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The current study presents a new a group of Demotic ostraca in the belongings of the Cairo Museum. A large part of this group stem from Medinet Habu in the western bank of modern Luxor in Upper Egypt and was discovered in the beginning of the thirties of the last century by the Chicago Oriental Institute (recently renamed as Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures ‘ISAC’). A small portion of the collection under consideration come from other Upper Egyptian provenances including Gebelein, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and possibly elsewhere in Thebes. The main goal of the present dissertation is to decipher, translate, and provide a philological, paleographical, and cultural analysis of the group of texts in question. The results of this study are spread over two main parts, the first of which is dedicated to the main and largest part of the collection, i.e. ostraca from Medinet Habu, while the second is concerned with ostraca from other places. The first part comprises of five sections beginning with receipts of money and in-kind payments including some receipts for the payments of the different capitation charges in the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, a few for land-related payments, as well as others related to different Ptolemaic monopolies or trades such as a receipt for the price of oil, one for the linen tax, in addition to a unique receipt for the rarely attested fish tax. The second section includes accounts and lists of different kinds be it monetary, in-kind, agriculture, or any other type of lists or accounts that record different everyday transactions. The following section presents a relatively different type of lists, namely lists of personal names. The fourth section incorporates a variety of texts of different concerns, e.g. texts of religious nature, letters, temples oaths, or other private documents. Unidentified texts occupy the fifth and final section of the first part. The second part of the study, which comprises texts that originate from different Upper Egyptian localities, includes three sections, i.e. receipts, accounts, and lists of names.
Hintergrund: Die therapeutischen Optionen für das gering differenzierte (PDTC) und anaplastische (ATC) Schilddrüsenkarzinom sind limitiert, weshalb diese Erkrankungen überwiegend mit einer schlechten Prognose einhergehen. Lenvatinib (LEN) ist ein Multityrosinkinase-Inhibitor, der unter anderem die Fibroblasten-Wachstumsfaktor-Rezeptoren (FGFR) 1-4 inhibiert und zur Therapie des fortgeschrittenen radiojodrefraktären Schilddrüsenkarzinoms zugelassen ist. Es zeigt sich nur ein geringes Ansprechen auf die Monotherapie bei ATCs, wobei neuere Studien eine therapeutische Überlegenheit der Kombination aus LEN und dem PD-1-Inhibitor Pembrolizumab (PEM) beschreiben.
Material und Methoden: Die Expression von PD-L1 wurde in ATC (n=93)- und PDTC (n=47)-Primärtumorgewebe von 1997-2019 aus fünf deutschen (Universitäts-)Kliniken mittels Immunhistochemie analysiert und mit dem Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) quantifiziert. Der Nachweis von FGFR1-4-mRNA wurde bei 31 ATC- und 14 PDTC-Gewebeproben mittels RNAscope In-situ-Hybridisierung quantifiziert. Als Kontrollgruppe wurde normales Schilddrüsengewebe (NT) und Gewebe von papillären Schilddrüsenkarzinomen (PTC) verwendet. Der primäre Endpunkt war das krankheitsspezifische Überleben (DSS).
Ergebnisse: Eine PD-L1-Expression mit einem TPS ≥50% konnte in 42% der ATC- und in 26% der PDTC-Proben nachgewiesen werden. Die mediane PD-L1-Expression war in ATC-(TPS 30%) signifikant höher im Vergleich zu PDTC-Proben (5%; p<0,01) und NT (0%; p<0,001). 53% der PDTC-Proben zeigten eine PD-L1-Expression ≤5%. Die Expression von FGFR-mRNA war in allen Proben sehr gering, wobei die kombinierte FGFR1-4-Expression in PDTC- und ATC-Gewebe im Vergleich zu normalem Schilddrüsengewebe signifikant höher war (jeweils p<0,001). Es ergab sich keine Assoziation zwischen der PD-L1- und FGFR1-4-Expression mit dem krankheitsspezifischen Überleben.
Schlussfolgerung: Eine hohe PD-L1-Expression in einem großen Anteil der ATCs und einem Viertel der PDTCs, könnte auf eine Rationale zur Therapieentscheidung für Immuncheckpoint-Inhibioren hinweisen. Die FGFR-Expression war in allen Schilddrüsenkarzinomen sehr gering. Der klinisch beobachtete Synergismus von PEM und LEN könnte durch immunmodulatorische Effekte hervorgerufen werden.
The hallmark oncoprotein Myc is a major driver of tumorigenesis in various human cancer entities. However, Myc’s structural features make it challenging to develop small molecules against it. A promising strategy to indirectly inhibit the function of Myc is by targeting its interactors. Many Myc-interacting proteins have reported scaffolding functions which are difficult to target using conventional occupancy- driven inhibitors. Thus, in this thesis, the proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) approach was used to target two oncoproteins interacting with Myc which promote the oncogenicity of Myc, Aurora-A and WDR5. PROTACs are bifunctional small molecules that bind to the target protein with one ligand and recruit a cellular E3- ligase with the other ligand to induce target degradation via the ubiquitin- proteasome system. So far, the most widely used E3-ligases for PROTAC development are Cereblon (CRBN) and von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor (VHL). Furthermore, there are cases of incompatibility between some E3-ligases and proteins to bring about degradation. Hence there is a need to explore new E3- ligases and a demand for a tool to predict degradative E3-ligases for the target protein in the PROTAC field.
In the first part, a highly specific mitotic kinase Aurora-A degrader, JB170, was developed. This compound utilized Aurora-A inhibitor alisertib as the target ligand and thalidomide as the E3-ligase CRBN harness. The specificity of JB170 and the ternary complex formation was supported by the interactions between Aurora-A and CRBN. The PROTAC-mediated degradation of Aurora-A induced a distinct S- phase defect rather than mitotic arrest, shown by its catalytic inhibition. The finding demonstrates that Aurora-A has a non-catalytic role in the S-phase. Furthermore, the degradation of Aurora-A led to apoptosis in various cancer cell lines.
In the second part, two different series of WDR5 PROTACs based on two protein- protein inhibitors of WDR5 were evaluated. The most efficient degraders from both series recruited VHL as a E3-ligase and showed partial degradation of WDR5. In addition, the degradation efficiency of the PROTACs was significantly affected by the linker nature and length, highlighting the importance of linker length and composition in PROTAC design. The degraders showed modest proliferation defects at best in cancer cell lines. However, overexpression of VHL increased the degradation efficiency and the antiproliferative effect of the PROTACs.
In the last part, a rapamycin-based assay was developed to predict the degradative E3-ligase for a target. The assay was validated using the WDR5/VHL and Aurora- A/CRBN pairs. The result that WDR5 is degraded by VHL but not CRBN and Aurora-A is degraded by CRBN, matches observations made with PROTACs. This technique will be used in the future to find effective tissue-specific and essential E3-ligases for targeted degradation of oncoproteins using PROTACs.
Collectively, the work presented here provides a strategy to improve PROTAC development and a starting point for developing Aurora-A and WDR5 PROTACs for cancer therapy.
Eine Dysbalance zwischen regulatorischen und proinflammatorischen T-Helferzellen kann zu Autoimmunerkrankungen führen. In dieser methodischen Arbeit wurde die Polarisierbarkeit von peripheren T-Lymphozyten durch verschiedene Zytokin-Stimuli untersucht. Hauptziel war es, CD4+CD25-CD127- Lymphozyten durch Stimulation mit einem IL-2 und TGFβ-beinhaltenden Zytokin-Cocktail (Treg-Cocktail) zu iTregs zu polarisieren und deren Suppressionsfunktion auf autologe Effektor-Leukozyten zu untersuchen.
