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Background: During early stages of brain development, secreted molecules, components of intracellular signaling pathways and transcriptional regulators act in positive and negative feed-back or feed-forward loops at the mid-hindbrain boundary. These genetic interactions are of central importance for the specification and subsequent development of the adjacent mid- and hindbrain. Much less, however, is known about the regulatory relationship and functional interaction of molecules that are expressed in the tectal anlage after tectal fate specification has taken place and tectal development has commenced.
Results: Here, we provide experimental evidence for reciprocal regulation and subsequent cooperation of the paired-type transcription factors Pax3, Pax7 and the TALE-homeodomain protein Meis2 in the tectal anlage. Using in ovo electroporation of the mesencephalic vesicle of chick embryos we show that (i) Pax3 and Pax7 mutually regulate each other's expression in the mesencephalic vesicle, (ii) Meis2 acts downstream of Pax3/7 and requires balanced expression levels of both proteins, and (iii) Meis2 physically interacts with Pax3 and Pax7. These results extend our previous observation that Meis2 cooperates with Otx2 in tectal development to include Pax3 and Pax7 as Meis2 interacting proteins in the tectal anlage.
Conclusion: The results described here suggest a model in which interdependent regulatory loops involving Pax3 and Pax7 in the dorsal mesencephalic vesicle modulate Meis2 expression. Physical interaction with Meis2 may then confer tectal specificity to a wide range of otherwise broadly expressed transcriptional regulators, including Otx2, Pax3 and Pax7.
Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is at the basis of renal transplantation and acute kidney injury. Molecular mechanisms underlying proximal tubule response to I/R will allow the identification of new therapeutic targets for both clinical settings. microRNAs have emerged as crucial and tight regulators of the cellular response to insults including hypoxia. Here, we have identified several miRNAs involved in the response of the proximal tubule cell to I/R. Microarrays and RT-PCR analysis of proximal tubule cells submitted to I/R mimicking conditions in vitro demonstrated that miR-127 is induced during ischemia and also during reperfusion. miR-127 is also modulated in a rat model of renal I/R. Interference approaches demonstrated that ischemic induction of miR-127 is mediated by Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1alpha (HIF-1α) stabilization. Moreover, miR-127 is involved in cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion maintenance, since overexpression of miR-127 maintains focal adhesion complex assembly and the integrity of tight junctions. miR-127 also regulates intracellular trafficking since miR-127 interference promotes dextran-FITC uptake. In fact, we have identified the Kinesin Family Member 3B (KIF3B), involved in cell trafficking, as a target of miR-127 in rat proximal tubule cells. In summary, we have described a novel role of miR-127 in cell adhesion and its regulation by HIF-1α. We also identified for the first time KIF3B as a miR-127 target. Both, miR-127 and KIF3B appear as key mediators of proximal epithelial tubule cell response to I/R with potential al application in renal ischemic damage management.
1 Purpose of the Study:
The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess the volumetric changes of our institutional pediatric neuroblastoma in response to various therapeutic protocols.
2 Materials and Methods:
A retrospective study was conducted on children with neuroblastoma from different anatomical locations including suprarenal, paraspinal, pelvic, mediastinal and cervical neuroblastoma primaries. These children underwent tumor-stage based therapeutic protocols in Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, between January 1996 and July 2008. The study included 72 patients (44 males and 28 females). Patient demographics (age and gender), disease-related symptoms, laboratory results (tumor biomarkers including ferritin, neuron specific enolase, and urine catecholamine) and histopathological reports were collected from the electronic medical archiving system and subsequently analyzed.
Patients were classified into following groups according the anatomical origin of the primary neuroblastoma into:
1) Suprarenal neuroblastoma Group: This group included patients with neuroblastoma arising from the suprarenal gland. This group composed of 54 patients with male to female ratio (32:22).
2) Paravertebral neuroblastoma Group: This group composed of 6 male patients.
3) Mediastinal neuroblastoma Group: This group included patients with mediastinal neuroblastoma and composed of 3 patients (1 male and 2 females).
