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Background: Monitoring of motor function during surgery for supratentorial tumors under general anesthesia applies either transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) or direct cortical stimulation (DCS) to elicit motor-evoked potentials. To date, there is no guideline that favor one method over the other. Therefore, we designed this randomized study to compare between both methods regarding the prediction of postoperative motor deficits and extent of tumor resection. Methods: This is a multicenter (six centers in Germany and one in Switzerland), double blind, parallel group, exploratory, randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients without or with mild paresis, who are scheduled for surgical resection of motor-eloquent brain tumors under general anesthesia will be randomized to surgical resection under TES or surgical resection under DCS. The primary endpoint is sensitivity and specificity in prognosis of motor function 7 days after surgery. The main secondary endpoint is the extent of tumor resection. The study is planned to include 120 patients within 2 years. Discussion: The present exploratory study should compare TES and DCS regarding sensitivity and specificity in predicting postoperative motor deficit and extent of tumor resection to calculate the required number of patients in a confirmatory trial to test the superiority of one method over the other.
Cardio-respiratory changes and mortality in the conscious rat induced by (+)- and (±)- anatoxin-a
(1992)
0. M. ADEYEMO and A.-L. SIREN. Cardio-respiratory changes and mortality in the conscious rat induced by ( + )- and ( ± )-anatoxin-a. Toxicon 30, 899-905, 1992.-Anatoxin-a (AnTx-a) isapotent nicotinic cholinergic receptor agonist. The relative potencies of the ( + )-AnTx-a and the racemic mixture ( ± )-AnTxa were investigated in the conscious rat by comparing their effects on mean arterial blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), blood oxygen and carbon dioxide pressures (p02 and pC02, respective1y), acid-base balance (pH) and mortality. The present experiments show that while both forms of AnTx-a produce dose-dependent increases in BP and decreases in HR, ( + )-AnTx-a is about IO-fo1d morepotent than the optically inactive isomer. ( + )-AnTx-a was also 6-fo1d more potent than ( ± )-AnTx-a in produclog severe hypoxemia, and more than 4-fold as potent as the (±}-AnTx-a in producing significant hypercapnia accompanied with severe acidosis. The approximate median Iethai dose (Ln so) of ( + )-AnTx-a was about 5-fold less than that of ( ± )-AnTx-a. We conclude that ( + )-AnTx-a is more potent than the ( ± )-AnTx-a racemic mixture in causing detrimental cardio-respiratory changes and therefore increased mortality in the rat.
A Goldfish Model for Evaluation of the Neurotaxicity of \(\omega\)-Conotoxin GVI A and Screening of Monoclonal Antibodies. ADEYEMO, 0. M .. SHAPIRA, S., TOMBACCINI, D., POLLARD, H. 8 .• FEUERSTEIN, G .. AND SIREN, A-L. ( 1991 ). Toxicol. App/. Pharmaco/. 108, 489-496. The neurotoxicity of \(\omega\)-conotoxin (\(\omega\)-CgTx), a potent neuronal voltage-sensitive calcium channel blocker, was measured using a new bioassay. \(\omega\)-CgTx was administered intraperitoneally (ip) to goldfish weighing approximately 1.6 g, and dose-related changes were observed over a 2-hr period. \(\omega\)CgTx induced time- and dose-dependent abnormal swimming behavior (ASB) and mortality. The antitoxin activity of the antiborlies was investigated in vivo by either ( l) preincubation of the antibody with w-CgTx at 4°C overnight, or (2) pretreatment with antibody, 30 min before \(\omega\)CgTx injection in a 10:1 antibody/\(\omega\)-CgTx molar ratio. The LD50 dose of \(\omega\)-CgTx in goldfish was 5 nmol/kg ip, and preincubation of monoclonal antibody (50 nmol/kg ip) with \(\omega\)-CgTx (5 nmol/kg ip) significantly (p < 0.05) reduced mortality. ASB, and toxicity time. The antitoxin activity of the monoclonal antiborlies evidenced in the goldfish bioassay was further tested in the conscious rat. In the rat, the increases in mean arterial pressure and heart rate induced by \(\omega\)-CgTx (0.03 nmol/rat icv) were significantly (p < 0.02 and p < 0.0 l, respectively) attenuated by preincubation of the toxin with the antibody (0.3 nmol/rat). We conclude that the goldfish bioassay provides a simple. accurate, and inexpensive in vivo model for the study of the toxicity of \(\omega\)CgTx
