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Kadagi NI, Wambiji N, Mann B, Parker D, Daly R, Thoya P, Rato DAM, Halafo J, Gaspare L, Sweke EA, Ahmed S, Raseta SB, Osore M, Maina J, Glaser S, Ahrens R, Sumaila UR. Status and challenges for sustainable billfish fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean. Rev Fish Biol Fish 2022; 32:1035-1061. [PMID: 36187439 PMCID: PMC9510346 DOI: 10.1007/s11160-022-09725-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Billfish species (families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae) are caught in artisanal, recreational, and commercial fisheries throughout the Western Indian Ocean region. However, data and information on the interactions among these fisheries and the ecology of billfish in the WIO are not well understood. Using an in-depth analysis of peer-reviewed articles, grey literature, observation studies, and authors' insider knowledge, we summarize the current state of knowledge on billfish fisheries in 10 countries. To describe historical and current trends, we examined fisheries statistics from governmental and non-governmental agencies, sportfishing clubs' reports, diaries of sportfishing captains, and the catch and effort databases of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. We highlight two key points. First, billfish fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean are highly diverse, comprising two distinct segments-coastal and oceanic. However, data are poor for most countries with significant gaps in information especially for sport and artisanal fisheries. Second, the evidence assembled showed that billfish species have immense social, cultural, and economic value. Swordfish are targeted by both large-scale and semi-industrial fisheries, while other billfish species, particularly marlin, are highly sought after by sport fisheries in most countries. Our paper provides a comprehensive review of billfish fisheries and available information in the context of the WIO underscoring the need to strengthen data collection and reporting, citizen science, and collaborative sustainable development and management of billfish. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11160-022-09725-8.
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- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa, Kenya
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- Oceanographic Research Institute and South African Association for Marine Biological Research, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Oceanographic Research Institute and South African Association for Marine Biological Research, Durban, South Africa
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- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa, Kenya
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemuende (IOW), Rostock, Germany
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- Mozambique Oceanographic Institute (InOM), Maputo, Mozambique
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- University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Deep Sea Fisheries Authority, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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- University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania
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- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa, Kenya
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, USA
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- Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818 USA
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- Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Souquet P, Kim S, Solomon B, Vansteenkiste J, Carbini M, Kenny S, Glaser S, Chassot Agostinho A, Wolf J. P47.17 Capmatinib vs Docetaxel in Pretreated Patients With MET Exon 14 Skipping–mutated Stage IIIB/IIIC or IV NSCLC (GeoMETry-III). J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Souquet PJ, Kim SW, Solomon B, Vansteenkiste J, Carbini M, Jary A, Glaser S, Agostinho AC, Wolf J. 1362TiP Capmatinib versus docetaxel in pretreated patients with MET exon 14 skipping-mutated locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC: The GeoMETry-III phase III study. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1963] [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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Horne Z, Manire M, Crafton S, Miller E, Nakayama J, Morse C, Krivak T, Glaser S, Teterichko S, Beriwal S. OC-0299 Is pelvic radiation the right approach after surgery for FIGO IB grade 3 or type II uterine cancers? Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)06846-8] [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]
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Glaser S, Heumueller A, Klangwart M, Wiederer A, John D, Zeiher A, Zehendner C, Dimmeler S. Identification and functional characterization of circular RNAs in pericytes. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are generated by back-splicing. They are known to be robustly expressed in a variety of mammalian cell types and organism and have been reported to influence cell biology by acting e.g. as microRNA sponges or regulating host gene expression. Recently, our group reported functionally relevant circRNA expression in endothelial cells. Despite their important role in the cardiovascular system, the expression and function of circRNAs in pericytes is not well studied. Pericytes are perivascular mural cells, important for vessel maturation and endothelial barrier function. Their recruitment towards endothelial cells is mainly meditated by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) signaling. However, a more precise understanding of the regulation of pericyte differentiation and survival is necessary.
Objective
Here, we analyse circRNA expression in pericytes and demonstrate biological relevance of the hypoxia regulated circular RNA PLOD2 (cPLOD2).
Methods and results
Using RNA Sequencing in ribosomal depleted RNA we characterized the expression of circRNAs in human pericytes under normoxic and hypoxic (1% O2, 48h) conditions. We identified several circular RNAs being regulated upon hypoxia. The identified circular RNAs demonstrated resistance towards RNase-R digestion and lacking of poly-adenylation. Some of them were found to be localized and in the cytosol, whereas others also occur in the nucleus of the cells. Especially cPLOD2 raised our attention since it is significantly upregulated and robustly expressed upon hypoxia. Silencing cPLOD2 by siRNA resulted in significant de-differentiation of pericytes that went along with a loss of cell viability. Mechanistically, transcription factor screening assays revealed that silencing of cPLOD2 enhances the activity of the transcription factors ELK1/SRF, which have been documented to result in de-differentiation of smooth muscle cells.
Conclusion
Here we characterize the expression pattern of circRNAs in human primary pericytes. Among others, cPLOD2 significantly regulates pericyte function. Our results indicate hypoxia as a major regulator of circRNA expression in pericytes and show that circRNAs are capable of regulating pericyte function by modulating activity of transcription factors.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Foundation. Main funding source(s): Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) - SFB834; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herz-Kreislaufforschung (DZHK)
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- S Glaser
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Goethe Universitätsklinikum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe Universitätsklinikum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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Li R, Shinde A, Amini A, Liu A, Glaser S. PH-0400: Number of involved nodes and overall survival in node-positive endometrial cancer. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00422-9] [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]
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Cristea M, Frankel P, Synold T, Stewart D, Wang E, Jung A, Wilczynski S, Tran M, Konecny G, Eng M, Kilpatrick L, Chen YJ, Glaser S, Han E, Dellinger T, Hakim A, Lee S, Morgan R, Rodriguez L, Wakabayashi M. 863P A phase I study of mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) and gemcitabine (G) in pts with selected FRα -positive solid tumours: Results in the endometrial cancer (EC) cohort. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Shree T, Li Q, Brunson A, Glaser S, Maecker H, Haile R, Levy R, Keegan T. IMPAIRED IMMUNE HEALTH IN SURVIVORS OF DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA (DLBCL): A LARGE POPULATION-BASED STUDY. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.50_2629] [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: 11/06/2022]
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- T. Shree
- Department of Medicine; Division of Oncology, Stanford University; Stanford United States
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- School of Medicine; University of California Davis; Sacramento United States
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- School of Medicine; University of California Davis; Sacramento United States
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- CPIC; Cancer Prevention Institute of California; Fremont United States
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- Microbiology & Immunology; Stanford University; Stanford United States
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- Population Health Sciences; Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles United States
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- Department of Medicine; Division of Oncology, Stanford University; Stanford United States