Es erfolgte eine Phänotypisierung der PBMCs gesunder Probanden, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Verteilung der T-Lymphozyten-Subpopulationen, deren Zytokinproduktion und FoxP3-Expression. Zudem wurden aus den PBMCs der Probanden Tregs (CD4+CD25+CD127low/-) sowie CD4+CD25-CD127- Zellen isoliert und deren Funktionsfähigkeit durch die Untersuchung ihrer Suppressionsfunktion auf autologe Effektor-Lymphozyten analysiert. Die Zellen wurden mittels verschiedener Zytokin-Cocktails in Richtung Treg sowie in Richtung Th17-Zellen polarisiert; anschließend wurde die Funktionsfähigkeit der polarisierten Zellen in Suppression-Assays gemessen.
Wir konnten zeigen, dass die CD4+CD25+CD127low/- Zellen Tregs mit der Fähigkeit zur Suppression der Proliferation autologer Effektor-Lymphozyten waren. Bei den CD4+CD25-CD127-Zellen handelte es sich um T-Lymphozyten ohne Suppressionsfunktion. Nach Stimulation der CD4+CD25-CD127-Zellen mit dem Treg-Cocktail zeigten die Zellen eine mit den Tregs vergleichbare Suppressionsfunktion.
Mit dieser Studie haben wir eine aktuelle methodische Quelle für die Untersuchung von Phänotyp und Funktion regulatorischer T-Zellen sowie für die Stimulation peripherer T-Lymphozyten hin zu Tregs geschaffen, die als Basis für Folgeversuche dienen soll, in denen Zellen von Patienten mit Autoimmunkrankheiten untersucht werden sollen. Da sich die Inflammation bei Autoimmunerkrankungen insbesondere in den betroffenen Geweben abspielt, wäre eine Studie anzustreben, in der aus dem Blut isolierte T-Lymphozyten den Zellen aus den entzündeten Geweben gegenübergestellt werden. Ergänzend sollte eine Phänotypisierung der Tregs und der CD4+CD25-CD127- Zellen nach der Zytokin-Stimulation erfolgen.
Zusammenfassend konnte die Plastizität peripherer T-Lymphozyten in Richtung Treg gezeigt werden. Besonders hervorzuheben ist die bislang wenig untersuchte Zellpopulation der CD4+CD25-CD127- Zellen, die eine vielversprechende Zellpopulation für die in vitro Induktion von Tregs darstellt.
Gold nanoparticles of diameter ca. 60 nm have been synthesized based on Turkevich and Frens protocols. We have demonstrated that the carboxyl-modified gold nanoparticles can be coupled covalently with antibodies (Ab) of interest using the EDC/NHS coupling procedure. Binding studies with Ab-grafted AuNPs and GpL fusion proteins proved that conjugation of AuNPs with antibodies enables immobilization of antibodies with preservation of a significant antigen binding capacity. More importantly, our findings showed that the conjugation of types of anti-TNF receptors antibodies such as anti-Fn14 antibodies (PDL192 and 5B6) (Aido et al., 2021), anti-CD40, anti-4-1BB and anti-TNFR2 with gold nanoparticles confers them with potent agonism. Thus, our results suggest that AuNPs can be utilized as a platform to immobilize anti-TNFR antibodies which, on the one hand, helps to enhance their agonistic activity in comparison to “free” inactive antibodies by mimicking the effect of cell-anchored antibodies or membrane-bound TNF ligands and, on the other hand, allows to develop new generations of drug delivery systems. These constructs are characterized with their biocompatibility and their tunable synthesis process.
In a further work part, we combined the benefits of the established system of Ab-AuNPs with materials used widely in the modern biofabrication approaches such as the photo-crosslinked hydrogels, methacrylate-modified gelatin (GelMA), combined with embedded variants of human cell lines. The acquired results demonstrated clearly that the attaching of proteins like antibodies to gold nanoparticles might reduce their release rate from the crosslinked hydrogels upon the very low diffusion of gold nanoparticles from the solid constructs to the surrounding medium yielding long-term local functioning proteins-attached particles. Moreover, our finding suggests that hydrogel-embedded AuNP-immobilized antibodies, e.g. anti-TNFα-AuNPs or anti-IL1-AuNPs enable local inhibitory functions,
To sum up, our results demonstrate that AuNPs can act as a platform to attach anti-TNFR antibodies to enhance their agonistic activity by resembling the output of cell-anchoring or membrane bounding. Gold nanoparticles are considered, thus, as promising tool to develop the next generation of drug delivery systems, which may contribute to cancer therapy. On top of that, the embedding of anti-inflammatory-AuNPs in the biofabricated hydrogel presents new innovative strategy of the treatment of autoinflammatory diseases.
Arrhythmogene Kardiomyopathie (ACM) ist eine genetische Herzerkrankung, die durch Herzinsuffizienz, ventrikuläre Arrhythmien und plötzlichen Herztod gekennzeichnet ist. Mutationen in desmosomalen Proteinen der Zelladhäsion, wie Plakophilin 2 (PKP2) und Plakoglobin (PG), sind die häufigste Ursache der familiären ACM. Wie gestörte Zelladhäsion zum ACM-Phänotyp führt, ist jedoch nur teilweise geklärt. Potentielle Mechanismen sind eine gestörte Kalzium-(Ca2+)-Homöostase, mitochondrialer oxidativer Stress und metabolische Störungen. Ziel dieser Studie ist es, die mitochondriale Energetik und die Ca2+ -Homöostase in kardio-restriktiven PKP2-Knockout-Mäusen (KO) im Alter von 4, 8 und 12 Wochen sowie in PG-Knockout- Mäusen im Alter von 6 Wochen zu untersuchen. Vier Wochen alte PKP2-KO-Mäuse zeigten frühe Anzeichen von ACM, während alle anderen Altersgruppen typische Kennzeichen von ACM rekapitulierten. Kontraktilität, die damit verbundenen Ca2+ - Transienten, der Redoxstatus und das mitochondriale Membranpotenzial (ΔΨm) isolierter Kardiomyozyten wurden mit einem IonOptix-System bei elektrischer und β- adrenerger Stimulation untersucht. Alle desmosomalen KO-Kardiomyozyten zeigten eine verringerte diastolische Sarkomerlänge, was auf eine diastolische Dysfunktion hinwies. In allen PKP2 KO Kardiomyozyten lag außerdem ein erhöhter intrazellulärer Ca2+ -Spiegel vor, während in den PG KO-Kardiomyozyten das intrazellulärer Ca2+ unverändert war. PKP2 KO- und PG KO-Kardiomyozyten wiesen keine Ca2+ - Sensibilisierung der Myofilamente auf. Zur weiteren Bewertung der mitochondrialen Funktion wurde eine hochauflösende Respirometrie in isolierten Herzmitochondrien bei gleichzeitiger Überwachung von ΔΨm in PKP2 KO und PG KO Mäusen durchgeführt, welche in allen Versuchs- und Kontrollgruppen vergleichbar war. Im Verlauf der Versuche blieb der Redoxstatus stabil und es konnte kein Exzess reaktiver Sauerstoffspezies (ROS) festgestellt werden. Daraus konnte gefolgert werden, dass weder PKP2 KO noch PG KO-Mäuse eine beeinträchtigte mitochondriale Atmung aufwiesen. Diese Studie zeigt, dass isolierte PKP2 KO- oder PG KO-Kardiomyozyten EC-Kopplungsdefekte ohne mitochondriale Dysfunktion aufwiesen. Eine mitochondriale Dysfunktion konnte als treibender Faktor für die Progression des ACM- Phänotyps in den vorgestellten Mausmodellen ausgeschlossen werden. Weitere Studien sind erforderlich, um die mitochondriale Funktion im Zusammenhang mit ACM zu entschlüsseln.
Introduction.
