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Die Europäische Union befindet sich derzeit in einer sehr ernsten Krise; ein Scheitern des europäischen Projekts, das bislang in der konstant voranschreitenden Vertiefung und Erweiterung der Integrationsgemeinschaft bestand, ist nicht mehr kategorisch auszuschließen. Es zeichnet sich ein Auseinanderdriften von EU und Euro-Zone ab. Der Beitrag argumentiert, dass die zahlreichen und weitreichenden Maßnahmen, die in den letzten drei Jahren zur Rettung des Euro ergriffen wurden, die Währungsgemeinschaft substantiell gestärkt und weiter zusammengeschmiedet haben. Dabei wird auch die besondere Rolle, die Deutschland in diesem Reformprozess spielt, behandelt. Perspektivisch stellt sich die Frage, ob ein „Eurozonen-Kerneuropa“ entstehen kann, das den Einigungsprozess zukunftsfest zu machen vermöchte. Ein Neustart im Rahmen von „Eurozonen-Kerneuropa“ brächte für die EU der 28+ Mitgliedstaaten Zerfallsgefahren mit sich, die vor allem für die sogenannten Pre-Ins dramatisch sein könnten. Doch liegt in solch einem Neustart, der einer wahrhaftigen Herkulesaufgabe gleichkäme, vielleicht die einzige Überlebenschance des Integrationsgedankens.
Since its creation in 1966, Star Trek has been a dominant part of popular culture and as thus served as the source for many cultural references. Star Trek’s creator Gene Roddenberry wanted to realize his vision of a utopia but at the same time, he used the futuristic setting of the show to comment on the present time, on actual social and political circumstances. This means that each series can be regarded as a mirror image of the time in which it was created. The clothing of the characters in the different series is one part of that image. The uniforms of The Original Se-ries show influences of the 1960s pop art movement as well as the mini-skirt trend that experienced its peak in that decade. In the course of almost 40 years, howev-er, many things changed. In the 1990s, in Deep Space Nine and Voyager, a unisex uniform replaced the mini-dresses, with few exceptions; the colorful shirts gave way to ones that were mostly black. This trend continues into the new century. This essay interprets the evolution of the female officers’ uniforms from femi-nized dresses to androgynous clothing over the development of the series as a reflection of the change of gender roles in contemporary American society. The general functions of the female characters’ uniforms are the central object of its analysis while the few, but noteworthy exceptions to this pattern are given specif-ic attention. Finally, one of the most intriguing lines of enquiry is, how the pre-quel series Enterprise, supposed to be set before The Original Series, but pro-duced and aired from 2001 to 2005, fits in the picture.
In food and pharmaceutical analysis, the classical indices peroxide value (PV), acid value (AV) and p-anisidine value (ANV) still play an important role as quality and authenticity control parameters of fats and oils. These indices are sum parameters for certain deterioration products (PV for hydroperoxides, AV for free fatty acids, ANV for aldehydes) and are obtained using volumetric or UV/VIS spectroscopic analytical approaches. 1H NMR spectroscopy provides a fast and simple alternative to these classical approaches. In the present work, novel 1H NMR methods to determine hydroperoxides, free fatty acids and aldehydes in fats and oils were developed.
Hydroperoxides:
The influence of solvent, water, free fatty acids and sample weight on the hydroperoxide group proton (OOH) signal was investigated. On the basis of the obtained results, the sample preparation procedure of the new 1H NMR method was established. A rough assignment of the hydroperoxide group signals in edible fats and oils to methyl oleate, methyl linoleate and methyl linolenate was conducted. Furthermore, to gain information on how many different hydroperoxide species originate from trioleate autoxidation, a kinetic study on trioleate monohydroperoxides was performed. The evaluation of the data strongly indicates that all of the conceivable 18 trioleate monohydroperoxides were formed during trioleate autoxidation. The analytical performance of the NMR method was compared to that of the classical PV approach by means of the so-called “relative sensitivity” according to Mandel. It was shown that both methods exhibit a similar analytical performance. A total of 444 edible oil samples were analysed using both methods. For some oil varieties considerable discrepancies were found between the results. In the case of black seed oil and olive oil two substances were identified that influence the classical PV determination and thus cause positive (black seed oil) and negative (olive oil) deviations from the theoretical PV expected from the NMR values.
Free fatty acids:
In order to find the optimal solvent mixture to measure the carboxyl group protons (COOH) of free fatty acids in fats and oils, the effect of solvent on the COOH signal was investigated for different mixtures of CDCl3 and DMSO-d6. The comparison of the NMR method with the classical AV method by means of the relative sensitivity revealed that both methods exhibit a similar analytical performance. 420 edible oil samples were analysed by both approaches. Except for pumpkin seed oil, where slight deviations were observed, there was a good compliance between the results obtained from the two methods. Furthermore, the applicability of the 1H NMR assay to further lipids with relevance in pharmacy was tested. For hard fat, castor oil, waxes and oleyl oleate modifications of the original sample preparation procedure of the NMR method were necessary to achieve comparable results for both methods.
Aldehydes:
The new 1H NMR method enables the determination of the molar amounts of n-alkanals, (E)-2-alkenals and (E,E)-2,4-alkadienals. It was illustrated that the ANV can be modelled as a linear combination of the NMR integrals of these aldehyde species. A functional relationship was derived on the basis In conclusion, the new 1H NMR methods provide an excellent alternative to of calibration experiments. The suitability of the model was shown by comparing the NMR-determined ANVs with the measured classical ANVs of 79 commercially available edible oils of different oil types.
In conclusion, the new 1H NMR methods provide an excellent alternative to the determination of the classical indices PV, AV and ANV. They have several advantages over the classical methods including the consumption of small solvent amounts, the ability to automatize measurement and to acquire several different parameters out of the same NMR spectrum. Especially concerning their selectivity, the 1H NMR methods are highly superior to the classical methods.
Da die häufigste Ursache der pathologischen Mamillensekretion ein benigner Prozess ist, sollte die Diagnostik mittels nicht invasiver Verfahren im Vordergrund stehen. Dabei stellt die Kernspintomographie eine wichtige Modalität dar, vor allem wenn die Mammographie und die Mammasonographie keine Befunde zeigen. In dieser Studie wurden Patientinnen mit pathologischer Mamillensekretion mittels MR-Mammographie bei 3,0 Tesla und anschließend mittels Galaktographie untersucht.
Von Juli 2009 bis Juni 2012 wurden 50 Patientinnen in die Studie eingeschlossen, die eine pathologische Mamillensekretion zeigten und einer MR-Mammographie bei 3,0 Tesla zustimmten. Bei allen Studienteilnehmerinnen waren sowohl die Mammographie als auch die Mammasonographie negativ oder zeigten einen unklaren Befund. Weitere Einschlusskriterien waren im Normbereich liegende Nieren- und Prolaktinwerte.
Sechs Patientinnen zeigten einen beidseitigen Ausfluss. Hier wurden beide Brüste in die Studie eingeschlossen, so dass insgesamt 56 Fälle mit einem Durchschnittsalter von 51,2 Jahren (Standardabweichung ± 12,8 Jahre, Median 52,5 Jahre) betrachtet wurden. Ältere Patientinnen zeigten dabei häufiger maligne Ursachen als jüngere, ohne Nachweis eines signifikanten Unterschieds (p = 0,272).
Bei der klinischen Untersuchung war in 44,6% (25/56) ein nicht-blutiger und in 55,4% (31/56) ein blutiger Ausfluss erkennbar. Die Inzidenz der Malignität in der Gruppe der blutigen Sekretion war höher (19,4% vs. 8,0%), jedoch nicht signifikant (p = 0,23). In der Literatur wird davon berichtet, dass bei blutigem Ausfluss das Risiko für ein Mammakarzinom höher ist. Es wird aber auch darauf hingewiesen, dass bei einem nicht-blutigen Ausfluss ein Malignom keinesfalls ausgeschlossen werden kann.
Die häufigste Ursache der pathologischen Mamillensekretion war, wie auch in der Literatur berichtet wird, mit 39,4% ein Papillom. Insgesamt wurde in 14,8% ein Malignom nachgewiesen. Dies ist etwas höher als die vergleichbaren Angaben von 2% - 10% in der Literatur.
Es bestand ein signifikanter, direkt proportionaler Zusammenhang zwischen Größe in der MR-Mammographie und Malignität (p = 0,019). Ein Phänomen, das Liberman et al. ebenfalls beschrieben. Sowohl sie als auch Langer et al. empfehlen somit bei Läsionen, die kleiner als 5 mm sind, aufgrund der geringen Malignomrate auf eine Biopsie zu verzichten. Auch in der vorliegenden Studie waren alle Läsionen < 5 mm benigne.
Zwischen der MR-mammographisch geschätzten Größe und der histopathologisch ermittelten Größe konnte eine signifikant hohe Korrelation gezeigt werden (Korrelationskoeffizient nach Pearson 0,095, p < 0,0001). Dabei wurden die Befunde in der Kernspintomographie tendenziell größer dargestellt. Die gleiche Erfahrung machten auch Son et al. und Schouten van der Velden et al..
Die Ergebnisse der MR-Mammographie wurden mit der danach durchgeführten Galaktographie verglichen. Ein wichtiger Nachteil der Galaktographie zeigte sich in der eingeschränkten Durchführbarkeit. In 23,3% konnte diese nicht erfolgreich beendet werden. In der Literatur wird von ähnlichen Prozentsätzen gesprochen. Zusätzlich erzielten wir im Vergleich zur MR-Mammographie sowohl eine geringere Sensitivität (86% vs. 96%) als auch eine niedrigere Spezifität (33% vs. 70%) für die Galaktographie, was sicherlich auch die Schwierigkeit der Unterscheidung zwischen benignen und malignen Befunden bei einer Galaktographie widerspiegelt. Morrogh et al. verglichen die Galaktographie mit der MR-Mammographie bei 1,5 Tesla ebenfalls bei Patientinnen mit pathologischer Mamillensekretion und negativer Standarddiagnostik. Die von ihnen berichtete Sensitivität von 83% für die MR-Mammographie ist vergleichbar mit der der vorliegenden Studie (75%). Bei 1,5 Tesla erreichten sie allerdings nur eine Spezifität von 62%, die geringer ist als die von uns errechnete Spezifität von 88%. Auch andere Studien referieren eine höhere Spezifität bei höherer Feldstärke.
Um dies allerdings aussagekräftig zu zeigen, muss eine intraindividuelle Studie bei 1,5 Tesla und 3,0 Tesla durchgeführt werden.
Zusammenfassend kann man jedoch sagen, dass die Galaktographie durch die nicht invasive, strahlungsfreie MR-Mammographie bei der Untersuchung von Patientinnen mit pathologischer Mamillensekretion ersetzt werden sollte, insbesondere wenn die Standarddiagnostik keine auffälligen Befunde liefern konnte.
6 Zusammenfassung
Die 3D-stereophotogrammetrische Analyse ermöglicht ohne Strahlenbelastung und ohne Narkose zusätzlich eine zeitlich nahe prä- und postoperative Datenerfassung und damit die Vergleichsmöglichkeit der direkten operativen Effekte.
Die 3D-stereophotogrammetrische Analyse der operativen Effekte nach breiter medianer Kraniektomie bei prämaturen Sagittalnahtsynostosen zeigte einen positiven Effekt auf
• die Zirkumferenz des Kopfes
• die Breite des Kopfes
• den CI-Index
• die koronale Zirkumferenz und
• das intrakranielle Gesamtvolumen.
Es wurde bei allen 20 Patienten durch die breite mediane Kraniektomie sowohl eine ästhetische Verbesserung der Kopfform (Abnahme der Länge des Kopfes, Zunahme der Breite des Kopfes) wie auch eine Zunahme des intrakraniellen Gesamtvolumens erreicht.
Besonders hervorzuheben ist nach breiter medianer Kraniektomie bei prämaturen Sagittalnahtsynostosen die postoperative Zunahme des intrakraniellen Gesamtvolumens bei gleichzeitiger ästhetischer Verbesserung der Kopfform.
Die humane afrikanische Trypanosomiasis (Schlafkrankheit, HAT) wird durch die Parasiten Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense und Trypanosoma brucei gambiense ausgelöst und führt unbehandelt zum Tod. Wegen begrenzter Therapiemöglichkeiten sowie vernachlässigter Kontrollprogramme ist HAT eine gegenwärtige Bedrohung, was die Suche nach neuen Wirkstoffen notwendig macht. Ausgangspunkt für die Leitstrukturfindung war das 7-Amino-4-chinolon-3-carboxamid IV mit einem IC50-Wert (T. b. brucei) von 1.2 µM. Die 4-Chinolon-3-carboxamid-Grundstrukturen wurden unter Verwendung der Gould-Jacobs- (1-Alkyl-Derivate) bzw. der Grohe-Heitzer-Synthese (1-Aryl-Derivate) aufgebaut und anhand strukturierter Variation der Substituenten in Pos. 1, 3 und 7 die für die antitrypanosomale Wirksamkeit essenziellen Strukturelemente identifiziert: Pos.1: Die Alkylkettenverlängerung von Ethyl zu n-Butyl bewirkte eine stetige Aktivitätssteigerung, welche auch einem Aryl-Rest in dieser Position überlegen war. Pos.3: Benzylamide mit HBD-Funktionen führten zur Aktivitätsabnahme, während HBA-Funktionen und unsubstituierte Reste zur Steigerung der Wirksamkeit, teilweise in den nanomolaren Konzentrationsbereich, beitrugen. Pos.7: Neben cyclischen sek. Aminen wurden auch aliphatische prim. Amine via konventioneller oder Mikrowellen-unterstützter SNAr eingeführt. Dabei zeigten sich die sek. Amine mit einer antitrypanosomalen Aktivität im teilweise submikromolaren Bereich den acyclischen Aminen deutlich überlegen. Vor allem der Morpholin-Rest bewirkte eine sprunghafte Wirksamkeitsverbesserung. Durch Kombination der Einzelresultate konnte schließlich die den Lipinski’s „Rule of 5“ entsprechende Leitstruktur 33 mit vielversprechender antitrypanosomaler Wirksamkeit (IC50 (T. b. brucei) = 47 nM, IC50 (T. b. rhodesiense) = 9 nM) und geringer Zytotoxizität erhalten werden (SI = 19000). Erste Untersuchungen zur Identifikation des Targets der 4-Chinolon-3-carboxamide ergaben folgende Erkenntnisse: Fluoreszenzmikroskopieuntersuchungen zeigten eine deutliche Veränderung der Morphologie des Mitochondriums bei behandelten BSF-T. b. brucei-Zellen. Anhand einer Zellzyklus-Analyse wurde die Beeinträchtigung der Segregation des Kinetoplasten beobachtet, was zu einem Segregationsdefekt führte. Die Topoisomerase (TbTopoIImt) wurde durch ein „Knockdown“-Experiment als Haupt-Target ausgeschlossen. Trotz der bemerkenswerten biologischen Aktivität war eine In-vivo-Untersuchung der Leitstruktur wegen zu geringer Wasserlöslichkeit nicht möglich, welche auf eine hochgeordnete Schichtgitterstruktur zurückzuführen war. Da die Löslichkeit im Wesentlichen eine Funktion der Lipophilie und der intermolekularen Wechselwirkungen ist, wurden zur Verbesserung der Wasserlöslichkeit pharmazeutisch-technische Methoden angewandt sowie chemische Strukturmodifikationen vorgenommen: Es wurde eine Lipid-basierte, selbstemulgierende Formulierung entwickelt. Durch Ausbildung stabiler Emulsionen war 33 bis zu einer Konzentration von 10 mg/ml im Wässrigen löslich und somit für die In-vivo-Untersuchung zugänglich. Nach 4-tägiger peroraler Behandlung von NMRI-Mäusen mit einer wässrigen 1:1-Verdünnung der Formulierung konnte keine In-vivo-Aktivität festgestellt werden. Die Sprühtrocknung von 33 resultierte in amorpher Modifikation, welche in Gegenwart von PVP bzw. Eudragit®L100 stabilisiert wurde. Beide Partikel ermöglichten die Übersättigung von 33 im Wässrigen, was im Fall der Eudragit®L100-Partikel zu 200-facher Löslichkeitssteigerung gegenüber der kristallinen Wirkstoffmodifikation führte und somit die In-vivo-Untersuchung ermöglichte. Zusammen mit ersten Metabolismus-Untersuchungen von 33, welche die Berechnung einer Abbau-Kinetik bzw. Clearance ermöglichte, konnte mittels der Software Simcyp® ein Plasmakonzentrationsprofil der Verbindung 33 (Eudragit®L100-Partikel) erstellt werden. Basierend auf diesem Studiendesign wurde die In-vivo-Untersuchung von 33 an mit T. b. rhodesiense infizierten Mäusen durchgeführt und zeigte nach 8-tägiger Behandlung einen deutlichen Rückgang der Parasitämie. Im Fokus der chemischen Strukturmodifikation stand das Einführen polarer und ionisierbarer Strukturelemente, um 4-Chinolon-3-carboxamid-Derivate mit erhöhter Hydrophilie (logP 1 - 3) bzw. Salz- und Co-Kristall-Strukturen zu erhalten. Sämtliche Strukturvariationen trugen zur Verbesserung der Wasserlöslichkeit und der „drug-like“ Eigenschaften im Vergleich zu Verbindung 33 bei, waren allerdings von Aktivitätsverlusten gegenüber T. b. brucei begleitet. Anhand der „ligand efficiency“- und „lipophilic ligand efficiency“-Analyse wurden schließlich die vielversprechendsten Derivate (94 und 96) für die weitere Untersuchung ausgewählt. Mit IC50 (T. b. rhodesiense)-Werten von 4 nM (94) und 33 nM (96) und geringer Zytotoxizität wurden Selektivitätsindizes bis zu 25000 gefunden, welche jene von 33 übertrafen. Aufgrund einer Löslichkeit im millimolaren Bereich, einer moderaten Membranpermeabilität und einer Plasmastabilität von > 2 h können die Verbindungen 94 und 96 somit als erste Wirkstoffkandidaten angesehen werden. Die vollständige physiko-chemische Charakterisierung wurde mittels eines Sirius-T3-Titrationssystems durchgeführt. Unter Verwendung dieser Parameter wurden für die Derivate 94 und 96 je zwei Plasmakonzentrationsprofile mit der Software Simcyp® simuliert. Basierend auf diesem Studiendesign wurde jeweils die hohe Dosis beider Derivate im Mausmodel (T. b. rhodesiense) untersucht. Während nach 5-tägiger Behandlung mit 94 und 96 bei sämtlichen Tiere keine Parasiten mehr nachweisbar waren, wurde ein leichter Rückfall in beiden Versuchsgruppen an Tag 8 beobachtet. Gegenwärtig wird die Behandlung mit beiden Derivaten fortgesetzt.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether spatial hippocampus-dependent learning is affected by the serotonergic system and stress. Therefore, 5-HTT knockout (-/-), heterozygous (+/-) and wildtype (+/+) mice were subjected to the Barnes maze (BM) and the Morris water maze (WM), the latter being discussed as more aversive. Additionally, immediate early gene (IEG) expression, hippocampal adult neurogenesis (aN), and blood plasma corticosterone were analyzed.
While the performance of 5-HTT-/- mice in the BM was undistinguishable from both other genotypes, they performed worse in the WM. However, in the course of the repeated WM trials 5-HTT-/- mice advanced to wildtype level. The experience of a single trial of either the WM or the BM resulted in increased plasma corticosterone levels in all genotypes. After several trials 5-HTT-/- mice exhibited higher corticosterone concentrations compared with both other genotypes in both tests. Corticosterone levels were highest in 5-HTT-/- mice tested in the WM indicating greater aversiveness of the WM and a greater stress sensitivity of 5-HTT deficient mice.
Quantitative immunohistochemistry in the hippocampus revealed increased cell counts positive for the IEG products cFos and Arc as well as for proliferation marker Ki67 and immature neuron marker NeuroD in 5-HTT-/- mice compared to 5-HTT+/+ mice, irrespective of the test. Most differences were found in the suprapyramidal blade of the dentate gyrus of the septal hippocampus. Ki67-immunohistochemistry revealed a genotype x environment interaction with 5-HTT genotype differences in naïve controls and WM experience exclusively yielding more Ki67-positive cells in 5-HTT+/+ mice. Moreover, in 5-HTT-/- mice we demonstrate that learning performance correlates with the extent of aN.
Overall, higher baseline IEG expression and increased an in the hippocampus of 5-HTT-/- mice together with increased stress sensitivity may constitute the neurobiological correlate of raised alertness, possibly impeding optimal learning performance in the more stressful WM.
Early healing after myocardial infarction (MI) is characterized by a strong inflammatory reaction. Most leukotrienes are pro-inflammatory and are therefore potential mediators of healing and remodeling after myocardial ischemia. The enzyme 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) has a key role in the transformation of arachidonic acid in leukotrienes. Thus, we tested the effect of 5-LOX on healing after MI. After chronic coronary artery ligation, early mortality was significantly increased in 5-LOX\(^{−/−}\) when compared to matching wildtype (WT) mice due to left ventricular rupture. This effect could be reproduced in mice treated with the 5-LOX inhibitor Zileuton. A perfusion mismatch due to the vasoactive potential of leukotrienes is not responsible for left ventricular rupture since local blood flow assessed by magnetic resonance perfusion measurements was not different. However, after MI, there was an accentuation of the inflammatory reaction with an increase of pro-inflammatory macrophages. Yet, mortality was not changed in chimeric mice (WT vs. 5-LOX\(^{−/−}\) bone marrow in 5-LOX\(^{−/−}\) animals), indicating that an altered function of 5-LOX\(^{−/−}\) inflammatory cells is not responsible for the phenotype. Collagen production and accumulation of fibroblasts were significantly reduced in 5-LOX\(^{−/−}\) mice in vivo after MI. This might be due to an impaired migration of 5-LOX\(^{−/−}\) fibroblasts, as shown in vitro to serum. In conclusion, a lack or inhibition of 5-LOX increases mortality after MI because of healing defects. This is not mediated by a change in local blood flow, but through an altered inflammation and/or fibroblast function.
Background
The emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in recent decades has highlighted the importance of developing new drugs to treat infections. However, in addition to the design of new drugs, the development of accurate preclinical testing methods is essential. In vivo imaging technologies such as bioluminescence imaging (BLI) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are promising approaches. In a previous study, we showed the effectiveness of \(^{19}\)F MRI using perfluorocarbon (PFC) emulsions for detecting the site of Staphylococcus aureus infection. In the present follow-up study, we investigated the use of this method for in vivo visualization of the effects of antibiotic therapy.
Methods/Principal findings
Mice were infected with S. aureus Xen29 and treated with 0.9% NaCl solution, vancomycin or linezolid. Mock treatment led to the highest bioluminescence values during infection followed by vancomycin treatment. Counting the number of colony-forming units (cfu) at 7 days post-infection (p.i.) showed the highest bacterial burden for the mock group and the lowest for the linezolid group. Administration of PFCs at day 2 p.i. led to the accumulation of \(^{19}\)F at the rim of the abscess in all mice (in the shape of a hollow sphere), and antibiotic treatment decreased the \(^{19}\)F signal intensity and volume. Linezolid showed the strongest effect. The BLI, cfu, and MRI results were comparable.
Conclusions
\(^{19}\)F-MRI with PFCs is an effective non-invasive method for assessing the effects of antibiotic therapy in vivo. This method does not depend on pathogen specific markers and can therefore be used to estimate the efficacy of antibacterial therapy against a broad range of clinically relevant pathogens, and to localize sites of infection.