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- School of Medicine; University of California Davis; Sacramento United States
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Li R, Shinde A, Han E, Lee S, Beriwal S, Harkenrider M, Kamrava M, Chen Y, Amini A, Glaser S. Definition of a unified risk classification system for adjuvant therapy in stage I endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.04.429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shinde A, Akhavan D, Amini A, Chen Y, Beriwal S, Glaser S, Li R. Uterine sarcomas: Patterns of care, prognostic variables, and treatment effect. Gynecol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.04.557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Block A, Glaser S, Bray T, Melian E, Nagda S, Garza R, Altoos T, Shah K, Zhung J, Roeske J. Clinical Reduction of Daily kV Planar Imaging Dose: An Observer Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.2086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Glaser S, Warfel B, Price J, Sinacore J, Albuquerque K. Effectiveness of virtual reality simulation software in radiotherapy treatment planning involving non-coplanar beams with partial breast irradiation as a model. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2012; 11:409-14. [PMID: 22417058 DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Virtual reality simulation software (VRS - FocalSim Version 4.40 with VRS prototype, Computerized Medical Systems, St. Louis, MO) is a new radiation dose planning tool that allows for 3D visualization of the patient and the machine couch (treatment table) in relationship to the linear accelerator. This allows the radiation treatment planner to have a "room's-eye-view" and enhances the process of virtual simulation. The aim of this study was to compare VRS to a standard planning program (XiO - Version 4.50, Computerized Medical Systems, St. Louis, MO) in regards to the time it took to use each program, the angles chosen in each, and to determine if there was a dosimetric benefit to using VRS. Ten patients who had undergone left-sided lumpectomies were chosen to have treatment plans generated. A partial breast irradiation (PBI) treatment plan by external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) was generated for each patient using two different methods. In the first method the full plan was generated using XiO software. In the second method beam angles were chosen using the VRS software, those angles were transferred to XiO, and the remaining part of the plan was completed using XiO (since VRS does not allow dose calculations). On average, using VRS to choose angles took about 10 minutes longer than XiO. None of the five gantry angles differed significantly between the two programs, but four of the five couch angles did. Dose-volume histogram (DVH) data showed a significantly better conformality index, and trends toward decreased hot spots and increased coverage of the planed treatment volume (PTV) when using VRS. However, when angels were chosen in VRS a greater volume of the ipsilateral breast received a low dose of radiation (between 3% and 50% of the prescribed dose) (VRS = 23.06%, XiO = 19.57%, p < 0.0005). A significant advantage that VRS provided over XiO was the ability to detect potential collisions prior to actual treatment of the patient in three of the ten patients studied. The potential to save time with VRS by not having to redo plans because of a collision increases clinic efficiency.
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- S Glaser
- Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Maywood, II 60153, USA
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Glaser S, Ittermann T, Koch B, Volzke H, Wallaschofski H, Nauck M, Warnke C, Vogelmeier C, Schulz H, Felix SB, Ewert R, Schaper C. Airflow limitation, lung volumes and systemic inflammation in a general population. Eur Respir J 2011; 39:29-37. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00009811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Koch B, Glaser S, Schaper C, Krebs A, Nauck M, Dorr M, Haring R, Volzke H, Felix SB, Ewert R, Wallaschofski H, Friedrich N. Association Between Serum Testosterone and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and Exercise Capacity in Men: Results of the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 32:135-43. [DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.010074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Glaser S, Wang M, Ueno Y, Venter J, Wang K, Chen H, Alpini G, Holterman A. Differential transcriptional characteristics of small and large biliary epithelial cells derived from small and large bile ducts. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2010; 299:G769-77. [PMID: 20576918 PMCID: PMC2950684 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00237.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Biliary epithelial cells (BEC) are morphologically and functionally heterogeneous. To investigate the molecular mechanism for their diversities, we test the hypothesis that large and small BEC have disparity in their target gene response to their transcriptional regulator, the biliary cell-enriched hepatocyte nuclear factor HNF6. The expression of the major HNF (HNF6, OC2, HNF1b, HNF1a, HNF4a, C/EBPb, and Foxa2) and representative biliary transport target genes that are HNF dependent were compared between SV40-transformed BEC derived from large (SV40LG) and small (SV40SM) ducts, before and after treatment with recombinant adenoviral vectors expressing HNF6 (AdHNF6) or control LacZ cDNA (AdLacZ). Large and small BEC were isolated from mouse liver treated with growth hormone, a known transcriptional activator of HNF6, and the effects on selected target genes were examined. Constitutive Foxa2, HNF1a, and HNF4a gene expression were 2.3-, 12.4-, and 2.6-fold, respectively, higher in SV40SM cells. This was associated with 2.7- and 4-fold higher baseline expression of HNF1a- and HNF4a-regulated ntcp and oatp1 genes, respectively. Following AdHNF6 infection, HNF6 gene expression was 1.4-fold higher (P = 0.02) in AdHNF6 SV40SM relative to AdHNF6 SV40LG cells, with a corresponding higher Foxa2 (4-fold), HNF1a (15-fold), and HNF4a (6-fold) gene expression in AdHNF6-SV40SM over AdHNF6-SV40LG. The net effects were upregulation of HNF6 target gene glucokinase and of Foxa2, HNF1a, and HNF4a target genes oatp1, ntcp, and mrp2 over AdLacZ control in both cells, but with higher levels in AdH6-SV40SM over AdH6-SV40LG of glucokinase, oatp1, ntcp, and mrp2 (by 1.8-, 3.4-, 2.4-, and 2.5-fold, respectively). In vivo, growth hormone-mediated increase in HNF6 expression was associated with similar higher upregulation of glucokinase and mrp2 in cholangiocytes from small vs. large BEC. Small and large BEC have a distinct profile of hepatocyte transcription factor and cognate target gene expression, as well as differential strength of response to transcriptional regulation, thus providing a potential molecular basis for their divergent function.
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- S. Glaser
- 1Scott and White Digestive Disease Research Center, and ,2Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas;
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- 3Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 4Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan; and
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- 5Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas
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- 3Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 3Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;
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- 1Scott and White Digestive Disease Research Center, and ,2Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas; ,5Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas
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- 3Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;
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Strasser A, Bouillet P, Adams JM, Kelly PN, Kelly G, Herold M, Glaser S, Robb L, O'Reilly LA, Delbridge A, Grabow S, Scott CL, Cory S, Adams JM. The many roles of apoptotic cell death in the immune system (LL3-6). Int Immunol 2010. [DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxq207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Glaser S, Onori P, Wise C, Yang F, Marzioni M, Alvaro D, Franchitto A, Mancinelli R, Alpini G, Munshi MK, Gaudio E. Recent advances in the regulation of cholangiocyte proliferation and function during extrahepatic cholestasis. Dig Liver Dis 2010; 42:245-52. [PMID: 20153989 PMCID: PMC2836402 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 01/08/2010] [Accepted: 01/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bile duct epithelial cells (i.e., cholangiocytes), which line the intrahepatic biliary epithelium, are the target cells in a number of human cholestatic liver diseases (termed cholangiopathies). Cholangiocyte proliferation and death is present in virtually all human cholangiopathies. A number of recent studies have provided insights into the key mechanisms that regulate the proliferation and function of cholangiocytes during the pathogenesis of cholestatic liver diseases. In our review, we have summarised the most important of these recent studies over the past 3 years with a focus on those performed in the animal model of extrahepatic bile duct ligation. In the first part of the review, we provide relevant background on the biliary ductal system. We then proceed with a general discussion of the factors regulating biliary proliferation performed in the cholestatic animal model of bile duct ligation. Further characterisation of the factors that regulate cholangiocyte proliferation and function will help in elucidating the mechanisms regulating the pathogenesis of biliary tract diseases in humans and in devising new treatment approaches for these devastating diseases.