Mobile health (mHealth) integrates mobile devices into healthcare, enabling remote monitoring, data collection, and personalized interventions. Machine Learning (ML), a subfield of Artificial Intelligence (AI), can use mHealth data to confirm or extend domain knowledge by finding associations within the data, i.e., with the goal of improving healthcare decisions. In this work, two data collection techniques were used for mHealth data fed into ML systems: Mobile Crowdsensing (MCS), which is a collaborative data gathering approach, and Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA), which capture real-time individual experiences within the individual’s common environments using questionnaires and sensors. We collected EMA and MCS data on tinnitus and COVID-19. About 15 % of the world’s population suffers from tinnitus.
Materials & Methods.
This thesis investigates the challenges of ML systems when using MCS and EMA data. It asks: How can ML confirm or broad domain knowledge? Domain knowledge refers to expertise and understanding in a specific field, gained through experience and education. Are ML systems always superior to simple heuristics and if yes, how can one reach explainable AI (XAI) in the presence of mHealth data? An XAI method enables a human to understand why a model makes certain predictions. Finally, which guidelines can be beneficial for the use of ML within the mHealth domain? In tinnitus research, ML discerns gender, temperature, and season-related variations among patients. In the realm of COVID-19, we collaboratively designed a COVID-19 check app for public education, incorporating EMA data to offer informative feedback on COVID-19-related matters. This thesis uses seven EMA datasets with more than 250,000 assessments. Our analyses revealed a set of challenges: App user over-representation, time gaps, identity ambiguity, and operating system specific rounding errors, among others. Our systematic review of 450 medical studies assessed prior utilization of XAI methods.
Results.
ML models predict gender and tinnitus perception, validating gender-linked tinnitus disparities. Using season and temperature to predict tinnitus shows the association of these variables with tinnitus. Multiple assessments of one app user can constitute a group. Neglecting these groups in data sets leads to model overfitting. In select instances, heuristics outperform ML models, highlighting the need for domain expert consultation to unveil hidden groups or find simple heuristics.
Conclusion.
This thesis suggests guidelines for mHealth related data analyses and improves estimates for ML performance. Close communication with medical domain experts to identify latent user subsets and incremental benefits of ML is essential.
Within this thesis, three main approaches for the assessment and investigation of altered hemodynamics like wall shear stress, oscillatory shear index and the arterial pulse wave velocity in atherosclerosis development and progression were conducted:
1. The establishment of a fast method for the simultaneous assessment of 3D WSS and PWV in the complete murine aortic arch via high-resolution 4D-flow MRI
2. The utilization of serial in vivo measurements in atherosclerotic mouse models using high-resolution 4D-flow MRI, which were divided into studies describing altered hemodynamics in late and early atherosclerosis
3. The development of tissue-engineered artery models for the controllable application and variation of hemodynamic and biologic parameters, divided in native artery models and biofabricated artery models, aiming for the investigation of the relationship between atherogenesis and hemodynamics
Chapter 2 describes the establishment of a method for the simultaneous measurement of 3D WSS and PWV in the murine aortic arch at, using ultra high-field MRI at 17.6T [16], based on the previously published method for fast, self-navigated wall shear stress measurements in the murine aortic arch using radial 4D-phase contrast MRI at 17.6 T [4]. This work is based on the collective work of Dr. Patrick Winter, who developed the method and the author of this thesis, Kristina Andelovic, who performed the experiments and statistical analyses. As the method described in this chapter is basis for the following in vivo studies and undividable into the sub-parts of the contributors without losing important information, this chapter was not split into the single parts to provide fundamental information about the measurement and analysis methods and therefore better understandability for the following studies. The main challenge in this chapter was to overcome the issue of the need for a high spatial resolution to determine the velocity gradients at the vascular wall for the WSS quantification and a high temporal resolution for the assessment of the PWV without prolonging the acquisition time due to the need for two separate measurements. Moreover, for a full coverage of the hemodynamics in the murine aortic arch, a 3D measurement is needed, which was achieved by utilization of retrospective navigation and radial trajectories, enabling a highly flexible reconstruction framework to either reconstruct images at lower spatial resolution and higher frame rates for the acquisition of the PWV or higher spatial resolution and lower frame rates for the acquisition of the 3D WSS in a reasonable measurement time of only 35 minutes. This enabled the in vivo assessment of all relevant hemodynamic parameters related to atherosclerosis development and progression in one experimental session. This method was validated in healthy wild type and atherosclerotic Apoe-/- mice, indicating no differences in robustness between pathological and healthy mice.
The heterogeneous distribution of plaque development and arterial stiffening in atherosclerosis [10, 12], however, points out the importance of local PWV measurements. Therefore, future studies should focus on the 3D acquisition of the local PWV in the murine aortic arch based on the presented method, in order to enable spatially resolved correlations of local arterial stiffness with other hemodynamic parameters and plaque composition.
In Chapter 3, the previously established methods were used for the investigation of changing aortic hemodynamics during ageing and atherosclerosis in healthy wild type and atherosclerotic Apoe-/- mice using the previously established methods [4, 16] based on high-resolution 4D-flow MRI. In this work, serial measurements of healthy and atherosclerotic mice were conducted to track all changes in hemodynamics in the complete aortic arch over time. Moreover, spatially resolved 2D projection maps of WSS and OSI of the complete aortic arch were generated. This important feature allowed for the pixel-wise statistical analysis of inter- and intragroup hemodynamic changes over time and most importantly – at a glance. The study revealed converse differences of local hemodynamic profiles in healthy WT and atherosclerotic Apoe−/− mice, with decreasing longWSS and increasing OSI, while showing constant PWV in healthy mice and increasing longWSS and decreasing OSI, while showing increased PWV in diseased mice. Moreover, spatially resolved correlations between WSS, PWV, plaque and vessel wall characteristics were enabled, giving detailed insights into coherences between hemodynamics and plaque composition. Here, the circWSS was identified as a potential marker of plaque size and composition in advanced atherosclerosis. Moreover, correlations with PWV values identified the maximum radStrain could serve as a potential marker for vascular elasticity. This study demonstrated the feasibility and utility of high-resolution 4D flow MRI to spatially resolve, visualize and analyze statistical differences in all relevant hemodynamic parameters over time and between healthy and diseased mice, which could significantly improve our understanding of plaque progression towards vulnerability. In future studies the relation of vascular elasticity and radial strain should be further investigated and validated with local PWV measurements and CFD.
Moreover, the 2D histological datasets were not reflecting the 3D properties and regional characteristics of the atherosclerotic plaques. Therefore, future studies will include 3D plaque volume and composition analysis like morphological measurements with MRI or light-sheet microscopy to further improve the analysis of the relationship between hemodynamics and atherosclerosis.
Chapter 4 aimed at the description and investigation of hemodynamics in early stages of atherosclerosis. Moreover, this study included measurements of hemodynamics at baseline levels in healthy WT and atherosclerotic mouse models. Due to the lack of hemodynamic-related studies in Ldlr-/- mice, which are the most used mouse models in atherosclerosis research together with the Apoe-/- mouse model, this model was included in this study to describe changing hemodynamics in the aortic arch at baseline levels and during early atherosclerosis development and progression for the first time. In this study, distinct differences in aortic geometries of these mouse models at baseline levels were described for the first time, which result in significantly different flow- and WSS profiles in the Ldlr-/- mouse model. Further basal characterization of different parameters revealed only characteristic differences in lipid profiles, proving that the geometry is highly influencing the local WSS in these models. Most interestingly, calculation of the atherogenic index of plasma revealed a significantly higher risk in Ldlr-/- mice with ongoing atherosclerosis development, but significantly greater plaque areas in the aortic arch of Apoe-/- mice. Due to the given basal WSS and OSI profile in these two mouse models – two parameters highly influencing plaque development and progression – there is evidence that the regional plaque development differs between these mouse models during very early atherogenesis.
Therefore, future studies should focus on the spatiotemporal evaluation of plaque development and composition in the three defined aortic regions using morphological measurements with MRI or 3D histological analyses like LSFM. Moreover, this study offers an excellent basis for future studies incorporating CFD simulations, analyzing the different measured parameter combinations (e.g., aortic geometry of the Ldlr-/- mouse with the lipid profile of the Apoe-/- mouse), simulating the resulting plaque development and composition. This could help to understand the complex interplay between altered hemodynamics, serum lipids and atherosclerosis and significantly improve our basic understanding of key factors initiating atherosclerosis development.
