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Fattinger SA, Maurer L, Geiser P, Bernard EM, Enz U, Ganguillet S, Gül E, Kroon S, Demarco B, Mack V, Furter M, Barthel M, Pelczar P, Shao F, Broz P, Sellin ME, Hardt WD. Gasdermin D is the only Gasdermin that provides protection against acute Salmonella gut infection in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2315503120. [PMID: 37988464 PMCID: PMC10691232 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315503120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Gasdermins (GSDMs) share a common functional domain structure and are best known for their capacity to form membrane pores. These pores are hallmarks of a specific form of cell death called pyroptosis and mediate the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 1β (IL1β) and interleukin 18 (IL18). Thereby, Gasdermins have been implicated in various immune responses against cancer and infectious diseases such as acute Salmonella Typhimurium (S.Tm) gut infection. However, to date, we lack a comprehensive functional assessment of the different Gasdermins (GSDMA-E) during S.Tm infection in vivo. Here, we used epithelium-specific ablation, bone marrow chimeras, and mouse lines lacking individual Gasdermins, combinations of Gasdermins or even all Gasdermins (GSDMA1-3C1-4DE) at once and performed littermate-controlled oral S.Tm infections in streptomycin-pretreated mice to investigate the impact of all murine Gasdermins. While GSDMA, C, and E appear dispensable, we show that GSDMD i) restricts S.Tm loads in the gut tissue and systemic organs, ii) controls gut inflammation kinetics, and iii) prevents epithelium disruption by 72 h of the infection. Full protection requires GSDMD expression by both bone-marrow-derived lamina propria cells and intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). In vivo experiments as well as 3D-, 2D-, and chimeric enteroid infections further show that infected IEC extrusion proceeds also without GSDMD, but that GSDMD controls the permeabilization and morphology of the extruding IECs, affects extrusion kinetics, and promotes overall mucosal barrier capacity. As such, this work identifies a unique multipronged role of GSDMD among the Gasdermins for mucosal tissue defense against a common enteric pathogen.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stefan A. Fattinger
- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala75123, Sweden
- Division of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA94720
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala75123, Sweden
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, Epalinges1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, Epalinges1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, Epalinges1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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- Center for Transgenic Models, University of Basel, Basel4002, Switzerland
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing102206, China
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Lausanne, Epalinges1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala75123, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Zurich8093, Switzerland
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Gül E, Enz U, Maurer L, Abi Younes A, Fattinger SA, Nguyen BD, Hausmann A, Furter M, Barthel M, Sellin ME, Hardt WD. Intraluminal neutrophils limit epithelium damage by reducing pathogen assault on intestinal epithelial cells during Salmonella gut infection. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011235. [PMID: 37384776 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Recruitment of neutrophils into and across the gut mucosa is a cardinal feature of intestinal inflammation in response to enteric infections. Previous work using the model pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S.Tm) established that invasion of intestinal epithelial cells by S.Tm leads to recruitment of neutrophils into the gut lumen, where they can reduce pathogen loads transiently. Notably, a fraction of the pathogen population can survive this defense, re-grow to high density, and continue triggering enteropathy. However, the functions of intraluminal neutrophils in the defense against enteric pathogens and their effects on preventing or aggravating epithelial damage are still not fully understood. Here, we address this question via neutrophil depletion in different mouse models of Salmonella colitis, which differ in their degree of enteropathy. In an antibiotic pretreated mouse model, neutrophil depletion by an anti-Ly6G antibody exacerbated epithelial damage. This could be linked to compromised neutrophil-mediated elimination and reduced physical blocking of the gut-luminal S.Tm population, such that the pathogen density remained high near the epithelial surface throughout the infection. Control infections with a ssaV mutant and gentamycin-mediated elimination of gut-luminal pathogens further supported that neutrophils are protecting the luminal surface of the gut epithelium. Neutrophil depletion in germ-free and gnotobiotic mice hinted that the microbiota can modulate the infection kinetics and ameliorate epithelium-disruptive enteropathy even in the absence of neutrophil-protection. Together, our data indicate that the well-known protective effect of the microbiota is augmented by intraluminal neutrophils. After antibiotic-mediated microbiota disruption, neutrophils are central for maintaining epithelial barrier integrity during acute Salmonella-induced gut inflammation, by limiting the sustained pathogen assault on the epithelium in a critical window of the infection.
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- Ersin Gül
- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Harris E, Yu L, Wang YP, Mohn J, Henne S, Bai E, Barthel M, Bauters M, Boeckx P, Dorich C, Farrell M, Krummel PB, Loh ZM, Reichstein M, Six J, Steinbacher M, Wells NS, Bahn M, Rayner P. Warming and redistribution of nitrogen inputs drive an increase in terrestrial nitrous oxide emission factor. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4310. [PMID: 35879348 PMCID: PMC9314393 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32001-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Anthropogenic nitrogen inputs cause major negative environmental impacts, including emissions of the important greenhouse gas N2O. Despite their importance, shifts in terrestrial N loss pathways driven by global change are highly uncertain. Here we present a coupled soil-atmosphere isotope model (IsoTONE) to quantify terrestrial N losses and N2O emission factors from 1850-2020. We find that N inputs from atmospheric deposition caused 51% of anthropogenic N2O emissions from soils in 2020. The mean effective global emission factor for N2O was 4.3 ± 0.3% in 2020 (weighted by N inputs), much higher than the surface area-weighted mean (1.1 ± 0.1%). Climate change and spatial redistribution of fertilisation N inputs have driven an increase in global emission factor over the past century, which accounts for 18% of the anthropogenic soil flux in 2020. Predicted increases in fertilisation in emerging economies will accelerate N2O-driven climate warming in coming decades, unless targeted mitigation measures are introduced.
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- E Harris
- Swiss Data Science Centre, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Functional Ecology Research Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Laboratory for Air Pollution & Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600, Duebendorf, Switzerland
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- Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale, VIC, 3195, Australia
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- Laboratory for Air Pollution & Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600, Duebendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Air Pollution & Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600, Duebendorf, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security of Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory - ISOFYS, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory - ISOFYS, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 80523, CO, USA
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Locked bag 2, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale, VIC, 3195, Australia
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- Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale, VIC, 3195, Australia
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- Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Air Pollution & Environmental Technology, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600, Duebendorf, Switzerland
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- Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia
- Department of Soil and Physical Sciences, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand
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- Functional Ecology Research Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Melbourne Climate Futures Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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Hausmann A, Felmy B, Kunz L, Kroon S, Berthold DL, Ganz G, Sandu I, Nakamura T, Zangger NS, Zhang Y, Dolowschiak T, Fattinger SA, Furter M, Müller-Hauser AA, Barthel M, Vlantis K, Wachsmuth L, Kisielow J, Tortola L, Heide D, Heikenwälder M, Oxenius A, Kopf M, Schroeder T, Pasparakis M, Sellin ME, Hardt WD. Intercrypt sentinel macrophages tune antibacterial NF-κB responses in gut epithelial cells via TNF. J Exp Med 2021; 218:e20210862. [PMID: 34529751 PMCID: PMC8480669 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) NF-κB signaling regulates the balance between mucosal homeostasis and inflammation. It is not fully understood which signals tune this balance and how bacterial exposure elicits the process. Pure LPS induces epithelial NF-κB activation in vivo. However, we found that in mice, IECs do not respond directly to LPS. Instead, tissue-resident lamina propria intercrypt macrophages sense LPS via TLR4 and rapidly secrete TNF to elicit epithelial NF-κB signaling in their immediate neighborhood. This response pattern is relevant also during oral enteropathogen infection. The macrophage-TNF-IEC axis avoids responses to luminal microbiota LPS but enables crypt- or tissue-scale epithelial NF-κB responses in proportion to the microbial threat. Thereby, intercrypt macrophages fulfill important sentinel functions as first responders to Gram-negative microbes breaching the epithelial barrier. The tunability of this crypt response allows the induction of defense mechanisms at an appropriate scale according to the localization and intensity of microbial triggers.
