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J Invest Surg ; 34(4): 380-392, 2021 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31304811

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INTRODUCTION: We are developing ovine models of spinal cord injury to test novel neuromodulation-based methods on spasticity. The hemisection has been reported in a number of large animal studies. Our aim is to duplicate a hemisection injury in the sheep. Our effort is explored here. Methods and Results: Three sheep underwent hemi-sectioning of the spinal cord. Quantitative gait analysis was completed both pre- and post-injury. While measurable differences in most of the 20 gait metrics were observed, relatively few were above the predicted thresholds based on error levels expected from the data. Variations in severity of injury across the three sheep were observed. Conclusions: The hemisection ovine model of spinal cord injury shows promise as a large-animal platform for developing new therapies for treating spinal cord injuries. While variability in injury severity was observed across animals, as has been observed with weight drop-based SCI models, the hemi-section approach has the advantages of procedural ease and reduced technical complexity.


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Traumatismos da Medula Espinal , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Marcha , Ovinos , Medula Espinal
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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg ; 74(4): 747-754, 2021 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33189621

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INTRODUCTION: Free microvascular muscle flaps represent well-established reconstructive options for complex soft tissue defects. However, due to their lack of cutaneous capillary beds, they are difficult to monitor postoperatively. To this end, random and axial-pattern adipocutaneous skin paddles are often included. The objective of the study was to compare the impact of random-pattern versus perforator-based adipocutaneous skin paddles on operative efficacy and muscle flap safety. METHODS: Between August 2014 and July 2016, a total of 120 free muscle flaps were included in this retrospective monocentric cohort study. Based on their skin-paddle type, they were either grouped into a 'perforator-based' (group Pb) or 'random-pattern' (group Rp) cohort. The electronic medical records and operative reports of all patients were subsequently reviewed and patient, defect, and flap characteristics of both groups were compared. The effect of the competing skin paddle types on the overall operative time, incidences of flap loss or microvascular complications, and total length of hospital stay were then assessed. RESULTS: Group Pb comprised 72 flaps, whereas 48 flaps constituted group Rp. Patient, defect, and flap characteristics were similar between both groups. Groups Pb and Rp were comparable regarding patient age (group Pb: 61 (10-90) vs. Rp: 59 (13-81), p = 0.556), ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) class (group Pb: 3 (1-4) vs. Rp 3 (1-3), p = 0.977), and comorbidities, summarized by the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI; group Pb: 1 (0-4 vs. Rp: 1 (0-5), p = 0.295). Both types of monitoring skin paddles were equally reliable. There was no significant difference in the mean operation time between both groups (group Pb: 373 ±â€¯122 min vs. Rp: 342 ±â€¯84 min, p = 0.124). In-patient treatment after flap surgery and total length of hospital stay were significantly shorter in group Pb (group Pb: 24 ±â€¯10 days vs. Rp: 32 ±â€¯17 days, p = 0.002 and group Pb: 39 ±â€¯15 vs. Rp: 48 ±â€¯24, p = 0.022). CONCLUSION: Perforator-based skin paddles are a reliable tool for postoperative perfusion monitoring of free muscle flaps and help avoid additional surgical interventions as opposed to their random-pattern counterparts. Thus, the overall and postoperative length of hospital stay is significantly reduced.


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Retalhos de Tecido Biológico/transplante , Retalho Miocutâneo/transplante , Retalho Perfurante/transplante , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Feminino , Retalhos de Tecido Biológico/irrigação sanguínea , Rejeição de Enxerto , Humanos , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Retalho Miocutâneo/irrigação sanguínea , Duração da Cirurgia , Retalho Perfurante/irrigação sanguínea , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Pain Med ; 21(10): 2298-2309, 2020 10 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32719876