Chapter 5 describes the establishment of a tissue-engineered artery model, which is based on native, decellularized porcine carotid artery scaffolds, cultured in a MRI-suitable bioreactor-system [23] for the investigation of hemodynamic-related atherosclerosis development in a controllable manner, using the previously established methods for WSS and PWV assessment [4, 16]. This in vitro artery model aimed for the reduction of animal experiments, while simultaneously offering a simplified, but completely controllable physical and biological environment. For this, a very fast and gentle decellularization protocol was established in a first step, which resulted in porcine carotid artery scaffolds showing complete acellularity while maintaining the extracellular matrix composition, overall ultrastructure and mechanical strength of native arteries. Moreover, a good cellular adhesion and proliferation was achieved, which was evaluated with isolated human blood outgrowth endothelial cells. Most importantly, an MRI-suitable artery chamber was designed for the simultaneous cultivation and assessment of high-resolution 4D hemodynamics in the described artery models. Using high-resolution 4D-flow MRI, the bioreactor system was proven to be suitable to quantify the volume flow, the two components of the WSS and the radStrain as well as the PWV in artery models, with obtained values being comparable to values found in literature for in vivo measurements. Moreover, the identification of first atherosclerotic processes like intimal thickening is achievable by three-dimensional assessment of the vessel wall morphology in the in vitro models. However, one limitation is the lack of a medial smooth muscle cell layer due to the dense ECM. Here, the utilization of the laser-cutting technology for the generation of holes and / or pits on a microscale, eventually enabling seeding of the media with SMCs showed promising results in a first try and should be further investigated in future studies. Therefore, the proposed artery model possesses all relevant components for the extension to an atherosclerosis model which may pave the way towards a significant improvement of our understanding of the key mechanisms in atherogenesis.
Chapter 6 describes the development of an easy-to-prepare, low cost and fully customizable artery model based on biomaterials. Here, thermoresponsive sacrificial scaffolds, processed with the technique of MEW were used for the creation of variable, biomimetic shapes to mimic the geometric properties of the aortic arch, consisting of both, bifurcations and curvatures. After embedding the sacrificial scaffold into a gelatin-hydrogel containing SMCs, it was crosslinked with bacterial transglutaminase before dissolution and flushing of the sacrificial scaffold. The hereby generated channel was subsequently seeded with ECs, resulting in an easy-to-prepare, fast and low-cost artery model. In contrast to the native artery model, this model is therefore more variable in size and shape and offers the possibility to include smooth muscle cells from the beginning. Moreover, a custom-built and highly adaptable perfusion chamber was designed specifically for the scaffold structure, which enabled a one-step creation and simultaneously offering the possibility for dynamic cultivation of the artery models, making it an excellent basis for the development of in vitro disease test systems for e.g., flow-related atherosclerosis research. Due to time constraints, the extension to an atherosclerosis model could not be achieved within the scope of this thesis. Therefore, future studies will focus on the development and validation of an in vitro atherosclerosis model based on the proposed bi- and three-layered artery models.
In conclusion, this thesis paved the way for a fast acquisition and detailed analyses of changing hemodynamics during atherosclerosis development and progression, including spatially resolved analyses of all relevant hemodynamic parameters over time and in between different groups. Moreover, to reduce animal experiments, while gaining control over various parameters influencing atherosclerosis development, promising artery models were established, which have the potential to serve as a new platform for basic atherosclerosis research.
In einer ethnologisch-vergleichenden Perspektive zeigt Christoph Antweiler auf, dass auch in nichtindustriellen Gesellschaften Gewaltlosigkeit aktiv hergestellt werden muss, welche Ressourcen und kulturellen Kompetenzen dazu erforderlich sind und welche Rolle dritte Personen oder Instanzen dabei spielen können. Mechanismen gewaltfreier Konfliktregelung beschreibt er anhand des Fallbeispiels der Semai in Malaysia.
Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Beschreibung des Status quo der Versorgungsrealität von BARMER Patient*innen, welche nach operativem inguinalen- oder femoralen Hernienverschluss an Schmerzen litten und geht in weiterer Folge dessen Hinweisen auf CPIP nach. Es fand die Sekundärdatenanlyse von Routinedaten der BARMER Krankenkasse Anwendung. Die Stichprobe umfasste 11221 Patient*innen, von denen 77.7% unter keinen Leistenschmerzen im prä- oder postoperativen Zusammenhang mit dem Eingriff litten, bezeichnet als Gruppe „Pain 0“. 4.2% litten sowohl innerhalb von 365 Tagen vor- als auch nach dem Krankenhausaufenthalt an Schmerzen, was als chronisch zu bezeichnen war und unter Gruppe „Pain 2“ geführt wurde. 8.5% der Patient*innen litten nur innerhalb von 365 Tagen nach Entlassung an Schmerzen, was nur im erweiterten Sinne auf CPIP hinwies, da der Ausschluss der ersten 90 Tage postoperativ nicht in der Definition der Gruppe enthalten war. Diese Patient*innen gehörten der Gruppe „Pain 1“ an. Die Gruppe „Pain 3“ umfasste diejenigen 9.6% der Patient*innen, welche innerhalb von 365 Tagen präoperativ an Schmerzen litten. Obwohl keine postoperativen Leistenschmerzen für diese Patient*innen codiert worden sind, stellte sich eine bessere Versorgung als die der Gruppe „Pain 0“ dar.
Patient*innen der Gruppe „Pain 2“ mit der längsten Schmerzerfahrung wurden signifikant besser versorgt. Diese Gruppe, welche an chronischen, postoperativen, inguinalen Schmerzen litt, zeichnete sich durch eine signifikant jüngere Patient*innenklientel aus. Der Anteil an Frauen war signifikant höher. Begleitende psychiatrische Komorbiditäten traten signifikant häufiger auf. Die Versorgung dieser Patient*innengruppe war signifikant besser, allerdings vor allem hinsichtlich der psychologischen und psychiatrischen Betreuung nicht ausreichend gut. Die Mehrzahl der Analysen war hochsignifikant, deren Effektstärke fiel klein aus.
The variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) of African trypanosomes plays an essential role in protecting the parasites from host immune factors. These trypanosomes undergo antigenic variation resulting in the expression of a single VSG isoform out of a repertoire of around 2000 genes. The molecular mechanism central to the expression and regulation of the VSG is however not fully understood.
Gene expression in trypanosomes is unusual due to the absence of typical RNA polymerase II promoters and the polycistronic transcription of genes. The regulation of gene expression is therefore mainly post-transcriptional. Regulatory sequences, mostly present in the 3´ UTRs, often serve as key elements in the modulation of the levels of individual mRNAs. In T. brucei VSG genes, a 100 % conserved 16mer motif within the 3´ UTR has been shown to modulate the stability of VSG transcripts and hence their expression. As a stability-associated sequence element, the absence of nucleotide substitutions in the motif is however unusual. It was therefore hypothesised that the motif is involved in other essential roles/processes besides stability of the VSG transcripts.
In this study, it was demonstrated that the 100 % conservation of the 16mer motif is not essential for cell viability or for the maintenance of functional VSG protein levels. It was further shown that the intact motif in the active VSG 3´ UTR is neither required to promote VSG silencing during switching nor is it needed during differentiation from bloodstream forms to procyclic forms. Crosstalk between the VSG and procyclin genes during differentiation to the insect vector stage is also unaffected in cells with a mutated 16mer motif. Ectopic overexpression of a second VSG however requires the intact motif to trigger silencing and exchange of the active VSG, suggesting a role for the motif in transcriptional VSG switching. The 16mer motif therefore plays a dual role in VSG in situ switching and stability of VSG transcripts. The additional role of the 16mer in the essential process of antigenic variation appears to be the driving force for the 100 % conservation of this RNA motif.
