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  • 1
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    Acta neuropathologica 98 (1999), S. 55-61 
    ISSN: 1432-0533
    Keywords: Key words Apoptosis ; Cell death ; DNA ; fragmentation ; Neurodegeneration ; Pick’s disease
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Pick’s disease (PD) is characterized by severe neuronal loss and gliosis in a frontotemporal lobar distribution, often associated with Pick bodies and ballooned neurons. Abnormal tau metabolism has been implicated in the pathogenesis of PD; however, the underlying mechanism of neuronal degeneration remains poorly understood. Evidence from other neurodegenerative diseases has suggested that DNA damage and apoptosis may play a major role in cellular degeneration and death. In the present study, an in situ nucleotidyl transferase assay (ISNTA) was used to identify DNA fragmentation in three cases of classical PD with Pick bodies and ballooned neurons, and two PD “variants”, one with ballooned neurons only and the other without Pick bodies or ballooned neurons. In all cases large numbers of ISNTA-positive neurons were present in anatomic regions having obvious degenerative changes (neuronal atrophy and loss, gliosis, cytoplasmic inclusions) by conventional histology. There was no clear association between neuronal DNA fragmentation and the presence of structural abnormalities such as Pick bodies or ballooned cytoplasm. ISNTA-positive glia were present in both cortex and subcortical white matter. Morphologic evidence of apoptosis was not detected in either neurons or glial cells. We suggest that DNA fragmentation in PD and probably other neurodegenerative disorders most likely specifies a population of potentially vulnerable cells in which both cell death and repair mechanisms have been activated. It is likely that only a very small number of these vulnerable cells at a given time will proceed to cell death; however, it is uncertain whether this occurs by apoptosis or some other mechanism.
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  • 2
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    European journal of applied physiology 73 (1996), S. 202-209 
    ISSN: 1439-6327
    Keywords: Peripheral chemoreceptors ; Hypoxic ventilatory response ; Altitude acclimatization ; High altitude
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) was examined before and after acclimatization to high altitude. Transient hyperoxic switches according to Dejours's technique were used to examine the contribution of HVR to the hyperpnoea of increasing exercise intensities. Ten mountaineers were exposed to hypoxia (oxygen fraction in inspired gas,F 1O2 = 0.11, 79 mmHg) before the expedition and after return from altitude (56 days, 30 days at 4900 m or higher). After 25-min breathing hypoxic gas, the subjects performed a maximal cycle ergometer test (increments 50 W per 5 min). Respired gases and ventilation $$(\dot V_E )$$ were analysed breath-by-breath, partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) and oxygen saturation (SO2) were measured in capillary blood. The HVR was tested by switching two breaths to anF 1O2 of 1.0. The nadir of $$\dot V_E $$ after the switch was measured (decrease in ventilation, D $$\dot V_E $$ ). The HVR was expressed as the D $$\dot V_E $$ at a PO2 of 40 mmHg (D $$\dot V_{E40} $$ ) and the D $$\dot V_E $$ versus decrease ofSO2 (D $$\dot V_E $$ /[100 −SO2]). The HVR estimated by D $$\dot V_{E40} $$ increased from 19.9 to 28.01 · min−1 (median,P = 0.013). The HVR expressed as D $$\dot V_E $$ /(100 −SO2) at rest was no different before and after acclimatization (0.89 and 0.86 l · min−1 · %−1, respectively) and during exercise it did not change before the expedition (0.831 · min−1 %−1). However, D $$\dot V_E $$ /(100 −SO2) increased significantly with exercise intensity after the expedition (1.61 l · min−1 · %−1 at 200 W). The changes of D $$\dot V_E $$ versusSO2 as well as of D $$\dot V_E $$ versus $$\dot V_E $$ were steeper after the expedition than before. In summary, after return from 30 day at high altitude, an increased HVR was observed. The augmentation of HVR was evident at higher exercise intensities and we suggest that this reflects a change in sensitivity of the peripheral chemoreflex loop.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1439-6327
    Keywords: Hypoxia ; Exercise ; Rebreathing Alveolar-arterial difference ; Altitude acclimatization
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Studies were made of pulmonary diffusion capacity and oxygen transport before and after an expedition to altitudes at and above 4900 m. Maximum power (P max) and maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max) were measured in 11 mountaineers in an incremental cycle ergometer test (25W · min−1) before and after return from basecamp (30 days at 4900 m or higher). In a second test, cardiac output (Q c) and lung diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (D L,CO) were measured by acetylene and CO rebreathing at rest and during exercise at low, medium and submaximal intensities. After acclimatization, VO2max and P max decreased by 5.1% [from 61.0 (SD 6.2) to 57.9 (SD 10.2) ml·kg−1, n.s.] and 9.9% [from 5.13 (SD 0.66) to 4.62 (SD 0.42) W·kg−1, n.s.], respectively. The maximal cardiac index and DL,co decreased significantly by 15.6% [14.1 (SD 1.41) 1·min−1 · m−2 to 11.9 (SD 1.44)1·min−1 m−2, P〈0.05] and 14.3% [85.9 (SD 4.36)ml·mmHg−1 min−t to 73.6 (SD 15.2) ml · mmHg−1 -min−1, P〈0.05], respectively. The expedition to high altitude led to a decrease in maximal Q c, oxygen uptake and DL,CO. A decrease in muscle mass and capillarity may have been responsible for the decrease in maximal Qc which may have resulted in a decrease of D L,CO and an increase in alveolar-arterial oxygen difference. The decrease in D L,CO especially at lower exercise intensities after the expedition may have been due to a ventilation-perfusion mismatch and changes in blood capacitance. At higher exercise intensities diffusion limitation due to reduced pulmonary capillary contact time may also have occurred.