4) Pelvic neuroblastoma Group: This group included patients with pelvic neuroblastoma and composed of 6 patients (3 males and 3 females).
5) Cervical neuroblastoma Group: This group included patients with cervical neuroblastoma and composed of 2 male patients.
3 Results:
The mean volume of all suprarenal neuroblastoma group involved in the study before therapy was 176.62 cm3 (SD: 234.15) range: 239.4-968.9cm3. The mean initial volume of all suprarenal neuroblastoma group who underwent observation protocol was 86.0378 cm3 (SD: 114.44) range: 5.2-347.94cm3. Volumetric evaluation of suprarenal neuroblastoma following observation (Wait and See) protocol revealed continuous reduction of the tumor volumes in a statistically significant manner during the follow up periods up to 12 months with p value of less than 0.05. The volumetric changes afterwards were statistically insignificant.
The mean initial volume of all suprarenal neuroblastoma group who underwent primary surgery protocol was 42.4 cm3 (SD: 28.5) range: 7.5-90cm3. Complete surgical resection of the tumor was not feasible in all lesions due to local tumor extension and / or infiltration with the associated risk of injury of nearby organs or structures. However statistical analysis of the volumetric changes in the successive follow up periods did not reveal statistical significance.
Volumetric estimation of the tumor in the subsequent follow up periods revealed significant changes within the period first (3-9 month periods). The changes afterwards were statistically non significant. On the other hand, the mean initial volume of all suprarenal neuroblastoma group who underwent combined chemotherapy and Stem cell transplantation protocol only without surgical interference was 99.98cm3 (SD:46.2) range: 48.48-160.48 cm3. In this group the volumetric changes were variable and difference in volumes in follow up was statistically non significant during the follow up period.
The mean initial volume of all abdominal paravertebral neuroblastoma group was 249.197cm3 (SD: 249.63) range: 9.6-934cm3. The mean initial volume of all pelvic neuroblastoma group was 118.88cm3 (SD: 50.61) range: 73.4-173.4cm3. The mean initial volume of all mediastinal neuroblastoma group was 189.7cm3 (SD: 139.057) range: 10.7-415 cm3. The mean initial volume of all cervical neuroblastoma group was 189.7cm3 (SD: 139.057) range: 10.7-415 cm3. The volumetric measurements in the corresponding follow up periods according to the therapeutic protocol of abdominal paravertebral neuroblastoma, pelvic neuroblastoma, mediastinal and cervical neuroblastoma revealed significant change in the tumor volume within the early 3-6 months from the initial therapy while subsequently the tumor volumetric changes were statistically non significant.
4 Conclusion:
In conclusion, the role of MRI volumetry in the evaluation of tumor response is dependent on the risk adapted concept of neuroblastoma with the combination of different imaging modalities as well the therapeutic protocol. MRI Volumetry in addition to new protocols such as Whole-body imaging and 3D visualization techniques are gaining more importance and acceptance.
The small bowel is essential to sustain alimentation and small bowel Crohn's disease (CD) may severely limit its function. Small bowel imaging is a crucial element in diagnosing small
bowel CD, and treatment control with imaging is increasingly used to optimize the patients outcome. Thereby, capsule endoscopy, Balloon-assisted enteroscopy, and Magnetic resonance imaging have become key players to manage CD patients. In this review, role of small bowel imaging is detailed discussed for use in diagnosing and managing Crohn's disease patients.
In this study, it is demonstrated that moving sounds have an effect on the direction in which one sees visual stimuli move. During the main experiment sounds were presented consecutively at four speaker locations inducing left or rightward auditory apparent motion. On the path of auditory apparent motion, visual apparent motion stimuli were presented with a high degree of directional ambiguity. The main outcome of this experiment is that our participants perceived visual apparent motion stimuli that were ambiguous (equally likely to be perceived as moving left or rightward) more often as moving in the same direction than in the opposite direction of auditory apparent motion. During the control experiment we replicated this finding and found no effect of sound motion direction on eye movements. This indicates that auditory motion can capture our visual motion percept when visual motion direction is insufficiently determinate without affecting eye movements.
