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Kuut TA, Buffart LM, Braamse AMJ, Csorba I, Bleijenberg G, Nieuwkerk P, Moss-Morris R, Müller F, Knoop H. Does the effect of cognitive behavior therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) vary by patient characteristics? A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Psychol Med 2024; 54:447-456. [PMID: 37927223 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723003148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
Debate is ongoing on the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). With an individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis we investigated whether the effect of CBT varied by patient characteristics. These included post-exertional malaise (PEM), a central feature of ME/CFS according to many. We searched for randomized controlled trials similar with respect to comparison condition, outcomes and treatment-protocol. Moderation on fatigue severity (Checklist Individual Strength, subscale fatigue severity), functional impairment (Sickness Impact Profile-8) and physical functioning (Short Form-36, subscale physical functioning) was investigated using linear mixed model analyses and interaction tests. PROSPERO (CRD42022358245). Data from eight trials (n = 1298 patients) were pooled. CBT showed beneficial effects on fatigue severity (β = -11.46, 95% CI -15.13 to -7.79); p < 0.001, functional impairment (β = -448.40, 95% CI -625.58 to -271.23); p < 0.001; and physical functioning (β = 9.64, 95% CI 3.30 to 15.98); p < 0.001. The effect of CBT on fatigue severity varied by age (pinteraction = 0.003), functional impairment (pinteraction = 0.045) and physical activity pattern (pinteraction = 0.027). Patients who were younger, reported less functional impairments and had a fluctuating activity pattern benefitted more. The effect on physical functioning varied by self-efficacy (pinteraction = 0.025), with patients with higher self-efficacy benefitting most. No other moderators were found. It can be concluded from this study that CBT for ME/CFS can lead to significant reductions of fatigue, functional impairment, and physical limitations. There is no indication patients meeting different case definitions or reporting additional symptoms benefit less from CBT. Our findings do not support recent guidelines in which evidence from studies not mandating PEM was downgraded.
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- T A Kuut
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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King MT, Revicki DA, Norman R, Müller F, Viney RC, Pickard AS, Cella D, Shaw JW. United States Value Set for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Eight Dimensions (FACT-8D), a Cancer-Specific Preference-Based Quality of Life Instrument. Pharmacoecon Open 2024; 8:49-63. [PMID: 38060096 PMCID: PMC10781923 DOI: 10.1007/s41669-023-00448-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To develop a value set reflecting the United States (US) general population's preferences for health states described by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) eight-dimensions preference-based multi-attribute utility instrument (FACT-8D), derived from the FACT-General cancer-specific health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) questionnaire. METHODS A US online panel was quota-sampled to achieve a general population sample representative by sex, age (≥ 18 years), race and ethnicity. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was used to value health states. The valuation task involved choosing between pairs of health states (choice-sets) described by varying levels of the FACT-8D HRQL dimensions and survival (life-years). The DCE included 100 choice-sets; each respondent was randomly allocated 16 choice-sets. Data were analysed using conditional logit regression parameterized to fit the quality-adjusted life-year framework, weighted for sociodemographic variables that were non-representative of the US general population. Preference weights were calculated as the ratio of HRQL-level coefficients to the survival coefficient. RESULTS 2562 panel members opted in, 2462 (96%) completed at least one choice-set and 2357 (92%) completed 16 choice-sets. Pain and nausea were associated with the largest utility weights, work and sleep had more moderate utility weights, and sadness, worry and support had the smallest utility weights. Within dimensions, more severe HRQL levels were generally associated with larger weights. A preference-weighting algorithm to estimate US utilities from responses to the FACT-General questionnaire was generated. The worst health state's value was -0.33. CONCLUSIONS This value set provides US population utilities for health states defined by the FACT-8D for use in evaluating oncology treatments.
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- Madeleine T King
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Revicki Outcomes Research Consulting, Sarasota, FL, USA
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- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
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Birklbauer MJ, Matzinger M, Müller F, Mechtler K, Dorfer V. MS Annika 2.0 Identifies Cross-Linked Peptides in MS2-MS3-Based Workflows at High Sensitivity and Specificity. J Proteome Res 2023; 22:3009-3021. [PMID: 37566781 PMCID: PMC10476269 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00325] [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: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Cross-linking mass spectrometry has become a powerful tool for the identification of protein-protein interactions and for gaining insight into the structures of proteins. We previously published MS Annika, a cross-linking search engine which can accurately identify cross-linked peptides in MS2 spectra from a variety of different MS-cleavable cross-linkers. In this publication, we present MS Annika 2.0, an updated version implementing a new search algorithm that, in addition to MS2 level, only supports the processing of data from MS2-MS3-based approaches for the identification of peptides from MS3 spectra, and introduces a novel scoring function for peptides identified across multiple MS stages. Detected cross-links are validated by estimating the false discovery rate (FDR) using a target-decoy approach. We evaluated the MS3-search-capabilities of MS Annika 2.0 on five different datasets covering a variety of experimental approaches and compared it to XlinkX and MaXLinker, two other cross-linking search engines. We show that MS Annika detects up to 4 times more true unique cross-links while simultaneously yielding less false positive hits and therefore a more accurate FDR estimation than the other two search engines. All mass spectrometry proteomics data along with result files have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange consortium via the PRIDE partner repository with the dataset identifier PXD041955.
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- Micha J. Birklbauer
- Bioinformatics
Research Group, University of Applied Sciences
Upper Austria, Softwarepark
11, 4232 Hagenberg, Austria
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- Research
Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Research
Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Research
Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Institute
of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
BioCenter (VBC), Dr.
Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Gregor
Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter
(VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse
3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Bioinformatics
Research Group, University of Applied Sciences
Upper Austria, Softwarepark
11, 4232 Hagenberg, Austria
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Brendefur Corwin LM, Campbell P, Jakobsen K, Müller F, Lai X, Unemo M, Leegaard TM, Vildershøj Bjørnholt J, Olsen AO. Improvement in Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture rates by bedside inoculation and incubation at a clinic for sexually transmitted infections. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2023; 22:27. [PMID: 37072830 PMCID: PMC10114361 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-023-00576-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Culture of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is essential for surveillance of complete antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. In 2014, the culture success rate of N. gonorrhoeae from samples taken at the clinic for sexually transmitted infections (STI clinic), Oslo University Hospital, Norway, was only 20%. The present study aimed to improve gonococcal culture rates using bedside inoculation of patient samples on gonococcal agar plates and incubation at the STI clinic. METHODS This prospective quality improvement study was conducted by the STI clinic and the Department of Microbiology at Oslo University Hospital from May 2016 - October 2017. When culture of N. gonorrhoeae was clinically indicated, we introduced a parallel 'bedside culture' at the STI clinic and compared results with the standard culture at the microbiology department. Samples were taken from urethra, anorectum, pharynx and cervix. Culture rates were compared across symptomatic and asymptomatic anatomical sites. RESULTS From 596 gonococcal-positive PCR samples, bedside culture had a significantly higher success rate of 57% compared to 41% with standard culture (p < 0.05). Overall, culture rate from symptomatic sites was 91% v. 45% from asymptomatic sites. The culture rates from different anatomical sites were as follows: urethra 93%, anorectum 64%, pharynx 28% and cervix 70%. Bedside culture significantly (p < 0.05) improved the culture rates for symptomatic urethral and asymptomatic pharyngeal samples. CONCLUSIONS Where feasible, bedside inoculation on gonococcal agar plates and incubation of samples from patients with gonorrhoea is recommended. This will improve the culture diagnostics and provide additional gonococcal isolates for antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
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- L M Brendefur Corwin
- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- National Advisory Unit for Sexually Transmitted Infections, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and other STIs, National Reference Laboratory for STIs, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- Institute for Global Health, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Respiratory, Blood-borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infection Control and Vaccines, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Kretschmann S, Völkl S, Reimann H, Krönke G, Schett G, Achenbach S, Lutzny-Geier G, Müller F, Mougiakakos D, Dingfelder J, Flamann C, Hanssens L, Gary R, Mackensen A, Aigner M. Successful Generation of CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells from Patients with Advanced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:27-33. [PMID: 36241147 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Although it has been shown that the production of functional chimeric antigen receptor T cells is feasible in patients with B-cell malignancies, it is currently unclear whether sufficient amounts of functional autologous CAR T cells can be generated from patients with autoimmune diseases. Intrinsic T-cell abnormalities and T-cell-targeted immune suppression in patients with autoimmunity may hamper the retrieval of sufficient T cells and their transduction and expansion into CAR T cells. Patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) underwent leukapheresis after tapering glucocorticoids and stopping T-cell-suppressive drugs. This material was used as source for manufacturing anti-CD19 CAR T-cell products (CAR) in clinical scale. Cells were transduced with a lentiviral anti-CD19 CAR vector and expanded under good manufacturing practice (GMP) conditions using a closed, semi-automatic system. Functionality of these CAR T cells derived from autoimmune patient cells was tested in vitro. Six SLE patients were analyzed. Leukapheresis could be successfully performed in all patients yielding sufficient T-cell numbers for clinical scale CAR T-cell production. In addition, CAR T cells showed high expansion rates and viability, leading to CAR T cells in sufficient doses and quality for clinical use. CAR T cells from all patients showed specific cytotoxicity against CD19+ cell lines in vitro. GMP grade generation of CD19 CAR T-cell products suitable for clinical use is feasible in patients with autoimmune disease.