A screen aimed at identifying candidate RNA-binding proteins interacting with the 16mer motif, led to the identification of a DExD/H box protein, Hel66. Although the protein did not appear to have a direct link to the 16mer regulation of VSG expression, the DExD/H family of proteins are important players in the process of ribosome biogenesis. This process is relatively understudied in trypanosomes and so this candidate was singled out for detailed characterisation, given that the 16mer story had reached a natural end point. Ribosome biogenesis is a major cellular process in eukaryotes involving ribosomal RNA, ribosomal proteins and several non-ribosomal trans-acting protein factors. The DExD/H box proteins are the most important trans-acting protein factors involved in the biosynthesis of ribosomes. Several DExD/H box proteins have been directly implicated in this process in yeast. In trypanosomes, very few of this family of proteins have been characterised and therefore little is known about the specific roles they play in RNA metabolism. Here, it was shown that Hel66 is involved in rRNA processing during ribosome biogenesis. Hel66 localises to the nucleolus and depleting the protein led to a severe growth defect. Loss of the protein also resulted in a reduced rate of global translation and accumulation of rRNA processing intermediates of both the small and large ribosomal subunits. Hel66 is therefore an essential nucleolar DExD/H protein involved in rRNA processing during ribosome biogenesis. As very few protein factors involved in the processing of rRNAs have been described in trypanosomes, this finding represents an important platform for future investigation of this topic.
In vitro models mimic the tissue-specific anatomy and play essential roles in personalized medicine and disease treatments. As a sophisticated manufacturing technology, 3D printing overcomes the limitations of traditional technologies and provides an excellent potential for developing in vitro models to mimic native tissue. This thesis aims to investigate the potential of a high-resolution 3D printing technology, melt electrowriting (MEW), for fabricating in vitro models. MEW has a distinct capacity for depositing micron size fibers with a defined design. In this thesis, three approaches were used, including 1) extending the MEW polymer library for different biomedical applications, 2) developing in vitro models for evaluation of cell growth and migration toward the different matrices, and 3) studying the effect of scaffold designs and biochemical cues of microenvironments on cells.
First, we introduce the MEW processability of (AB)n and (ABAC)n segmented copolymers, which have thermally reversible network formulation based on physical crosslinks. Bisurea segments are combined with hydrophobic poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) or hydrophilic poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) (PPO-PEG-PPO) segments to form the (AB)n segmented copolymers. (ABAC)n segmented copolymers contain all three segments: in addition to bisurea, both hydrophobic and hydrophilic segments are available in the same polymer chain, resulting in tunable mechanical and biological behaviors. MEW copolymers either support cells attachment or dissolve without cytotoxic side effects when in contact with the polymers at lower concentrations, indicating that this copolymer class has potential in biological applications. The unique biological and surface properties, transparency, adjustable hydrophilicity of these copolymers could be beneficial in several in vitro models.
The second manuscript addresses the design and development of a melt electrowritten competitive 3D radial migration device. The approach differs from most of the previous literature, as MEW is not used here to produce cell invasive scaffolds but to fabricate an in vitro device. The device is utilized to systematically determine the matrix which promotes cell migration and growth of glioblastoma cells. The glioblastoma cell migration is tested on four different Matrigel concentrations using a melt electrowritten radial device. The glioblastoma U87 cell growth and migration increase at Matrigel concentrations 6 and 8 mg mL-1 In the development of this radial device, the accuracy, and precision of melt electrowritten circular shapes were investigated. The results show that the printing speed and design diameter are essential parameters for the accuracy of printed constructs. It is the first instance where MEW is used for the production of in vitro devices.
The influence of biochemical cues and scaffold designs on astrocytes and glioblastoma is investigated in the last manuscript. A fiber comprising the box and triangle-shaped pores within MEW scaffolds are modified with biochemical cues, including RGD and IKVAV peptides using a reactive NCO-sP(EO-stat-PO) macromer. The results show that astrocytes and glioblastoma cells exhibit different phenotypes on scaffold designs and peptide-coated scaffolds.
Auswirkungen der Genpolymorphismen ASIC1, BDNF und NPSR1 auf die Antizipationsphase aversiver Reize
(2024)
In dieser Arbeit wurden einerseits die Antizipationsphasen von aversiven gegenüber neutralen Reizen anhand von Messungen der Hautleitfähigkeit und der Startle-Reaktion untersucht. Andererseits wurde die Hautleitfähigkeit auch während der Präsentation aversiver und neutraler Reize mit dem Ziel gemessen, signifikante Unterschiede festzustellen. Insbesondere wurden die Auswirkungen der Allele der Gene ASIC1 und der Interaktion der Genallele BDNF und NPSR1 betrachtet.
Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, den Einfluss der Risikogene auf die physiologische Angstreaktion und die subjektive Angstwahrnehmung zu untersuchen. Hierzu wurden den genotypisierten Probanden aversive und neutrale Videos präsentiert. Vor jedem Video erfolgte die Ankündigung, ob es sich um ein neutrales oder aversives Video handelt, wodurch bei Letzterem im Allgemeinen antizipatorische Angst – Erwartungsangst – hervorgerufen wird.
Im Vergleich der Antizipationsphase vor Darbietung aversiver Videos mit der Antizipationsphase vor neutralen Videos konnte eine erhöhte Startle-Amplitude gemessen werden. Jedoch konnte weder anhand der Veränderung der Hautleitfähigkeit noch anhand der Startle-Amplitude ein signifikanter Unterschied bei Trägern und Nicht- Trägern der Risikogenallelen in der Antizipationsphase festgestellt werden. Während der Präsentation der Videos konnte für die aversiven Videos im Vergleich zu den neutralen eine erhöhte Hautleitfähigkeit gemessen werden. Ebenfalls konnte bei der Darbietung von aversiven Videos bei den Trägern der Genallel-Interaktion NPSR1 AT/TT * BDNF GG und den Trägern des Risikogenallels ASIC1TT eine erhöhte Hautleitfähigkeit gemessen werden. So konnte mit den Ergebnissen dieser Arbeit belegt werden, dass Antizipationsangst auslösbar und anhand der Startle-Amplitude messbar ist.
Um Antizipationsangst festzustellen oder diese bei Risikogenallel-Träger zu untersuchen, waren die Ergebnisse bezüglich der Hautleitfähigkeit jedoch weniger aussagekräftig als erwartet.
Allgemein konnte die Interaktion NPSR1 AT/TT * BDNF GG und ASIC1 TT als Risikogenallele bezüglich einer verstärken Reaktion auf aversive Reize bestätigt werden. Weitere Studien sind notwendig, um die genetische Komponente von Angst und damit auch von Angsterkrankungen näher zu beleuchten, damit zukünftige Diagnostik- und Therapieansätze präzise entwickelt werden können.
Postoperative pulmonale Komplikationen (PPC) stellen den Hauptgrund für erhöhte Morbidität und Mortalität sowie eine längere stationäre Liegedauer nach chirurgischen Eingriffen dar. Die Elektrische Impedanztomographie (EIT) ermöglicht als strahlungsfreie Methode die bettseitige Visualisierung der regionalen pulmonalen Ventilation in einem thorakalen Querschnittsbereich über den zeitlichen Verlauf.
Die Hauptfragestellung dieser Studie war die perioperativen Veränderungen der regionalen pulmonalen Ventilation bei spontanatmenden Patienten nach abdominalchirurgischen Eingriffen in Allgemeinnarkose bis in die späte postoperative Phase zu untersuchen. Zusätzlich untersuchten wir die Lungenfunktion mittels Spirometrie. Wir nahmen eine Verschiebung der pulmonalen Ventilation in dorso-ventraler Richtung an, sowie eine postoperativ reduzierte Vitalkapazität, z.B. durch Atelektasen oder Pleuraergüsse.