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  • 4
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    Basic research in cardiology 91 (1996), S. 450-457 
    ISSN: 1435-1803
    Keywords: Ischemic preconditioning ; rabbit ventricular myocytes ; HEK 293 cell line ; HIT-T15 cell line ; C2C12 cell line ; differentiation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We investigated whether preconditioning could protect several cultured cell lines, to determine whether the protection is specific for cells derived from different myogenic and non-myogenic sources. Ischemia was simulated by centrifugation of cells into a pellet, and cell viability was determined by hypotonic trypan blue solution. Preconditioning was produced by brief exposures to either glucose-free solution or metabolic inhibition. Freshly isolated rabbit ventricular myocytes were studied to confirm that preconditioning occurs in this model. We then compared these results to those in several cultured cell lines, including HEK 293 cells derived from human embryonic kidney, HIT-T15 cells from Syrian hamster pancreatic islets, and C2C12 cells from mouse skeletal muscle. In the latter cell line, we also determined whether differentiation alters preconditioning. Preconditioning protected rabbit ventricular myocytes: the percentage of dead cells was decreased from 36.8±4.7% in the control group to 23.0±5.2% in the preconditioned group after 60 min and from 50.7±2.1% in the control group to 25.5±4.5% in the preconditioned group after 120 min ischemia (p〈0.02). In contrast, there was no protection from preconditioning in HEK 293 cells or HIT-T15 cells. Preconditioning did not protect C2C12 myoblasts either. Interestingly, after C2C12 myoblasts had differentiated into myotubes (induced by exposing the cells to low-serum medium), they could then be protected by preconditioning (46.3±3.6% in the control group vs 26.0±2.7% in the preconditioned group after 60 min and 67.4±3.6% in the control group vs 46.0±4.6% in the preconditioned group after 120 min ischemia; p〈0.05). In conclusion, protection from preconditioning is cell-type specific. The presence of endogenous KATP channels (which are plentiful in HIT-T15 cells) is insufficient to enable preconditioning of the cell. Among the various cell types studied, only differentiated muscle cells (rabbit ventricular myocytes and C2C12 myotubes) exhibited preconditioning.
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  • 5
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    Chichester [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 25 (1988), S. 23-42 
    ISSN: 0029-5981
    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mathematics , Technology
    Notes: A very simple and reliable error estimator has recently been developed for problems of linear elasticity.1 This leads naturally toa predication of an h-mesh refinement required for a given accuracy and with a suitable mesh generator2 for an efficient adaptive process. In this paper we extend the methodology developed previously to incompresible plastic flow of metals or polymers using the ‘flow formulation’ approach.3The examples of application include steady state extrusion problems for which exact solutions are available and hence allow the efficiency of the error estimates to be tested as well as more complex problems of upsetting in which the mesh is updated. It is found that the estimator performs well under various circumstances and provides an economical adaptive process.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1612-1112
    Keywords: Review ; Capillary electrophoresis ; DNA ; Oligonucleotides ; Pluronic polymers ; Liquid crystals ; Micelles
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Summary The liquid crystalline gel phases of solutions of Pluronic F127, a triblock copolymer, were recently introduced as an alternative to disordered solutions of random coil polymers as replaceable media for capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE). Pluronic F127, from BASF, is a copolymer of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide) with the approximate formula (EO)106 (PO)70 (EO)106. Polymer chains aggregate into spherical micelles in aqueous solutions, with poly(propylene oxide) chains creating a hydrophobic core surrounded by brushes of hydrated poly(ethylene oxide) tails. Crowding at high concentrations promotes ordering of micelles. Solutions in the range of about 14–24 % polymer are self-supporting, gel-like cubic liquid crystals at 25–30°C, but when cooled they become low viscosity liquids that are easily loaded into capillaries. This article reviews applications of Pluronic F127 media for capillary gel electrophoresis separations of nucleic acids of several types including oligonucleotides, double stranded DNA fragments, and supercoiled plasmid DNAs.
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  • 7
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 28 (1989), S. 2191-2202 
    ISSN: 0029-5981
    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mathematics , Technology
    Notes: This note reports numerical experiments on the efficiency of simple error estimates derived earlier1 applied to incompressible mixed or related penalty type formulations. The rate of convergence and performance of various mixed elements is compared. Numerical results from a driven cavity and an incompressible elastic problem demonstrate that the T6B1/3D and T6/3C elements give a faster rate of convergence than the T6/1D element. However, in the case of a plane extrusion analysis (stronger singularity), the rate of convergence for the T6B1/3D element drops and is inferior to that of the T6/1D, while the T6/3C element still proves superior to the other two elements.