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- Annika Hausmann
- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Genetics, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Genetics, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Chronic Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Chronic Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Genetics, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Jansen G, Schmidt B, Mertzlufft F, Boesing T, Barthel M. [CHAOS in neonatal emergency care? : Tracheal agenesis in the obstetric theatre]. Anaesthesist 2017; 65:763-767. [PMID: 27612864 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-016-0220-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Tracheal agenesis (TA) is a very rare congenital malformation of unknown aetiology. It is often associated with polymalformative syndromes; the neonates commonly present a critical condition during post-natal treatment. Pathology revolves around the triad of aphonia, respiratory distress syndrome and impossibility of endotracheal intubation. In contrast to the most important differential diagnosis, i. e., congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS), surgical airway management is also impossible due to the absence of tracheal structures. In most cases, prognosis is very poor. The case report at hand portrays the treatment of a neonate suffering from tracheal agenesis.
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- G Jansen
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv-, Notfall-, Transfusionsmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH, Burgsteig 13, 33617, Bielefeld, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv-, Notfall-, Transfusionsmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH, Burgsteig 13, 33617, Bielefeld, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv-, Notfall-, Transfusionsmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH, Burgsteig 13, 33617, Bielefeld, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH, Bielefeld, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kinderchirurgie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH, Bielefeld, Deutschland
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Maier L, Barthel M, Stecher B, Maier RJ, Gunn JS, Hardt WD. Salmonella Typhimurium strain ATCC14028 requires H2-hydrogenases for growth in the gut, but not at systemic sites. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110187. [PMID: 25303479 PMCID: PMC4193879 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Salmonella enterica is a common cause of diarrhea. For eliciting disease, the pathogen has to colonize the gut lumen, a site colonized by the microbiota. This process/initial stage is incompletely understood. Recent work established that one particular strain, Salmonella enterica subspecies 1 serovar Typhimurium strain SL1344, employs the hyb H2-hydrogenase for consuming microbiota-derived H2 to support gut luminal pathogen growth: Protons from the H2-splitting reaction contribute to the proton gradient across the outer bacterial membrane which can be harvested for ATP production or for import of carbon sources. However, it remained unclear, if other Salmonella strains would use the same strategy. In particular, earlier work had left unanswered if strain ATCC14028 might use H2 for growth at systemic sites. To clarify the role of the hydrogenases, it seems important to establish if H2 is used at systemic sites or in the gut and if Salmonella strains may differ with respect to the host sites where they require H2 in vivo. In order to resolve this, we constructed a strain lacking all three H2-hydrogenases of ATCC14028 (14028hyd3) and performed competitive infection experiments. Upon intragastric inoculation, 14028hyd3 was present at 100-fold lower numbers than 14028WT in the stool and at systemic sites. In contrast, i.v. inoculation led to equivalent systemic loads of 14028hyd3 and the wild type strain. However, the pathogen population spreading to the gut lumen featured again up to 100-fold attenuation of 14028hyd3. Therefore, ATCC14028 requires H2-hydrogenases for growth in the gut lumen and not at systemic sites. This extends previous work on ATCC14028 and supports the notion that H2-utilization might be a general feature of S. Typhimurium gut colonization.
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- Lisa Maier
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, München, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Biomedical Research Tower, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Vonaesch P, Sellin ME, Cardini S, Singh V, Barthel M, Hardt WD. The Salmonella Typhimurium effector protein SopE transiently localizes to the early SCV and contributes to intracellular replication. Cell Microbiol 2014; 16:1723-35. [PMID: 25052734 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Tm) is a facultative intracellular pathogen that induces entry into non-phagocytic cells by a Type III secretion system (TTSS) and cognate effector proteins. Upon host cell entry, S. Tm expresses a second TTSS and subverts intracellular trafficking to create a replicative niche - the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV). SopE, a guanidyl exchange factor (GEF) for Rac1 and Cdc42, is translocated by the TTSS-1 upon host cell contact and promotes entry through triggering of actin-dependent ruffles. After host cell entry, the bulk of SopE undergoes proteasomal degradation. Here we show that a subfraction is however detectable on the nascent SCV membrane up to ∼ 6 h post infection. Membrane localization of SopE and the closely related SopE2 differentially depend on the Rho-GTPase-binding GEF domain, and to some extent involves also the unstructured N-terminus. SopE localizes transiently to the early SCV, dependent on continuous synthesis and secretion by the TTSS-1 during the intracellular state. Mutant strains lacking SopE or SopE2 are attenuated in early intracellular replication, while complementation restores this defect. Hence, the present study reveals an unanticipated role for SopE and SopE2 in establishing the Salmonella replicative niche, and further emphasizes the importance of entry effectors in later stages of host-cell manipulation.
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- Pascale Vonaesch
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Stecher B, Denzler R, Maier L, Bernet F, Sanders MJ, Pickard DJ, Barthel M, Westendorf AM, Krogfelt KA, Walker AW, Ackermann M, Dobrindt U, Thomson NR, Hardt WD. Gut inflammation can boost horizontal gene transfer between pathogenic and commensal Enterobacteriaceae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:1269-74. [PMID: 22232693 PMCID: PMC3268327 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1113246109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 317] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The mammalian gut harbors a dense microbial community interacting in multiple ways, including horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Pangenome analyses established particularly high levels of genetic flux between Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae. However, the mechanisms fostering intraenterobacterial HGT are incompletely understood. Using a mouse colitis model, we found that Salmonella-inflicted enteropathy elicits parallel blooms of the pathogen and of resident commensal Escherichia coli. These blooms boosted conjugative HGT of the colicin-plasmid p2 from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to E. coli. Transconjugation efficiencies of ~100% in vivo were attributable to high intrinsic p2-transfer rates. Plasmid-encoded fitness benefits contributed little. Under normal conditions, HGT was blocked by the commensal microbiota inhibiting contact-dependent conjugation between Enterobacteriaceae. Our data show that pathogen-driven inflammatory responses in the gut can generate transient enterobacterial blooms in which conjugative transfer occurs at unprecedented rates. These blooms may favor reassortment of plasmid-encoded genes between pathogens and commensals fostering the spread of fitness-, virulence-, and antibiotic-resistance determinants.
