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Bestsennaia E, Maslov I, Balandin T, Alekseev A, Yudenko A, Abu Shamseye A, Zabelskii D, Baumann A, Catapano C, Karathanasis C, Gordeliy V, Heilemann M, Gensch T, Borshchevskiy V. Channelrhodopsin-2 Oligomerization in Cell Membrane Revealed by Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202307555. [PMID: 38226794 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307555] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
Abstract
Microbial rhodopsins are retinal membrane proteins that found a broad application in optogenetics. The oligomeric state of rhodopsins is important for their functionality and stability. Of particular interest is the oligomeric state in the cellular native membrane environment. Fluorescence microscopy provides powerful tools to determine the oligomeric state of membrane proteins directly in cells. Among these methods is quantitative photoactivated localization microscopy (qPALM) allowing the investigation of molecular organization at the level of single protein clusters. Here, we apply qPALM to investigate the oligomeric state of the first and most used optogenetic tool Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) in the plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells. ChR2 appeared predominantly as a dimer in the cell membrane and did not form higher oligomers. The disulfide bonds between Cys34 and Cys36 of adjacent ChR2 monomers were not required for dimer formation and mutations disrupting these bonds resulted in only partial monomerization of ChR2. The monomeric fraction increased when the total concentration of mutant ChR2 in the membrane was low. The dissociation constant was estimated for this partially monomerized mutant ChR2 as 2.2±0.9 proteins/μm2 . Our findings are important for understanding the mechanistic basis of ChR2 activity as well as for improving existing and developing future optogenetic tools.
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- Ekaterina Bestsennaia
- Institute of Biological Information Processing 1, IBI-1 (Molecular and Cellular Physiology), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Dynamic Bioimaging Lab, Advanced Optical Microscopy Centre and the Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, B3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Laboratory for Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, Division for Molecular Imaging and Photonics, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing 7, IBI-7 (Structural Biochemistry), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing 1, IBI-1 (Molecular and Cellular Physiology), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Biological Information Processing 7, IBI-7 (Structural Biochemistry), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing 7, IBI-7 (Structural Biochemistry), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
- European XFEL, 22869, Schenefeld, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing 1, IBI-1 (Molecular and Cellular Physiology), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing 7, IBI-7 (Structural Biochemistry), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing 1, IBI-1 (Molecular and Cellular Physiology), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing 7, IBI-7 (Structural Biochemistry), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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Steffen A, Reusch B, Gruteser N, Mainz D, Roncarati R, Baumann A, Stradal TEB, Knebel-Mörsdorf D. Baculovirus Actin Rearrangement-Inducing Factor 1 Can Remodel the Mammalian Actin Cytoskeleton. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0518922. [PMID: 36779726 PMCID: PMC10100760 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05189-22] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
Abstract
The actin rearrangement-inducing factor 1 (Arif-1) of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) is an early viral protein that manipulates the actin cytoskeleton of host insect cells. Arif-1 is conserved among alphabaculoviruses and is responsible for the accumulation of F-actin at the plasma membrane during the early phase of infection. However, the molecular mechanism underlying Arif-1-induced cortical actin accumulation is still open. Recent studies have demonstrated the formation of invadosome-like structures induced by Arif-1, suggesting a function in systemic virus spread. Here, we addressed whether Arif-1 is able to manipulate the actin cytoskeleton of mammalian cells comparably to insect cells. Strikingly, transient overexpression of Arif-1 in B16-F1 mouse melanoma cells revealed pronounced F-actin remodeling. Actin assembly was increased, and intense membrane ruffling occurred at the expense of substrate-associated lamellipodia. Deletion mutagenesis studies of Arif-1 confirmed that the C-terminal cytoplasmic region was not sufficient to induce F-actin remodeling, supporting that the transmembrane region for Arif-1 function is also required in mammalian cells. The similarities between Arif-1-induced actin remodeling in insect and mammalian cells indicate that Arif-1 function relies on conserved cellular interaction partners and signal transduction pathways, thus providing an experimental tool to elucidate the underlying mechanism. IMPORTANCE Virus-induced changes of the host cell cytoskeleton play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of viral infections. The baculovirus Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) is known for intervening with the regulation of the host actin cytoskeleton in a wide manner throughout the infection cycle. The actin rearrangement-inducing factor 1 (Arif-1) is a viral protein that causes actin rearrangement during the early phase of AcMNPV infection. Here, we performed overexpression studies of Arif-1 in mammalian cells to establish an experimental tool that allows elucidation of the mechanism underlying the Arif-1-induced remodeling of actin dynamics in a well-characterized and genetically accessible system.
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- Anika Steffen
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Ramkumar S, Nerlekar N, Maggiore P, Teng J, Cimenkaya C, Be K, Baumann A, Nicholls S, Moir S. The mitral to aortic/pulmonary velocity-time integral ratio is a simple, feasible and accurate discriminator for echocardiographic evaluation of severe isolated mitral regurgitation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.125] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Echocardiographic quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR) remains challenging, requiring dedicated image acquisition, and is limited by potential error from geometric assumptions of annular dimensions. Volume is a product of area and flow and assuming proportional mitral/aortic areas, an increased mitral-inflow volume compared to LV/RV-outflow semi-quantitatively represents greater MR regurgitant volume. Therefore, we investigated the feasibility and diagnostic performance of the mitral-aortic velocity-time integral (VTI) ratio in isolated MR. We also investigated the use of the mitral-pulmonary VTI ratio as an alternative in clinical situations where the LV outflow tract (LVOT) VTI could not be used.
Methods
We reviewed 166 consecutive patients (54 (33% severe MR by multi-parameter integrated expert opinion)). Pulsed-Doppler VTI at the mitral leaflet tips and the left ventricular outflow and continuous-wave Doppler of the right ventricular outflow tract were measured individually and independently by blinded readers (expert and trainee status) to derive the ratio. Receiver operator characteristic area under the curve (AUC) comparison was calculated and compared with effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA >40 mm), regurgitant volume (RVol >6 0mL), vena contracta (VC >0.7 cm), E-velocity >1.2 cm, systolic flow reversal (SFR), left atrial and ventricular dilatation.
Results
Increasing ratio was associated with severe MR (AUC 0.94) with optimal threshold defined at 1.3. This provided significant discrimination for severe MR (AUC 0.81) compared to EROA (0.68), VC (0.52), LV dilatation (0.69), LA dilatation (0.70), SFR (0.73), E-velocity (0.68) all p<0.05, with sensitivity 82% and specificity 94%. The mitral-pulmonary VTI ratio demonstrated similar discrimination (AUC 0.92) with optimal threshold defined at 1.14. Excellent inter-observer reproducibility (intra-class correlation 0.97) was seen between trainee and expert readers. There was no difference in AUC comparison by MR mechanism or patient rhythm.
Conclusions
The mitral-aortic or mitral-pulmonary VTI ratio is a simple, geometric-free parameter feasibly reproducible from routine echocardiographic datasets and is an excellent discriminative tool for severe MR. Readers should consider integration of this parameter in routine reporting.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- Monash Heart , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Heart , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Heart , Melbourne , Australia
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- Monash Heart , Melbourne , Australia
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Kempmann A, Gensch T, Offenhäusser A, Tihaa I, Maybeck V, Balfanz S, Baumann A. The Functional Characterization of GCaMP3.0 Variants Specifically Targeted to Subcellular Domains. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126593. [PMID: 35743038 PMCID: PMC9223625 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Calcium (Ca2+) ions play a pivotal role in physiology and cellular signaling. The intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is about three orders of magnitude lower than the extracellular concentration, resulting in a steep transmembrane concentration gradient. Thus, the spatial and the temporal dynamics of [Ca2+]i are ideally suited to modulate Ca2+-mediated cellular responses to external signals. A variety of highly sophisticated methods have been developed to gain insight into cellular Ca2+ dynamics. In addition to electrophysiological measurements and the application of synthetic dyes that change their fluorescent properties upon interaction with Ca2+, the introduction and the ongoing development of genetically encoded Ca2+ indicators (GECI) opened a new era to study Ca2+-driven processes in living cells and organisms. Here, we have focused on one well-established GECI, i.e., GCaMP3.0. We have systematically modified the protein with sequence motifs, allowing localization of the sensor in the nucleus, in the mitochondrial matrix, at the mitochondrial outer membrane, and at the plasma membrane. The individual variants and a cytosolic version of GCaMP3.0 were overexpressed and purified from E. coli cells to study their biophysical properties in solution. All versions were examined to monitor Ca2+ signaling in stably transfected cell lines and in primary cortical neurons transduced with recombinant Adeno-associated viruses (rAAV). In this comparative study, we provide evidence for a robust approach to reliably trace Ca2+ signals at the (sub)-cellular level with pronounced temporal resolution.