The role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in bacterial sepsis remains controversial because antibody-mediated depletion experiments gave conflicting results. We employed DEREG mice (DEpletion of REGulatory T cells) and a caecal ligation and puncture model to elucidate the role of \(CD4^+Foxp3^+\) Tregs in sepsis. In DEREG mice natural Tregs can be visualized easily and selectively depleted by diphtheria toxin because the animals express the diphtheria toxin receptor and enhanced green fluorescent protein as a fusion protein under the control of the foxp3 locus. We confirmed rapid Treg-activation and an increased ratio of Tregs to Teffs in sepsis. Nevertheless, 24 h after sepsis induction, Treg-depleted and control mice showed equally strong inflammation, immune cell immigration into the peritoneum and bacterial dissemination. During the first 36 h of disease survival was not influenced by Treg-depletion. Later, however, only Treg-competent animals recovered from the insult. We conclude that the suppressive capacity of Tregs is not sufficient to control overwhelming inflammation and early mortality, but is a prerequisite for the recovery from severe sepsis.
Children with severe hearing loss most likely receive the greatest benefit from a cochlear implant (CI) when implanted at less than 2 years of age. Children with a hearing loss may also benefit greater from binaural sensory stimulation. Four children who received their first CI under 12 months of age were included in this study. Effects on auditory development were determined using the German LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire, closed- and open-set monosyllabic word tests, aided free-field, the Mainzer and Göttinger speech discrimination tests, Monosyllabic-Trochee-Polysyllabic (MTP), and Listening Progress Profile (LiP). Speech production and grammar development were evaluated using a German language speech development test (SETK), reception of grammar test (TROG-D) and active vocabulary test (AWST-R). The data showed that children implanted under 12 months of age reached open-set monosyllabic word discrimination at an age of 24 months. LiP results improved over time, and children recognized 100% of words in the MTP test after 12 months. All children performed as well as or better than their hearing peers in speech production and grammar development. SETK showed that the speech development of these children was in general age appropriate. The data suggests that early hearing loss intervention benefits speech and language development and supports the trend towards early cochlear implantation. Furthermore, the data emphasizes the potential benefits associated with bilateral implantation.
The ability to perform mathematical tasks is required in everyday life. Although heritability estimates suggest a genetic contribution, no previous study has conclusively identified a genetic risk variant for mathematical performance. Research has shown that the prevalence of mathematical disabilities is increased in children with dyslexia. We therefore correlated genome-wide data of 200 German children with spelling disability, with available quantitative data on mathematic ability. Replication of the top findings in additional dyslexia samples revealed that rs133885 was a genome-wide significant marker for mathematical abilities\((P_{comb}=7.71 x 10^{-10}, n=699)\), with an effect size of 4.87%. This association was also found in a sample from the general population (P=0.048, n=1080), albeit with a lower effect size. The identified variant encodes an amino-acid substitution in MYO18B, a protein with as yet unknown functions in the brain. As areas of the parietal cortex, in particular the intraparietal sulcus (IPS), are involved in numerical processing in humans, we investigated whether rs133885 was associated with IPS morphology using structural magnetic resonance imaging data from 79 neuropsychiatrically healthy adults. Carriers of the MYO18B risk-genotype displayed a significantly lower depth of the right IPS. This validates the identified association between rs133885 and mathematical disability at the level of a specific intermediate phenotype.
A comparative study is carried out on two spectroscopic techniques employed to detect ultrafast absorption changes in the mid-infrared spectral range, namely direct multichannel detection via HgCdTe (MCT) photodiode arrays and the newly established technique of chirped-pulse upconversion (CPU). Whereas both methods are meanwhile individually used in a routine manner, we directly juxtapose their applicability in femtosecond pump-probe experiments based on 1 kHz shot-to-shot data acquisition. Additionally, we examine different phase-matching conditions in the CPU scheme for a given mid-infrared spectrum, thereby simultaneously detecting signals which are separated by more than 200 cm−1.
Background
Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) poses a major limitation for broader therapeutic application of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Early diagnosis of aGVHD remains difficult and is based on clinical symptoms and histopathological evaluation of tissue biopsies. Thus, current aGVHD diagnosis is limited to patients with established disease manifestation. Therefore, for improved disease prevention it is important to develop predictive assays to identify patients at risk of developing aGVHD. Here we address whether insights into the timing of the aGVHD initiation and effector phases could allow for the detection of migrating alloreactive T cells before clinical aGVHD onset to permit for efficient therapeutic intervention.
Methods
Murine major histocompatibility complex (MHC) mismatched and minor histocompatibility antigen (miHAg) mismatched allo-HCT models were employed to assess the spatiotemporal distribution of donor T cells with flow cytometry and in vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI). Daily flow cytometry analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells allowed us to identify migrating alloreactive T cells based on homing receptor expression profiles.
Results
We identified a time period of 2 weeks of massive alloreactive donor T cell migration in the blood after miHAg mismatch allo-HCT before clinical aGVHD symptoms appeared. Alloreactive T cells upregulated α4β7 integrin and P-selectin ligand during this migration phase. Consequently, targeted preemptive treatment with rapamycin, starting at the earliest detection time of alloreactive donor T cells in the peripheral blood, prevented lethal aGVHD.
Conclusions
Based on this data we propose a critical time frame prior to the onset of aGVHD symptoms to identify alloreactive T cells in the peripheral blood for timely and effective therapeutic intervention.
Growth and Differentiation Factor 5 (GDF5) is a secreted growth factor that belongs to the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) family and plays a pivotal role during limb development. GDF5 is a susceptibility gene for osteoarthritis (OA) and mutations in GDF5 are associated with a wide variety of skeletal malformations ranging from complex syndromes such as acromesomelic chondrodysplasias to isolated forms of brachydactylies or multiple synostoses syndrome 2 (SYNS2). Here, we report on a family with an autosomal dominant inherited combination of SYNS2 and additional brachydactyly type A1 (BDA1) caused by a single point mutation in GDF5 (p.W414R). Functional studies, including chondrogenesis assays with primary mesenchymal cells, luciferase reporter gene assays and Surface Plasmon Resonance analysis, of the GDF5 W-414R variant in comparison to other GDF5 mutations associated with isolated BDA1 (p.R399C) or SYNS2 (p.E491K) revealed a dual pathomechanism characterized by a gain-and loss-of-function at the same time. On the one hand insensitivity to the main GDF5 antagonist NOGGIN (NOG) leads to a GDF5 gain of function and subsequent SYNS2 phenotype. Whereas on the other hand, a reduced signaling activity, specifically via the BMP receptor type IA (BMPR1A), is likely responsible for the BDA1 phenotype. These results demonstrate that one mutation in the overlapping interface of antagonist and receptor binding site in GDF5 can lead to a GDF5 variant with pathophysiological relevance for both, BDA1 and SYNS2 development. Consequently, our study assembles another part of the molecular puzzle of how loss and gain of function mutations in GDF5 affect bone development in hands and feet resulting in specific types of brachydactyly and SYNS2. These novel insights into the biology of GDF5 might also provide further clues on the pathophysiology of OA.
Malignant hyperthermia is a rare but life-threatening complication of general anesthesia in predisposed patients usually triggered by potent inhalation anesthetics and/or the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine. The authors present a case of delayed sevoflurane-induced malignant hyperthermia in a 21-year-old male patient that was sufficiently treated by discontinuation of trigger agent application and dantrolene infusion. After surviving an MH episode diagnostic procedures are indicated to increase patient safety. In the presented case, the use of a novel minimal-invasive metabolic test with intramuscular injection of halothane and caffeine successfully confirmed MH susceptibility and hence might be an alternative for invasive in vitro contracture testing in selected cases.
Background: Stereotactic body radiotherapy and radiosurgery are rapidly emerging treatment options for both malignant and benign spine tumors. Proper institutional credentialing by physicians and medical physicists as well as other personnel is important for the safe and effective adoption of spine radiosurgery. This article describes the methods for institutional credentialing for spine radiosurgery at seven highly experienced international institutions.
Methods: All institutions (n = 7) are members of the Elekta Spine Radiosurgery Research Consortium and have a dedicated research and clinical focus on image-guided spine radiosurgery. A questionnaire consisting of 24 items covering various aspects of institutional credentialing for spine radiosurgery was completed by all seven institutions.
Results: Close agreement was observed in most aspects of spine radiosurgery credentialing at each institution. A formal credentialing process was believed to be important for the implementation of a new spine radiosurgery program, for patient safety and clinical outcomes. One institution has a written policy specific for spine radiosurgery credentialing, but all have an undocumented credentialing system in place. All institutions rely upon an in-house proctoring system for the training of both physicians and medical physicists. Four institutions require physicians and medical physicists to attend corporate sponsored training. Two of these 4 institutions also require attendance at a non-corporate sponsored academic society radiosurgery course. Corporate as well as non-corporate sponsored training were believed to be complimentary and both important for training. In 5 centers, all cases must be reviewed at a multidisciplinary conference prior to radiosurgery treatment. At 3 centers, neurosurgeons are not required to be involved in all cases if there is no evidence for instability or spinal cord compression. Backup physicians and physicists are required at only 1 institution, but all institutions have more than one specialist trained to perform spine radiosurgery. All centers believed that credentialing should also be device specific, and all believed that professional societies should formulate guidelines for institutions on the requirements for spine radiosurgery credentialing. Finally, in 4 institutions radiation therapists were required to attend corporate-sponsored device specific training for credentialing, and in only 1 institution were radiation therapists required to also attend academic society training for credentialing.
Conclusions: This study represents the first multi-national report of the current practice of institutional credentialing for spine radiosurgery. Key methodologies for safe implementation and credentialing of spine radiosurgery have been identified. There is strong agreement among experienced centers that credentialing is an important component of the safe and effective implementation of a spine radiosurgery program.
Many plants combat herbivore and pathogen attack indirectly by attracting predators of their herbivores. Here we describe a novel type of insect-plant interaction where a carnivorous plant uses such an indirect defence to prevent nutrient loss to kleptoparasites. The ant Camponotus schmitzi is an obligate inhabitant of the carnivorous pitcher plant Nepenthes bicalcarata in Borneo. It has recently been suggested that this ant-plant interaction is a nutritional mutualism, but the detailed mechanisms and the origin of the ant-derived nutrient supply have remained unexplained. We confirm that N. bicalcarata host plant leaves naturally have an elevated \(^{15}N/^{14}N\) stable isotope abundance ratio (\(\delta ^{15}N\)) when colonised by C. schmitzi. This indicates that a higher proportion of the plants' nitrogen is insect-derived when C. schmitzi ants are present (ca. 100%, vs. 77% in uncolonised plants) and that more nitrogen is available to them. We demonstrated direct flux of nutrients from the ants to the host plant in a \(^{15}N\) pulse-chase experiment. As C. schmitzi ants only feed on nectar and pitcher contents of their host, the elevated foliar \(\delta ^{15}N\) cannot be explained by classic ant-feeding (myrmecotrophy) but must originate from a higher efficiency of the pitcher traps. We discovered that C. schmitzi ants not only increase the pitchers' capture efficiency by keeping the pitchers' trapping surfaces clean, but they also reduce nutrient loss from the pitchers by predating dipteran pitcher inhabitants (infauna). Consequently, nutrients the pitchers would have otherwise lost via emerging flies become available as ant colony waste. The plants' prey is therefore conserved by the ants. The interaction between C. schmitzi, N. bicalcarata and dipteran pitcher infauna represents a new type of mutualism where animals mitigate the damage by nutrient thieves to a plant.
Background: Ketogenic diets (KDs) have gained some popularity not only as effective weight-loss diets and treatment options for several diseases, but also among healthy and physically active individuals for various reasons. However, data on the effects of ketosis in the latter group of individuals are scarce. We therefore collected pilot data on the physiological response to a self-prescribed ketogenic diet lasting 5-7 weeks in a small cohort of healthy and physically active individuals. Methods: Twelve subjects (7 males, 5 females, age 24-60 years) who followed moderate to intensive exercise routines underwent blood testing, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and spiroergometry during an incremental treadmill test. On the next day, they went on a self-prescribed KD for a median of 38 days (range 35-50 days), after which the same tests were performed again. Ketosis was self-monitored by urinary ketone strips. Subjective feeling during the diet was assessed by a questionnaire after the intervention. Due to the small and heterogenous sample, the results are interpreted in the context of the already existing literature. Results: The KDs were tolerated well by the majority of individuals. Impaired recovery from exercise remained the most frequently reported side effect until the end of the study. Most blood parameters remained stable during the intervention. However, there were significant elevations of total and LDL cholesterol concentrations (p<0.01) and a trend towards increased HDL-cholesterol (p=0.05). The drastic reduction of carbohydrates had no statistically significant influence on running performance judged by the time to exhaustion, VO2max and respiratory compensation points. BIA measurements showed significant increases in phase angle (p=0.01) indicating improvements of body composition with an estimated decrease of 3.4 kg of fat mass (p=0.002) and gain of 1.3 kg of fat free mass. We discuss the validity of these estimates taking into account a possibly altered hydration status due to the KD. Conclusions: Active healthy individuals will probably experience no major problems during a short term KD lasting several weeks. The drastically reduced carbohydrate content of the diet seems to be no limiting factor for running performance. In addition, improvements in body composition can be expected. While most biochemical parameters are not influenced by the diet, there seems to be an impact on the blood lipid profile that could be considered problematic with respect to cardiovascular disease risk. However, the predictive role of cholesterol levels alone in individuals undergoing regular physical activity remains to be elucidated.
A Recombinant Fusion Toxin Based on Enzymatic Inactive C3bot1 Selectively Targets Macrophages
(2013)
Background: The C3bot1 protein (~23 kDa) from Clostridium botulinum ADP-ribosylates and thereby inactivates Rho. C3bot1 is selectively taken up into the cytosol of monocytes/macrophages but not of other cell types such as epithelial cells or fibroblasts. Most likely, the internalization occurs by a specific endocytotic pathway via acidified endosomes.
Methodology/Principal Findings: Here, we tested whether enzymatic inactive C3bot1E174Q serves as a macrophage-selective transport system for delivery of enzymatic active proteins into the cytosol of such cells. Having confirmed that C3bot1E174Q does not induce macrophage activation, we used the actin ADP-ribosylating C2I (~50 kDa) from Clostridium botulinum as a reporter enzyme for C3bot1E174Q-mediated delivery into macrophages. The recombinant C3bot1E174Q-C2I fusion toxin was cloned and expressed as GST-protein in Escherichia coli. Purified C3bot1E174Q-C2I was recognized by antibodies against C2I and C3bot and showed C2I-specific enzyme activity in vitro. When applied to cultured cells C3bot1E174Q-C2I ADP-ribosylated actin in the cytosol of macrophages including J774A.1 and RAW264.7 cell lines as well as primary cultured human macrophages but not of epithelial cells. Together with confocal fluorescence microscopy experiments, the biochemical data indicate the selective uptake of a recombinant C3-fusion toxin into the cytosol of macrophages.
Conclusions/Significance: In summary, we demonstrated that C3bot1E174Q can be used as a delivery system for fast, selective and specific transport of enzymes into the cytosol of living macrophages. Therefore, C3-based fusion toxins can represent valuable molecular tools in experimental macrophage pharmacology and cell biology as well as attractive candidates to develop new therapeutic approaches against macrophage-associated diseases.
Ablation of BRaf Impairs Neuronal Differentiation in the Postnatal Hippocampus and Cerebellum
(2013)
This study focuses on the role of the kinase BRaf in postnatal brain development. Mice expressing truncated, non-functional BRaf in neural stem cell-derived brain tissue demonstrate alterations in the cerebellum, with decreased sizes and fuzzy borders of the glomeruli in the granule cell layer. In addition we observed reduced numbers and misplaced ectopic Purkinje cells that showed an altered structure of their dendritic arborizations in the hippocampus, while the overall cornus ammonis architecture appeared to be unchanged. In male mice lacking BRaf in the hippocampus the size of the granule cell layer was normal at postnatal day 12 (P12) but diminished at P21, as compared to control littermates. This defect was caused by a reduced ability of dentate gyrus progenitor cells to differentiate into NeuN positive granule cell neurons. In vitro cell culture of P0/P1 hippocampal cells revealed that BRaf deficient cells were impaired in their ability to form microtubule-associated protein 2 positive neurons. Together with the alterations in behaviour, such as autoaggression and loss of balance fitness, these observations indicate that in the absence of BRaf all neuronal cellular structures develop, but neuronal circuits in the cerebellum and hippocampus are partially disturbed besides impaired neuronal generation in both structures.
Background: Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a rare neurodevelopmental disease with severe microcephaly at birth due to a pronounced reduction in brain volume and intellectual disability. Biallelic mutations in the WD repeat-containing protein 62 gene WDR62 are the genetic cause of MCPH2. However, the exact underlying pathomechanism of MCPH2 remains to be clarified.
Methods/results: We characterized the clinical, radiological, and cellular features that add to the human MCPH2 phenotype. Exome sequencing followed by Sanger sequencing in a German family with two affected daughters with primary microcephaly revealed in the index patient the compound heterozygous mutations c. 1313G>A (p.R438H) / c.2864-2867delACAG (p.D955Afs*112) of WDR62, the second of which is novel. Radiological examination displayed small frontal lobes, corpus callosum hypoplasia, simplified hippocampal gyration, and cerebellar hypoplasia. We investigated the cellular phenotype in patient-derived lymphoblastoid cells and compared it with that of healthy female controls. WDR62 expression in the patient's immortalized lymphocytes was deranged, and mitotic spindle defects as well as abnormal centrosomal protein localization were apparent.
Conclusion: We propose that a disruption of centrosome integrity and/or spindle organization may play an important role in the development of microcephaly in MCPH2.
In dieser Arbeit wurden acht fließfähige Komposite auf das Abrasions und Abscherverhalten von fließfähigen Kompositen untersucht. Die Materialien Filtek Supreme XT, Transbond LR, Transbond Supreme LV, Tetric EvoFlow, Venus Diamond Flow, Vertise Flow, Gradia Direct LoFlo sind im ersten Teil auf Volumenverlust und Tiefenverlust sowohl nach 150.000 als auch nach 300.000 Zyklen getestet worden. Durch die Drei-Medien-Abrasion wurden die fließfähigen Komposite von einem Mohn-Wasser-Gemisch abradiert. Filtek Supreme XT, Transbond LR und Transbond Supreme LV erwiesen sich als besonders abrasionsstabil in Hinblick auf die Langzeitretenion im Mund. In dem zweiten Teil wurden diese acht Materialien auf die Abscherwiderstände untersucht. Es sollte der Einfluss von Temperaturwechseln im Sinne einer künstlichen Alterung geklärt werden und ob eine Zwischenschicht aus niederviskösem Komposit (Adhäsiv) bei fließfähigen Kompositen notwendig ist. Nach Durchführung des Versuches und Auswertung der Ergebnisse erreichten die Komposite mit einem geringeren Füllstoffanteil ohne Adhäsiv ebenso gute Werte wie mit Adhäsiv. Dagegen erzielten Komposite mit hohem Füllstoffanteil und geringer Viskosität, höhere Haftwerte mit Adhäsiv als Zwischenschicht. Besonders das Material Transbond LR bestätigt diese Aussage und erreicht als hochgefülltes Komposit mit einer Zwischenschicht aus Adhäsiv Spitzenwerte von 27,5MPa.
Background
Measles virus (MV) causes T cell suppression by interference with phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) activation. We previously found that this interference affected the activity of splice regulatory proteins and a T cell inhibitory protein isoform was produced from an alternatively spliced pre-mRNA.
Hypothesis
Differentially regulated and alternatively splice variant transcripts accumulating in response to PI3K abrogation in T cells potentially encode proteins involved in T cell silencing.
Methods
To test this hypothesis at the cellular level, we performed a Human Exon 1.0 ST Array on RNAs isolated from T cells stimulated only or stimulated after PI3K inhibition. We developed a simple algorithm based on a splicing index to detect genes that undergo alternative splicing (AS) or are differentially regulated (RG) upon T cell suppression.
Results
Applying our algorithm to the data, 9% of the genes were assigned as AS, while only 3% were attributed to RG. Though there are overlaps, AS and RG genes differed with regard to functional regulation, and were found to be enriched in different functional groups. AS genes targeted extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways, while RG genes were mainly enriched in cytokine-receptor interaction and Jak-STAT. When combined, AS/RG dependent alterations targeted pathways essential for T cell receptor signaling, cytoskeletal dynamics and cell cycle entry.
Conclusions
PI3K abrogation interferes with key T cell activation processes through both differential expression and alternative splicing, which together actively contribute to T cell suppression.
Background: Measles virus (MV) causes T cell suppression by interference with phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) activation. We previously found that this interference affected the activity of splice regulatory proteins and a T cell inhibitory protein isoform was produced from an alternatively spliced pre-mRNA. Hypothesis: Differentially regulated and alternatively splice variant transcripts accumulating in response to PI3K abrogation in T cells potentially encode proteins involved in T cell silencing. Methods: To test this hypothesis at the cellular level, we performed a Human Exon 1.0 ST Array on RNAs isolated from T cells stimulated only or stimulated after PI3K inhibition. We developed a simple algorithm based on a splicing index to detect genes that undergo alternative splicing (AS) or are differentially regulated (RG) upon T cell suppression. Results: Applying our algorithm to the data, 9% of the genes were assigned as AS, while only 3% were attributed to RG. Though there are overlaps, AS and RG genes differed with regard to functional regulation, and were found to be enriched in different functional groups. AS genes targeted extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways, while RG genes were mainly enriched in cytokine-receptor interaction and Jak-STAT. When combined, AS/RG dependent alterations targeted pathways essential for T cell receptor signaling, cytoskeletal dynamics and cell cycle entry. Conclusions: PI3K abrogation interferes with key T cell activation processes through both differential expression and alternative splicing, which together actively contribute to T cell suppression.
Frequent acquisition activities in high-technology industries are due to the intense competition, driven by short product life cycles, more complex products/services and prevalent network effects. This dissertation theoretically analyzes the circumstances leading to technology-driven acquisitions and empirically tests these within a clearly defined market scenario.
Depending on the environmental conditions, the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans can undergo different developmental programs, which are controlled by dedicated transcription factors and upstream signaling pathways. C. albicans strains that are homozygous at the mating type locus can switch from the normal yeast form (white) to an elongated cell type (opaque), which is the mating-competent form of this fungus. Both white and opaque cells use the Ste11-Hst7-Cek1/Cek2 MAP kinase signaling pathway to react to the presence of mating pheromone. However, while opaque cells employ the transcription factor Cph1 to induce the mating response, white cells recruit a different downstream transcription factor, Tec1, to promote the formation of a biofilm that facilitates mating of opaque cells in the population. The switch from the white to the opaque cell form is itself induced by environmental signals that result in the upregulation of the transcription factor Wor1, the master regulator of white-opaque switching. To get insight into the upstream signaling pathways controlling the switch, we expressed all C. albicans protein kinases from a tetracycline-inducible promoter in a switching-competent strain. Screening of this library of strains showed that a hyperactive form of Ste11 lacking its N-terminal domain (Ste11ΔN467) efficiently stimulated white cells to switch to the opaque phase, a behavior that did not occur in response to pheromone. Ste11ΔN467-induced switching specifically required the downstream MAP kinase Cek1 and its target transcription factor Cph1, but not Cek2 and Tec1, and forced expression of Cph1 also promoted white-opaque switching in a Wor1-dependent manner. Therefore, depending on the activation mechanism, components of the pheromone-responsive MAP kinase pathway can be reconnected to stimulate an alternative developmental program, switching of white cells to the mating-competent opaque phase.
Background
Chronic osteomyelitis due to direct bone trauma or vascular insufficiency is a frequent problem in orthopaedic surgery. In contrast, acute haematogenous osteomyelitis represents a rare entity that almost exclusively affects prepubescent children or immunodeficient adults.
Case Presentation
In this article, we report the case of acute pneumococcal osteomyelitis of the humerus in an immunocompetent and otherwise healthy 44-year-old male patient presenting with minor inflammation signs and misleading clinical features.
Conclusions
The diagnosis had to be confirmed by open biopsy which allowed the initiation of a targeted therapy. A case of pneumococcal osteomyelitis of a long bone, lacking predisposing factors or trauma, is unique in adults and has not been reported previously.
Introduction
Sudden tetraparesis represents a neurological emergency and is most often caused by traumatic spinal cord injury, spinal epidural bleeding or brainstem ischemia and less frequently by medial disc herniation or spinal ischemia.
