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  • 1995-1999  (3)
  • Fibromyalgia syndrome  (1)
  • Key words Myocarditis – congestive cardiomyopathy – soluble adhesion molecules – cICAM-1 – cVCAM-1  (1)
  • Key words:Detonation, Detonation instability, Detonation structure  (1)
  • 1
    Electronic Resource
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    Springer
    Shock waves 8 (1998), S. 351-359 
    ISSN: 1432-2153
    Keywords: Key words:Detonation, Detonation instability, Detonation structure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Physics , Technology
    Notes: Abstract. To interpret the results of direct numerical simulations for the one-dimensional pulsating detonation, a nonlinear oscillator model is proposed based on the integral conservation considerations. A gauging procedure is suggested in which the results from the direct numerical simulation are used to compute the coefficients of the oscillator equation. Various terms of the oscillator equation obtained are compared with those of mechanical nonlinear oscillators in order to illustrate their analogy. Among many important features captured by this nonlinear oscillator equation, the oscillatory behavior of the detonation wave front can be interpreted as resonant excitation of the chemical energy release.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Anti-ganglioside antibodies ; Anti-phospholipid antibodies ; Anti-serotonin antibodies ; Fibromyalgia syndrome ; 5-HT-receptor blocker ; Ritanserin
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The aim of the study was to evaluate in a double-blind manner the effect of the long-acting 5-hydroxytryptamine 2 (5-HT2)-receptor blocker Ritanserin on clinical symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) and on production of antibodies to serotonin, gangliosides and phospholipids, recently shown to have a high incidence in this disease. Fifty-one female patients with typical FM were included in the 16-week study: 24 received Ritanserin and 27 received a placebo. Antibodies to 5-HT, gangliosides (Gm1) and phospholipids (thromboplastin) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at day 0 and at the end of week 16. The psychological and physical status, including tender points, of the patients was evaluated at day 0 and at the end of weeks 4 and 16. At the end of the study, there was an improvement (p〈0.05) in feeling refreshed in the morning in the Ritanserin-treated group and headache was also significantly improved compared with the placebo group. There was no difference in pain, fatigue, sleep, morning stiffness, anxiety and tender point counts in the Ritanserin and placebo groups. Fifty-one per cent of the 51 patients had at least one of the three antibodies to 5-HT, Gm1 and phospholipids. The incidence and activity of these antibodies were not influenced by Ritanserin or placebo. The observation that Ritanserin has only a small effect on clinical symptoms indicates that disturbances in serotonin metabolism or uptake may be only one factor in the pathogenesis of the disease. The high incidence of a defined autoantibody pattern in FM could again be confirmed in this study. However, it remains speculative whether immunological reactions are, indeed, involved.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1435-1285
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Lösliche Adhäsionsmoleküle – cICAM-1 – cVCAM-1 – Entzündung – Herzinsuffizienz ; Key words Myocarditis – congestive cardiomyopathy – soluble adhesion molecules – cICAM-1 – cVCAM-1
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Some patients with nonischemic heart failure show inflammatory changes in the myocardium which are thought to be of causal or pathogenetic relevance for the heart failure. The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and the vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) are membrane proteins with receptor function from the immunoglobulin superfamily which mediate the vascular adhesion and transmigration of leucocytes into the tissue and undergo increased expression in chronic immunological-inflammatory processes. In addition to membrane-bound adhesion molecules, soluble forms can be detected in serum. In the present study we investigated the occurrence and the significance of circulating ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in 71 patients with non-ischemic heart failure (47 M/24 F, mean age 55 ± 11 years) Methods: Serum concentrations of cICAM-1 and cVCAM-1 were analyzed using ELISA-Kits. The severity of heart failure was assessed in accordance to the NYHA-classification and to hemodynamic parameters (mean pulmonary pressure, left ventricular ejection fraction). Inflammatory heart disease was assessed histologically and immunhistologically (T-lymphocytes 〉 7.0/mm2, increased expression of the histocompatibility antigens of class I and II) in right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies. 16 healthy, agematched patients (8 M/8 F, mean age: 55 ± 6 years, mean ejection fraction 76 ± 3%) without signs of inflammation in the myocardium (mean T-lymphocytes 〈 3.5 