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INTRODUCTION: The introduction of successful neuromodulation strategies for managing chronic visceral pain lag behind what is now treatment of choice in refractory chronic back and extremity pain for many providers in the United States and Europe. Changes in public policy and monetary support to identify nonopioid treatments for chronic pain have sparked interest in alternative options. In this review, we discuss the scope of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for visceral pain, its limitations, and the potential role for new intradural devices of the type that we are developing in our laboratories, which may be able to overcome existing challenges. METHODS: A review of the available literature relevant to this topic was performed, with particular focus on the pertinent neuroanatomy and uses of spinal cord stimulation systems in the treatment of malignant and nonmalignant gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and chronic pelvic pain. RESULTS: To date, there have been multiple off-label reports testing SCS for refractory gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions. Though some findings have been favorable for these organs and systems, there is insufficient evidence to make this practice routine. The unique configuration and layout of the pelvic pain pathways may not be ideally treated using traditional SCS implantation techniques, and intradural stimulation may be a viable alternative. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the prevalence of visceral pain, the application of neuromodulation therapies, a standard approach for other painful conditions, has received far too little attention, despite promising outcomes from uncontrolled trials. Detailed descriptions of visceral pain pathways may offer several clues that could be used to implement devices tailored to this unique anatomy.


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Dor Crônica , Estimulação da Medula Espinal , Dor Visceral , Dor Crônica/terapia , Humanos , Dor Pélvica , Transtornos Somatoformes , Medula Espinal , Dor Visceral/terapia
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Mol Cell Endocrinol ; 513: 110722, 2020 08 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32147523

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Unconventional oil and natural gas extraction (UOG) combines directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing and produces billions of liters of wastewater per year. Herein, we review experimental studies that evaluated the potential endocrine-mediated health impacts of exposure to a mixture of 23 UOG chemicals commonly found in wastewater. The purpose of this manuscript is to synthesize and summarize a body of work using the same UOG-mix but with different model systems and physiological endpoints in multiple experiments. The studies reviewed were conducted in laboratory animals (mice or tadpoles) and human tissue culture cells. A key feature of the in vivo studies was the use of four environmentally relevant doses spanning three orders of magnitude ranging from concentrations found in surface and ground water in UOG dense areas to concentrations found in UOG wastewater. This UOG-mix exhibited potent antagonist activity for the estrogen, androgen, glucocorticoid, progesterone, and thyroid receptors in human tissue culture cells. Subsequently, pregnant mice were administered the UOG-mix in drinking water and offspring were examined in adulthood or to tadpoles. Developmental exposure profoundly impacted pituitary hormone concentrations, reduced sperm counts, altered folliculogenesis, and increased mammary gland ductal density and preneoplastic lesions in mice. It also altered energy expenditure, exploratory and risk-taking behavior, the immune system in three immune models in mice, and affected basal and antiviral immunity in frogs. These findings highlight the diverse systems affected by developmental EDC exposure and the need to examine human and animal health in UOG regions.


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Misturas Complexas/toxicidade , Fraturamento Hidráulico , Indústria de Petróleo e Gás , Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal/induzido quimicamente , Águas Residuárias/toxicidade , Adulto , Animais , Comportamento/efeitos dos fármacos , Doença/etiologia , Embrião de Mamíferos , Embrião não Mamífero , Desenvolvimento Embrionário/efeitos dos fármacos , Disruptores Endócrinos/toxicidade , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Feminino , Saúde , Humanos , Larva , Camundongos , Poluição por Petróleo/efeitos adversos , Poluição por Petróleo/análise , Gravidez , Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal/patologia
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J Invest Surg ; 33(3): 240-251, 2020 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30380340

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Introduction: Translating basic science research into a safe and effective therapy for spinal cord injury (SCI) requires suitable large animal models for testing both implantable devices and biologic approaches to better approximate human anatomy and function. Hemisection lesions, routinely used for investigational purposes in small animals, are less frequently described in large animals that might be appropriate for translational studies. Size constraints of small animals (mice and rats) limits the predictability of the findings when scaled up. Our goal is to review the status of hemisection SCI in large animals across species and time to prepare for the testing of a novel intradural spinal cord stimulation device for control of spasticity in an ovine model. Methods and Results: We surveyed the literature on hemisection in quadrupeds and nonhuman primates, and catalogued the species, protocols and outcomes of the experimental work in this field. Feline, lapine, canine, simian, porcine, ovine and bovine models were the primary focal points. There is a consistent body of literature reporting use of the hemisection approach in large animals, but with differences in surgical technique depending on the goals and nature of the individual studies. While the injuries are not always consistent, the experimental variability is generally lower than that of the contusion-based approach. In general, as the body size of the animal increases, animal care requirements and the associated costs follow. In most cases, this is inversely correlated with the number of animals used in hemisection models. Conclusions: The hemisection approach to modeling SCI is straightforward compared with other methods such as the contusive impact and enables the transection of isolated ascending and descending tracts and segment specific cell bodies. This has certain advantages in models investigating post-injury axonal regrowth. However, this approach is not generally in line with the patho-physiologies encountered in SCI patients. Even so, the ability to achieve more control over the level of injury makes it a useful adjunct to contusive and ischemic approaches, and suggests a useful role in future translational studies.