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- S Kretschmann
- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Haemostaseology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Miltenyi Biomedicine GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5 - Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Albrink K, Joos C, Schröder D, Müller F, Noack EM. Benutzerfreundlichkeit einer Anamnese-App für die
primärärztliche Versorgung aus Sicht der
Patient*innen. Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753562] [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: 12/12/2022]
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Degen C, Mikuteit M, Niewolik J, Joosten T, Schröder D, Vahldiek K, Mücke U, Heinemann S, Müller F, Behrens G, Klawonn F, Lenarz T, Dopfer-Jablonka A, Steffens S. Audiological profile of adult long COVID patients. Am J Otolaryngol 2022; 43:103579. [PMID: 35988361 PMCID: PMC9354445 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Introduction Hearing loss is one of the self-reported symptoms of Long COVID patients, however data from objective and subjective audiological tests demonstrating diminished hearing in Long COVID patients has not been published. Materials and methods Respondents of a large Long COVID online survey were invited to the ENT-department for an otologic exam. The participants were split into three groups based on their history of SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence of symptoms. Respondents with a history of a SARS-CoV-2 infection were allocated to the Long COVID group, if they reported persistent symptoms and to the Ex COVID group, if they had regained their previous level of health. Participants without a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection made up the No COVID control group. In total, 295 ears were examined with otoscopy, tympanograms, pure tone audiometry and otoacoustic emissions. Ears with known preexisting hearing loss or status post ear surgery, as well as those with abnormal otoscopic findings, non-type A tympanograms or negative Rinne test were excluded. Results Compared to the No COVID and Ex COVID groups, we did not find a clinically significant difference in either hearing thresholds or frequency specific TEOAEs. However, at 500 Hz the data from the left ear, but not the right ear showed a significantly better threshold in the Ex COVID group, compared to Long COVID and No COVID groups. Any of the other tested frequencies between 500 Hz and 8 kHz were not significantly different between the different groups. There was a significantly lower frequency-specific signal-to-noise-ratio of the TEOAEs in the Long COVID compared to the No COVID group at 2.8 kHz. At all other frequencies, there were no significant differences between the three groups in the TEOAE signal-to-noise-ratio. Conclusion This study detected no evidence of persistent cochlear damage months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large cohort of Long COVID patients, as well as those fully recovered.
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Joos C, Albrink K, Noack EM, Müller F, Schröder D. Liefert eine digitale Anamnese zuverlässige Angaben von
Patient*innen? Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753566] [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: 12/12/2022]
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Matzinger M, Vasiu A, Madalinski M, Müller F, Stanek F, Mechtler K. Mimicked synthetic ribosomal protein complex for benchmarking crosslinking mass spectrometry workflows. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3975. [PMID: 35803948 PMCID: PMC9270371 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31701-w] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Cross-linking mass spectrometry has matured to a frequently used tool for the investigation of protein structures as well as interactome studies up to a system-wide level. The growing community generated a broad spectrum of applications, linker types, acquisition strategies and specialized data analysis tools, which makes it challenging to decide for an appropriate analysis workflow. Here, we report a large and flexible synthetic peptide library as reliable instrument to benchmark crosslink workflows. Additionally, we provide a tool, IMP-X-FDR, that calculates the real, experimentally validated, FDR, compares results across search engine platforms and analyses crosslink properties in an automated manner. We apply the library with 6 commonly used linker reagents and analyse the data with 6 established search engines. We thereby show that the correct algorithm and search setting choice is highly important to improve identification rate and reliability. We reach identification rates of up to ~70 % of the theoretical maximum (i.e. 700 unique lysine-lysine cross-links) while maintaining a real false-discovery-rate of <3 % at cross-link level with high reproducibility, representatively showing that our test system delivers valuable and statistically solid results. Cross-linking mass spectrometry is widely used to elucidate protein structures and interactions. Here, the authors generate an extensive peptide library to benchmark the most common cross-link search engines with frequently used cross-linking reagents in low and high complex sample systems.
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- Manuel Matzinger
- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria. .,Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria.
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Schett G, Boeltz S, Müller F, Kleyer A, Völkl S, Aigner M, Gary R, Kretschmann S, Simon D, Kharboutli S, Mougiakakos D, Krönke G, Andreas M. OP0279 CAR-T CELL TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS- SAFETY AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY DATA FROM THE FIRST FOUR PATIENTS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.1120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundWhile treatment of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has substantially improved, a subset of patients experiences severe progressive disease despite T- and B cell targeted therapy. Furthermore, drug-free remission and seroconversion is difficult to achieve in SLE to dateObjectivesTo study the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of deep B cell depletion using autologous CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in patients with severe and treatment-refractory SLEMethodsThe CAR product was manufactured by CliniMACS Prodigy system (Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany). T-cells were enriched from the patients’ peripheral blood apheresis product and 1x108 cells were used as starting cell population. The cells were transfected with a lentiviral vector encoding an anti-CD19 CAR is composed of the FMC63 scFv, a CD8- derived hinge region, TNFRSF19-derived transmembrane domain, CD3ζ intracellular domain, and 4-1BB co-stimulatory domain (Miltenyi Biotec) and expanded for 12 days. After conditioning with cyclophosphamide/ fludarabine patients received 1x106 CD19-CAR-T cells/kg body weight as a single infusion. All SLE treatments with the exception of low dose prednisolone were stopped before CAR-T cell administration. After CAR-T cell treatment, also prednisolone was stopped. Tolerability was assessed by monitoring for Cytokine-release syndrome (CRS), immune-related effector cell neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) and infections. Preliminary efficacy was assessed by reaching a Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS), seroconversion in dsDNA antibodies and ANA and cessation of all SLE-specific treatmentsResultsAs of January 22, 2022, our 4 SLE patients had been treated with CD19 CAR-T cells with a follow up of 10 months (patient 1, female aged 20, SLEDAI-2K: 16), 7 months (patient 2, male aged 22; SLEDAI-2K:8), 2 months (patient 3, female aged 22; SLEDAI 2K: 6), and 1 month (patient 4; female aged 24; SLEDAI-2K: 6), respectively. All patients had active severe SLE with failure of standard treatment including pulsed steroids, hydroxychloroquine, mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide, intravenous immunoglobulins, rituximab and belimumab before CD19 CAR-T cell administration. All patients had active kidney disease. No infections occurred. All four patients experienced fever without proof of infectious disease (CRS °I); only one patient was treated with a single dose of tocilizumab. No ICANS and no CRS of other organs occurred. In vivo, CAR-T cells rapidly expanded to a maximum of 27,6% (day 9, patient 1), 41,2% (day 9, patient 2), 11,5% (day 9, patient 3) and 59,1% (day 9, patient 4) of total circulating T cells followed by a typical decline, with circulating CAR-T cells being continuously detectable during the next months. Expansion of CAR T cells preceded the complete and sustained depletion of circulating B cells. Patient 1 experienced sustained drug-free remission (SLEDAI-2K=0) with complete loss of ANA and dsDNA antibodies despite reappearance of B cells at 6 months. Patient 2 also experienced complete loss of ANA and dsDNA antibodies with B cells not yet returned. Low-level proteinuria remained most likely due to previously accrued damage in glomerular filter function (SLEDAI-2K: 2). Patient 3 and patient 4 had a shorter observation period to date but also achieved clinical remission (both SLEDAI-2K 0). All patients met LLDAS and could successfully stop all SLE-specific medication, including glucocorticoids. No SLE flare occurred so far.ConclusionTaken together, these data show that CD19 CAR T-cell therapy is well tolerated and may induce rapid remission of severe refractory SLE.References[1]Mougiakakos D et al., CD19-Targeted CAR T Cells in Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. N Engl J Med 2021;385:567-569.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Kuut TA, Müller F, Aldenkamp A, Assmann-Schuilwerve E, Braamse A, Geerlings SE, Gibney KB, Kanaan RAA, Nieuwkerk P, Olde Hartman TC, Pauëlsen D, Prins M, Slieker K, Van Vugt M, Bleeker-Rovers CP, Keijmel SP, Knoop H. A randomised controlled trial testing the efficacy of Fit after COVID, a cognitive behavioural therapy targeting severe post-infectious fatigue following COVID-19 (ReCOVer): study protocol. Trials 2021; 22:867. [PMID: 34857010 PMCID: PMC8637041 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05569-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) results in debilitating long-term symptoms, often referred to as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC), in a substantial subgroup of patients. One of the most prevalent symptoms following COVID-19 is severe fatigue. Prompt delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), an evidence-based treatment that has shown benefit in reducing severe fatigue in other conditions, may reduce post-COVID-19 fatigue. Based on an existing CBT protocol, a blended intervention of 17 weeks, Fit after COVID, was developed to treat severe fatigue after the acute phase of infection with SARS-CoV-2. METHOD The ReCOVer study is a multicentre 2-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT) to test the efficacy of Fit after COVID on severe post-infectious fatigue. Participants are eligible if they report severe fatigue 3 up to and including 12 months following COVID-19. One hundred and fourteen participants will be randomised to either Fit after COVID or care as usual (ratio 1:1). The primary outcome, the fatigue severity subscale of the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS-fatigue), is assessed in both groups before randomisation (T0), directly post CBT or following care as usual (T1), and at follow-up 6 months after the second assessment (T2). In addition, a long-term follow-up (T3), 12 months after the second assessment, is performed in the CBT group only. The primary objective is to investigate whether CBT will lead to a significantly lower mean fatigue severity score measured with the CIS-fatigue across the first two follow-up assessments (T1 and T2) as compared to care as usual. Secondary objectives are to determine the proportion of participants no longer being severely fatigued (operationalised in different ways) at T1 and T2 and to investigate changes in physical and social functioning, in the number and severity of somatic symptoms and in problems concentrating across T1 and T2. DISCUSSION This is the first trial testing a cognitive behavioural intervention targeting severe fatigue after COVID-19. If Fit after COVID is effective in reducing fatigue severity following COVID-19, this intervention could contribute to alleviating the long-term health consequences of COVID-19 by relieving one of its most prevalent and distressing long-term symptoms. TRIAL REGISTRATION Netherlands Trial Register NL8947 . Registered on 14 October 2020.
