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The pathogenic spirochete Leptospira interrogans disseminates throughout its hosts via the bloodstream, then invades and colonizes a variety of host tissues. Infectious leptospires are resistant to killing by their hosts' alternative pathway of complement-mediated killing, and interact with various host extracellular matrix (ECM) components. The LenA outer surface protein (formerly called LfhA and Lsa24) was previously shown to bind the host ECM component laminin and the complement regulators factor H and factor H-related protein-1. We now demonstrate that infectious L. interrogans contain five additional paralogs of lenA, which we designated lenB, lenC, lenD, lenE and lenF. All six genes encode domains predicted to bear structural and functional similarities with mammalian endostatins. Sequence analyses of genes from seven infectious L. interrogans serovars indicated development of sequence diversity through recombination and intragenic duplication. LenB was found to bind human factor H, and all of the newly-described Len proteins bound laminin. In addition, LenB, LenC, LenD, LenE and LenF all exhibited affinities for fibronectin, a distinct host extracellular matrix protein. These characteristics suggest that Len proteins together facilitate invasion and colonization of host tissues, and protect against host immune responses during mammalian infection.
Kindliche Sarkome sind eine heterogene Gruppe maligner Erkrankungen mesodermalen Ursprungs. Trotz operativer Therapie, Chemotherapie und Bestrahlung versterben noch viele Patienten. Auch gegenüber immunologischen Behandlungsansätzen sind Sarkome relativ resistent. Inhalt dieser Arbeit sind die Mechanismen, die der Resistenz kindlicher Sarkome gegenüber NK-Zellen zugrunde liegen könnten. Hierbei wurde insbesondere die Interaktion von HLA-Klasse-I-Molekülen mit inhibitorischen NK-Zellrezeptoren untersucht. Als einzige Sarkomzelllinie konnte A-673 mit einer Zelllyse von 40% bei einer E : T-Ratio von 20 : 1 als sensitiv eingestuft werden. Schwach sensitiv waren die Zelllinien MHH-ES und HOS-TE mit einer spezifischen Lyse von 25%. Als resistent gegenüber einer Zelllyse durch NK-92 erwiesen sich die Sarkomzelllinien SAOS-2, ZK58 und RD-ES mit einer Lyserate zwischen 10 und 15%. Die HLA-Klasse-I-Expression war bei den untersuchten Zelllinien HOSTE, SAOS-2, ZK58 und RD relativ schwach, bei A-673 und MHH-ES moderat und bei RD-ES stark. Gegenüber der klonalen NK-Zelllinie NK-92 zeigten sie mit Ausnahme von A-673 (40% Lyse) keine Sensitivität gegenüber einer NK-vermittelten Lyse. Dies liegt offenbar nicht an der Inhibition der NK-Zellen durch HLA-Klasse-I-Liganden, wie durch funktionelle Untersuchungen mit Blockierung der korrespondierenden HLA-Liganden gezeigt werden konnte. Auch korreliert die Sensitivität bzw. Resistenz der Sarkomzelllinien nicht mit der Expressionsdichte der HLA-Klasse-I-Moleküle auf den untersuchten Sarkomzelllinien. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit deuten somit darauf hin, dass die Resistenz kindlicher Sarkome gegenüber NK-Zellen möglicherweise nicht auf eine Inhibition, sondern auf eine mangelnde Aktivierung der Immunzellen zurückzuführen ist.
Background: Models of isolated and perfused kidneys are used to study the effects of drugs, hazardous or toxic substances on renal functions. Since physiological and morphological parameters of small laboratory animal kidneys are difficult to compare to human renal parameters, porcine kidney perfusion models have been developed to simulate closer conditions to the human situation, but exact values of renal parameters for different collection and perfusion conditions have not been reported so far. If the organs could be used out of regular slaughtering processes animal experiments may be avoided.
Methods: To assess renal perfusion quality, we analyzed different perfusion settings in a standardized model of porcine kidney hemoperfusion with organs collected in the operating theatre (OP: groups A-D) or in a public abattoir (SLA: group E) and compared the data to in vivo measurements in living animals (CON). Experimental groups had defined preservation periods (0, 2 and 24 hrs), one with additional albumin in the perfusate (C) for edema reduction.
Results: Varying perfusion settings resulted in different functional values (mean +/- SD): blood flow (RBF [ml/min*100 g]: (A) 339.9 +/- 61.1; (C) 244.5 +/- 53.5; (D) 92.8 +/- 25.8; (E) 153.8 +/- 41.5); glomerular filtration (GFR [ml/min*100 g]: (CON) 76.1 +/- 6.2; (A) 59.2 +/- 13.9; (C) 25.0 +/- 10.6; (D) 1.6 +/- 1.3; (E) 16.3 +/- 8.2); fractional sodium reabsorption (RFNa [%] (CON) 99.8 +/- 0.1; (A) 82.3 +/- 8.1; (C) 86.8 +/- 10.3; (D) 38.4 +/- 24.5; (E) 88.7 +/- 5.8). Additionally the tubular coupling-ratio of Na-reabsorption/O2-consumption was determined (TNa/O2-cons [mmol-Na/mmol- O2] (CON) 30.1; (A) 42.0, (C) 80.6; (D) 17.4; (E) 23.8), exhibiting OP and SLA organs with comparable results.