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- Bärbel Stecher
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, 2300 S Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Eawag, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Infectious Biology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; and
- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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Songhet P, Barthel M, Stecher B, Müller AJ, Kremer M, Hansson GC, Hardt WD. Stromal IFN-γR-signaling modulates goblet cell function during Salmonella Typhimurium infection. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22459. [PMID: 21829463 PMCID: PMC3145644 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Enteropathogenic bacteria are a frequent cause of diarrhea worldwide. The mucosal defenses against infection are not completely understood. We have used the streptomycin mouse model for Salmonella Typhimurium diarrhea to analyze the role of interferon gamma receptor (IFN-γR)-signaling in mucosal defense. IFN-γ is known to contribute to acute S. Typhimurium diarrhea. We have compared the acute mucosal inflammation in IFN-γR(-/-) mice and wild type animals. IFN-γR(-/-) mice harbored increased pathogen loads in the mucosal epithelium and the lamina propria. Surprisingly, the epithelium of the IFN-γR(-/-) mice did not show the dramatic "loss" of mucus-filled goblet cell vacuoles, a hallmark of the wild type mucosal infection. Using bone marrow chimeric mice we established that IFN-γR-signaling in stromal cells (e.g. goblet cells, enterocytes) controlled mucus excretion/vacuole loss by goblet cells. In contrast, IFN-γR-signaling in bone marrow-derived cells (e.g. macrophages, DCs, PMNs) was required for restricting pathogen growth in the gut tissue. Thus IFN-γR-signaling influences different mucosal responses to infection, including not only pathogen restriction in the lamina propria, but, as shown here, also goblet cell function.
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- Pascal Songhet
- Institute of Microbiology (D-BIOL), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology (D-BIOL), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology (D-BIOL), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology (D-BIOL), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Microbiology (D-BIOL), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Jung H, Barthel M. Management und Outcome bei Patienten mit Gastroschisis. Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sigurdson CJ, Heikenwalder M, Manco G, Barthel M, Schwarz P, Stecher B, Krautler NJ, Hardt WD, Seifert B, MacPherson AJS, Corthesy I, Aguzzi A. Bacterial colitis increases susceptibility to oral prion disease. J Infect Dis 2009; 199:243-52. [PMID: 19072552 DOI: 10.1086/595791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Dietary exposure to prion-contaminated materials has caused kuru and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in cattle, mink, and felines. The epidemiology of dietary prion infections suggests that host genetic modifiers and possibly exogenous cofactors may play a decisive role in determining disease susceptibility. However, few cofactors influencing susceptibility to prion infection have been identified. In the present study, we investigated whether colitis might represent one such cofactor. We report that moderate colitis caused by an attenuated Salmonella strain more than doubles the susceptibility of mice to oral prion infection and modestly accelerates the development of disease after prion challenge. The prion protein was up-regulated in intestines and mesenteric lymph nodes of mice with colitis, providing a possible mechanism for the effect of colitis on the pathogenesis of prion disease. Therefore, moderate intestinal inflammation at the time of prion exposure may constitute one of the elusive risk factors underlying the development of TSE.
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Flesch R, Wirsing A, Barthel M, Plenge J, Rühl E. Inner-valence photoionization of O(D1): Experimental evidence for the 2s22p4(D1)→2s12p5(P1) transition. J Chem Phys 2008; 128:074307. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2830232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hapfelmeier S, Müller AJ, Stecher B, Kaiser P, Barthel M, Endt K, Eberhard M, Robbiani R, Jacobi CA, Heikenwalder M, Kirschning C, Jung S, Stallmach T, Kremer M, Hardt WD. Microbe sampling by mucosal dendritic cells is a discrete, MyD88-independent step in DeltainvG S. Typhimurium colitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 205:437-50. [PMID: 18268033 PMCID: PMC2271026 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20070633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Intestinal dendritic cells (DCs) are believed to sample and present commensal bacteria to the gut-associated immune system to maintain immune homeostasis. How antigen sampling pathways handle intestinal pathogens remains elusive. We present a murine colitogenic Salmonella infection model that is highly dependent on DCs. Conditional DC depletion experiments revealed that intestinal virulence of S. Typhimurium SL1344 ΔinvG mutant lacking a functional type 3 secretion system-1 (ΔinvG)critically required DCs for invasion across the epithelium. The DC-dependency was limited to the early phase of infection when bacteria colocalized with CD11c+CX3CR1+ mucosal DCs. At later stages, the bacteria became associated with other (CD11c−CX3CR1−) lamina propria cells, DC depletion no longer attenuated the pathology, and a MyD88-dependent mucosal inflammation was initiated. Using bone marrow chimeric mice, we showed that the MyD88 signaling within hematopoietic cells, which are distinct from DCs, was required and sufficient for induction of the colitis. Moreover, MyD88-deficient DCs supported transepithelial uptake of the bacteria and the induction of MyD88-dependent colitis. These results establish that pathogen sampling by DCs is a discrete, and MyD88-independent, step during the initiation of a mucosal innate immune response to bacterial infection in vivo.
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Stecher B, Barthel M, Schlumberger MC, Haberli L, Rabsch W, Kremer M, Hardt WD. Motility allows S. Typhimurium to benefit from the mucosal defence. Cell Microbiol 2008; 10:1166-80. [PMID: 18241212 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2008.01118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The mammalian intestine is colonized by a dense bacterial community, called microbiota. The microbiota shields from intestinal infection (colonization resistance). Recently, we have shown that enteropathogenic Salmonella spp. can exploit inflammation to compete with the intestinal microbiota. The mechanisms explaining the enhanced pathogen growth in the inflamed intestine are elusive. Here, we analysed the function of bacterial flagella in the inflamed intestine using a mouse model for acute Salmonella Typhimurium enterocolitis. Mutations affecting flagellar assembly (Fla(-)) and chemotaxis (Che(-)) impaired the pathogen's fitness in the inflamed intestine, but not in the normal gut. This was attributable to a localized source of high-energy nutrients (e.g. galactose-containing glyco-conjugates, mucin) released as an element of the mucosal defence. Motility allows Salmonella Typhimurium to benefit from these nutrients and utilize them for enhanced growth. Thus, nutrient availability contributes to enhanced pathogen growth in the inflamed intestine. Strategies interfering with bacterial motility or nutrient availability might offer starting points for therapeutic approaches.
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- Bärbel Stecher
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Stecher B, Robbiani R, Walker AW, Westendorf AM, Barthel M, Kremer M, Chaffron S, Macpherson AJ, Buer J, Parkhill J, Dougan G, von Mering C, Hardt WD. Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium exploits inflammation to compete with the intestinal microbiota. PLoS Biol 2007; 5:2177-89. [PMID: 17760501 PMCID: PMC1951780 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 775] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Most mucosal surfaces of the mammalian body are colonized by microbial communities ("microbiota"). A high density of commensal microbiota inhabits the intestine and shields from infection ("colonization resistance"). The virulence strategies allowing enteropathogenic bacteria to successfully compete with the microbiota and overcome colonization resistance are poorly understood. Here, we investigated manipulation of the intestinal microbiota by the enteropathogenic bacterium Salmonella enterica subspecies 1 serovar Typhimurium (S. Tm) in a mouse colitis model: we found that inflammatory host responses induced by S. Tm changed microbiota composition and suppressed its growth. In contrast to wild-type S. Tm, an avirulent invGsseD mutant failing to trigger colitis was outcompeted by the microbiota. This competitive defect was reverted if inflammation was provided concomitantly by mixed infection with wild-type S. Tm or in mice (IL10(-/-), VILLIN-HA(CL4-CD8)) with inflammatory bowel disease. Thus, inflammation is necessary and sufficient for overcoming colonization resistance. This reveals a new concept in infectious disease: in contrast to current thinking, inflammation is not always detrimental for the pathogen. Triggering the host's immune defence can shift the balance between the protective microbiota and the pathogen in favour of the pathogen.
