeln nach rektaler Gabe. Die höhere glukokortikoide Potenz von Prednison wiegt nicht die langsamere Kinetik nach rektaler Applikation auf. Ferner besitzt Prednison eine niedrigere mineralkortikoide Potenz als Hydrokortison, was einen weiteren Nachteil darstellen könnte, da die Aktivierung des Mineralkortikoid-Rezeptors im Falle einer NN-Krisen-assoziierten Hypotension als wichtig erachtet wird. Anhand der erhobenen Daten scheint die Injektion (i. m. oder s. c.) von Hydrokortison zur Prävention von NN-Krisen der rektalen Verabreichung von Prednison-Suppositorien deutlich überlegen. Prednison wird zunächst durch die 11ß-Hydroxysterid-Dehydrogenase Typ 1 in Prednisolon umgewandelt. Es wird vermutet, dass glukokortikoide Effekte nach Verabreichung eines Prednisolon- Suppositoriums schneller eintreten bzw. ACTH-Spiegel schneller supprimiert werden. Dies muss in weiteren Studien näher erörtert werden. Ebenso ist denkbar, dass eine höhere Prednison-Dosis bei Suppositorien-Gebrauch eine schnellere Pharmakokinetik besitzt. Obwohl im Untersuchungszeitraum ausreichende Prednisolon-Konzentrationen nach rektaler Gabe beobachtet wurden, kann die rektale Applikation nicht als äquivalent zur parenteralen Gabe von Glukokortikoiden angesehen werden. Auf dieser Datengrundlage sollte die Injektion von Glukokortikoiden als Mittel der ersten Wahl zur Prävention oder Therapie von NN-Krisen empfohlen werden, bis adäquate medizinische Therapie gewährleistet ist. Die Überlegenheit von parenteralen Glukokortikoiden hält jedoch nur stand, wenn eine gleiche Akzeptanz der Patienten garantiert ist und die Behandlung im gleichen Zeitintervall erfolgt. Die Mehrzahl der untersuchten Patientinnen fürchtet weiterhin eine eigenständige Injektion, welche die Verabreichung verzögern kann und eine potenzielle Gefährdung darstellt. Eine patientenfreundliche ready-to- use Hydrokortison-Injektionsspritze ist weiterhin nicht verfügbar. Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass die vaginale Verabreichung von Prednison-Suppositorien, in der untersuchten galenischen Formulierung, zwar deutlich einfacher und ohne spezielle Schulung machbar ist, aber zur Prävention oder Behandlung von NN-Krisen nicht ausreicht. Generell sollte die parenterale Injektion von Hydrokortison als erste Wahl zur Prävention von NN-Krisen empfohlen werden, wobei neben regelmäßiger Schulung der Fokus zukünftig auf eine Vereinfachung der Injektion gelegt werden sollte. KW - Nebenniere KW - Vapreda KW - Nebenniereninsuffizienz Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-321385 ER - TY - THES A1 - Backhaus, Birte T1 - Können mit Virtual-Reality-Simulationstraining die manuellen Fertigkeiten interventioneller Kardiologen verbessert werden? T1 - Does training with virtual-reality-simulation improve manual skills of interventional cardiologists? N2 - Durch Fortschritte in der Technologie haben interventionelle Eingriffe am Herzen in den letzten Jahrzehnten einen herausragenden Stellenwert entwickelt und zu einer Reduktion von aufwendigen Operationen am Herzen geführt. Die Ausbildung im Herzkatheterlabor, die nach dem konservativen „appreticeship-model“ erfolgt, gerät in Anbetracht der sinkenden finanziellen Mittel, Zeitmangel und der ethischen Fragen bezüglich Patientensicherheit immer mehr in Diskussion. Die Entwicklung der Virtual-Reality-Simulatoren für Kathetereingriffe bietet hier durch die Realitätsnähe einen Ansatzpunkt für die Möglichkeit eines individuell angepassten, repetitiven Trainings ohne die Gefährdung eines Patienten. Standardsituationen als auch seltene Komplikationen können nachgestellt werden. Diese Studie weist nach, dass Training an den Virtual-Reality-Simulatoren CATHI und Immersion zu einer Risikoreduktioin bei der Durchführung einer perkutanen Coronarintervention führt. Zur Untersuchung der Effekte von Virtual-Reality-Training auf die Performance einer perkutanen Coronarintervention wurde an der medizinischen Klinik Wuerzburg eine kontrolliert-radnomisierte Studie mit 33 Anfängern in der interventionellen Kardiologie durchgeführt. 