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  • Gastro-intestinal cancer  (2)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis  (2)
  • Autoimmune disease  (1)
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  • 1
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    Amsterdam : Elsevier
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/General Subjects 924 (1987), S. 312-318 
    ISSN: 0304-4165
    Keywords: (Human articular cartilage) ; Cathepsin G ; Elastase ; Proteinase inhibitor ; Rheumatoid arthritis
    Source: Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect 1907 - 2002
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Physics
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1437-160X
    Keywords: Alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor ; Leucocyte elastase ; Cartilage ; Rheumatoid arthritis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Synovial fluids of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis contain elevated levels of granulocyte (PMN) elastase in complex with alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1-PI), whereas free-elastase activity is usually not detectable. This absence of free enzymatic activity in joint effusions has cast some doubt on the pathophysiological relevance of PMN elastase in inflammatory joint destruction. Our in vitro experiments using bovine nasal cartilage demonstrate that incubation with elastase and alpha 1-PI in equimolar concentrations to or even in excess of the serum proteinase inhibitor resulted in significant tissue destruction as assessed by histological staining for proteoglycans, release of uronic acid from the matrix and loss of mechanical stability. Though in the supernatants containing alpha 1-PI, free-elastase activity was not detectable, immunofluorescent staining for elastase evidenced penetration of the enzyme into the matrix. Simultaneous measurements of the incubation media employing a sandwich enzyme-linked immunoadsorption assay (ELISA) revealed PMN elastase in complex with alpha 1-PI but without correlation to the parameters of tissue degradation. In comparison with the results obtained using the chromogenic substrate Suc-Ala-Ala-Ala-pNA (SAPA) for titration of alpha 1-PI against elastase, the employment of cartilage matrix showed that a fourfold increase in inhibitor concentration was necessary to achieve 100% enzyme inhibition. Hence, cartilage surface obviously interferes with the interaction between alpha 1-PI and elastase. Measurements of elastase-inhibitor concentrations or free enzymatic activity in synovial fluid seem to have limited value in predicting cartilage destruction.
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  • 3
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    Springer
    Rheumatology international 17 (1997), S. 85-90 
    ISSN: 1437-160X
    Keywords: Key words Immunosuppressive drugs ; Autoimmune disease ; Animal models
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract An unprecedented arsenal of new xenobiotic immunosuppressive agents has been developed recently. Most of the new immunosuppressants have been tested primarily in the treatment of allograft rejection in experimental models of transplantation, and some of the new drugs have already proven their safety and efficiency in extensive clinical trials on transplant patients. Another field for their potential application is the treatment of autoimmune diseases. This review will give an overview of the therapeutic potential of the new xenobiotic drugs in different animal models of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, thyroiditis and uveoretinitis. The new xenobiotics are either inhibitors of the de novo synthesis of nucleotides, for example mycophenolate mofetil, mizoribine, leflunomide, and brequinar, or are immunophilin-binding agents (cyclosporin, FK506 and rapamycin) that inhibit signal transduction and cell cycle progression in lymphocytes. A different mode of action is likely to account for the immunosuppressive effects of deoxyspergualin, which may interfere with intracellular chaperoning by the heat shock protein HSP70 and the activation of transcription factor NF-kappa B.
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  • 4
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    Springer
    Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 56 (1997), S. 31-39 
    ISSN: 0340-1855
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Morbus Behçet ; CSA-Therapie ; ZNS-Manifestation ; Kernspintomographie ; Chlorambucil ; Key words Morbus Behçet ; CyA-therapy ; Neuro Behçet ; MRI-imaging ; Chlorambucil therapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Behçet‘s disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by the triad of oral and genital ulcers and ocular lesions. One of the most life-threatening manifestations results from involvement of the central nervous system, presenting as necrotising meningo-encephalitis, most typically affecting the brain stem, internal capsula and basal brain ganglia. We report on a young Caucasian mate with Behçet‘s disease (HLA B51+) and recurrent uveitis, who presented with acute neurologic involvement under CyA therapy 5 years after first diagnosis. At the time of admission MRI showed two high intensity lesions in the brain stem on T1 weighted images enhanced with Gd-DTPA, reflecting active inflammation. Shortly after admission the CyA treatment was stopped and a therapy with high dose steroids and chlorambucil, starting with a dose of 2mg daily was initiated. This led to improvement of neurologic symptoms, also documented by brain stem evoked potentials and investigations of cerebrospinal fluid, as well as of ophtalmologic symptoms within few days of treatment. Steroids were reduced to a maintenance dose of 12mg Prednyliden daily. The brain MRI taken 8 weeks after onset of chlorambucil treatment showed the same lesions in the brain stem, with low intensity in the T1 weighted images an no longer enhanced Gd-DTPA uptake. Chlorambucil dose was reduced to 2mg every second day after 8 months. There was no exacerbation in the follow-up of 12 months. We conclude that a 6-week Chlorambucil therapy consisting of 2mg/p.o./d led to remission of neurologic involvement firstly evolving under CyA-medication, which suggests superiority of chlorambucil as a treatment modality in neurologic as well as ophtalmologic features of the disease.