Case presentation
Here we report the rare case of an 82-year-old Caucasian man who developed severe tetraparesis four days after radical cystoprostatectomy. An emergency diagnostic study for spinal cord affection was normal. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute bilateral ischemic strokes in the precentral gyri as the underlying cause.
Conclusions
This case report underlines the need to also consider unusual causes of tetraparesis in an emergency situation apart from spinal cord or brain stem injury in order not to leave severe symptomatology unclear and possibly miss therapeutic options.
Seit der Entdeckung, dass Adenosin auch als Botenstoff dient, beschäftigen sich Forschungsgruppen mit Adenosinrezeptoren und ihrer möglichen therapeutischen Modulation, insbesondere in Zusammenhang mit Krebserkrankungen. Bislang sind die Rezeptoren auf diversen Krebszellen nachgewiesen worden. So konnten beispielsweise in einer Brustkrebszelllinie A2B Adenosinrezeptoren nachgewiesen werden, deren Stimulation zu einer Hemmung der wachstumsfördernden MAP Kinase führt. Pharmaka zur weitgehend selektiven Aktivierung oder Hemmung einzelner Adenosinrezeptor-Subtypen stehen ebenfalls zur Verfügung. Beim Ovarialkarzinom mit seiner leider meist erst spät auftretenden Symptomatik besteht derzeit noch keine Möglichkeit zur frühen Diagnosestellung, sodass die Prognose ausgesprochen ungünstig ausfällt und die Erkrankung bei Frauen eine der häufigsten krebsbedingten Todesursachen darstellt. Daher war es ein Ziel dieser Arbeit herauszufinden, ob Adenosinrezeptoren auf diesen Zellen einen möglichen therapeutischen Angriffspunkt bieten. Dazu untersuchten wir die vier Ovarialkarzinomzelllinien OVCAR-3, SK-OV-3, PA-1 und OAW-42 auf eine mögliche Expression von allen vier Adenosinrezeptorsubtypen. Zunächst wurden mit radioaktiv markierten Liganden ([3H]CCPA, [3H]NECA und [3H]HEMADO) Bindungsstudien für den A1-, A2A- und A3-Subtyp durchgeführt. Die Expression des A2B-Rezeptors wurde mithilfe eines funktionellen Nachweises, der Stimulation der Adenylylcyclase mithilfe von NECA (einem unspezifischen Adenosinrezeptoragonisten) analysiert. Im Anschluss daran untersuchten wir an OAW-42 und SK-OV-3 Zellen, ob sich ihr Proliferationsverhalten durch eine Stimulation mit NECA verändern ließe und ob sich das Ansprechen auf gängige Chemotherapeutika bzw. einen Todesliganden ändern würde. Trotz des erfolgreichen Nachweises von Adenosinrezeptoren auf allen Zelllinien waren die Ergebnisse der Proliferationsstudien aber nicht eindeutig. OAW-42 und SK-OV-3 Zellen reagierten zwar auf eine NECA-Stimulation mit sinkendem BrdU-Einbau, OAW-42 Zellen zeigten aber nach Behandlung mit NECA eine leicht erhöhte Resistenz gegenüber Cisplatin. NECA-behandelte SK-OV-3 Zellen reagierten hingegen etwas sensitiver auf Doxorubicin und Fas-Ligand. Die Unterschiede waren aber insgesamt sehr gering und wurden daher von uns als nicht entscheidender Effekt gewertet. Auch Untersuchungen zur Expression der Adenosin-generierenden Enzyme CD39 und CD73 vor und nach NECA-Stimulation blieben ohne erkennbare Veränderung. Insofern ergaben unsere Untersuchungen keine Hinweise darauf, dass Adenosinrezeptoren eine mögliche therapeutische Zielstruktur darstellen könnten. Zukünftige Studien können aber die gewonnenen Daten als Grundlage und Ausgangspunkt nützen, um auch andere Tumorzellarten zu untersuchen und im Kampf gegen den Krebs nach neuen potenziellen pharmakologischen Angriffspunkten zu suchen.
Background: The clinical signs of adrenal cortical insufficiency (incidence, ca. 25 per million per year; prevalence, ca. 400 per million) are nonspecific, and misdiagnoses are therefore common. Glucocorticoid substitution therapy has been in use for 50 years but is not a wholly adequate treatment. Our understanding of this disease remains incomplete in many ways.
Methods: We selectively searched the Medline database for publications on adrenal cortical insufficiency, with particular attention to studies from the year 2000 onward (search terms: "adrenal insufficiency" or "Addison's disease" or "hypopituitarism"). Results: Hydrocortisone substitution therapy is often given in doses of 10-25 mg/day, timed according to the circadian rhythm. Gastrointestinal and other, febrile infections account for 30-50% of life-threatening adrenocortical crises. Such crises affect 8 of 100 persons with adrenal cortical insufficiency per year and must be treated by the immediate administration of glucocorticoids and fluids. When persons with adrenal cortical insufficiency are acutely ill or are otherwise under unusual stress, they may need additional amounts of hydrocortisone, often in the range of 5-10 mg but occasionally as high as 200 mg. The sustained administration of excessive amounts of steroid can shorten patients' lives by several years. Inappropriate substitution therapy can cause other major medical conditions, such as metabolic syndrome and osteoporosis.
Conclusion: Important measures for the prevention of adrenocortical crises include improved care by treating physicians, education of patients and their families, the provision of emergency identifying documents, and the prescription of glucocorticoid emergency kits.
We examined whether a voluntary response becomes associated with the (affective) meaning of intended response effects. Four experiments revealed that coupling a keypress with positive or negative consequences produces affective compatibility effects when the keypress has to be executed in response to positively or negatively evaluated stimulus categories. In Experiment 1, positive words were evaluated faster with a keypress that turned the words ON (versus OFF), whereas negative words were evaluated faster with a keypress that turned the words OFF (versus ON). Experiment 2 showed that this compatibility effect is reversed if an aversive tone is turned ON and OFF with keypresses. Experiment 3 revealed that keypresses acquire an affective meaning even when the association between the responses and their effects is variable and intentionally reconfigured before each trial. Experiment 4 used affective response effects to assess implicit ingroup favoritism, showing that the measure is sensitive to the valence of categories and not to the valence of exemplars. Results support the hypothesis that behavioral reactions become associated with the affective meaning of the intended response goal, which has important implications for the understanding and construction of implicit attitude measures.
Agriculture is mankind’s primary source of food production and plays the key role for cereal supply to humanity. One of the future challenges will be to feed a constantly growing population, which is expected to reach more than nine billion by 2050. The potential to expand cropland is limited, and enhancing agricultural production efficiency is one important means to meet the future food demand. Hence, there is an increasing demand for dependable, accurate and comprehensive agricultural intelligence on crop production. The value of satellite earth observation (EO) data for agricultural monitoring is well recognized. One fundamental requirement for agricultural monitoring is routinely updated information on crop acreage and the spatial distribution of crops. With the technical advancement of satellite sensor systems, imagery with higher temporal and finer spatial resolution became available. The classification of such multi-temporal data sets is an effective and accurate means to produce crop maps, but methods must be developed that can handle such large and complex data sets. Furthermore, to properly use satellite EO for agricultural production monitoring a high temporal revisit frequency over vast geographic areas is often necessary. However, this often limits the spatial resolution that can be used. The challenge of discriminating pixels that correspond to a particular crop type, a prerequisite for crop specific agricultural monitoring, remains daunting when the signal encoded in pixels stems from several land uses (mixed pixels), e.g. over heterogeneous landscapes where individual fields are often smaller than individual pixels.
The main purposes of the presented study were (i) to assess the influence of input dimensionality and feature selection on classification accuracy and uncertainty in object-based crop classification, (ii) to evaluate if combining classifier algorithms can improve the quality of crop maps (e.g. classification accuracy), (iii) to assess the spatial resolution requirements for crop identification via image classification.
Reporting on the map quality is traditionally done with measures that stem from the confusion matrix based on the hard classification result. Yet, these measures do not consider the spatial variation of errors in maps. Measures of classification uncertainty can be used for this purpose, but they have attained only little attention in remote sensing studies. Classifier algorithms like the support vector machine (SVM) can estimate class memberships (the so called soft output) for each classified pixel or object. Based on these estimations, measures of classification uncertainty can be calculated, but it has not been analysed in detail, yet, if these are reliable in predicting the spatial distribution of errors in maps. In this study, SVM was applied for the classification of agricultural crops in irrigated landscapes in Middle Asia at the object-level. Five different categories of features were calculated from RapidEye time series data as classification input. The reliability of classification uncertainty measures like entropy, derived from the soft output of SVM, with regard to predicting the spatial distribution of error was evaluated. Further, the impact of the type and dimensionality of the input data on classification uncertainty was analysed. The results revealed that SMVs applied to the five feature categories separately performed different in classifying different types of crops. Incorporating all five categories of features by concatenating them into one stacked vector did not lead to an increase in accuracy, and partly reduced the model performance most obviously because of the Hughes phenomena. Yet, applying the random forest (RF) algorithm to select a subset of features led to an increase of classification accuracy of the SVM. The feature group with red edge-based indices was the most important for general crop classification, and the red edge NDVI had an outstanding importance for classifying crops. Two measures of uncertainty were calculated based on the soft output from SVM: maximum a-posteriori probability and alpha quadratic entropy. Irrespective of the measure used, the results indicate a decline in classification uncertainty when a dimensionality reduction was performed. The two uncertainty measures were found to be reliable indicators to predict errors in maps. Correctly classified test cases were associated with low uncertainty, whilst incorrectly test cases tended to be associated with higher uncertainty.
The issue of combining the results of different classifier algorithms in order to increase classification accuracy was addressed. First, the SVM was compared with two other non-parametric classifier algorithms: multilayer perceptron neural network (MLP) and RF. Despite their comparatively high classification performance, each of the tested classifier algorithms tended to make errors in different parts of the input space, e.g. performed different in classifying crops. Hence, a combination of the complementary outputs was envisaged. To this end, a classifier combination scheme was proposed, which is based on existing algebraic operators. It combines the outputs of different classifier algorithms at the per-case (e.g. pixel or object) basis. The per-case class membership estimations of each classifier algorithm were compared, and the reliability of each classifier algorithm with respect to classifying a specific crop class was assessed based on the confusion matrix. In doing so, less reliable classifier algorithms were excluded at the per-class basis before the final combination. Emphasis was put on evaluating the selected classification algorithms under limiting conditions by applying them to small input datasets and to reduced training sample sets, respectively. Further, the applicability to datasets from another year was demonstrated to assess temporal transferability. Although the single classifier algorithms performed well in all test sites, the classifier combination scheme provided consistently higher classification accuracies over all test sites and in different years, respectively. This makes this approach distinct from the single classifier algorithms, which performed different and showed a higher variability in class-wise accuracies. Further, the proposed classifier combination scheme performed better when using small training set sizes or when applied to small input datasets, respectively.
A framework was proposed to quantitatively define pixel size requirements for crop identification via image classification. That framework is based on simulating how agricultural landscapes, and more specifically the fields covered by one crop of interest, are seen by instruments with increasingly coarser resolving power. The concept of crop specific pixel purity, defined as the degree of homogeneity of the signal encoded in a pixel with respect to the target crop type, is used to analyse how mixed the pixels can be (as they become coarser) without undermining their capacity to describe the desired surface properties (e.g. to distinguish crop classes via supervised or unsupervised image classification). This tool can be modulated using different parameterizations to explore trade-offs between pixel size and pixel purity when addressing the question of crop identification. Inputs to the experiments were eight multi-temporal images from the RapidEye sensor. Simulated pixel sizes ranged from 13 m to 747.5 m, in increments of 6.5 m. Constraining parameters for crop identification were defined by setting thresholds for classification accuracy and uncertainty. Results over irrigated agricultural landscapes in Middle Asia demonstrate that the task of finding the optimum pixel size did not have a “one-size-fits-all” solution. The resulting values for pixel size and purity that were suitable for crop identification proved to be specific to a given landscape, and for each crop they differed across different landscapes. Over the same time series, different crops were not identifiable simultaneously in the season and these requirements further changed over the years, reflecting the different agro-ecological conditions the investigated crops were growing in. Results further indicate that map quality (e.g. classification accuracy) was not homogeneously distributed in a landscape, but that it depended on the spatial structures and the pixel size, respectively. The proposed framework is generic and can be applied to any agricultural landscape, thereby potentially serving to guide recommendations for designing dedicated EO missions that can satisfy the requirements in terms of pixel size to identify and discriminate crop types.
Regarding the operationalization of EO-based techniques for agricultural monitoring and its application to a broader range of agricultural landscapes, it can be noted that, despite the high performance of existing methods (e.g. classifier algorithms), transferability and stability of such methods remain one important research issue. This means that methods developed and tested in one place might not necessarily be portable to another place or over several years, respectively. Specifically in Middle Asia, which was selected as study region in this thesis, classifier combination makes sense due to its easy implementation and because it enhanced classification accuracy for classes with insufficient training samples. This observation makes it interesting for operational contexts and when field reference data availability is limited. Similar to the transferability of methods, the application of only one certain kind of EO data (e.g. with one specific pixel size) over different landscapes needs to be revisited and the synergistic use of multi-scale data, e.g. combining remote sensing imagery of both fine and coarse spatial resolution, should be fostered. The necessity to predict and control the effects of spatial and temporal scale on crop classification is recognized here as a major goal to achieve in EO-based agricultural monitoring.
Dialysepatienten weisen eine hohe Anzahl kardiovaskulärer Ereignisse auf. Betrachtet man die häufigsten Todesursachen von Dialysepatienten, so fällt ein großer Teil in den kardiovaskulären Bereich. In dieser Arbeit wurde der Einfluss von Aldosteron und Cortisol auf kardiale und vaskuläre Ereignisse bei Dialysepatienten mit Diabetes mellitus untersucht. Dazu wurden Daten von 1255 Dialysepatienten mit Diabetes mellitus aus der Deutschen Diabetes Dialyse Studie analysiert.
In der vorliegenden Arbeit konnte gezeigt werden, dass mit erhöhten Aldosteronkonzentrationen ein signifikanter Anstieg des Risikos für plötzlichen Herztod (HR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.06–2.69) einhergeht. Das Risiko an plötzlichem Herztod zu versterben war bei hohen Konzentrationen von Aldosteron und gleichzeitig vorliegenden hohen Konzentrationen von Cortisol noch deutlicher erhöht (HR: 2.86, 95% CI: 1.32–6.21). Ebenso war die Gesamtsterblichkeit signifikant erhöht bei Patienten, die hohe Aldosteron- und Cortisolkonzentrationen aufwiesen im Vergleich zu Patienten mit niedrigen Spiegeln beider Hormone (HR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.01–2.62).
In dieser Arbeit konnte somit ein deutlicher Zusammenhang hoher Aldosteron- und Cortisolkonzentrationen mit plötzlichem Herztod und Gesamtsterblichkeit gezeigt werden.
Background: Sudden cardiac death is common and accounts largely for the excess mortality of patients on maintenance dialysis. It is unknown whether aldosterone and cortisol increase the incidence of sudden cardiac death in dialysis patients.
Methods and results: We analysed data from 1255 diabetic haemodialysis patients participating in the German Diabetes and Dialysis Study (4D Study). Categories of aldosterone and cortisol were determined at baseline and patients were followed for a median of 4 years. By Cox regression analyses, hazard ratios (HRs) were determined for the effect of aldosterone, cortisol, and their combination on sudden death and other adjudicated cardiovascular outcomes. The mean age of the patients was 66 ± 8 years (54% male). Median aldosterone was <15 pg/mL (detection limit) and cortisol 16.8 µg/dL. Patients with aldosterone levels >200 pg/mL had a significantly higher risk of sudden death (HR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.06–2.69) compared with those with an aldosterone <15 pg/mL. The combined presence of high aldosterone (>200 pg/mL) and high cortisol (>21.1 µg/dL) levels increased the risk of sudden death in striking contrast to patients with low aldosterone (<15 pg/mL) and low cortisol (<13.2 µg/dL) levels (HR: 2.86, 95% CI: 1.32–6.21). Furthermore, all-cause mortality was significantly increased in the patients with high levels of both hormones (HR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.01–2.62).
Conclusions: The joint presence of high aldosterone and high cortisol levels is strongly associated with sudden cardiac death as well as all-cause mortality in haemodialysed type 2 diabetic patients. Whether a blockade of the mineralocorticoid receptor decreases the risk of sudden death in these patients must be examined in future trials.
Mobile laser scanning puts high requirements on the accuracy of the positioning systems and the calibration of the measurement system. We present a novel algorithmic approach for calibration with the goal of improving the measurement accuracy of mobile laser scanners. We describe a general framework for calibrating mobile sensor platforms that estimates all configuration parameters for any arrangement of positioning sensors, including odometry. In addition, we present a novel semi-rigid Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm that corrects the vehicle position at every point in time along its trajectory, while simultaneously improving the quality and precision of the entire acquired point cloud. Using this algorithm, the temporary failure of accurate external positioning systems or the lack thereof can be compensated for. We demonstrate the capabilities of the two newly proposed algorithms on a wide variety of datasets.
Heparins are one of the most used class of anticoagulants in daily clinical practice. Despite their widespread application immune-mediated hypersensitivity reactions to heparins are rare. Among these, the delayed-type reactions to s.c. injected heparins are well-known usually presenting as circumscribed eczematous plaques at the injection sites. In contrast, potentially life-threatening systemic immediate-type anaphylactic reactions to heparins are extremely rare. Recently, some cases of non-allergic anaphylaxis could be attributed to undesirable heparin contaminants.
A 43-year-old patient developed severe anaphylaxis symptoms within 5–10 minutes after s.c. injection of enoxaparin. Titrated skin prick testing with wheal and flare responses up to an enoxaparin dilution of 1:10.000 indicated a probable allergic mechanism of the enoxaparin-induced anaphylaxis. The basophil activation test as an additional in-vitro test method was negative. Furthermore, skin prick testing showed rather broad cross-reactivity among different heparin preparations tested.
In the presented case, history, symptoms, and results of skin testing strongly suggested an IgE-mediated allergic hypersensitivity against different heparins. Therefore, as safe alternative anticoagulants the patient could receive beneath coumarins the hirudins or direct thrombin inhibitors. Because these compounds have a completely different molecular structure compared with the heparin-polysaccharides.
Immune reconstitution of functional virus-specific T cells after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been intensively investigated. However, the possible role of crossreactivity of these virus-specific T cells against allogeneic targets is still unclear. Theoretically, as in the field of organ transplantation, virus-specific T cells possess crossreactivity potential after allogeneic HSCT. Such crossreactivity is assumed to play a role in graft-versus-host disease and graft-versus-leukemia effects. In this article, we aim to give a comprehensive overview of current understanding about crossreactivity of virus-specific T cells.
Amphiphysin 2, encoded by BIN1, is a key factor for membrane sensing and remodelling in different cell types. Homozygous BIN1 mutations in ubiquitously expressed exons are associated with autosomal recessive centronuclear myopathy (CNM), a mildly progressive muscle disorder typically showing abnormal nuclear centralization on biopsies. In addition, misregulation of BIN1 splicing partially accounts for the muscle defects in myotonic dystrophy (DM). However, the muscle-specific function of amphiphysin 2 and its pathogenicity in both muscle disorders are not well understood. In this study we identified and characterized the first mutation affecting the splicing of the muscle-specific BIN1 exon 11 in a consanguineous family with rapidly progressive and ultimately fatal centronuclear myopathy. In parallel, we discovered a mutation in the same BIN1 exon 11 acceptor splice site as the genetic cause of the canine Inherited Myopathy of Great Danes (IMGD). Analysis of RNA from patient muscle demonstrated complete skipping of exon 11 and BIN1 constructs without exon 11 were unable to promote membrane tubulation in differentiated myotubes. Comparative immunofluorescence and ultrastructural analyses of patient and canine biopsies revealed common structural defects, emphasizing the importance of amphiphysin 2 in membrane remodelling and maintenance of the skeletal muscle triad. Our data demonstrate that the alteration of the muscle-specific function of amphiphysin 2 is a common pathomechanism for centronuclear myopathy, myotonic dystrophy, and IMGD. The IMGD dog is the first faithful model for human BIN1-related CNM and represents a mammalian model available for preclinical trials of potential therapies.
Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a potentially deadly disease; recent studies have shown that the endemic area of Echinococcus multilocularis, its causative agent, is larger than previously known. This disease has low prevalence and remains underreported in Europe. Emerging clinical data show that diagnostic difficulties are still common. We report on a 76-year old patient suffering from AE lesions restricted to the left lobe of the liver who underwent a curative extended left hemihepatectomy. Prior to the resection a liver biopsy under the suspicion of an atypical malignancy was performed. After the intervention he developed a pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery that was successfully coiled. Surprisingly, during surgery, the macroscopic appearance of the tumour revealed a growth pattern that was rather typical for cystic echinococcosis (CE), i.e., a gross tumour composed of multiple large vesicles with several centimeters in diameter. In addition, there were neither extensive adhesions nor infiltrations of the neighboring pancreas and diaphragm as was expected from previous imaging results. The unexpected diagnosis of AE was confirmed by definite histopathology, specific polymerase chain reaction and serology results. This is a rare case of unusual macroscopic presentation of AE that posed immense diagnostic challenges and had an eventful course. To our knowledge this is the first case of an autochthonous infection in this particular geographic area of Germany, the federal state of Saxony. This report may provide new hints for an expanding area of risk for AE and emphasizes the risk of complications in the scope of diagnostic procedures and the limitations of modern radiological imaging.
1. Since the early nineteenth century describing (and understanding) patterns of distribution of biodiversity across the Earth has represented one of the most significant intellectual challenges to ecologists and biogeographers. Among the most striking patterns of species richness are: the latitudinal and elevational gradients, with peaks in number of species at low latitudes and somewhere at mid altitudes, although other patterns, e.g. declines with increasing elevation, are often observed. Even in highly diverse tropical regions, species richness is not evenly distributed but there are “hotspots” of biodiversity where an exceptional number of species, especially endemics, are concentrated. Unfortunately, such areas are also experiencing dramatic loss of habitat. Among vertebrate taxa, amphibians are facing the most alarming number of extinctions. Habitat destruction, pollution and emergence of infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis, are causing worldwide population declines. Responses to these drivers can be multidirectional and subtle, i.e. they may not be captured at the species but at the genetic level. Moreover, present patterns of diversity can result from the influence of past geological, climatic and environmental changes.
In this study, I used a multidisciplinary and multilevel approach to understand how and to which extent the landscape influences amphibian diversity. Mount Kilimanjaro is an exceptional tropical region where the landscape is rapidly evolving due to land use changes; additionally, there is a broad lack of knowledge of its amphibian fauna. During two rainy seasons in 2011, I recorded anurans from the foothills to 3500 m altitude; in addition, I focused on two river frog species and collected tissue samples for genetic analysis and swabs for detection of chytridiomycosis, the deadly disease caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).
2. I analyzed how species richness and composition change with increasing elevation and anthropogenic disturbance. In order to disentangle the observed patterns of species diversity and distribution, I incorporated inferences from historical biogeography and compared the assemblage of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru (both recent volcanoes) with those of the older Eastern Arc Mountains. Species richness decreased with elevation and locally increased in presence of water bodies, but I did not detect effects of either anthropogenic disturbance or vegetation structure on species richness and composition. Moreover, I found a surprisingly low number of forest species. Historical events seem to underlie the current pattern of species distribution; the young age of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the complex biogeographic processes which occurred in East Africa during the last 20 million years prevented montane forest frogs from colonizing the volcano.
3. I focused on the genetic level of biodiversity and investigated how the landscape, i.e. elevation, topographic relief and land cover, influence genetic variation, population structure and gene flow of two ecologically similar and closely related river frog species, namely Amietia angolensis and Amietia wittei. I detected greater genetic differentiation among populations in the highland species (A. wittei) and higher genetic variation in the lowland species (A. angolensis), although genetic diversity was not significantly correlated with elevation. Importantly, human settlements seemed to restrict gene flow in A. angolensis, whereas steep slopes were positively correlated with gene flow in A. wittei. This results show that even ecologically similar species can respond differently to landscape processes and that the spatial configuration of topographic features combined with species-specific biological attributes can affect dispersal and gene flow in disparate ways.