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- Bärbel Stecher
- Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mucosal Immunity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Mucosal Immunity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Stecher B, Paesold G, Barthel M, Kremer M, Jantsch J, Stallmach T, Heikenwalder M, Hardt WD. Chronic Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium-induced colitis and cholangitis in streptomycin-pretreated Nramp1+/+ mice. Infect Immun 2006; 74:5047-57. [PMID: 16926396 PMCID: PMC1594839 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00072-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica subspecies 1 serovar Typhimurium is an enteric bacterial pathogen infecting a broad range of hosts. In susceptible Nramp1(-/-) (Slc11alpha1(-/-)) mice, serovar Typhimurium cannot efficiently colonize the intestine but causes a systemic typhoid-like infection. However, after pretreatment with streptomycin, these susceptible (C57BL/6 and BALB/c) mice develop acute serovar Typhimurium-induced colitis (M. Barthel et al., Infect. Immun. 71:2839-2858, 2003). It was not clear whether resistant Nramp1(+/+) (Slc11alpha1(+/+)) mouse strains would similarly develop colitis. Here we compared serovar Typhimurium infection in streptomycin-pretreated susceptible (C57BL/6) and resistant (DBA/2 and 129Sv/Ev) mouse strains: We found that acute colitis (days 1 and 3 postinfection) is strikingly similar in susceptible and resistant mice. In 129Sv/Ev mice we followed the serovar Typhimurium infection for as long as 6 weeks. After the initial phase of acute colitis, these animals developed chronic crypt-destructive colitis, including ulceration, crypt abscesses, pronounced mucosal and submucosal infiltrates, overshooting regeneration of the epithelium, and crypt branching. Moreover, we observed inflammation of the gall duct epithelium (cholangitis) in the 129Sv/Ev mice between days 14 and 43 of infection. Cholangitis was not attributable to side effects of the streptomycin treatment. Furthermore, chronic infection of 129Sv/Ev mice in a typhoid fever model did not lead to cholangitis. We propose that streptomycin-pretreated 129Sv/Ev mice provide a robust murine model for chronic enteric salmonellosis including complications such as cholangitis.
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- Bärbel Stecher
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Hapfelmeier S, Stecher B, Barthel M, Kremer M, Müller AJ, Heikenwalder M, Stallmach T, Hensel M, Pfeffer K, Akira S, Hardt WD. The Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-2 and SPI-1 type III secretion systems allow Salmonella serovar typhimurium to trigger colitis via MyD88-dependent and MyD88-independent mechanisms. J Immunol 2005; 174:1675-85. [PMID: 15661931 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.3.1675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Salmonella typhimurium can colonize the gut, invade intestinal tissues, and cause enterocolitis. In vitro studies suggest different mechanisms leading to mucosal inflammation, including 1) direct modulation of proinflammatory signaling by bacterial type III effector proteins and 2) disruption or penetration of the intestinal epithelium so that penetrating bacteria or bacterial products can trigger innate immunity (i.e., TLR signaling). We studied these mechanisms in vivo using streptomycin-pretreated wild-type and knockout mice including MyD88(-/-) animals lacking an adaptor molecule required for signaling via most TLRs. The Salmonella SPI-1 and the SPI-2 type III secretion systems (TTSS) contributed to inflammation. Mutants that retain only a functional SPI-1 (M556; sseD::aphT) or a SPI-2 TTSS (SB161; DeltainvG) caused attenuated colitis, which reflected distinct aspects of the colitis caused by wild-type S. typhimurium: M556 caused diffuse cecal inflammation that did not require MyD88 signaling. In contrast, SB161 induced focal mucosal inflammation requiring MyD88. M556 but not SB161 was found in intestinal epithelial cells. In the lamina propria, M556 and SB161 appeared to reside in different leukocyte cell populations as indicated by differential CD11c staining. Only the SPI-2-dependent inflammatory pathway required aroA-dependent intracellular growth. Thus, S. typhimurium can use two independent mechanisms to elicit colitis in vivo: SPI-1-dependent and MyD88-independent signaling to epithelial cells and SPI-2-dependent intracellular proliferation in the lamina propria triggering MyD88-dependent innate immune responses.
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- Siegfried Hapfelmeier
- Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, Eidgenössiche Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland
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Hapfelmeier S, Ehrbar K, Stecher B, Barthel M, Kremer M, Hardt WD. Role of the Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 effector proteins SipA, SopB, SopE, and SopE2 in Salmonella enterica subspecies 1 serovar Typhimurium colitis in streptomycin-pretreated mice. Infect Immun 2004; 72:795-809. [PMID: 14742523 PMCID: PMC321604 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.2.795-809.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica subspecies 1 serovar Typhimurium (serovar Typhimurium) induces enterocolitis in humans and cattle. The mechanisms of enteric salmonellosis have been studied most extensively in calf infection models. The previous studies established that effector protein translocation into host cells via the Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI-1) type III secretion system (TTSS) is of central importance in serovar Typhimurium enterocolitis. We recently found that orally streptomycin-pretreated mice provide an alternative model for serovar Typhimurium colitis. In this model the SPI-1 TTSS also plays a key role in the elicitation of intestinal inflammation. However, whether intestinal inflammation in calves and intestinal inflammation in streptomycin-pretreated mice are induced by the same SPI-1 effector proteins is still unclear. Therefore, we analyzed the role of the SPI-1 effector proteins SopB/SigD, SopE, SopE2, and SipA/SspA in elicitation of intestinal inflammation in the murine model. We found that sipA, sopE, and, to a lesser degree, sopE2 contribute to murine colitis, but we could not assign an inflammation phenotype to sopB. These findings are in line with previous studies performed with orally infected calves. Extending these observations, we demonstrated that in addition to SipA, SopE and SopE2 can induce intestinal inflammation independent of each other and in the absence of SopB. In conclusion, our data corroborate the finding that streptomycin-pretreated mice provide a useful model for studying the molecular mechanisms of serovar Typhimurium colitis and are an important starting point for analysis of the molecular events triggered by SopE, SopE2, and SipA in vivo.