Parent of origin imprints on the genome have been implicated in the regulation of neural cell type differentiation. The ability of human parthenogenetic (PG) embryonic stem cells (hpESCs) to undergo neural lineage and cell type-specific differentiation is undefined. We determined the potential of hpESCs to differentiate into various neural subtypes. Concurrently, we examined DNA methylation and expression status of imprinted genes. Under culture conditions promoting neural differentiation, hpESC-derived neural stem cells (hpNSCs) gave rise to glia and neuron-like cells that expressed subtype-specific markers and generated action potentials. Analysis of imprinting in hpESCs and in hpNSCs revealed that maternal-specific gene expression patterns and imprinting marks were generally maintained in PG cells upon differentiation. Our results demonstrate that despite the lack of a paternal genome, hpESCs generate proliferating NSCs that are capable of differentiation into physiologically functional neuron-like cells and maintain allele-specific expression of imprinted genes. Thus, hpESCs can serve as a model to study the role of maternal and paternal genomes in neural development and to better understand imprinting-associated brain diseases.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite improvements in acute intensive care, there are currently no specific therapies to ameliorate the effects of TBI. Successful therapeutic strategies for TBI should target multiple pathophysiologic mechanisms that occur at different stages of brain injury. The kallikrein-kinin system is a promising therapeutic target for TBI as it mediates key pathologic events of traumatic brain damage, such as edema formation, inflammation, and thrombosis. Selective and specific kinin receptor antagonists and inhibitors of plasma kallikrein and coagulation factor XII have been developed, and have already shown therapeutic efficacy in animal models of stroke and TBI. However, conflicting preclinical evaluation, as well as limited and inconclusive data from clinical trials in TBI, suggests that caution should be taken before transferring observations made in animals to humans. This review summarizes current evidence on the pathologic significance of the kallikrein-kinin system during TBI in animal models and, where available, the experimental findings are compared with human data.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces a strong inflammatory response which includes blood-brain barrier damage, edema formation and infiltration of different immune cell subsets. More recently, microvascular thrombosis has been identified as another pathophysiological feature of TBI. The contact-kinin system represents an interface between inflammatory and thrombotic circuits and is activated in different neurological diseases. C1-Inhibitor counteracts activation of the contact-kinin system at multiple levels. We investigated the therapeutic potential of C1-Inhibitor in a model of TBI. Male and female C57BL/6 mice were subjected to cortical cryolesion and treated with C1-Inhibitor after 1 h. Lesion volumes were assessed between day 1 and day 5 and blood-brain barrier damage, thrombus formation as well as the local inflammatory response were determined post TBI. Treatment of male mice with 15.0 IU C1-Inhibitor, but not 7.5 IU, 1 h after cryolesion reduced lesion volumes by ~75% on day 1. This protective effect was preserved in female mice and at later stages of trauma. Mechanistically, C1-Inhibitor stabilized the blood-brain barrier and decreased the invasion of immune cells into the brain parenchyma. Moreover, C1-Inhibitor had strong antithrombotic effects. C1-Inhibitor represents a multifaceted anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic compound that prevents traumatic neurodegeneration in clinically meaningful settings.
Traumatic brain injury, a leading cause of death and disability, is a result of an outside force causing mechanical disruption of brain tissue and delayed pathogenic events which collectively exacerbate the injury. These pathogenic injury processes are poorly understood and accordingly no effective neuroprotective treatment is available so far. Experimental models are essential for further clarification of the highly complex pathology of traumatic brain injury towards the development of novel treatments. Among the rodent models of traumatic brain injury the most commonly used are the weight-drop, the fluid percussion, and the cortical contusion injury models. As the entire spectrum of events that might occur in traumatic brain injury cannot be covered by one single rodent model, the design and choice of a specific model represents a major challenge for neuroscientists. This review summarizes and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the currently available rodent models for traumatic brain injury.