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- T A Kuut
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Expert Center for Chronic Fatigue, Department of Medical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Lung Medicine, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bernhoven, Uden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Expert Center for Chronic Fatigue, Department of Medical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gazsi G, Ivánovics B, Izabella RB, Szabó T, Daniel Z, Kucska B, Urbányi B, Horváth L, Müller F, Müller T. Artificial sperm insemination in externally fertilised fish as a novel tool for ex situ and in situ conservation of valuable populations. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2021. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Loss of genetic diversity and accumulation of deleterious mutations may lead to inbreeding depression in captive breeding. To address the problem of maintaining genetic diversity, we developed a new fish spawning method which offers flexibility in crossing diverse species when in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is not available. This method involves the collection of sperm from several males of ovuliparous fish; the sperm mix is then injected by catheter into the ovarian cavity of a female through the oviduct. We demonstrate, using zebrafish as a model for externally fertilised fish, that the sperm survives the ovarian conditions and can fertilise ovulated eggs, which are released from the body cavity during natural spawning. Wild type females were injected with reporter transgenic sperm from homozygous transgenic males before intended spawning with wild type males. The sperm injection method did not have an impact on reproductive parameters such as egg production or fertilisation rate compared to controls. In 25 successful spawning experiments, 20 females produced mixed genotype offspring comprising both transgenic and wild type larvae in varying ratios, indicating that the injected transgenic sperm efficiently competed with sperm released by non-transgenic wild type mating males, and both sperm types contributed to the fertilisation of the released eggs. This experiment provides proof of principle for increasing the genetic base of offspring of fish species, including that of many endangered fish species for which IVF is not available due to lack of timed induction of ovulation or when gametic release cannot be synchronised.
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- G Gazsi
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Szent István Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Szent István Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Szent István Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary
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- Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Department of Aquaculture, Szent István Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10 Str., 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Applied Fish Biology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Kaposvár Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences 7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40, Hungary
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- Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Department of Aquaculture, Szent István Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary
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- Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Department of Aquaculture, Szent István Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, B15 2TT Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Freshwater Fish Ecology, Institute of Aquaculture and Environmental Safety, Szent István Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary
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Rödiger A, Agne B, Dobritzsch D, Helm S, Müller F, Pötzsch N, Baginsky S. Chromoplast differentiation in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) fruits. Plant J 2021; 105:1431-1442. [PMID: 33258209 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We report here a detailed analysis of the proteome adjustments that accompany chromoplast differentiation from chloroplasts during bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) fruit ripening. While the two photosystems are disassembled and their constituents degraded, the cytochrome b6 f complex, the ATPase complex, and Calvin cycle enzymes are maintained at high levels up to fully mature chromoplasts. This is also true for ferredoxin (Fd) and Fd-dependent NADP reductase, suggesting that ferredoxin retains a central role in the chromoplasts' redox metabolism. There is a significant increase in the amount of enzymes of the typical metabolism of heterotrophic plastids, such as the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP) and amino acid and fatty acid biosynthesis. Enzymes of chlorophyll catabolism and carotenoid biosynthesis increase in abundance, supporting the pigment reorganization that goes together with chromoplast differentiation. The majority of plastid encoded proteins decline but constituents of the plastid ribosome and AccD increase in abundance. Furthermore, the amount of plastid terminal oxidase (PTOX) remains unchanged despite a significant increase in phytoene desaturase (PDS) levels, suggesting that the electrons from phytoene desaturation are consumed by another oxidase. This may be a particularity of non-climacteric fruits such as bell pepper that lack a respiratory burst at the onset of fruit ripening.
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- Anja Rödiger
- Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Biochemistry of Plants, Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Biochemistry of Plants, Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Biochemistry and Functional Proteomics, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Biochemistry of Plants, Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Rincón Montes V, Gehlen J, Ingebrandt S, Mokwa W, Walter P, Müller F, Offenhäusser A. Development and in vitro validation of flexible intraretinal probes. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19836. [PMID: 33199768 PMCID: PMC7669900 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76582-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The efforts to improve the treatment efficacy in blind patients with retinal degenerative diseases would greatly benefit from retinal activity feedback, which is lacking in current retinal implants. While the door for a bidirectional communication device that stimulates and records intraretinally has been opened by the recent use of silicon-based penetrating probes, the biological impact induced by the insertion of such rigid devices is still unknown. Here, we developed for the first time, flexible intraretinal probes and validated in vitro the acute biological insertion impact in mouse retinae compared to standard silicon-based probes. Our results show that probes based on flexible materials, such as polyimide and parylene-C, in combination with a narrow shank design 50 µm wide and 7 µm thick, and the use of insertion speeds as high as 187.5 µm/s will successfully penetrate the retina, reduce the footprint of the insertion to roughly 2 times the cross-section of the probe, and induce low dead cell counts, while keeping the vitality of the tissue and recording the neural activity at different depths.
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- V Rincón Montes
- Bioelectronics, Institute of Biological Information Processing-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
- RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Institute of Biological Information Processing-1, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Institute of Biological Information Processing-1, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Bioelectronics, Institute of Biological Information Processing-3, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
- RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
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Mason NL, Kuypers KPC, Müller F, Reckweg J, Tse DHY, Toennes SW, Hutten NRPW, Jansen JFA, Stiers P, Feilding A, Ramaekers JG. Me, myself, bye: regional alterations in glutamate and the experience of ego dissolution with psilocybin. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020; 45:2003-2011. [PMID: 32446245 PMCID: PMC7547711 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0718-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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There is growing interest in the therapeutic utility of psychedelic substances, like psilocybin, for disorders characterized by distortions of the self-experience, like depression. Accumulating preclinical evidence emphasizes the role of the glutamate system in the acute action of the drug on brain and behavior; however this has never been tested in humans. Following a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group design, we utilized an ultra-high field multimodal brain imaging approach and demonstrated that psilocybin (0.17 mg/kg) induced region-dependent alterations in glutamate, which predicted distortions in the subjective experience of one's self (ego dissolution). Whereas higher levels of medial prefrontal cortical glutamate were associated with negatively experienced ego dissolution, lower levels in hippocampal glutamate were associated with positively experienced ego dissolution. Such findings provide further insights into the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of the psychedelic, as well as the baseline, state. Importantly, they may also provide a neurochemical basis for therapeutic effects as witnessed in ongoing clinical trials.