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- Annika Kempmann
- Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-1, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (A.K.); (T.G.); (S.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-1, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (A.K.); (T.G.); (S.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-3, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (A.O.); (I.T.); (V.M.)
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-3, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (A.O.); (I.T.); (V.M.)
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-3, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (A.O.); (I.T.); (V.M.)
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-1, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (A.K.); (T.G.); (S.B.)
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-1, Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (A.K.); (T.G.); (S.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-2461-614014
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Kirstein E, Yakovlev DR, Glazov MM, Zhukov EA, Kudlacik D, Kalitukha IV, Sapega VF, Dimitriev GS, Semina MA, Nestoklon MO, Ivchenko EL, Kopteva NE, Dirin DN, Nazarenko O, Kovalenko MV, Baumann A, Höcker J, Dyakonov V, Bayer M. The Landé factors of electrons and holes in lead halide perovskites: universal dependence on the band gap. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3062. [PMID: 35654813 PMCID: PMC9163162 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30701-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The Landé or g-factors of charge carriers are decisive for the spin-dependent phenomena in solids and provide also information about the underlying electronic band structure. We present a comprehensive set of experimental data for values and anisotropies of the electron and hole Landé factors in hybrid organic-inorganic (MAPbI3, MAPb(Br0.5Cl0.5)3, MAPb(Br0.05Cl0.95)3, FAPbBr3, FA0.9Cs0.1PbI2.8Br0.2, MA=methylammonium and FA=formamidinium) and all-inorganic (CsPbBr3) lead halide perovskites, determined by pump-probe Kerr rotation and spin-flip Raman scattering in magnetic fields up to 10 T at cryogenic temperatures. Further, we use first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations in combination with tight-binding and k ⋅ p approaches to calculate microscopically the Landé factors. The results demonstrate their universal dependence on the band gap energy across the different perovskite material classes, which can be summarized in a universal semi-phenomenological expression, in good agreement with experiment. The Landé factors govern all the spin-related basic phenomena and are the key parameters which guide spintronics applications. Here, Kirstein et al. demonstrate a universal dependence of the Landé factors on the bandgap energy of several perovskite materials.
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- E Kirstein
- Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.
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- Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227, Dortmund, Germany. .,Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.,Department of Advanced Materials and Surfaces, Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Experimental Physics VI, Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics VI, Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics VI, Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Rajamohan M, Jayhoon Z, Gomez B, Tankel F, Clarke N, Foskett S, Baumann A, Quilty S, Kozor R, Wong C. Heart Failure in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Central Australians. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.477] [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: 10/16/2022]
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Rolfe Z, Foskett S, Van Leeuwen M, O'Keefe R, Chappell N, Corkhill W, Quilty S, Baumann A. Concordance With Australian Rheumatic Heart Disease Surveillance Guidelines in All Priority 1 Patients in Central Australia. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.029] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Kierzek M, Deal PE, Miller EW, Mukherjee S, Wachten D, Baumann A, Kaupp UB, Strünker T, Brenker C. Simultaneous recording of multiple cellular signaling events by frequency- and spectrally-tuned multiplexing of fluorescent probes. eLife 2021; 10:e63129. [PMID: 34859780 PMCID: PMC8700268 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Fluorescent probes that change their spectral properties upon binding to small biomolecules, ions, or changes in the membrane potential (Vm) are invaluable tools to study cellular signaling pathways. Here, we introduce a novel technique for simultaneous recording of multiple probes at millisecond time resolution: frequency- and spectrally-tuned multiplexing (FASTM). Different from present multiplexing approaches, FASTM uses phase-sensitive signal detection, which renders various combinations of common probes for Vm and ions accessible for multiplexing. Using kinetic stopped-flow fluorimetry, we show that FASTM allows simultaneous recording of rapid changes in Ca2+, pH, Na+, and Vm with high sensitivity and minimal crosstalk. FASTM is also suited for multiplexing using single-cell microscopy and genetically encoded FRET biosensors. Moreover, FASTM is compatible with optochemical tools to study signaling using light. Finally, we show that the exceptional time resolution of FASTM also allows resolving rapid chemical reactions. Altogether, FASTM opens new opportunities for interrogating cellular signaling.
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- Michelina Kierzek
- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of MünsterMünsterGermany
- CiM-IMPRS Graduate School, University of MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyUnited States
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- Molecular Sensory Systems, Center of Advanced European Studies and ResearchBonnGermany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Department of Biophysical Imaging, Medical Faculty, University of BonnBonnGermany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-1), Research Center JülichJülichGermany
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- Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of BonnBonnGermany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of MünsterMünsterGermany
- Cells in Motion Interfaculty Centre, University of MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of MünsterMünsterGermany
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Neumann K, Arnold B, Baumann A, Bohr C, Euler HA, Fischbach T, Hausschild J, Heinrich D, Keilmann A, Köhler C, Krägeloh-Mann I, Kummer P, Mathmann P, Noterdaeme M, Plontke S, Schliewenz R, Schmid R, Schmitz-Salue C, Schröder M, Seidel A, Wichmann J, Kiese-Himmel C. Neue Terminologie für Sprachentwicklungsstörungen? Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00112-021-01148-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
Sprachtherapeutisch-linguistische Fachkreise empfehlen die Anpassung einer von einem internationalen Konsortium empfohlenen Änderung der Nomenklatur für Sprachstörungen im Kindesalter, insbesondere für Sprachentwicklungsstörungen (SES), auch für den deutschsprachigen Raum.
Fragestellung
Ist eine solche Änderung in der Terminologie aus ärztlicher und psychologischer Sicht sinnvoll?
Material und Methode
Kritische Abwägung der Argumente für und gegen eine Nomenklaturänderung aus medizinischer und psychologischer Sicht eines Fachgesellschaften- und Leitliniengremiums.
Ergebnisse
Die ICD-10-GM (Internationale statistische Klassifikation der Krankheiten und verwandter Gesundheitsprobleme, 10. Revision, German Modification) und eine S2k-Leitlinie unterteilen SES in umschriebene SES (USES) und SES assoziiert mit anderen Erkrankungen (Komorbiditäten). Die USES- wie auch die künftige SES-Definition der ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision) fordern den Ausschluss von Sinnesbehinderungen, neurologischen Erkrankungen und einer bedeutsamen intellektuellen Einschränkung. Diese Definition erscheint weit genug, um leichtere nonverbale Einschränkungen einzuschließen, birgt nicht die Gefahr, Kindern Sprach- und weitere Therapien vorzuenthalten und erkennt das ICD(International Classification of Disease)-Kriterium, nach dem der Sprachentwicklungsstand eines Kindes bedeutsam unter der Altersnorm und unterhalb des seinem Intelligenzalter angemessenen Niveaus liegen soll, an. Die intendierte Ersetzung des Komorbiditäten-Begriffs durch verursachende Faktoren, Risikofaktoren und Begleiterscheinungen könnte die Unterlassung einer dezidierten medizinischen Differenzialdiagnostik bedeuten.
Schlussfolgerungen
Die vorgeschlagene Terminologie birgt die Gefahr, ätiologisch bedeutsame Klassifikationen und differenzialdiagnostische Grenzen zu verwischen und auf wertvolles ärztliches und psychologisches Fachwissen in Diagnostik und Therapie sprachlicher Störungen im Kindesalter zu verzichten.