The two bradykinin receptors B1R and B2R are central components of the kallikrein–kinin system with different expression kinetics and binding characteristics. Activation of these receptors by kinins triggers inflammatory responses in the target organ and in most situations enhances tissue damage. We could recently show that blocking of B1R, but not B2R, protects from cortical cryolesion by reducing inflammation and edema formation. In the present study, we investigated the role of B1R and B2R in a closed head model of focal traumatic brain injury (TBI; weight drop). Increased expression of B1R in the injured hemispheres of wild-type mice was restricted to the later stages after brain trauma, i.e. day 7 (P<0.05), whereas no significant induction could be observed for the B2R (P>0.05). Mice lacking the B1R, but not the B2R, showed less functional deficits on day 3 (P<0.001) and day 7 (P<0.001) compared with controls. Pharmacological blocking of B1R in wild-type mice had similar effects. Reduced axonal injury and astroglia activation could be identified as underlying mechanisms, while inhibition of B1R had only little influence on the local inflammatory response in this model. Inhibition of B1R may become a novel strategy to counteract trauma-induced neurodegeneration.
Highlights
• Beta-Guided programming is an innovative approach that may streamline the programming process for PD patients with STN DBS.
• While preliminary findings from our study suggest that Beta Titration may potentially mitigate STN overstimulation and enhance symptom control,
• Our results demonstrate that beta-guided programming significantly reduces programming time, suggesting it could be efficiently integrated into routine clinical practice using a commercially available patient programmer.
Background
Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinical outcomes after DBS can be limited by poor programming, which remains a clinically driven, lengthy and iterative process. Electrophysiological recordings in PD patients undergoing STN-DBS have shown an association between STN spectral power in the beta frequency band (beta power) and the severity of clinical symptoms. New commercially-available DBS devices now enable the recording of STN beta oscillations in chronically-implanted PD patients, thereby allowing investigation into the use of beta power as a biomarker for DBS programming.
Objective
To determine the potential advantages of beta-guided DBS programming over clinically and image-guided programming in terms of clinical efficacy and programming time.
Methods
We conducted a randomized, blinded, three-arm, crossover clinical trial in eight Parkinson's patients with STN-DBS who were evaluated three months after DBS surgery. We compared clinical efficacy and time required for each DBS programming paradigm, as well as DBS parameters and total energy delivered between the three strategies (beta-, clinically- and image-guided).
Results
All three programming methods showed similar clinical efficacy, but the time needed for programming was significantly shorter for beta- and image-guided programming compared to clinically-guided programming (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
Beta-guided programming may be a useful and more efficient approach to DBS programming in Parkinson's patients with STN-DBS. It takes significantly less time to program than traditional clinically-based programming, while providing similar symptom control. In addition, it is readily available within the clinical DBS programmer, making it a valuable tool for improving current clinical practice.
We have recently demonstrated CXCR4 overexpression in vestibular schwannomas (VS). This study investigated the feasibility of CXCR4-directed positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of VS using the radiolabeled chemokine ligand [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor.
Methods: 4 patients with 6 primarily diagnosed or pre-treated/observed VS were enrolled. All subjects underwent [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT prior to surgical resection. Images were analyzed visually and semi-quantitatively for CXCR4 expression including calculation of tumor-to-background ratios (TBR). Immunohistochemistry served as standard of reference in three patients.
Results: [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT was visually positive in all cases. SUV\(_{mean}\) and SUV\(_{max}\) were 3.0 ± 0.3 and 3.8 ± 0.4 and TBR\(_{mean}\) and TBR\(_{max}\) were 4.0 ± 1.4 and 5.0 ± 1.7, respectively. Histological analysis confirmed CXCR4 expression in tumors.
Conclusion: Non-invasive imaging of CXCR4 expression using [\(^{68}\)Ga]Pentixafor PET/CT of VS is feasible and could prove useful for in vivo assessment of CXCR4 expression.
Objective:
To assess the therapy-related risk of malignancies in mitoxantrone-treated patients with multiple sclerosis.
Methods:
This retrospective observational cohort study included all mitoxantrone-treated patients with multiple sclerosis seen at our department between 1994 and 2007. We collected follow-up information on medically confirmed malignancies, life status, and cause of death, as of 2010. Malignancy rates were compared to the German national cancer registry matched for sex, age, and year of occurrence.
Results:
Follow-up was completed in 676 of 677 identified patients. Median follow-up time was 8.7 years (interquartile range 6.8-11.2), corresponding to 6,220 person-years. Median cumulative mitoxantrone dose was 79.0 mg/m(2) (interquartile range 50.8-102.4). Thirty-seven patients (5.5%) were diagnosed with a malignancy after mitoxantrone initiation, revealing a standardized incidence ratio of 1.50 (95% confidence interval CI] 1.05-2.08). Entities included breast cancer (n = 9), colorectal cancer (n = 7), acute myeloid leukemia (n = 4, 0.6%), and others (each entity n = 1 or 2). The standardized incidence ratio of colorectal cancer was 2.98 (95% CI 1.20-6.14) and of acute myeloid leukemia 10.44 (95% CI 3.39-24.36). It was not increased for other entities including breast cancer. Multivariate Cox regression identified higher age at treatment initiation but neither cumulative mitoxantrone dose (>75 vs 75 mg/m(2)) nor treatment with other immunosuppressive drugs or sex as a risk factor. Fifty-five patients had died, among them 12 of a malignancy and 43 reportedly of other causes.