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- S.S. Glaser
- Digestive Disease Research Center, Scott & White, TX, United States, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Scott & White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States,* Corresponding author at: Digestive Disease Research Center, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 702 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504, United States. Tel.: +1 254 742 7058; fax: +1 254 724 5944. ** Corresponding author at: Department of Human Anatomy, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Via Alfonso Borelli 50 00161 Rome, Rome 00161, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 4991 8060; fax: +39 06 4991 8062
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Scott & White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Scott & White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Universita' Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Anatomy, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Anatomy, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Disease Research Center, Scott & White, TX, United States, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Scott & White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Scott & White and Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States
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- Department of Human Anatomy, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy,* Corresponding author at: Digestive Disease Research Center, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 702 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504, United States. Tel.: +1 254 742 7058; fax: +1 254 724 5944. ** Corresponding author at: Department of Human Anatomy, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Via Alfonso Borelli 50 00161 Rome, Rome 00161, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 4991 8060; fax: +39 06 4991 8062
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Koch B, Schaper C, Volzke H, Ewert R, Glaser S. From the authors:. Eur Respir J 2009. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00048109] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Glaser S, Schaper C, Ewert R, Koch B. Peak oxygen uptake and exercise capacity: a reliable predictor of quality of life? Eur Heart J 2009; 30:1674; author reply 1674-5. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Funke S, Schneider IC, Glaser S, Mühlebach MD, Moritz T, Cattaneo R, Cichutek K, Buchholz CJ. Pseudotyping lentiviral vectors with the wild-type measles virus glycoproteins improves titer and selectivity. Gene Ther 2009; 16:700-5. [PMID: 19212424 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2009.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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We pseudotyped HIV-1 vectors with cytoplasmic tail-truncated envelope glycoproteins of a wild-type (WT) measles virus (MV). The particles entered the lymphatic cells exclusively through the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM, CD150), whereas particles pseudotyped with the MV vaccine strain glycoproteins also recognized the ubiquitous membrane cofactor protein (CD46) as receptor and had less specific cell entry. MV(WT)-HIV vectors reached titers of 10(8) t.u. ml(-1), which were up to 10-fold higher than those of MV(Vac)-HIV vectors, and discriminated between SLAM-positive and SLAM-negative cells, also in mixed cell cultures. As these vectors transduce primary human cells more efficiently than vesicular stomatitis virus-G pseudotyped vectors do, they are promising candidates for gene transfer to human lymphocytes and certain epithelial cells.
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- S Funke
- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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Mancino A, Mancino M, Glaser S, Alpini G, Bolognese A, Izzo L, Francis H, Onori P, Franchitto A, Gaudio E, Alvaro D, Alvaro D. Estrogens stimulate the proliferation of human cholangiocarcinoma by inducing the expression and secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor. Dig Liver Dis 2009; 41:156-63. [PMID: 18395502 PMCID: PMC2626155 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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: 07/12/2007] [Revised: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Estrogens may induce the proliferation of neoplastic cells by activating neo-angiogenesis. AIM To evaluate the effect of estrogens on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and related receptors (VEGF-R) in human cholangiocarcinoma and the role played by VEGF in mediating the proliferative effects of estrogens. METHODS Seven biopsies of intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma and the HuH-28 cell lines were investigated. Cell proliferation was measured by both PCNA Western blot and MTS proliferation assay. RESULTS By immunohistochemistry, biopsies of human cholangiocarcinoma stained positively for VEGF-A and VEGF-C and related receptors. HuH-28 cells expressed VEGF-A, -C, and VEGFR-1, -2, -3 and, their protein level was enhanced by 17beta-estradiol in association with the stimulation of cell proliferation. 17beta-Estradiol-stimulated proliferation of HuH-28 cells was blocked by 70% by VEGF-TRAP, a receptor-based VEGF inhibitor. 17beta-Estradiol induced the secretion of VEGF in the supernatant of HuH-28 cells. The stimulatory effect of 17beta-estradiol on the protein expression of VEGF-A, VEGF-C and VEGFR-1, -2, -3 was blocked by antagonists of ER (Ici182,780) or insulin-like growth factor 1-receptor (alphaIR3). CONCLUSIONS With the limitations of experiments performed in a cell line, our study indicates that VEGF plays a major role in mediating the proliferative effects of estrogens on human cholangiocarcinoma.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Rome, “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Rome, “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Division R & E, Temple, TX, United States, Division of Research, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX, United States
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- Division of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States, Division of Systems Biology, Temple, TX, United States, Translational Medicine, Scott & White and The Texas A & M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rome, “Sapienza”, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rome, “Sapienza”, Italy
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- Division R & E, Temple, TX, United States
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human & Clinical Anatomy, State University of L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Rome, “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy, University of Rome, “Sapienza”, Polo Pontino, Latina, Italy,* Corresponding author at: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine, via R. Rossellini 51, 00137 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 49972023; fax: +39 06 4453319., E-mail address: (D. Alvaro)
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Koch B, Schaper C, Ittermann T, Spielhagen T, Dorr M, Volzke H, Opitz CF, Ewert R, Glaser S. Reference values for cardiopulmonary exercise testing in healthy volunteers: the SHIP study. Eur Respir J 2008; 33:389-97. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00074208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Groß M, Rother M, Scheidt B, Glaser S. Die Anwendung der Kohärenzanalyse für das Schlaf-EEG bei Säuglingen mit unterschiedlichem perinatalen Risiko. KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1060296] [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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Uddin M, Horvat D, Glaser S, Danchuk S, Mitchell B, Sullivan D, Morris C, Puschett J. Marinobufagenin Inhibits Proliferation and Migration of Cytotrophoblast and CHO Cells. Placenta 2008; 29:266-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2007] [Revised: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 12/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Boxhammer S, Glaser S, Kühl A, Wagner AK, Schmidt CL. Characterization of the recombinant Rieske [2Fe-2S] proteins HcaC and YeaW from E. coli. Biometals 2008; 21:459-67. [PMID: 18286376 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-008-9134-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Three genes within the genome of E. coli K12 are predicted to encode proteins containing the typical Rieske iron-sulfur cluster-binding motifs. Two of these, hcaC and yeaW, were overexpressed in E. coli BL21 and Tuner (DE3) pLacI. The recombinant proteins were purified and analyzed by UV/Vis- and EPR-spectroscopy. HcaC and YeaW display the typical redox-dependent UV/Vis-spectra of iron-sulfur proteins. The EPR spectrum of reduced HcaC shows characteristic g-values of a Rieske cluster whereas the g-values for YeaW are close to the upper limit for this type of iron-sulfur cluster. Both iron-sulfur clusters could be reduced by dithionite, but not by ascorbate, confirming their classification as low-potential Rieske proteins as derived from the amino acid sequences. A phylogenetic analysis of the two proteins reveals that HcaC clearly segregates with the Rieske ferredoxins of class IIB oxygenases whereas the classification of YeaW remains doubtful.