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Grunewaldt-Stöcker G, Popp C, Baumann A, Fricke S, Menssen M, Winkelmann T, Maiss E. Author Correction: Observations on early fungal infections with relevance for replant disease in fine roots of the rose rootstock Rosa corymbifera 'Laxa'. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17172. [PMID: 34413321 PMCID: PMC8377036 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95182-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- G Grunewaldt-Stöcker
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section of Woody Plant and Propagation Physiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section of Woody Plant and Propagation Physiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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Deutsch M, Günther A, Lerchundi R, Rose CR, Balfanz S, Baumann A. AAV-Mediated CRISPRi and RNAi Based Gene Silencing in Mouse Hippocampal Neurons. Cells 2021; 10:324. [PMID: 33557342 PMCID: PMC7915209 DOI: 10.3390/cells10020324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Uncovering the physiological role of individual proteins that are part of the intricate process of cellular signaling is often a complex and challenging task. A straightforward strategy of studying a protein's function is by manipulating the expression rate of its gene. In recent years, the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9-based technology was established as a powerful gene-editing tool for generating sequence specific changes in proliferating cells. However, obtaining homogeneous populations of transgenic post-mitotic neurons by CRISPR/Cas9 turned out to be challenging. These constraints can be partially overcome by CRISPR interference (CRISPRi), which mediates the inhibition of gene expression by competing with the transcription machinery for promoter binding and, thus, transcription initiation. Notably, CRISPR/Cas is only one of several described approaches for the manipulation of gene expression. Here, we targeted neurons with recombinant Adeno-associated viruses to induce either CRISPRi or RNA interference (RNAi), a well-established method for impairing de novo protein biosynthesis by using cellular regulatory mechanisms that induce the degradation of pre-existing mRNA. We specifically targeted hyperpolarization-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels, which are widely expressed in neuronal tissues and play essential physiological roles in maintaining biophysical characteristics in neurons. Both of the strategies reduced the expression levels of three HCN isoforms (HCN1, 2, and 4) with high specificity. Furthermore, detailed analysis revealed that the knock-down of just a single HCN isoform (HCN4) in hippocampal neurons did not affect basic electrical parameters of transduced neurons, whereas substantial changes emerged in HCN-current specific properties.
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- Matthias Deutsch
- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-1, Leo-Brandt-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (M.D.); (S.B.)
- Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92083, USA
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Falkenried 94, 20251 Hamburg, Germany;
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- Institute of Neurobiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (R.L.); (C.R.R.)
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- Institute of Neurobiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (R.L.); (C.R.R.)
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-1, Leo-Brandt-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (M.D.); (S.B.)
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Biological Information Processing, IBI-1, Leo-Brandt-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (M.D.); (S.B.)
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Kierzek M, Deal P, Miller EW, Mukherjee S, Wachten D, Baumann A, Kaupp UB, Strünker T, Brenker C. Simultaneous Recording of Multiple Signaling Events by Frequency- and Spectrally-Tuned Multiplexing of Fluorescent Probes. Biophys J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.2072] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Grunewaldt-Stöcker G, Popp C, Baumann A, Fricke S, Menssen M, Winkelmann T, Maiss E. Observations on early fungal infections with relevance for replant disease in fine roots of the rose rootstock Rosa corymbifera 'Laxa'. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22410. [PMID: 33376252 PMCID: PMC7772344 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79878-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Replant disease is a worldwide phenomenon affecting various woody plant genera and species, especially within the Rosaceae. Compared to decades of intensive studies regarding replant disease of apple (ARD), the replant disease of roses (RRD) has hardly been investigated. The etiology of RRD is also still unclear and a remedy desperately needed. In greenhouse pot trials with seedlings of the RRD-sensitive rootstock Rosa corymbifera ‘Laxa’ cultured in replant disease affected soils from two different locations, early RRD symptom development was studied in fine roots. In microscopic analyses we found similarities to ARD symptoms with regards to structural damages, impairment in the root hair status, and necroses and blackening in the cortex tissue. Examinations of both whole mounts and thin sections of fine root segments revealed frequent conspicuous fungal infections in association with the cellular disorders. Particularly striking were fungal intracellular structures with pathogenic characteristics that are described for the first time. Isolated fungi from these tissue areas were identified by means of ITS primers, and many of them were members of the Nectriaceae. In a next step, 35 of these isolates were subjected to a multi-locus sequence analysis and the results revealed that several genera and species were involved in the development of RRD within a single rose plant. Inoculations with selected single isolates (Rugonectria rugulosa and Ilyonectria robusta) in a Perlite assay confirmed their pathogenic relationship to early necrotic host plant reactions, and symptoms were similar to those exhibited in ARD.
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- G Grunewaldt-Stöcker
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section of Woody Plant and Propagation Physiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section of Woody Plant and Propagation Physiology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany
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Bier D, Schulze A, Holschbach M, Neumaier B, Baumann A. Development and Evaluation of a Versatile Receptor-Ligand Binding Assay Using Cell Membrane Preparations Embedded in an Agarose Gel Matrix and Evaluation with the Human Adenosine A1Receptor. Assay Drug Dev Technol 2020; 18:328-340. [DOI: 10.1089/adt.2020.991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Dirk Bier
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Nuclear Chemistry (INM-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Nuclear Chemistry (INM-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Nuclear Chemistry (INM-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Nuclear Chemistry (INM-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Radiochemistry and Experimental Molecular Imaging, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing, Molecular and Cell Physiology (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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Yim B, Baumann A, Grunewaldt-Stöcker G, Liu B, Beerhues L, Zühlke S, Sapp M, Nesme J, Sørensen SJ, Smalla K, Winkelmann T. Rhizosphere microbial communities associated to rose replant disease: links to plant growth and root metabolites. Hortic Res 2020; 7:144. [PMID: 32922816 PMCID: PMC7459328 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-00365-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Growth depression of Rosa plants at sites previously used to cultivate the same or closely related species is a typical symptom of rose replant disease (RRD). Currently, limited information is available on the causes and the etiology of RRD compared to apple replant disease (ARD). Thus, this study aimed at analyzing growth characteristics, root morphology, and root metabolites, as well as microbial communities in the rhizosphere of the susceptible rootstock Rosacorymbifera 'Laxa' grown in RRD-affected soil from two sites (Heidgraben and Sangerhausen), either untreated or disinfected by γ-irradiation. In a greenhouse bioassay, plants developed significantly more biomass in the γ-irradiated than in the untreated soils of both sites. Several plant metabolites detected in R. corymbifera 'Laxa' roots were site- and treatment-dependent. Although aloesin was recorded in significantly higher concentrations in untreated than in γ-irradiated soils from Heidgraben, the concentrations of phenylalanine were significantly lower in roots from untreated soil of both sites. Rhizosphere microbial communities of 8-week-old plants were studied by sequencing of 16S rRNA, ITS, and cox gene fragments amplified from total community DNA. Supported by microscopic observations, sequences affiliated to the bacterial genus Streptomyces and the fungal genus Nectria were identified as potential causal agents of RRD in the soils investigated. The relative abundance of oomycetes belonging to the genus Pythiogeton showed a negative correlation to the growth of the plants. Overall, the RRD symptoms, the effects of soil treatments on the composition of the rhizosphere microbial community revealed striking similarities to findings related to ARD.
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- B. Yim
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
- Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB), Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Institute for Population Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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Gruteser N, Kohlhas V, Balfanz S, Franzen A, Günther A, Offenhäusser A, Müller F, Nikolaev V, Lohse MJ, Baumann A. Establishing a sensitive fluorescence-based quantification method for cyclic nucleotides. BMC Biotechnol 2020; 20:47. [PMID: 32854679 PMCID: PMC7450941 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-020-00633-y] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Approximately 40% of prescribed drugs exert their activity via GTP-binding protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Once activated, these receptors cause transient changes in the concentration of second messengers, e.g., cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP). Specific and efficacious genetically encoded biosensors have been developed to monitor cAMP fluctuations with high spatial and temporal resolution in living cells or tissue. A well characterized biosensor for cAMP is the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based Epac1-camps protein. Pharmacological characterization of newly developed ligands acting at GPCRs often includes numerical quantification of the second messenger amount that was produced. RESULTS To quantify cellular cAMP concentrations, we bacterially over-expressed and purified Epac1-camps and applied the purified protein in a cell-free detection assay for cAMP in a multi-well format. We found that the biosensor can detect as little as 0.15 pmol of cAMP, and that the sensitivity is not impaired by non-physiological salt concentrations or pH values. Notably, the assay tolerated desiccation and storage of the protein without affecting Epac1-camps cyclic nucleotide sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS We found that determination cAMP in lysates obtained from cell assays or tissue samples by purified Epac1-camps is a robust, fast, and sensitive assay suitable for routine and high throughput analyses.