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Modelos Animais de Doenças , Dissecação/métodos , Traumatismos da Medula Espinal/etiologia , Medula Espinal/cirurgia , Animais , Tamanho Corporal , Gatos , Bovinos , Cães , Humanos , Macaca , Coelhos , Ovinos , Medula Espinal/fisiopatologia , Traumatismos da Medula Espinal/fisiopatologia , Suínos
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Neoplasma ; 66(1): 109-117, 2019 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30509096

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Glioblastoma multiforme is a highly invasive and incurable primary brain tumor. The most frequent genetic alteration therein is amplification of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene, the target of current clinical trials. However, EGFR amplification is poorly represented in glioblastoma cell lines. From the 30 cultures attempted herein, we were able to establish two glioblastoma permanent cell lines. The remaining cultures showed limited life span and underwent senescence between passage numbers (PN) 8 to 15. Our newly established glioblastoma cell lines, designated 170-MG-BA and 538-MG-BA, both originated between PN 3 and 5 when areas of smaller, more rapidly proliferating cells appeared. Both cell lines showed similar rates of growth, moderate morphological differences, cytoskeletal heterogeneity and multiple chromosome rearrangements. Analysis by molecular cytogenetics and comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) revealed two copies of a stable marker chromosome in 170-MG-BA cells effecting focal amplification at 7q11 of the EGFR locus. Comparative RqPCR analysis confirmed that EGFR was uniquely highly expressed in 170-MG-BA cells. Combined targeted expression analysis and aCGH data excluded the recurrent EGFRvIII activating mutation. In contrast, EGFR expression in 538-MG-BA cells which lacked genomic EGFR amplification was not raised. Immunofluorescent staining showed high EGFR protein expression only in the 170-MG-BA cells. Cytogenetic, genomic and transcriptional analyses then confirmed high-level genomic amplification and transcriptional upregulation of wild type EGFR in 170-MG-BA; the first conventional cell line model for investigating the biology and targeted therapy of this key alteration in glioblastoma. Both cell lines are freely available from the DSMZ cell repository.


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/genética , Amplificação de Genes , Glioblastoma/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Hibridização Genômica Comparativa , Receptores ErbB/genética , Humanos
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Sci Total Environ ; 579: 1781-1793, 2017 Feb 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27939081

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Wastewaters from oil and gas development pose largely unknown risks to environmental resources. In January 2015, 11.4ML (million liters) of wastewater (300g/L TDS) from oil production in the Williston Basin was reported to have leaked from a pipeline, spilling into Blacktail Creek, North Dakota. Geochemical and biological samples were collected in February and June 2015 to identify geochemical signatures of spilled wastewaters as well as biological responses along a 44-km river reach. February water samples had elevated chloride (1030mg/L) and bromide (7.8mg/L) downstream from the spill, compared to upstream levels (11mg/L and <0.4mg/L, respectively). Lithium (0.25mg/L), boron (1.75mg/L) and strontium (7.1mg/L) were present downstream at 5-10 times upstream concentrations. Light hydrocarbon measurements indicated a persistent thermogenic source of methane in the stream. Semi-volatile hydrocarbons indicative of oil were not detected in filtered samples but low levels, including tetramethylbenzenes and di-methylnaphthalenes, were detected in unfiltered water samples downstream from the spill. Labile sediment-bound barium and strontium concentrations (June 2015) were higher downstream from the Spill Site. Radium activities in sediment downstream from the Spill Site were up to 15 times the upstream activities and, combined with Sr isotope ratios, suggest contributions from the pipeline fluid and support the conclusion that elevated concentrations in Blacktail Creek water are from the leaking pipeline. Results from June 2015 demonstrate the persistence of wastewater effects in Blacktail Creek several months after remediation efforts started. Aquatic health effects were observed in June 2015; fish bioassays showed only 2.5% survival at 7.1km downstream from the spill compared to 89% at the upstream reference site. Additional potential biological impacts were indicated by estrogenic inhibition in downstream waters. Our findings demonstrate that environmental signatures from wastewater spills are persistent and create the potential for long-term environmental health effects.