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- Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lubeck, Germany
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Uddin M, Horvat D, Glaser S, McLean L, Puschett J. Marinobufagenin Inhibits Proliferation via NA +/K +-Atpase-Dependent Down-Regulation of Erk and Jnk Signaling in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. J Investig Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1177/108155890705500266] [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: 01/09/2023]
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- Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine/Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine/Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine/Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine/Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX
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- Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine/Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX
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Bihlmaier C, Welle E, Hofmann C, Welzel K, Vente A, Breitling E, Müller M, Glaser S, Bechthold A. Biosynthetic gene cluster for the polyenoyltetramic acid alpha-lipomycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:2113-21. [PMID: 16723573 PMCID: PMC1479109 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00007-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The gram-positive bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens Tü117 produces the acyclic polyene antibiotic alpha-lipomycin. The entire biosynthetic gene cluster (lip gene cluster) was cloned and characterized. DNA sequence analysis of a 74-kb region revealed the presence of 28 complete open reading frames (ORFs), 22 of them belonging to the biosynthetic gene cluster. Central to the cluster is a polyketide synthase locus that encodes an eight-module system comprised of four multifunctional proteins. In addition, one ORF shows homology to those for nonribosomal peptide synthetases, indicating that alpha-lipomycin belongs to the classification of hybrid peptide-polyketide natural products. Furthermore, the lip cluster includes genes responsible for the formation and attachment of d-digitoxose as well as ORFs that resemble those for putative regulatory and export functions. We generated biosynthetic mutants by insertional gene inactivation. By analysis of culture extracts of these mutants, we could prove that, indeed, the genes involved in the biosynthesis of lipomycin had been cloned, and additionally we gained insight into an unusual biosynthesis pathway.
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- C Bihlmaier
- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften, Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Freiburg, Germany
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Thiel M, Drews O, Behrendt H, Görg A, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Kasche A, Klaus S, Buters J, Weichenmeier I, Krämer U, Gehlhar K, Betzel C, Werner S, Weber W, Bufe A, Rozynek P, Gaspar Â, Rihs HP, Pires G, Brüning T, Raulf-Heimsoth M, Boldt A, Bade S, Gorris HH, Reese G, Riecken S, Becker WM, Viebranz J, Randow S, Lauer I, Moncin MSM, Lehrer SB, Vieths S, van Kampen V, Haamann F, Merget R, Sander I, Jappe U, Hoffmann M, Burow G, Enk A, Kespohl S, Foerster S, Eyerich K, Lubitz S, Schober W, Belloni B, Eberlein-König B, Stassen M, Klein M, Klein-Heßling S, Palmetshofer A, Serfling E, Bopp T, Richter C, Schild H, Schmitt E, Blume C, Förster S, Petersen A, Güttsches A, Zähringer U, Löseke S, Ebling A, Draheim R, Rundfeldt C, Rieber EP, Schäkel K, Abraham S, Meurer M, Rieber P, Gutermuth J, O’Keeffe M, Alessandrini F, Schlatter B, Ring J, Hochrein H, Jakob T, Heib V, Schmitt S, Kubach J, Lutter P, Huter E, Ohlemacher S, Weingarten P, Müller C, Bailey S, Becker C, Knop J, Blüggel M, Hüls C, Jonuleit H, Bellinghausen I, König B, Böttcher I, Saloga J, Hüter E, Schneider FJ, Wicklein D, Stöcker M, Klockenbring T, Huhn M, Barth S, Trujillo-Vargas CM, Erb KJ, Milovanovic M, Heine G, Landeck L, Sabat R, Worm M, Veres T, Weikum O, Weigt H, Krug N, Braun A, Hahn C, Schuhmann B, Mkhlof S, Pirayesh A, Renz H, Nockher WA, Erpenbeck VJ, Sommer S, Malherbe DC, Wright JR, Hohlfeld JM, Bilitewski C, Reinitz-Rademacher K, Rohde G, Ewig S, Schmelz S, Zindler E, Montermann E, Reske-Kunz AB, Sudowe S, Darcan Y, Galle J, Ahmed J, Seitzer U, Sel S, Wegmann M, Nassenstein C, Pollock K, Dawbarn D, Allen SJ, Gupta S, Schulz-Maronde S, Kutzleb C, Kapp A, Forssmann WG, Forssmann U, Elsner J, Fuchs B, Bälder R, Escher SE, Heitland A, Borelli C, Scharrer E, Oppel T, Przybilla B, Ludwig R, Schindewolf M, Hirsch K, Lindhoff-Last E, Kaufmann R, Boehncke WH, Ruäff F, Albert K, Bauer C, Weimer G, Tas E, Bircher A, Kleine-Tebbe J, Herold DA, Ribel M, Hartz C, Miguel-Moncin MMS, Cistero-Bahima A, Conti A, Scheurer S, Fiedler EM, Illner AK, Lee H, Ernst D, Backhaus B, Raithel M, Hahn EG, Nabe A, Straube S, Weidenhiller M, Konturek P, Simon K, Kressel J, Wildner S, Simon D, Mart H, Heer P, Simon HU, Braathen LR, Straumann A, Brockow K, Huss-Marp J, Braun-Falco M, Schmelz M, Darsow U, Preussner LM, Ristau T, Sotlar K, Hartmann K, Gerbaulet A, Baldus SE, Magerl M, Siebenhaar F, Maurer M, Wittmann M, Purwar R, Hartmann C, Stünkel T, Werfel T, Mrabet-Dahbi S, Ahmad-Nejad P, Breuer K, Klotz M, Herz U, Heeg K, Neumaier M, Langer K, Wollenberg A, Soost S, Zuberbier T, Biedermann T, Günther C, Tangemann K, Schwärzler C, Lametschwandtner G, Rot A, Carballido JM, Gibbs BF, Zillikens D, Grabbe J, Zahradnik E, Fleischer C, Dorn I, Eberhardt F, Hartwig D, Rueff F, Hipler UC, Vetter M, Heitmann M, Bauer A, Elsner P, Herzinger T, Summer B, Maier S, Ghoreschi K, Roider G, Thomas P, Freising C, Glaser S, Schäfer T. 17. Mainzer Allergie-Workshop. Allergo J 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03370389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bremer V, Leitmeyer K, Jensen E, Metzel U, Meczulat H, Weise E, Werber D, Tschaepe H, Kreienbrock L, Glaser S, Ammon A. Outbreak of Salmonella Goldcoast infections linked to consumption of fermented sausage, Germany 2001. Epidemiol Infect 2004; 132:881-7. [PMID: 15473151 PMCID: PMC2870175 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268804002699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Salmonella Goldcoast (SGC), an uncommon serotype in Germany, was identified in 25 isolates between 1 April and 7 May 2001. To determine the cause of the outbreak, we conducted a matched case-control study including 24 cases and 51 controls. In a multivariable regression model, only consumption of a raw fermented sausage manufactured by a local company remained significant (adjusted odds ratio 20.0, 95 % confidence interval 2.7-302.5). SGC isolated from case-patients shared an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. A part of the produced raw fermented sausage was sold after only 4 days of fermentation. Samples from the premises and products of the company were negative for SGC. However, short-time raw fermented sausage is more likely to contain pathogens. Irradiation of raw ingredients is not accepted by German consumers, thus strict adherence to good manufacturing practices, the use of HACCP programmes as well as on-farm programmes remain crucial to reduce Salmonella.
