TY - JOUR A1 - Göbel, Kerstin A1 - Pankratz, Susann A1 - Asaridou, Chloi-Magdalini A1 - Herrmann, Alexander M. A1 - Bittner, Stefan A1 - Merker, Monika A1 - Ruck, Tobias A1 - Glumm, Sarah A1 - Langhauser, Friederike A1 - Kraft, Peter A1 - Krug, Thorsten F. A1 - Breuer, Johanna A1 - Herold, Martin A1 - Gross, Catharina C. A1 - Beckmann, Denise A1 - Korb-Pap, Adelheid A1 - Schuhmann, Michael K. A1 - Kuerten, Stefanie A1 - Mitroulis, Ioannis A1 - Ruppert, Clemens A1 - Nolte, Marc W. A1 - Panousis, Con A1 - Klotz, Luisa A1 - Kehrel, Beate A1 - Korn, Thomas A1 - Langer, Harald F. A1 - Pap, Thomas A1 - Nieswandt, Bernhard A1 - Wiendl, Heinz A1 - Chavakis, Triantafyllos A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph A1 - Meuth, Sven G. T1 - Blood coagulation factor XII drives adaptive immunity during neuroinflammation via CD87-mediated modulation of dendritic cells JF - Nature Communications N2 - Aberrant immune responses represent the underlying cause of central nervous system (CNS) autoimmunity, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Recent evidence implicated the crosstalk between coagulation and immunity in CNS autoimmunity. Here we identify coagulation factor XII (FXII), the initiator of the intrinsic coagulation cascade and the kallikrein–kinin system, as a specific immune cell modulator. High levels of FXII activity are present in the plasma of MS patients during relapse. Deficiency or pharmacologic blockade of FXII renders mice less susceptible to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (a model of MS) and is accompanied by reduced numbers of interleukin-17A-producing T cells. Immune activation by FXII is mediated by dendritic cells in a CD87-dependent manner and involves alterations in intracellular cyclic AMP formation. Our study demonstrates that a member of the plasmatic coagulation cascade is a key mediator of autoimmunity. FXII inhibition may provide a strategy to combat MS and other immune-related disorders. KW - blood coagulation KW - factor XII KW - neuroinflammation KW - dendric cells Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-165503 VL - 7 IS - 11626 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bittner, Stefan A1 - Bobak, Nicole A1 - Feuchtenberger, Martin A1 - Herrmann, Alexander M A1 - Göbel, Kerstin A1 - Kinne, Raimund W A1 - Hansen, Anker J A1 - Budde, Thomas A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph A1 - Frey, Oliver A1 - Tony, Hans-Peter A1 - Wiendl, Heinz A1 - Meuth, Sven G T1 - Expression of K\(_2\)\(_P\)5.1 potassium channels on CD4\(^+\)T lymphocytes correlates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients JF - Arthritis Research & Therapy N2 - Introduction CD4+ T cells express K2P5.1 (TWIK-related acid-sensitive potassium channel 2 (TASK2); KCNK5), a member of the two-pore domain potassium channel family, which has been shown to influence T cell effector functions. Recently, it was shown that K2P5.1 is upregulated upon (autoimmune) T cell stimulation. The aim of this study was to correlate expression levels of K2P5.1 on T cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to disease activity in these patients. Methods Expression levels of K2P5.1 were measured by RT-PCR in the peripheral blood of 58 patients with RA and correlated with disease activity parameters (C-reactive protein levels, erythrocyte sedimentation rates, disease activity score (DAS28) scores). Twenty patients undergoing therapy change were followed-up for six months. Additionally, synovial fluid and synovial biopsies were investigated for T lymphocytes expressing K2P5.1. Results K2P5.1 expression levels in CD4+ T cells show a strong correlation to DAS28 scores in RA patients. Similar correlations were found for serological inflammatory parameters (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein). In addition, K2P5.1 expression levels of synovial fluid-derived T cells are higher compared to peripheral blood T cells. Prospective data in individual patients show a parallel behaviour of K2P5.1 expression to disease activity parameters during a longitudinal follow-up for six months. Conclusions Disease activity in RA patients correlates strongly with K2P5.1 expression levels in CD4+ T lymphocytes in the peripheral blood in