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Grasemann C, Höppner J, Burgard P, Schündeln MM, Matar N, Müller G, Krude H, Berner R, Lee-Kirsch MA, Hauck F, Wainwright K, Baumgarten S, Atinga J, Bauer JJ, Manka E, Körholz J, Kiewert C, Heinen A, Kretschmer T, Kurth T, Mittnacht J, Schramm C, Klein C, Graessner H, Hiort O, Muntau AC, Grüters A, Hoffmann GF, Choukair D. Transition for adolescents with a rare disease: results of a nationwide German project. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2023; 18:93. [PMID: 37098531 PMCID: PMC10131406 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-023-02698-2] [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] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The transition process from paediatric/adolescent to adult medical care settings is of utmost importance for the future health of adolescents with chronic diseases and poses even more difficulties in the context of rare diseases (RDs). Paediatric care teams are challenged to deliver adolescent-appropriate information and structures. Here we present a structured transition pathway which is patient-focused and adoptable for different RDs. METHODS The transition pathway for adolescents 16 years and older was developed and implemented as part of a multi-centre study in 10 university hospitals in Germany. Key elements of the pathway included: assessment of patients' disease-related knowledge and needs, training/educational and counselling sessions, a structured epicrisis and a transfer appointment jointly with the paediatric and adult specialist. Specific care coordinators from the participating university hospitals were in charge of organization and coordination of the transition process. RESULTS Of a total of 292 patients, 286 completed the pathway. Deficits in disease-specific knowledge were present in more than 90% of participants. A need for genetic or socio-legal counselling was indicated by > 60%. A mean of 2.1 training sessions per patient were provided over a period of almost 1 year, followed by the transfer to adult care in 267 cases. Twelve patients remained in paediatric care as no adult health care specialist could be identified. Targeted training and counselling resulted in improved disease-specific knowledge and contributed to empowering of patients. CONCLUSION The described transition pathway succeeds to improve health literacy in adolescents with RDs and can be implemented by paediatric care teams in any RD specialty. Patient empowerment was mainly achieved by individualized training and counselling.
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- Corinna Grasemann
- Division of Rare Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstraße 5, 44791, Bochum, Germany.
- Centre for Rare Diseases Ruhr CeSER, Ruhr-University Bochum and Witten/Herdecke University, Bochum, Germany.
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- Division of Rare Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstraße 5, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Medicine and and Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics III, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Rare Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstraße 5, 44791, Bochum, Germany
- Centre for Rare Diseases Ruhr CeSER, Ruhr-University Bochum and Witten/Herdecke University, Bochum, Germany
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- Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Paediatric Endocrinology and Centre for Rare Diseases, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Children's Department and University Centre for Rare Diseases (USE), University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Children's Department and University Centre for Rare Diseases (USE), University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital and Munich Centre for Rare Diseases (M-ZSELMU), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Rare Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstraße 5, 44791, Bochum, Germany
- Centre for Rare Diseases Ruhr CeSER, Ruhr-University Bochum and Witten/Herdecke University, Bochum, Germany
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- Division of Rare Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstraße 5, 44791, Bochum, Germany