4. River frogs of the genus Amietia seem to be particularly susceptible to chytridiomycosis, showing the highest pathogen load in Kenya and other African countries. In the last study, I collected swab samples from larvae of A. angolensis and A. wittei for Bd detection. Both species resulted Bd-positive. The presence of Bd on Mt. Kilimanjaro has serious implication. For instance, Bd can be transported by footwear of hikers from contaminated water and soil. Tourists visiting Mt. Kilimanjaro may translocate Bd zoospores to other areas such as the nearby Eastern Arc Mts. where endemic and vulnerable species may still be naïve to the fungus and thus suffer of population declines.
5. My study significantly contributed to the knowledge of the amphibian fauna of Mt. Kilimanjaro and of East Africa in general, and it represents a valuable tool for future conservation actions and measures. Finally, it highlights the importance of using a multidisciplinary (i.e. community ecology, historical biogeography, landscape genetics, disease ecology) and multilevel (i.e. community, species, population, gene) approach to disentangle patterns of biodiversity.
This paper presents an alternative approach for obtaining a converse Lyapunov theorem for discrete–time systems. The proposed approach is constructive, as it provides an explicit Lyapunov function. The developed converse theorem establishes existence of global Lyapunov functions for globally exponentially stable (GES) systems and semi–global practical Lyapunov functions for globally asymptotically stable systems. Furthermore, for specific classes of sys- tems, the developed converse theorem can be used to establish non–conservatism of a particular type of Lyapunov functions. Most notably, a proof that conewise linear Lyapunov functions are non–conservative for GES conewise linear systems is given and, as a by–product, tractable construction of polyhedral Lyapunov functions for linear systems is attained.
A procedure to control all six DOF (degrees of freedom) of a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) without an external reference system and to enable fully autonomous flight is presented here. For 2D positioning the principle of optical flow is used. Together with the output of height estimation, fusing ultrasonic, infrared and inertial and pressure sensor data, the 3D position of the UAV can be computed, controlled and steered. All data processing is done on the UAV. An external computer with a pathway planning interface is for commanding purposes only. The presented system is part of the AQopterI8 project, which aims to develop an autonomous flying quadrocopter for indoor application. The focus of this paper is 2D positioning using an optical flow sensor. As a result of the performed evaluation, it can be concluded that for position hold, the standard deviation of the position error is 10cm and after landing the position error is about 30cm.
Introduction
Structural plasticity with synapse formation and elimination is a key component of memory capacity and may be critical for functional recovery after brain injury. Here we describe in detail two surgical techniques to create a cranial window in mice and show crucial points in the procedure for long-term repeated in vivo imaging of synaptic structural plasticity in the mouse neocortex.
Methods
Transgenic Thy1-YFP(H) mice expressing yellow-fluorescent protein (YFP) in layer-5 pyramidal neurons were prepared under anesthesia for in vivo imaging of dendritic spines in the parietal cortex either with an open-skull glass or thinned skull window. After a recovery period of 14 days, imaging sessions of 45–60 min in duration were started under fluothane anesthesia. To reduce respiration-induced movement artifacts, the skull was glued to a stainless steel plate fixed to metal base. The animals were set under a two-photon microscope with multifocal scanhead splitter (TriMScope, LaVision BioTec) and the Ti-sapphire laser was tuned to the optimal excitation wavelength for YFP (890 nm). Images were acquired by using a 20×, 0.95 NA, water-immersion objective (Olympus) in imaging depth of 100–200 μm from the pial surface. Two-dimensional projections of three-dimensional image stacks containing dendritic segments of interest were saved for further analysis. At the end of the last imaging session, the mice were decapitated and the brains removed for histological analysis.
Results
Repeated in vivo imaging of dendritic spines of the layer-5 pyramidal neurons was successful using both open-skull glass and thinned skull windows. Both window techniques were associated with low phototoxicity after repeated sessions of imaging.
Conclusions
Repeated imaging of dendritic spines in vivo allows monitoring of long-term structural dynamics of synapses. When carefully controlled for influence of repeated anesthesia and phototoxicity, the method will be suitable to study changes in synaptic structural plasticity after brain injury.
Analyse der chemischen Reaktionen ungesättigter Verbindungen mit FEL- und Synchrotronstrahlung
(2013)
Brilliante Strahlungsquellen werden heute vielfach in der Forschung eingesetzt um Kristallstrukturen, Oberflächeneigenschaften oder Reaktionen zu untersuchen. Als Strahlungsquellen werden dafür bevorzugt Freie Elektronenlaser (FEL) oder Synchrotrons eingesetzt, da sie über weite Bereiche durchstimmbar sind und einen hohen Photonenfluss bereitstellen. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Dissertation werden beide Lichtquellen verwendet um einerseits Isomere von Kohlenwasserstoffradikalen zu identifizieren und andererseits das Verhalten von Borylen und ungesättigten Verbindungen bei Photoionisation zu dokumentieren. Als erstes Experiment am FEL wurde ein IR-Spektrum von gasförmigen Allylradikalen aufgenommen. Das Allyl war ein Testlauf, da es als Kohlenwasserstoffradikal mit einer kleinen Dipolmomentänderung ein gutes Beispiel für ähnliche Verbindungen ist. Trotz der kleinen Änderung des Dipolmoments und der geringen Teilchendichte der Radikale in der Gasphase konnte ein gutes IR-Spektrum mit der IR-UV-Doppelresonanzmethode aufgenommen werden und die beobachteten Banden mit der Literatur zugeordnet werden. Das 3-Trifluoromethyl-3-Phenyl-carben (TFPC) wurde pyrolytisch aus 3-Trifluoromethyl-3-Phenyl-diazirin erzeugt. Dabei kam es beim Großteil der Carbene zu einer Umlagerung zu Trifluorstyrol. Neben dem Hauptprodukt Trifluorstyrol wurde das Triplett TFPC als Nebenprodukt identifiziert. Zusätzlich wurden die Isomerisierungsbarrieren für den Triplett- und Singulett-Übergangszustand berechnet. Die Radikale 1-Phenylpropargyl und 3-Phenylpropargyl sind anhand ihrer IR-Spektren unterscheidbar und lagern sich nicht ineinander oder in Indenyl um. Ausgehend von beiden Radikalen bilden sich die identischen Dimerisierungsprodukte im Massenkanal m/z = 230 (p-Terphenyl) und 228 (1-Phenylethinylnaphthalin (1PEN)). Außergewöhnlich war die Exklusivität dieser Produkte. Somit müssen deren Reaktionsmechanismen kinetisch viel schneller sein. Die Massen m/z = 230 und 228 waren bereits aus einer massenspektrometrischen Studie ausgehend von Benzol und Ethin bekannt, in der ihre Struktur jedoch nicht geklärt wurde. Somit müssen die gefundenen Dimerisierungsprodukte p-Terphenyl und 1PEN wichtige Intermediate bei der Entstehung von polyzyklischen aromatischen Kohlenwasserstoffen (PAK) und Ruß sein. Von gasförmigen NTCDA wurde mittels der TPEPICO-Methode am Synchrotron Schwellenphotoelektronenspektren aufgenommen. Dabei konnte die adiabatische Ionisierungsenergie (IE(ad)) zu 9.66 eV bestimmt werden. Weiterhin wurden noch fünf angeregte Zustände beobachtet, die mittels quantenmechanischer Berechnungen zugeordnet wurden. Es wurde die Photoionisation des Cycloheptatrienradikals (Tropyl) untersucht. Dabei wurde die erste Bande bei 6.23 eV der IE(ad) zugeordnet. Mit einer Franck-Condon Simulation wurden die beiden Schwingungsprogressionen einer CC-Streckschwingung (ν16+) und einer Kombination aus einer Ringatmung (ν2+) und ν16+ zugeordnet. Der erste Triplett- und Singulettzustand des angeregten Tropylkations konnte in Übereinstimmung mit der Literatur zugeordnet werden. Eine Schulter bei 9.85 eV und die intensivste Bande bei 11.6 eV konnten nicht eindeutig interpretiert werden. Neben dem Tropyl erscheint bei etwa 10.55 eV sein dissoziatives Zersetzungsprodukt, das Cyclopentadienylkation. Die IE(ad) des Borylenkomplex [(CO)5CrBN(SiMe3)2] wurde zu 7.1 eV bestimmt. Mit steigender Photonenenergie wurden alle CO-Liganden sequenziell abgespalten, während der Borligand auch bei 15 eV noch nicht dissoziierte. Von den fünf abgespaltenen CO-Liganden konnte die Auftrittsenergie bei 0 K unter Berücksichtigung der kinetischen Verschiebung gefittet werden. Durch einen einfachen thermodynamischen Zyklus wurden aus den Auftrittsenergien der Kationen die Bindungsenergien berechnet. Dabei zeigte sich, dass die zweite Bindungsenergie im Kation erheblich stärker ist als die erste. Dies deutet einen starken trans-Effekt des Borliganden an. In der Dissertation wurden die adiabatische Ionisierungsenergie der Moleküle sowie die Auftrittsenergien der Fragmente und die Bindungsenergien bestimmt. Zudem konnten Isomere anhand ihrer IR-Spektren unterschieden und ihre Dimerisierungsprodukte identifiziert werden. Damit wurden mit p-Terphenyl und 1PEN zwei weitere bedeutende Intermediate im Bildungsmechanismus von Ruß strukturell aufgeklärt. Die Beteiligung dieser Dimerisierungsprodukte am Bildungsmechanismus der PAK initiiert zukünftige Fragen. Was geschieht z.B. mit p-Terphenyl und 1PEN nach ihrer Bildung? Reagieren sie chemisch zu größeren Molekülen oder setzt bei ihnen bereits die Akkumulation zu Partikeln ein? Zusätzlich ist die Frage, ob Phenylpropargyl aus der Reaktion von Phenyl- und Propargylradikalen entsteht noch offen. Die erzielten Resultate haben einen wichtigen Schritt im Bildungsmechanismus der PAK identifiziert und damit die Grundlage für zukünftige Experimente gelegt.
In Lymphozyten wird nach Antigenaktivierung die Expression des Nfatc1-Gens durch Aktivierung des P1-Promoters stark induziert. Dagegen ist die, durch den Promoter P2 vermittelte Expression ebenso wie die der anderen NFAT Faktoren c2 und c3 konstitutiv. Die Akkumulation der dabei gebildeten Isoform NFATc1/αA ist sowohl für Effektorfunktionen wie die Zytokinproduktion sowie die Proliferation und das Überleben der aktivierten Zellen wichtig (Chuvpilo et al., 2002). Um die Expression des Nfatc1-Gens auf Einzelzellebene messen zu können, wurden BAC (bacterial artificial chromosom) transgene Mauslinien generiert, die einen 210kb großen Bereich des Nfatc1-Gens der Maus enthalten. In diesen Lokus wurde ein eGFP-Reportergen innerhalb des allen Isoformen gemeinsamen, dritten Exons integriert. In dieser Arbeit wird durch semiquantitative RT-PCR-Experimente von Gesamt-Milzzellen und TLymphozyten gezeigt, dass in den B6/NFATc1-eGFP-BAC-Reportermäusen die Expression der eGFP-cDNA analog zum endogenen Nfatc1-Lokus der Kontrolle der beiden Promotoren P1 und P2 unterliegt. In Western Blot Experimenten wird in diesen Zellen mittels eines NFATc1α-spezifischen Antikörpers eine induzierbare und CsA-sensitive α-GFP-Isoform - vergleichbar mit der endogenen NFATc1α-Isoform - nachgewiesen. Gleichzeitig zeigen NFATc1-Antikörper das konstitutiv exprimierte GFPβ-Protein. Die Korrelation der Expression von NFATc1 und GFP auf mRNA- und Proteinebene machen in B6/NFATc1-eGFP-BAC-Reportermäusen das GFP-Protein somit zu einem sensitiven und spezifischen Marker der NFATc1-Aktivität. In FACS-Analysen gibt der Anstieg der GFP-Fluoreszenzintensität bei Stimulation von Gesamt- Milzzellen bzw. T-Lymphozyten um bis auf das Dreifache die Induktion von NFATc1 wider. Unter dem Einfluss von CsA verbleibt die GFPFluoreszenzintensität auf dem Niveau unstimulierter Zellen. Die GFPFluoreszenz korreliert darüber hinaus bei Primärstimulation mit der Expression des IL-2-Gens, dessen Promotor mit 5 NFAT-Bindestellen den Prototyp eines NFATc1-Targets darstellt (Serfling et al., 1989). Die Analyse der Koexpression von NFATc1 und GFP mittels Fluoreszenzmikroskopie zeigt in allen stimulierten, GFP-positiven CD4+-Lymphozyten die nukleäre Lokalisation von 75 NFATc1, vor allem von NFATc1α. Die Analyse des GFP-Phänotyps in alloreaktiven T-Zellen zeigt bei Abstoßungsreaktionen in vitro („Mixed Lymphocyte Reactions“) eine selektive Zunahme der Fluoreszenz dieser Zellen um bis auf das Vierfache, was die Rolle von NFATc1 für die Effektorfunktion aktivierter T-Lymphozyten verdeutlicht. GFP und das endogene NFATc1 werden bei Stimulation konventioneller T-Zellen (Tcons, CD4+CD25-FoxP3-) stark exprimiert, während natürliche regulatorische T-Zellen (nTregs, CD4+CD25+FoxP3+) konstant geringe NFATc1- und GFP-Konzentrationen zeigen. In induzierten regulatorischen T-Lymphozyten (iTregs) supprimiert TGF- β konzentrationsabhängig die GFP-Fluoreszenz bis auf das Niveau unstimulierter Lymphozyten. Während in nTregs die Suppression des Nfatc1- Gens im wesentlichen durch FoxP3 erfolgt (Torgerson et al., 2009), scheint dies in iTregs vor allem über den TGF-β Signalweg vermittelt zu werden. Die Analyse der GFP-Expression in den verschiedenen Stadien der TZellentwicklung zeigt weiterhin deutliche Unterschiede in der Aktivität des Nfatc1-Gens. Dies wird durch die starke Aktivität des BAC-Genlokus in CD4- CD8- DN Thymozyten, welche eine sechsfach höhere GFP-Expression aufweisen als CD4+CD8+ DP Zellen, deutlich.
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) causes nosocomial infections including life threatening sepsis by multi-resistant strains (MRSA). It has the ability to form biofilms to protect it from the host immune system and from anti staphylococcal drugs. Biofilm and planctonic life style is regulated by a complex Quorum-Sensing (QS) system with agr as a central regulator. To study biofilm formation and QS mechanisms in SA a Boolean network was build (94 nodes, 184 edges) including two different component systems such as agr, sae and arl. Important proteins such as Sar, Rot and SigB were included as further nodes in the model. System analysis showed there are only two stable states biofilm forming versus planctonic with clearly different subnetworks turned on. Validation according to gene expression data confirmed this. Network consistency was tested first according to previous knowledge and literature. Furthermore, the predicted node activity of different in silico knock-out strains agreed well with corresponding micro array experiments and data sets. Additional validation included the expression of further nodes (Northern blots) and biofilm production compared in different knock-out strains in biofilm adherence assays. The model faithfully reproduces the behaviour of QS signalling mutants. The integrated model allows also prediction of various other network mutations and is supported by experimental data from different strains. Furthermore, the well connected hub proteins elucidate how integration of different inputs is achieved by the QS network. For in silico as well as in vitro experiments it was found that the sae-locus is also a central modulator of biofilm production. Sae knock-out strains showed stronger biofilms. Wild type phenotype was rescued by sae complementation. To elucidate the way in which sae takes influence on biofilm formation the network was used and Venn-diagrams were made, revealing nodes regulated by sae and changed in biofilms. In these Venn-diagrams nucleases and extracellular proteins were found to be promising nodes. The network revealed DNAse to be of great importance. Therefore qualitatively the DNAse amount, produced by different SA mutants was measured, it was tried to dissolve biofilms with according amounts of DNAse and the concentration of nucleic acids, proteins and polysaccharides were measured in biofilms of different SA mutants.
With its thorough validation the network model provides a powerful tool to study QS and biofilm formation in SA, including successful predictions for different knock-out mutant behaviour, QS signalling and biofilm formation. This includes implications for the behaviour of MRSA strains and mutants. Key regulatory mutation combinations (agr–, sae–, sae–/agr–, sigB+, sigB+/sae–) were directly tested in the model but also in experiments. High connectivity was a good guide to identify master regulators, whose detailed behaviour was studied both in vitro and in the model. Together, both lines of evidence support in particular a refined regulatory role for sae and agr with involvement in biofilm repression and/or SA dissemination. With examination of the composition of different mutant biofilms as well as with the examination of the reaction cascade that connects sae to the biofilm forming ability of SA and also by postulating that nucleases might play an important role in that, first steps were taken in proving and explaining regulatory links leading from sae to biofilms. Furthermore differences in biofilms of different mutant SA strains were found leading us in perspective towards a new understanding of biofilms including knowledge how to better regulate, fight and use its different properties.
The field of microRNA research has gained enormous significance during recent years. Current studies have shown that microRNAs play an important role in many biological processes via posttranscriptional gene regulation. This also applies for the TLR-mediated recognition of pathogens by immune cells. Among others, the microRNAs miR-132, miR-146a and miR-155 have been characterized by various authors. However, the specific role of microRNAs in the defense against fungal infections by Aspergillus fumigatus has not been investigated so far, although this ubiquitous mold causes severe infections in immuno-compromised patients. As dendritic cells play a pivotal part in the in vivo recognition of A. fumigatus, the present study investigates the reaction of these cells to A. fumigatus and other pathogens on the microRNA level. For this purpose, dendritic cells were incubated with different forms of A. fumigatus and other pathogens for up to twelve hours. Subsequently, the expression of miR-132, miR-146a and miR-155 was quantified by real-time PCR.
Levels of miR-132 in dendritic cells were significantly increased after stimulation with living germ tubes of A. fum, but showed no change after treatment with LPS. Relative expression level of miR-146a was moderately elevated upon stimulation with LPS, but did not respond to co-cultivation with living germ tubes. MiR-155 was highly induced by both stimuli. These results show, that dependent on the stimulus, microRNAs are differentially regulated in dendritic cells. Among the tested microRNAs, miR-155 showed the strongest and most stable expression values. Therefore, further experiments focused on this mircoRNA. It was shown, that the up-regulation of miR-155 is dependent on the germination stage of the fungus. Induction of miR-155 was low with conidia, moderate with hyphae and high with germ tubes. The extent of miR-155 induction also corresponded with the multiplicity of infection (MOI), with higher MOIs triggering a stronger miR-155 response.
These results suggest that miR-132 and miR-155 play an important role in the immunologic reaction of DCs against A. fumigatus and that a further characterization of these microRNA, especially with respect to their specific function in DCs, could contribute to the understanding of the biological mechanisms of Aspergillosis.
Background
The metacestode larva of Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda: Taeniidae) develops in the liver of intermediate hosts (typically rodents, or accidentally in humans) as a labyrinth of interconnected cysts that infiltrate the host tissue, causing the disease alveolar echinococcosis. Within the cysts, protoscoleces (the infective stage for the definitive canid host) arise by asexual multiplication. These consist of a scolex similar to that of the adult, invaginated within a small posterior body. Despite the importance of alveolar echinococcosis for human health, relatively little is known about the basic biology, anatomy and development of E. multilocularis larvae, particularly with regard to their nervous system.
Results
We describe the existence of a subtegumental nerve net in the metacestode cysts, which is immunoreactive for acetylated tubulin-α and contains small populations of nerve cells that are labeled by antibodies raised against several invertebrate neuropeptides. However, no evidence was found for the existence of cholinergic or serotoninergic elements in the cyst wall. Muscle fibers occur without any specific arrangement in the subtegumental layer, and accumulate during the invaginations of the cyst wall that form brood capsules, where protoscoleces develop. The nervous system of the protoscolex develops independently of that of the metacestode cyst, with an antero-posterior developmental gradient. The combination of antibodies against several nervous system markers resulted in a detailed description of the protoscolex nervous system, which is remarkably complex and already similar to that of the adult worm.
Conclusions
We provide evidence for the first time of the existence of a nervous system in the metacestode cyst wall, which is remarkable given the lack of motility of this larval stage, and the lack of serotoninergic and cholinergic elements. We propose that it could function as a neuroendocrine system, derived from the nervous system present in the bladder tissue of other taeniids. The detailed description of the development and anatomy of the protoscolex neuromuscular system is a necessary first step toward the understanding of the developmental mechanisms operating in these peculiar larval stages.
Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit konnten im Ersten Teil durch Anwendung verschiedener Synthesestrategien neuartige ansa-Halbsandwichkomplexe der sechsten, achten und zehnten Gruppe der Übergangsmetalle synthetisiert und umfassend charakterisiert werden. Die dargestellten Verbindungen wurden in Reaktivitätsstudien auf ihr Verhalten gegenüber Chalkogenen, sowie gegenüber niedervalenten späten Übergangsmetallkomplexen untersucht. Weiterhin wurden die erhalten Komplexe auf ihrer Eignung als mögliche Vorstufen für metallhaltige Polymere hin untersucht. Dabei wurden verschiedene Polymerisationsmethoden wie thermische, katalytische oder anionische induzierte Ringöffnungsreaktion eingesetzt und die erhaltenen Polymere mit Hilfe der Gelpermeations-Chromatographie auf ihr Molekulargewicht bzw. auf ihre Polydisperisität hin untersucht.
Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit konnten verschiedene neuartige Basenaddukte von Tetrabromdiboran(4) dargestellt und charakterisiert werden. Durch schrittweise Reduktion gelang die Synthese basenstabilisierter neutraler Diborene auf einer bisher unbekannten Syntheseroute. Durch die erschöpfende Reduktion von [B2Br4(IDip)2] konnte erstmals ein basenstabilisiertes Diborin außerhalb einer inerten Edelgasmatrix isoliert und charakterisiert werden. Zum Verständnis der Bindungssituation sowie der Konstitution in Lösung und Festkörper wurden umfangreiche physikochemische und theoretische Studien angefertigt. Die erhaltenen Daten belegen die Synthese von [B2(IDip)2] mit einer Bindungsordnung von drei entlang der zentralen B2-Einheit. Es wurden umfangreiche Reaktivitätsstudien gegenüber verschiedenen Substraten durchgeführt. Die Umsetzung von [B2(IDip)2] mit CO lieferte ein basenstabilisiertes Bis-boralacton, bei dessen Bildung eine gänzlich unbekannte CO-Verknüpfungsreaktion auftritt, welche für Hauptgruppenelementverbindungen bisher nicht beobachtet werden konnte. Im Zuge mechanistischer Studien gelang der Nachweis eines Reaktionsintermediates. Weiterhin zeigt das Diborin [B2(IDip)2] (140) eine interessante Koordinationschemie gegenüber Kupfer(I)-Verbindungen. Dabei gelang die Darstellung von tri- und dinuklearen Kupfer(I)-Komplexen von [B2(IDip)2]. Diese wurden durch multinukleare NMR-Spektroskopie sowie mit Hilfe der Röntgenstrukturanalyse umfassend charakterisiert.
The molecular pathogenesis of thymomas and thymic arcinomas (TCs) is poorly understood and results of adjuvant therapy are unsatisfactory in case of metastatic disease and tumor recurrence. For these clinical settings, novel therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Recently, limited sequencing efforts revealed that a broad spectrum of genes that play key roles in various common cancers are rarely affected in thymomas and TCs, suggesting that other oncogenic principles might be important.This made us re-analyze historic expression data obtained in a spectrumof thymomas and thymic squamous cell carcinomas (TSCCs) with a custom-made cDNA microarray. By cluster analysis, different anti-apoptotic signatures were detected in type B3 thymoma and TSCC, including overexpression of BIRC3 in TSCCs. This was confirmed by qRT-PCR in the original and an independent validation set of tumors. In contrast to several other cancer cell lines, the BIRC3-positive TSCC cell line, 1889c showed spontaneous apoptosis after BIRC3 knock-down. Targeting apoptosis genes is worth testing as therapeutic principle in TSCC.