Conclusions:
While the overall incidence of malignancies was only mildly increased, the risk of leukemia and colorectal cancer was heightened. If confirmed, posttherapy colonoscopy could become advisable.
Activation of the basal ganglia has been shown during the preparation and execution of movement. However, the functional interaction of cortical and subcortical brain areas during movement and the relative contribution of dopaminergic striatal innervation remains unclear. We recorded local field potential (LFP) activity from the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and high-density electroencephalography (EEG) signals in four patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) off dopaminergic medication during a multi-joint motor task performed with their dominant and non-dominant hand. Recordings were performed by means of a fully-implantable deep brain stimulation (DBS) device at 4 months after surgery. Three patients also performed a single-photon computed tomography (SPECT) with [123I]N-ω-fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)nortropane (FP-CIT) to assess striatal dopaminergic innervation. Unilateral movement execution led to event-related desynchronization (ERD) followed by a rebound after movement termination event-related synchronization (ERS) of oscillatory beta activity in the STN and primary sensorimotor cortex of both hemispheres. Dopamine deficiency directly influenced movement-related beta-modulation, with greater beta-suppression in the most dopamine-depleted hemisphere for both ipsi- and contralateral hand movements. Cortical-subcortical, but not interhemispheric subcortical coherencies were modulated by movement and influenced by striatal dopaminergic innervation, being stronger in the most dopamine-depleted hemisphere. The data are consistent with a role of dopamine in shielding subcortical structures from an excessive cortical entrapment and cross-hemispheric coupling, thus allowing fine-tuning of movement.
Der Unishunt der Firma Codman gilt als Niederdruck-System und führt in aufrechter Körperposition zur erheblichen Überdrainage. Das Delta-System der Firma Medtronic hingegen soll durch seinen Ventilmechanismus eine Überdrainage verhindern und den Liquordruck in einem physiologischen Rahmen halten. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Frage, ob das Delta-System gegenüber dem Unishunt einen Vorteil hinsichtlich der Überdrainage aufweist, der sich an der revisionsfreien Funktionsdauer zeigt. Unter Berücksichtigung der Ventrikelweite prüften wir insbesondere, ob die Überdrainage und die damit verbundenen Komplikationen verringert werden können. In einer retrospektiven Fall-Sammel-Studie wurden die Patientendaten von 199 Kindern im Alter zwischen einem Tag und 10.4 Jahren ausgewertet, die im Zeitraum vom 01.01.1985 bis 01.03.2002 in der Abteilung für pädiatrische Neurochirurgie der Universitätsklinik Würzburg eine Erstimplantation eines ventrikuloperitonealen oder -atrialen Shunts mit Verwendung eines Unishunts (n= 138) oder eines Delta-Systems (n=61) erhielten. Gewertet wurden alle mechanischen oder infektiösen Komplikationen, die zu einer operativen Shuntrevision führten. Bei den mechanischen Komplikationen unterschieden wir zwischen proximaler Obstruktion, distaler Obstruktion, Migration, Diskonnektion oder Katheterriss, Ventilunterfunktion und Überdrainage. Als Überdrainage wurden operationspflichtige Subduralergüsse, eindeutige Unterdruck-beschwerden und das Slit-Ventricle-Syndrom gewertet. Asymptomatische Subdural-ergüsse und andere nicht operationspflichtige Funktionsanomalien werteten wir nicht als Komplikation. Als Shuntinfektion bezeichneten wir klinische und laborchemische Zeichen einer bakteriellen Infektion, die nach Shuntexplantation abklangen. Die durchschnittliche Funktionsdauer der Shunts wurde in vorliegender Studie durch das Delta-System nicht verlängert. Die kumulative Revisionswahrscheinlichkeit nach einem Jahr betrug beim Unishunt 30.6 %, beim Delta-System 24.9 %, lag aber nach fünf Jahren mit 58.0 % beim Delta-System höher als beim Unishunt (40.9 %). Bei den mechanischen Komplikationen ergab sich als wesentlicher Unterschied zwischen beiden getesteten Systemen eine häufigere distale Blockade des Peritonealkatheters beim Unishunt, die aber durch häufigere Ventilfehlfunktion