- Centre for Rare Diseases Ruhr CeSER, Ruhr-University Bochum and Witten/Herdecke University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics II and Essener Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Children's Department and University Centre for Rare Diseases (USE), University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics II and Essener Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Children's Department and University Centre for Rare Diseases (USE), University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Children's Department and University Centre for Rare Diseases (USE), University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Medicine and and Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Martin Zeitz Centre for Rare Diseases, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital and Munich Centre for Rare Diseases (M-ZSELMU), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Departments of Paediatrics, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Paediatric Endocrinology and Centre for Rare Diseases, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Medicine and and Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Medicine and and Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Ainsworth A, Baumgarten S, Bakkum-Gamez J, Weaver A, Laughlin-Tommaso S. Tubal ligation does not impact age of natural menopause. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.082] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Baumgarten S, Hobeika E, Winston N, Fierro M, Zamah A, Scoccia H, Stocco C. Folliclestimulating hormone (FSH) regulates cytoskeletal protein expression and cell structure during human granulosa cell differentiation. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Mazinani B, Baumgarten S, Schiller P, Agostini H, Helbig H, Limburg E, Hellmich M, Walter P. Vitrectomy with or without encircling band for pseudophakic retinal detachment: a multi-centre, three-arm, randomised clinical trial. VIPER Study Report No. 1--design and enrolment. Br J Ophthalmol 2015. [PMID: 26198280 PMCID: PMC4789721 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-306732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE Scleral buckling is currently used in addition to vitrectomy for the treatment of pseudophakic retinal detachment (PRD) to better support the vitreous base and better visualisation of the periphery. AIMS The aims of this study are to evaluate (1) whether the combination of 20 G vitrectomy and scleral buckling is superior to 20 G vitrectomy alone (control) (confirmatory), and (2) whether transconjunctival 23/25 G vitrectomy is non-inferior to 20 G vitrectomy (both without scleral buckling) regarding operation success (exploratory). METHODS The VIPER (Vitrectomy Plus Encircling Band Vs. Vitrectomy Alone For The Treatment Of Pseudophakic Retinal Detachment) study is an unmasked, multi-centre, three-arm randomised trial. Patients with PRD were eligible, excluding complicated retinal detachment or otherwise severe ophthalmologic impairment. Patients were randomised to one of three interventions: 20 G vitrectomy alone (control C), combination of 20 G vitrectomy and circumferential scleral buckling (experimental treatment E1) or 23/25 G vitrectomy alone (experimental treatment E2). The primary endpoint is the absence of any indication for a retina re-attaching procedure during 6 months of follow-up. Secondary endpoints include best corrected visual acuity, retina re-attaching procedures, complications and adverse events. RESULTS From June 2011 to August 2013, 257 patients were enrolled in the study. The internet randomisation service assigned 100 patients each to the treatment arms C and E1, and 57 patients to treatment E2. The imbalance is due to the fact that several retinal surgeons did not qualify for performing E2. The random assignment was stratified and balanced (ie, 1:1 or 1:1:1 ratio) by surgeon. CONCLUSIONS The described study represents a methodologically rigorous protocol evaluating the benefits of three different vitrectomy approaches to PRD. The projected results will help to establish their overall efficacy and will permit conclusions regarding their relative value. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER DRKS00003158 (German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS).
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- B Mazinani
- Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMSIE), University of Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- Eye Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinical Trials Center Cologne (ZKS), University of Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMSIE), University of Cologne, Köln, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Gaba R, Baumgarten S, Omene B, van Breemen R, Garcia K, Larson A, Omary R. Abstract No. 236: Ethiodized oil uptake does not predict doxorubicin drug delivery after chemoembolization in VX2 liver tumors. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.12.287] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Kiesewetter H, Radtke H, Schmidt FP, Becker R, Maas S, Ristau B, Baumgarten S, Pruß A, Körber K. Therapeutischer Nutzen von niedermolekularem Heparin bei Frauen mit rezidivierenden Aborten. Phlebologie 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1621809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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ZusammenfassungRezidivierende Aborte sind leider häufig. Möglicherweise hilft eine Therapie mit niedermolekularem Heparin (NMH), eine weitere Schwangerschaft erfolgreich auszutragen. Bei Frauen mit rezidivierenden Aborten werden eine systemische, inflammatorische Immunantwort und vermehrt vaskuläre Thrombosen in der Plazenta nachgewiesen. Weil Heparine sowohl eine antikoagulatorische als auch eine antiinflammatorische Komponente besitzen, untersuchten wir die Wirksamkeit einer Thera-pie mit NMH.Patienten und Methode: Die Wirksamkeit einer Monotherapie mit NMH (5 000 I.E. täglich) bei Frauen mit mindestens zwei Frühaborten oder einem Spätabort in der Anamnese wurde retrospektiv untersucht. Dazu wur-den die Daten von 147 Schwangerschaften ausgewertet. Zielvariable war die Lebendgeburtenrate. Zudem wurde untersucht, ob bestimmte Faktoren die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Abortes erhöhen.Ergebnisse: Es wurde eine Lebendgeburtenrate von 86,4 % erreicht. Es sind keine schwer- wiegenden Nebenwirkungen des Heparins aufgetreten. Als Risikofaktoren, trotz Therapie einen Abort zu erleiden, fanden wir eine im ers-ten Trimenon erhöhte Protein S-Aktivität und eine erniedrigte Faktor VIII-Aktivität sowie einen aktiven Nikotinabusus.Schlussfolgerung: Es wurde eine Lebendgeburtenrate erreicht (86,4 %), die der von gesunden Frauen (87,2 %) entspricht. Dabei ist es unwesentlich, ob die Frauen Träger thrombophiler Genpolymorphismen sind oder nicht. Trotz einer Therapie mit NMH stellen aktiver Nikotinabusus und fehlende schwangerschaftstypische Veränderungen der Gerinnung, Risikofaktoren für einen Abort dar. Wir empfehlen diese Werte in Risikoschwangerschaften zu kontrollieren.
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Eremin A, Baumgarten S, Harth K, Stannarius R, Nguyen ZH, Goldfain A, Park CS, Maclennan JE, Glaser MA, Clark NA. Two-dimensional microrheology of freely suspended liquid crystal films. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 107:268301. [PMID: 22243186 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.268301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 08/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Smectic liquid crystals form freely-suspended, fluid films of highly uniform structure and thickness, making them ideal systems for studies of hydrodynamics in two dimensions. We have measured particle mobility and shear viscosity by direct observation of the gravitational drift of silica spheres and smectic islands included in these fluid membranes. In thick films, we observe a hydrodynamic regime dominated by lateral confinement effects, with the mobility of the inclusion determined predominantly by coupling of the fluid flow to the fixed boundaries of the film. In thin films, the mobility of inclusions is governed primarily by coupling of the fluid to the surrounding air, as predicted by Saffman-Delbrück theory.
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- A Eremin
- Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Institute for Experimental Physics, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany
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Baumgarten S, Schröder HF, Charwath C, Lange M, Beier S, Pinnekamp J. Evaluation of advanced treatment technologies for the elimination of pharmaceutical compounds. Water Sci Technol 2007; 56:1-8. [PMID: 17881831 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites have developed as ecotoxicologically relevant micropollutants in the aquatic environment. During conventional biological wastewater treatment they are eliminated insufficiently and therefore reach surface waters via discharges. They are either partially or completely non-biodegradable and/or hardly eliminable by activated sludge adsorption because they often have polar structures. Membrane bioreactor treatment (MBR) was applied to pre-treat wastewater containing pharmaceutical compounds, e.g., antibiotics like floxacins and their synthetic precursor compounds. Our objectives were to eliminate these persistent target compounds from wastewater prior to discharge into receiving waters. Therefore an advanced treatment applying MBR combined with different chemical and physicochemical processes was performed. The addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC), nano filtration (NF), reverse osmosis (UO) or ozone (O3) and O3/UV were applied to MBR permeate spiked with the selected target compounds. Treatment efficiency was assessed using conventional inorganic and organic chemical analyses besides advanced physicochemical methods like liquid chromatography coupled with mass and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS and -MS-MS).
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- S Baumgarten
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056, Aachen, Germany.