Sclerosteosis is a rare high bone mass disease that is caused by inactivating mutations in the SOST gene. Its gene product, Sclerostin, is a key negative regulator of bone formation and might therefore serve as a target for the anabolic treatment of osteoporosis. The exact molecular mechanism by which Sclerostin exerts its antagonistic effects on Wnt signaling in bone forming osteoblasts remains unclear. Here we show that Wnt3a-induced transcriptional responses and induction of alkaline phosphatase activity, an early marker of osteoblast differentiation, require the Wnt co-receptors LRP5 and LRP6. Unlike Dickkopf1 (DKK1), Sclerostin does not inhibit Wnt-3a-induced phosphorylation of LRP5 at serine 1503 or LRP6 at serine 1490. Affinity labeling of cell surface proteins with \([^{125} I]\) Sclerostin identified LRP6 as the main specific Sclerostin receptor in multiple mesenchymal cell lines. When cells were challenged with Sclerostin fused to recombinant green fluorescent protein (GFP) this was internalized, likely via a Clathrin-dependent process, and subsequently degraded in a temperature and proteasome-dependent manner. Ectopic expression of LRP6 greatly enhanced binding and cellular uptake of Sclerostin-GFP, which was reduced by the addition of an excess of non-GFP-fused Sclerostin. Finally, an anti-Sclerostin antibody inhibited the internalization of Sclerostin-GFP and binding of Sclerostin to LRP6. Moreover, this antibody attenuated the antagonistic activity of Sclerostin on canonical Wnt-induced responses.
The development of all honey bee castes proceeds through three different life stages all of which encounter microbial infections to a various extent. We have examined the immune strength of honey bees across all developmental stages with emphasis on the temporal expression of cellular and humoral immune responses upon artificial challenge with viable Escherichia coli bacteria. We employed a broad array of methods to investigate defence strategies of infected individuals: (a) fate of bacteria in the haemocoel; (b) nodule formation and (c) induction of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Newly emerged adult worker bees and drones were able to activate efficiently all examined immune reactions. The number of viable bacteria circulating in the haemocoel of infected bees declined rapidly by more than two orders of magnitude within the first 4–6 h post-injection (p.i.), coinciding with the occurrence of melanised nodules. Antimicrobial activity, on the other hand, became detectable only after the initial bacterial clearance. These two temporal patterns of defence reactions very likely represent the constitutive cellular and the induced humoral immune response. A unique feature of honey bees is that a fraction of worker bees survives the winter season in a cluster mostly engaged in thermoregulation. We show here that the overall immune strength of winter bees matches that of young summer bees although nodulation reactions are not initiated at all. As expected, high doses of injected viable E.coli bacteria caused no mortality in larvae or adults of each age. However, drone and worker pupae succumbed to challenge with E.coli even at low doses, accompanied by a premature darkening of the pupal body. In contrast to larvae and adults, we observed no fast clearance of viable bacteria and no induction of AMPs but a rapid proliferation of E.coli bacteria in the haemocoel of bee pupae ultimately leading to their death.
Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) gehört neben Racine (1639-1699) und Molière (1622-1673) zu den drei großen Autoren des klassischen französischen Theaters. Seine erste Tragödie "Médée" wurde von Publikum und Kritikern zurückgewiesen. Corneille hatte seinen typischen Stil noch nicht entwickelt: Das Drama oszilliert zwischen Komödie und Tragödie, ist einerseits dem Handlungstheater des Barock verpflichtet und wahrt andererseits die Einheiten der "doctrine classique". Der französische Dramatiker rezipiert in seinem Stück den griechischen Tragiker Euripides (480-406 v. Chr.) und den römischen Autor Seneca (1-65 n. Chr.). Gerade den Stil Senecas ahmt er nach. Dieses Buch soll einen Beitrag zum besseren Verständnis der französischen Klassik leisten: Zwar spielt die direkte Rezeption der senecanischen Tragödie eine wichtige Rolle für das klassische französische Drama, doch Form und dramatische Technik resultierten vor allem aus der Beschäftigung mit antiken Poetiken.
Atherosclerosis is accepted to be a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial vessel wall. Several cellular subsets of the immune system are involved in its initiation and progression, such as monocytes, macrophages, T and B cells. Recent research has demonstrated that dendritic cells (DCs) contribute to atherosclerosis, too. DCs are defined by their ability to sense and phagocyte antigens, to migrate and to prime other immune cells, such as T cells. Although all DCs share these functional characteristics, they are heterogeneous with respect to phenotype and origin. Several markers have been used to describe DCs in different lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs; however, none of them has proven to be unambiguous. The expression of surface molecules is highly variable depending on the state of activation and the surrounding tissue. Furthermore, DCs in the aorta or the atherosclerotic plaque can be derived from designated precursor cells or from monocytes. In addition, DCs share both their marker expression and their functional characteristics with other myeloid cells like monocytes and macrophages. The repertoire of aortic DCs in healthy and atherosclerotic mice has just recently started to be explored, but yet there is no systemic study available, which describes the aortic DC compartment. Because it is conceivable that distinct aortic DC subsets exert dedicated functions, a detailed description of vascular DCs is required. The first part of this thesis characterizes DC subsets in healthy and atherosclerotic mice. It describes a previously unrecognized DC subset and also sheds light on the origin of vascular DCs. In recent years, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been demonstrated to regulate several cellular functions, such as apoptosis, differentiation, development or proliferation. Although several cell types have been characterized extensively with regard to the miRNAs involved in their regulation, only few studies are available that focus on the role of miRNAs in DCs. Because an improved understanding of the regulation of DC functions would allow for new therapeutic options, research on miRNAs in DCs is required. The second part of this thesis focuses on the role of the miRNA cluster miR- 17~92 in DCs by exploring its functions in healthy and atherosclerotic mice. This thesis clearly demonstrates for the first time an anti-inflammatory and atheroprotective role for the miR17-92 cluster. A model for its mechanism is suggested.
Self-organization and self-sorting processes are responsible for the regulation and control of the vast majority of biological processes that eventually sustain life on our planet. Attempts to unveil the complexity of these systems have been devoted to the investigation of the binding processes between artificial molecules, complexes or aggregates within multicomponent mixtures, which has facilitated the emergence of the field of self-sorting in the last decade. Since, artificial systems involving discrete supramolecular structures, extended supramolecular aggregates or gel-phase materials in organic solvents or—to a lesser extent—in water have been investigated. In this review, we have collected diverse strategies employed in recent years to construct extended supramolecular aggregates in water upon self-sorting of small synthetic molecules. We have made particular emphasis on co-assembly processes in binary mixtures leading to supramolecular structures of remarkable complexity and the influence of different external variables such as solvent and concentration to direct recognition or discrimination processes between these species. The comprehension of such recognition phenomena will be crucial for the organization and evolution of complex matter.
Verschiedene historische und geographische Faktoren führten zur geschichtlichen Kontinuität
der Existenz der Stadt Arrapḫa über etwa 4000 Jahre bis hin zum heutigen Kirkuk. Darunter zählen
besondere Vorteile der Standortwahl der ursprünglichen Siedlung1117, welche heute als Zitadelle von
Kirkuk bezeichnet wird. Eine künftige archäologische Ausgrabung in der Zitadelle von Kirkuk
mithilfe der überlieferten Quellen aus den genannten Perioden lässt sicherlich ein genaues Bild über
die Struktur der Stadt geben.
Aspekte der Bestimmung des Ausmaßes der Proteinbindung mittels kontinuierlicher Ultrafiltration
(2013)
Die Plasmaproteine dienen dem Körper u.a. als Transportproteine. Dem Serumal-bumin kommt hierbei die größte Bedeutung zu. Aufgrund seiner Aufgabe weist es eine Reihe unterschiedlicher Bindungsstellen für eine Vielzahl unterschiedlichster Liganden auf, wobei die Bindung von Substanzen sowohl an spezifischen Stellen als auch unspezifisch erfolgen kann. Das Ausmaß dieser Bindungen hat Einfluss auf andere pharmakokinetische Parameter, wie die Bioverfügbarkeit und die Elimination eines Arzneistoffes. Treten mehrere Stoffe in Wechselwirkung mit dem Albumin, so können sich diese gegenseitig in ihrer Bindung beeinflussen. Das Ausmaß der Beeinflussung ist von der Höhe der Bindung der einzelnen Stoffe und dem zugrunde liegenden Bindungsmechanismus abhängig. Die klinische Relevanz der Beeinflussung hängt von der therapeutischen Breite und von zusätzlich auftretenden Wechselwirkungen, der Substanzen wie z.B. wechselseitige Inhibition der Stoffwechselenzyme der Substanzen ab. Für die experimentelle Bestimmung der Proteinbindung stehen eine Reihe von Me-thoden zur Verfügung, die sich im Messprinzip, dem apparativen Aufwand und der Simulation der physiologischen Bedingungen unterscheiden. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die kontinuierliche Ultrafiltration verwendet. Diese stellt die Bedingungen im Körper nach und ermöglicht die Bindungskinetik besser zu betrachten als andere Verfahren, da durch die Titration des Albumins mit der Arzneistofflösung die Wechselwirkung zwischen Arzneistoff und Protein über einen breiten Konzentrationsverlauf beobachtet werden. Die Methode wurde von Heinze etabliert, von Albert weiterentwickelte und jetzt opti-miert. Durch die Konstruktion neuer Messzellen sowie der Entwicklung eines neuen Puffersystems konnte sie für Substanzen zugänglich gemacht werden, die aufgrund ihrer hohen Lipophilie und ihrer starken Adsorption an die Messzellen bisher nicht messbar waren. Darüber hinaus wurden die folgenden Untersuchungen durchgeführt: a) Es wurde die gegenseitige Verdrängung von zwei Arzneistoffen aus der Proteinbindung untersucht. Dabei konnte gezeigt werden, dass sich eine Reihe basischer Arzneistoffe durch saure Arzneistoffe verdrängen ließ, so z.B. Imipramin HCl durch Phenprocoumon. Das dem Phenprocoumon strukturell sehr ähnliche Warfarin rief diese Verdrängung hingegen nicht hervor. Tryptophan, das in HPLC Experimenten die Bindung von Imipramin HCl verringerte [117], hatte im Ultrafiltrationsexperiment keinen Einfluss auf dessen Bindung. Die gegenseitige Beeinflussung zweier Stoffe kann folglich sehr unterschiedlich sein und ist schwer vorhersagbar. Des Weiteren sind die Ergebnisse solcher Bestimmungen stark von der gewählten Methode abhängig und dadurch nur schwer zu vergleichen. Aufgrund der komplexen und uneinheitlichen Wechselwirkungen der basischen und sauren Arzneistoffe in Bezug auf ihre Bindung, kann davon ausgegangen werden, dass basische Arzneistoffe eine Bindestelle an Albumin besitzen. Jedoch lässt sich aus der vorliegenden Messung nicht beurteilen, wie spezifisch basische Stoffe an Albumin binden. b) Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass unterschiedliche Derivate des Acetylcysteins, die kovalent an Cys34 binden können, unterschiedliche Veränderung im Bindungsverhalten von Albumin hervorrufen. So nahm die Bindung des Diphenhydraminhydrochlorids in Gegenwart von äquimolaren Mengen Acetylcystein und Cysteamin ab, während die Anwesenheit von Acetylcysteamin den gegenteiligen Effekt hatte. Dies zeigt, dass der Veränderung der Bindung ein komplexerer Zusammenhang als die reine Belegung des Cys34 zugrunde liegen muss. c) Unterschiede in der Proteinbindung von Ephedrin und seiner Stereoisomere konnten mittels kontinuierlicher Ultrafiltration bestätigt werden. Die Abweichungen in den Ergebnissen in Bezug auf andere Bestimmungsmethoden [130-132] zeigten erneut, wie stark die Messung der Proteinbindung von den Versuchsbedingungen abhängt. d) Für die Messung des antiinfektiven Bisnaphthalimids MT02 wurde eine Messzelle aus PVDF konstruiert, die weniger Wechselwirkungen mit adsorbierenden Arzneistoffen zeigt. Aufgrund der Unbeständigkeit der Substanz unter den Versuchsbedingungen war die Messung dennoch nicht möglich. e) Die Proteinbindung des Naphthylisochinolins GB AP05 konnte mit Hilfe der bereits erwähnten neu konstruierten Messzelle bestimmt werden. Die Bindung war deutlich höher als bei anderen Vertretern dieser Gruppe. Die Ursache hierfür könnte in der Adsorption der Substanz an die Messzellen begründet sein. Da GB AP05 stark an den Kunststoff PMMA binden kann, der aufgrund seiner Beschaffenheit vorwiegend Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen für eine Adsorption bereitstellen kann, ist eine hohe Bindung an Albumin, das eine Vielzahl von Bindestellen mit unterschiedlichen chemischen Gruppen aufweist, nicht unwahrscheinlich. f) Für eine Reihe von Fluorchinoloncarboxamiden wurde das Ausmaß ihrer Protein-bindung bestimmt. Dieses lag in fast allen Fällen bei 80 % oder höher. Die einzigen Ausnahmen, GHQ237Ox und GHQ243Ox, legen den Schluss nahe, dass eine basi-sche Seitenkette in Position 1 und das Fehlen des Fluorsubstituenten in Position 6 die Bindung reduzieren können. Da nicht alle Substanzen in der Pufferlösung gelöst werden konnten, wurde neben dem bereits durch Albert etablierten DMSO-haltigen Puffer ein Polysorbat 20 haltiger entwickelt, in dem hoch lipophile Substanzen mizellar gelöst werden können. Durch Bestimmung der Proteinbindung von Carbamazepin konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Anwesenheit der Mizellen keinen Einfluss auf die Bindung hat, d.h. im Umkehrschluss dass die Methode zur Bestimmung des Ausmaßes der Proteinbindung geeignet ist.
Objective: The assessment of response to lithium maintenance treatment in bipolar disorder (BD) is complicated by variable length of treatment, unpredictable clinical course, and often inconsistent compliance. Prospective and retrospective methods of assessment of lithium response have been proposed in the literature. In this study we report the key phenotypic measures of the "Retrospective Criteria of Long-Term Treatment Response in Research Subjects with Bipolar Disorder" scale currently used in the Consortium on Lithium Genetics (ConLiGen) study.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-nine ConLiGen sites took part in a two-stage case-vignette rating procedure to examine inter-rater agreement [Kappa (\(\kappa\))] and reliability [intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC)] of lithium response. Annotated first-round vignettes and rating guidelines were circulated to expert research clinicians for training purposes between the two stages. Further, we analyzed the distributional properties of the treatment response scores available for 1,308 patients using mixture modeling.
Results: Substantial and moderate agreement was shown across sites in the first and second sets of vignettes (\(\kappa\) = 0.66 and \(\kappa\) = 0.54, respectively), without significant improvement from training. However, definition of response using the A score as a quantitative trait and selecting cases with B criteria of 4 or less showed an improvement between the two stages (\(ICC_1 = 0.71\) and \(ICC_2 = 0.75\), respectively). Mixture modeling of score distribution indicated three subpopulations (full responders, partial responders, non responders).
Conclusions: We identified two definitions of lithium response, one dichotomous and the other continuous, with moderate to substantial inter-rater agreement and reliability. Accurate phenotypic measurement of lithium response is crucial for the ongoing ConLiGen pharmacogenomic study.
Critical illness like sepsis, shock, and intestinal bowel disease are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the US and around the world. At present, studies to define new therapeutic interventions that can protect tissues and cells against injury and attenuate inflammation are fields of intense investigation. While research over the past decade has clearly identified GLN as a vital stress substrate facilitating cellular survival following injury, the initiation steps in GLN’s cytoprotective molecular mechanism still remain elusive. Previously published work suggested that stabilization of ECM proteins and activation of ECM receptor osmosignaling may play a central role in the orchestration of many cellular pathways following stress. Thus, I hypothesized that preservation of ECM protein and EGFR levels as well as ECM receptor signaling play key roles in the molecular mechanisms underlying GLN’s protection against thermal injury in the intestine. I was able to confirm via Western blotting and by using silencing RNA against FN, Ntn-1, EGFR, and their negative controls, that GLN-mediated preservation of FN, Ntn-1, and EGFR levels is critical in GLN’s protection against hyperthermia in IEC-6 cells. By using a selective FN-Integrin interaction inhibitor GRGDSP, its negative control peptide GRGESP, and Src-kinase inhibitor PP2, I showed that FN-Integrin signaling and Src-kinase activation are essential in GLN-mediated protection in the intestine. This applied to EGFR signaling as demonstrated using the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG1478. In addition to GRGDSP and AG1478, ERK1/2 inhibitors PD98059 and UO126 as well as the p38MAPK inhibitor SB203580 revealed that GLN is protective by activating ERK1/2 and dephosphorylating p38MAPK via FN-Integrin and EGFR signaling. However, GLN-mediated PI3-K/Akt/Hsp70 activation seems to occur independently of FN-Integrin and EGFR signaling as indicated by Western blots as well as experiments using the PI3-K inhibitor LY294002, GRGDSP, and AG1478. The results showed that GLN activates cell survival signaling pathways via integrins as well as EGFRs after hyperthermia. Moreover, I found that GLN-mediated preservation of FN expression after HS is regulated via PI3-K signaling. Whether GLN-mediated PI3-K signaling happens simultaneously to FN-Integrin and EGFR signaling or whether PI3-K signaling coordinates FN-Integrin and EGFR signaling needs to be investigated in future studies. Further, experiments with PD98059 and GRGDSP revealed that ERK1/2 assists in mediating transactivation of HSF-1 following HS. This leads to increases in Hsp70 expression via FN-Integrin signaling, which is known to attenuate apoptosis after thermal injury. Fluorescence microscopy results indicated that HS and GLN regulate cell are size changes and the morphology of F-actin via FN-Integrin signaling. Experiments using GRGDSP and GRGESP showed that GLN enhances cellular survival via FN-Integrin signaling in a manner that does not require increased intracellular GLN concentrations (as quantified using LC-MS/MS). In summary, my thesis work gives new and potentially clinically relevant mechanistic insights into GLN-mediated molecular cell survival pathways. These results warrant clinical translation to assess if clinical outcome of critically ill patients suffering from gastrointestinal diseases can be improved by GLN treatment and/or by targeting the molecular pathways found in my studies.
Scientific surveys provide sufficient evidence that anxiety disorders are one of the most common psy-chiatric disorders in the world. The lifetime prevalence rate of anxiety disorder is 28.8% (Kessler, et al., 2005). The most widely studied anxiety disorders are as follows panic disorder (PD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social phobia (or social anxiety disorder), specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). (NIMH Article, 2009). Classical conditioning is the stable paradigm used from the last one century to understand the neurobi-ology of fear learning. Neurobiological mechanism of fear learning is well documented with the condi-tioning studies. In the therapy of anxiety disorders, exposure based therapies are known to be the most effective approaches. Flooding is a form of exposure therapy in which a participant is exposed to the fear situation and kept in that situation until their fear dissipates. The exposure therapy is based on the phenomena of extinction; this means that a conditioned response diminishes if the conditioned stimulus (CS) is repeatedly presented without an unconditioned stimulus (UCS). One problem with extinction as well as with exposure-based therapy is the problem of fear return (for e.g. renewal, spontaneous recov-ery and reinstatement) after successful extinction. Therefore, extinction does not delete the fear memory trace. It has been well documented that memory processes can be modulated or disrupted using several sci-entific paradigms such as behavioral (for e.g. exposure therapy), pharmacological (for e.g. drug manipu-lation), non-invasive stimulation (for e.g. non-invasive stimulation such as electroconvulsive shock (ECS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), etc. However, modulation of memory processes after reactivation or via non-invasive stimulation is still not clear, which is the focus of the current study. In addition, study of genetic variant suggests that genetic differences play a vital role in the psychiatric disorder especially in fear learning. Hence, it is also one of the concerns of the current dissertation to investigate the interaction between gene and reconsolidation of memory. With respect to fear-conditioning, there are three findings in the current dissertation, which are as fol-lows: (i) In the first study we investigated that non-invasive weak electrical stimulation interferes with the consolidation process and disrupts the fear consolidation to attain stable form. This might offer an effective treatment in the pathological memories, for e.g. PTSD, PD, etc. (ii) In the second study we demonstrated whether a brief single presentation of the CS will inhibit the fear recovery. Like earlier studies we also found that reactivation followed by reconsolidation douses fear return. Attenuation of fear recovery was observed in the reminder group compared to the no-reminder group. (iii) Finally, in our third study we found a statistically significant role of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphism in reconsolidation. Results of the third study affirm the involvement of BDNF variants (Met vs. Val) in the modulation of conditioned fear memory after its reactivation. In summary, we were able to show in the current thesis modulation of associative learning and recon-solidation via transcranial direct current stimulation and genetic polymorphism.
Renewal of fear is one form of relapse that occurs after successful therapy, resulting from an encounter with a feared object in a context different from the context of the exposure therapy. According to Bouton (1994), the return of fear, provoked by context change, indicates that the fear was not erased in the first place. More importantly, the return of fear indicates that during the exposure session a new association was learned that connected the feared object with “no fear”; yet, as Bouton further argues, this association is context dependent. Such dependence could explain effects like renewal. In a new context, the therapeutic association will not be expressed and thus will no longer inhibit the fear. The assumption that an association is context dependent has been tested and showed robust results (Balooch & Neumann, 2011; Siavash Bandarian Balooch, Neumann, & Boschen, 2012; Culver, Stoyanova, & Craske, 2011; Kim & Richardson, 2009; Neumann & Kitlertsirivatana, 2010). Research for the treatment of anxiety disorders, aiming to reduce fear and, more importantly, prevent relapse, is flourishing. There are several exposure protocols currently under investigation: multiple contexts exposure (MCE), which aims at reducing the return of fear due to renewal (e.g., Balooch & Neumann, 2011); prolonged exposure (PE), which aims at strengthening the inhibitory association during the extinction learning (e.g., Thomas, Vurbic, & Novak, 2009); and reconsolidation update (RU), which aims at “updating” the reconsolidation process by briefly exposing the CS+ before the actual extinction takes place (Schiller et al., 2010). So far, however, few clinical studies conducted on humans have investigated these novel treatment protocols, and as far as I know none has investigated the mechanisms of action behind these protocols with a human clinical sample. The present thesis has three main goals. The first is to demonstrate that exposure therapy in multiple contexts reduces the likelihood of renewal. The second is to examine the mechanisms contributing to the effect of MCE and the third is to shed light on the concept of context in the framework of the conditioning and extinction paradigm. To this end, three studies were conducted. The first study investigated the effect of MCE on renewal, the second and third studies examined working mechanisms of MCE. In the first study thirty spider-phobic participants were exposed four times to a virtual spider. The exposure trials were conducted either in one single context or in four different contexts. Finally, all participants completed both a virtual renewal test, with the virtual spider presented in a novel virtual context, and an in vivo behavioral avoidance test with a real spider. This study successfully demonstrated the efficacy of MCE on reducing renewal. Study 2 investigated the working mechanisms behind MCE by utilizing a differential conditioning paradigm and conducting the extinction in multiple contexts, targeting similar renewal attenuation as achieved in study 1. This was followed by two tests that attempted to reveal extinction-relevant associations like ones causing context inhibitory effects. This study had three main hypotheses: (1) The extinction context is associated with the exposure, and thus operates as a safety signal at some point during the extinction; it will therefore compete with the safety learning of the CS, leading to a decreased extinction effect on the CS if the extinction is conducted in only one context. (2) The elements (e.g., room color, furniture) of the extinction context are connected to the therapeutic association and therefore should serve as reminders of the extinction, causing a stronger fear inhibition when presented during a test. (3) Therapy process factors, according to emotional processing theory, determine the renewal effect (e.g., initial fear activation, and within-session and between-session activation are correlated with the strength of renewal). In this study, however, no differences between the groups at the renewal phase were observed, presumably because the extinction was too strong to enable a renewal of fear at the test phase conducted immediately following the extinction. This hence rendered the two inhibitory tests useless. Study 3 aimed at defining the concept of context in the conditioning and exposure framework. Study 3 utilized the phenomenon known as generalization decrement, whereby a conditioned response is reduced due to change in the environment. This allowed context similarity to be quantified. After an acquisition phase in one context, participants were tested in one of three contexts, two of which differed in only one dimension (configuration of objects vs. features). The third group was tested in the same context and served as control group. The goal was to show that both configuration and features play an important role in the definition of context. There was, however, no significant statistical difference between the groups at the test phases, likely because of context novelty effects (participants exposed to a new context following extinction in another context expected a second extinction phase, and thus demonstrated greater fear than expected in all three groups).