16 Teilnehmer (Simulationsgruppe) erhielten ein intensives acht-stuendiges Simulationstraining an zwei verschiedenen Virtual-Reality-Simulatoren (CATHI und Immersion), 17 Teilnehmer bildeten die Kontrollgruppe, die den konservativen Ausbildungsgang repräsentierte und kein Simulationstraining erhielt. Alle Teilnehmer mussten in Form einer Prä- und Postevaluation unter realitätsnahen Umständen im Herzkatheterlabor der Uniklinik Würzburg innerhalb von 30 Minuten eine perkutane Coronarintervention an einem pulsatilen Herzkreislaufmodell aus Silikon (CoroSim) eigenständig vornehmen. Dabei musste eine an einer Aufteilung lokalisierte hochgradige Stenose ohne Abgänge mit einer Länge von 10mm und einem Gefäßdurchmesser von 4mm eröffnet werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigten für die Präevaluation keine gruppenspezifischen Unterschiede. Nach dem Simulationstraining zeigte sich eine signifikante Verbesserung der Simulationsgruppe bei der Risikominimierung in Bezug auf Sicherheit bei der Anwendung des Führungskatheters, des Koronardrahts, des Ballon/Stents und bei der KM-Injektion, während sich die Kontrollgruppe in diesen Punkten nicht verbessern konnte. Die aktuelle Studie zeigt, dass Training an den Virtual-Reality-Simulatoren, als Ergänzung zur herkömmlichen Ausbildung, ein hohes Potential für die Optimierung von interventionellen Herzkathetereingriffen verfügt. N2 - Annually more than 800.000 diagnostic procedures and 300.000 percutaneous coronary interventions are performed in Germany. The need of interventional cardiologists is growing continuously. The education is following the "appranticeship-model" which means that trainees arrange procedures with the guidance of an experienced teacher. But this way of education is exposed to several problems like personnel and financial restrictions as well as ethical criticism. The development of realistic virtual-reality-simulation-systems could be a possible solution for this dilemma. It provides repetitive, individual, riskfree training of standard and also of rare situations. In the following study the effect of virtual-reality-training has been analyzed in a randomised controlled trial at the university hospital of Wuerzburg. The study was performed with the two simulation systems CATHI and Immersion and 33 participants, who who have been beginners in interventional cardiology. 16 cardiologists were given 8 hours of intensive training at both simulation systems (=simulation-group). 17 participants representated the conventional education without receiving simulation-training (=control-group). All particpants completed an pre- and postevaluation. At the beginning no differences between the groups could be documentated. After the virtual-reality-training the simulation-group could significantly improve the risk awareness in catheter-/ balloon- and stent-handling during a percutaneous coronarintervention. The results prove that virtual-reality-simulation is a valuable tool to improve risk awareness in interventional cardiology in addition to the conventional education. KW - Virtuelle Realitaet KW - Simulation KW - Kardiologie KW - Herzkatheter KW - virtual-reality KW - simulation KW - cardiology Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-72654 ER - TY - THES A1 - Backs, Deborah T1 - Kardiale und pulmonale Verlaufsparameter beim Multiplen Myelom vor und nach Induktionstherapie und Prävalenz der kardialen Amyloidose T1 - Cardiac and pulmonary course parameters in multiple myeloma before and after induction therapy and prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis N2 - Das Multiple Myelom stellt in Deutschland die zweithäufigste hämatologische Neoplasie dar. Im Rahmen der Induktionstherapie mit anschließender autologer Stammzelltransplantation werden gehäuft kardiotoxische Substanzen eingesetzt; eine der schwerwiegendsten kardialen Nebenwirkung hierdurch ist die Chemotherapie-induzierte Herzinsuffizienz. In bis zu 10 % der Fälle ist das Multiple Myelom mit einer kardialen Amyloidose (AL-Amyloidose) assoziiert. Deren klinischen Symptomatik kann gehäuft ebenfalls mit Zeichen der Herzinsuffizienz einhergehen. Die Echokardiographie stellt für die Diagnostik der Herzinsuffizienz den Goldstandard dar. Ziel dieser retrospektiven Kohortenstudie (AmcorRetro-Studie) war es durch den Vergleich der echokardiographischen Parameter vor/nach Induktionstherapie mögliche kardiotoxische Effekte und prognostischer Relevanz während der Therapie zu bestimmen. Des Weiteren erfolgte die Evaluation der Prävalenz der kardialen