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Baumgarten S, Schröder HF, Pinnekamp J. Performance of membrane bioreactors used for the treatment of wastewater from the chemical and textile industries. Water Sci Technol 2006; 53:61-7. [PMID: 16605018 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 05/08/2023]
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Within the scope of the study, nine waste waters from the chemical and textile industries were treated in bench-scale (laboratory scale) and small-scale (pilot scale) membrane bioreactors. Depending on wastewater characteristics, the resulting performance varied significantly. It was observed that MBR effectiveness was determined primarily by the degree of biodegradability of the wastewater. In the course of several months of operation, no significant changes associated with the complete retention of the biomass by the membranes were observed. In some cases, it was possible to improve effluent quality by using smaller molecular separation sizes. The flux performance of the membrane modules was dependent on wastewater composition. Occasionally, non-degradable macromolecular substances concentrated in the bioreactor, resulting in strongly reduced filterability and flow performance of the membrane modules, consequently also reducing the economic viability of the process. The results demonstrate that wastewater-specific pilot tests are absolutely necessary, in particular if the technology is to be used for new applications.
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- S Baumgarten
- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Environmental Engineering (ISA), 52056 Aachen, Germany
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Burczyk J, Reznicek G, Baumgarten S, Hugh-Bloch M, Jurenitsch J, Schröder H, Werz U, Haslinger E. Saponins from Hacquetia epipactis. Phytochemistry 1995; 39:195-198. [PMID: 7786486 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(94)00871-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Four new estersaponins were isolated from hacquetia epipactis. Using GC-MS, FAB-MS and various 2D-NMR techniques they were identified as 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1--> 3)]- beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1-->)]-21-acetyl-22-(2-methylbutyryl)- barringtogenol C (hacquetiasaponin 1), the corresponding 21-(2-acetoxy-2-methylbutyryl)-22-acetyl-derivative (hacquetiasaponin 2), 3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl- (1-->3)]-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-(1-->)]-21-acetyl-22-(2-methylb utyryl)- R1-barrigenol (hacquetiasaponin 3) and its corresponding 21-(2-acetoxy-2-methylbutyryl)-22-acetyl-derivative (hacquetiasaponin 4).
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- J Burczyk
- Katedra i Zaklad Farmakognozji i Fitochemii, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, Sosnowiec, Poland
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Moltz L, Baumgarten S, Ristau B. Hydroandrogenämie, Sterilität und Glukokortikoidtherapie (GCC). Arch Gynecol Obstet 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02265978] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Römmler A, Baumgarten S, Moltz L, Schwartz U, Hammerstein J. Oral contraceptives and pituitary response to GnRH: comparative study of progestin-related effects. Contraception 1985; 31:295-303. [PMID: 3158477 DOI: 10.1016/0010-7824(85)90098-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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GnRH double stimulation (2 X 25 micrograms i.v. at a two-hour interval) was used to assess the dynamics of LH and FSH release in 25 healthy women on oral contraceptives, all containing 50 micrograms of ethinylestradiol (EE). The study included two sequential regimens (50 micrograms EE X 7 days, 50 micrograms EE + 0.125 mg desogestrel X 15 days; 50 micrograms EE X 7 days, 50 micrograms EE + 2.5 mg lynestrenol X 15 days) and three combined preparations (biphasic: 50 micrograms EE + 1 mg norethisterone acetate (NETA) X 11 days, 50 micrograms EE + 2 mg NETA X 10 days; monophasic: 50 micrograms EE + 2 mg cyproterone acetate X 21 days; 50 micrograms EE + 2.5 mg lynestrenol X 21 days). The tests were always performed on days 19 to 21 of the first treatment cycle and compared to results obtained in normally cycling controls and in women receiving 50 micrograms EE daily alone. It was found that the EE-induced augmentation of pituitary responsiveness to GnRH is diminished by the addition of progestins. LH and FSH reactions to stimulation were both affected. The degree of inhibition depended not only on the chemical structure and daily dose of the progestin component, but also on the duration of its administration per treatment cycle.