Auditory Brainstem Implantation Improves Speech Recognition in Neurofibromatosis Type II Patients
(2013)
This prospective study aimed to determine speech understanding in neurofibromatosis type II (NF2) patients following implantation of a MED-EL COMBI 40+ auditory brainstem implant (ABI). Patients (n = 32) were enrolled postsurgically. Nonauditory side effects were evaluated at fitting and audiological performance was determined using the Sound Effects Recognition Test (SERT), Monosyllable-Trochee-Polysyllable (MTP) test and open-set sentence tests. Subjective benefits were determined by questionnaire. ABI activation was documented in 27 patients, 2 patients were too ill for testing and 3 patients were without any auditory perception. SERT and MTP outcomes under auditory-only conditions improved significantly between first fitting and 12-month follow-up. Open-set sentence recognition improved from 5% at first fitting to 37% after 12 months. The number of active electrodes had no significant effect on performance. All questionnaire respondents were ‘satisfied' to ‘very satisfied' with their ABI. An ABI is an effective treatment option in NF2 patients with the potential to provide open-set speech recognition and subjective benefits. To our knowledge, the data presented herein is exceptional in terms of the open-set speech perception achieved in NF2 patients.
Während Going Private Transaktionen beispielsweise in den USA oder auch in Deutschland theoretisch und empirisch in vielerlei Hinsicht untersucht wurden, existieren für den Schweizer Kapitalmarkt keine umfassenden empirischen Analysen. Da Minderheitsaktionäre von vielen Kapitalmarktteilnehmern häufig als lästig empfunden werden, wurde aber auch in der Schweiz schon immer nach Möglichkeiten gesucht, um sich einer unliebsamen Minderheit zu entledigen. Am Beispiel der Übernahme der Jacobs Suchard AG zeigt, dass Minderheitsaktionäre in der Schweiz in der Vergangenheit wenig Schutz genossen. Das am 1. Januar 1998 in Kraft getretene Börsengesetz soll dafür Sorge tragen, dass es zumindest bei Übernahmeangeboten nicht mehr zu einer groben Missachtung der Interessen der Minderheitsaktionäre kommt. Es bietet einem Mehrheitsaktionär die Möglichkeit, den vollständigen Ausschluss der Minderheitsaktionäre mit Hilfe eines Kraftloserklärungsverfahrens der restlichen Beteiligungspapiere im Anschluss an ein öffentliches Übernahmeangebot zu realisieren. Ob dieses Regelwerk allerdings ausreicht, um den Minderheitenschutz beim Auskauf des Streubesitzes zu gewährleisten, soll in der vorliegenden Arbeit empirisch überprüft werden. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Frage, ob die Aktionäre der Zielgesellschaft einen angemessenen Preis für ihre Beteiligungspapiere erhalten. Um diese Frage zu beantworten, werden zuerst alle öffentlichen Übernahmeangebote, die dem Börsengesetz unterworfen sind und die zwischen 1998 und 2008 lanciert wurden, identifiziert. Um die Frage der Angemessenheit der Angebotspreise zu beantworten, werden zunächst die offerierten Übernahmeprämien ermittelt und anhand der unterschiedlichen Angebotsmerkmale miteinander verglichen. Daran schließt sich eine Analyse der Kursreaktionen auf die Ankündigung eines öffentlichen Übernahmeangebots an. Die Richtung der Kursreaktion zeigt, inwieweit die Aktionäre erwarten, dass das Angebot zu einer Erhöhung des Wertes ihrer Anteile beiträgt. Anhand dieser beiden Analysen kann untersucht werden, ob sich ein Übernahmeangebot positiv oder negativ auf die Aktionäre der Zielgesellschaft auswirkt.
Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Studie wurde an 220 Patienten, die zwischen 1988 und 2007 im König-Ludwig-Haus in Würzburg durch einen Operateur wegen rezidivierender, überwiegend posttraumatischer ventraler Schulterinstabilität offen oder arthroskopisch mittels (modifizierter) Bankart-Prozedur operiert wurden, der „Instability Severity Index Score (ISIS)“ so erhoben, wie er aus den präoperativen Unterlagen zu ermitteln war. Alle Patienten wurden nach postoperativen Rezidivluxationen befragt und die Schulterfunktion wurde mittels standardisiertem und validiertem Fragebogen durch den „Constant Score“ und den „Oxford Shoulder Instability Score“ untersucht.
Ziel der Studie war es, den von Balg und Boileau 2007 vorgestellten „Instability Severity Index Score“ (ISIS) auf seine Aussagekraft hin am vorliegenden Kollektiv zu überprüfen. Zeitgleich sollten ein Vergleich der offenen mit den arthroskopischen Stabilisierungen sowie eine Analyse der Ursachen der Rezidivluxationen erfolgen.
Insgesamt kam es in acht Fällen zu Rezidivluxationen (3,6 %). Die offen Operierten wiesen eine Rate von 3,1 %, die Gruppe der arthroskopisch Operierten 8,7 % Rezidive auf. Patienten mit weniger oder gleich sechs Punkten im ISIS hatten in 2,7 % Reluxationen, Patienten mit mehr als sechs Punkten in 8,1 %.
Patienten, die rückblickend gemäß der Empfehlung aus dem ISIS operiert wurden, hatten in 5,3 % Rezidivluxationen. Patienten, die entgegen der Empfehlung operiert wurden, in 3,5 %. Alle Unterschiede waren statistisch nicht signifikant. In allen Gruppen konnten in den funktionellen Scores sehr gute Ergebnisse mit durchschnittlich über 87 % im alters- und geschlechtsadaptierten Constant Score und über 42 Punkten im Oxford Shoulder Instability Score ohne signifikante Unterschiede erzielt werden. Von den insgesamt acht Patienten mit Reluxationen lagen von zwei Patienten CT-Untersuchungen nach aufgetretener Reluxation vor. In beiden Fällen konnten signifikante Glenoidranddefekte gefunden werden.
Aus Sicht der erhobenen Daten und der erzielten Ergebnisse ist der ISIS als nützlich zur präoperativen Risikobewertung sowie zur Entscheidung über das operative Vorgehen einzuschätzen, wobei er keine imperative Handlungsanweisung darstellen sollte. Die Empfehlung zum Korakoidtransfer nach Latarjet ab sieben Punkten im ISIS kann anhand dieser Daten nicht bestätigt werden. Vielmehr konnte gezeigt werden, dass eine offene Bankart-Operation mit selektivem Kapselshift sehr gute Langzeitergebnisse bezüglich der Reluxationsraten und der funktionellen Ergebnisse liefert. Im Hinblick auf die erzielten Ergebnisse und Fehleranalysen ist weiterhin festzuhalten, dass bei Verdacht auf einen Glenoiddefekt in der Regel eine CT mit 3D-Rekonstruktion und Seiten-vergleich erfolgen sollte, um die Indikation zum offenen Knochenblocktransfer nicht zu verpassen. Offene und arthroskopische Stabilisierungen können bei richtiger Indikationsstellung kurz- und mittelfristig vergleichbar gute Ergebnisse liefern. Langfristig aber scheint das minimal-invasive Vorgehen höhere Raten an Rezidivluxationen aufzuweisen. Wie auch in dieser Arbeit gezeigt werden konnte, ist ein langer Beobachtungszeitraum bei Studien, die das klinische Ergebnis von Schulterstabilisierungen untersuchen, sehr wichtig, um das wahre Ausmaß an postoperativen Rezidivinstabilitäten zu erfassen.
Innate and adaptive immune responses in neurodegenerative diseases have become recently a focus of research and discussions. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder without known etiopathogenesis. The past decade has generated evidence for an involvement of the immune system in PD pathogenesis. Both inflammatory and autoimmune mechanisms have been recognized and studies have emphasized the role of activated microglia and T-cell infiltration. In this short review, we focus on dendritic cells, on their role in initiation of autoimmune responses, we discuss aspects of neuroinflammation and autoimmunity in PD, and we report new evidence for the involvement of neuromelanin in these processes.
Sterile bone inflammation is the hallmark of autoinflammatory bone disorders, including chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) with its most severe form chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO). Autoinflammatory osteopathies are the result of a dysregulated innate immune system, resulting in immune cell infiltration of the bone and subsequent osteoclast differentiation and activation. Interestingly, autoinflammatory bone disorders are associated with inflammation of the skin and/or the intestine. In several monogenic autoinflammatory bone disorders mutations in disease-causing genes have been reported. However, regardless of recent developments, the molecular pathogenesis of CNO/CRMO remains unclear. Here, we discuss the clinical presentation and molecular pathophysiology of human autoinflammatory osteopathies and animal models with special focus on CNO/CRMO. Treatment options in monogenic autoinflammatory bone disorders and CRMO will be illustrated.
Sterile bone inflammation is the hallmark of autoinflammatory bone disorders, including chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) with its most severe form chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO). Autoinflammatory osteopathies are the result of a dysregulated innate immune system, resulting in immune cell infiltration of the bone and subsequent osteoclast differentiation and activation. Interestingly, autoinflammatory bone disorders are associated with inflammation of the skin and/or the intestine. In several monogenic autoinflammatory bone disorders mutations in disease-causing genes have been reported. However, regardless of recent developments, the molecular pathogenesis of CNO/CRMO remains unclear.
Here, we discuss the clinical presentation and molecular pathophysiology of human autoinflammatory osteopathies and animal models with special focus on CNO/CRMO. Treatment options in monogenic autoinflammatory bone disorders and CRMO will be illustrated.
The development of ICT infrastructures has facilitated the emergence of new paradigms for looking at society and the environment over the last few years. Participatory environmental sensing, i.e. directly involving citizens in environmental monitoring, is one example, which is hoped to encourage learning and enhance awareness of environmental issues. In this paper, an analysis of the behaviour of individuals involved in noise sensing is presented. Citizens have been involved in noise measuring activities through the WideNoise smartphone application. This application has been designed to record both objective (noise samples) and subjective (opinions, feelings) data. The application has been open to be used freely by anyone and has been widely employed worldwide. In addition, several test cases have been organised in European countries. Based on the information submitted by users, an analysis of emerging awareness and learning is performed. The data show that changes in the way the environment is perceived after repeated usage of the application do appear. Specifically, users learn how to recognise different noise levels they are exposed to. Additionally, the subjective data collected indicate an increased user involvement in time and a categorisation effect between pleasant and less pleasant environments.
b-adrenergic receptors (b-ARs) participate strongly in the development of cardiac hypertrophy and human heart failure. Stimulation of b-adrenergic receptors with catecholamines as well as cardiac overexpression of b1-ARs or of Gas-proteins in transgenic mice induces cardiac hypertrophy. However, direct activation of their downstream targets, such as adenylyl cyclase (AC) or protein kinase A do not promote a significant degree of cardiac hypertrophy. These findings suggest that additional events may occur and that these events require Gas-protein activation. A hypertrophic pathway involving Gaq-protein coupled receptors has recently been described. Upon activation of Gaq-coupled receptors Gbg-subunits are released from Gaq and bind directly to the activated Raf/Mek/Erk cascade. Direct interaction between bg-subunits and activated Erk1/2 leads to an additional autophosphorylation of Erk2 at threonine 188, which mediates cardiac hypertrophy. Murine hearts, as well as isolated cardiomyocytes present an increase in Erk2Thr188-phosphorylation upon b-AR activation. Similarly overexpression of phosphorylation deficient Erk2 mutants (Erk2T188S and Erk2T188A) reduces b-AR mediated cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Increase in left ventricular wall thickness, fibrosis and up-regulation of natriuretic peptide synthesis, which are physiological features for cardiac hypertrophy, are strongly inhibited in transgenic mice with a cardiac expression of Erk2T188S after two weeks of sustained isoproterenol treatment. It could further be shown in this work that b-AR mediated cardiac hypertrophy requires two distinct pathways initiated by Gs-protein activation: the canonical phosphorylation of Erk1/2 via adenylyl cyclase and the direct interaction of released bg-subunits with activated Erk1/2. Coincidence of both events leads to Erk2Thr188-phosphorylation, which activates then different transcription factors responsible for cardiac hypertrophy. Sequestration of bg-subunits by overexpression of the C-terminus of GRK2 bark-ct and inhibition of adenylyl cyclase efficiently reduced the hypertrophic response to isoproterenol, whereas direct activation of AC by forskolin failed to induce Erk2Thr188-phosphorylation and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. These findings may help to develop new therapeutic strategies for the prevention of cardiac hypertrophy and maladaptive remodeling of the heart.
Bacteria Regulate Intestinal Epithelial Cell Differentiation Factors Both In Vitro and In Vivo
(2013)
Background: The human colon harbours a plethora of bacteria known to broadly impact on mucosal metabolism and function and thought to be involved in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis and colon cancer development. In this report, we investigated the effect of colonic bacteria on epithelial cell differentiation factors in vitro and in vivo. As key transcription factors we focused on Hes1, known to direct towards an absorptive cell fate, Hath1 and KLF4, which govern goblet cell.
Methods: Expression of the transcription factors Hes1, Hath1 and KLF4, the mucins Muc1 and Muc2 and the defensin HBD2 were measured by real-time PCR in LS174T cells following incubation with several heat-inactivated E. coli strains, including the probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917+/- flagellin, Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. For protein detection Western blot experiments and chamber-slide immunostaining were performed. Finally, mRNA and protein expression of these factors was evaluated in the colon of germfree vs. specific pathogen free vs. conventionalized mice and colonic goblet cells were counted.
Results: Expression of Hes1 and Hath1, and to a minor degree also of KLF4, was reduced by E. coli K-12 and E. coli Nissle 1917. In contrast, Muc1 and HBD2 expression were significantly enhanced, independent of the Notch signalling pathway. Probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 regulated Hes1, Hath1, Muc1 and HBD2 through flagellin. In vivo experiments confirmed the observed in vitro effects of bacteria by a diminished colonic expression of Hath1 and KLF4 in specific pathogen free and conventionalized mice as compared to germ free mice whereas the number of goblet cells was unchanged in these mice.
Conclusions: Intestinal bacteria influence the intestinal epithelial differentiation factors Hes1, Hath1 and KLF4, as well as Muc1 and HBD2, in vitro and in vivo. The induction of Muc1 and HBD2 seems to be triggered directly by bacteria and not by Notch.
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) meningitis is a common bacterial infection of the brain. The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin represents a key factor, determining the neuropathogenic potential of the pneumococci. Here, we demonstrate selective synaptic loss within the superficial layers of the frontal neocortex of post-mortem brain samples from individuals with pneumococcal meningitis. A similar effect was observed in mice with pneumococcal meningitis only when the bacteria expressed the pore-forming cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin. Exposure of acute mouse brain slices to only pore-competent pneumolysin at disease-relevant, non-lytic concentrations caused permanent dendritic swelling, dendritic spine elimination and synaptic loss. The NMDA glutamate receptor antagonists MK801 and D-AP5 reduced this pathology. Pneumolysin increased glutamate levels within the mouse brain slices. In mouse astrocytes, pneumolysin initiated the release of glutamate in a calcium-dependent manner. We propose that pneumolysin plays a significant synapto- and dendritotoxic role in pneumococcal meningitis by initiating glutamate release from astrocytes, leading to subsequent glutamate-dependent synaptic damage. We outline for the first time the occurrence of synaptic pathology in pneumococcal meningitis and demonstrate that a bacterial cytolysin can dysregulate the control of glutamate in the brain, inducing excitotoxic damage.
Author Summary
Bacterial meningitis is one of the most devastating brain diseases. Among the bacteria that cause meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common. Meningitis predominantly affects children, especially in the Third World, and most of them do not survive. Those that do survive often suffer permanent brain damage and hearing problems. The exact morphological substrates of brain damage in Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis remain largely unknown. In our experiments, we found that the brain cortex of patients with meningitis demonstrated a loss of synapses (the contact points among neurons, responsible for the processes of learning and memory), and we identified the major pneumococcal neurotoxin pneumolysin as a sufficient cause of this loss. The effect was not direct but was mediated by the brain neurotransmitter glutamate, which was released upon toxin binding by one of the non-neuronal cell types of the brain – the astrocytes. Pneumolysin initiated calcium influx in astrocytes and subsequent glutamate release. Glutamate damaged the synapses via NMDA-receptors – a mechanism similar to the damage occurring in brain ischemia. Thus, we show that synaptic loss is present in pneumococcal meningitis, and we identify the toxic bacterial protein pneumolysin as the major factor in this process. These findings alter our understanding of bacterial meningitis and establish new therapeutic strategies for this fatal disease.
Baumgraphen
(2013)
Die meisten Ansätze zur Analyse von Sätzen eröffnen die Möglichkeit einer graphischen Darstellung. Eine solche graphische Darstellung wird oft als „Baumgraph“ oder „Baumdiagramm“ bezeichnet. Um solche Baumgraphen verschiedener Analysemodelle geht es in der vorliegenden Arbeit. Einleitend wird kurz ihre Geschichte behandelt. Im ersten Teil der Arbeit wird dann auf eine Variante des Konstituentenmodells des französischen Linguisten Monneret eingegangen, im zweiten Teil wird das Dependenzmodell nach Tesnière betrachtet und im dritten Teil wird schließlich das Analysemodell der Germanistik Würzburg, welches Elemente der beiden zuvor gesehenen Ansätze vereint, vorgestellt und der französischen Sprache angepasst. Zuerst wird jeweils ein Blick auf die Modelle selbst geworfen, dann jedoch steht vor allem die Anwendung – und somit die graphische Darstellung von Satzanalysen in Baumgraphen – im Vordergrund: Es werden nach den drei vorgestellten Modellen stets sowohl die Fabel „La Cigale et la Fourmi“ von Jean de La Fontaine als auch ein Satz aus Bossuets „Panégyrique de saint Paul“ analysiert und abgebildet. Über die wiederholte Analyse derselben Sätze soll ein besserer Vergleich der Baumgraphen ermöglicht werden. Im letzten Teil werden die Baumgraphen der drei Modelle kritisch betrachtet. Es versteht sich von selbst, dass eine solche kritische Betrachtung nicht allumfassend sein kann. Die Aufmerksamkeit soll darum gezielt auf einige bedeutende Vor- und Nachteile der Baumgraphen gerichtet werden.
Eine intakte Darmbarriere ist überlebensnotwendig. Bei einigen Erkrankungen kann eine Störung der Darmbarriere zur Translokation von Bakterien aus dem Lumen des Darmes in den menschlichen Körper führen, die septische Entzündungsprozesse auslösen können. In dieser Arbeit untersuchten wir zum einen die Bedeutung der desmosomalen Adhäsion für die Darmbarriere und zum anderen die Rolle der Rho-GTPasen in der Regulation der Darmbarriere. Für unsere Untersuchungen charakterisierten wir Caco2 Zellen, von denen wir nachweisen konnten, dass sie ein geeignetes Modell für die Darmbarriere sind. Wir konnten zeigen, dass Caco2 Zellen 14 Tage nach ihrer Konfluenz einen vollständigen Schlussleistenkomplex ausbilden und funktionell ähnlich Permeabilitäseigenschaften, wie die Mukosa von Ratten ex vivo aufweisen. Um die Bedeutung der desmosomalen Adhäsion zu klären, applizierten wir einen gegen die Extrazellulärdomäne von Dsg2 gerichteten Antikörper. Dieser Antikörper war spezifisch in der Lage Dsg2 vermittelte Adhäsion zu blockieren. Nach Applikation des Dsg2 ED konnten wir eine Fragmentierung der Occludensproteine, sowie eine gestörte Barrierefunktion mit erhöhter Permeabilität und erniedrigtem transepithelialen Widerstand nachweisen. Damit konnten wir zeigen, dass die Dsg2 vermittelte Adhäsion essentiell für die Aufrechterhaltung der Darmbarriere ist. Des Weiteren untersuchten wir die Rolle der Rho-GTPasen. Wir veränderten die Aktivität der Rho-GTPasen durch Applikation von bakteriellen Toxinen, wie CNF-1, CNF-y, Toxin B, C3-TF und LT sowie Mediatoren, wie Y27632 und quantifizierten die Änderung anschließend durch die Aktivitätsmessung der Rho-GTPasen mittels GLISA. In Immunfluoreszenzen konnten wir zeigen, dass sowohl eine Steigerung als auch eine Erniedrigung der Aktivität von RhoA mit einer Fragmentierung der Occludensproteine einhergeht, während die Adherens Junktionen unbeeinflusst bleiben. Diese morphologische Veränderung korreliert mit einer signifikant erhöhten Permeabilität und einem erniedrigtem transepithelialem elektrischen Widerstand. Im Gegensatz dazu, konnten wir zeigen, dass eine Erhöhung der Aktivität von Rac1 und Cdc42 in der Immunfluoreszenz zu keinen sichtbaren Veränderungen führt, die funktionellen Ergebnisse, mit einem erhöhten transepithelialen elektischen Widerstand und einer erniedrigten Permeabilität auf eine Stabilisierung der Barriere hinweisen. Eine Erniedrigung der Aktivität von Rac1 und Cdc42 führt hingegen zu einer Destabilisierung der Barriere. Morphologisch führte die Verringerung der Aktivität von Rac1 durch LT zu einer Reduzierung der Occludensproteine an den Zellgrenzen und zu einer diffuseren Färbung des Adherens Junktionsprotein E- Cadherin. Zum anderen zeigte sich in diesem Fall eine deutliche Reduzierung der Barrierefunktion mit einem erniedrigten transepithelialen elektrischen Widerstand und einer erhöhten Permeabilität. Letzlich konnte diese Arbeit durch ihre Erkenntnisse einen Teil dazu beizutragen, dass die komplexe Regulation der Darmbarriere besser verstanden wird. Dieses bessere Verständnis soll künftig zur Entwicklung neuer Therapieoptionen für Patienten dienen, die unter den septischen Folgen einer Störung der Darmbarriere leiden.
Die vorliegende Dissertation stellt einen Beitrag zur Chemie des höherkoordinierten Siliciums dar. Im Rahmen dieser Untersuchungen wurden neue neutrale penta- und hexakoordinierte Silicium(IV)-Komplexe, sowie deren benötigte Vorstufen dargestellt. Weiterhin wurde ein kationischer und ein zwitterionischer Silicium(IV)-Kompex synthetisiert. Die Charakterisierung dieser Verbindungen erfolgte durch Elementaranalysen, Festkörper-NMR-Spektroskopie (13C-, 15N-, 29Si- und 77Se-VACP/MAS-NMR) und Kristallstrukturanalysen. Ergänzend wurden einige Verbindungen durch NMR-Spektroskopie in Lösung (1H, 13C, 19F, 29Si, und 77Se) charakterisiert.
Ausgangspunkt war die aus der Fulleren-Chemie bekannte Prato-Reaktion, bei welcher das Ylid in situ aus einer Aminosäure und einem Aldehyd generiert wird und anschließend mit den C=C-Bindungen des Fullerens reagiert. Diese Funktionalisierungsmethode wurde nun auf Detonationsnanodiamant übertragen.
Um zusätzliche π-Bindungen auf der Oberfläche der Diamantteilchen zu schaffen, wurden diese i.Vak. bei 750 °C ausgeheizt (ND750). Für die Immobilisierung wurde die Aminosäure Sarcosin gewählt. Dodecanal und 2,4,6-Tris(hexadecyloxy)-benzaldehyd dienten jeweils als Reaktionspartner.