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Das Behçet-Syndrom charakterisiert das Zusammentreffen von oralen und genitalen Ulzerationen mit okulären Läsionen und gilt als vaskulitisches Geschehen. Wegen der Seltenheit des Syndroms stützen sich therapeutische Richtlinien heute noch auf kleinere Fallzahlen oder Kasuistiken. Ein beträchtliches Letalitätsrisiko bei M. Behçet stellt die ZNS-Beteiligung dar, manifest als nekrotisierende Meningo-Enzephalitis des Hirnstamms, der Capsula interna oder der Basalganglien. Im vorliegenden Fall eines jungen männlichen Patienten kaukasischer Herkunft mit seit fünf Jahren bekanntem M. Behçet (HLA B51 positiv) unter Cyclosporin A-Therapie kam es akut zu Meningismus und neurologischen Ausfällen. Die initiale Kernspintomographie zeigte im Ponsbereich Läsionen massiver KM-Anreicherung nach Gabe von Gd-DTPA als Zeichen eines akut entzündlichen Geschehens. Nach Einleitung einer Therapie mit Chlorambucil 2mg täglich p.o. kam es bei gleichzeitiger Normalisierung von Liquorbefunden, Hirnstammpotentialen und serologischen Parametern zur Remission des klinisch neurologischen Befundes, sowie der rezidivierenden okulären Symptomatik. Acht Wochen später stellten sich die Läsionen im NMR signalarm dar, ohne Anreicherung nach Kontrastmittelgabe und somit ohne Aktivität. In den folgenden 12 Monaten ergab sich unter Chlorambucil 2mg p.o. täglich bzw. jeden 2. Tag, ein stabiler Befund. Der Verlauf spricht für die Überlegenheit der Alkylantientherapie bei zentralnervösen Beteiligungen und okulären Manifestationen bei M. Behçet gegenüber der rein immunsuppressiven Behandlung mit Cyclosporin A.
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  • 5
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    Springer
    Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 93 (1979), S. 301-321 
    ISSN: 1432-1335
    Keywords: Gastro-intestinal cancer ; Incidence ; Cancer registry ; Gastrointestinaler Krebs ; Inzidenzen ; Tumorregister
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Es wurde die Inzidenz bösartiger Tumoren des Ösophagus, des Magens, des Dünndarms, des Kolons und des Rektums der Jahre 1971 bis 1977 im Regierungsbezirk Nordbaden, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, bestimmt. Die Relation der Inzidenzen zu den Ernährungsgewohnheiten der Bevölkerung wird kurz diskutiert. Sowohl die Altersverteilung der Inzidenzen als auch die altersstandardisierte Inzidenz und die Geschlechterverhältnisse zeigen deutliche Unterschiede der einzelnen Tumorlokalisationen. Die Inzidenz des Kolonkrebses steigt über den betrachteten Zeitraum besonders bei Frauen stark. Auch das Risiko, an Rektumtumoren zu erkranken, hat sich in den 7 Jahren erhöht. Die Ergebnisse des auf patho-anatomischer Basis arbeitenden Registers sind mit denen klinischer Register gut vergleichbar.
    Notes: Summary The incidences of the cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, and rectum for the years 1971–1977 in the regional district of North Baden, Federal Republic of Germany are presented and their relation to environmental factors are discussed briefly. The age specific incidence as well as the age standardized incidence and the sex ratios show remarkable differences due to the specific tumor localizations. The colon cancer incidence in the female population increases steeply during the period considered. The risk of developing rectal cancer also increases. The results of the pathoanatomic registry are well comparable with the data from clinical registries.
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  • 6
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Virchows Archiv 380 (1978), S. 155-162 
    ISSN: 1432-2307
    Keywords: Cancer registry ; Gastro-intestinal cancer ; Histo-pathologic diagnoses
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Vorzüge eines bevölkerungsbezogenen patho-anatomischen Registers werden diskutiert. In einem Gebiet mit einer guten medizinischen Versorgung hat ein Organregister für Magen/Darm-Tumoren, das sich auf histologisch-pathologische Diagnosen stützt, folgenden Vorteil: Es reduziert die Stellen, an denen die Daten erhoben werden, auf einige wenige und erreicht dadurch eine sehr hohe ZuverlÄssigkeit. Als Nachteil mu\ in Kauf genommen werden, da\ die histologisch-pathologischen und die klinischen Daten in zwei verschiedenen ArbeitsgÄngen erhoben werden müssen. Die Organisation und die geographische Situation des regionalen Registers für gastro-intestinale Tumoren in Nord-Baden werden beschrieben. Die Inzidenzen der Magen/Darm-Tumoren für die Jahre 1971 und 1975 in Nord-Baden (2.2 Millionen Einwohner) werden angegeben.
    Notes: Summary The advantages of a population-based registry are discussed. It is shown that a registry for gastro-intestinal cancer in a district with expert medical care based upon histo-pathological diagnosis, has the principal advantage that it limits the sites of material collection to a few effective contributors, thus providing highly accurate data. The disadvantage of collecting data by two separate steps should be tolerated. The geographic situation and the organization of the regional registry for gastro-intestinal cancer in North Baden are described and the incidences for these cancers for the years 1971–1975 are given for the population of 2.2 million.
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