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- Nadine Gruteser
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Molecular and Cellular Physiology, IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Molecular and Cellular Physiology, IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany.,Present address: CECAD Research Center, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Molecular and Cellular Physiology, IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Molecular and Cellular Physiology, IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Molecular and Cellular Physiology, IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany.,Present address: RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Bioelectronics, IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Molecular and Cellular Physiology, IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg, 97078, Würzburg, Germany.,Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Information Processing (Molecular and Cellular Physiology, IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany.
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Schröppel H, Baumann A, Fichter M, Meller I. Incidence of dementia in the elderly: review of age and sex effects. Eur Psychiatry 2020; 11:68-80. [DOI: 10.1016/0924-9338(96)84783-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/1995] [Accepted: 10/04/1995] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
SummaryA review of epidemiological studies about incidence of dementia among the aged is presented. Empirical studies on incidence of dementia have shown considerably differing estimations. Nevertheless, in all studies, an age-related increase in incidence becomes clearly apparent. Epidemiological field-studies could not yield consistent findings concerning the association of incidence and gender. However, most studies found an increased incidence for men until the age of 70–80 years. In older age most studies reported the same incidence for men and women or found an increased incidence of dementia in women. The findings are reviewed and discussed in the context of methodological issues.
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Roberts-Thomson R, Baumann A, Reade J, Culgan L, Kaethner A, Remenyi B, Chew D, Ilton M, Kangaharan N, Sinhal A, Bennetts J, Nicholls S, Psaltis P, Brown A. 705 Rates of Surgical Intervention in Aboriginal Patients With Significant Rheumatic Heart Disease. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.712] [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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Roberts-Thomson R, Baumann A, Reade J, Culgan L, Kaethner A, Remenyi B, Wheaton G, Mu M, Ilton M, Kangaharan N, Tayeb H, Nicholls S, Psaltis P, Brown A. 006 Left Atrial Ejection Fraction Predicts Future need for Surgery in Asymptomatic Patients With Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.013] [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: 10/23/2022]
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De Baere T, Pracht M, Rolland Y, Nguyen F, Bronowicki J, Vendrely V, Cunha AS, Baumann A, Croisé-Laurent V, Rio E, Sourd SL, Gustin P, Perret C, Peiffert D, Deutsch E, Chajon E. Hafnium oxide nanoparticles activated by SBRT: a new interventional radiation therapy approach for the treatment of unresectable liver cancers. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz157.005] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Baumann A, Dorner G. Surgical treatment in Grave's disease by orbital decompression. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.336] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Wenig K, Wieland M, Baumann A, Walther S, Dimitriou A, Prandolini MJ, Schepp O, Bermúdez Macias I, Sumfleth M, Stojanovic N, Düsterer S, Rönsch-Schulenburg J, Zapolnova E, Pan R, Drescher M, Frühling U. Electronic decay of core-excited HCl molecules probed by THz streaking. Struct Dyn 2019; 6:034301. [PMID: 31123698 PMCID: PMC6506338 DOI: 10.1063/1.5091756] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The ultrafast electronic decay of HCl molecules in the time domain after resonant core excitation was measured. Here, a Cl-2p core electron was promoted to the antibonding σ* orbital initiating molecular dissociation, and simultaneously, the electronic excitation relaxes via an Auger decay. For HCl, both processes compete on similar ultrashort femtosecond time scales. In order to measure the lifetime of the core hole excitation, we collinearly superimposed 40 fs soft x-ray pulses with intense terahertz (THz) radiation from the free-electron laser in Hamburg (FLASH). Electrons emitted from the molecules are accelerated (streaked) by the THz electric field where the resulting momentum change depends on the field's phase at the instant of ionization. Evaluation of a time-shift between the delay-dependent streaking spectra of photo- and Auger electrons yields a decay constant of (11 ± 2) fs for LMM Auger electrons. For further validation, the method was also applied to the MNN Auger decay of krypton. Reproduction of the value already published in the literature confirms that a temporal resolution much below the duration of the exciting x-ray pulses can be reached.
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- K Wenig
- Institute for Experimental Physics, University Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Physics, University Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Physics, University Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron - DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron - DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron - DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron - DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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Burgstaller S, Bischof H, Gensch T, Stryeck S, Gottschalk B, Ramadani-Muja J, Eroglu E, Rost R, Balfanz S, Baumann A, Waldeck-Weiermair M, Hay JC, Madl T, Graier WF, Malli R. pH-Lemon, a Fluorescent Protein-Based pH Reporter for Acidic Compartments. ACS Sens 2019; 4:883-891. [PMID: 30864782 PMCID: PMC6488996 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b01599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [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: 12/13/2022]
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Distinct subcellular pH levels, especially in lysosomes and endosomes, are essential for the degradation, modification, sorting, accumulation, and secretion of macromolecules. Here, we engineered a novel genetically encoded pH probe by fusing the pH-stable cyan fluorescent protein (FP) variant, mTurquoise2, to the highly pH-sensitive enhanced yellow fluorescent protein, EYFP. This approach yielded a ratiometric biosensor-referred to as pH-Lemon-optimized for live imaging of distinct pH conditions within acidic cellular compartments. Protonation of pH-Lemon under acidic conditions significantly decreases the yellow fluorescence while the cyan fluorescence increases due to reduced Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) efficiency. Because of its freely reversible and ratiometric responses, pH-Lemon represents a fluorescent biosensor for pH dynamics. pH-Lemon also shows a sizable pH-dependent fluorescence lifetime change that can be used in fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy as an alternative observation method for the study of pH in acidic cellular compartments. Fusion of pH-Lemon to the protein microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3B (LC3B), a specific marker of autophagic membranes, resulted in its targeting within autolysosomes of HeLa cells. Moreover, fusion of pH-Lemon to a glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor allowed us to monitor the entire luminal space of the secretory pathway and the exoplasmic leaflet of the plasma membrane. Utilizing this new pH probe, we revealed neutral and acidic vesicles and substructures inside cells, highlighting compartments of distinct pH throughout the endomembrane system. These data demonstrate, that this novel pH sensor, pH-Lemon, is very suitable for the study of local pH dynamics of subcellular microstructures in living cells.
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- Sandra Burgstaller
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Zelluläre Biophysik (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Zelluläre Biophysik (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Zelluläre Biophysik (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Division of Biological Sciences and Center for Structural and Functional Neuroscience, The University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, HS410, Missoula 59812-4824, Montana United States
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Mozartgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Mozartgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Mozartgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Chajon E, Pracht M, De Baere T, N’Guyen F, Bronowicki J, Vendrely V, Baumann A, Croisé-Laurent V, Rio E, Rolland Y, Le Sourd S, Gustin P, Perret C, Mornex F, Peiffert D, Merle P, Deutsch E. OC-0281 Phase I/II trial of hafnium oxide nanoparticles activated by SBRT in the treatment of liver cancers. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30701-7] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Günther A, Luczak V, Gruteser N, Abel T, Baumann A. HCN4 knockdown in dorsal hippocampus promotes anxiety-like behavior in mice. Genes Brain Behav 2019; 18:e12550. [PMID: 30585408 PMCID: PMC6850037 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hyperpolarization‐activated and cyclic nucleotide‐gated (HCN) channels mediate the Ih current in the murine hippocampus. Disruption of the Ih current by knockout of HCN1, HCN2 or tetratricopeptide repeat‐containing Rab8b‐interacting protein has been shown to affect physiological processes such as synaptic integration and maintenance of resting membrane potentials as well as several behaviors in mice, including depressive‐like and anxiety‐like behaviors. However, the potential involvement of the HCN4 isoform in these processes is unknown. Here, we assessed the contribution of the HCN4 isoform to neuronal processing and hippocampus‐based behaviors in mice. We show that HCN4 is expressed in various regions of the hippocampus, with distinct expression patterns that partially overlapped with other HCN isoforms. For behavioral analysis, we specifically modulated HCN4 expression by injecting recombinant adeno‐associated viral (rAAV) vectors mediating expression of short hairpin RNA against hcn4 (shHcn4) into the dorsal hippocampus of mice. HCN4 knockdown produced no effect on contextual fear conditioning or spatial memory. However, a pronounced anxiogenic effect was evident in mice treated with shHcn4 compared to control littermates. Our findings suggest that HCN4 specifically contributes to anxiety‐like behaviors in mice.