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- N L Mason
- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Frankfurt, Kennedyallee 104, D-60596, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- The Beckley Foundation, Beckley Park, Oxford, OX3 9SY, UK
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- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Kremer J, Müller F, Heininger A, Soethoff J, Farag M, Karck M, Ruhparwar A, Schmack B. Wound Management of Driveline Infections with Cold Atmospheric Argon Plasma - Proof of Concept. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.058] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Müller F, Rappsilber J. A protocol for studying structural dynamics of proteins by quantitative crosslinking mass spectrometry and data-independent acquisition. J Proteomics 2020; 218:103721. [PMID: 32109607 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Quantitative crosslinking mass spectrometry (QCLMS) reveals structural details of protein conformations in solution. QCLMS can benefit from data-independent acquisition (DIA), which maximises accuracy, reproducibility and throughput of the approach. This DIA-QCLMS protocol comprises of three main sections: sample preparation, spectral library generation and quantitation. The DIA-QCLMS workflow supports isotope-labelling as well as label-free quantitation strategies, uses xiSEARCH for crosslink identification, and xiDIA-Library to create a spectral library for a peptide-centric quantitative approach. We integrated Spectronaut, a leading quantitation software, to analyse DIA data. Spectronaut supports DIA-QCLMS data to quantify crosslinks. It can be used to reveal the structural dynamics of proteins and protein complexes, even against a complex background. In combination with photoactivatable crosslinkers (photo-DIA-QCLMS), the workflow can increase data density and better capture protein dynamics due to short reaction times. Additionally, this can reveal conformational changes caused by environmental influences that would otherwise affect crosslinking itself, such as changing pH conditions. SIGNIFICANCE: This protocol is an detailed step-by-step description on how to implement our previously published DIA-QCLMS workflow (Müller et al. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2019 Apr;18(4):786-795). It includes sample preparation for QCLMS, Optimization of DIA strategies, implementation of the Spectronaut software and required python scripts and guideline on how to analyse quantitative crosslinking data. The DIA-QCLMS workflow widen the scope for a range of new crosslinking applications and this step-by-step protocol enhances the accessibility to a broad scientific user base.
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- Fränze Müller
- Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany; Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Müller F, Graziadei A, Rappsilber J. Quantitative Photo-crosslinking Mass Spectrometry Revealing Protein Structure Response to Environmental Changes. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9041-9048. [PMID: 31274288 PMCID: PMC6639777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Protein structures respond to changes in their chemical and physical environment. However, studying such conformational changes is notoriously difficult, as many structural biology techniques are also affected by these parameters. Here, the use of photo-crosslinking, coupled with quantitative crosslinking mass spectrometry (QCLMS), offers an opportunity, since the reactivity of photo-crosslinkers is unaffected by changes in environmental parameters. In this study, we introduce a workflow combining photo-crosslinking using sulfosuccinimidyl 4,4'-azipentanoate (sulfo-SDA) with our recently developed data-independent acquisition (DIA)-QCLMS. This novel photo-DIA-QCLMS approach is then used to quantify pH-dependent conformational changes in human serum albumin (HSA) and cytochrome C by monitoring crosslink abundances as a function of pH. Both proteins show pH-dependent conformational changes resulting in acidic and alkaline transitions. 93% and 95% of unique residue pairs (URP) were quantifiable across triplicates for HSA and cytochrome C, respectively. Abundance changes of URPs and hence conformational changes of both proteins were visualized using hierarchical clustering. For HSA we distinguished the N-F and the N-B form from the native conformation. In addition, we observed for cytochrome C acidic and basic conformations. In conclusion, our photo-DIA-QCLMS approach distinguished pH-dependent conformers of both proteins.
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- Fränze Müller
- Bioanalytics,
Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität
Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Bioanalytics,
Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität
Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Bioanalytics,
Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität
Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
- Wellcome
Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Fassunke J, Heydt C, Michels S, Van Veggel B, Müller F, Keul M, Dammert M, Schmitt A, Smit E, Kast S, Wolf J, Buettner R, Sos M, Rauh D, Merkelbach-Bruse S. New insights into acquired resistance mechanisms to third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz063.030] [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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Müller F, Kolbowski L, Bernhardt OM, Reiter L, Rappsilber J. Data-independent Acquisition Improves Quantitative Cross-linking Mass Spectrometry. Mol Cell Proteomics 2019; 18:786-795. [PMID: 30651306 PMCID: PMC6442367 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.tir118.001276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Quantitative cross-linking mass spectrometry (QCLMS) reveals structural detail on altered protein states in solution. On its way to becoming a routine technology, QCLMS could benefit from data-independent acquisition (DIA), which generally enables greater reproducibility than data-dependent acquisition (DDA) and increased throughput over targeted methods. Therefore, here we introduce DIA to QCLMS by extending a widely used DIA software, Spectronaut, to also accommodate cross-link data. A mixture of seven proteins cross-linked with bis[sulfosuccinimidyl] suberate (BS3) was used to evaluate this workflow. Out of the 414 identified unique residue pairs, 292 (70%) were quantifiable across triplicates with a coefficient of variation (CV) of 10%, with manual correction of peak selection and boundaries for PSMs in the lower quartile of individual CV values. This compares favorably to DDA where we quantified cross-links across triplicates with a CV of 66%, for a single protein. We found DIA-QCLMS to be capable of detecting changing abundances of cross-linked peptides in complex mixtures, despite the ratio compression encountered when increasing sample complexity through the addition of E. coli cell lysate as matrix. In conclusion, the DIA software Spectronaut can now be used in cross-linking and DIA is indeed able to improve QCLMS.
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- Fränze Müller
- From the ‡Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- From the ‡Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany;; §Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- From the ‡Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355 Berlin, Germany;; §Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, United Kingdom;.
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Kadish N, Brunke M, Spychalski P, Müller F, Berghaeuser J, Pedersen A, Siniatchkin M, Moliadze V. PB19. tDCS in the left DLPFC: When to stimulate and which cognitive domains it affects. Clin Neurophysiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.643] [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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BACKGROUND Recent evidence shows that the serotonin 2A receptor (5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptor, 5-HT2AR) is critically involved in the formation of visual hallucinations and cognitive impairments in lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)-induced states and neuropsychiatric diseases. However, the interaction between 5-HT2AR activation, cognitive impairments and visual hallucinations is still poorly understood. This study explored the effect of 5-HT2AR activation on response inhibition neural networks in healthy subjects by using LSD and further tested whether brain activation during response inhibition under LSD exposure was related to LSD-induced visual hallucinations. METHODS In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study, LSD (100 µg) and placebo were administered to 18 healthy subjects. Response inhibition was assessed using a functional magnetic resonance imaging Go/No-Go task. LSD-induced visual hallucinations were measured using the 5 Dimensions of Altered States of Consciousness (5D-ASC) questionnaire. RESULTS Relative to placebo, LSD administration impaired inhibitory performance and reduced brain activation in the right middle temporal gyrus, superior/middle/inferior frontal gyrus and anterior cingulate cortex and in the left superior frontal and postcentral gyrus and cerebellum. Parahippocampal activation during response inhibition was differently related to inhibitory performance after placebo and LSD administration. Finally, activation in the left superior frontal gyrus under LSD exposure was negatively related to LSD-induced cognitive impairments and visual imagery. CONCLUSION Our findings show that 5-HT2AR activation by LSD leads to a hippocampal-prefrontal cortex-mediated breakdown of inhibitory processing, which might subsequently promote the formation of LSD-induced visual imageries. These findings help to better understand the neuropsychopharmacological mechanisms of visual hallucinations in LSD-induced states and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- A Schmidt
- Department of Psychiatry (UPK),University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK),University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK),University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology,Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research,University of Basel, University Hospital Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology,Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research,University of Basel, University Hospital Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK),University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK),University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology,Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research,University of Basel, University Hospital Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK),University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland
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Galler M, Zellner M, Roll C, Bäuml C, Füchtmeier B, Müller F. A prospective study with ten years follow-up of two-hundred patients with proximal femoral fracture. Injury 2018; 49:841-845. [PMID: 29510856 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The proximal femoral fracture is one of the most common injuries in the elderly. Nevertheless, no results beyond the second year post surgery have been reported in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate any revision and mortality within 10 years follow-up as well as the walking ability of still alive patients. METHODS A total of 200 consecutive patients were included. A prospective database was first used to collect the demographic data. Exactly ten years after the surgery, a final evaluation was conducted by telephone for every patient. Any revision, any contralateral as well as other fractures and the date of death were recorded. For all patients who were still alive, the mobility score according to Parker was also surveyed. RESULTS The average age was 79.0 years (SD: 12.5); women were affected at higher numbers (73.5%). The total surgical revision rate was 17.5% (35/200), due in particular to hematoma (9×) or infection (7×). A surgical revision later than two years was only needed in three patients (1.5%). The risk of another fracture caused by a fall was 19% (38/200), most often a contralateral femoral fracture (22/200; 11%) that happened on average 51.9 months (1-97) after the initial surgery. The risk of a contralateral femoral fracture was 15.4% (22/143) in patients who survived the first year post surgery. The postoperative mortality was 1, 2, 5 and 10 years or 23.5%, 32.5%, 55% as well as 81.5%, respectively. An average Parker's mobility score of 6.3 points (0-9) was determined for the 37 patients (18.5%) who were still alive at the time of the follow-up. CONCLUSION The long-term study showed that revision surgery was only required in 3/200 patients (1.5%) beyond the second year of that surgery. On the other hand, more than half of all patients had already passed away five years after the initial surgery. The exact incidence of a contralateral femoral fracture was 11.9%, climbing to 15.4% if the patient survived at least one year. Nearly every fifth patient experienced another fall resulting in a severe fracture requiring treatment during the long-term course.