Amyloidose. In einer weiteren Analyse erfolgte pulmonaler Parameter mittels Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik während des Therapieverlaufes. Initial waren 325 Patienten, die im Rahmen der Therapie des Multiplen Myeloms in den Jahren von 2004 bis 2011 mindestens einmal an der Universitätsklinik Würzburg autolog stammzelltransplantiert wurden, eingeschlossen. In der hier vorliegenden Arbeit mit dem Schwerpunkt der echokardiographischen Endpunkte befinden sich 100 Patienten in der Kohorte, bei denen mindestens zwei serielle Echokardiographien (vor und nach Induktion) vorlagen. In der Analyse der echokardiographischen Parameter (Follow-up im Median 13 Monaten) konnte eine signifikante Reduktion der linken Vorhofparameter nachgewiesen werden (LADs: -1,5 mm, p = 0,009; Septumdicke: - 1 mm, p = 0,001). Es gab keine signifikanten Einflüsse auf die linksventrikuläre Pumpfunktion (vor/nach der Therapie ≥ 55%, p = 0,24), allerdings entwickelten drei Patienten eine Abnahme der systolischen Funktion < 50 % (p = 0,08). Im Gegensatz dazu zeigte sich eine signifikante Zunahme der diastolischen Dysfunktion um 16,5 % (p = 0,002). In der univariaten Cox-Regressionsanalyse war eine höhere systolische Pumpfunktion mit einem signifikanten Überleben assoziiert (HR= 0,89; p = 0,05). In unser Kohorte hatten sieben Patienten (N = 7/100) vor Induktion den histologischen Nachweis einer Amyloidose (Prävalenz 7 %), in zwei Fällen mit kardialer Beteiligung (N= 2/100). Im Vergleich der Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik (vor/nach Induktion) zeigte sich eine signifikante Zunahme des Residualvolumens (p = 0,04). In der univariaten Cox- Regressionsanalyse war eine hohe Vitalkapazität sowie hohe Einsekundenkapazität mit einem signifikanten Überlebensvorteil assoziiert. Dieser Trend zeigte sich ebenfalls auch nach trivariater Adjustierung für Alter und Geschlecht (VC in %: HR= 1,0; p= 0,03 und FEV1 in %: HR= 1,0; p = 0,07). Die Studie konnte mit der hier nachgewiesenen Prävalenz von 7 % bestätigen, dass die kardiale Amyloidose eine seltene Folgeerkrankung des Multiplen Myeloms ist. Die Stammzell-transplantation hat sowohl positive (Reduktion LADs, Septumdicke) als auch negative Auswirkungen (Anstieg diastolische Dysfunktion, im Trend Zunahme der Patienten mit eingeschränkter systolischer Funktion) auf die kardiale Funktion. Die systolische Funktion war als einziges prognoserelevant. Unter der Chemotherapie konnte eine Zunahme des Residualvolumens und somit eine direkte Lungenschädigung beobachtet werden. N2 - Multiple myeloma is the second most common haematological neoplasia in Germany. In therapy (induction therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation), cardiotoxic substances are frequently used; one of the most serious cardiac side effects is chemotherapy-induced heart failure. In up to 10 % of cases, multiple myeloma is associated with cardiac amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis). The clinical symptoms of multiple myeloma can also often be accompanied by signs of heart failure. Echocardiography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of heart failure. The aim of this retrospective cohort study (AmcorRetro study) was to determine possible cardiotoxic effects and prognostic relevance during therapy by comparing echocardiographic parameters before/after induction. In addition, the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis was evaluated. In a further analysis, lung function diagnostics before and after induction therapy were used to check whether changes in lung function parameters occur during therapy. Initially, 325 patients who underwent at least one autologous stem cell transplant at the University Hospital of Würzburg in the years 2004 to 2011 were included in the treatment of multiple myeloma. In this study, which focuses on echocardiographic endpoints, 100 patients were included in the cohort with at least two serial echocardiographies (before and after induction). The analysis of the echocardiographic parameters (follow-up median 13 months) showed a significant reduction of the left atrial parameters (LADs: -1.5 mm, p = 0.009; septum thickness: - 1 mm, p = 0.001). There were no significant influences on left ventricular pump function (before/after therapy ≥ 55%, p = 