des Delta-Systems weitgehend ausgeglichen wurde. Die niedrigste Druckstufe führte beim Delta-System signifikant häufiger zu einer proximalen Obstruktion als die höchste. Die eigenen Untersuchungsergebnisse sprechen dafür, dass Delta-Ventile tatsächlich der Neigung zur Überdrainage entgegenwirken, ohne dass sich dieser Vorteil in der Revisionsrate bemerkbar macht. Das Delta-System führt zu einer niedrigeren Überdrainagerate und weniger Überdrainage-assoziierten Erscheinungen wie Subduralergüssen. Dieser Unterschied war am ehesten morphologisch zu erfassen, jedoch im Vergleich zum Unishunt nicht signifikant. Der Unishunt war mit einer höheren Infektionsrate von 11.6 % im Vergleich zum Delta-System (3.3 %) belastet. Der Unterschied lässt sich weder mit konstruktiven Ventilmerkmalen noch mit besonderen Maßnahmen der Infektionsprophylaxe erklären. Der im Vergleich zum Unishunt höhere Preis des Delta-Systems findet keinen Niederschlag in einer niedrigeren Komplikationsrate des Systems.
Der Unishunt der Firma Codman gilt als Niederdruck-System und führt in aufrechter Körperposition zur erheblichen Überdrainage. Das Delta-System der Firma Medtronic hingegen soll durch seinen Ventilmechanismus eine Überdrainage verhindern und den Liquordruck in einem physiologischen Rahmen halten. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Frage, ob das Delta-System gegenüber dem Unishunt einen Vorteil hinsichtlich der Überdrainage aufweist, der sich an der revisionsfreien Funktionsdauer zeigt. Unter Berücksichtigung der Ventrikelweite prüften wir insbesondere, ob die Überdrainage und die damit verbundenen Komplikationen verringert werden können. In einer retrospektiven Fall-Sammel-Studie wurden die Patientendaten von 199 Kindern im Alter zwischen einem Tag und 10.4 Jahren ausgewertet, die im Zeitraum vom 01.01.1985 bis 01.03.2002 in der Abteilung für pädiatrische Neurochirurgie der Universitätsklinik Würzburg eine Erstimplantation eines ventrikuloperitonealen oder -atrialen Shunts mit Verwendung eines Unishunts (n= 138) oder eines Delta-Systems (n=61) erhielten. Gewertet wurden alle mechanischen oder infektiösen Komplikationen, die zu einer operativen Shuntrevision führten. Bei den mechanischen Komplikationen unterschieden wir zwischen proximaler Obstruktion, distaler Obstruktion, Migration, Diskonnektion oder Katheterriss, Ventilunterfunktion und Überdrainage. Als Überdrainage wurden operationspflichtige Subduralergüsse, eindeutige Unterdruck-beschwerden und das Slit-Ventricle-Syndrom gewertet. Asymptomatische Subdural-ergüsse und andere nicht operationspflichtige Funktionsanomalien werteten wir nicht als Komplikation. Als Shuntinfektion bezeichneten wir klinische und laborchemische Zeichen einer bakteriellen Infektion, die nach Shuntexplantation abklangen. Die durchschnittliche Funktionsdauer der Shunts wurde in vorliegender Studie durch das Delta-System nicht verlängert. Die kumulative Revisionswahrscheinlichkeit nach einem Jahr betrug beim Unishunt 30.6 %, beim Delta-System 24.9 %, lag aber nach fünf Jahren mit 58.0 % beim Delta-System höher als beim Unishunt (40.9 %). Bei den mechanischen Komplikationen ergab sich als wesentlicher Unterschied zwischen beiden getesteten Systemen eine häufigere distale Blockade des Peritonealkatheters beim Unishunt, die aber durch häufigere Ventilfehlfunktion des Delta-Systems weitgehend ausgeglichen wurde. Die niedrigste Druckstufe führte beim Delta-System signifikant häufiger zu einer proximalen Obstruktion als die höchste. Die eigenen Untersuchungsergebnisse sprechen dafür, dass Delta-Ventile tatsächlich der Neigung zur Überdrainage entgegenwirken, ohne dass sich dieser Vorteil in der Revisionsrate bemerkbar macht. Das Delta-System führt zu einer niedrigeren Überdrainagerate und weniger Überdrainage-assoziierten Erscheinungen wie Subduralergüssen. Dieser Unterschied war am ehesten morphologisch zu erfassen, jedoch im Vergleich zum Unishunt nicht signifikant. Der Unishunt war mit einer höheren Infektionsrate von 11.6 % im Vergleich zum Delta-System (3.3 %) belastet. Der Unterschied lässt sich weder mit konstruktiven Ventilmerkmalen noch mit besonderen Maßnahmen der Infektionsprophylaxe erklären. Der im Vergleich zum Unishunt höhere Preis des Delta-Systems findet keinen Niederschlag in einer niedrigeren Komplikationsrate des Systems.