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Barthel M, Hapfelmeier S, Quintanilla-Martínez L, Kremer M, Rohde M, Hogardt M, Pfeffer K, Rüssmann H, Hardt WD. Pretreatment of mice with streptomycin provides a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium colitis model that allows analysis of both pathogen and host. Infect Immun 2003; 71:2839-58. [PMID: 12704158 PMCID: PMC153285 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.5.2839-2858.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 748] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Salmonella enterica subspecies 1 serovar Typhimurium is a principal cause of human enterocolitis. For unknown reasons, in mice serovar Typhimurium does not provoke intestinal inflammation but rather targets the gut-associated lymphatic tissues and causes a systemic typhoid-like infection. The lack of a suitable murine model has limited the analysis of the pathogenetic mechanisms of intestinal salmonellosis. We describe here how streptomycin-pretreated mice provide a mouse model for serovar Typhimurium colitis. Serovar Typhimurium colitis in streptomycin-pretreated mice resembles many aspects of the human infection, including epithelial ulceration, edema, induction of intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and massive infiltration of PMN/CD18(+) cells. This pathology is strongly dependent on protein translocation via the serovar Typhimurium SPI1 type III secretion system. Using a lymphotoxin beta-receptor knockout mouse strain that lacks all lymph nodes and organized gut-associated lymphatic tissues, we demonstrate that Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes are dispensable for the initiation of murine serovar Typhimurium colitis. Our results demonstrate that streptomycin-pretreated mice offer a unique infection model that allows for the first time to use mutants of both the pathogen and the host to study the molecular mechanisms of enteric salmonellosis.
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- Manja Barthel
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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OBJECTIVE To assess outcomes of trauma caused by television sets falling onto children. METHODS Retrospective review of medical charts of 183 children aged 7 years and younger hospitalized for injuries caused by falling television sets. Descriptive statistics were applied. DATA SOURCES Phase 2 (1988-1995) and phase 3 (1995-1999) of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. OUTCOME MEASURES Demographics, injured body region, injury severity measured by the Injury Severity Score, length of hospital stay, admission to the intensive care unit, surgical intervention, in-hospital death rate, disability resulting from the injury, and disposition at discharge from the hospital. RESULTS The sample population represented 0.5% of all National Pediatric Trauma Registry admissions in this age group. More than half (57.4%) of the children were boys, and more than three quarters (76.0%) were 1 to 4 years of age. In most cases (95.1%), the injury occurred at home. Most children (68.3%) sustained head injury, and 43.7% sustained injuries to multiple body regions. More than a quarter (28.4%) of the children had injuries of moderate to critical severity (Injury Severity Score, 10-75), about a third (31.1%) required admission to the intensive care unit, and 20.2% needed 1 or more surgical interventions. The average length of hospitalization was 3.3 days. Five children (2.7%) died, and 48 (26.2%) developed functional limitations, which required discharge to a rehabilitation facility in 5 cases. Most (94.0%) of the children returned to their home. The proportion of television set-related injuries increased more than 100% during the study period. CONCLUSIONS The injuries reported are not trivial. Not only did they require hospitalization, but they also resulted in an in-hospital death rate comparable to the 2.5% rate observed in children of the same age group injured by unintentional blunt trauma, inclusive of motor vehicle traffic-related injuries. Since virtually all American children are at risk for such injury, we suggest that television set designs be modified to reduce the incidence and severity of the problem.
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- C DiScala
- New England Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington St, Campus Box 75K/R, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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We compared the results of primary ultrasonographic examination of 163 children with 224 suspected fractures with the subsequent radiological findings. The aim was to assess the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of fractures in children. We found a good correlation for fractures of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs. Ultrasound was most reliable for the detection of simple femoral and humeral diaphyseal fractures and fractures of the forearm. It was less dependable for compound injuries and fractures adjacent to joints, lesions of the small bones of the hand and foot, non-displaced epiphyseal fractures (Salter-Harris type 1) or those with a fracture line of less than 1mm. We were able to distinguish several types of fracture in which the use of ultrasound alone gave reliable information and further radiography was unnecessary. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skeletal ultrasonographic studies in children.
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- U. Hübner
- Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, The Medical University of Lübeck, Ratze-burger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, The Medical University of Lübeck, Ratze-burger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, The Medical University of Lübeck, Ratze-burger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, The Medical University of Lübeck, Ratze-burger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, The Medical University of Lübeck, Ratze-burger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany
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We compared the results of primary ultrasonographic examination of 163 children with 224 suspected fractures with the subsequent radiological findings. The aim was to assess the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of fractures in children. We found a good correlation for fractures of the long bones of the upper and lower limbs. Ultrasound was most reliable for the detection of simple femoral and humeral diaphyseal fractures and fractures of the forearm. It was less dependable for compound injuries and fractures adjacent to joints, lesions of the small bones of the hand and foot, non-displaced epiphyseal fractures (Salter-Harris type 1) or those with a fracture line of less than 1mm. We were able to distinguish several types of fracture in which the use of ultrasound alone gave reliable information and further radiography was unnecessary. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of skeletal ultrasonographic studies in children.
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- U Hübner
- Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, Medical University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Lübeck, Germany.
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OBJECTIVES To determine differences between hospital admitted injuries to children with preinjury attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and injuries to those with no preinjury conditions (NO). DESIGN Comparative analysis, excluding fatalities, of ADHD patients (n = 240) to NO patients (n = 21 902), 5 through 14 years of age. OUTCOME MEASURES Demographics, injury characteristics, length of stay, admission to the intensive care unit, surgical intervention, disability, and disposition at discharge. DATA SOURCE Retrospective review of charts submitted by more than 70 hospitals participating in the National Pediatric Trauma Registry between October 1988 and April 1996. RESULTS Compared with the NO children, the children with ADHD were more likely to be boys (87.9% vs 66.5%), to be injured as pedestrians (27.5% vs 18.3%) or bicyclists (17.1% vs 13.8%), and to inflict injury to themselves (1.3% vs 0.1%). They were more likely to sustain injuries to multiple body regions (57.1% vs 43%), to sustain head injuries (53% vs 41%), and to be severely injured as measured by the Injury Severity Score (12.5% vs 5.4%) and the Glasgow Coma Scale (7.5% vs 3.4%). The ADHD mean length of stay was 6.2 days versus 5.4 in the NO group. In both groups, 40% had surgery, but the ADHD children were admitted more frequently to the intensive care unit (37.1% vs 24.1%). The injury led to disability in 53% of the children with ADHD vs 48% of the NO children. Children with ADHD with any disability were twice as likely to be discharged to rehabilitation/extended care than were the NO children. CONCLUSIONS Injured children with ADHD are more likely to sustain severe injuries than are children without ADHD. More research is needed to identify prevention efforts specifically targeted at this population.
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- C DiScala
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Schäfer R, Gerlach K, Barthel M, Schmucker P. [Effect of endoscopic surgery techniques in children on ventilation]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 1997; 32:343-7. [PMID: 9333328 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The purpose of our study was to show the effects of laparoscopic procedures on the ventilation of children. We measured an increase of ventilation pressures (Pmax, Ppfat and Pmean) of 28, 35 and 48% respectively. petCO2 rose from 35 to 41 +/- 2 mmHg. There was no loss of body temperature in any child. Laparoscopic procedures as seen here for appendectomy or diagnostic exploration in children of 13.5 kg body weight or more caused no problems that were clinically evident. The increase of ventilation pressure could be attenuated by choosing the parameters of ventilation (e.g. flow, I:E ratio) in such a way that Pmax does not exceed 20 mbar. Alternatively, pressure-controlled ventilation may be used, adjusting petCO2 by ventilation frequency. In any case there must be a strict control of all possible side effects of laparoscopy, such as cutaneous emphysema or pneumothorax.