In die prospektive Observationsstudie wurden 36 erwachsene Patienten eingeschlossen, die sich einem elektiven abdominalchirurgischen Eingriff unter Allgemeinanästhesie unterzogen und ein mittleres Risiko gemäß ARISCAT Score für die Entwicklung von PPC aufwiesen. Präoperativ, sowie am 1. und 3. postoperativen Tag erfolgte die Untersuchung der pulmonalen Ventilation mittels EIT in Spontanatmung, Errechnung des Center of Ventilation (COV), sowie eine Lungenfunktionsprüfung mittels Spirometrie.
Nach abdominalchirurgischen Operationen kam es zu einer statistisch signifikanten und bis zum 3. postoperativen Tag anhaltenden Verschiebung der pulmonalen Ventilation nach ventral (COVy präop. 16,5; 1. Tag postop. 17,8; 3. Tag postop. 17,4). Zudem zeigte sich eine anhaltend reduzierte Forcierten Vitalkapazität in % vom Sollwert (FVC%Soll): präop. 93%; 1. Tag postop. 58%; 3. Tag postop. 64%. Am 3. postoperativen Tag bestand unter forcierter Atmung eine negative Assoziation zwischen der Änderung des COVy und der Änderung der FVC%Soll. PPC traten bei 10 Patienten in Form von respiratorischer Insuffizienz, Atelektase und Pleuraerguss auf. Bei diesen Patienten zeigte die EIT keine komplikationsspezifischen Bilder.
Abdominalchirurgische Operationen hatten hat einen relevanten Einfluss auf die postoperative regionale Lungenventilation und somit auf die Entstehung von PPC. Die EIT hilft die Entstehung von PPC besser zu verstehen und Strategien zur Vermeidung solcher im klinischen Alltag zu implementieren.
This doctoral thesis investigates magneto-optical properties of mercury telluride layers grown tensile strained on cadmium telluride substrates. Here, layer thicknesses start above the usual quantum well thickness of about 20 nm and have a upper boundary around 100 nm due to lattice relaxation effects. This kind of layer system has been attributed to the material class of three-dimensional topological insulators in numerous publications. This class stands out due to intrinsic boundary states which cross the energetic band gap of the layer's bulk.
In order to investigate the band structure properties in a narrow region around the Fermi edge, including possible boundary states, the method of highly precise time-domain Terahertz polarimetry is used. In the beginning, the state of the art of Teraherz technology at the start of this project is discussed, moving on to a detailed description and characterization of the self-built measurement setup. Typical standard deviation of a polarization rotation or ellipticity measurement are on the order of 10 to 100 millidegrees, according to the transmission strength through investigated samples. A range of polarization spectra, depending on external magnetic fields up to 10 Tesla, can be extracted from the time-domain signal via Fourier transformation.
The identification of the actual band structure is done by modeling possible band structures by means of the envelope function approximation within the framework of the k·p method. First the bands are calculated based on well-established model parameters and from them the possible optical transitions and expected ellipticity spectra, all depending on external magnetic fields and the layer's charge carrier concentration. By comparing expected with measured spectra, the validity of k·p models with varying depths of detail is analyzed throughout this thesis. The rich information encoded in the ellipitcity spectra delivers key information for the attribution of single optical transitions, which are not part of pure absorption spectroscopy. For example, the sign of the ellipticity signals is linked to the mix of Landau levels which contribute to an optical transition, which shows direct evidence for bulk inversion asymmetry effects in the measured spectra.
Throughout the thesis, the results are compared repeatedly with existing publications on the topic. It is shown that the models used there are often insufficient or, in worst case, plainly incorrect. Wherever meaningful and possible without greater detours, the differences to the conclusions that can be drawn from the k·p model are discussed.
The analysis ends with a detailed look on remaining differences between model and measurement. It contains the quality of model parameters as well as different approaches to integrate electrostatic potentials that exist in the structures into the model.
An outlook on possible future developments of the mercury cadmium telluride layer systems, as well as the application of the methods shown here onto further research questions concludes the thesis.
Development Of A Human iPSC-Derived Cortical Neuron Model Of Adaptor- Protein-Complex-4-Deficiency
(2024)
Adaptor-protein-4-deficiency (AP-4-deficiency) is an autosomal-recessive childhood- onset form of complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) caused by bi-allelic loss- of-function mutations in one of the four subunits of the AP-4-complex. These four conditions are named SPG47 (AP4B1, OMIM #614066), SPG50 (AP4M1, OMIM #612936), SPG51 (AP4E1, OMIM #613744) and SPG52 (AP4S1, OMIM #614067), respectively and all present with global developmental delay, progressive spasticity and seizures. Imaging features include a thinning of the corpus callosum, ventriculomegaly and white matter changes. AP-4 is a highly conserved heterotetrameric complex, which is responsible for polarized sorting of transmembrane cargo including the autophagy- related protein 9 A (ATG9A). Loss of any of the four subunits leads to an instable complex and defective sorting of AP-4-cargo. ATG9A is implicated in autophagosome formation and neurite outgrowth. It is missorted in AP-4-deficient cells and CNS-specific knockout of Atg9a in mice results in a phenotype reminiscent of AP-4-deficiency. However, the AP-4-related cellular phenotypes including ATG9A missorting have not been investigated in human neurons.
Thus, the aim of this study is to provide the first human induced pluripotent stem cell- derived (iPSC) cortical neuron model of AP-4-deficiency to explore AP-4-related phenotypes in preparation for a high-content screening. Under the hypothesis that AP-4- deficiency leads to ATG9A missorting, elevated ATG9A levels, impaired autophagy and neurite outgrowth in human iPSC-derived cortical neurons, in vitro biochemical and imaging assays including automated high-content imaging and analysis were applied. First, these phenotypes were investigated in fibroblasts from three patients with compound heterozygous mutations in the AP4B1 gene and their sex-matched parental controls. The same cell lines were used to generate iPSCs and differentiate them into human excitatory cortical neurons.
This work shows that ATG9A is accumulating in the trans-Golgi-network in AP-4- deficient human fibroblasts and that ATG9A levels are increased compared to parental controls and wild type cells suggesting a compensatory mechanism. Protein levels of the AP4E1-subunit were used as a surrogate marker for the AP-4-complex and were decreased in AP-4-deficient fibroblasts with co-immunoprecipitation confirming the instability of the complex. Lentiviral re-expression of the AP4B1-subunit rescues this corroborating the fact that a stable AP-4-complex is needed for ATG9A trafficking. Surprisingly, autophagic flux was present in AP-4-deficient fibroblasts under nutrient- rich and starvation conditions. These phenotypic markers were evaluated in iPSC-derived cortical neurons and here, a robust accumulation of ATG9A in the juxtanuclear area was seen together with elevated ATG9A protein levels. Strikingly, assessment of autophagy markers under nutrient-rich conditions showed alterations in AP-4-deficient iPSC- derived cortical neurons indicating dysfunctional autophagosome formation. These findings point towards a neuron-specific impairment of autophagy and need further investigation. Adding to the range of AP-4-related phenotypes, neurite outgrowth and branching are impaired in AP-4-deficient iPSC-derived cortical neurons as early as 24h after plating and together with recent studies point towards a distinct role of ATG9A in neurodevelopment independent of autophagy.
Together, this work provides the first patient-derived neuron model of AP-4-deficiency and shows that ATG9A is sorted in an AP-4-dependent manner. It establishes ATG9A- related phenotypes and impaired neurite outgrowth as robust markers for a high-content screening. This disease model holds the promise of providing a platform to further study AP-4-deficiency and to search for novel therapeutic targets.