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- Field Epidemiology Training Programme, Germany.
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Scholle S, Scholle HC, Kemper A, Glaser S, Rieger B, Kemper G, Zwacka G. First night effect in children and adolescents undergoing polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing. Clin Neurophysiol 2004; 114:2138-45. [PMID: 14580612 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(03)00209-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish whether there is a first night effect (FNE) in children and adolescents with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea undergoing polysomnography (PSG) and whether this affects sleep and breathing, furthermore, to determine the extent to which age may influence the sleep and cardiorespiratory parameters. METHODS One hundred and thirty-one children and adolescents (age classes-A: 2-6 years n=37; B: 7-12 years n=60; C: 13-17 years n=34) underwent PSG on 2 consecutive nights (I and II) under identical conditions for suspected sleep-related respiratory disorders. One hundred and five patients including 3 patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) treated by adenotonsillectomy and 18 OSAS patients receiving nCPAP-therapy had no PSG-abnormalities (Group 1-A: n=28; B: n=53; C: n=24). A further 26 patients (Group 2) had clinically and polysomnographically confirmed untreated OSAS (A: n=9; B: n=12; C: n=5). RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences between children with no PSG-abnormalities (Group 1) and those with OSAS (Group 2) in terms of sleep parameters (arousal indices excluded), oxygen saturation (SaO(2)) and heart rate (HR), and these parameters have, therefore, been pooled for the entire group (n=131) in the 3 age classes A, B and C. In the second and third age classes, sleep efficiency on the first night was reduced. In all age classes, there was significantly more wakefulness during the first night. In the second and third age ranges, the proportion of NREM 1 in the first night was significantly higher, with a correspondingly reduced proportion of NREM 4 in the third age group. In all age classes, REM sleep was significantly less during the first night, but REM latency was comparable on both nights. On the first night, the mean HR was higher. There were significant differences in apnoea/hypopnoea-index (AHI), electroencephalogram (EEG)-arousal-index (AI) and motoric arousal index (jerk index, JI) between Groups 1 and 2. In neither group, were there any significant differences in AHI, mean SaO(2) or number of EEG-arousals between nights 1 and 2. Only in the age class A, in Group 2 (n=9) was the number of motoric arousals significantly higher on the first night. Comparison of the age classes A, B, and C revealed that most polysomnographic parameters were age-dependent. Increasing age was found to correlate with a higher proportion of NREM 1, especially on the first night. Also, there was an age-dependent increase in NREM 2 on both nights, a decrease in NREM 3 on the first night, and a decrease in NREM 4 on both nights. In older children, we also found a lower proportion of REM sleep on the first night and a lower HR on both nights. In Group 1, we found a lowered AHI, AI and JI (for JI significant only on the first night) in older patients. No such age dependence of AHI, AI and JI was seen in OSAS patients (Group 2). CONCLUSIONS In children and adolescents, there is an FNE comparable with that described in adults. In OSAS children and also in children with no PSG-abnormalities, there is night-to-night-variability in sleep parameters, but not in respiratory parameters. An adaptation night is, therefore, necessary when sleep architecture is to be studied, but not when only the nocturnal respiratory pattern is investigated. Sleep parameters, HR and arousal indices are all age-dependent.
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- Centre of Sleep Medicine and Children's Hospital, Robert-Koch-Hospital Apolda, Jenaer Strasse 66, D-99510 Apolda, Germany.
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The aims of the study were to investigate possible influences of different numbers of counted fields on slides, and different slides on the counting of platelet precursors, and to establish guidelines for bone marrow examination in dogs. The study was based on bone marrow slides of 131 healthy dogs. The slides were prepared by a squash technique. On each slide the number of thrombopoietic cells at different levels of maturation were counted in all fragment-containing fields. The results of a variance component model revealed no influence of different slides, in contrast to a high variance related to different fields. Between 20 and 25 low power fields (100x magnification) had to be examined to achieve an imprecision of 20%. An imprecision of 10% required the counting of 100 fields. The lowest thrombopoietic activity was seen in the bone marrow of dogs aged one to six years. The total number of platelet percursors per field was significantly higher in adult female (10.4 +/- 2.67) than in male dogs (7.84 +/- 2.04, P = 0.0008) as was the number of megakaryocytes. We recommend assessment of thrombopoiesis on the basis of 20-25 fragment-containing low power fields and that age- and sex-related differences should be considered.
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- Clinic for Small Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, D-30173 Hannover, Germany.
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Ketteler R, Glaser S, Sandra O, Martens UM, Klingmüller U. Enhanced transgene expression in primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells and embryonic stem cells efficiently transduced by optimized retroviral hybrid vectors. Gene Ther 2002; 9:477-87. [PMID: 11948372 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2001] [Accepted: 12/11/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Oncoretroviral vectors have been successfully used in gene therapy trials, yet low transduction rates and loss of transgene expression are still major obstacles for their application. To overcome these problems we modified the widely used Moloney murine leukemia virus-derived retroviral vector pMX by replacing the 3'LTR with the spleen focus-forming virus LTR and inserting the woodchuck hepatitis B virus post-translational regulatory element. To compare requirements crucial for efficient transgene expression, we generated the hybrid retroviral vectors pMOWS and pOWS that harbor the complete murine embryonic stem cell virus (MESV)-leader sequence or a shortened MESV-leader not comprising primer binding site (PBS) and splice donor (SD). Applying these retroviral vectors significantly augmented transgene expression in hematopoietic cell lines and progenitor cells. For transduction of murine embryonic stem (ES) cells the retroviral vector pMOWS that harbors the MESV-PBS and -SD was superior resulting in 65% green fluorescent protein (GFP) expressing ES cells. Surprisingly, in murine and human primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC), the highest efficiency of up to 66% GFP expressing cells was achieved with pOWS, a retroviral vector that retains the negative regulatory element coinciding with the MoMuLV-PBS. In summary our hybrid retroviral vectors facilitate significantly improved transgene expression in multipotent cells and thus possess great potential for reconstituting genes in primary cells of disease models, as well as for gene therapy.
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- Hans-Spemann Laboratories, Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany
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Glaser S, Dahms S, Röhmel J, Weiss H, Kreienbrock L. [Statistical principles of "good clinical practice" in veterinary medicine--a position paper for planning, implementation and evaluation of empirical studies]. Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr 2002; 109:68-72. [PMID: 11889846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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The complexity of the design, conduct, analysis and evaluation of empirical studies necessitates a high degree of interdisciplinary collaboration in all areas of research. In order to make sure that no essential harmonisation is missed among the plenitude of processes, it has become common to provide direction on the essential operating procedures in so called "Good ... Practice" guidelines in recent years. In pharmaceutical research on human medicinal products guidelines on Good Clinical Practice have been an integral part of research and development in industry, academia, and the regulatory authorities for a long time. On the other hand, in the development and registration of pharmaceuticals for veterinary use such procedures are not yet established to this extent in Germany. Notwithstanding there being a lot of regulations on specialised subjects. This paper tries to summarise the current state of the discussion and to give an overview on the important points in the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of veterinary clinical studies mainly from an biometrical point of view.
