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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic T cell-mediated autoimmune disorder that results in the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic ß cells leading to life-long dependence on exogenous insulin. Attraction, activation and transmigration of inflammatory cells to the site of ß-cell injury depend on two major molecular interactions. First, interactions between chemokines and their receptors expressed on leukocytes result in the recruitment of circulating inflammatory cells to the site of injury. In this context, it has been demonstrated in various studies that the interaction of the chemokine CXCL10 with its receptor CXCR3 expressed on circulating cells plays a key role in the development of T1D. Second, once arrived at the site of inflammation adhesion molecules promote the extravasation of arrested cells through the endothelial cell layer to penetrate the site of injury. Here, the junctional adhesion molecule (JAM) JAM-C expressed on endothelial cells is involved in the process of leukocyte diabedesis. It was recently demonstrated that blocking of JAM-C efficiently attenuated cerulein-induced pancreatitis in mice. In my thesis I studied the influence of the CXCL10/CXCR3 interaction on the one hand, and of the adhesion molecule JAM-C on the other hand, on trafficking and transmigration of antigen-specific, autoaggressive T cells in the RIP-LCMV mouse model. RIP-LCMV mice express the glycoprotein (GP) or the nucleoprotein (NP) of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) as a target autoantigen specifically in the ß cells of the islets of Langerhans and turn diabetic after LCMV-infection. In my first project I found that pharmacologic blockade of CXCR3 during development of virus-induced T1D results in a significant delay but not in an abrogation of overt disease. However, neither the frequency nor the migratory properties of islet-specific T cells was significantly changed during CXCR3 blockade. In the second project I was able to demonstrate that JAM-C was upregulated around the islets in RIP-LCMV mice after LCMV infection and its expression correlated with islet infiltration and functional ß-cell impairment. Blockade with a neutralizing anti-JAM-C antibody slightly reduced T1D incidence, whereas overexpression of JAM-C on endothelial cells did not accelerate virus-induced diabetes. In summary, our data suggest that both CXCR3 as well as JAM-C are involved in trafficking and transmigration of antigen-specific autoaggressive T cells to the islets of Langerhans. However, the detection of only a moderate influence on the onset of clinical disease during CXCR3 or JAM-C blockade reflects the complex pathogenesis of T1D and indicates that several different inflammatory factors need to be neutralized in order to achieve a stable and persistent protection from disease.
Introduction: In the large-scale case-control study EPILIFT, we investigated the dose-response relationship between lifestyle factors (weight, smoking amount, cumulative duration of different sports activities) and lumbar disc disease. Methods: In four German study regions (Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg, Halle/Saale, Regensburg), 564 male and female patients with lumbar disc herniation and 351 patients with lumbar disc narrowing (chondrosis) aged 25 to 70 years were prospectively recruited. From the regional population registers, 901 population control subjects were randomly selected. In a structured personal interview, we enquired as to body weight at different ages, body height, cumulative smoking amount and cumulative duration of different sports activities. Confounders were selected according to biological plausibility and to the change-in-estimate criterion. Adjusted, gender-stratified odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated using unconditional logistic regression analysis. Results: The results of this case-control study reveal a positive association between weight and lumbar disc herniation as well as lumbar disc narrowing among men and women. A medium amount of pack-years was associated with lumbar disc herniation and narrowing in men and women. A non-significantly lowered risk of lumbar disc disease was found in men with high levels of cumulative body building and strength training. Conclusions: According to our multi-center case-control study, body weight might be related to lumbar disc herniation as well as to lumbar disc narrowing. Further research should clarify the potential protective role of body building or strength training on lumbar disc disease.