cross-sectional as well as in longitudinal observations. Further studies are needed to investigate the exact pathophysiological mechanisms and to evaluate the possible use of K2P5.1 as a potential biomarker for disease activity and differential diagnosis. KW - neurology Y1 - 2011 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-139334 VL - 13 IS - R21 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ehling, Petra A1 - Göb, Eva A1 - Bittner, Stefan A1 - Budde, Thomas A1 - Ludwig, Andreas A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph A1 - Meuth, Sven G. T1 - Ischemia-induced cell depolarization: does the hyperpolarization-activated cation channel HCN2 affect the outcome after stroke in mice? JF - Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine N2 - Background Brain ischemia is known to include neuronal cell death and persisting neurological deficits. A lack of oxygen and glucose are considered to be key mediators of ischemic neurodegeneration while the exact mechanisms are yet unclear. In former studies the expression of two different two-pore domain potassium \((K_{2P})\) channels (TASK1, TREK1) were shown to ameliorate neuronal damage due to cerebral ischemia. In neurons, TASK channels carrying hyperpolarizing \(K^+\) leak currents, and the pacemaker channel HCN2, carrying depolarizing \(I_h\), stabilize the membrane potential by a mutual functional interaction. It is assumed that this ionic interplay between TASK and HCN2 channels enhances the resistance of neurons to insults accompanied by extracellular pH shifts. Methods In C57Bl/6 (wildtype, WT), \(hcn2^{+/+}\) and \(hcn2^{-/-}\) mice we used an in vivo model of cerebral ischemia (transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO)) to depict a functional impact of HCN2 in stroke formation. Subsequent analyses comprise behavioural tests and hcn2 gene expression assays. Results After 60 min of tMCAO induction in WT mice, we collected tissue samples at 6, 12, and 24 h after reperfusion. In the infarcted neocortex, hcn2 expression analyses revealed a nominal peak of hcn2 expression 6 h after reperfusion with a tendency towards lower expression levels with longer reperfusion times. Hcn2 gene expression levels in infarcted basal ganglia did not change after 6 h and 12 h. Only at 24 h after reperfusion, hcn2 expression significantly decreases by ~55%. However, 30 min of tMCAO in hcn2-/- as well as hcn2+/+ littermates induced similar infarct volumes. Behavioural tests for global neurological function (Bederson score) and motor function/coordination (grip test) were performed at day 1 after surgery. Again, we found no differences between the groups. Conclusions Here, we hypothesized that the absence of HCN2, an important functional counter player of TASK channels, affects neuronal survival during stroke-induced tissue damage. However, together with a former study on TASK3 these results implicate that both TASK3 and HCN2 which were supposed to be neuroprotective due to their pH-dependency, do not influence ischemic neurodegeneration during stroke in the tMCAO model. KW - ischemia Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-131887 VL - 5 IS - 16 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ehling, Petra A1 - Göb, Eva A1 - Bittner, Stefan A1 - Budde, Thomas A1 - Ludwig, Andreas A1 - Kleinschnitz, Christoph A1 - Meuth, Sven G. T1 - Ischemia-induced cell depolarization: does the hyperpolarization-activated cation channel HCN2 affect the outcome after stroke in mice? JF - Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine N2 - Background Brain ischemia is known to include neuronal cell death and persisting neurological deficits. A lack of oxygen and glucose are considered to be key mediators of ischemic neurodegeneration while the exact mechanisms are yet unclear. In former studies the expression of two different two-pore domain potassium \((K_{2P})\) channels (TASK1, TREK1) were shown to ameliorate neuronal damage due to cerebral ischemia. In neurons, TASK channels carrying hyperpolarizing \(K^+\) leak currents, and the pacemaker channel HCN2, carrying depolarizing Ih, stabilize the membrane potential by a mutual functional interaction. It is assumed that this ionic interplay between TASK and HCN2 channels