Da bereits in früheren Studien gezeigt wurde, dass bei dieser Reaktion der Aldehyd selbst unspezifisch an den Diamanten binden kann und so möglicherweise Teile der Oberfläche für die spezifische Funktionalisierung blockiert, wurden für die weitere Betrachtung Azomethinylidvorstufen synthetisiert, die selbst nicht in der Lage sind, mit der Diamantoberfläche zu reagieren. Diesen Zweck erfüllten N-heterocyclische Iminiumbromide, die durch Umsetzung des jeweiligen Heteroaromaten mit Bromessigsäureethylester bzw. Bromacetonitril erhalten wurden.
Alle Ylidvorstufen wurden in Gegenwart von NEt3 in situ zu den gewünschten Dipolen umgesetzt und auf Nanodiamant immobilisiert.
Neben ND750 wurden auch oxidierter und unbehandelter Diamant (NDox bzw. NDunb) sowie Diamant, der bei 900 °C i.Vak. ausgeheizt wurde (ND900), als Substrat eingesetzt, um den Einfluss der Oberflächenterminierung und des Graphitisierungsgrades auf das Reaktionsverhalten zu studieren. Durch Raman- und IR-Spektroskopie wurde gezeigt, dass NDox sehr viele Carbonylgruppen und wenig C=C-Doppelbindungen auf seiner Oberfläche trägt. Durch das Ausheizen i.Vak wurden hingegen zusätzliche π-Bindungen erzeugt, die bei ND900 bereits ausgedehntere Bereiche mit sp2-Kohlenstoff bilden.
Der Erfolg der Immobilisierung wurde IR-spektroskopisch nachgewiesen. Die Oberflächenbeladung aller hergestellten Diamantaddukte wurde thermogravimetrisch bestimmt.
NDox immobilisierte unabhängig vom Reaktionspartner stets die wenigsten Moleküle auf seiner Oberfläche. Deren Terminierung wird von Carbonylgruppen dominiert, die grundsätzlich schlechtere Dipolarophile darstellen als C=C-Doppelbindungen.
Die übrigen Diamantmaterialien NDunb, ND750 und ND900 ließen keine eindeutige Tendenz bezüglich ihrer Reaktionsfreudigkeit erkennen. Die Oberfläche des unbehandelten Diamanten NDunb besitzt sowohl Carbonylfunktionen als auch einzelne Bereiche graphitischen Kohlenstoffs. Diese konkurrieren vermutlich um die angebotenen Dipole, sodass die resultierenden Oberlächenbeladungen ihrer Konjugate in einem mittleren Wertebereich liegen. Durch das Ausheizen i.Vak. werden viele Carbonylgruppen unter Ausbildung weiterer C=C-Doppelbindungen von der Oberfläche entfernt. Bei 750 °C sind diese räumlich sehr beschränkt, stark gekrümmt und daher sehr reaktiv. Trotzdem erreichte ND750 selten eine Oberflächenbelegung, welche jene von NDunb übertrifft. Die π-Bindungen auf seiner Oberfläche sind in Fünf- und Sechsringe eingebaut, um die gekrümmte Struktur zu realisieren. Wahrscheinlich besteht für die Cycloaddition an Nanodiamant eine dem Fulleren C60 ähnliche Regioselektivität bezüglich der angegriffen Doppelbindung. Somit stehen nicht alle frisch erzeugten C=C-Bindungen für die Reaktion zur Verfügung.
Bei 900 °C ist die Graphitisierung der Diamantoberfläche weiter fortgeschritten. Es entstehen nicht nur neue C=C-Bindungen, sondern bereits gebildete Kohlenstoffkappen beginnen zu koaleszieren, wobei ausgedehntere sp2-Bereiche mit geringerer Krümmung und somit verminderter Reaktivität entstehen. So nimmt die Oberflächenbeladung der meisten ND900-Konjugate nicht weiter zu.
Wie aus den Ergebnissen dieser Arbeit hervorgeht, ist die Funktionalisierung von Nanodiamantpartikeln nicht trivial. Sowohl die Oberflächenbeschaffenheit des Diamantmaterials als auch die Struktur des eingesetzten Azomethinylids beeinflussen das Immobilisierungsverhalten.
Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt aber, dass die 1,3-dipolare Cycloaddition von Azomethinyliden eine nützliche Methode zur Funktionalisierung von Nanodiamantpartikeln ist. Sie ermöglicht des Weiteren die simultane Einführung mehrerer unterschiedlicher funktioneller Gruppen. Dies macht die untersuchte Reaktion zu einem wertvollen Werkzeug für die Herstellung funktionalisierter Nanodiamantmaterialien, z. B. für biomedizinische Anwendungen.
Hintergrund: Schizophrenie-Spektrumerkrankungen sind häufige, schwerwiegende psychische Erkrankungen, die ein hohes Leid bei Betroffenen und ihren Angehörigen verursachen. Trotz intensiver Bemühungen ist die Ätiopathogenese dieser Erkrankungen bislang nur unzureichend verstanden, die Behandlung bislang nur symptomatisch möglich, wenngleich eine Wechselwirkung zwischen genetischen und umweltbezogenen Faktoren als ursächlich erscheint. Vorherige Arbeiten an frisch gefrorenem Hippokampusgewebe konnten zeigen, dass die adulte Neurogenese in der Subgranularzellschicht des Hippokampus bei an Schizophrenie Erkrankten vermindert ist. Weiterhin gibt es Hinweise für eine Beteiligung des cholinergen Systems und von M1-Acetylcholinrezeptoren bei der Entstehung der psychotischen Symptomatik. Ebenfalls konnte bereits in der Vergangenheit ein Mausmodell generiert werden, das schizophrenieartiges Verhalten zeigt und bei dem der M1-Acetylcholinrezeptor ausgeschaltet ist. Material und Methoden: Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde zunächst eine Färbung gegen das Ki-67 Antigen als Marker für proliferative Aktivität in lange Zeit gelagertem Formalin-fixiertem und paraffiniertem Hirngewebe etabliert. Anschließend wurde eine postmortale Fall-Kontroll-Studie in lange Zeit gelagertem, in Formalin fixiertem und paraffiniertem Hippokampusgewebe durchgeführt, bei der die Zahl proliferativ aktiver Zellen, die gegen Ki-67 anfärbbar waren, untersucht wurde. Hierbei wurden sowohl gegen Ki-67 anfärbbare Zellen in der Subgranularzellschicht, als auch im Hilus ausgewertet. Es standen Hippokampi von 18 schizophren Erkrankten sowie 37 Hippokampi gesunder Kontrollen, die aus zwei verschiedenen Hirnbanken rekrutiert werden mussten, zur Verfügung. Die statistische Analyse erfolgte mithilfe eines Kruskal-Wallis Tests sowie bei signifikanten Ergebnissen in diesem mit einem Mann-Whitney U Test. Des Weiteren wurde eine Färbung gegen das Ki-67 Antigen in frisch gefrorenen Gehirnen von männlichen Mäusen durchgeführt; hierbei wurden zwölf wildtypische Mäuse mit zwölf Mäusen mit einer Ausschaltung des M1-Acetylcholinrezeptors vergleichen, wobei letztere schizophrenieartiges Verhalten zeigen. Die Auswertung erfolgte mittels eines zweiseitigen t-Tests. Ergebnisse: Eine Färbung gegen Ki-67 in lange Zeit gelagertem, Formalin-fixiertem und in Paraffin eingebettetem Gewebe konnte etabliert werden. Bei Analyse der humanen Fall-Kontroll-Studie konnte ein Trend zu einer verminderten adulten Neurogenese in der hippokampalen Subgranularzone bei schizophrenen Pateinten gefunden werden. Ein signifikanter Unterschied konnte im Vergleich der Fälle und einer Subgruppe von Kontrollen gefunden werden, die jedoch aus einer anderen Hirnbank als die Fälle stammten. Keine Signifikanz konnte bei Vergleich der Fälle mit den Kontrollen aus der gleichen Hirnbank oder bei Vergleich der Ki-67 positiven Zellen in der Hilusregion gefunden werden. Im Mausmodell konnte im Sinne der Hypothese einer verminderten adulten Neurogenese in den M1-Rezeptor knockout-Tieren eine signifikante Reduktion Ki-67 positiver Zellen im Vergleich zu wildtypischen Tieren gezeigt werden, wenn Zellnester anstatt einzelner Zellen gezählt wurden. Diskussion: Es konnte ein Trend hin zu einer verminderten hippokampalen adulten Neurogenese in der Subgranularzellschicht bei an Schizophrenie Erkrankten aufgezeigt werden. Aufgrund der Heterogenität der Proben sind die Ergebnisse jedoch vorsichtig zu bewerten, da Unterschiede in der Vorbehandlung der Proben unter Umständen auch die Ergebnisse erklären könnten, sodass die Ausgangshypothese einer verminderten hippokampalen adulten Neurogenese nicht sicher widerlegt, aber auch nicht gestützt werden kann; weitere Forschung scheint hier notwendig zu sein. Im Mausmodell konnte eine verminderte hippokampale Neurogenese bei M1-Rezeptor knockout-Mäusen nachgewiesen werden. Dieser Effekt ließ sich nachweisen, wenn große Zellnester betrachtet wurden, was für eine Modulation der Aktivität der neurogenen Niche bei den M1-defizienten Tieren spricht.
Bewertung und Auswirkungen der Simulationsgüte führender Klimamoden in einem Multi-Modell Ensemble
(2013)
Der rezente und zukünftige Anstieg der atmosphärischen Treibhausgaskonzentration bedeutet für das terrestrische Klimasystem einen grundlegenden Wandel, der für die globale Gesellschaft schwer zu bewältigende Aufgaben und Herausforderungen bereit hält. Eine effektive, rühzeitige Anpassung an diesen Klimawandel profitiert dabei enorm von möglichst genauen Abschätzungen künftiger Klimaänderungen.
Das geeignete Werkzeug hierfür sind Gekoppelte Atmosphäre Ozean Modelle (AOGCMs). Für solche Fragestellungen müssen allerdings weitreichende Annahmen über die zukünftigen klimarelevanten Randbedingungen getroffen werden. Individuelle Fehler dieser Klimamodelle, die aus der nicht perfekten Abbildung der realen Verhältnisse und Prozesse resultieren, erhöhen die Unsicherheit langfristiger Klimaprojektionen. So unterscheiden sich die Aussagen verschiedener AOGCMs im Hinblick auf den zukünftigen Klimawandel insbesondere bei regionaler Betrachtung, deutlich. Als Absicherung gegen Modellfehler werden üblicherweise die Ergebnisse mehrerer AOGCMs, eines Ensembles an Modellen, kombiniert. Um die Abschätzung des Klimawandels zu präzisieren, wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit der Versuch unternommen, eine Bewertung der Modellperformance der 24 AOGCMs, die an der dritten Phase des Vergleichsprojekts für gekoppelte Modelle (CMIP3) teilgenommen haben, zu erstellen. Auf dieser Basis wird dann eine nummerische Gewichtung für die Kombination des Ensembles erstellt. Zunächst werden die von den AOGCMs simulierten Klimatologien für einige
grundlegende Klimaelemente mit den betreffenden klimatologien verschiedener Beobachtungsdatensätze quantitativ abgeglichen. Ein wichtiger methodischer Aspekt
hierbei ist, dass auch die Unsicherheit der Beobachtungen, konkret Unterschiede zwischen verschiedenen Datensätzen, berücksichtigt werden. So zeigt sich, dass die Aussagen, die aus solchen Ansätzen resultieren, von zu vielen Unsicherheiten in den Referenzdaten beeinträchtigt werden, um generelle Aussagen zur Qualität von AOGCMs zu treffen. Die Nutzung der Köppen-Geiger Klassifikation offenbart jedoch, dass die prinzipielle Verteilung der bekannten Klimatypen im kompletten CMIP3 in vergleichbar guter Qualität reproduziert wird. Als Bewertungskriterium wird daher hier die Fähigkeit der AOGCMs die großskalige natürliche Klimavariabilität, konkret die hochkomplexe gekoppelte
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), realistisch abzubilden herangezogen. Es kann anhand verschiedener Aspekte des ENSO-Phänomens gezeigt werden, dass nicht alle AOGCMs hierzu mit gleicher Realitätsnähe in der Lage sind. Dies steht im Gegensatz zu den dominierenden Klimamoden der Außertropen, die modellübergreifend überzeugend repräsentiert werden. Die wichtigsten Moden werden, in globaler Betrachtung, in verschiedenen Beobachtungsdaten über einen neuen Ansatz identifiziert. So können für einige bekannte Zirkulationsmuster neue Indexdefinitionen gewonnen werden, die sich sowohl als äquivalent zu den Standardverfahren erweisen und im Vergleich zu diesen zudem eine deutliche Reduzierung
des Rechenaufwandes bedeuten. Andere bekannte Moden werden dagegen als weniger bedeutsame, regionale Zirkulationsmuster eingestuft. Die hier vorgestellte
Methode zur Beurteilung der Simulation von ENSO ist in guter Übereinstimmung mit anderen Ansätzen, ebenso die daraus folgende Bewertung der gesamten Performance
der AOGCMs. Das Spektrum des Southern Oscillation-Index (SOI) stellt somit eine aussagekräftige Kenngröße der Modellqualität dar.
Die Unterschiede in der Fähigkeit, das ENSO-System abzubilden, erweisen sich als signifikante Unsicherheitsquelle im Hinblick auf die zukünftige Entwicklung einiger fundamentaler und bedeutsamer Klimagrößen, konkret der globalen Mitteltemperatur,
des SOIs selbst, sowie des indischen Monsuns. Ebenso zeigen sich signifikante Unterschiede für regionale Klimaänderungen zwischen zwei Teilensembles des CMIP3, die auf Grundlage der entwickelten Bewertungsfunktion eingeteilt werden. Jedoch sind diese Effekte im Allgemeinen nicht mit den Auswirkungen der
anthropogenen Klimaänderungssignale im Multi-Modell Ensemble vergleichbar, die für die meisten Klimagrößen in einem robusten multivariaten Ansatz detektiert und
quantifiziert werden können. Entsprechend sind die effektiven Klimaänderungen, die sich bei der Kombination aller Simulationen als grundlegende Aussage des
CMIP3 unter den speziellen Randbedingungen ergeben nahezu unabhängig davon, ob alle Läufe mit dem gleichen Einfluss berücksichtigt werden, oder ob die erstellte nummerische Gewichtung verwendet wird. Als eine wesentliche Begründung hierfür kann die Spannbreite der Entwicklung des ENSO-Systems identifiziert werden. Dies
bedeutet größere Schwankungen in den Ergebnissen der Modelle mit funktionierendem ENSO, was den Stellenwert der natürlichen Variabilität als Unsicherheitsquelle
in Fragen des Klimawandels unterstreicht. Sowohl bei Betrachtung der Teilensembles als auch der Gewichtung wirken sich dadurch gegenläufige Trends im SOI
ausgleichend auf die Entwicklung anderer Klimagrößen aus, was insbesondere bei letzterem Vorgehen signifikante mittlere Effekte des Ansatzes, verglichen mit der
Verwendung des üblichen arithmetischen Multi-Modell Mittelwert, verhindert.
All animal and plant species must disperse in order to survive. Although this fact may seem trivial, and the importance of the dispersal process is generally accepted, the eco-evolutionary forces influencing dispersal, and the underlying movement elements, are far from being comprehensively understood. Beginning in the 1950s scientists became aware of the central role of dispersal behaviour and landscape connectivity for population viability and species diversity. Subsequently, dispersal has mainly been studied in the context of metapopulations. This has allowed researchers to take into account the landscape level, e.g. for determining conservation measures. However, a majority of theses studies classically did not include dispersal evolution. Yet, it is well known that dispersal is subject to evolution and that this process may occur (very) rapidly, i.e. over short ecological time-scales. Studies that do take dispersal evolution into account, mostly focus on eco-evolutionary forces arising at the level of populations - intra-specific competition or Allee effects, for example - and at the level of landscapes - e.g. connectivity, patch area and fragmentation. Yet, relevant ecological and evolutionary forces can emerge at all levels of biological complexity, from genes and individuals to populations, communities and landscapes. Here, I focus on eco-evolutionary forces arising at the gene- and especially at the individual level. Combining individual-based modelling and empirical field work, I explicitly analyse the influence of mobility trade-offs and information use for dispersal decisions - i.e. individual level factors - during the three phases of dispersal - emigration, transfer and immigration. I additionally take into account gene level factors such as ploidy, sexual reproduction (recombination) and dominance. Mobility-fertility trade-offs may shape evolutionarily stable dispersal strategies and lead to the coexistence of two or more dispersal strategies, i.e. polymorphisms and polyphenisms. This holds true for both dispersal distances (chapter 3) and emigration rates (chapter 4). In sessile organisms - such as trees or corals - maternal investment, i.e. transgenerational trade-offs between maternal fertility and propagule dispersiveness, can be the cause of bimodal and fat-tailed dispersal kernels. However, the coexistence of two or more dispersal strategies may be critically dependent on gene level factors, such as ploidy or dominance (chapter 4). Passively dispersing individuals may realize such multimodal dispersal kernels by mixing different dispersal vectors. Active choice of these vectors allows to optimize the kernel. As most animals have evolved some kind of memory and sensory apparatus - chemical, acoustic or optical sensors - it is obvious that these capacities should be used for dispersal decisions. Chapter 5 explores the use of chemical cues for vector choice in passively dispersed animals. I find that the neotropical phoretic flower mites Spadiseius calyptrogynae non-randomly mix different dispersal vectors, i.e. one short- and one long-distance disperser, in order to achieve fat-tailed dispersal kernels. Such kernels allow an optimal exploitation of patchily distributed habitats. In addition, this strategy increases the probability of successful immigration as the short-distance dispersal vectors show directed dispersal towards suitable habitats. Results from individual-based simulations support and explain my empirical findings. The use of memory and sensory apparatus in dispersal is also the main topic of chapter 6 which strives to bridge the gap between dispersal and movement ecology. In this part of my thesis I develop a model of non-random, memory-based animal movement strategies. Extending the movement ecology paradigm of Nathan (2008a) I postulate that four elements may be relevant for the emergence of efficient movement strategies: perception, memory, inference and anticipation. Movement strategies including these four elements optimize search efficiency at two scales: within patches and between patches. This leads to a significantly increased search efficiency over a comparable area restricted search strategy. These four chapters are completed by a general analysis of metapopulation dynamics (chapter 2). I find that although the metapopulation concept is very popular in theoretical ecology, classical metapopulations can be predicted to be rare in nature, as suggested by lacking empirical evidence. This is especially the case when gene level factors, such as ploidy and sex, are taken into account. In summary, my work analyses the effects of ecological and evolutionary forces arising at the gene- and individual level on the evolution of dispersal and movement strategies. I highlight the importance of including these limiting factors, mechanisms and processes and show how they impact the evolution of dispersal in spatially structured populations. All chapters demonstrate that these forces may have dramatic effects on resulting ecological and evolutionary dynamics. If we intend to understand animal and plant dispersal or movement, it is crucial to include eco-evolutionary forces emerging at all levels of complexity, from genes to communities and landscapes. This endeavour is certainly not purely academic. Particularly nowadays, with rapidly changing landscape structures and anticipated drastic shifts of climatic zones due to global change, dispersal is a factor that cannot be overestimated.
Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2) aus dem Augenfleck von C. rheinhardtii gehört zur Gruppe der mikrobiellen Rhodopsine (Typ1-Rhodopsine). ChR2 besteht aus einem extrazellulär gelegenen N-Terminus, 7 Transmembranhelices und einem zytosolisch gelegenen C-Terminus. Der lichtreaktive Bestandteil (Chromophor) all-trans-Retinal ist via Schiff´ Base kovalent an ein Lysinrest der siebten Transmembranhelix gebunden. Bei Applikation von Blaulicht isomerisiert all-trans- zu 13-cis-Retinal, was in einer Konformationsänderung und dem Öffnen des Kanals resultiert. Abhängig vom elektrochemischen Gradienten können ein- und zweiwertige Kationen in die Zelle ein- oder aus der Zelle herausströmen.
Eine retinalabhängige Stabilität konnte bereits für Bakteriorhodopsin (BR) bestätigt werden (Booth, Farooq et al. 1996, Turner, Chittiboyina et al. 2009, Curnow and Booth 2010), bezüglich ChR2 waren bisher nur wenige Daten verfügbar (Hegemann, Gartner et al. 1991, Lawson, Zacks et al. 1991). Die heterologe Expression von wildtypischem und modifiziertem ChR2 in Oozyten von X. laevis erlaubte einen detaillierteren Einblick in die retinalabhängige Stabilität und pH-abhängige Dunkelleitfähigkeit von Guanidinium.
Wildtypisches Chop2 zeigte bei Zugabe von Retinal zum Inkubationsmedium, direkt nach RNA-Injektion, Stromamplituden im µA-Bereich und deutliche Fluoreszenzintensitäten. Ausschließlich endogen vorhandenes Retinal hatte verminderten Fluoreszenzen und Stromamplituden zur Folge, was auf ein geringes Vorhandensein von Chop2-Proteinen in der Plasmamembran hindeutete. Da die Inkubation über Nacht in retinalsupplementierter Lösung nur eine minimale Erhöhung des resultierenden Stromes erbrachte, deuten die in dieser Arbeit erhaltenen Ergebnisse stark auf eine verminderte Stabilität des Proteins bei fehlender Bindung des Kofaktors Retinal.
Das Einfügen einer aromatischen Aminosäure (Y/F/W) an Position 159 führte zu einer, von der Retinalsupplementation unabhängigen, in beiden Ansätzen gleichwertigen Expressionsstärke. Diese äusserte sich in äquivalenten Fluoreszenzintensitäten. Die erhaltenen Stromamplituden wiesen eine starke Differenz auf: ohne Zugabe zusätzlichen Chromophors lag die Stromstärke bei nur wenigen Nanoampere, die bei Inkubation in einer retinalhaltigen Lösung über Nacht auf das Niveau von retinalsupplementierten Oozyten anstieg. Des Weiteren konnte die Zunahme der Stromamplitude innerhalb von 15 Minuten beobachtet werden, wenn die vermessenen Oozyten mit einer retinalhaltigen Lösung perfundiert wurden. Zusammengefasst weisen die Ergebnisse auf eine Stabilisierung des aromatisch substituierten Proteins hin. Bei der von Berndt et al. (2011) beschriebenen Mutante T159C konnten diese Eigenschaften nicht nachgewiesen werden.
Die Modifikation der Retinalbindestelle (K257) in Verbindung mit einer aromatischen Substitution an Position 159 resultierte in deutlichen Fluoreszenzintensitäten, unabhängig von der Retinalverfügbarkeit bei, in beiden Fällen, fehlenden lichtaktivierten Strömen. Diese und die gleichwertigen Bandenstärken des Proteinimmunoblots von aromatisch substituierten ChR2-Varianten unterstützen die Hypothese der retinalunabhängigen Stabilität zusätzlich.
Die Ergebnisse legen, im Falle von Chop2-WT, eine Degradation des Apoproteins nahe. Bei Einfügen einer aromatischen AS an Position 159 ist das Apoprotein davor geschützt (siehe Abb. 75). Infolge der strukturellen Similarität, dem Vorhandensein delokalisierter π-Elektronen und der räumlichen Größe der aromatischen AS ist eine strukturelle Veränderung des Apoproteins denkbar, die eine Degradation aufgrund von nunmehr unzugänglichen Ubiquitinierungsstellen verhindert.
Des Weiteren besteht die Möglichkeit, dass sich bei fehlender Bindung des Kofaktors Wassermoleküle in der Nähe der Bindetasche befinden, welche von umliegenden Aminosäuren (u.a. T159, D156) unter großem Energieaufwand koordiniert werden und die strukturelle Integrität bis hin zur Degradation beeinträchtigen können. Dies könnte durch eine Erhöhung der Hydrophobizität bei Einfügen einer aromatischen Aminosäure verhindert werden.