Background: To evaluate the effectivity of fractionated radiotherapy in adolescent and adult patients with pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT). Methods: Between 1982 and 2003, 14 patients with PPTs were treated with fractionated radiotherapy. 4 patients had a pineocytoma (PC), one a PPT with intermediate differentiation (PPTID) and 9 patients a pineoblastoma (PB), 2 of which were recurrences. All patients underwent radiotherapy to the primary tumor site with a median total dose of 54 Gy. In 9 patients with primary PB treatment included whole brain irradiation (3 patients) or irradiation of the craniospinal axis (6 patients) with a median total dose of 35 Gy. Results: Median follow-up was 123 months in the PC patients and 109 months in the patients with primary PB. 7 patients were free from relapse at the end of follow-up. One PC patient died from spinal seeding. Among 5 PB patients treated with radiotherapy without chemotherapy, 3 developed local or spinal tumor recurrence. Both patients treated for PB recurrences died. The patient with PPTID is free of disease 7 years after radiotherapy. Conclusion: Local radiotherapy seems to be effective in patients with PC and some PPTIDs. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with more aggressive variants of PPTIDs as well as treatment of PB need to be further improved, since local and spinal failure even despite craniospinal irradiation (CSI) is common. As PPT are very rare tumors, treatment within multi-institutional trials remains necessary.
Background: Prospective, observational studies that enroll large numbers of patients with few exclusion criteria may better reflect actual ongoing clinical experience than randomized clinical trials. Our purpose was to obtain efficacy and safety information from a cohort of subjects exposed to latanoprost/timolol fixed combination (FC) for [greater than or equal to]18 months using a prospective, observational design. Methods: In all, 577 office-based ophthalmologists in Germany switched 2339 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension to latanoprost/timolol FC for medical reasons. Follow-up visits were scheduled for every 6 months over 24 months; physicians followed usual care routines. Intraocular pressure (IOP), visual field status, optic nerve head findings, and adverse events were recorded. Efficacy parameters were evaluated for the per protocol (PP) population; the safety population included subjects receiving [greater than or equal to]1 drop of FC. Physicians rated efficacy, tolerability, and subject compliance at month 24. Results: Of the 2339 subjects switched to latanoprost/timolol FC (safety population), the primary reasons for switching were inadequate IOP reduction (78.2%) and desire to simplify treatment with once-daily dosing (29.4%; multiple reasons possible). In all, 1317 (56.3%) subjects completed the study, and 1028 (44.0%) were included in the PP population. Most discontinuations were due to loss to follow-up. Change in mean IOP from baseline to month 6 was -4.0 +/- 4.31 mmHg, a reduction that was maintained throughout (P<0.05 for change at all time points). By investigator assessments, optic disc parameters and visual field were stable over 24 months, and there was no relationship between IOP reduction over 24 months and development of a visual field defect. More than 90% of physicians rated latanoprost/timolol FC as "very good" or "good" for efficacy (PP population), tolerability, and compliance. The FC was safe and well tolerated. No change in iris color was reported by most subjects (83.1%) at month 24. Conclusions: Over 24 months, latanoprost/timolol FC effectively lowers IOP levels and is well tolerated in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension who change from their previous ocular hypotensive therapy for medical reasons. Investigator assessments found optic disc parameters and visual field to be stable throughout 24 months of follow-up.