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Monitoramento Ambiental , Águas Residuárias/análise , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , North Dakota , Campos de Petróleo e Gás , Rios/química
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Phys Rev Lett ; 117(22): 225002, 2016 Nov 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27925754

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Analyses of high foot implosions show that performance is limited by the radiation drive environment, i.e., the hohlraum. Reported here are significant improvements in the radiation environment, which result in an enhancement in implosion performance. Using a longer, larger case-to-capsule ratio hohlraum at lower gas fill density improves the symmetry control of a high foot implosion. Moreover, for the first time, these hohlraums produce reduced levels of hot electrons, generated by laser-plasma interactions, which are at levels comparable to near-vacuum hohlraums, and well within specifications. Further, there is a noteworthy increase in laser energy coupling to the hohlraum, and discrepancies with simulated radiation production are markedly reduced. At fixed laser energy, high foot implosions driven with this improved hohlraum have achieved a 1.4×increase in stagnation pressure, with an accompanying relative increase in fusion yield of 50% as compared to a reference experiment with the same laser energy.

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Neoplasma ; 63(2): 231-8, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26774145

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Claudins (CLDNs) are transmembrane proteins localised in the cell membrane of epithelial cells composing a structural and functional component of the tight junction protein complexes. In canine tumors deregulations of the CLDN expression patterns were described immunohistochemically. Targeting of claudin proteins has further been evaluated to establish novel therapeutic approaches by directed claudin binding. Precondition for the development of claudin targeting approaches in canine cells is the possibility to characterise claudin expression specifically and the availability of claudin positive cell lines. Herein PCR/qPCR assays were established allowing a rapid qualitative and quantitative characterisation of CLDN-1, -3, -4 and -7 gene expression in canine cell lines and tissues. Further commercially available antibodies were used to verify CLDN gene expression on protein level by Western blots. The developed assays were used to analyse six canine cell lines derived from mammary and prostate tissue for their CLDN-1, -3, -4 and -7 expressions. The canine cell line DT08/40 (prostate transitional cell carcinoma) was used for the establishment of specific CLDNs -1, -3, -4 and -7PCR/qPCR. The designed assays were verified by amplicon cloning and sequencing. Gene expressions were verified on protein level by Western blot. Additionally further cell lines were analysed for their CLDN-1, -3, -4 and -7 expression on mRNA and protein level (mammary derived cell lines: MTH53A (non-neoplastic), ZMTH3 (adenoma), MTH52C (carcinoma); prostate derived cell lines: DT08/46 and CT1258 (both adenocarcinoma).The screened cell lines showed expression for the CLDNs as follows: DT08/46 and DT08/40: CLDN-1, -3, -4 and -7 positive; CT1258: CLDN-1, -3, -4 and -7 negative; ZMTH3 and MTH52C: CLDN-1 and -7 positive, CLDN-3 and -4 negative; MTH53A: CLDN-1, -3 and -4 negative, CLDN-7 positive. Western blot analyses reflect the detected CLDN-1, -3, -4 and -7 expressions in the analysed cell lines. The established CLDN-1, -3, -4 and -7 PCR/qPCR assays allow a qualitative and quantitative characterisation of canine CLDN gene expression. Characterisation of CLDN expression in six canine cell lines led to the identification of two canine prostate tissue derived CLDN expressing cell lines. These cell lines serve as candidates for further research on CLDN-based functional and therapeutic approaches.