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- Anne Günther
- Laboratory for Synaptic Molecules of Memory Persistence, Center for Brain Science, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan.,Institute of Complex Systems, Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4),Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Division of Biological Sciences and Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, Neurobiology Section, Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4),Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4),Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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Baumann A, Tavella R, Air T, Mishra A, Arstall M, Zeitz C, Worthley M, Beltrame J, Psaltis P. The Prevalence and Distribution of Multivessel Disease in Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.440] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Grab M, Frenzel S, Baumann A, Kramer H, Fabry T, Peter S, Pichlmaier M, Haas N, Hagl C, Thierfelder N. Development and Evaluation of 3D-Printed Aortic Phantoms for Multimodal Patient-Specific Therapy Planning. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- M. Grab
- LMU München, Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, München, Germany
- TU München, Lehrstuhl für Medizintechnik, Garching, Germany
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- TU München, Lehrstuhl für Medizintechnik, Garching, Germany
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- LMU München, Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie, München, Germany
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- LMU München, Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie, München, Germany
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- LMU München, Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, München, Germany
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- LMU München, Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, München, Germany
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- LMU München, Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, München, Germany
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- LMU München, Kinderkardiologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin, München, Germany
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- LMU München, Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, München, Germany
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- LMU München, Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, München, Germany
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Pérez-Mato M, Iglesias-Rey R, Vieites-Prado A, Dopico-López A, Argibay B, Fernández-Susavila H, da Silva-Candal A, Pérez-Díaz A, Correa-Paz C, Günther A, Ávila-Gómez P, Isabel Loza M, Baumann A, Castillo J, Sobrino T, Campos F. Blood glutamate EAAT 2-cell grabbing therapy in cerebral ischemia. EBioMedicine 2018; 39:118-131. [PMID: 30555045 PMCID: PMC6354443 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2) plays a pivotal role in glutamate clearance in the adult brain, thereby preventing excitotoxic effects. Considering the high efficacy of EAAT2 for glutamate uptake, we hypothesized that the expression of this transporter in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for systemic administration could yield a cell-based glutamate-grabbing therapy, combining the intrinsic properties of these cells with excitotoxic protection. Methods To address this hypothesis, EAAT2-encoding cDNA was introduced into MSCs and human embryonic kidney 293 cells (HEK cells) as the control cell line. EAAT2 expression and functionality were evaluated by in vitro assays. Blood glutamate-grabbing activity was tested in healthy and ischemic rat models treated with 3 × 106 and 9 × 106 cells/animal. Findings The expression of EAAT2 in both cell types conferred the expected glutamate-grabbing activity in in vitro and in vivo studies. The functional improvement observed in ischemic rats treated with EAAT2–HEK at low dose, confirmed that this effect was indeed mediated by the glutamate-grabbing activity associated with EAAT2 functionality. Unexpectedly, both cell doses of non-transfected MSCs induced higher protection than transfected EAAT2–MSCs by another mechanism independent of the glutamate-grabbing capacity. Interpretation Although the transfection procedure most likely interferes with some of the intrinsic protective mechanisms of mesenchymal cells, the results show that the induced expression of EAAT2 in cells represents a novel alternative to mitigate the excitotoxic effects of glutamate and paves the way to combine this strategy with current cell therapies for cerebral ischemia.
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- María Pérez-Mato
- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Drug Screening Platform/Biofarma Research Group, Centro Singular de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Institute of Complex Systems-Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Drug Screening Platform/Biofarma Research Group, Centro Singular de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Institute of Complex Systems-Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory (LINC), Department of Neurology, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Clinical University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Boyer F, Audibert G, Baumann C, Colnat-Coulbois S, Pinelli C, Claudot F, Baumann A. [Decision-making regarding treatment limitation after severe traumatic brain injury: A survey of French neurosurgeons]. Neurochirurgie 2018; 64:401-409. [PMID: 30424955 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION In France, the law defines and prohibits "unreasonable obstinacy" and provides a framework for the subsequent decision to limit or to cease treatment. It also gives the person the right to appoint a trusted person and to draft advance directives regarding this issue. There have been few studies of neurosurgeons' involvement in decision-making in regard to treatment limitation after severe traumatic brain injury. AIM OF THE STUDY The first aim of the study was to assess French neurosurgeons' adherence to the law on patients' rights and end of life which governs such decision-making. The second aim was to assess the prognostic and decision-making criteria applied by neurosurgeons. METHODS A declarative practice and opinion survey, using a self-administered questionnaire emailed to all practising neurosurgeons members of the French Society of Neurosurgery, was conducted from April to June 2016. RESULTS Of the 197 neurosurgeons contacted, 62 filled in the questionnaire. Discussions regarding treatment limitation were in all cases collegial, as required under the law, and the patient's neurosurgeon was always involved. The trusted person and/or family were always informed and consulted, but their opinions were not consistently taken into account. Advance directives were most often lacking (68%) [56; 80] or inappropriate (27%) [16; 38]. The most frequently used prognostic criteria were clinical parameters, intracranial pressure, cerebral perfusion pressure, and imaging, with significant interindividual variation in their use. The main decision-making criteria were foreseeable disability, expected future quality of life, and age. CONCLUSIONS Neurosurgeons showed good compliance with legal requirements, except in the matter of calling for the opinion of an external consultant. Furthermore, this survey confirmed variability in the use of prognosis predictors, and the need for further clinical research so as to achieve more-standardized practices to minimise the subjectivity in decision-making.
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- F Boyer
- Service de neurochirurgie, CHRU de Nancy, hôpital central, 54000 Nancy, France; Faculté de médecine, université de Lorraine, 54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Faculté de médecine, université de Lorraine, 54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Service d'anesthésie réanimation chirurgicale, CHRU de Nancy, hôpital central, 54000 Nancy, France
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- UMDS, CHRU de Nancy-hôpitaux de Brabois, plateforme d'aide à la recherche clinique (PARC), 54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie, CHRU de Nancy, hôpital central, 54000 Nancy, France; Faculté de médecine, université de Lorraine, 54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie, CHRU de Nancy, hôpital central, 54000 Nancy, France
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- UMDS, CHRU de Nancy-hôpitaux de Brabois, plateforme d'aide à la recherche clinique (PARC), 54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; EA4360 APEMAC, université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France
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- EA4360 APEMAC, université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; Département d'anesthésie réanimation, hôpitaux universitaires Paris-Sud, hôpital Bicêtre, 78, rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
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Datunashvili M, Chaudhary R, Zobeiri M, Lüttjohann A, Mergia E, Baumann A, Balfanz S, Budde B, van Luijtelaar G, Pape HC, Koesling D, Budde T. Modulation of Hyperpolarization-Activated Inward Current and Thalamic Activity Modes by Different Cyclic Nucleotides. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:369. [PMID: 30405353 PMCID: PMC6207575 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The hyperpolarization-activated inward current, Ih, plays a key role in the generation of rhythmic activities in thalamocortical (TC) relay neurons. Cyclic nucleotides, like 3′,5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), facilitate voltage-dependent activation of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels by shifting the activation curve of Ih to more positive values and thereby terminating the rhythmic burst activity. The role of 3′,5′-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in modulation of Ih is not well understood. To determine the possible role of the nitric oxide (NO)-sensitive cGMP-forming guanylyl cyclase 2 (NO-GC2) in controlling the thalamic Ih, the voltage-dependency and cGMP/cAMP-sensitivity of Ih was analyzed in TC neurons of the dorsal part of the lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) in wild type (WT) and NO-GC2-deficit (NO-GC2−/−) mice. Whole cell voltage clamp recordings in brain slices revealed a more hyperpolarized half maximal activation (V1/2) of Ih in NO-GC2−/− TC neurons compared to WT. Different concentrations of 8-Br-cAMP/8-Br-cGMP induced dose-dependent positive shifts of V1/2 in both strains. Treatment of WT slices with lyase enzyme (adenylyl and guanylyl cyclases) inhibitors (SQ22536 and ODQ) resulted in further hyperpolarized V1/2. Under current clamp conditions NO-GC2−/− neurons exhibited a reduction in the Ih-dependent voltage sag and reduced action potential firing with hyperpolarizing and depolarizing current steps, respectively. Intrathalamic rhythmic bursting activity in brain slices and in a simplified mathematical model of the thalamic network was reduced in the absence of NO-GC2. In freely behaving NO-GC2−/− mice, delta and theta band activity was enhanced during active wakefulness (AW) as well as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in cortical local field potential (LFP) in comparison to WT. These findings indicate that cGMP facilitates Ih activation and contributes to a tonic activity in TC neurons. On the network level basal cGMP production supports fast rhythmic activity in the cortex.