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- M Galler
- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049, Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049, Regensburg, Germany
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- University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11, 93055, Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049, Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049, Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049, Regensburg, Germany.
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Weger M, Diotel N, Weger BD, Beil T, Zaucker A, Eachus HL, Oakes JA, do Rego JL, Storbeck KH, Gut P, Strähle U, Rastegar S, Müller F, Krone N. Expression and activity profiling of the steroidogenic enzymes of glucocorticoid biosynthesis and the fdx1 co-factors in zebrafish. J Neuroendocrinol 2018; 30:e12586. [PMID: 29486070 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The spatial and temporal expression of steroidogenic genes in zebrafish has not been fully characterised. Because zebrafish are increasingly employed in endocrine and stress research, a better characterisation of steroidogenic pathways is required to target specific steps in the biosynthetic pathways. In the present study, we have systematically defined the temporal and spatial expression of steroidogenic enzymes involved in glucocorticoid biosynthesis (cyp21a2, cyp11c1, cyp11a1, cyp11a2, cyp17a1, cyp17a2, hsd3b1, hsd3b2), as well as the mitochondrial electron-providing ferredoxin co-factors (fdx1, fdx1b), during zebrafish development. Our studies showed an early expression of all these genes during embryogenesis. In larvae, expression of cyp11a2, cyp11c1, cyp17a2, cyp21a2, hsd3b1 and fdx1b can be detected in the interrenal gland, which is the zebrafish counterpart of the mammalian adrenal gland, whereas the fdx1 transcript is mainly found in the digestive system. Gene expression studies using quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR and whole-mount in situ hybridisation in the adult zebrafish brain revealed a wide expression of these genes throughout the encephalon, including neurogenic regions. Using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, we were able to demonstrate the presence of the glucocorticoid cortisol in the adult zebrafish brain. Moreover, we demonstrate de novo biosynthesis of cortisol and the neurosteroid tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone in the adult zebrafish brain from radiolabelled pregnenolone. Taken together, the present study comprises a comprehensive characterisation of the steroidogenic genes and the fdx co-factors facilitating glucocorticoid biosynthesis in zebrafish. Furthermore, we provide additional evidence of de novo neurosteroid biosynthesising in the brain of adult zebrafish facilitated by enzymes involved in glucocorticoid biosynthesis. Our study provides a valuable source for establishing the zebrafish as a translational model with respect to understanding the roles of the genes for glucocorticoid biosynthesis and fdx co-factors during embryonic development and stress, as well as in brain homeostasis and function.
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- M Weger
- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- INSERM, UMR 1188, Diabète athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI), Université de La Réunion, Saint-Denis de La Réunion, France
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- Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Biomedical Science, The Bateson Centre, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Biomedical Science, The Bateson Centre, Sheffield, UK
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- Plateforme d'Analyse Comportementale (SCAC), Institut de Recherche et d'Innovation Biomédicale, Inserm U1234, Université de Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Biomedical Science, The Bateson Centre, Sheffield, UK
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Müller F, Fischer L, Chen ZA, Auchynnikava T, Rappsilber J. On the Reproducibility of Label-Free Quantitative Cross-Linking/Mass Spectrometry. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 2018; 29:405-412. [PMID: 29256016 PMCID: PMC5814520 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1837-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Quantitative cross-linking/mass spectrometry (QCLMS) is an emerging approach to study conformational changes of proteins and multi-subunit complexes. Distinguishing protein conformations requires reproducibly identifying and quantifying cross-linked peptides. Here we analyzed the variation between multiple cross-linking reactions using bis[sulfosuccinimidyl] suberate (BS3)-cross-linked human serum albumin (HSA) and evaluated how reproducible cross-linked peptides can be identified and quantified by LC-MS analysis. To make QCLMS accessible to a broader research community, we developed a workflow that integrates the established software tools MaxQuant for spectra preprocessing, Xi for cross-linked peptide identification, and finally Skyline for quantification (MS1 filtering). Out of the 221 unique residue pairs identified in our sample, 124 were subsequently quantified across 10 analyses with coefficient of variation (CV) values of 14% (injection replica) and 32% (reaction replica). Thus our results demonstrate that the reproducibility of QCLMS is in line with the reproducibility of general quantitative proteomics and we establish a robust workflow for MS1-based quantitation of cross-linked peptides. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Fränze Müller
- Chair of Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355, Berlin, Germany
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3BF, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3BF, UK
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- Chair of Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355, Berlin, Germany
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3BF, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3BF, UK
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- Chair of Bioanalytics, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, 13355, Berlin, Germany.
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3BF, UK.
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Kossioni AE, Maggi S, Müller F, Petrovic M. Oral health in older people: time for action. Eur Geriatr Med 2018; 9:3-4. [DOI: 10.1007/s41999-017-0004-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bjørnsen S, Lunden B, Otterdal K, Ng EC, Ameln W, Ueland T, Müller F, Solum NO, Brosstad F, Frøland SS, Aukrust P. Persistently Elevated Levels of von Willebrand Factor Antigen in HIV Infection. Thromb Haemost 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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SummaryLevels of circulating von Willebrand factor (vWf) antigen are thought to reflect endothelial involvement in various disorders. In the present study we found markedly elevated plasma levels of vWf in HIV-infected patients demonstrated on both cross-sectional and longitudinal testing. Notably, we found that a persistent rise in vWf antigen was associated with progression of HIV-related disease. This elevation of vWf antigen represented functionally normal vWf as evaluated by plasma FVIII, ristocetin cofactor assay and vWf multimer analyses. While HIV-infected patients showed enhanced platelet activation, platelets did not contribute substantially to the increased vWf levels. The high vWf levels were significantly correlated with high viral load, and during HAART, the pronounced decline in HIV RNA levels was accompanied by a corresponding decrease in vWf. The persistent elevation of functionally normal vWf during HIV infection, most probably reflecting a persistent endothelial cell activation, may have an important role in the pathogenesis of HIV infection.
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Müller F, Lenz C, Dolder P, Lang U, Schmidt A, Liechti M, Borgwardt S. Increased thalamic resting-state connectivity as a core driver of LSD-induced hallucinations. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2017; 136:648-657. [PMID: 28940312 PMCID: PMC5698745 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE It has been proposed that the thalamocortical system is an important site of action of hallucinogenic drugs and an essential component of the neural correlates of consciousness. Hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD can be used to induce profoundly altered states of consciousness, and it is thus of interest to test the effects of these drugs on this system. METHOD 100 μg LSD was administrated orally to 20 healthy participants prior to fMRI assessment. Whole brain thalamic functional connectivity was measured using ROI-to-ROI and ROI-to-voxel approaches. Correlation analyses were used to explore relationships between thalamic connectivity to regions involved in auditory and visual hallucinations and subjective ratings on auditory and visual drug effects. RESULTS LSD caused significant alterations in all dimensions of the 5D-ASC scale and significantly increased thalamic functional connectivity to various cortical regions. Furthermore, LSD-induced functional connectivity measures between the thalamus and the right fusiform gyrus and insula correlated significantly with subjective auditory and visual drug effects. CONCLUSION Hallucinogenic drug effects might be provoked by facilitations of cortical excitability via thalamocortical interactions. Our findings have implications for the understanding of the mechanism of action of hallucinogenic drugs and provide further insight into the role of the 5-HT2A -receptor in altered states of consciousness.