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Wildt L, Schwilden H, Wesner G, Roll C, Luckhaus J, Leyendecker G, Maurer W, Braendle W, BEttendorf G, Baumgarten S, Römmler A, Moltz L, Schwartz U, Hammerstein J, Brückner T, Nitschke-Dabelstein S, Bollmann W, Braun S, Sturm G, Wurster KG, Keller E, Zwirner M, Schindler AE, Jeschke D, Berg D, Michael S, Mickan H, Baumann R, Dannhof S, Taubert HD, Schweditsch MO, Urdl W, Pürstner P, Braendle W, Stegner HE, Held K, Bettendorf G, Braendle W, Zimmermann R, Sprotte C, Bettendorf G, Kranzfelder D, Mestwerdt W, Korr H, Zimmermann R, Rodriguez-Rigau L, Steinberger E, Venn HJ, Wildt L, Braun P, Schuhmacher H, Hansmann M, Leyendecker G, Carstensen MH, Kleinkauf-Houcken A, Simon W, Nitschke-Dabelstein S, Zwiens G, Sturm G, Geisthövel F, Zabel G, Skubsch U, Schillinger H, Breckwoldt M, Moltz L, Schwartz U, Hammerstein J, Grill HJ, Manz B, Elger W, Pollow K, Eiermann W, Jawny J, Hartmann J, Luderschmidt C, Hoffmann G, Happ J, Hey O, Ackermann RH, Pollow K, Beyer J. Endokrinologie. Arch Gynecol Obstet 1983. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02428739] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Römmler A, Baumgarten S, Schwartz U, Hammerstein J. Anti-estrogenic effects of contraceptive progestins on the dynamics of gonadotropin release. Contraception 1982; 25:619-27. [PMID: 6214371 DOI: 10.1016/0010-7824(82)90063-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The hypophysiotropic effects of ethinylestradiol (EE) alone and in combination with three different progestins at various doses were assessed in 39 normal women. The compounds were given orally for 7 to 21 days. Serum LH and FSH were measured before and after GnRH double stimulation (2 x 25 micrograms i.v. at a two-hour interval); the ratio between second and first response served as an index of gonadotropin-synthesis capacity. Compared to pretreatment early follicular phase controls (LH and FSH ratios of 1.3 and 1.4), administration of 40 and 50 micrograms of EE daily elicited a significant amplification of LH and FSH synthesis (LH ratios of 2.2 and 3.3; FSH ratios of 2.8 and 3.3). By contrast, 80 micrograms of EE daily caused little change. The EE-induced rise of pituitary responsiveness to GnRH could be counteracted by the addition of progestins. The degree of inhibition as dependent on the type and dose of the progestational compound. It is concluded that the standardization GnRH double stimulation technique may serve as a pharmacodynamic model to quantitate the estrogenic and anti-estrogenic effects of contraceptive steroids at the pituitary level.
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Baumgarten S, Römmler A, Post KG, Hammerstein J. Serum levels of prolactin, TSH and gonadotrophins following LRH/TRH--double stimulation tests during the menstrual cycle. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1982; 99:481-6. [PMID: 6803488 DOI: 10.1530/acta.0.0990481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The objective of this study was to re-investigate the capacity of pituitary prolactin (Prl) and thyrotrophin (TSH) secretion throughout the normal menstrual cycle to respond to repeated thyrotrophin releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation analogous to the double luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LRH) stimulation test. This test has been shown to be a sensitive parameter for oestrogenic effects on the gonadotrophs. In addition, the volunteers were selected carefully on the basis of ovulatory cycles and otherwise normal endocrine function.
In 9 women a combined LRH/TRH double stimulation test was performed during the early follicular, periovulatory and mid-luteal phases. TRH (200 μg) and LRH (25 μg) each were given iv twice, 2 h apart.
Basal and LRH stimulated luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were found to follow characteristic cyclic response patterns. The LH responses after both LRH stimulations were greatest in the periovulatory phase; Δ1 and Δ2 were higher in the mid-luteal phase than in the follicular phase. Maximum FSH response to LRH was found during the periovulatory phase, but the FSH response in the early follicular phase was greater than that found in the mid-luteal phase. In contrast, basal and TRH stimulated serum concentrations of TSH and Prl remained constant throughout the cycle.