0.24), however three patients developed a decrease of systolic function < 50% (p = 0.08). In contrast, diastolic dysfunction increased significantly by 16.5% (p = 0.002). In the univariate Cox regression analysis, a higher systolic pump function was associated with significant survival (HR= 0.89; p = 0.05). In our cohort seven patients (N = 7/100) had histological evidence of amyloidosis (prevalence 7 %) before induction, in two cases with cardiac involvement (N = 2/100). A comparison of lung function diagnostics (before/after induction) showed a significant increase in residual volume (by 0.2 L, p = 0.04). In the univariate Cox regression analysis a high vital capacity and a high one-second capacity were associated with a significant survival advantage. This trend was also observed after trivariate adjustment for age and sex (VC in %: HR= 1.0; p= 0.03 and FEV1 in %: HR= 1.0; p = 0.07). With the prevalence of 7 % demonstrated here, the study was able to confirm that cardiac amyloidosis is a rare secondary disease of multiple myeloma. Stem cell transplantation has both positive (reduction in LADs, septum thickness) and negative effects (increase in diastolic dysfunction, and in the trend also increase in patients with impaired systolic function) on cardiac function. Of the echocardiographic parameters, only LVEF was prognostically relevant. During chemotherapy, an increase in residual volume and thus direct lung damage could be observed. KW - Amyloidose KW - kardiale Amyloidose KW - Echokardiographie KW - Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik KW - Multiples Myelom KW - Transthorakale Echokardiographie KW - Lungenfunktionsprüfung Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-185442 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bala, Margarita A1 - Ronchi, Cristina L. A1 - Pichl, Josef A1 - Wild, Vanessa A1 - Kircher, Stefan A1 - Allolio, Bruno A1 - Hahner, Stefanie T1 - Suspected metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma revealing as pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma in adrenal Cushing’s syndrome N2 - Background Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a malignant disease most commonly diagnosed in the setting of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and in patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment. Pulmonary KS has never been reported in association with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS). Case presentation A 60-year-old woman presented with symptoms and signs of CS. Adrenal CS was confirmed by standard biochemical evaluation. Imaging revealed a right adrenal lesion (diameter 3.5 cm) and multiple pulmonary nodules, suggesting a cortisol-secreting adrenal carcinoma with pulmonary metastases. The patient underwent right adrenalectomy with a pathohistological diagnosis of an adrenal adenoma. Subsequent thoracoscopic wedge resection of one lung lesion revealed pulmonary KS with positive immunostaining for human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8). HIV-serology was negative. Hydrocortisone replacement was initiated for secondary adrenal insufficiency after surgery. Post-operative follow up imaging showed complete remission of all KS-related pulmonary nodules solely after resolution of hypercortisolism. Conclusion KS may occur in the setting of endogenous CS and may go into remission after cure of hypercortisolism without further specific treatment. KW - Cushing’s syndrome KW - Kaposi sarcoma KW - Immunosuppression KW - Hypercortisolism Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-110553 ER - TY - THES A1 - Balonov, Ilja T1 - Untersuchung des Metaboloms von Patienten mit Adipositas III° vor und nach chirurgischer bzw. konservativer Therapie (Würzburg Adipositas Studie) sowie im Tiermodell T1 - Investigation of the metabolome in patients with obesity III° before and after surgical or conservative therapy (Würzburg Adipositas Studie) and in the rodent model N2 - Die Auswirkungen der chirurgischen und konservativen Adipositastherapie auf das Metabolom sind bisher nicht eindeutig geklärt. Der Veränderung bestimmter Metaboliten, darunter den verzweigtkettigen Aminosäuren (BCAA) und den langkettigen Phosphatidylcholinen (PC) bzw. Lecithinen, wird eine tragende Rolle im Zucker- und Fettstoffwechsel