Spielfilme gelten im Sinne einer „Visual History“ als wertvolle medizinhistorische Quellen. Dass die Arztfilme der DDR-Zeit ebenfalls als solche zu betrachten sind, da sie realhistorische Parallelen aufweisen, soll dieses Projekt zeigen. Anhand dreier Spielfilme aus den verschiedenen Jahrzehnten, in denen die DDR Bestand hatte, werden für die damalige Zeit typische Konflikte und Themen des Arztseins in der DDR näher beleuchtet. Die drei Hauptfilme dieses Projekts – „Ärzte“ (1960), „Dr. med. Sommer II“ (1970) und „Ärztinnen“ (1983/84) – wurden hinsichtlich ihrer Hauptfiguren, Filmtechnik und -musik analysiert und mittels Filmkritiken, Werbematerial und Aufsätzen aus der damaligen Zeit in einen realhistorischen Kontext gesetzt. Außerdem wurden zur besseren filmgeschichtlichen Einordnung weitere Arztfilme aus der DDR in die Arbeit miteinbezogen. Das Medium Film spielte in Zeiten der DDR auch zur allgemeinen gesellschaftlichen Beeinflussung eine wichtige Rolle. Durch die Analyse der Filme unter Einbeziehung von historischen Zeitungsartikeln und Werbematerial wird das Bild eines sozialistischen Idealmenschen und -arztes, wie von der SED propagiert, dargestellt und untersucht.
Articular cartilage defects represent one of the most challenging clinical problem for orthopedic surgeons and cartilage damage after trauma can result in debilitating joint pain, functional impairment and in the long-term development of osteoarthritis. The lateral cartilage-cartilage integration is crucial for the long-term success and to prevent further tissue degeneration. Tissue adhesives and sealants are becoming increasingly more popular and can be a beneficial approach in fostering tissue integration, particularly in tissues like cartilage where alternative techniques, such as suturing, would instead introduce further damage. However, adhesive materials still require optimization regarding the maximization of adhesion strength on the one hand and long-term tissue integration on the other hand. In vitro models can be a valuable support in the investigation of potential candidates and their functional mechanisms. For the conducted experiments within this work, an in vitro disc/ring model obtained from porcine articular cartilage tissue was established. In addition to qualitative evaluation of regeneration, this model facilitates the implementation of biomechanical tests to quantify cartilage integration strength. Construct harvesting for histology and other evaluation methods could be standardized and is ethically less questionable compared to in vivo testing. The opportunity of cell culture technique application for the in vitro model allowed a better understanding of cartilage integration processes.
Tissue bonding requires chemical or physical interaction of the adhesive material and the substrate. Adhesive hydrogels can bind to the defect interface and simultaneously fill the gap of irregularly shaped defect voids. Fibrin gels are derived from the physiological blood-clot formation and are clinically applied for wound closure. Within this work, comparisons of different fibrin glue formulations with the commercial BioGlue® were assessed, which highlighted the need for good biocompatibility when applied on cartilage tissue in order to achieve satisfying long-term integration. Fibrin gel formulations can be adapted with regard to their long-term stability and when applied on cartilage disc/ring constructs improved integrative repair is observable. The kinetic of repairing processes was investigated in fibrin-treated cartilage composites as part of this work. After three days in vitro cultivation, deposited extracellular matrix (ECM) was obvious at the glued interface that increased further over time. Interfacial cell invasion from the surrounding native cartilage was detected from day ten of tissue culture. The ECM formation relies on molecular factors, e.g., as was shown representatively for ascorbic acid, and contributes to increasing integration strengths over time. The experiments performed with fibrin revealed that the treatment with a biocompatible adhesive that allows cartilage neosynthesis favors lateral cartilage integration in the long term. However, fibrin has limited immediate bonding strength, which is disadvantageous for use on articular cartilage that is subject to high mechanical stress. The continuing aim of this thesis was to further develop adhesive mechanisms and new adhesive hydrogels that retain the positive properties of fibrin but have an increased immediate bonding strength.
Two different photochemical approaches with the advantage of on-demand bonding were tested. Such treatment potentially eases the application for the professional user. First, an UV light induced crosslinking mechanism was transferred to fibrin glue to provide additional bonding strength. For this, the cartilage surface was functionalized with highly reactive light-sensitive diazirine groups, which allowed additional covalent bonds to the fibrin matrix and thus increased the adhesive strength. However, the disadvantages of this approach were the multi-step bonding reactions, the need for enzymatic pretreatment of the cartilage, expensive reagents, potential UV-light damage, and potential toxicity hazards. Due to the mentioned disadvantages, no further experiments, including long-term culture, were carried out. A second photosensitive approach focused on blue light induced crosslinking of fibrinogen (RuFib) via a photoinitiator molecule instead of using thrombin as a crosslinking mediator like in normal fibrin glue. The used ruthenium complex allowed inter- and intramolecular dityrosine binding of fibrinogen molecules. The advantage of this method is a one-step curing of fibrinogen via visible light that further achieved higher adhesive strengths than fibrin. In contrast to diazirine functionalization of cartilage, the ruthenium complex is of less toxicological concern. However, after in vitro cultivation of the disc/ring constructs, there was a decrease in integration strength. Compared to fibrin, a reduced cartilage synthesis was observed at the defect. It is also disadvantageous that a direct adjustment of the adhesive can only be made via protein concentration, since fibrinogen is a natural protein that has a fixed number of tyrosine binding sites without chemical modification.
An additional cartilage adhesive was developed that is based on a mussel-inspired adhesive mechanism in which reactivity to a variety of substrates is enabled via free DOPA amino acids. DOPA-based adhesion is known to function in moist environments, a major advantage for application on water-rich cartilage tissue surrounded by synovial liquid. Reactive DOPA groups were synthetically attached to a polymer, here POx, to allow easy chemical modifiability, e.g. insertion of hydrolyzable ester motifs for tunable degradation. The possibility of preparing an adhesive hybrid hydrogel of POx in combination with fibrinogen led to good cell compatibility as was similarly observed with fibrin, but with increased immediate adhesive strength. Degradation could be adjusted by the amount of ester linkages on the POx and a direct influence of degradation rates on the development of integration in the in vitro model could be shown.
Hydrogels are well suited to fill defect gaps and immediate integration can be achieved via adhesive properties. The results obtained show that for the success of long-term integration, a good ability of the adhesive to take up synthesized ECM components and cells to enable regeneration is required. The degradation kinetics of the adhesive must match the remodeling process to avoid intermediate loss of integration power and to allow long-term firm adhesion to the native tissue.
Hydrogels are not only important as adhesives for smaller lesions, but also for filling large defect volumes and populating them with cells to produce tissue engineered cartilage. Many different hydrogel types suitable for cartilage synthesis are reported in the literature. A long-term stable fibrin formulation was tested in this work not only as an adhesive but also as a bulk hydrogel construct. Agarose is also a material widely used in cartilage tissue engineering that has shown good cartilage neosynthesis and was included in integration assessment. In addition, a synthetic hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel (HA SH/P(AGE/G)) was used. The disc/ring construct was adapted for such experiments and the inner lumen of the cartilage ring was filled with the respective hydrogel. In contrast to agarose, fibrin and HA-SH/P(AGE/G) gels have a crosslink mechanism that led to immediate bonding upon contact with cartilage during curing. The enhanced cartilage neosynthesis in agarose compared to the other hydrogel types resulted in improved integration during in vitro culture. This shows that for the long-term success of a treatment, remodeling of the hydrogel into functional cartilage tissue is a very high priority. In order to successfully treat larger cartilage defects with hydrogels, new materials with these properties in combination with chemical modifiability and a direct adhesion mechanism are one of the most promising approaches.
Zusammenfassend kann davon ausgegangen werden, dass die späte Rezeption Landstei-ners und seiner Entdeckung der Blutgruppen sowie die langsame Entwicklung der flä-chendeckenden Anwendung der Bluttransfusion als lebensrettende medizinische Maß-nahme auf mehreren Problematiken beruhte. Diese sollen hier nochmal einzeln kurz be-leuchtet werden.