Conclusion: In the present study functional values for isolated kidneys with different perfusion settings were determined to assess organ perfusion quality. It can be summarized that the hemoperfused porcine kidney can serve as a biological model with acceptable approximation to in vivo renal physiology, also if the organs originate from usual slaughtering processes.
kurz und kn@pp news : Nr. 8
(2007)
* Vorankündigung: 1. Frankfurter Tag der Allgemeinmedizin
* Tipps zur Fehlervermeidung
* STERN-Titel zu Bluthochdruck unter Mitarbeit des Instituts
* 2. Teil DEGAM-Leitlinie "Herzinsuffizienz", Langfassung
* Start des anonymen Fehlerzirkels!
* Über 1000 Studierende in Evidenzbasierter Medizin ausgebildet
* Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in gesucht
* Advance Notice: 1st Frankfurt General Practice Day
* Tips on how to avoid errors
* STERN-Leading article on high blood pressure in cooperation with the Institute
* 2nd part of DEGAM chronic heart failure guideline - long version
* Launch of the anonymous error circle!
* Over 1,000 students trained in evidence based medicine
* Research assistant wanted
kurz und kn@pp news : Nr. 9
(2007)
kurz und kn@pp news : Nr. 10
(2007)
* Prof. Gerlach in den Sachverständigenrat Gesundheit berufen
* Zusätzliche Professur im Institut für Allgemeinmedizin
* Jeder-Fehler-zaehlt in neuem Design
* Betreuung von Menschen mit chronischen Erkrankungen
* Fehlerforschung: Studie zur Sicherheitskultur geplant
* Online-Eintragung für Studierende jetzt möglich
* BMBF fördert PRoMPT-Folgestudie
* Prof. Gerlach appointed to the Health Advisory Council
* New professorship at the Institute for General Practice
* Every-Error-Counts website revamped
* Taking care of patients with chronic diseases
* Error research: Study on safety culture planned
* Online registration now possible for students
* BMBF sponsors PRoMPT follow-up study
short @nd sweet news : Nr. 9
(2007)
Poor condition subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients present a high mortality and morbidity. In this study, we reviewed the acute interventional (surgical and endovascular) management of 109 SAH-poor condition patients, who were treated as early as logistically possible after confirming stable circulation parameters. Patients over the age of 70 years, without clinical response to painful stimulation were excluded. We recognized at least 3 different postinterventional therapeutic approaches: (1) Norm- or hypovolemic, normotensive hemodilution in 30 patients with space-occupying intracranial hematomas as well as in 31 cases with acute cerebro-spinal-fluid obstruction. (2) Normovolemic, hypertensive hemodilution after unilateral decompressive craniotomy in 23 surgical- and 2 endovascular-treated patients with focalized space occupying lesions and reduced cerebral perfusion. (3) Hypovolemic, normo-, or hypertensive hemodilution after bilateral decompressive craniotomy in 23 cases with massive brain-swelling. We observed a reduced mortality (21%). The overall late outcome was favorable in 56% and unfavorable in 23%. Selective aggressive treatment adapted to increase the cerebral perfusion, seems to be an effective therapy to improve the survival and outcome of several poor condition SAH-patients.
Introduction: Metabolic acidosis during hemorrhagic shock is common and conventionally considered to be due to hyperlactatemia. There is increasing awareness, however, that other nonlactate, unmeasured anions contribute to this type of acidosis.
Methods: Eleven anesthetized dogs were hemorrhaged to a mean arterial pressure of 45 mm Hg and were kept at this level until a metabolic oxygen debt of 120 mLO2/kg body weight had evolved. Blood pH, partial pressure of carbon dioxide, and concentrations of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, lactate, albumin, and phosphate were measured at baseline, in shock, and during 3 hours post-therapy. Strong ion difference and the amount of weak plasma acid were calculated. To detect the presence of unmeasured anions, anion gap and strong ion gap were determined. Capillary electrophoresis was used to identify potential contributors to unmeasured anions.
Results: During induction of shock, pH decreased significantly from 7.41 to 7.19. The transient increase in lactate concentration from 1.5 to 5.5 mEq/L during shock was not sufficient to explain the transient increases in anion gap (+11.0 mEq/L) and strong ion gap (+7.1 mEq/L), suggesting that substantial amounts of unmeasured anions must have been generated. Capillary electrophoresis revealed increases in serum concentration of acetate (2.2 mEq/L), citrate (2.2 mEq/L), alpha-ketoglutarate (35.3 microEq/L), fumarate (6.2 microEq/L), sulfate (0.1 mEq/L), and urate (55.9 microEq/L) after shock induction.
Conclusion: Large amounts of unmeasured anions were generated after hemorrhage in this highly standardized model of hemorrhagic shock. Capillary electrophoresis suggested that the hitherto unmeasured anions citrate and acetate, but not sulfate, contributed significantly to the changes in strong ion gap associated with induction of shock.
Visual selective attention and visual working memory (WM) share the same capacity-limited resources. We investigated whether and how participants can cope with a task in which these 2 mechanisms interfere. The task required participants to scan an array of 9 objects in order to select the target locations and to encode the items presented at these locations into WM (1 to 5 shapes). Determination of the target locations required either few attentional resources (“popout condition”) or an attention-demanding serial search (“non pop-out condition”). Participants were able to achieve high memory performance in all stimulation conditions but, in the non popout conditions, this came at the cost of additional processing time. Both empirical evidence and subjective reports suggest that participants invested the additional time in memorizing the locations of all target objects prior to the encoding of their shapes into WM. Thus, they seemed to be unable to interleave the steps of search with those of encoding. We propose that the memory for target locations substitutes for perceptual pop-out and thus may be the key component that allows for flexible coping with the common processing limitations of visual WM and attention. The findings have implications for understanding how we cope with real-life situations in which the demands on visual attention and WM occur simultaneously. Keywords: attention, working memory, interference, encoding strategies