enhances the resistance of neurons to insults accompanied by extracellular pH shifts. Methods In C57Bl/6 (wildtype, WT), \(hcn2^{+/+}\) and \(hcn2^{-/-}\) mice we used an in vivo model of cerebral ischemia (transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO)) to depict a functional impact of HCN2 in stroke formation. Subsequent analyses comprise behavioural tests and hcn2 gene expression assays. Results After 60 min of tMCAO induction in WT mice, we collected tissue samples at 6, 12, and 24 h after reperfusion. In the infarcted neocortex, hcn2 expression analyses revealed a nominal peak of hcn2 expression 6 h after reperfusion with a tendency towards lower expression levels with longer reperfusion times. Hcn2 gene expression levels in infarcted basal ganglia did not change after 6 h and 12 h. Only at 24 h after reperfusion, hcn2 expression significantly decreases by ~55%. However, 30 min of tMCAO in hcn2-/- as well as hcn2+/+ littermates induced similar infarct volumes. Behavioural tests for global neurological function (Bederson score) and motor function/coordination (grip test) were performed at day 1 after surgery. Again, we found no differences between the groups. Conclusions Here, we hypothesized that the absence of HCN2, an important functional counter player of TASK channels, affects neuronal survival during stroke-induced tissue damage. However, together with a former study on TASK3 these results implicate that both TASK3 and HCN2 which were supposed to be neuroprotective due to their pH-dependency, do not influence ischemic neurodegeneration during stroke in the tMCAO model. KW - neurology Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-129240 VL - 5 IS - 16 ER - TY - THES A1 - Bittner, Thomas T1 - Immunhistologische Charakterisierung immunkompetenter Zellen in Plattenepithelkarzinomen des oberen Aerodigestivtraktes T1 - Immunohistochemical characterisation of immunocompetent cells in squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract N2 - Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war es, die Beziehung zwischen Expression der Basalmembran und der damit einhergehen Veränderung des Immunzelleninfiltrates zu untersuchen. Eine Reihe von 23 Plattenepithelkarzinomen des Larynx und Hypopharynx wurden lichtmikroskopisch untersucht. Hierzu wurde eine immunhistochemischen Färbung verwendet mit monoklonalen Antikörpern gegen folgende Membranantigene: CD 1a, CD 4, CD 8, Pan B, CD 14, ICAM 1, LFA, HLA-DR, Kollagen 4. Die immunhistochemische Analyse wurde bezogen auf den Differenzierungsgrad des Tumors, definiert durch die Ausprägung der Basalmembran. Epithel und Stroma wurden getrennt ausgezählt. Der Verlust der Basalmembran wurde von einer Veränderung in der Zusammensetzung des Immunzelleninfiltrates begleitet: HLA-DR und LFA nahm in beiden Kompartimenten ab. Pan B und CD 14 zeigten eine Parallelität im Färbeverhalten. Pan B zeigte die stärkste Färbung in Plattenepithelkarzinomen mit annähernd ununterbrochener Basalmembran. CD 8 zeigte die stärksteFärbung in Plattenepithelkarzinomen mit lückenhafter, aber noch vorhandener Basalmembran. Die CD 8 positiven Zellen zeigten stellenweise engen Kontakt zur Basalmembran, stellenweise keimzentrumsähnliche Anordnungen. Wir schlussfolgern, dass bei gut differenzierten Tumoren das B-Zell System, bei mäßig differenzierten das T-Zell System eine gewisse Rolle spielt. Der Übergangszone Tumor-Stroma scheint eine besondere immunologische Bedeutung zu zukommen. N2 - The objective of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between the expression of the basement Membrane (BM) in SCC and the relative proportions of selective immune cell populations. A series of 23 SCC of the Larynx and the Hypopharynx was assessed by light microscopy and using immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal antibodies directed against the following cell surface antigens: CD 1a, CD 4, CD 8, Pan B, CD 14, ICAM 1, LFA, HLA-DR, Collagen 4. Immunhistochemical analysis of the tumor infiltrating cells was performed and correlated with the transformation level as defined by the grade of expression of BM. The loss of BM was accompanied by a change in immune infiltrate: HLA-DR and LFA decreased in both compartiments. The B cells stained in parallel