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- Maia Datunashvili
- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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Buchberger AMS, Baumann A, Johnson F, Peters N, Piontek G, Storck K, Pickhard A. The role of oral anticoagulants in epistaxis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018; 275:2035-2043. [PMID: 29936627 PMCID: PMC6060781 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-018-5043-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Purpose The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify the impact of oral anticoagulants on epistaxis with the focus on new oral anticoagulants. Methods The study was conducted at the Department for Ear- Nose- and Throat (ENT), Head and Neck Surgery, Technical University Munich, Germany. All patients presenting in 2014 with the diagnosis of epistaxis to a specialized ENT accident and emergency department were identified and analyzed in clinical data and medication. Results 600 adult cases, with a median age of 66.6 years were identified with active bleeding. 66.8% of all cases were anticoagulated. Classic oral anticoagulants (COAC) were three times more common in patients than new-generation oral anticoagulants (NOAC). Recurrent bleeding was significantly associated with oral anticoagulants (OAC) (p = 0.014) and bleeding location was most often anterior (p = 0.006). In contrast, severe cases, which required surgery or embolization were significantly more likely in non-anticoagulated middle-aged patients with posterior bleedings (p < 0.05). In our epistaxis cohort, OAC were highly overrepresented (40%) when compared to the general German population (1%) but COAC as well as NOAC played only a minor role in severe courses of epistaxis. Conclusion Oral anticoagulation, especially with new-generation drugs, is not associated with more complicated and severe courses of epistaxis, but rather with recurrent bleeding. One should keep this information in mind when triaging the patient in the emergency room and when planning further procedures.
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- A M S Buchberger
- Department for Ear- Nose- and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, University hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Helios Amper-Klinikum Dachau, Krankenhausstraße 15, 85221, Dachau, Germany.
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- Department for Ear- Nose- and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, University hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department for Ear- Nose- and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, University hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department for Ear- Nose- and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, University hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department for Ear- Nose- and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, University hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department for Ear- Nose- and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, University hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Zobeiri M, Chaudhary R, Datunashvili M, Heuermann RJ, Lüttjohann A, Narayanan V, Balfanz S, Meuth P, Chetkovich DM, Pape HC, Baumann A, van Luijtelaar G, Budde T. Modulation of thalamocortical oscillations by TRIP8b, an auxiliary subunit for HCN channels. Brain Struct Funct 2018; 223:1537-1564. [PMID: 29168010 PMCID: PMC5869905 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-017-1559-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated cation (HCN) channels have important functions in controlling neuronal excitability and generating rhythmic oscillatory activity. The role of tetratricopeptide repeat-containing Rab8b-interacting protein (TRIP8b) in regulation of hyperpolarization-activated inward current, I h, in the thalamocortical system and its functional relevance for the physiological thalamocortical oscillations were investigated. A significant decrease in I h current density, in both thalamocortical relay (TC) and cortical pyramidal neurons was found in TRIP8b-deficient mice (TRIP8b-/-). In addition basal cAMP levels in the brain were found to be decreased while the availability of the fast transient A-type K+ current, I A, in TC neurons was increased. These changes were associated with alterations in intrinsic properties and firing patterns of TC neurons, as well as intrathalamic and thalamocortical network oscillations, revealing a significant increase in slow oscillations in the delta frequency range (0.5-4 Hz) during episodes of active-wakefulness. In addition, absence of TRIP8b suppresses the normal desynchronization response of the EEG during the switch from slow-wave sleep to wakefulness. It is concluded that TRIP8b is necessary for the modulation of physiological thalamocortical oscillations due to its direct effect on HCN channel expression in thalamus and cortex and that mechanisms related to reduced cAMP signaling may contribute to the present findings.
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- Mehrnoush Zobeiri
- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences and Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 60611Chicago, USA
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Translational Neurology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Zelluläre Biophysik (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences and Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 60611Chicago, USA
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Zelluläre Biophysik (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie I, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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Zecca C, Roth S, Findling O, Perriard G, Bachmann V, Pless ML, Baumann A, Kamm CP, Lalive PH, Czaplinski A. Real-life long-term effectiveness of fingolimod in Swiss patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:762-767. [PMID: 29431876 PMCID: PMC5969089 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Background and purpose In 2011, fingolimod was approved in Switzerland for the treatment of relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness and retention of fingolimod in a real‐life Swiss setting, in which patients can receive fingolimod as both first‐ and second‐line treatment for RRMS. Methods This cross‐sectional, observational study with retrospective data collection was performed at 19 sites that comprised both hospitals and office‐based physicians across Switzerland. Sites were asked to document eligible patients in consecutive chronological order to avoid selection bias. Demographic and clinical data from 274 consenting adult patients with RRMS who had received treatment with fingolimod were analyzed. Results Mean treatment duration with fingolimod was 32 months. Under fingolimod, 77.7% of patients remained free from relapses and 90.3% did not experience disability progression. The proportion of patients who were free from any clinical disease activity, i.e. without relapses and disability progression, was 72.1%. A total of 28.5% of patients had been RRMS treatment‐naïve prior to fingolimod therapy. High long‐term treatment retention rates ranging between 95.7% at 24 months and 87.8% at 36 months were observed. Conclusion In this Swiss cohort of naïve and pre‐treated subjects with RRMS, the majority of patients under fingolimod treatment showed freedom from relapses and disability progression. In addition, treatment retention rate over 2 and 3 years was high, irrespective of previous treatment.
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- C Zecca
- Department of Neurology, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Regional Hospital Lugano (EOC), Lugano
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- Neurology Practice, Carouge, Geneva
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- Department of Neurology, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Aarau
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital of the Canton of Luzern, Luzern
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva
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- Neurozentrum Bellevue, Zürich and Department of Neurology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Finnigan T, Makaram N, Baumann A, Ramesh K, Mohil R, Srinivasan M. Outcomes of Ulnar Shortening for Ulnar Impaction Syndrome Using the 2.7 mm AO Ulna Shortening Osteotomy System. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2018; 23:82-89. [DOI: 10.1142/s242483551850011x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background: Ulnar shortening osteotomy is a well-established treatment for ulnar impaction syndrome. Controversy remains regarding the most effective system to achieve efficient bony union, whilst minimising incidence of complications, particularly hardware irritation. We present outcomes at 2 years using the recently released low profile AO osteotomy system.Methods: 32 consecutive patients with significant pain from ulnar impaction syndrome (idiopathic or post-traumatic), without degenerative changes of the distal radio-ulnar joint, were included. Time to union, range of motion, grip strength, pain and complications were recorded.Results: Median time to union was 10.14 weeks (9.27–11.01, 95%CI), with one nonunion. Visual Analogue Pain score, grip strength and range of motion improved significantly. No patient experienced hardware irritation. No plate required removal. Positive ulnar variance was reduced by 3.8 mm (mean).Conclusions: The low profile AO system appears effective in achieving bony union whilst minimising incidence of hardware irritation, at a follow up of 2 years
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- T. Finnigan
- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK
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Baumann A, Yalçıntaş E, Gaona X, Polly R, Dardenne K, Prüßmann T, Rothe J, Altmaier M, Geckeis H. Thermodynamic description of Tc(iv) solubility and carbonate complexation in alkaline NaHCO3–Na2CO3–NaCl systems. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:4377-4392. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00250a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A comprehensive thermodynamic model is derived for the system Tc4+–Na+–Cl−–OH−–HCO3−–CO32−–H2O(l) based upon solubility experiments in alkaline carbonate solutions, advanced spectroscopic techniques and DFT calculations.