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- R Schäfer
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Medizinische Universitätsklinik Lübeck
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Barthel M, Halsband H. [Aggressive fibromatosis in childhood]. Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd 1996; 113:1108-11. [PMID: 9101792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Despite its benign microscopic appearance and nonmetastatic behavior, aggressive fibromatosis infiltrates neighboring tissues and has a considerably high recurrence rate (30%-60%). It is a rare lesion (0.03%-0.1% of all tumors) with an incidence of between two and four cases per million residents and per year. There is no agreement regarding the etiology of fibromatosis. Hormonal, traumatic and genetic influences have been described. It is a common manifestation in Gardener syndrome. The treatment of choice is broad surgical resection. When resection is incomplete or impossible, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or chemotherapy in combination with hyperthermia is the second choice of treatment. On the basis of five children observed, we discuss the etiologic factors, classification, clinical aspects and results of surgical and medical therapy.
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- Adolescent
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Female
- Fibromatosis, Aggressive/etiology
- Fibromatosis, Aggressive/pathology
- Fibromatosis, Aggressive/therapy
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/etiology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/therapy
- Neoplasm Staging
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/etiology
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/therapy
- Treatment Outcome
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- M Barthel
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderchirurgie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck
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Köhler H, Nustede R, Lüdtke FE, Barthel M, Schlemminger R, Schafmayer A. The role of pancreatic innervation and cholecystokinin in the intestinal phase of pancreatic polypeptide release in conscious dogs. Res Exp Med (Berl) 1993; 193:47-56. [PMID: 8446771 DOI: 10.1007/bf02576210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Besides vagal cholinergic mechanisms, pancreatic polypeptide (PP) secretion is thought to be mediated by hormones. This study was performed to delineate the role of extrinsic pancreatic innervation and cholecystokinin (CCK) in amino acid- and fat-stimulated PP secretion. In ten mongrel dogs, pancreatic denervation was performed by the method of Debas et al. [3]. Total denervation of the pancreas did not alter PP response to intraduodenal application of amino acids (integrated output 24,434 +/- 3260 pmol/1 x 120 min before vs 22,797 +/- 2470 pmol/1 x 120 min after operation) and to intraduodenal fat solution (19,595 +/- 2121 pmol/1 x 120 min vs 19,983 +/- 2031 pmol/1 x 120 min). Also, no significant differences were measured in CCK release (491 +/- 71 pmol/1 x 120 min vs 430 +/- 57 pmol/1 x 120 min for amino acids, 571 = 63 pmol/1 x 120 min vs 563 +/- 89 pmol/1 x 120 min for fat solution). Plasma PP and CCK levels were compared by linear regression analysis. Correlations between PP and CCK were high in the intact pancreas (amino acids, r = 0.92; fat, r = 0.99) as well as in the denervated pancreas (r = 0.93 amino acids and r = 0.98 fat). These results show that extrinsic pancreatic innervation does not influence PP and CCK release after intraduodenal amino acids or fat solution and that PP secretion seems to be mediated to some extent through the release of CCK.
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- H Köhler
- Department of General Surgery, University of Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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Barthel M, Reichert B, Streff M, Twite KA. Charting by exception eases documentation. Oncol Nurs Forum 1993; 20:826. [PMID: 8337177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- M Barthel
- Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
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Tytko A, Exner B, Schrock E, Barthel M, Siegel EG, Köhler H, Nebendahl K, Leonhardt U. Hydroxyethyl starch does not improve pancreas preservation with HTK. Langenbecks Arch Chir 1993; 378:82-5. [PMID: 7682642 DOI: 10.1007/bf00202114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The effect of hydroxyethyl starch on pancreas preservation with cardioplegic histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution (HTK) was investigated. The study was performed using an in vitro reperfusion system of the porcine pancreas. During organ preservation pancreatic weight, arterial pressure, volume flow, and washout of amylase and lactate were quantified. Addition of hydroxyethyl starch did not affect arteriovenous volume flow or washout of amylase and lactate during protective perfusion after pancreas preparation. However, hydroxyethyl starch in HTK prevented an increase in pancreatic weight at the end of the protective perfusion (102.2 +/- 4.55% vs 127.8 +/- 4.62% in controls; p < 0.005) and after 24 h cold ischemia (72.9 +/- 3.91% vs. 83.5 +/- 3.49% in controls; p < 0.05). Hydroxyethyl starch did not affect postischemic organ quality assessed during reperfusion in a perfusion chamber by pancreatic vascular resistance, amylase and lactate release, insulin secretion, and oxygen consumption. We conclude that hydroxyethyl starch does not bring about any further improvement in immediate postischemic organ quality assessed in an in vitro reperfusion system.
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- A Tytko
- Department of Medicine, University of Göttingen, Germany
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Leonhardt U, Tytko A, Exner B, Barthel M, Stöckmann F, Köhler H, Siegel EG, Nebendahl K, Creutzfeldt W. The effect of different solutions for organ preservation on immediate postischemic pancreatic function in vitro. Transplantation 1993; 55:11-4. [PMID: 8420035 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199301000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The present study compares the effect of organ preservation with Euro-Collins solution, cardioplegic histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution, and University of Wisconsin solution on immediate pancreatic function after cold storage at 4 degrees C for 24 hr. Postischemic organ quality of a porcine pancreas preparation was tested by quantification of physiological and biomedical parameters in a one-line reperfusion system. During reperfusion with a constant arterial pressure the arteriovenous flow rate was significantly higher for HTK (5.7 +/- 0.91 ml/min, n = 8; P < 0.05 vs. EC) and UW (7.4 +/- 0.81 ml/min, n = 8; P < 0.05 vs. EC) than for EC (3.0 +/- 0.26 ml/min, n = 6). The lowest lactate content in the reperfusate was found after HTK protection (HTK, 64.0 +/- 7.2 mumol/50 ml, n = 8; versus EC, 114.2 +/- 1.7 mumol/50 ml, n = 6, P < 0.001; versus UW, 148.0 +/- 28.6 mumol/50 ml, n = 8, P < 0.05). Amylase in the venous effluent was significantly lower (P < 0.05) for HTK or UW protection than for EC (HTK, 189 +/- 72.6 U/ml; UW, 188 +/- 39.4 U/ml; EC, 416 +/- 71.7 U/ml). Oxygen consumption during reperfusion was significantly higher for HTK (2.15 +/- 0.22 microliters/g/min, P < 0.001) and UW (1.80 +/- 0.52 microliters/g/min, P < 0.05) than for EC (0.47 +/- 0.13 microliters/g/min). We conclude that immediate postischemic organ quality and pancreatic function after protection with HTK is not inferior to preservation with UW.