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- Institut für Biometrie, Epidemiologie und Informationsverarbeitung an der Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.
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Glaser S. [Not Available]. Riv Mil 2001; 98:56-62. [PMID: 11633061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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The objective of this review article is to discuss the role of secretin and its receptor in the regulation of the secretory activity of intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells (i.e., cholangiocytes). After a brief overview of cholangiocyte functions, we provide an historical background for the role of secretin and its receptor in the regulation of ductal secretion. We review the newly developed experimental in vivo and in vitro tools, which lead to understanding of the mechanisms of secretin regulation of cholangiocyte functions. After a description of the intracellular mechanisms by which secretin stimulates ductal secretion, we discuss the heterogeneous responses of different-sized intrahepatic bile ducts to gastrointestinal hormones. Furthermore, we outline the role of a number of cooperative factors (e.g., nerves, alkaline phosphatase, gastrointestinal hormones, neuropeptides, and bile acids) in the regulation of secretin-stimulated ductal secretion. Finally, we discuss other factors that may also play an important role in the regulation of secretin-stimulated ductal secretion.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Scott & White Hospital and Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, TX 76504, USA
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Lesage G, Glaser S, Ueno Y, Alvaro D, Baiocchi L, Kanno N, Phinizy JL, Francis H, Alpini G. Regression of cholangiocyte proliferation after cessation of ANIT feeding is coupled with increased apoptosis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2001; 281:G182-90. [PMID: 11408271 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.1.g182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cholangiocyte proliferation and loss through apoptosis occur in cholestatic liver diseases. Our aim was to determine the mechanisms of apoptosis in an animal model of ductal hyperplasia. Rats were fed alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT) for 2 wk and subsequently fed normal chow for 1, 2, and 4 wk. Proliferation was assessed in sections by morphometry and in small and large cholangiocytes by proliferating cellular nuclear antigen immunoblots and measurement of cAMP levels. Apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were also assessed. ANIT feeding increased small and large cholangiocyte proliferation and apoptosis. Cessation of ANIT feeding was associated with decreased proliferation and a further increase in apoptosis in small and large cholangiocytes. Cholangiocytes from ANIT-fed rats or exposed to ANIT in vitro showed increased apoptosis and ROS generation. ANIT-induced duct injury results in enhanced proliferation and apoptosis in small and large cholangiocytes. The mechanism of ANIT-induced apoptosis may be due to ROS generation induced directly by ANIT. Our model has implications for understanding the pathophysiology of cholangiopathies (characterized by the coexistence of cholangiocyte apoptosis and proliferation).
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Scott & White Hospital and The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, Texas 76504, USA
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Intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells (i.e., cholangiocytes) are the target cells of chronic cholestatic liver diseases (i.e., cholangiopathies), which makes these cells of great interest to clinical hepatologists. This review will focus on "typical" cholangiocyte proliferation, whereas "atypical" (extension of cholangiocyte proliferation into parenchyma), and premalignant "oval" cell proliferation are reviewed elsewhere. The bile duct ligated (BDL) rat model, where most of the known mechanisms of cholangiocyte proliferation have been illustrated, was the first and remains the prototype animal model for "typical" cholangiocyte proliferation. Following a short overview of cholangiocyte functions, we briefly discuss the: (i) in vivo models [i.e., BDL (Fig. 1 and 4), chronic alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT) or bile acid feeding (Fig. 2), acute carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) feeding and partial hepatectomy; and (ii) in vitro experimental tools [e.g., purified cholangiocytes and isolated intrahepatic bile duct units (IBDU)] that are key to the understanding of the mechanisms of "typical" cholangiocyte growth. In the second part of the review, we discuss a number of potential factors or conditions [e.g., gastrointestinal hormones, nerves, estrogens, blood supply, and growth factors] as well as the intracellular mechanisms [e.g., adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP), and protein kinase C (PKC)] that may regulate "typical" cholangiocyte hyperplasia.
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- G LeSage
- Department of Internal Medicine Scott & White Hospital Temple, TX, USA
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Kanno N, Glaser S, Chowdhury U, Phinizy JL, Baiocchi L, Francis H, LeSage G, Alpini G. Gastrin inhibits cholangiocarcinoma growth through increased apoptosis by activation of Ca2+-dependent protein kinase C-alpha. J Hepatol 2001; 34:284-91. [PMID: 11281558 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(00)00025-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS We determined the role of gastrin in the regulation of cholangiocarcinoma growth. METHODS We evaluated for the functional presence of cholecystokinin (CCK)-B/gastrin receptors in the cholangiocarcinoma cell lines, Mz-ChA-1, HuH-28 and TFK-1. We determined the effect of gastrin on the growth of Mz-ChA-1, HuH-28 and TFK-1 cells. We evaluated the effect of gastrin on growth and apoptosis of Mz-ChA-1 in the absence or presence of inhibitors for CCK-A (L-364, 718) and CCK-B/gastrin (L-365, 260) receptors, the intracellular Ca2+ chelator (BAPTA/AM), and the protein kinase C (PKC)-alpha inhibitor, H7. We evaluated if gastrin effects on Mz-ChA-1 growth and apoptosis are associated with membrane translocation of PKC-alpha. RESULTS Gastrin inhibited DNA synthesis of Mz-ChA-1, HuH-28 and TFK-1 cells in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. The antiproliferative effect of gastrin on Mz-ChA-1 cells was inhibited by L-365, 260, H7 and BAPTA/AM but not L-364, 718. Gastrin induced membrane translocation of PKC-alpha. The inhibition of growth of Mz-ChA-1 cells by gastrin was associated with increased apoptosis through a PKC-dependent mechanism. CONCLUSIONS Gastrin inhibits the growth of Mz-ChA-1, HuH-28 and TFK-1 cells. Gastrin inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in Mz-ChA-1 cells through the Ca2+-dependent PKC-alpha. The data suggest a therapeutic role for gastrin in the modulation of cholangiocarcinoma growth.