Bei Substitutionen durch eine aromatische AS (Y/W/F) an Position 159 zeigte sich ein weiteres, bisher nicht beschriebenes, Charakteristikum. Bei Perfusion der Oozyten mit einer guanidiniumhaltigen Lösung, konnten in Abhängigkeit des pH-Wertes ohne die Applikation von Licht Stöme im µA Bereich aufgezeichnet werden. Die Größe der Stromamplitude korreliert hierbei mit dem Anstieg des pH-Wertes und der Konzentration an Guanidiniumionen der perfundierten Lösung und kann durch das Hinzufügen von 1mM Lanthan reversibel geblockt werden. Des Weiteren konnten die vorgenommenen Messungen die Ergebnisse der retinalabhängigen Degradation verifizieren, da der Einstrom von Gua+ sowohl bei retinalsupplementierter Inkubation, als auch bei ausschließlich endogen vorhandenem Retinal zu beobachten war. Des Weiteren zeigte auch die Doppelmutante T159Y/K257R trotz ihres Unvermögens Retinal zu binden, die beschriebenen lichtunabhängigen Ströme.
Die Ergebnisse bei Substitution durch Phenylalanin (F) stellen eine Abweichung des Musters dar. Bei Inkubation von T159F-injizierten Zellen bei ausschließlich endogen vorhandenem Retinal konnte eine stark erhöhte Guanidiniumleitfähigkeit festgestellt werden, diese kam jedoch bei retinalsupplementierter Inkubation nicht zum Tragen. Dies könnte ein Hinweis auf eine sterische Hinderung durch das gebundene Chromophor sein, die bei den Substitutionen durch Tyrosin und Tryptophan, möglicherweise durch unterschiedliche chemische Eigenschaften der AS, nicht auftreten.
Die hervorgerufene pH-Abhängigkeit kann in zwei möglichen Ursachen begründet liegen:
• Vorhandensein einer (de)protonierbaren Gruppe wie Histidin, Arginin oder Lysin, die als pH-Sensor dienen könnte
• Deprotonierung der Schiff´ Base durch Guandininium
Das Vorhandensein eines pH-Sensors konnte durch die vorgenommenen Modifikationen von H114, R115, R120 und H249 nicht bestätigt werden.
Bei Substitution von K257 (in Verbindung mit T159Y) zu Arginin (R) konnte weiterhin ein pH-abhängiger Gua+-Dunkelstrom festgestellt werden. Die Modifikation zu Alanin (A) oder Glutamin (Q) hingegen resultierte im Ausbleiben der Ströme. Der Austausch einer basischen zu einer neutralen Gruppe ohne protonierbaren Rest deutet auf die Beteiligung der Schiff´ Base bzw. der Aminosäure an Position 257 am Mechanismus der Dunkelleitfähigkeit hin.
Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war die Untersuchung eines neuen bohrbaren Kalziumphosphatzements (Norian drillable Synthes GmbH) sowohl als alleiniges Knochenersatzmaterial als auch in Kombination mit Schrauben, die in Jail-Technik angebracht wurden bei der Versorgung von lateralen Tibiakopfimpressionsfrakturen.
Laterale Tibiakopfimpressionsfrakturen wurden dafür in einem biomechanischen Frakturmodell künstlich erzeugt. Die Präparate wurden mit Knochenersatzmaterial (Gruppe 1), Knochenersatzmaterial mit zusätzlichen vier Schrauben in Jail-Technik (Gruppe 2) oder lediglich mit vier Schrauben (Gruppe 3) stabilisiert. Anschließend wurde das Einsinken des Knochens (Displacement) unter zyklischer Belastung sowie Steifigkeit und Maximalbelastung in load-to-failure-Tests ermittelt.
Die Gruppen, die mit Knochenersatzmaterial versorgt wurden, zeigten unter zyklischer Belastung ein geringeres Displacement und eine höhere Steifigkeit. Die Maximalbelastung, der die Knochen in der Load-to-failure-Testung standhielten, war indes höher für die Gruppen, die mit Schrauben versorgt wurden.
Fazit: Die Kombination aus Unterfütterung mit Knochenersatzmaterial und Stabilisierung mit Schrauben bietet die umfangreichste Versorgung bei lateralen Tibiakopfimpressionsfrakturen.
Die Mesophyllzellen vollentwickelter Blätter stellen den Hauptort der Photosynthese höherer Pflanzen dar. Diese autotrophen Zellen (source-Gewebe) produzieren einen Überschuss an Kohlenstoff-Assimilaten, die für die Versorgung anderer heterotropher Gewebe und Organe, wie z.B. Früchten oder Wurzeln (sink-Gewebe), genutzt werden. Das Langstrecken-Transportsystem höherer Pflanzen, das Phloem, transportiert die Photoassimilate durch den gesamten Pflanzenkörper. Der zwischen source- und sink-Geweben herrschende hydrostatische Druckunterschied wird von osmotisch aktiven Substanzen generiert und treibt den Massenstrom in diesem Gefäßsystem an. Der nicht-reduzierende Zucker Saccharose stellt in den meisten höheren Pflanzen die Haupttransportform der photosynthetisch hergestellten Kohlenstoffverbindungen im Phloem dar. Protonen-gekoppelte Saccharosetransporter reichern Saccharose im Phloemgewebe mit einer 1000-fach höheren Konzentration (bis zu 1M), verglichen zum extrazellulären Raum, an. Aufgrund dieser einzigartigen Fähigkeit üben diese Carrier eine essentielle Rolle in der Phloembeladung aus und gewährleisten so die Versorgung der gesamten Pflanze mit Photoassimilaten. Saccharosetransporter können diese Energie-aufwändige Aufgabe nur durch eine enge Kopplung des zeitgleichen Transports von Saccharose und Protonen bewerkstelligen. Molekulare Einblicke in diesen physiologisch außerordentlich wichtigen Prozess der Zuckertranslokation sind jedoch bis heute immer noch sehr lückenhaft. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde der Saccharosetransporter ZmSUT1 aus Mais im heterologen Expressionssystem der Xenopus Oozyten exprimiert. ZmSUT1 generiert in Oozyten ungewöhnlich hohe Ströme im µA-Bereich, was diesen Zuckertransporter für präzise elektrophysiologische Messungen geradezu prädestiniert. Erste elektrophysiologische Messungen zur Substratspezifität zeigten, dass der synthetische Süßstoff Sucralose kein Substrat für ZmSUT1 darstellt. Darüber hinaus gelang es, Sucralose als kompetitiven Inhibitor der Saccharose-induzierten Transportströme von ZmSUT1 zu identifizieren. Die Verwendung dieses Saccharose-Derivats ermöglichte es, den Transportmechanismus in einzelne Schritte zu zerlegen und diese zu quantifizieren. Durch hochauflösende elektrophysiologische Messungen konnten transiente Ströme in der Abwesenheit jeglichen Substrats detektiert werden, die jedoch in der Anwesenheit sättigender Saccharosekonzentrationen erloschen. Diese sogenannten presteady-state Ströme (Ipre) zeichneten sich durch eine schnelle und eine langsame Komponente in der Relaxationskinetik der Ströme aus. Ipre konnten mit dem Binden der Protonen an den Transporter innerhalb des elektrischen Feldes der Membran in Verbindung gebracht werden. Somit führte die Analyse der presteady-state Ströme zur Aufklärung des ersten Schritts - dem Binden der Protonen - im Transportzyklus von ZmSUT1. Interessanterweise reduzierte der kompetitive Inhibitor Sucralose die langsame Komponente der presteady-state Ströme in Abhängigkeit von der Sucralosekonzentration, während die schnelle Komponente von Ipre unbeeinflusst blieb. Um dieses Verhalten erklären zu können und einen weiteren Schritt im Transportzyklus von ZmSUT1 zu studieren, wurde die Methode der Spannungsklemmen-Fluorometrie zur Untersuchung der Konformationsänderung von ZmSUT1 etabliert. Tatsächlich gelang es, zum ersten Mal die intramolekulare Bewegung eines pflanzlichen Transportproteins zu visualisieren. Detaillierte Analysen zeigten, dass die Konformationsänderungen von ZmSUT1, unabhängig von Saccharose, mit einer schwachen pH-Abhängigkeit auftraten. Interessanterweise wurde die Beweglichkeit des Transporters durch die Applikation des kompetitiven Inhibitors Sucralose deutlich reduziert. Dieser Effekt deutet, zusammen mit dem Sucralose-induzierten Verschwinden der langsamen Komponente der Ipre darauf hin, dass Sucralose den Transporter in seiner auswärts-gerichteten Konformation arretiert. Somit repräsentiert die Zugänglichkeit der extrazellulären Protonenbindestelle und folglich die Konformationsänderung den Geschwindigkeits-bestimmenden Schritt im Reaktionszyklus von ZmSUT1. Zusammenfassend gelang es in dieser Arbeit, das Binden der Protonen und den Zusammenhang mit der Bewegung des Proteins, von einer auswärts-gerichteten in eine einwärts-gerichtete Konformation, aufzuklären. Mit der Hilfe der Erkenntnisse aus dieser Arbeit konnte ein mechanistisches Modell für den Transportzyklus von ZmSUT1 entwickelt werden, anhand dessen alle Ergebnisse schlüssig erklärt und diskutiert werden konnten.
Silikonprodukte werden erfolgreich im klinischen Alltag eingesetzt und haben sich in vielen Bereichen der Medizin als nützlich erwiesen. Trotz guter Biokompatibilität ist die Verwendung von medizinischen Materialien aus Silikon, besonders bei der dauerhaften Integration in den Körper, mit Komplikationen verbunden. Die Brustrekonstruktion mit Silikonimplantaten ist ein Beispiel für den langfristigen Gewebeersatz mit einem Fremdmaterial. Der Organismus erkennt dabei das synthetische Polymer und reagiert mit einer fibrösen Abkapselung. Dabei handelt es sich um eine physiologische Entzündungsreaktion mit Abgrenzung des Implantats durch Bestandteile der extrazellulären Matrix. Durch bisher nicht vollständig geklärte pathophysiologische Abläufe kann es jedoch zu einer verstärkten Ausprägung dieser Kapselfibrose kommen, was mit Schmerzen und einer Deformierung sowie Zerstörung des Implantats einhergehen kann. Als Konsequenz einer voll ausgeprägten Kapselfibrose, der sogenannten Kapselkontraktur, bleibt dann meist nur eine operative Revision. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war die Modifizierung herkömmlicher Silikonimplantate, um die Biokompatibilität zu verbessern und die übermäßige Ausbildung einer periprothetischen Kapsel als häufigste revisionsbedürftige Komplikation zu vermeiden. Dafür wurde der antifibrotische Wirkstoff Halofuginon in einem nasschemischen Beschichtungsprozess auf eine Silikonoberfläche gebunden und die Implantate in einem Tiermodell der Ratte untersucht. Es zeigte sich, dass Halofuginon den TGF-beta1-Signalweg durch Beeinflussung der intrazellulären Smad-Signalkaskade hemmt, wodurch es unter anderem zu einer spezifischen Hemmung der Kollagen-Typ-I-Expression kommt. Histologische, immunhistologische und molekularbiologische Untersuchungen nach einer Implantationsdauer von drei Monaten zeigten, dass eine Halofuginonbeschichtung die Kollagendichte, die Kapseldicke und die Anzahl an Fibroblasten und Entzündungszellen im Kapselgewebe vermindert. Zusätzlich konnten weniger TGF-beta- und CD68-positive Zellen im Vergleich zur Kontrollgruppe nachgewiesen werden. Die Ergebnisse der Real-Time-PCR zeigten übereinstimmend eine erniedrigte Expression für TGF-beta1, Kollagen-Typ-I, CTGF und CD68 und bestätigten die immunhistologische Auswertung. Darüber hinaus konnte eine verminderte Expression des MMP-2-Gens nachgewiesen werden, welches für die Steuerung der EZM-Ablagerung mitverantwortlich ist. Es kann belegt werden, dass eine Halofuginon freisetzende Silikonhybridoberfläche effektiv und spezifisch die pathologische periprothetische Kapselbildung hemmt. Es sind jedoch weitere in-vivo-Studien zur Überprüfung der Nachhaltigkeit und der Pharmakodynamik erforderlich, um die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse als Schritt in der Verbesserung der Biokompatibilität von Silikonimplantaten nutzen zu können.
The novel refrigerant 2,3,3,3‐tetrafluoropropene (HFO‐1234yf) as well as the novel foam blowing and precision cleaning agent trans‐1‐chloro‐3,3,3‐trifluoropropene (trans‐HCFO‐1233zd) are both chlorofluorocarbon replacements with low GWPs and a short atmospheric life time. Whereas the hydrofluoroolefin HFO‐1234yf has no negative effect on stratospheric ozone due to the lack of chlorine in its structure, the hydrochlorofluoroolefine trans‐HCFO‐1233zd exhibits a very low potential for ozone depletion (ODP). This is approximately 100 times lower than the ozone depletion potential of precursor compounds such as 1,1,2‐trichloro‐1,2,2‐trifluoroethane (CFC‐113). Principle aims of this thesis were to investigate the unknown metabolism of the new solvent trans‐HCFO‐1233zd and to further investigate a possible biotransformation based toxicity of HFO‐1234yf observed in rabbits. Therefore study specimens of different in vitro and in vivo studies with trans‐HCFO‐1233zd and HFO‐1234yf were analyzed for metabolites using 19FNMR spectroscopy, LC‐MS/MS spectrometry and GC/MS spectrometry. Metabolites were identified by comparison with purchased or synthesized standard substances. Excretion kinetics of the predominant metabolites were determined by LC‐MS/MS quantification,inorganic fluoride was determined by potentiometry. Moreover cytochrome P‐450 2E1 and 3A4 liver enzyme activities were measured in a multi‐exposure study with HFO‐1234yf. ...
Die vorliegende Arbeit, die im Rahmen des SFB 630 „Erkennung, Gewinnung und funktiona-le Analyse von Wirkstoffen gegen Infektionskrankheiten“ erstellt worden ist, beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung und Synthese der bisquartären Bisnaphthalimide und deren antimikro-biellen Eigenschaften, speziell gegen Erreger tropischer Infektionskrankheiten, wie Plasmo-dien und Trypanosomen aber auch Bakterien wie Staphylococcus aureus. Erste Testungen einer kleinen Bibliothek verschiedener mono- und bisquartärer Phthal- und Naphthalimide im SFB 630 offenbarten deren antimikrobielles Potenzial. Daher war es das Hauptziel dieser Arbeit, durch systematische Variation der verschiedenen Strukturbestandteile diese Bibliothek zu erweitern. Dazu mussten zuerst die entsprechenden Naphthalin-1,8-dicarbonsäure-Anhydride hergestellt werden. Im nächsten Schritt wurden diese mit einem N,N-Dimethylaminopropylamin-Derivat zum Imid kondensiert und abschließend mit einem Alkyl-Linker zur bisquartären Verbindung alkyliert. So konnte die Bibliothek um 25 Verbin-dungen erweitert werden. Dabei umfassten die Variationen die Alkylkettenlänge zwischen den quartären Stickstoffen mit 3–14 Methylen-Einheiten, das aromatische Substitutionsmuster mit Amino- bzw. Nitrogruppen und symmetrische, wie asymmetrische Bisnaphthalimide. Durch anschließende antimikrobielle Testung und qualitativen Vergleich der ermittelten IC50-Werte konnten verschiedene strukturelle Merkmale der Bisnaphthalimide identifiziert werden, die einen positiven Einfluss auf die Aktivität gegen den untersuchten Mikroorganismus haben.
Background: Uro-oncological neoplasms have both a high incidence and mortality rate and are therefore a major public health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate research activity in uro-oncology over the last decade.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE and ClinicalTrials.gov systematically for studies on prostatic, urinary bladder, kidney, and testicular neoplasms. The increase in newly published reports per year was analyzed using linear regression. The results are presented with 95% confidence intervals, and a p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The number of new publications per year increased significantly for prostatic, kidney and urinary bladder neoplasms (all <0.0001). We identified 1,885 randomized controlled trials (RCTs); also for RCTs, the number of newly published reports increased significantly for prostatic (p = 0.001) and kidney cancer (p = 0.005), but not for bladder (p = 0.09) or testicular (p = 0.44) neoplasms. We identified 3,114 registered uro-oncological studies in ClinicalTrials.gov. However, 85% of these studies are focusing on prostatic (45%) and kidney neoplasms (40%), whereas only 11% were registered for bladder cancers.
Conclusions: While the number of publications on uro-oncologic research rises yearly for prostatic and kidney neoplasms, urothelial carcinomas of the bladder seem to be neglected despite their important clinical role. Clinical research on neoplasms of the urothelial bladder must be explicitly addressed and supported.
Background
Suboccipital craniectomy is a conventional approach for exploring cerebellopontine angle lesions. A variety of techniques have been successfully employed to reconstruct a craniectomy. This is the first report about the histological findings after performing a cranioplasty by using a mixture of autologous bone chips and human allogenic fibrin glue.
Case presentation
A 53-year-old German woman underwent left lateral suboccipital retrosigmoidal craniectomy for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in 2008. Cranioplasty was perfomed by using a mixture of autologous bone chips and human allogenic fibrin glue. Due to recurrent neuralgia, a second left lateral suboccipital craniectomy was performed in 2012. The intraoperative findings revealed a complete ossification of the former craniotomy including widely mature trabecular bone tissue in the histological examination.
Conclusion
A mixture of autologous bone chips and human allogenic fibrin glue seems to provide sufficient bone-regeneration revealed by histological and neuroradiological examinations.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a powerful and influential method to non-invasively study neuronal brain activity. For this purpose, the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) effect is most widely used. T2* weighted echo planar imaging (EPI) is BOLD sensitive and the prevailing fMRI acquisition technique. Here, we present an alternative to its standard Cartesian recordings, i.e. k-space density weighted EPI, which is expected to increase the signal-to-noise ratio in fMRI data. Based on in vitro and in vivo pilot measurements, we show that fMRI by k-space density weighted EPI is feasible and that this new acquisition technique in fact boosted spatial and temporal SNR as well as the detection of local fMRI activations. Spatial resolution, spatial response function and echo time were identical for density weighted and conventional Cartesian EPI. The signal-to-noise ratio gain of density weighting can improve activation detection and has the potential to further increase the sensitivity of fMRI investigations.
Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Synthese neuer Borolderivate des Typs Ph4C4BR' (R' = Substituent am Borzentrum). Zudem wurde die Reaktivität ausgewählter Borole gegenüber Lewis-Basen, gesättigten und ungesättigten Substraten sowie unter Reduktionsbedingungen untersucht. Auf diese Weise konnten neue Strategien für die Synthese von Bor-haltigen konjugierten Systemen erschlossen werden. Alle wichtigen Strukturmotive wurden durch Multikern-NMR-Spektroskopie in Lösung sowie durch Einkristall-Röntgenstrukturanalyse im Festkörper charakterisiert.
Objective: Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) provide a muscle independent interaction channel making them particularly valuable for individuals with severe motor impairment. Thus, different BCI systems and applications have been proposed as assistive technology (AT) solutions for such patients. The most prominent system for communication utilizes event-related potentials (ERP) obtained from the electroencephalogram (EEG) to allow for communication on a character-by-character basis. Yet in their current state of technology, daily life use cases of such systems are rare. In addition to the high EEG preparation effort, one of the main reasons is the low information throughput compared to other existing AT solutions. Furthermore, when testing BCI systems in patients, a performance drop is usually observed compared to healthy users. Patients often display a low signal-to-noise ratio of the recorded EEG and detection of brain responses may be aggravated due to internally (e.g. spasm) or externally induced artifacts (e.g. from ventilation devices). Consequently, practical BCI systems need to cope with mani-fold inter-individual differences. Whilst these high demands lead to increasing complexity of the technology, daily life use of BCI systems requires straightforward setup including an easy-to-use graphical user interface that nonprofessionals can handle without expert support. Research questions of this thesis: This dissertation project aimed at bringing forward BCI technology toward a possible integration into end-users' daily life. Four basic research questions were addressed: (1) Can we identify performance predictors so that we can provide users with individual BCI solutions without the need of multiple, demanding testing sessions? (2) Can we provide complex BCI technology in an automated, user-friendly and easy-to-use manner, so that BCIs can be used without expert support at end-users' homes? (3) How can we account for and improve the low information transfer rates as compared to other existing assistive technology solutions? (4) How can we prevent the performance drop often seen when bringing BCI technology that was tested in healthy users to those with severe motor impairment? Results and discussion: (1) Heart rate variability (HRV) as an index of inhibitory control (i.e. the ability to allocate attention resources and inhibit distracting stimuli) was significantly related to ERP-BCI performance and accounted for almost 26% of variance. HRV is easy to assess from short heartbeat recordings and may thus serve as a performance predictor for ERP-BCIs. Due to missing software solutions for appropriate processing of artifacts in heartbeat data (electrocardiogram and inter-beat interval data), our own tool was developed that is available free of charge. To date, more than 100 researchers worldwide have requested the tool. Recently, a new version was developed and released together with a website (www.artiifact.de). (2) Furthermore, a study of this thesis demonstrated that BCI technology can be incorporated into easy-to-use software, including auto-calibration and predictive text entry. Naïve, healthy nonprofessionals were able to control the software without expert support and successfully spelled words using the auto-calibrated BCI. They reported that software handling was straightforward and that they would be able to explain the system to others. However, future research is required to study transfer of the results to patient samples. (3) The commonly used ERP-BCI paradigm was significantly improved. Instead of simply highlighting visually displayed characters as is usually done, pictures of famous faces were used as stimulus material. As a result, specific brain potentials involved in face recognition and face processing were elicited. The event-related EEG thus displayed an increased signal-to-noise ratio, which facilitated the detection of ERPs extremely well. Consequently, BCI performance was significantly increased. (4) The good results of this new face-flashing paradigm achieved with healthy participants transferred well to users with neurodegenerative disease. Using a face paradigm boosted information throughput. Importantly, two users who were highly inefficient with the commonly used paradigm displayed high accuracy when exposed to the face paradigm. The increased signal-to-noise ratio of the recorded EEG thus helped them to overcome their BCI inefficiency. Significance: The presented work at hand (1) successfully identified a physiological predictor of ERP-BCI performance, (2) proved the technology ready to be operated by naïve nonprofessionals without expert support, (3) significantly improved the commonly used spelling paradigm and (4) thereby displayed a way to effectively prevent BCI inefficiency in patients with neurodegenerative disease. Additionally, missing software solutions for appropriate handling of artifacts in heartbeat data encouraged development of our own software tool that is available to the research community free of charge. In sum, this thesis significantly improved current BCI technology and enhanced our understanding of physiological correlates of BCI performance.
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) are important growth factors that regulate many cellular processes. During embryogenesis they act as morphogens and play a critical role during organ development. They influence cell fates via concentration-gradients in the embryos where cells transduce this extracellular information into gene expression profiles and cell fate decisions. How receiving cells decode and quantify BMP2/4 signals is hardly understood. There is little data on the quantitative relationships between signal input, transducing molecules, their states and location, and ultimately their ability to integrate graded systemic inputs and generate qualitative responses. Understanding this signaling network on a quantitative level should be considered a prerequisite for efficient pathway modulation, as the BMP pathway is a prime target for therapeutic invention. Hence, we quantified the spatial distribution of the main signal transducer of the BMP2/4 pathway in response to different types and levels of stimuli in c2c12 cells. We found that the subcellular localization of Smad1 is independent of ligand concentration. In contrast, Smad1 phosphorylation levels relate proportionally to BMP2 ligand concentrations and they are entirely located in the nucleus. Interestingly, we found that BMP2 stimulates target gene expression in non-linear, wave-like forms. Amplitudes showed a clear concentration-dependency, for sustained and transient stimulation. We found that even burst-stimulation triggers gene-expression wave-like modulations that are detectable for at least 30 h. Finally, we show here that target gene expression oscillations depend on receptor kinase activity, as the kinase drives further expression pulses without receptor reactivation and the target gene expression breaks off after inhibitor treatment in c2c12 cells.