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- U Leonhardt
- Department of Medicine, University of Göttingen, Germany
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Köhler H, Nustede R, Lüdtke FE, Barthel M, Schafmayer A. Effect of total extrinsic denervation and atropine on HCl-stimulated pancreatic exocrine secretion and CCK release in conscious dogs. Pancreas 1992; 7:719-25. [PMID: 1448459 DOI: 10.1097/00006676-199211000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In 10 dogs with pancreatic fistulas, we studied the effect of extrinsic pancreatic innervation and atropine on protein and bicarbonate secretion and cholecystokinin (CCK) release after intraduodenal perfusion with HCl. Before and after extrinsic denervation of the pancreas, the dogs were given 0.05 M HCl in increasing doses (1.5-48 mmol/h). Tests were repeated with atropine. Increasing doses of HCl resulted in a dose-dependent release of protein and bicarbonate output in both the intact and the denervated pancreas. However, pancreatic denervation significantly decreased pancreatic secretion in response to low loads but not to high loads of HCl. HCl-stimulated CCK release was not altered by pancreatic denervation. In the intact pancreas, atropine significantly reduced bicarbonate and protein response to low loads but not to high doses of HCl. In the denervated gland, atropine had no further inhibitory effect on exocrine pancreatic secretion. Furthermore, atropine showed no influence on HCl-stimulated CCK release under either condition.
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- H Köhler
- Department of General Surgery, University of Göttingen, Germany
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Köhler H, Nustede R, Barthel M, Schafmayer A, Peiper HJ. [Effect of pancreatic innervation on exocrine secretory performance of the pancreas]. Langenbecks Arch Chir 1992; 377:133-40. [PMID: 1619972 DOI: 10.1007/bf00184369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In the present study we examined the influence of extrinsic pancreatic innervation on exocrine pancreatic response to secretin, caerulein, tryptophan and fat, and furthermore the amino acid- and fat-stimulated release of neurotensin and CCK in dogs. Denervation of the pancreas did not alter secretory response to secretin and caerulein, whereas transsection of the extrinsic nerves significantly diminished the protein response to tryptophan and fat. Release of CCK was not altered by pancreatic denervation. However, fat-evoked neurotensin plasma levels were significantly increased after denervation of the pancreas.
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- H Köhler
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeinchirurgie, Universität Göttingen, BRD
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Köhler H, Schröter-Printzen I, Nustede R, Barthel M, Ebert R, Schafmayer A. Endocrine response to intragastric and intravenous glucose challenge in the denervated dog pancreas. Int J Pancreatol 1992; 11:117-24. [PMID: 1607729 DOI: 10.1007/bf02925983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The functional connection between the gut and the islet cells comprises nerves and gastrointestinal hormones. In this study, we quantified the incretin effect and the glucose tolerance (KG value) before and after denervation of the pancreas in dogs in order to find out whether the incretin effect is mediated by nerves. The participation of nerves was estimated by comparing metabolic tests before and after total extrinsic pancreatic denervation in 10 dogs. Fifty-nine percent of the insulin response after intragastric glucose was calculated preoperatively to be the result of incretin factors, a value similar to the 62% found in the postoperative series (with denervated pancreas). The response of GIP to intragastric glucose was not significantly different between pre- and postoperative tests. The KG values pre- and postoperative were in the same range. From our data, we conclude that extrinsic nerves of the pancreas do not seem to play an important role in mediating glucose homeostasis in dogs.
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- H Köhler
- Department of General Surgery, University of Göttingen, FRG
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Schafmayer A, Neufang T, Barthel M, Schleef J, Lüdtke FE, Lepsien G. [Endoscopic hernia repair]. Chirurg 1992; 63:357-9; discussion 360. [PMID: 1534534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A laparoscopic procedure for surgical hernia repair is reported. In comparison to other methods we do not only remove the peritoneal sac, but close although the inguinal canal with a nonresorbable marlex mesh. Up to now we practiced this technique in 35 patients. First post-operative results are encouraging but nothing can be said about longterm results, especially the recurrence rate.
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- A Schafmayer
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeinchirurgie, Universität Göttingen
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Köhler H, Nustede R, Barthel M, Schafmayer A. [Influence of extrinsic denervation of the pancreas on food-stimulated pancreas secretion and cholecystokinin and neurotensin release in the dog]. Z Gastroenterol 1992; 30:125-9. [PMID: 1553826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In the present study we examined the effect of extrinsic pancreatic denervation on meal-stimulated pancreatic exocrine secretion and the release of neurotensin and CCK in dogs. Denervation of the pancreas significantly decreased protein output from preoperatively 16,661 +/- 1824 mg x 150 min to 2033 +/- 316 mg x 150 min postoperatively (p less than 0.001), and bicarbonate secretion from 297.5 +/- 36 mmol x 150 min to 104.85 +/- 16 mmol x 150 min (p less than 0.01). Release of neurotensin and CCK was not altered by interruption of the extrinsic pancreatic nerves. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that pancreatic secretory response to a meal is predominantly mediated by neutral extrinsic reflexes.
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- H Köhler
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeinchirurgie im Zentrum Chirurgie, Universität Göttingen
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Köhler H, Nustede R, Barthel M, Müller C, Schafmayer A. Total denervation of the pancreas does not alter the pancreatic polypeptide-induced inhibition of pancreatic exocrine secretion in dogs. Res Exp Med (Berl) 1991; 191:359-69. [PMID: 1759047 DOI: 10.1007/bf02576691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) is a potent inhibitor of pancreatic exocrine secretion in vivo. The mechanism of pancreatic inhibition by PP is unknown, but the absence of PP receptors on pancreatic exocrine cells makes a direct effect of this hormone on the gland unlikely. In this study, we investigated the hypothesis that PP exerts its inhibitory effect via extrinsic neural pathways. Ten dogs with gastric and pancreatic fistulas were given an intravenous infusion of 250 ng/kg-1 h-1 secretin and 50 ng/kg-1 h-1 caerulein over 3 h. One hour after starting the infusion, 400 pmol kg-1 h-1 porcine PP were administered over 1 h. Pancreatic bicarbonate and protein secretions were measured. Later, the pancreas was extrinsically denervated. PP infusion decreased bicarbonate secretion in the intact gland by 47% and in the denervated pancreas by 57%. Protein secretion was diminished by exogenous PP by 31% in the intact and by 44% in the denervated pancreas. Despite pancreatic denervation, PP still exerted a significant inhibitory effect. Atropine infusion completely blocked the inhibitory effect of PP on caerulein-stimulated pancreatic protein secretion both in the intact and denervated pancreas and of secretion-evoked bicarbonate output in the denervated gland. We conclude that the inhibitory action of the hormone is not mediated via extrinsic neural pathways of the pancreas, but PP may exert its effect via intrinsic atropine-sensitive mechanisms.
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- H Köhler
- Department of General Surgery, University of Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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Injuries resulting from falls from heights still constitute a significant portion of urban trauma. At this pediatric trauma center, 70 children were admitted from 1985 to 1988 after sustaining a fall of 10 feet or greater or at least one story. The mean patient age was 5 years and 68% of the patients were boys. Seventy-eight percent of falls occurred from 2 stories or less and usually took place at or near the home. Most patients sustained a single major injury and all survived. The majority of injuries involved the head or skeleton and residual functional deficits were uncommon. The incidence of falls from heights has remained high in urban areas despite public education and building codes that require window guards and safety rails.