Alzheimeŕs disease (AD) represents the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder that causes cognitive decline in old age. In its early stages, AD is associated with microstructural abnormalities in white matter (WM). In the current study, multiple indices of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and brain volumetric measurements were employed to comprehensively investigate the landscape of AD pathology. The sample comprised 58 individuals including cognitively normal subjects (controls), amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD patients. Relative to controls, both MCI and AD subjects showed widespread changes of anisotropic fraction (FA) in the corpus callosum, cingulate and uncinate fasciculus. Mean diffusivity and radial changes were also observed in AD patients in comparison with controls. After controlling for the gray matter atrophy the number of regions of significantly lower FA in AD patients relative to controls was decreased; nonetheless, unique areas of microstructural damage remained, e.g., the corpus callosum and uncinate fasciculus. Despite sample size limitations, the current results suggest that a combination of secondary and primary degeneration occurrs in MCI and AD, although the secondary degeneration appears to have a more critical role during the stages of disease involving dementia.
Orthotopic liver transplantation in human-immunodeficiency-virus-positive patients in Germany
(2012)
Objectives: This summary evaluates the outcomes of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) of HIV-positive patients in Germany.
Methods: Retrospective chart analysis of HIV-positive patients, who had been liver-transplanted in Germany between July 1997 and July 2011.
Results: 38 transplantations were performed in 32 patients at 9 German transplant centres. The reasons for OLT were end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and/or liver failure due to hepatitis C (HCV) (n = 19), hepatitis B (HBV) (n = 10), multiple viral infections of the liver (n = 2) and Budd-Chiari-Syndrome. In July 2011 19/32 (60%) of the transplanted patients were still alive with a median survival of 61 months (IQR (interquartile range): 41-86 months). 6 patients had died in the early post-transplantation period from septicaemia (n = 4), primary graft dysfunction (n = 1), and intrathoracal hemorrhage (n = 1). Later on 7 patients had died from septicaemia (n = 2), delayed graft failure (n = 2), recurrent HCC (n = 2), and renal failure (n = 1). Recurrent HBV infection was efficiently prevented in 11/12 patients; HCV reinfection occurred in all patients and contributed considerably to the overall mortality.
Conclusions: Overall OLT is a feasible approach in HIV-infected patients with acceptable survival rates in Germany. Reinfection with HCV still remains a major clinical challenge in HIV/HCV coinfection after OLT.
While it is apparent that rare variation can play an important role in the genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), the contribution of common variation to the risk of developing ASD is less clear. To produce a more comprehensive picture, we report Stage 2 of the Autism Genome Project genome-wide association study, adding 1301 ASD families and bringing the total to 2705 families analysed (Stages 1 and 2). In addition to evaluating the association of individual single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), we also sought evidence that common variants, en masse, might affect the risk. Despite genotyping over a million SNPs covering the genome, no single SNP shows significant association with ASD or selected phenotypes at a genome-wide level. The SNP that achieves the smallest P-value from secondary analyses is rs1718101. It falls in CNTNAP2, a gene previously implicated in susceptibility for ASD. This SNP also shows modest association with age of word/phrase acquisition in ASD subjects, of interest because features of language development are also associated with other variation in CNTNAP2. In contrast, allele scores derived from the transmission of common alleles to Stage 1 cases significantly predict case status in the independent Stage 2 sample. Despite being significant, the variance explained by these allele scores was small (Vm< 1%). Based on results from individual SNPs and their en masse effect on risk, as inferred from the allele score results, it is reasonable to conclude that common variants affect the risk for ASD but their individual effects are modest.
Macrophages are highly plastic leukocytes that differentiate from monocytes following their entry into extravascular tissues. Macrophages can enter various tissues under inflammatory or non-inflammatory conditions and assume different functions and phenotypes according to the cues they receive from the environment. The notion that inflammation in general and macrophage responses in particular affect physiological phenomena that were previously considered to be not immune-related has enhanced and broadened our understanding of macrophage function during inflammation and its resolution....