cells/mm2, low expression of HLA-class I and II) served as controls. Results: The mean serum concentrations of circulating ICAM-1 and V-CAM1 (cICAM-1,cVCAM-1) were higher in patients with non-ischemic heart failure (372 ± 107 ng/ml and 949 ± 439 ng/ml) than controls (264 ± 37 and 710 ± 164 ng/ml) (p 〈 0.05). The mean concentrations of both adhesion molecules varied as a function of the mean pulmonary pressure and the left ventircular ejection fracture (for cICAM-1: Pearson's r: 0.24 and –0.33, p 〈 0.05; for cVCAM-1: Pearson's r: 0.28 and –0.26, p 〈 0.05) In 38% (n = 16) of patients with elevated concentrations of cICAM-1 (≥ 337 ng/ml) and 41% (n = 7) of those with elevated serum levels of cVCAM-1 (≥ 1038 ng/ml), the myocaridal biopsies showed increased lymphocytic infiltration between 7 and 22 T-lymphocytes/mm2 and an enhanced expression of the MHC antigens of class I/II as sign of an activated inflammatory process in the myocardium. All patients with more than 9.3 T-lymphocytes/mm2 in the myocardium (n = 7) had higher serum levels of cICAM-1 (447 ± 146 ng/ml, p 〈 0.05 compared to controls) and of cVCAM-1 (1577 ± 688 ng/ml, p 〈 0.001). Both adhesion molecules correlated significantly with the mean number of T-lymphocytes in the myocardium (Pearson's r: 0.31–0.37, p 〈 0.05). Summary and conclusion: The present study shows that the elevated levels of cICAM-1 and cVCAM-1 are often found in the serum of patients with non-ischemic heart failure. These raised serum levels correlate with inflammatory infiltrates in the myocardial tissue and with the clinical and hemodynamic signs of heart failure, thus, confirming a connection between heart failure and inflammatory changes in the myocardium.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Bei einem Teil der Patienten mit nichtischämischer Herzinsuffizienz werden entzündliche Veränderungen im Herzmuskelgewebe beobachtet, die für die Entwicklung einer Herzinsuffizienz ursächlich oder pathogenetisch von Bedeutung sein können. Das interzelluläre und das vaskuläre Adhäsionsmolekül-1 (ICAM-1,VCAM-1) stellen Membranproteine mit Rezeptorfunktion aus der Immunglobulin-Superfamilie dar, die als Marker für eine ablaufende Entzündungsreaktion bei verschiedenen entzündlichen Erkrankungen gelten. Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war es, das Vorkommen von zirkulierenden Formen von ICAM-1 und VCAM-1 bei 71 Patienten mit nichtischämisch bedingter Herzinsuffizienz (47 M/24 F, mittl. Alter: 55 ± 11 Jahre) in Abhängigkeit von hämodynamischen und myokardbioptischen Befunden zu untersuchen. Methode: Serumkonzentrationen von cICAM-1 und cVCAM-1 wurden mittels ELISA-Kits bestimmt. Die Einteilung des Schweregrades der Herzinsuffizienz erfolgte nach der NYHA-Klassifikation und nach hämodynamischen Parametern (Pulmonalarterienmitteldruck, linksventrikuläre Ejektionsfraktion). Die Erfassung entzündlicher Veränderungen im Herzmuskelgewebe erfolgte histologisch und immunhistologisch (mittlere T-Lymphozyten ≥ 7,0 mm2, Expression der HLA-Antigene der Klasse I und II) an rechtsventrikulär entnommenen Myokardbiopsien. Als Kontrollen galten 16 altersentsprechende Patienten mit global normaler LV-Funktion (8 M/8 F, mittl. Alter 55 ± 6 Jahre, mittlere Ejektionsfraktion 76 ± 3%) ohne entzündliche Veränderungen in der Myokardbiopsie (mittlere T-Lymphozyten 〈 3,5 Zellen/mm2, geringe HLA-Expression).Ergebnisse: Die mittleren Serumkonzentrationen für cICAM-1 und cVCAM-1 waren bei Patienten mit nichtischämisch bedingter Herzinsuffizienz (372 ± 107 ng/ml und 949 ± 439 ng/ml) höher als mit Kontrollkollektiv (264 ± 37 und 710 ± 164 ng/ml) (p 〈 0,05). Hämodynamisch schwach positiv korrelierte der mittlere Pulmonalarteriendruck und invers die linksventrikuläre Ejektionsfrakation mit beiden löslichen Formen der Adhäsionsmoleküle (für cICAM-1; Pearson's r: 0,24 und –0,33; für cVCAM-1: Pearson's r: 0,28 und –0,26, p 〈 0,05) Myokardbioptisch wiesen 38% der Patienten (n = 16) mit erhöhten Konzentrationen von cICAM-1 (≥ 337 ng/ml) und 41% (n = 7) mit erhöhten Serumspiegeln für cVCAM-1 (≥ 1038 ng/ml) erhöhte T-Lymphozyten (im Mittel: 7 bis 22 Zellen/mm 2) und eine verstärkte Expression der Histokompatibilitätsantigene der Klasse I/II im Herzmuskelgewebe auf (p 〈0,05). Bei mehr als 9,3 T-Lymphozyten pro mm2 im Myokard (n = 7) waren signifikant höhere Serumkonzentrationen für cICAM-1 (447 ± 146 ng/ml, p 〈 0,05 gegenüber Kontrollen) und für cVCAM-1 (1577 ± 688 ng/ml, p 〈 0,001) zu messen. Beide Adhäsionsmoleküle korrelierten signifikant mit der mittleren Anzahl von T-Lymphozyten im Herzmuskelgewebe ( Pearson's r: 0,31–0,37, p 〈 0,05). Zusammenfassung und Schlußfolgerung: Die vorliegende Studie zeigt, daß bei Patienten mit nichischämisch bedingter Herzinsuffizienz häufig erhöhte Serumkonzentrationen von cVCAM-1 und cICAM-1 nachweisbar sind. Diese korrelieren mit hämodynamischen Zeichen der Herzinsuffizienz und sind bei Patienten mit entzündlichen Infiltraten im Herzmuskelgewebe bsonders deutlich erhöht. Dies deutet auf einen Zusammenhang zwischen Herzinsuffizienz und entzündlichen Veränderungen im Myokard hin.
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