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Claudina-1/biossíntese , Claudina-3/biossíntese , Claudina-4/biossíntese , Próstata/patologia , Neoplasias da Próstata/patologia , Animais , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Claudina-1/genética , Claudina-3/genética , Claudina-4/genética , Cães , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Masculino , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Neoplasias da Próstata/genética , Proteínas de Junções Íntimas/genética
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J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) ; 56(3): 363-8, 2015 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25519514

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Effective proximal sealing, especially in the long-term, remains a limitation of contemporary endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). Endostaples that fixate the proximal stent-graft to the aortic neck wall, aiming for better apposition and proximal sealing have been recently introduced in clinical practice to address this problem. Initial experimental studies have shown that endostaples can increase proximal stent-graft fixation to levels equivalent or superior to that of a hand-sewn anastomosis. Further clinical studies aimed to investigate whether this increased proximal fixation results in reduced migration and better sealing with lower rates of type I endoleak. The present chapter discusses the efficacy of endostaples in reducing migration and type I endoleak after EVAR, based on published clinical data.


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Aneurisma Aórtico/cirurgia , Implante de Prótese Vascular/instrumentação , Prótese Vascular , Endoleak/prevenção & controle , Procedimentos Endovasculares/instrumentação , Migração de Corpo Estranho/prevenção & controle , Stents , Grampeamento Cirúrgico/instrumentação , Suturas , Animais , Aneurisma Aórtico/diagnóstico , Aortografia/métodos , Implante de Prótese Vascular/efeitos adversos , Endoleak/diagnóstico , Endoleak/etiologia , Procedimentos Endovasculares/efeitos adversos , Migração de Corpo Estranho/diagnóstico , Migração de Corpo Estranho/etiologia , Humanos , Desenho de Prótese , Fatores de Risco , Grampeamento Cirúrgico/efeitos adversos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do Tratamento
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Rofo ; 186(5): 496-500, 2014 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24756387

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PURPOSE: Evaluation of correlations between underlying disease and port complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of a data set of 3160 port systems, which had been interventionally implanted over a period of 10 years. Of these, 1393 were included in the final evaluation. The 7 most common underlying diseases and port-induced complications were considered. Port-related thrombotic events, port pocket infections as well as the port-induced sepsis were evaluated and classified as either early or late complications. RESULTS: In 1393 ports, 131 experienced complications. Of these, 22.1 % (n = 29) were early and 79.6 % (n = 102) late complications. The overall incidence rate of late complications was 0.253/1000 observed days. It differed significantly between the underlying diseases (p < 0.001) and was significantly lower in colon carcinoma when compared with pancreatic (p = 0.049), gastric (p = 0.012) and bronchial carcinoma (p = 0.042). The incidence rate of the port sepsis between the underlying diseases also differed significantly (p =  0.006) and had the highest rate in gastric and bronchial carcinoma. The occurrence of a thrombotic event also showed a significant difference in the incidence rates between the underlying diseases (p = 0.045) and was highest in pancreatic and gastric carcinoma. CONCLUSION: There are significant differences in the incidences of complications between the underlying diseases. Knowledge about this can help to improve the port-care and to take specific preventive measures.


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Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Obstrução do Cateter/etiologia , Infecções Relacionadas a Cateter/etiologia , Bombas de Infusão Implantáveis , Neoplasias/complicações , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Sepse/etiologia , Trombose/etiologia , Dispositivos de Acesso Vascular , Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Obstrução do Cateter/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções Relacionadas a Cateter/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Incidência , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Sepse/epidemiologia , Estatística como Assunto , Trombose/epidemiologia
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Nervenarzt ; 85(2): 205-10, 2014 Feb.
Artigo em Alemão | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24493062

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BACKGROUND: Cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST) constitutes less than 0.5-1 % of all strokes and occurs predominantly in young female adults. In general the clinical outcome is favorable but 3-15 % of patients die in the acute phase and in the majority of cases due to cerebral herniation. Intensive care treatment analogous to that of severe ischemic infarct leads to an aggressive interdisciplinary therapy concept that can achieve good clinical outcome. Based on five cases of severe CVST treatment options will be presented. RESULTS: All five patients were affected by impending or incipient cerebral herniation and severe focal neurological deficits which resulted in the decision to implement thrombectomy, thrombolysis or hemicraniectomy. Despite the severe course and many intensive care complications which suggested a poor prognosis, all five patients could be transferred to rehabilitation after having survived the acute phase and achieved an amazingly good overall clinical outcome. CONCLUSION: Considering the life-threatening course of severe CVST, aggressive interdisciplinary management by endovascular thrombectomy and hemicraniectomy can lead to a scarcely expected clinical outcome without disability or severe dependency. This treatment should be performed early and in an escalatory manner in patients with severe CVST who have an increased risk of an unfavorable outcome due to edema, infarction and hemorrhage.