with CD 14 positive cells. Pan B showed the highest levels in SCC with a nearly continous BM. CD 8 peaked in tumors with a leaky but still present BM. The CD 8 cells showed sometimes tight junction to the BM, sometimes formations similar to germinal centers. We conclude that in well differentiated SCC the B cell system plays a certain role, in middle differentiated the T cell system. The epithelio-stromal junction zone seems to play an important immunologic role. KW - Plattenepithelkarzinom KW - immunkompetente Zellen KW - monoklonale Antikörper KW - Immunantwort KW - squamous cell carcinoma KW - immunocompetent cells KW - monoclonal antibodies KW - immune response Y1 - 2005 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-12087 ER - TY - THES A1 - Bittner, Thomas T1 - Immunhistologische Analyse Chemokinrezeptor positiver Zellen in der humanen decidua basalis der Frühschwangerschaft T1 - Immunohistochemical Analysis of chemokine receptors bearing cells in human decidua basalis of early pregnancy N2 - Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war, eine qualitative Darstellung des Verteilungsmusters von Chemokinrezeptoren in der Dezidua der Frühschwangerschaft. Ferner sollte eine morphologische Zuordnung positiver Zellen zu den einzelnen Populationen (Cytotrophoblasten CTB, Stromazellen, Leukozyten) stattfinden. Eine Reihe von 15 Deciduageweben aus legaler Abtreibung wurde lichtmikroskopisch untersucht. Hierzu wurde eine immunhistochemischen Färbung verwendet mit monoklonalen Antikörpern gegen folgende Antigene: CCR6, CCR7, CCR9,CXCR2,CXCR3, CXCR4 und Panzytokeratin Die grösste Anzahl von CXCR4 Rezeptoren zeigten Zytotrophoblasten an der Spitze von auswachsenden Zellsäulen der Plazenta und an der Oberfläche der Dezidua. Im Gegensatz dazu waren die CTB an der Basis der Zellsäulen und in den tiefen Schichten der Dezidua deutlich schwächer gefärbt.. Diesem Rezeptor kommt wohl eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Chemotaxis, Zellproliferation und dem infiltrativen Wachstum zu. In den von uns gefärbten Schnitten zeigte keine Population von Trophoblasten positive Anfärbungen für CCR7. Das Färbebild von CCR9 zeigte bei uns unerwartet eine Kernfärbung der invasiven CTB. Es ließ sich eine sehr geringe Rezeptorausstattung der Lymphozyten feststellen.. CXCR 3 und CCR 6 jedoch zeigten in der Mehrzahl der Fälle positive Lymphozyten. Auffallend war, dass diese jedoch deutlich schwächer färbten als die vergleichbaren Zellen in der positiv Kontrolle gefärbte Tonsille. Die Dezidua in der Frühschwangerschaft scheint also durch das Herunterregulieren von Chemokinrezeptoren auf immunkompetenten Zellen ein Raum der Immuntoleranz zu sein. N2 - The objective of the present study was to represent the distribution of chemokine receptors in the deciduas of early pregnancy and attach them morphologically to the different subsets of cell types. A series of 15 deciduas from legal abortion was assessed by light microscopy and using immunohistochemical staining with monoclonal antibodies directed against the following antigens: CCR6, CCR7, CCR9,CXCR2,CXCR3, CXCR4 and cytokeratin. The highest level of CXCR4 receptors showed cytotrophoblasts (CTB) on the top of outgrowing cell columns of the placenta and in the superficial layers of decidual tissue. However CXCR4 was scarcely expressed from CTB at the base of cell columns and in deeper layers of deciduas. CXCR4 receptor seems to play an important role in chemotaxis, proliferation and infiltrative growing. In our samples no subpopulation of CTB showed expression of CCR7 receptors. Invasive CTB showed nuclear staining with CCR9. Lymphocytes were remarkably low endowed with receptors. But CCR6 and CXCR3 stained positive in the majority of lymphocytes. However they showed remarkably lower levels than lymphocytes do in tonsilles. Decidua in early pregnancy seems to be a site of immuntolerance by regulating down chemokine receptors on the surface of immunocompetent cells. KW - Immunhistochemie KW - monoklonale Antikörper KW - Chemokine KW - decidua basalis KW - Chemokinreceptor KW - Immunohistochemistry KW - monoclonal antibody KW - chemokine KW - decidua basalis KW - chemokine recepteo Y1 - 2007 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-22852 ER -