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  • 8
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: implant ; titanium ; osteoblasts ; surface roughness ; 1α,25- (OH)2D3 ; differentiation ; local factor ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Surface roughness has been shown to affect differentiation and local factor production of MG63 osteoblast-like cells. This study examined whether surface roughness alters cellular response to circulating hormones such as 1α,25-(OH)2D3. Unalloyed titanium (Ti) disks were pretreated with HF/HNO3 (PT) and then were machined and acid-etched (MA). Ti disks also were sandblasted (SB), sandblasted and acid etched (CA), or plasma sprayed with Ti particles (PS). The surfaces, from smoothest to roughest, were: PT, MA, CA, SB, and PS. MG63 cells were cultured to confluence on standard tissue culture polystyrene (plastic) or the Ti surfaces and then treated for 24 h with either 10-8M or 10-7M 1α,25-(OH)2D3 or vehicle (control). Cellular response was measured by assaying cell number, cell layer alkaline phosphatase specific-activity, and the production of osteocalcin, latent (L) TGFβ, and PGE2. Alkaline phosphatase activity was affected by surface roughness; as the surface became rougher, the cells showed a significant increase in alkaline phosphatase activity. Addition of 1α,25-(OH)2D3 to the cultures caused a dose-dependent stimulation of alkaline phosphatase activity that was synergistic with the effect caused by surface roughness alone. 1α,25-(OH)2D3 also caused a synergistic increase in osteocalcin production as well as local factor (LTGFβ and PGE2) production on the rougher CA, SB, and PS surfaces, but it had no effect on the production on smooth surfaces. The inhibitory effect of surface roughness on cell number was not affected by 1α,25-(OH)2D3 except on the SB surface. 1α,25-(OH)2D3 decreased cell number, increased alkaline phosphatase activity and osteocalcin production, and had no effect on LTGFβ or PGE2 production by MG63 cells grown on tissue culture polystyrene. These data suggest that bone cell response to systemic hormones is modified by surface roughness and that surface roughness increases the responsiveness of MG63 cells to 1α,25-(OH)2D3. They also suggest that the endocrine system is actively involved in normal bone healing around implants. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 39, 77-85, 1998.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 0021-9304
    Keywords: implant ; titanium ; osteoblasts ; prostaglandin ; indomethacin ; surface roughness ; 1α,25-(OH)2D3 ; differentiation ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Medicine , Technology
    Notes: Surface roughness affects proliferation, differentiation (alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin), local factor production [transforming growth factor (TGFβ) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)], and response to 1,25-(OH)2D3 (1,25) of MG63 osteoblast-like cells. In this study, we examined whether the effect of surface roughness on MG63 cells is mediated by prostaglandins produced by the cells. Unalloyed titanium (Ti) disks were pretreated with HF/HNO3 (PT) and then machined and acid-etched (MA). Disks were also coarse grit-sandblasted (SB), coarse grit-sandblasted and acid-etched (CA), or plasma-sprayed with Ti particles (PS). The surfaces, from smoothest to roughest, were PT, MA, CA, SB, and PS. MG63 cells were cultured to confluence on the Ti disks in the presence or absence of 10-7M indomethacin (Indo), a specific inhibitor of cyclooxygenase activity, resulting in decreased prostaglandin production. When the cells reached confluence, cell number, cell layer alkaline phosphatase specific activity (ALPase), and osteocalcin (OC) and latent TGFβ (LTGFβ) production were determined. In addition, confluent cultures which had been grown in the absence of Indo were exposed to 10-7M 1,25, 10-7M Indo, or a combination of the two for 24 h. On the rougher surfaces, cell number was decreased and ALPase, OC, and LTGFβ were increased. When indomethacin was present throughout the culture period, the effect of surface roughness on cell number, OC, and LTGFβ was abolished. ALPase was reduced, but surface roughness-dependent effects were still observed. Addition of indomethacin to confluent cultures for 24 h had no effect on any of the parameters examined, with one exception: Cells cultured on MA surfaces exhibited a more differentiated phenotype. 1,25 increased all parameters examined on SB, CA, and PS surfaces. When indomethacin was added with 1,25, the 1,25-dependent effects on cell number and OC and LTGFβ production were abolished; however, ALPase was unaffected. This indicates that bone cell response to systemic hormones may be modified by implant surface roughness. This effect may be mediated, at least in part, by prostaglandins produced by the same cells. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 41, 489-496, 1998.
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  • 10
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    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 33 (1992), S. 781-798 
    ISSN: 0029-5981
    Keywords: Engineering ; Engineering General
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mathematics , Technology
    Notes: This paper studies discretized errors, and their estimation in conjunction with quadrilateral finite element meshes which are generated by the intelligent mesh generator XFORMQ.1 The exact energy error is used to evaluate the distortion effect of the quadrilateral mesh. The Zienkiewicz-Zhu2 error estimate and actaptive procedure are applied to the short cantilever and the square plate problems using the quadrilateral mesh generator XFORMQ. It is shown that the multistage quadrilateral element refinement produces results superior to the triangular element refinement in the test cases.
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