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- F. Müller
- Department of Psychiatry (UPK)University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK)University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and ToxicologyDepartment of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical ResearchUniversity Hospital BaselUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK)University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK)University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and ToxicologyDepartment of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical ResearchUniversity Hospital BaselUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry (UPK)University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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Bove J, Chateau G, Holland P, Kluge A, Roelcke D, Menke H, van Eijk R, Müller F, Leikola J, Schmidt P, Wagstaff W. Does it Make Sense for Blood Transfusion Services to
Continue the Time-Honored Syphilis Screening with
Cardiolipin Antigen? Vox Sang 2017. [DOI: 10.1159/000460641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hempelmann N, Hejny V, Pretz J, Stephenson E, Augustyniak W, Bagdasarian Z, Bai M, Barion L, Berz M, Chekmenev S, Ciullo G, Dymov S, Etzkorn FJ, Eversmann D, Gaisser M, Gebel R, Grigoryev K, Grzonka D, Guidoboni G, Hanraths T, Heberling D, Hetzel J, Hinder F, Kacharava A, Kamerdzhiev V, Keshelashvili I, Koop I, Kulikov A, Lehrach A, Lenisa P, Lomidze N, Lorentz B, Maanen P, Macharashvili G, Magiera A, Mchedlishvili D, Mey S, Müller F, Nass A, Nikolaev NN, Pesce A, Prasuhn D, Rathmann F, Rosenthal M, Saleev A, Schmidt V, Semertzidis Y, Shmakova V, Silenko A, Slim J, Soltner H, Stahl A, Stassen R, Stockhorst H, Ströher H, Tabidze M, Tagliente G, Talman R, Thörngren Engblom P, Trinkel F, Uzikov Y, Valdau Y, Valetov E, Vassiliev A, Weidemann C, Wrońska A, Wüstner P, Zuprański P, Żurek M. Phase Locking the Spin Precession in a Storage Ring. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:014801. [PMID: 28731757 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.014801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This Letter reports the successful use of feedback from a spin polarization measurement to the revolution frequency of a 0.97 GeV/c bunched and polarized deuteron beam in the Cooler Synchrotron (COSY) storage ring in order to control both the precession rate (≈121 kHz) and the phase of the horizontal polarization component. Real time synchronization with a radio frequency (rf) solenoid made possible the rotation of the polarization out of the horizontal plane, yielding a demonstration of the feedback method to manipulate the polarization. In particular, the rotation rate shows a sinusoidal function of the horizontal polarization phase (relative to the rf solenoid), which was controlled to within a 1 standard deviation range of σ=0.21 rad. The minimum possible adjustment was 3.7 mHz out of a revolution frequency of 753 kHz, which changes the precession rate by 26 mrad/s. Such a capability meets a requirement for the use of storage rings to look for an intrinsic electric dipole moment of charged particles.
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- N Hempelmann
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Indiana University Center for Spacetime Symmetries, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
- Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Samara National Research University, 443086 Samara, Russia
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik (ZEA-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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- Department of Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Zentralinstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik (ZEA-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Müller F, Proquitté H, Renz D, Mentzel H. Objektive Bildqualität der kranialen MRT bei Früh- und Neugeborenen mit und ohne Anwendung des MR-kompatiblen Inkubators. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600311] [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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- F Müller
- Universitätsklinikum Jena, Sektion Pädiatrische Radiologie, Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Jena
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- Universitätsklinikum Jena, Sektion Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Jena
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- Universitätsklinikum Jena, Sektion Pädiatrische Radiologie, Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Jena
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- Universitätsklinikum Jena, Sektion Pädiatrische Radiologie, Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Jena
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Müller F. Neue Aspekte der Diagnostik und Therapie der Adnexitis. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1597734] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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- F Müller
- Krankenhaus Waldfriede, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Berlin
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Stroke is considered one of the leading causes of death and acquired disability with a peak prevalence over the age of 80 years. Stroke may cause debilitating neurological deficiencies that frequently result in sensory deficits, motor impairment, muscular atrophy, cognitive deficits and psychosocial impairment. Oro-facial impairment may occur due to the frequent involvement of the cranial nerves' cortical representation areas, central nervous system pathways or motoneuron pools. The aim of this narrative, non-systematic review was to discuss the implications of stroke on oro-facial functions and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Stroke patients demonstrate an impaired masticatory performance, possibly due to reduced tongue forces and disturbed oral sensitivity. Furthermore, facial asymmetry is common, but mostly discrete and lip restraining forces are reduced. Bite force is not different between the ipsi- and contra-lesional side. In contrast, the contra-lesional handgrip strength and tongue-palate contact during swallowing are significantly impaired. OHRQoL is significantly reduced mainly because of the functional impairment. It can be concluded that impaired chewing efficiency, dysphagia, facial asymmetry, reduced lip force and OHRQoL are quantifiable symptoms of oro-facial impairment following a stroke. In the absence of functional rehabilitation, these symptoms seem not to improve. Furthermore, stroke affects the upper limb and the masseter muscle differently, both, at a functional and a morphological level. The rehabilitation of stroke survivors should, therefore, also seek to improve the strength and co-ordination of the oro-facial musculature. This would in turn help improve OHRQoL and the masticatory function, subsequently preventing weight loss and malnutrition.
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- M Schimmel
- Division of Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Comprehensive Prosthodontics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Schimmel M, Voegeli G, Duvernay E, Leemann B, Müller F. Oral tactile sensitivity and masticatory performance are impaired in stroke patients. J Oral Rehabil 2017; 44:163-171. [PMID: 28075495 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Oro-facial impairment following stroke frequently involves reduced chewing performance, that is oral phase dysphagia. The aim was to investigate the sensitivity of oral tissues following stroke and its potential impact on masticatory function. Therefore, hospitalised post-stroke patients were recruited and compared to healthy controls. Outcome measures comprised masticatory performance employing a colour-mixing ability, that is a bolus-kneading test, maximum lip- and bite force and the one-point and two-point tactile thresholds. Food hoarding and prevalence of dry mouth were evaluated with ordinal scales. Twenty-seven stroke patients (age 64·3 ± 14·1 years) and 27 healthy controls (age 60·8 ± 14·3 years, P = 0·254) participated in this study. The groups had similar numbers of occluding units. Stroke patients reported more frequently dry mouth sensations and food hoarding. The intra-oral tactile sensitivity on the contra-lesional side was significantly lower in stroke patients compared to controls (0·0001 < P < 0·0002), and significant intra-group side differences were found only in the stroke group (0·0001 < P < 0·0010). For the lip, both sides were less sensitive in the stroke group compared with controls. The experiments confirmed lower masticatory performance and lip force in the stroke group, but the bite force was similar compared to healthy controls. Oral sensitivity was correlated with masticatory performance when a global correlation model was applied. A stroke may affect the sensitivity of the intra-oral tissues contra-lesionally, thus potentially affecting chewing function. Rehabilitation should therefore not only focus on motor impairment, but equally stimulate the sensitivity of the oral tissues, employing dry ice application or similar specific treatments.
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- M Schimmel
- Division of Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University Clinics of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University Clinics of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University Clinics of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Neurorehabilitation, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University Clinics of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Internal Medicine, Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Huanca Ghislanzoni L, Leemann B, Christou P, Müller F, Schimmel M, Kiliaridis S. Palatal morphology changes in post-stroke patients measured by geometric morphometrics. J Oral Rehabil 2017; 44:172-177. [PMID: 28094863 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This study aimed to describe longitudinal palatal shape changes in post-stroke patients when compared to a sample of healthy subjects through linear measurements and geometric morphometrics. The 3D palatal scanned models of seven stroke patients having a 1-year post-stroke follow-up were matched with seven control subjects of the same age group (range 50-87 years). Intercanine, intermolar distances and palatal height were measured. 3D images were also analysed through geometric morphometrics to assess changes in the shape of the palate from T0 to T1 (1 year after the stroke). Principal component analysis was used to describe shape morphology changes, and visual colour maps were used to qualitatively assess differences between T0 and T1. No changes were detected nor in linear measures neither in palatal shape in healthy subjects from T0 to T1. The palates of stroke patients showed no linear differences either. However, when visualising shape changes through colour maps, the lateral aspects of the palatal vault were slightly narrower in T1, with respect to T0 in stroke patients. This may be attributed to altered tongue function following the stroke.