zugesprochen. Eine Erhebung von metabolomischen Profilen und deren funktionelle Aufteilung in Aminosäuren- und Lipidprofile bietet eine neue Möglichkeit zur Charakterisierung des Stoffwechsels. Im Vergleich zu der konservativen Therapie wurde nach der RYGB Operation ein signifikanter Anstieg der Lecithine sowie ein signifikanter Abfall der BCAA festgestellt, welche als mögliche Biomarker des Zucker- und Fettstoffwechsels gezeigt wurden. In Zusammenschau der Ergebnisse kann angenommen werden, dass die chirurgische Therapie der konservativen Therapie, wie sie in der WAS durchgeführt wurde, im Hinblick auf den Gewichtsverlust und die Verbesserung des Zucker- und Fettstoffwechsels überlegen ist. Die Erhebung des Metaboloms bietet eine neue Möglichkeit Unterschiede im Stoffwechsel nach Adipositastherapie abzubilden und Metaboliten zu identifizieren, welche mit dem Zucker- und Fettstoffwechsel assoziiert sind. N2 - The effects of surgical and conservative obesity therapy on the metabolome have not been clearly elucidated. Alteration of certain metabolites, including branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) and long-chain phosphatidylcholines (PC) and lecithins, respectively, is thought to play a supporting role in sugar and lipid metabolism. A survey of metabolomic profiles and their functional partitioning into amino acid and lipid profiles offers a new way to characterize metabolism. Compared to conservative therapy, a significant increase in lecithins as well as a significant decrease in BCAA were found after RYGB surgery, which were shown to be possible biomarkers of sugar and lipid metabolism. In synopsis of the results, it can be assumed that surgical therapy is superior to conservative therapy, as performed in WAS, in terms of weight loss and improvement of sugar and lipid metabolism. The metabolome survey provides a new opportunity to map differences in metabolism after obesity therapy and to identify metabolites associated with sugar and lipid metabolism. KW - Adipositas KW - Metabolom KW - Metabolome KW - Metabolomics KW - Obesity KW - Endocrinology KW - Endokrinologie Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-328286 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Balonov, Ilja A1 - Kurlbaum, Max A1 - Koschker, Ann-Cathrin A1 - Stier, Christine A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Dischinger, Ulrich T1 - Changes in plasma metabolomic profile following bariatric surgery, lifestyle intervention or diet restriction — insights from human and rat studies JF - International Journal of Molecular Sciences N2 - Although bariatric surgery is known to change the metabolome, it is unclear if this is specific for the intervention or a consequence of the induced bodyweight loss. As the weight loss after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) can hardly be mimicked with an evenly effective diet in humans, translational research efforts might be helpful. A group of 188 plasma metabolites of 46 patients from the randomized controlled Würzburg Adipositas Study (WAS) and from RYGB-treated rats (n = 6) as well as body-weight-matched controls (n = 7) were measured using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. WAS participants were randomized into intensive lifestyle modification (LS, n = 24) or RYGB (OP, n = 22). In patients in the WAS cohort, only bariatric surgery achieved a sustained weight loss (BMI −34.3% (OP) vs. −1.2% (LS), p ≤ 0.01). An explicit shift in the metabolomic profile was found in 57 metabolites in the human cohort and in 62 metabolites in the rodent model. Significantly higher levels of sphingolipids and lecithins were detected in both surgical groups but not in the conservatively treated human and animal groups. RYGB leads to a characteristic metabolomic profile, which differs distinctly from that following non-surgical intervention. Analysis of the human and rat data revealed that RYGB induces specific changes in the metabolome independent of weight loss. KW - metabolomics KW - phosphatidylcholines KW - sphingolipids KW - branched-chain amino acids KW - obesity KW - Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass KW - rodent model KW - insulin resistance Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-304462 SN - 1422-0067 VL - 24 IS - 3 ER -