The gonadotrophin ratios Δ2:Δ1 were generally greater than 1. They increased from 1.4 in the early follicular phase to 3.0 in the late follicular phase, concomitant with the rise in oestrogens. The Δ2: Δ1 ratios for TSH and Prl were less than 1, ranging from 0.66 to 0.98 for TSH and from 0.26 to 0.99 for Prl. They did not show any cyclic changes.
Thus, this study shows that after LRH/TRH double stimulation, the gonadotrophin but not the Prl and TSH responses vary with the physiological changes in oestrogens during the menstrual cycle.
The supposed mechanism of oestrogen effects on pituitary hormone secretion and their possible clinical significance are discussed.
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Ahuja S, Baumgarten S, Oeff K. Repetitive intravenous TRH-stimulations at short intervals in euthyroid and hypothyroid subjects. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1980; 93:20-4. [PMID: 6766603 DOI: 10.1530/acta.0.0930020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Abstract.
In 17 euthyroid normal volunteers and 17 hypothyroid patients, serum concentrations of TSH, T3 and T4 were measured after multiple stimulations with TRH. All subjects received 6 TRH-injections (200 μg iv) at intervals of 2 h. Three euthyroid normal volunteers were stimulated 12 times with TRH in the same way.
The TSH response (ΔTSH) was significantly decreased (P<0.01) after the 4th injection, and after the 5th of 6th stimulation, it was significantly raised (P<0.02) compared with the 4th. In the case of the 12-fold stimulations, the ΔTSH also rose after the 9th or 10th injection compared with the response after the 8th of 9th.
In 5 of the 17 normals, the increase in ΔTSH observed after the 5th or 6th TRH-injection was greater than the ΔTSH after the first stimlation.
Serum T3 and T4 levels rose already after the first TRH-stimulation (P<0.01) and remained at these increased levels thereafter.
The hypothyroid patients also showed initial decrease of ΔTSH (P<0.01). The increase of the TSH-response to TRH, however, was observed after the 4th TRH-injection (P<0.05) rather than after the 5th or 6th, followed by another decrease of ΔTSH after the 5th stimulation (P = 0.02). In 11 of the 17 hypothyroid patients, there was a second increase of ΔTSH after the 6th TRH-stimulation. This second increase was greater than the first in 10 of the 11 subjects. Serum T3 and T4 levels in the hypothyroid subjects remained unchanged during the entire examination period.
From these results, it can be concluded that the cause for the TSH response pattern in TRH-stimulations repeated at brief intervals cannot be due to the feed-back of thyroid hormones, but rather to the activity of TSH-producing pituitary cells.
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Römmler A, Baumgarten S, Schneller E, Schwartz U, Hammerstein J. Short-term regulation of LH and FSH secretion in cyclic women. II. Initial augmentation and subsequent diminution of gonadotrophin secretion in response to six repeated LH-RH injections at short intervals. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1978; 88:633-42. [PMID: 356500] [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: 12/14/2022]
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Ahuja S, Baumgarten S, Brandt P, Schneider W. [Effects of iodine-polyvynylpyrrolidone and potassium iodine D on thyroid function parameters]. Verh Dtsch Ges Inn Med 1977; 83:1370-3. [PMID: 417492] [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: 12/15/2022]
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Baumgarten S, Collins MF. The dietitian in continuing care. J Am Diet Assoc 1975; 67:576-8. [PMID: 1184904] [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: 12/26/2022]
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Römmler A, Baumgarten S, Hammerstein J. [Pituitary double-stimulation with synthetic LH-releasing-hormone on three consecutive days in men, menstruating and amenorrhoic women (author's transl)]. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 1974; 34:842-50. [PMID: 4613597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Römmler A, Baumgarten S, Hammerstein J. Hormonal response to multiple stimulation with synthetic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) in amenorrhoic women. Acta Endocrinol Suppl (Copenh) 1973; 173:87. [PMID: 4579936 DOI: 10.1530/acta.0.072s087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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