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- Department for Clinical Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthodontics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Gerodontology and Removable Prosthodontics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Gerodontology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthodontics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Löhler J, Akcicek B, Müller F, Dreier G, Meerpohl JJ, Vach W, Werner JA. Evidence gaps in ENT surgery - a qualitative survey. GMS Curr Top Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 15:Doc10. [PMID: 28025610 PMCID: PMC5169083 DOI: 10.3205/cto000137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Introduction: As in other disciplines, the burgeoning knowledge in ENT medicine long ago surpassed our ability to adequately absorb it and maintain a proper overview. This can give rise to actual or assumed evidence gaps that can impede the progress of the discipline and evidence-based treatment of patients. Clinics and medical practices also hold to traditional doctrines that shape day-to-day medicine, without these schools being challenged based on evidence. Methods: Between February and June 2015, 160 ENT clinics, including 34 university hospitals, and 2,670 ENT practices took part in a two-arm online survey on existing or perceived evidentiary gaps in ENT medicine using a previously developed questionnaire. The survey used for half of the participants was open in form; the other half were given a closed survey with systematics of the field for orientation. The survey was augmented with additional data such as the number of publications and focus areas in the clinics and the age and type of practice of the established physicians. Results: The return rate from the clinics was 39.7%; the return rate of the closed surveys was 29.3%. Of the physicians in medical practice, 14.6% responded to the closed and 18.6% to the open survey. There were no major differences between the two forms of survey. Otological and oncological issues comprised approximately 30% of the list of answers from clinics. Corresponding questions were formulated regarding the current diagnostic and therapeutic problems, such as with stage-related tumor treatment or implantable hearing aids. Diagnostic procedures, e.g., special new procedures in audiology and vestibulogy, dominated the surveys from the practices. However clinics and practices alike cited marginal areas of the discipline that are of daily relevance. Discussion: The cited evidence gaps then needed to be verified or refuted and clarified based on research of the literature as to whether the existing evidence actually reached healthcare providers in the form of guidelines, publications, conferences, or continuing training for application in daily practice. Other steps would include prioritizing future research, evidence mapping, deciding on further systematic reviews, and targeted studies in conjunction with procuring third-party funding and in cooperation with patient associations. The knowledge thus gained should ultimately be transferred in improved form for application in daily clinical practice. Ten questions of key importance each needed to be formulated for the hospitals and practices.
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- Jan Löhler
- German Study Center of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bonn, Germany; Scientific Institute for Applied Otolaryngology, Bad Bramstedt, Germany
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- Scientific Institute for Applied Otolaryngology, Bad Bramstedt, Germany
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- University Department of Otolaryngology, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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- German Study Center of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bonn, Germany; Study Center of the University Hospital of Freiburg, Germany
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- Cochrane Germany, University Hospital of Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Hospital of Freiburg, Germany
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- German Study Center of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bonn, Germany; University Department of Otolaryngology, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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Pfistermeister B, Dormann H, Patapovas A, Müller F, Sonst A, Glaeser H, Plank-Kiegele B, Bürkle T, Maas R. Adverse drug events related to COX inhibitors in patients presenting at an emergency department. Notf Rett Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10049-016-0184-3] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Kuon RJ, Vomstein K, Weber M, Müller F, Seitz C, Wallwiener S, Strowitzki T, Schleussner E, Markert UR, Daniel V, Toth B. The "killer cell story" in recurrent miscarriage: Association between activated peripheral lymphocytes and uterine natural killer cells. J Reprod Immunol 2016; 119:9-14. [PMID: 27865124 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Peripheral and uterine NK cells (pNK, uNK) can be distinguished according to their receptor expression. Recent studies indicate an association of elevated pNK and uNK with recurrent miscarriage (RM). This study aimed to analyze pNK and uNK in patients with RM and healthy controls. Out of n=590 RM patients screened according to a standard diagnostic protocol, n=268 couples with ≥3 consecutive RM were identified. Subgroups consisted of n=151 primary RM (pRM), n=85 secondary RM (sRM), n=32 tertiary RM (tRM) and n=42 healthy controls. Finally, n=147 idiopathic RM (iRM) and n=121 non-iRM patients were identified. Peripheral blood levels of CD45+CD3-CD56+CD16+ NK cells were determined in non-pregnant patients and controls in the mid-luteal phase by FACS. In n=129 RM patients a uterine biopsy was taken to evaluate CD56+ NK cells by immunohistochemistry. PRM showed higher absolute pNK than sRM (median/μl (Q1;Q3): 234 (147;306) vs 176 (128;245), p=0.02). Further a trend towards higher pNK percentages in pRM was detected. UNK numbers did not differ between RM subgroups and did not correlate with pNK. However, the rate of highly elevated uNK was increased in iRM compared to non-iRM patients (p=0.04). Further, higher numbers of CD45+CD3-DR+ (p<0.01) and CD45+CD3+CD8+DR+ (p=0.04) peripheral lymphocytes were associated with higher uNK numbers. In conclusion, elevated pNK were present in pRM patients. Although pNK and uNK numbers did not correlate, the association between high CD45+CD3-DR+ and CD45+CD3+CD8+DR+ peripheral lymphocytes and uNK might indicate that activated NK, B and T cells provide cytokines for the differentiation of uNK.
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Placenta-Lab, Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Jena, Bachstrasse 18, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 430, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Jena, Bachstrasse 18, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Placenta-Lab, Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Jena, Bachstrasse 18, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Transplantation-Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 672, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Vomstein K, Kuon R, Müller F, Goeggl T, Strowitzki T, Toth B. Evaluation of risk factors in a large cohort of patients with recurrent miscarriage. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593085] [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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Müller F, Kuon R, Vomstein K, Strowitzki T, Daniel V, Toth B. Higher levels of peripheral natural killer cells in patients with primary recurrent miscarriage are associated with altered cytokine profile. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1592768] [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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Kuon R, Müller F, Vomstein K, Weber M, Markert U, Strowitzki T, Daniel V, Toth B. First steps towards a targeted immunomodulatory therapy in patients with recurrent miscarriage and elevated natural killer cells. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593086] [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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Müller F, Galler M, Zellner M, Bäuml C, Marzouk A, Füchtmeier B. Peri-implant femoral fractures: The risk is more than three times higher within PFN compared with DHS. Injury 2016; 47:2189-2194. [PMID: 27370170 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Information is lacking regarding incidence rates, treatment regimens, and outcomes concerning peri-implant femoral fractures (PIF). Therefore, we performed a retrospective study to provide scientific data concerning incidence and outcome of PIF following osteosynthesis of proximal femoral fractures (PFF). MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively included all patients who received osteosynthesis for PFF between 2006 and 2015 and in whom PIF was confirmed postoperatively. All available patients with PIF were contacted minimum one year post-surgery. RESULTS A total of 1314 osteosynthesis procedures were performed, of which 705 were proximal femoral nails (PFNs), 597 were dynamic hip screws (DHSs), and 12 were screws appliances only. During the same period, 18 PIFs (1.4%) were reported. However, PIF was 3.7 times higher within PFN when compared to DHS (15/705:2.1% versus 3/597:0.5%; odds ratio: 3.7). The following analysis also included 8 patients with PIF who were referred from other hospitals, resulting in a total of 26 patients. Mean patient age was 84.8 years (range, 57-95), with a predominance in female (23×) and in the left femur (19×). PIF occurred after an average of 23.6 months (range, 1-81) post-surgery. The fractures, most of which were spiral-shaped, were most commonly treated with locking plate osteosynthesis. The surgical revision rate was 7.7%, and the one-year mortality was 23.1%. At an average of 43.0 months (range, 12-100) post-surgery, it was possible to contact 18/26 patients (69.2%), and their mean Parker Mobility Score was 5.2 points (range 2-9). CONCLUSIONS Peri-implant femoral fracture is a rare incident within the old age traumatology of PFF. However, based on our small number of cases, it occurred within PFN much more frequently compared with DHS. Locking plate osteosynthesis has been shown to be effective and reliable. Surgical revision and mortality rates do not appear to be increased when compared to those with the initial treatment of proximal femoral fractures.
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- F Müller
- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
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- Fellowship AO Foundation, Sohag University, 82524 Egypt
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- Clinic for Trauma, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Prüfeninger Str. 86, 93049 Regensburg, Germany
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Müller F, Hahn H. Hamburg Steilshoop auf dem Weg zur Gerontopolis? Über alternde Gesellschaft in urbanen Räumen. Gesundheitswesen 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586627] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Guidoboni G, Stephenson E, Andrianov S, Augustyniak W, Bagdasarian Z, Bai M, Baylac M, Bernreuther W, Bertelli S, Berz M, Böker J, Böhme C, Bsaisou J, Chekmenev S, Chiladze D, Ciullo G, Contalbrigo M, de Conto JM, Dymov S, Engels R, Esser FM, Eversmann D, Felden O, Gaisser M, Gebel R, Glückler H, Goldenbaum F, Grigoryev K, Grzonka D, Hahnraths T, Heberling D, Hejny V, Hempelmann N, Hetzel J, Hinder F, Hipple R, Hölscher D, Ivanov A, Kacharava A, Kamerdzhiev V, Kamys B, Keshelashvili I, Khoukaz A, Koop I, Krause HJ, Krewald S, Kulikov A, Lehrach A, Lenisa P, Lomidze N, Lorentz B, Maanen P, Macharashvili G, Magiera A, Maier R, Makino K, Mariański B, Mchedlishvili D, Meißner UG, Mey S, Morse W, Müller F, Nass A, Natour G, Nikolaev N, Nioradze M, Nowakowski K, Orlov Y, Pesce A, Prasuhn D, Pretz J, Rathmann F, Ritman J, Rosenthal M, Rudy Z, Saleev A, Sefzick T, Semertzidis Y, Senichev Y, Shmakova V, Silenko A, Simon M, Slim J, Soltner H, Stahl A, Stassen R, Statera M, Stockhorst H, Straatmann H, Ströher H, Tabidze M, Talman R, Thörngren Engblom P, Trinkel F, Trzciński A, Uzikov Y, Valdau Y, Valetov E, Vassiliev A, Weidemann C, Wilkin C, Wrońska A, Wüstner P, Zakrzewska M, Zuprański P, Zyuzin D. How to Reach a Thousand-Second in-Plane Polarization Lifetime with 0.97-GeV/c Deuterons in a Storage Ring. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:054801. [PMID: 27517774 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.054801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We observe a deuteron beam polarization lifetime near 1000 s in the horizontal plane of a magnetic storage ring (COSY). This long spin coherence time is maintained through a combination of beam bunching, electron cooling, sextupole field corrections, and the suppression of collective effects through beam current limits. This record lifetime is required for a storage ring search for an intrinsic electric dipole moment on the deuteron at a statistical sensitivity level approaching 10^{-29} e cm.