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- C A Musemeche
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60614
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Leonhardt U, Barthel M, Tytko A, Dröge M, Siegel EG, Nebendahl K, Köhler H, Creutzfeldt W. Preservation of the porcine pancreas with HTK and Euro-Collins solution: studies in a reperfusion system. Eur J Clin Invest 1990; 20:536-9. [PMID: 1702387 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1990.tb01898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The present study compares the preservation of the porcine pancreas by the standard Euro-Collins solution or the cardioplegic histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution (HTK). The explanted pancreas was stored at 4 degrees C for 6 and 24 h respectively, following which organ quality was assessed in a reperfusion chamber measuring physiological and biomedical parameters. After 6 h ischaemia, the amount of lactate was significantly lower when HTK was used for protection. Other parameters like insulin release, amylase release, vascular resistance and oxygen consumption of the pancreas did not indicate a significant difference. Protection with HTK significantly improved pancreas preservation after 24 h ischaemia: lactate content in the reperfusate was lower (HTK: 64.0 +/- 7.2 mumol 50 ml-1 n = 8, v. EC: 114.2 +/- 1.7 mumol 50 ml-1, n = 6), the arteriovenous flow rate was higher (HTK: 5.7 +/- 0.91 ml min-1 v. EC: 3.0 +/- 0.26 ml min-1), and the pancreatic oxygen consumption was increased (HTK: 2.15 +/- 0.22 microliter O2 min-1 g-1 v. 0.47 +/- 0.08 microliter O2 min-1 g-1). We conclude that pancreas preservation can be improved in vitro by protection with HTK solution.
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- U Leonhardt
- Department of Medicine, University of Göttingen, FRG
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Leonhardt U, Barthel M, Tytko A, Dröge M, Siegel EG, Nebendahl K, Köhler H, Bretschneider HJ, Creutzfeldt W. Effect of three protective solutions on vascular resistance of the perfused porcine pancreas. Transplant Proc 1990; 22:720-3. [PMID: 1691551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- U Leonhardt
- Department of Medicine, University of Göttingen, Germany
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Barthel M, Leonhardt U, Köhler H, Siegel EG, Tytko A, Nebendahl K, Peiper HJ, Creutzfeldt W. The perfused porcine pancreas as a model for testing organ protective solutions. Res Exp Med (Berl) 1989; 189:303-11. [PMID: 2479064 DOI: 10.1007/bf01855035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The present study was designed to establish an in vitro perfused porcine pancreas preparation as a model for testing the effect of organ protective solutions on stimulated pancreatic endocrine and exocrine secretion. The pancreas was prepared and perfused for 10 min with Euro Collins solution, thereafter it was stored in the cold (4 degrees C) for various times. After 3-h and 6-h ischemia pancreatic insulin release in response to glucose was not significantly affected. After 12-h ischemia reduced pancreatic insulin secretin, increased perfusion pressure, and increased amylase and lipase release indicated pancreatic damage. Complete pancreatic dysfunction was seen after 24-h and 48-h ischemia with massive increase in perfusion pressure and low insulin secretion which did not follow a glucose-dependent release pattern, while amylase and lipase concentrations in the perfusion medium increased. Stimulated exocrine pancreatic secretion was significantly decreased already after 3-h ischemia and completely lost after 12 h.
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- M Barthel
- Dept. of Medicine, University of Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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- U Leonhardt
- Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Abteilung für Gastroenterologie und Endokrinologie, Universität Göttingen, Germany
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There is strong evidence that the vagus nerve plays an important role in exocrine pancreatic secretion. In the present study we examined the effect of total extrinsic denervation of the pancreas on exocrine pancreatic secretion to different stimuli in dogs. In the experiments we used the model of the orthotopic autotransplanted dog pancreas as described by Debas et al. Denervation of the gland did not significantly alter water and bicarbonate response to secretin. The dose-response curve of caerulein showed the denervated pancreas as sensitive as the intact gland. However, autotransplantation of the pancreas caused a significant decrease (p less than 0.05) in protein secretion during intraintestinal L-tryptophan in increasing doses. Furthermore, bicarbonate and protein secretion after food intake was significantly decreased in the denervated pancreas (protein: peak levels 380 mg/15 min and 135 mg/15 min; bicarbonate: 3.2 mEq/15 min and 1.4 mEq/15 min) (p less than 0.02). From our data we conclude that the denervated pancreas is as sensitive as the intact pancreas to stimulation by exogenous secretin and caerulein, whereas denervation of the pancreas causes an important influence in the intestinal phase of pancreatic secretion.
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- H Köhler
- Department of General Surgery, University of Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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Trotnow S, Paterok E, Barthel M. [Comparison between the radioimmunologic measurement of plasma E2 and estrogen determination in urine using a hemagglutination inhibition test]. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 1985; 45:375-81. [PMID: 4018514 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1036477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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To prove the diagnostic value of a new haemagglutination inhibition test (HI-Estrotec), urinary and plasma oestrogens were simultaneously measured in 42 stimulated cycles of 40 women of the Erlangen IVF programme. Comparing the results of all paired samples, there was a correlation coefficient r = 0.6968. Correlating the total oestrogens in the early morning urine with the plasma-E2, the coefficient was r = 0.641. In 26 cases of the 42 stimulated cycles egg retrieval could be performed. Averaging the daily values of these women the graphs of E2 and urinary oestrogens show nearly parallel curves with maximal values on the same day, i.e. the first day after HCG application. Comparing the two curves of the individual patient, in 14 of 26 cases there are differences of more than 24 hours between the maximal values of urinary and plasma oestrogens. The advantages of the HI-Estrotec-Assay are: Simple handling without special demands on the laboratory equipment. The results can be obtained after two hours already. The possibility to measure several times a day without great effort. The disadvantage is: The delayed appearance of the hormones in the urine. To induce ovulation with HCG, however, actual parameters are indispensable. If the ovulation is triggered by the endogenous LH surge the diagnostic value of the new assay is sufficient when it is combined with an LH monitoring.
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Al-Hasani S, Trotnow S, Barthel M. [Cryoconservation of 8-celled stage rabbit embryos in an automated "open system"]. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 1982; 42:848-52. [PMID: 6925554 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1037170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Rabbit embryos were successfully frozen at the 8-cell stage, employing a rapid and a slow freezing-thawing program. They were then stored at -196 degrees C (liquid nitrogen) for 10 to 60 days. After thawing the embryos were examined for viability in vitro and in vivo. Using the slow program B 82.5% were morphologically intact, compared to only 69.3% after the rapid procedure (program A). 88.8% of the group first mentioned above, and 56.8% of the latter developed to the blastocyst stage after 4 to 5 days in culture. The implantation rate was 18.1%, when embryos were transferred to minus 18 hours asynchronous recipients, after thawing. With 40%, a significantly higher implantation rate could be achieved, when the embryos were transferred to minus 24 hours asynchronous foster mothers. 18 viable young were born 30 to 32 days after transfer.
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Barthel M. D.C. project analyzes Medicaid costs in HMO setting. Urban Health 1976; 5:28, 31, 41. [PMID: 800702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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