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- A. Baumann
- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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Baumann A, Roberts-Thomson R, Ranasinghe I. Gonococcal Endocarditis Complicating Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in a Young Aboriginal Woman: A Case Report. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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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Friesecke S, Träger K, Schittek GA, Molnar Z, Bach F, Kogelmann K, Bogdanski R, Weyland A, Nierhaus A, Nestler F, Olboeter D, Tomescu D, Jacob D, Haake H, Grigoryev E, Nitsch M, Baumann A, Quintel M, Schott M, Kielstein JT, Meier-Hellmann A, Born F, Schumacher U, Singer M, Kellum J, Brunkhorst FM. International registry on the use of the CytoSorb® adsorber in ICU patients : Study protocol and preliminary results. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2017; 114:699-707. [PMID: 28871441 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-017-0342-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [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: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this clinical registry is to record the use of CytoSorb® adsorber device in critically ill patients under real-life conditions. METHODS The registry records all relevant information in the course of product use, e. g., diagnosis, comorbidities, course of the condition, treatment, concomitant medication, clinical laboratory parameters, and outcome (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02312024). Primary endpoint is in-hospital mortality as compared to the mortality predicted by the APACHE II and SAPS II score, respectively. RESULTS As of January 30, 2017, 130 centers from 22 countries were participating. Data available from the start of the registry on May 18, 2015 to November 24, 2016 (122 centers; 22 countries) were analyzed, of whom 20 centers from four countries provided data for a total of 198 patients (mean age 60.3 ± 15.1 years, 135 men [68.2%]). In all, 192 (97.0%) had 1 to 5 Cytosorb® adsorber applications. Sepsis was the most common indication for CytoSorb® treatment (135 patients). Mean APACHE II score in this group was 33.1 ± 8.4 [range 15-52] with a predicted risk of death of 78%, whereas the observed mortality was 65%. There were no significant decreases in the SOFA scores after treatment (17.2 ± 4.8 [3-24]). However interleukin-6 levels were markedly reduced after treatment (median 5000 pg/ml before and 289 pg/ml after treatment, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This third interim report demonstrates the feasibility of the registry with excellent data quality and completeness from 20 study centers. The results must be interpreted with caution, since the numbers are still small; however the disease severity is remarkably high and suggests that adsorber treatment might be used as an ultimate treatment in life-threatening situations. There were no device-associated side effects.
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- S Friesecke
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin B, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Kardioanästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivtherapie und Palliativmedizin, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv‑, Notfallmedizin, Transfusionsmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Hans-Susemihl-Krankenhaus gGmbH, Emden, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, AG Hämodynamik, Klinikum rechts der Isar TU München, München, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie/Intensiv‑/Notfallmedizin/Schmerztherapie, Klinikum Oldenburg gGmbH, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Kliniken Erlabrunn gGmbH, Breitenbrunn, Germany
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- Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Krankenhaus Herzberg, Elbe-Elster-Klinikum GmbH, Herzberg, Germany
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- Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
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- Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Kardiologie und Intensivmedizin, Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russian Federation
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- Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensiv‑, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara Halle, Halle, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensiv‑, Palliativ- und Schmerzmedizin, Berufsgenossensch. Uniklinik Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany
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- Zentrum Anästhesiologie, Rettungs-und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Klinikum Region Hannover Nordstadt, Hannover, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik V, Klinikum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, HELIOS Klinikums Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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- Herzchirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, LMU München, München, Germany
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- Center for Clinical Studies Jena (ZKS), Jena, Germany
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- Intensive Care Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Center for Clinical Studies Jena (ZKS), Jena, Germany. .,Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena, Germany. .,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany.
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Blenau W, Daniel S, Balfanz S, Thamm M, Baumann A. Dm5-HT 2B: Pharmacological Characterization of the Fifth Serotonin Receptor Subtype of Drosophila melanogaster. Front Syst Neurosci 2017; 11:28. [PMID: 28553207 PMCID: PMC5425475 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2017.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is an important regulator of physiological and behavioral processes in both protostomes (e.g., insects) and deuterostomes (e.g., mammals). In insects, serotonin has been found to modulate the heart rate and to control secretory processes, development, circadian rhythms, aggressive behavior, as well as to contribute to learning and memory. Serotonin exerts its activity by binding to and activating specific membrane receptors. The clear majority of these receptors belong to the superfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors. In Drosophila melanogaster, a total of five genes have been identified coding for 5-HT receptors. From this family of proteins, four have been pharmacologically examined in greater detail, so far. While Dm5-HT1A, Dm5-HT1B, and Dm5-HT7 couple to cAMP signaling cascades, the Dm5-HT2A receptor leads to Ca2+ signaling in an inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent manner. Based on sequence similarity to homologous genes in other insects, a fifth D. melanogaster gene was uncovered coding for a Dm5-HT2B receptor. Knowledge about this receptor’s pharmacological properties is very limited. This is quite surprising because Dm5-HT2B has been attributed to distinct physiological functions based on genetic interference with its gene expression. Mutations were described reducing the response of the larval heart to 5-HT, and specific knockdown of Dm5-HT2B mRNA in hemocytes resulted in a higher susceptibility of the flies to bacterial infection. To gain deeper understanding of Dm5-HT2B’s pharmacology, we evaluated the receptor’s response to a series of established 5-HT receptor agonists and antagonists in a functional cell-based assay. Metoclopramide and mianserin were identified as two potent antagonists that may allow pharmacological interference with Dm5-HT2B signaling in vitro and in vivo.
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- Wolfgang Blenau
- Cologne Biocenter and Zoological Institute, University of CologneCologne, Germany
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- Department of NMR-Supported Structural Biology, Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare PharmakologieBerlin, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems - Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum JülichJülich, Germany
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- Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology (Zoology II), Biocenter, University of WürzburgWürzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems - Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum JülichJülich, Germany
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Morawska MM, Moreira CG, Imbach LL, Burgi L, Valko P, Baumann A, Masneuf S, Schreglmann SR, Baumann CR, Noain D. 0276 SLEEP ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN ACCUMULATION IN THE BRAIN CORTEX OF VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORTER 2 DEFICIENT MICE SUFFERING FROM INCREASED AROUSAL. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.275] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Swallowing involves complex coordination of the neuromuscular anatomy and physiology of the oropharynx and esophagus, controlled by the enteric and central nervous systems. Dysphagia is classified as either oropharyngeal or esophageal and results from mechanical or structural disturbances. Videofluoroscopy, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, barium swallow, manometry, and endoscopy are common modalities utilized in diagnosis, but none is as important as a patient's history. Functional dysphagia is a diagnosis of exclusion and is based on Rome criteria. Its mechanism is unknown but potentially related to visceral hypersensitivity, inappropriate pain perception, or unidentified contraction abnormalities. Its management is mainly supportive; however, there is literature to suggest, but not confirm, benefit with the use of antidepressants. Continued understanding of functional dysphagia and other functional esophageal disorders, including globus sensation, will require further investigation into diagnostic algorithms and finding treatment methods.