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- N Kanno
- Medical Physiology, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple 76504, USA
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- G LeSage
- Department of Internal Medicine, Scott & White Hospital and The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple 76504, USA
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Alvaro D, Benedetti A, Marucci L, Delle Monache M, Monterubbianesi R, Di Cosimo E, Perego L, Macarri G, Glaser S, Le Sage G, Alpini G. The function of alkaline phosphatase in the liver: regulation of intrahepatic biliary epithelium secretory activities in the rat. Hepatology 2000; 32:174-84. [PMID: 10915721 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2000.9078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We studied the effects of alkaline phosphatase (AP) on the secretory processes of the rat intrahepatic biliary epithelium as well as the role of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium in the uptake and biliary secretion of exogenous AP. The effects of acute and chronic administration of AP on bile secretory parameters were investigated in vivo in normal and bile duct ligated (BDL) rats and in vitro in isolated rat bile duct units (IBDU). In vivo, acute AP administration decreased bile flow and biliary bicarbonate excretion and abolished secretin choleresis in BDL rats but not in normal rats. On the contrary, the AP inhibitor, levamisole, increased in BDL rat bile flow and biliary bicarbonate excretion. In vitro, basal and secretin-stimulated Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger activity in IBDU was immediately inhibited by AP intraluminal microinjection (apical exposure) but only after a prolonged exposure to the basolateral pole. Levamisole increased the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger activity of IBDU. A significant basolateral uptake of AP occurs in IBDU with a progressive transport to the apical domain. AP chronic treatment increased AP and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gamma-GT) activities in the intrahepatic bile ducts and hepatocyte canalicular pole, promoted enlargement of bile canaliculi, and decreased bile flow and biliary bicarbonate excretion. In conclusion, the intrahepatic biliary epithelium plays a role in the uptake and biliary secretion of serum AP. AP inhibits the secretory processes of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium and induces features of intrahepatic cholestasis after chronic administration. These findings indicate that AP plays an active role in down-regulating the secretory activities of the intrahepatic biliary epithelium.
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- D Alvaro
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy.
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Sametz W, Hennerbichler S, Glaser S, Wintersteiger R, Juan H. Characterization of prostanoid receptors mediating actions of the isoprostanes, 8-iso-PGE(2) and 8-iso-PGF(2alpha), in some isolated smooth muscle preparations. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 130:1903-10. [PMID: 10952681 PMCID: PMC1572277 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We investigated the contracting actions of the isoprostanes (isoPs), 8-iso-prostaglandin (PG) F(2alpha) and 8-iso-PGE(2), in comparison to the effects of the thromboxane (TX) A(2)-mimetic U 46619 and the traditional prostaglandin PGE(2) in the isolated rat aorta, isolated rat gastric fundus and the isolated guinea-pig ileum. U 46619 and 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) caused contractions in the rat aorta and rat gastric fundus in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas these agonists showed no effects in the guinea-pig ileum. However, 8-iso-PGE(2) and PGE(2) caused contractions in all isolated organs used. The prostanoid TP-receptor antagonist SQ 29,548 (10 nM) significantly antagonized vasoconstrictions induced by the agonists used in the rat aorta. SQ 29,548 at a final concentration of 3 microM, but not at lower concentrations, significantly inhibited contractions induced by U 46619, 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) and 8-iso-PGE(2) in the rat fundus. Responses to PGE(2) were unchanged. The prostanoid EP(1)-receptor antagonist SC 51089 (3 microM) significantly inhibited contractions induced by 8-iso-PGE(2) and PGE(2) in the rat fundus and in the guinea-pig ileum. SC 51089 had no effect on responses to any of the agonists tested. Our results show that 8-iso-PGE(2), in contrast to 8-iso-PGF(2alpha), can also cause contractions by activation of the EP(1)-receptors in the rat gastric fundus and the guinea-pig ileum. The findings of the present study do not support the existence of a unique isoP-receptor in the tissues used.
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MESH Headings
- 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
- Dinoprost/analogs & derivatives
- Dinoprost/pharmacology
- Dinoprostone/analogs & derivatives
- Dinoprostone/pharmacology
- Dioxanes/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- F2-Isoprostanes
- Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
- Female
- Gastric Fundus/drug effects
- Gastric Fundus/physiology
- Guinea Pigs
- Hydrazines/pharmacology
- Ileum/drug effects
- Ileum/physiology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Isoprostanes
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/physiology
- Oxazepines/pharmacology
- Prostaglandin Antagonists/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Prostaglandin/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Prostaglandin/physiology
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP1 Subtype
- Receptors, Thromboxane/antagonists & inhibitors
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
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- W Sametz
- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Graz, Roseggerweg 48, A-8036 Graz, Austria
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Glaser S, Benedetti A, Marucci L, Alvaro D, Baiocchi L, Kanno N, Caligiuri A, Phinizy JL, Chowdury U, Papa E, LeSage G, Alpini G. Gastrin inhibits cholangiocyte growth in bile duct-ligated rats by interaction with cholecystokinin-B/Gastrin receptors via D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-, Ca(2+)-, and protein kinase C alpha-dependent mechanisms. Hepatology 2000; 32:17-25. [PMID: 10869284 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2000.8265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We studied the role of gastrin in regulating cholangiocyte proliferation induced by bile duct ligation (BDL). In purified cholangiocytes, we evaluated (1) for the presence of cholecystokinin-B (CCK-B)/gastrin receptors, (2) the effect of gastrin on D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP(3)) levels, and (3) the effect of gastrin on DNA synthesis and adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate (cAMP) levels in the absence or presence of CCK-A (L-364,718) and CCK-B/gastrin (L-365,260) receptor inhibitors, 1, 2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid tetrakis(acetxymethyl ester) (BAPTA/AM; an intracellular Ca(2+) chelator), and 2 protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors, 1-(5-Isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H7) and staurosporin. To evaluate if gastrin effects on cholangiocyte proliferation are mediated by the isoform PKCalpha, we evaluated (1) for the presence of PKCalpha in cholangiocytes and (2) the effect of gastrin on the PKCalpha protein expression in a triton-soluble (containing cytoplasm + membrane) and a triton-insoluble (containing cytoskeleton) fraction. To evaluate the effects of gastrin in vivo, immediately following BDL, gastrin or bovine serum albumin (BSA) was infused by minipumps for 7 days to rats and we measured cholangiocyte growth and cAMP levels. We found CCK-B/gastrin receptors on cholangiocytes. Gastrin increased IP(3) levels. Gastrin inhibited DNA synthesis and cAMP synthesis in cholangiocytes. Gastrin effects on cholangiocyte functions were blocked by L-365,260, BAPTA/AM, H7, and staurosporin but not by L-364,718. Gastrin induced translocation of PKCalpha from cholangiocyte cytoskeleton to membrane. In vivo, gastrin decreased cholangiocyte growth and cAMP synthesis compared with controls. We concluded that gastrin inhibits cholangiocyte growth in BDL rats by interacting with CCK-B/gastrin receptors through a signal transduction pathway involving IP(3), Ca(2+), and PKCalpha.
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- S Glaser
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Medicine and Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX 76504, USA
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- N Kanno
- Department of Medical Physiology, Scott & White Hospital and The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple 76504, USA
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Martens UM, Brass V, Engelhardt M, Glaser S, Waller CF, Lange W, Schmoor C, Poon SS, Landsdorp PM. Measurement of telomere length in haematopoietic cells using in situ hybridization techniques. Biochem Soc Trans 2000; 28:245-50. [PMID: 10816136 DOI: 10.1042/bst0280245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The DNA of human chromosomes terminates in several kilobases of telomere repeats that are gradually lost with; age and with replication in vitro. Defective telomere maintenance has been shown to be causally linked to cell cycle exit and apoptosis. In order to overcome the limitations imposed by Southern blotting, we have established a quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization (Q-FISH) technique. This technique allows estimation of telomere length in specific chromosome arms from metaphase cell preparations. Furthermore, we have extended quantitative in situ hybridization to flow cytometry (flow FISH) in order to obtain information on the mean telomere repeat content in suspended cells. Telomere length in granulocytes, monocytes, CD8 and CD4 T lymphocytes and natural killer cells was found to differ slightly in the peripheral blood of adults. However, strikingly longer telomeres were observed in B lymphocytes (approximately 1.3 kb longer), suggesting a functional role for telomere maintenance in this cell subset. In summary, Q-FISH and flow FISH represent new methods for measuring telomere length in single cells and allow studies of telomere dynamics in haematopoietic subpopulations at various stages of normal and abnormal antigen responses.