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Veias Cerebrais/cirurgia , Trombose dos Seios Intracranianos/diagnóstico , Trombose dos Seios Intracranianos/terapia , Trombose Venosa/diagnóstico , Trombose Venosa/terapia , Adulto , Terapia Combinada , Craniectomia Descompressiva/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Trombectomia/métodos , Terapia Trombolítica/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Nervenarzt ; 85(2): 211-20, 2014 Feb.
Artigo em Alemão | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24469382

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INTRODUCTION: Thrombosis of cerebral veins or sinuses (CVST) is a rare condition. In a monocentric retrospective cohort study the clinical characteristics, risk factors, radiological findings as well as course and prognosis of patients over the past 15 years were examined. METHODS: Between January 1998 and March 2013 all patients who were treated as inpatients for CVST at the department of neurology of the University of Heidelberg were systematically registered in a database. Along with all relevant clinical data the modified Rankin scale (MRS) was used to measure the clinical severity. A follow-up visit was performed at three time points. The odds ratios (OR) were calculated to establish predictors of good outcome (MRS 0-2), mortality at discharge and at follow-up. Significant variables after univariate analysis were tested for independency in a multivariate logistic regression model. RESULTS: A total of 143 patients were included in the study. The median age was 43 years (range 17-74 years) and 67.4 % of patients were female. The most common symptoms were headache (70.6 %), seizures (50.4 %) and paresis (37.8 %). The most prominent clinical risk factor was oral contraception (40.4 %). The two most common localizations of thrombosis were the transversal sinus with the sigmoid sinus (66.4 %) and the sagittal superior sinus (47.6 %). On admission 42.7 % of patients suffered additionally from intracerebral hemorrhage and 12.6 % from congestive infarction. Of the patients 9.5 % (10 out of 105) showed a pathologically reduced activated protein C (APC) resistance and 8.4 % (6 out of 94) a prothrombin mutation. All patients were initially treated with heparin and 88.7 % were switched to cumarin during the course of the disease. The median duration of anticoagulation was 15.75 months (range 1-121 months). On discharge 77.7 % had a good outcome and the in-hospital mortality was 4.7 %. The median time to follow-up in 108 patients was 36 months (range 3-132 months), 74.1 % of patients had a good outcome (MRS 0-2) and 18.5 % died. Independent predictors of in-hospital mortality were MRS on admission (OR 2.2, 95 % CI 1.03-4.7) and of mortality at follow-up the presence of a malignant disease (OR 50.2, 6-423) and intracerebral hemorrhage on admission (OR 10.3, 1.7-62.6). DISCUSSION: The results of this study are in line with previously published data on CVST. The most prominent clinical risk factors for CVST were female gender and oral contraception. At discharge from hospital and 3 years after CVST approximately 75 % of patients achieved a good clinical outcome. A severe clinical syndrome and the presence of an intracerebral hemorrhage on admission were independent predictors of mortality.


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Mortalidade Hospitalar , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Trombose dos Seios Intracranianos/mortalidade , Trombose dos Seios Intracranianos/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos de Coortes , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Prognóstico , Fatores de Risco , Trombose dos Seios Intracranianos/diagnóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Leukemia ; 27(5): 1155-64, 2013 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23295736

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Genetic heterogeneity is common in tumors, explicable by the development of subclones with distinct genetic and epigenetic alterations. We describe an in vitro model for cancer heterogeneity, comprising the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cell line U-2932 which expresses two sets of cell surface markers representing twin populations flow-sorted by CD20 vs CD38 expression. U-2932 populations were traced to subclones of the original tumor with clone-specific immunoglobulin IgVH4-39 hypermutation patterns. BCL6 was overexpressed in one subpopulation (R1), MYC in the other (R2), both clones overexpressed BCL2. According to the combined results of immunoglobulin hypermutation and cytogenetic analysis, R1 and R2 derive from a mother clone with genomic BCL2 amplification, which acquired secondary rearrangements leading to the overexpression of BCL6 (R1) or MYC (R2). Some 200 genes were differentially expressed in R1/R2 microarrays including transcriptional targets of the aberrantly expressed oncogenes. Other genes were regulated by epigenetic means as shown by DNA methylation analysis. Ectopic expression of BCL6 in R2 variously modulated new candidate target genes, confirming dual silencing and activating functions. In summary, stable retention of genetically distinct subclones in U-2932 models tumor heterogeneity in vitro permitting functional analysis of oncogenes against a syngenic background.