Einer der Gründe für die verspätete Rezeption kann sicherlich in Karl Landsteiners zu-rückhaltenden und etwas sperrigen Persönlichkeit gesehen werden, aufgrund derer die Gruppe seiner Anhänger in Österreich eher klein blieb. Nur wenige kamen mit seiner Ar-beitsweise und dem Klima, das in seinem Laboratorium vorherrschte, zurecht. Es dauerte eine Weile, bis der Großteil der Wissenschaftler über Landsteiners komplexe Persönlich-keitsstruktur, mit der er vielfach aneckte, hinwegsahen und ihn für den genialen Forscher-geist feierten, den er besaß. Seine Scheu vor Aufmerksamkeit führte dazu, dass er seine Entdeckung der Blutgruppen nicht aktiv und nachdrücklich publik zu machen versuchte. Er war zwar ein herausragender Wissenschaftler, strebte aber nicht nach einem Leben im Rampenlicht. Hätte er das gewollt, wäre seine Entdeckung mutmaßlich nicht nur in einem einzigen Artikel von ihm publiziert worden, sondern Landsteiner hätte daraufhin weiter nachgeforscht und seine Ergebnisse noch mehr mit der Entwicklung der Transfusionsme-dizin in Verbindung gestellt. Stattdessen wechselte er das Forschungsgebiet und beauf-tragte seine Assistenten, das Thema weiterzuverfolgen. Dies führte erst dazu, dass er mit der Entdeckung der vierten Blutgruppe schon gar nicht mehr in Verbindung gebracht wurde und öffnete schließlich in den Folgejahren anderen Medizinern das Tor zu weiterer Forschung auf diesem Gebiet. Es gab neue Blutgruppen-Nomenklaturen von verschiede-nen Wissenschaftlern und die Errungenschaften bei der Entwicklung der Bluttransfusion standen letztendlich scheinbar in keiner Verbindung mehr mit Karl Landsteiner.
Mit Sicherheit spielte jedoch Landsteiners Wahl bei der Entscheidung für sein Institut in Wien eine Rolle, durch die er in einen alten wissenschaftlichen Streit hineingezogen wur-de. Die Ursprünge des Konflikts zwischen Max Gruber und Paul Ehrlich hatten die Sci-entific Community in zwei Lager entzweit. Durch Landsteiners Tätigkeit am Hygiene-Institut und die Unterstützung Grubers, hatte er sich in Bezug auf die Aussicht auf wis-senschaftlichen Erfolg für die falsche Seite entschieden. Da es in Landsteiners Natur lag, nur wissenschaftlichen Tatsachen zu vertrauen und er sich nicht von Opportunitätsdenken abhalten ließ, die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen, stellte er durch seine Handlungen die gegenüberstehende Konfliktpartei bloß. Dass dies ausgerechnet die Gruppe um Paul Ehr-lich war, der den Rückhalt des Großteils der Wissenschaftsgesellschaft genoss und zudem das Gebiet der Immunologie, das Landsteiner erforschte, bis dahin beherrschte, machte es dem Blutgruppenentdecker fast unmöglich, in der österreichischen Universitätslandschaft Erfolge zu feiern.
Auch der Verdacht, Karl Landsteiners Erfolg sei von antisemitischen Vorurteilen beein-trächtigt worden, darf nicht vernachlässigt werden. Landsteiner fühlte sich sein Leben lang von seinen jüdischen Wurzeln regelrecht verfolgt, wie an dem Gerichtsprozess gegen die jüdische Enzyklopädie zu erkennen ist. Er schien sich geradezu dafür zu schämen, sonst hätte er wohl seinen Sohn in diesen Teil der Familiengeschichte eingeweiht. Ob es sich dabei eher um ein Selbstbewusstseinsproblem Landsteiners handelte, oder ob es hier-für triftige Gründe in Form von antisemitischen Anfeindungen während seiner Zeit in Wien gab, konnte aufgrund der mangelhaften Quellenlage nicht abschließend geklärt wer-den. Deutlich wird aber, dass der zunehmende Antisemitismus und der Mangel an Auf-stiegschancen in Wien ihn aus seiner Heimat vertrieben.
Der am stärksten zu gewichtende Grund für die verspätete Rezeption der Entdeckung der Blutgruppen und deren Bedeutung waren die Hemmungen vor der Anwendung aufgrund von etlichen ungelösten technischen Problemen. Hinzu kamen die Berichte über schwer-wiegenden Folgereaktionen auf Bluttransfusionen, die in der Zeit vor Entdeckung der Blutgruppen verzeichnet wurden, weshalb die breite Masse der Ärzteschaft sich von die-ser Technik abgewandt hatte. Es brauchte eine gewisse Zeit und eine Reihe vertrauens-würdiger Studien, aus denen hervorging, dass diese schweren Reaktionen eben genau auf dem fehlenden Wissen über die Blutgruppen beruhten, bis sich die breite Masse wieder an diese therapeutische Maßnahme herantraute. Da, wie heute bekannt ist, die Einteilung nach dem AB0-System noch nicht alle Gefahren der Bluttransfusion aus dem Weg ge-räumt hat, sondern weitere Faktoren wie der Rhesusfaktor und eventuelle unregelmäßige Blutgruppen eine Rolle spielten, kam es trotz Landsteiners bahnbrechender Entdeckung doch weiterhin zu Zwischenfällen, mit teilweise tödlichem Ausgang nach Bluttransfusio-nen nach dem AB0–System. Des Weiteren spielte das Fehlen einer einfachen, für den Arzt in der Praxis geeigneten Technik eine Rolle. Außer der, aufgrund von Landois Be-obachtungen, unpopulären Möglichkeit der Transfusion von defibriniertem Blut gab es mehr als ein Jahrzehnt nach Landsteiners Entdeckung nur die Möglichkeit der direkten Transfusion. Hierfür mussten sich nicht nur Spender und Empfänger im selben Raum befinden, sondern es bedurfte auch ausgezeichneter chirurgischer Fähigkeiten für eine Gefäßnaht oder benötigte später, nach Erfindung zahlreicher Apparaturen, zumindest viel Personal und Zeit für das aufwändige Verfahren. Diese Voraussetzungen waren aus-schließlich in großen Kliniken gegeben und auch hier nicht als Standardverfahren. Als 1914 die gerinnungshemmende Wirkung von Natriumcitrat entdeckt wurde, verhalf dies der Bluttransfusion in vielen Ländern zum Durchbruch. Die neu entdeckte Möglichkeit der Konservierung von Blut kam rechtzeitig zum Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges, der, mit der Vielzahl an Verwundeten und der Notwendigkeit der Kompensation großer Blutver-luste, den medizinischen Fortschritt auf diesem Gebiet deutlich vorantrieb. Jedoch gab es auch hier noch viele Gegner, vor allem in Deutschland und Landsteiners Heimat Öster-reich, die vermuteten, dass der gerinnungshemmende Zusatz das Blut krankhaft verändern würde und eine Transfusion dieses Blutes gesundheitsschädlich sei. Sie zogen weiterhin die direkte Bluttransfusion vor oder suchten vergeblich weiter nach einer unkomplizierten Methode der Bluttransfusion, die sich flächendeckend anwenden ließ.
Während der Durchführung dieser Studie wurde offenbar, dass keiner der soeben ange-führten Aspekte als alleiniger Grund für die verspätete Rezeption der landsteinerschen Blutgruppen angesehen werden kann. Vielmehr war es ein Zusammenspiel der politischen Situation in Europa, der Rivalitäten unter Kollegen, die den Universitätsalltag beherrschten und nicht zuletzt die dargelegten Charakterzüge Landsteiners, die es ihm erschwerten, ein wissenschaftlich-soziales Netzwerk aufzubauen, das notwendig gewesen wäre, um seine Kollegen von der Bedeutung seiner Entdeckung zu überzeugen.