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- U M Martens
- Freiburg University Medical Center, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Germany
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Geisler R, Rauch GJ, Baier H, van Bebber F, Bross L, Dekens MP, Finger K, Fricke C, Gates MA, Geiger H, Geiger-Rudolph S, Gilmour D, Glaser S, Gnügge L, Habeck H, Hingst K, Holley S, Keenan J, Kirn A, Knaut H, Lashkari D, Maderspacher F, Martyn U, Neuhauss S, Neumann C, Nicolson T, Pelegri F, Ray R, Rick JM, Roehl H, Roeser T, Schauerte HE, Schier AF, Schönberger U, Schönthaler HB, Schulte-Merker S, Seydler C, Talbot WS, Weiler C, Nüsslein-Volhard C, Haffter P. A radiation hybrid map of the zebrafish genome. Nat Genet 1999; 23:86-9. [PMID: 10471505 DOI: 10.1038/12692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Recent large-scale mutagenesis screens have made the zebrafish the first vertebrate organism to allow a forward genetic approach to the discovery of developmental control genes. Mutations can be cloned positionally, or placed on a simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) map to match them with mapped candidate genes and expressed sequence tags (ESTs). To facilitate the mapping of candidate genes and to increase the density of markers available for positional cloning, we have created a radiation hybrid (RH) map of the zebrafish genome. This technique is based on somatic cell hybrid lines produced by fusion of lethally irradiated cells of the species of interest with a rodent cell line. Random fragments of the donor chromosomes are integrated into recipient chromosomes or retained as separate minichromosomes. The radiation-induced breakpoints can be used for mapping in a manner analogous to genetic mapping, but at higher resolution and without a need for polymorphism. Genome-wide maps exist for the human, based on three RH panels of different resolutions, as well as for the dog, rat and mouse. For our map of the zebrafish genome, we used an existing RH panel and 1,451 sequence tagged site (STS) markers, including SSLPs, cloned candidate genes and ESTs. Of these, 1,275 (87.9%) have significant linkage to at least one other marker. The fraction of ESTs with significant linkage, which can be used as an estimate of map coverage, is 81.9%. We found the average marker retention frequency to be 18.4%. One cR3000 is equivalent to 61 kb, resulting in a potential resolution of approximately 350 kb.
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- R Geisler
- Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Spemannstr. 35, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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LeSagE G, Alvaro D, Benedetti A, Glaser S, Marucci L, Baiocchi L, Eisel W, Caligiuri A, Phinizy JL, Rodgers R, Francis H, Alpini G. Cholinergic system modulates growth, apoptosis, and secretion of cholangiocytes from bile duct-ligated rats. Gastroenterology 1999; 117:191-9. [PMID: 10381927 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(99)70567-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS To investigate the role of the cholinergic system in regulation of cholangiocyte functions, we evaluated the effects of vagotomy on cholangiocyte proliferation and secretion in rats that underwent bile duct ligation (BDL rats). METHODS After bile duct ligation (BDL), the vagus nerve was resected; 7 days later, expression of M3 acetylcholine receptor was evaluated. Cholangiocyte proliferation was assessed by morphometry and measurement of DNA synthesis. Apoptosis was evaluated by light microscopy and annexin-V staining. Ductal secretion was evaluated by measurement of secretin-induced choleresis, secretin receptor (SR) gene expression, and cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) levels. RESULTS Vagotomy decreased the expression of M3 acetylcholine receptors in cholangiocytes. DNA synthesis and ductal mass were markedly decreased, whereas cholangiocyte apoptosis was increased by vagotomy. Vagotomy decreased ductal secretion. Forskolin treatment prevented the decrease in cAMP levels induced by vagotomy, maintained cholangiocyte proliferation, and decreased cholangiocyte apoptosis caused by vagotomy in BDL rats. Cholangiocyte secretion was also maintained by forskolin. CONCLUSIONS Vagotomy impairs cholangiocyte proliferation and enhances apoptosis, leading to decreased ductal mass in response to BDL. Secretin-induced choleresis of BDL rats was virtually eliminated by vagotomy in association with decreased cholangiocyte cAMP levels. Maintenance of cAMP levels by forskolin administration prevents the effects of vagotomy on cholangiocyte proliferation, apoptosis, and secretion.
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- G LeSagE
- Department of Internal Medicine, Scott & White Hospital, and Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, USA
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- L Baiocchi
- Department of Medical Physiology, Scott & White Hospital and The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple 76504, USA
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LeSage GD, Benedetti A, Glaser S, Marucci L, Tretjak Z, Caligiuri A, Rodgers R, Phinizy JL, Baiocchi L, Francis H, Lasater J, Ugili L, Alpini G. Acute carbon tetrachloride feeding selectively damages large, but not small, cholangiocytes from normal rat liver. Hepatology 1999; 29:307-19. [PMID: 9918904 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510290242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The aim of this study was to develop a model of selective duct damage restricted to hormone-responsive segments corresponding to the ducts damaged in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was fed by gavage to rats, and 2, 7, 14, and 28 days later, small and large cholangiocytes were isolated. Apoptosis was determined in situ by morphology and in purified cholangiocytes by assessment of nuclear fragmentation by 4, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining. Cholangiocyte proliferation was evaluated in situ by morphometry of liver sections stained for cytokeratin-19 (CK-19) and by proliferating cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) staining in liver sections and in purified cholangiocytes by PCNA gene expression. Ductal secretion was assessed by measurement of secretin receptor (SR) gene expression and secretin-induced cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) synthesis and secretin-induced choleresis. Two days after CCl4 administration, there was an increased number of small ducts, but a reduction of large ducts. Apoptosis, observed only in large ducts, was associated with decreased DNA synthesis and ductal secretion. Conversely, small cholangiocytes expressed de novo the SR gene and secretin-stimulated cAMP synthesis 2 days after CCl4 treatment. Proliferation of large cholangiocytes was delayed until 7 days, which was associated with a transient increase in ductal secretion in vivo. CCl4 effects on cholangiocytes were reversed by day 28. CCl4 treatment causes a decrease in large duct mass as a result of a higher rate of apoptosis and absence of initial proliferation in large cholangiocytes. These processes were concomitant with a decrease of ductal secretion in large cholangiocytes. Small cholangiocytes appear resistant to CCl4-induced apoptosis, and proliferate and transiently compensate for loss of proliferative and secretory activity of large cholangiocytes.
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- G D LeSage
- Department of Internal Medicine, Scott & White Hospital and Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA
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