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- A Baumann
- Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Winter K, Winter K, Hofmann F, Thierfelder K, Heinemann V, Hesse N, Baumann A, Reiser M, Sommer W, D'Anastasi M. Empirische Bestimmung volumetrischer Grenzwerte gemäß RECIST 1.1 zur Beurteilung des Therapieansprechens bei Lebermetastasen. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- K Winter
- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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- Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, München
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Baumann A, Winter K, Garthe T, Thäns N, Bock J, Schindler R, Bischoff B, Trumm C, Reiser M, Schwarz F. Systolische Akquisition bei High-Pitch CT-Angiografien zur TAVI-Planung – Wie gut gelingt das und wann besser nicht? ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- A Baumann
- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Campus Großhadern, Radiologie, München
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- Institut für Klinische Radiologie, LMU München, Radiologie, München
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- Klinik für Diagnostische Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Radiologie, Augsburg
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Günther A, Luczak V, Abel T, Baumann A. Caspase-3 and GFAP as early markers for apoptosis and astrogliosis in shRNA-induced hippocampal cytotoxicity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 220:1400-1404. [PMID: 28167801 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.154583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Genetic manipulation of cells and tissue by RNA interference has significantly contributed to the functional characterization of individual proteins and their role in physiological processes. Despite its versatility, RNA interference can have detrimental side effects, including reduced cell viability. We applied recombinant adeno-associated viruses by stereotaxic injection into the murine hippocampus to express different short hairpin RNA (shRNA) constructs along with eGFP. Tissue responses were assessed immunohistochemically for up to 8 weeks post-infection. Strong hippocampal degeneration and tissue atrophy was observed, most likely induced by high shRNA expression. The effect was entirely absent in mice injected with vectors driving only expression of eGFP. Active caspase-3 (Casp-3) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were identified as molecular markers and early indicators of adverse tissue responses. Our findings also demonstrate that detrimental effects of high shRNA expression in hippocampal tissue can be monitored even before the onset of tissue degeneration.
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- Anne Günther
- Institute of Complex Systems, Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52425, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Cellular Biophysics (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52425, Germany
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Baumann A, Yalçıntaş E, Gaona X, Altmaier M, Geckeis H. Solubility and hydrolysis of Tc(iv) in dilute to concentrated KCl solutions: an extended thermodynamic model for Tc4+–H+–K+–Na+–Mg2+–Ca2+–OH−–Cl−–H2O(l) mixed systems. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01816a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The solubility of Tc(iv) under strongly reducing conditions is investigated in KCl solutions with 1.5 ≤ pHm ≤ 14.5, and an extended thermodynamic model for the system Tc4+–H+–K+–Na+–Mg2+–Ca2+–OH−–Cl−–H2O(l) is provided.
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- A. Baumann
- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 76021 Karlsruhe
- Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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Reim T, Balfanz S, Baumann A, Blenau W, Thamm M, Scheiner R. AmTAR2: Functional characterization of a honeybee tyramine receptor stimulating adenylyl cyclase activity. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 80:91-100. [PMID: 27939988 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The biogenic monoamines norepinephrine and epinephrine regulate important physiological functions in vertebrates. Insects such as honeybees do not synthesize these neuroactive substances. Instead, they employ octopamine and tyramine for comparable physiological functions. These biogenic amines activate specific guanine nucleotide-binding (G) protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Based on pharmacological data obtained on heterologously expressed receptors, α- and β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptors are better activated by octopamine than by tyramine. Conversely, GPCRs forming the type 1 tyramine receptor clade (synonymous to octopamine/tyramine receptors) are better activated by tyramine than by octopamine. More recently, receptors were characterized which are almost exclusively activated by tyramine, thus forming an independent type 2 tyramine receptor clade. Functionally, type 1 tyramine receptors inhibit adenylyl cyclase activity, leading to a decrease in intracellular cAMP concentration ([cAMP]i). Type 2 tyramine receptors can mediate Ca2+ signals or both Ca2+ signals and effects on [cAMP]i. We here provide evidence that the honeybee tyramine receptor 2 (AmTAR2), when heterologously expressed in flpTM cells, exclusively causes an increase in [cAMP]i. The receptor displays a pronounced preference for tyramine over octopamine. Its activity can be blocked by a series of established antagonists, of which mianserin and yohimbine are most efficient. The functional characterization of two tyramine receptors from the honeybee, AmTAR1 (previously named AmTYR1) and AmTAR2, which respond to tyramine by changing cAMP levels in opposite direction, is an important step towards understanding the actions of tyramine in honeybee behavior and physiology, particularly in comparison to the effects of octopamine.
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- Tina Reim
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, ICS-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems, ICS-4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany; Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology (Zoology II), Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany; Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology (Zoology II), Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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Oberlechner E, Neis F, Rall K, Rothmund R, Krämer B, Abele H, Taran A, Baumann A, Staebler A, Wallwiener D, Brucker SY, Henes M. Indikatoren der Behandlungsqualität an einer universitären gynäkologischen Dysplasieeinheit – eine retrospektive Analyse. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593020] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Jin L, Lange W, Kempmann A, Maybeck V, Günther A, Gruteser N, Baumann A, Offenhäusser A. High-efficiency transduction and specific expression of ChR2opt for optogenetic manipulation of primary cortical neurons mediated by recombinant adeno-associated viruses. J Biotechnol 2016; 233:171-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sharma K, Ahuja G, Hussain A, Balfanz S, Baumann A, Korsching SI. Elimination of a ligand gating site generates a supersensitive olfactory receptor. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28359. [PMID: 27323929 PMCID: PMC4914996 DOI: 10.1038/srep28359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Olfaction poses one of the most complex ligand-receptor matching problems in biology due to the unparalleled multitude of odor molecules facing a large number of cognate olfactory receptors. We have recently deorphanized an olfactory receptor, TAAR13c, as a specific receptor for the death-associated odor cadaverine. Here we have modeled the cadaverine/TAAR13c interaction, exchanged predicted binding residues by site-directed mutagenesis, and measured the activity of the mutant receptors. Unexpectedly we observed a binding site for cadaverine at the external surface of the receptor, in addition to an internal binding site, whose mutation resulted in complete loss of activity. In stark contrast, elimination of the external binding site generated supersensitive receptors. Modeling suggests this site to act as a gate, limiting access of the ligand to the internal binding site and thereby downregulating the affinity of the native receptor. This constitutes a novel mechanism to fine-tune physiological sensitivity to socially relevant odors.
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- Kanika Sharma
- Institute of Genetics, Biocenter, University at Cologne, Zülpicherstrasse 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Biocenter, University at Cologne, Zülpicherstrasse 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Biocenter, University at Cologne, Zülpicherstrasse 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-4), Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-4), Research Center Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Biocenter, University at Cologne, Zülpicherstrasse 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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Beckert A, Wiesner J, Schmidtberg H, Lehmann R, Baumann A, Vogel H, Vilcinskas A. Expression and characterization of a recombinant i-type lysozyme from the harlequin ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis. Insect Mol Biol 2016; 25:202-15. [PMID: 26778648 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12213] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Lysozymes are enzymes that destroy bacterial cell walls by hydrolysing the polysaccharide component of peptidoglycan. In insects, there are two classes of lysozymes, the c-type with muramidase activity and the i-type whose prototypical members from annelids and molluscs possess both muramidase and isopeptidase activities. Many insect genes encoding c-type and i-type lysozymes have been identified during genome and transcriptome analyses, but only c-type lysozymes have been functionally characterized at the protein level. Here we produced one of five i-type lysozymes represented in the immunity-related transcriptome of the invasive harlequin ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis as recombinant protein. This was the only one containing the serine and histidine residues that are thought to be required for isopeptidase activity. This i-type lysozyme was recombinantly expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris, but the purified protein was inactive in both muramidase and isopeptidase assays. Transcription and immunofluorescence analysis revealed that this i-type lysozyme is produced in the fat body but is not inducible by immune challenge. These data suggest that i-type lysozymes in insects may have acquired novel and as yet undetermined functions in the course of evolution.
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- A Beckert
- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Gießen, Germany
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Gießen, Germany
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Entomology, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Gießen, Germany
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Koter SH, Baumann A. Aneurysm of the Right Renal Artery. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2016; 52:40. [PMID: 27150800 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.03.024] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- S H Koter
- Medical University, Graz Department of Surgery, Division for Vascular Surgery, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Austria.
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- Medical University, Graz Department of Surgery, Division for Vascular Surgery, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Austria
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