Auswertung der Schraubenposition nach navigierter, O-Arm-kontrollierter spinaler Instrumentierung
(2020)
In dieser Studie wurden retrospektiv zwischen Juni 2010 und Juni 2015 die Schrauben bezüglich ihrer Lage und Länge nach navigierter, O-Arm kontrollierter dorsaler Stabilisierung der Wirbelsäule untersucht. In diesem Zeitraum wurden in der Neurochirurgie des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg 2666 Schrauben bei 433 Patienten in 413 Operationen platziert, wobei 2618 Schrauben in dieser Studie ausgewertet werden konnten. Gründe für eine operative Stabilisierung der Wirbelsäule waren im Gesamtkollektiv mit 58,43% am häufigsten degenerative Veränderungen gefolgt von Traumata mit 21,94%, Tumorerkrankungen mit 11,78% und entzündlichen Veränderungen mit 7,85%. Im Bereich der HWS waren die häufigsten Operationsindikationen traumatische Verletzungen mit 46,06%, auf Höhe der BWS Tumordiagnosen mit 46,77% und im Bereich der LWS degenerative Veränderungen mit 76,82%.
Die Schrauben wurden auf Höhe der BWS und LWS bezüglich ihrer Lage nach der etablierten Einteilung von Zdichavsky et al. klassifiziert. Die Grundlage dieser Klassifikation ist die Relation der Pedikelschraube zum Pedikel und die Relation der Pedikelschraube zum Wirbelkörper, wobei eine korrekte 1a-Lage vorliegt, wenn mindestens die Hälfte des Pedikelschraubendurchmessers innerhalb des Pedikels und mindestens die Hälfte des Pedikelschraubendurchmessers innerhalb des Wirbelkörpers liegt.
Im Bereich der BWS lagen bereits nach dem ersten intraoperativen Scan 89,72% der Schrauben in einer 1a-Lage, nach intraoperativer Revision von 41 Schrauben sogar 93,03% der Schrauben. Auf Höhe der LWS lagen nach dem 1. intraoperativen Scan 94,88% in einer 1a-Lage, nach intraoperativer Revision von 37 Schrauben konnte der Anteil an 1a-Lagen auf 96,14% erhöht werden.
In Anlehnung an die Klassifikation von Zdichavsky et al. entstand eine neue Klassifikation für die HWS mit der Überlegung, dass die Stabilität und die Gefahr für neurologische und vaskuläre Komplikationen durch die Lage der Schrauben im Knochen definiert werden kann. Auch hier liegt eine korrekte 1a-Lage vor, wenn mindestens die Hälfte des Schraubendurchmessers innerhalb des Pedikels bzw. der Massa lateralis verläuft.
Nach dem ersten intraoperativen Scan lagen bereits 93,93% der Schrauben in einer 1a-Lage, nach intraoperativer Revision von 32 Schrauben lagen sogar 96,20% der Schrauben in einer 1a-Lage.
Die Bewertung der Schraublänge erfolgte relativ zur Länge des Schraubeneintrittspunkts und der Vorderkante des Wirbelkörpers, wobei alle Schraubenlängen zwischen 85% und 100% als „gut“ eingestuft wurden. Im Bereich der HWS hatten demnach zu Operationsende 65,62% der Schrauben eine gute Lange, in der BWS 69,72% und in der LWS 71,92%.
Aufgrund einer primären Fehllage mussten lediglich 2 Schrauben (0,08% aller Schrauben) bei einem Patienten in einer Folgeoperation revidiert werden, wobei diese Fehllage retrospektiv auch in der initialen intraoperativen Bildgebung hätte erkannt werden können.