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Evolução Clonal , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/genética , ADP-Ribosil Ciclase 1/análise , Antígenos CD20/análise , Sequência de Bases , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Aberrações Cromossômicas , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Epigênese Genética , Genes bcl-2 , Humanos , Imunofenotipagem , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/imunologia , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Oncogenes , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-bcl-6 , Receptores CXCR4/genética , Hipermutação Somática de Imunoglobulina , Transcriptoma
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Phys Rev Lett ; 108(22): 225002, 2012 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23003606

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We report experimental evidence for a Rayleigh-Taylor-like instability driven by radiation pressure of an ultraintense (10(21) W/cm(2)) laser pulse. The instability is witnessed by the highly modulated profile of the accelerated proton beam produced when the laser irradiates a 5 nm diamondlike carbon (90% C, 10% H) target. Clear anticorrelation between bubblelike modulations of the proton beam and transmitted laser profile further demonstrate the role of the radiation pressure in modulating the foil. Measurements of the modulation wavelength, and of the acceleration from Doppler-broadening of back-reflected light, agree quantitatively with particle-in-cell simulations performed for our experimental parameters and which confirm the existence of this instability.

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Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) ; 21(2): 197-204, 2012 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21851433

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The purpose was to assess the satisfaction and quality of life in patients with a totally implantable central venous port system using a questionnaire-based survey. A self-designed questionnaire to assess patient satisfaction and the impact of the port on daily life was dispatched 180 days after implantation. The questionnaire was combined with the commonly used short form (SF)-12 Health Survey quality of life questionnaire. Of the 98 patients who received a port system, 75 were contacted, and 42 (56%) returned the questionnaire. Most of the responding patients reported high overall satisfaction. The impact of the system on daily life was widely perceived not to be negative. The physical component summary (PCS) and the mental component summary (MCS) scores from the SF-12 were 35.5 and 45.23 respectively (general German population: PCS = 49.6, MCS = 52.3). The multiple stepwise regression showed that the cosmetic result was a predictor of overall satisfaction; the cosmetic result and a painful port together were predictors of the MCS. Overall, it was found that the cosmetic result of the implantation procedure was a predictor of satisfaction and quality of life and should thus not be underestimated.


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Cateterismo Venoso Central , Satisfação do Paciente , Qualidade de Vida , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Cateteres de Demora , Estética , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise de Regressão , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto Jovem
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Gynecol Obstet Invest ; 71(2): 77-86, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21150157

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BACKGROUND: In a university hospital setting, a 25-year-old woman presented with large vaginal and cervical polyps. Past medical history was significant for stage IV endometriosis. Polypectomy was performed and the polyps were histologically consistent with endometriosis. Gene expression was compared with control vaginal tissue to assess if the altered gene expression profile was similar to peritoneal endometriosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using quantitative reverse transcription, real-time PCR, estrogen receptor-ß expression was found to be upregulated 10-fold while estrogen receptor-α expression was downregulated 5-fold in the vaginal polyp relative to control vaginal tissue. The estrogen-synthesizing enzyme aromatase was upregulated 8-fold and 3ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was upregulated 400-fold in the polyp. Immunohistochemical staining revealed altered cell type localization for progesterone receptor in the polyp and increased cell proliferation in polyp stromal cells relative to control. CONCLUSIONS: Increased proliferation in the vaginal polypoid endometriotic tissue may be due to increased local estrogen production. The altered gene expression profile was very similar to the altered gene expression profile seen in peritoneal endometriosis.


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Endometriose/metabolismo , Estrogênios/biossíntese , Expressão Gênica , Doenças Peritoneais/metabolismo , Pólipos/metabolismo , Doenças Vaginais/metabolismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Endometriose/genética , Endometriose/patologia , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/genética , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Receptor beta de Estrogênio/genética , Receptor beta de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doenças Peritoneais/genética , Pólipos/patologia , RNA/metabolismo , Doenças Vaginais/genética
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