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- G Guidoboni
- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Indiana University Center for Spacetime Symmetries, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- LPSC Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS/IN2P3, 38000 Grenoble, Cedex, France
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Theoretische Teilchenphysik und Kosmologie, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- LPSC Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS/IN2P3, 38000 Grenoble, Cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Peter Grünberg Institut, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Samara State Aerospace University, Samara 443086, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research, Institute for Basic Science, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Research Institute for Nuclear Problems, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
- Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments), Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- High Energy Physics Institute, Tbilisi State University, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA
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- University of Ferrara and INFN, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Department of Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- III. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Institut für Strahlen- und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188300 Gatchina, Russia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, UCL, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- ZentralInstitut für Engineering, Elektronik und Analytik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30348 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 00681 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Stopfer P, Giessmann T, Hohl K, Sharma A, Ishiguro N, Taub ME, Zimdahl-Gelling H, Gansser D, Wein M, Ebner T, Müller F. Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of a Drug Transporter Cocktail Consisting of Digoxin, Furosemide, Metformin, and Rosuvastatin. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2016; 100:259-67. [PMID: 27256812 PMCID: PMC5102573 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This article reports the clinical investigation of a probe drug cocktail containing substrates of key drug transporters. Single oral doses of 0.25 mg digoxin (P-gp), 5 mg furosemide (OAT1 and OAT3), 500 mg metformin (OCT2, MATE1, and MATE2-K), and 10 mg rosuvastatin (OATP1B1, OATP1B3, and BCRP) were administered separately or as a cocktail in a randomized six-period crossover trial in 24 healthy male volunteers. As a cocktail, relative bioavailabilities of digoxin and metformin and furosemide AUC0-tz were similar to separate dosing. However, when administered as a cocktail the Cmax of furosemide was 19.1% lower and the Cmax and AUC0-tz of rosuvastatin were 38.6% and 43.4% higher, respectively. In addition, the effects of increased doses of metformin or furosemide on the cocktail were investigated in 11 and 12 subjects, respectively. The cocktail explored in this trial has the potential to be used for the in vivo screening of transporter-mediated drug-drug interactions. © 2016 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
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- P Stopfer
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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- Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim, Kobe, Japan
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
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Embryo development commences with the fusion of two terminally differentiated haploid gametes into the totipotent fertilized egg, which through a series of major cellular and molecular transitions generate a pluripotent cell mass. The activation of the zygotic genome occurs during the so-called maternal to zygotic transition and prepares the embryo for zygotic takeover from maternal factors, in the control of the development of cellular lineages during differentiation. Recent advances in next generation sequencing technologies have allowed the dissection of the genomic and epigenomic processes mediating this transition. These processes include reorganization of the chromatin structure to a transcriptionally permissive state, changes in composition and function of structural and regulatory DNA-binding proteins, and changeover of the transcriptome as it is overhauled from that deposited by the mother in the oocyte to a zygotically transcribed complement. Zygotic genome activation in zebrafish occurs 10 cell cycles after fertilization and provides an ideal experimental platform for elucidating the temporal sequence and dynamics of establishment of a transcriptionally active chromatin state and helps in identifying the determinants of transcription activation at polymerase II transcribed gene promoters. The relatively large number of pluripotent cells generated by the fast cell divisions before zygotic transcription provides sufficient biomass for next generation sequencing technology approaches to establish the temporal dynamics of events and suggest causative relationship between them. However, genomic and genetic technologies need to be improved further to capture the earliest events in development, where cell number is a limiting factor. These technologies need to be complemented with precise, inducible genetic interference studies using the latest genome editing tools to reveal the function of candidate determinants and to confirm the predictions made by classic embryological tools and genome-wide assays. In this review we summarize recent advances in the characterization of epigenetic regulation, transcription control, and gene promoter function during zygotic genome activation and how they fit with old models for the mechanisms of the maternal to zygotic transition. This review will focus on the zebrafish embryo but draw comparisons with other vertebrate model systems and refer to invertebrate models where informative.
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- J Wragg
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- D Franzen
- From the Division of Pulmonology University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich 8006, Switzerland
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- Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
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Löhler J, Akcicek B, Müller F, Dreier G, Meerpohl JJ, Vach W, Werner J. [Gaps of Evidence in ENT-Surgery - a Qualitative Survey]. Laryngorhinootologie 2016; 95 Suppl 1:S13-37. [PMID: 27128398 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-108949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION As in other disciplines, the burgeoning knowledge in ENT medicine long ago surpassed our ability to adequately absorb it and maintain a proper overview. This can give rise to actual or assumed knowledge gaps that can impede the progress of the discipline and evidence-based treatment of patients. Clinics and medical practices also hold to traditional doctrines that shape day-to-day medicine, without these schools being challenged based on evidence. METHODS Between February and June 2015, 160 ENT clinics, including 34 university hospitals, and 2,670 ENT practices took part in a two-arm online survey on existing or perceived evidentiary gaps in ENT medicine using a previously development questionnaire. The survey used for half the participants was open in form; the other half were given a closed survey with systematics of the field for orientation. The survey was augmented with additional data such as the number of publications and focus areas in the clinics and the age and type of practice of the established physicians. RESULTS The return rate from the clinics was 39.7%; the return rate of the closed surveys was 29.3%. Of the physicians in medical practice, 14.6% responded to the closed and 18.6% to the open survey. There were no major differences between the two forms of survey. Otological and oncological issues comprised approximately 30% of the list of answers from clinics. Corresponding questions were formulated regarding the current diagnostic and therapeutic problems, such as with stage-related tumor treatment or implantable hearing aids. Diagnostic procedures, e.g., special new procedures in audiology and vestibulogy, dominated the surveys from the practices. However clinics and practices alike cited marginal areas of the discipline that are of daily relevance. DISCUSSION The cited knowledge gaps then needed to be verified or refuted and clarified based on research of the literature as to whether the existing evidence actually reached healthcare providers in the form of guidelines, publications, conferences or continuing training for application in daily practice. Other steps would include prioritizing future research, evidence mapping, deciding on further systematic reviews, and targeted studies in conjunction with procuring third-party funding and in cooperation with patient associations. The knowledge thus gained should ultimately be transferred in improved form for application in daily clinical practice. Ten questions of key importance each needed to be formulated for the hospitals and practices.
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- J Löhler
- Deutsches Studienzentrum für HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Bonn
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- Wissenschaftliches Institut für angewandte HNO-Heilkunde, Bad Bramstedt
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- Lehrstuhl für HNO-Heilkunde, Philipps-Universität, Marburg
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- Deutsches Studienzentrum für HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Bonn
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- Cochrane Germany, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg
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- Department für Medizinische Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg
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- Deutsches Studienzentrum für HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Bonn
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Müller F, Werk M, Ulrich U. Management einer Aretrio-venösen Malformation des Uterus nach intramuraler Blasenmole. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571415] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Barizzi J, Merlo E, Grassi P, Togni B, Bruderer V, Müller F, Fulciniti F. Vaginal colonisation by Mucor circinelloides. Case report with cytopathology, molecular sequencing and epidemiology. Cytopathology 2016; 27:491-494. [PMID: 27000466 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12327] [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] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J Barizzi
- Laboratorio di Citopatologia Clinica, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, Locarno, Switzerland
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- Laboratorio di Citopatologia Clinica, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, Locarno, Switzerland
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- Laboratorio di Citopatologia Clinica, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, Locarno, Switzerland
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- Laboratorio di Citopatologia Clinica, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, Locarno, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorio di Citopatologia Clinica, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, Locarno, Switzerland
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