Weitere Parameter wie Operationsdauer und Operationsart, Anzahl an intraoperativer Bildgebung sowie Anzahl der verschraubten Wirbelsegmente oder intraoperative Komplikationen wurden untersucht.
In der klinischen Verlaufskontrolle zeigte sich außerdem eine signifikante Verbesserung der Schmerzen, nämlich in jeder Kategorie (Bein-, Arm-, Rücken-, Nackenschmerzen) gaben mindestens 75% der nachkontrollierten Patienten eine Komplettremission oder relevante Verbesserung der Symptome an. Auch in der neurologischen Verlaufskontrolle zeigte sich bei 68,86% der Patienten in der Nachkontrolle eine Komplettremission bzw. signifikante Verbesserung der neurologischen Beschwerden. In der postoperativen radiologischen Abschlussuntersuchung zeigten sich lediglich bei 3,07% der Schrauben Auffälligkeiten in Form von Schraubenlockerung (2,40%), Schraubendislokation (0,49%) oder Schraubenbrüchen (0,19%).
Introduction
In spinal surgery, precise instrumentation is essential. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of navigated, O-arm-controlled screw positioning in thoracic and lumbar spine instabilities.
Materials and methods
Posterior instrumentation procedures between 2010 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Pedicle screws were placed using 3D rotational fluoroscopy and neuronavigation. Accuracy of screw placement was assessed using a 6-grade scoring system. In addition, screw length was analyzed in relation to the vertebral body diameter. Intra- and postoperative revision rates were recorded.
Results
Thoracic and lumbar spine surgery was performed in 285 patients. Of 1704 pedicle screws, 1621 (95.1%) showed excellent positioning in 3D rotational fluoroscopy imaging. The lateral rim of either pedicle or vertebral body was protruded in 25 (1.5%) and 28 screws (1.6%), while the midline of the vertebral body was crossed in 8 screws (0.5%). Furthermore, 11 screws each (0.6%) fulfilled the criteria of full lateral and medial displacement. The median relative screw length was 92.6%. Intraoperative revision resulted in excellent positioning in 58 of 71 screws. Follow-up surgery due to missed primary malposition had to be performed for two screws in the same patient. Postsurgical symptom relief was reported in 82.1% of patients, whereas neurological deterioration occurred in 8.9% of cases with neurological follow-up.
Conclusions
Combination of neuronavigation and 3D rotational fluoroscopy control ensures excellent accuracy in pedicle screw positioning. As misplaced screws can be detected reliably and revised intraoperatively, repeated surgery for screw malposition is rarely required.
Background
The most threatening metastases in breast cancer are brain metastases, which correlate with a very poor overall survival, but also a limited quality of life. A key event for the metastatic progression of breast cancer into the brain is the migration of cancer cells across the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
Methods
We adapted and validated the CD34\(^+\) cells-derived human in vitro BBB model (brain-like endothelial cells, BLECs) to analyse the effects of patient serum on BBB properties. We collected serum samples from healthy donors, breast cancer patients with primary cancer, and breast cancer patients with, bone, visceral or cerebral metastases. We analysed cytokine levels in these sera utilizing immunoassays and correlated them with clinical data. We used paracellular permeability measurements, immunofluorescence staining, Western blot and mRNA analysis to examine the effects of patient sera on the properties of BBB in vitro.
Results
The BLECs cultured together with brain pericytes in transwells developed a tight monolayer with a correct localization of claudin-5 at the tight junctions (TJ). Several BBB marker proteins such as the TJ proteins claudin-5 and occludin, the glucose transporter GLUT-1 or the efflux pumps PG-P and BCRP were upregulated in these cultures. This was accompanied by a reduced paracellular permeability for fluorescein (400 Da). We then used this model for the treatment with the patient sera. Only the sera of breast cancer patients with cerebral metastases had significantly increased levels of the cytokines fractalkine (CX3CL1) and BCA-1 (CXCL13). The increased levels of fractalkine were associated with the estrogen/progesterone receptor status of the tumour. The treatment of BLECs with these sera selectively increased the expression of CXCL13 and TJ protein occludin. In addition, the permeability of fluorescein was increased after serum treatment.
Conclusion
We demonstrate that the CD34\(^+\) cell-derived human in vitro BBB model can be used as a tool to study the molecular mechanisms underlying cerebrovascular pathologies. We showed that serum from patients with cerebral metastases may affect the integrity of the BBB in vitro, associated with elevated concentrations of specific cytokines such as CX3CL1 and CXCL13.