Mananna owiirattavelela SIDA
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Maziwa a pakifuwa ca mama
(2010)
Es ist die Hypothese der hier vorgelegten Arbeit, dass bei Asthmatikern oxidativer Stress in der Lunge durch die nichtinvasive Methode der Atemkondensatsammlung und Messung der [H2O2] im EBC erfasst werden kann. Basierend auf dieser Hypothese sollte geprüft werden, inwieweit bei stabilen Patienten mit intermittierendem allergischem Asthma (Grad I, WHO) eine erhöhte [H2O2] im EBC nachweisbar ist und ob es zu einem differenten Anstieg der [H2O2] nach niedrig dosierter Allergenbelastung mit und ohne Supplementation von n-3 PUFA kommt. In dieser Arbeit wurden Patienten mit intermittierendem Asthma und Hausstaubmilbenallergie einbezogen und repräsentierten die Milbenallergikergruppe. Sie wurde in einer randomisierten, doppelblinden und placebokontrollierten fünfwöchigen Studie getestet. Die Patienten erhielten entweder in Gruppe A n-3 PUFA-reiche Kapseln oder in Gruppe B PlaceboKapseln über fünf Wochen. Nach einer dreiwöchigen Aufsättigungsphase wurden die Probanden über zehn Werktage zusätzlich mit niedrig dosiertem Milbenallergen provoziert (FEV1-Abfall 5 %). Atemkondensatuntersuchungen wurden mit Hilfe des ECoScreen® und des ECoCheck® (VIASYS Healthcare GmbH) vor Beginn (V1), nach drei Wochen (V2) und nach der letzten Milbenprovokation (V3) durchgeführt. Zur Erfassung der pulmonalen Entzündung erfasste man zusätzlich bei den genannten Visiten die [eNO] als Kontrollparameter. Weiterhin, zur Erfassung des normalen Verlaufs der [H2O2], wurde bei einer gesunden Kontrollgruppe, die weder provoziert noch supplementiert wurde, die [H2O2] im EBC nach identischem zeitlichen Schema erfasst. In der Milbenallergikergruppe nahmen 30 Patienten und in der Kontrollgruppe 13 Probanden an der Studie teil. Aufgrund technischer Schwierigkeiten und nicht auswertbarer Messwerte, wurden in der Milbenallergikergruppe 17 Patienten und in der Kontrollgruppe neun Probanden zu statistischen Analysen herangezogen. In der Verumgruppe (p = 0,246), der Placebogruppe (p = 0,180) und der Kontrollgruppe (p = 0,185) war kein signifikanter Unterschied hinsichtlich der [H2O2] im EBC zwischen den Visiten vorhanden. Zwischen der Verum- und der Placebogruppe bestand zu keinem Zeitpunkt ein signifikanter Unterschied. In der Milbenallergikergruppe unterschied sich der Verlauf der [H2O2] im EBC deutlich vom Verlauf der [eNO]: Die [H2O2] konnte allenfalls einen Trend (p = 0,101) zwischen den Visiten aufweisen, wobei die [eNO] einen hochsignifikanten (p < 0,001) Unterschied zwischen V3 und V2 aufwies. Es bleibt zum einen offen, ob n-3 PUFA einen antientzündlichen Effekt bei Asthma bronchiale (Grad I, WHO) hat, und zum anderen, inwieweit die Messung der [H2O2] im EBC anhand des ECoCheck® (Fa. VIASYS Healthcare GmbH) als diagnostischer Marker oder zur Verlaufskontrolle bei Asthma bronchiale (Grad I, WHO) geeignet ist.
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) gained considerable interest as a therapeutic target during chronic inflammatory diseases. Remarkably, the pathogenesis of diseases such as multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer is associated with impaired PPARγ expression. Considering that regulation of PPARγ expression during inflammation is largely unknown, we were interested in elucidating underlying mechanisms. To this end, we initiated an inflammatory response by exposing primary human macrophages to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and observed a rapid decline of PPARγ1 expression. Because promoter activities were not affected by LPS, we focused on mRNA stability and noticed a decreased mRNA half-life. As RNA stability is often regulated via 3′-untranslated regions (UTRs), we analyzed the impact of the PPARγ-3′-UTR by reporter assays using specific constructs. LPS significantly reduced luciferase activity of the pGL3-PPARγ-3′-UTR, suggesting that PPARγ1 mRNA is destabilized. Deletion or mutation of a potential microRNA-27a/b (miR-27a/b) binding site within the 3′-UTR restored luciferase activity. Moreover, inhibition of miR-27b, which was induced upon LPS exposure, partially reversed PPARγ1 mRNA decay, whereas miR-27b overexpression decreased PPARγ1 mRNA content. In addition, LPS further reduced this decay. The functional relevance of miR-27b-dependent PPARγ1 decrease was proven by inhibition or overexpression of miR-27b, which affected LPS-induced expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interleukin (IL)-6. We provide evidence that LPS-induced miR-27b contributes to destabilization of PPARγ1 mRNA. Understanding molecular mechanisms decreasing PPARγ might help to better appreciate inflammatory diseases.