Das Glioblastom ist der häufigste primäre maligne Hirntomor. Es zeichnet sich durch ein besonders aggessives und invasives Wachstumsverhalten aus. So konnte bis heute trotz moderner Diagnostik und Entwicklung neuer Behandlungsstrategien bestehend aus Operation, Radiatio und Chemotherapie mit Temozolamid die mittlere Überlebenszeit von 14.6 Monaten nicht überschritten werden. Matrixmetalloproteinasen sind zinkabhängige Endopeptidasen, die in der Lage sind die Extrazellulärmatrix zu degradieren, die Basalmembran zu durchbrechen, und somit Migration, Invasion, und Neovaskularisierung von Tumoren zu erleichtern. In zahlreichen Tumoren, so auch im Glioblastom, konnte eine Überexpression von MMPs, besonders von MMP2 und MMP9, nachgewiesen werden. Verschiedene Substanzen sind in der Lage, auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen die MMP-Synthese zu hemmen. Vor allem Doxycyclin, ein Antibiotikum aus der Gruppe der Tetracycline, sowie COL-3, ein chemisch modifiziertes Tetracyclinderivat, wurden an vielen Tumorentitäten in präklinischen und klinischen Studien erfolgreich eingesetzt. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden 2 Antibiotika, Doxycyclin und Cefotaxim, auf ihre Wirkung auf 4 Gliomzelllinien, C6, U251, U373 und GaMG, sowie 4 Primärzellen, 2406, 2418, 2421 und 2464, untersucht. Sowohl Doxycyclin, als auch Cefotaxim hemmen teilweise die Expression von MMP2 und MMP9, was durch eine semiquantitative PCR nachgewiesen wurde; die Expression von TIMP1 bleibt weitgehend unverändert. Auch auf Proteinebene konnte mittels Immunhistochemie ein Rückgang von MMP2 und MMP9 bei den meisten Zelllinien und Primärzellen unter Behandlung mit den Antibiotika beobachtet werden. Außerdem konnten Veränderungen im Wachstunsverhalten der Zellen in der Zellkultur verzeichnet werden, wahrscheinlich durch Inhibition der MMPs bedingt. Bei allen Zelllinien und allen Primärzellen wurde eine Abnahme der Proliferation im MTT-Assay, eine Zunahme der Adhäsion im Amidoblackassay, eine Abnahme der Migration im Migrationsassay, und eine Abnahme der Invasion im 3-D-Kollagengel-Assay beobachtet werden. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit bestätigten die Resultate anderer Arbeitsgruppen mit Doxycyclin an anderen Tumoren, wie dem Prostata-Ca. Der deutliche Einfluss des Doxycyclins auf grundlegende Zelleigenschaften, wie z.B. dem Migrations-, Proliferations- und Invasionsverhalten, erfordert einen kritischen Umgang mit dem Tet-On/Off Systems zur Genregulation, insbesondere dann, wenn funktionelle Untersuchungen Teil der Versuchszielsetzung sind.
Background
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children and can be divided in different molecular subgroups. Patients whose tumor is classified as a Group 3 tumor have a dismal prognosis. However only very few tumor models are available for this subgroup.
Methods
We established a robust orthotopic xenograft model with a cell line derived from the malignant pleural effusions of a child suffering from a Group 3 medulloblastoma.
Results
Besides classical characteristics of this tumor subgroup, the cells display cancer stem cell characteristics including neurosphere formation, multilineage differentiation, CD133/CD15 expression, high ALDH-activity and high tumorigenicity in immunocompromised mice with xenografts exactly recapitulating the original tumor architecture.
Conclusions
This model using unmanipulated, human medulloblastoma cells will enable translational research, specifically focused on Group 3 medulloblastoma.
The amounts of tissue factor (TF) expressed by brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) from normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were compared after stimulating the cells with different doses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), thrombin, phorbol myristic acid (PMA), Ca\(^{2+}\)·ionophore (A23187), or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin·l (IL.l). Treatment ofcultured BMECs fron. WKY and SHR with all of these factors dose·dependently increased their total amount of TF; no substantive differences in the Ieveis of enhanced TF expression were observed between WKY and SHR BMECs. We conclude that stimulated endothelium from rats with hypertension, a major stroke risk factor, is not hyperresponsive with respect to TF expression when compared to normotensive controls.