Über das regelmässige Vorkommen von Lipoproteiden im Harn des Gesunden

Journal of Molecular Medicine - Der Urin des Gesunden enthält regelmäßig kleine Mengen Eiweiß, die mit den üblichen Eiweißproben nicht nachweisbar sind. Es setzt sich,...     

Localization of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Primary Somatosensory Cortex: A Comparison Between PCA and MUSIC

The aim of this study was to test source modeling strategies for EEC-data from a clinical group of amputees. The experimental conditions (measuring time, age and condition of the patients) resulted in low quality EEC-data. Noise reduction was achieved by a principal component analysis (PCA) and a multiple signal classification (MUSIC). A comparison of the results of these two methods with traditional signal handling yielded superior results for the MUSIC algorithm.     

Mikrokallusformationen der Spongiosa Ein bisher unterschätzter reparativer Mechanismus des Skelettsystems

Zusammenfassung Mikrokallusformationen lassen sich in nahezu allen Skelettabschnitten der Spongiosa nachweisen. Mikrokallus besteht aus Geflechtknochen, der sich an lokal überbelasteten Stellen in der Spongiosa bildet. Mit Hilfe einer speziellen Pr?parationstechnik wurden 26 skelettgesunde und 11 Wirbels?ulen von F?llen mit Osteoporose untersucht. Mikrokallusformationen finden sich bevorzugt bei Frauen ?lter als 45 Jahre in den unteren Wirbels?ulenabschnitten. Dabei hat die Mikroarchitektur der Spongiosa (TBPf) einen st?rkeren Einflu? auf die Anzahl der Mikrokalli, als individuelle Trabekelparameter (Tb.N, BV/TV und Tb.Th). Nur in 33 % der Formationen lassen sich Frakturspalten nachweisen. Mikrokallusformationen k?nnen nichtinvasive Knochenmassemessungen verf?lschen. Auch wenn Mikrokallusformationen Indikatoren für eine Instabilit?t der Spongiosa sind, tragen sie zur Knochenregeneration bei, und die Entstehung neuer Trabekel ist durch sie m?glich. Die Vorstellung, da? Osteoporose das Resultat einer verminderten Mikrokallusbildung ist, trifft nicht zu.      

Measurement of MPO activity as model for detection of granulocyte infiltration in different tissues

Activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) was determined in different tissues to detect granulocyte infiltration. MPO was measured in the mouse ear after injection of interleukin-1, in the rat paw after carrageenan-induced edema and in the lung of sensitized guinea pigs after ovalbumin inhalation. Pretreatment of the animals with antiinflammatory drugs abolished the increase of MPO activity in tissues induced by this different stimuli.     

CK20 expression in the gastrointestinal tract of the embryo and fetus]

A novel type of cytokeratin, cytokeratin 20 (CK20), was added in 1990 to the classic catalog of human cytokeratins, a heterogeneous group of proteins present in almost all epithelia. In man, the expression of CK20 is almost entirely confined to the gastro-intestinal epithelium, to the urothelium and to Merkel cells. Since only few data are available regarding the expression of CK20 in the developing human intestinal mucosa, we studied CK20 immunoreactivity in fetal and neonatal human gut. Immunoreactivity for CK20 was tested in fetuses and newborns, from the twelfth up to the fortieth week of gestation. In each subject, a specimen from the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, appendix was studied. Tissue samples were routinely processed and paraffin sections were stained with the CK20-specific antibody IT-Ks 20.8. CK20 immunoreactivity was absent in the oesophageal epithelium and it was unevenly distributed in the gastrointestinal mucosa. Three main patterns of immunoreactivity were observed during normal development: the first, found in the stomach and in the small bowel, is characterized by a progressive increase in CK20 expression during gestation; the second pattern, found in the duodenum, shows a progressive decrease in CK20 expression during gestation; in colon and appendix (third pattern), we did not find significant changes in the degree of immunoreactivity for CK20 during gestation. CK20 is unevenly expressed in developing human intestinal mucosa. The degree of positivity for CK20 appears to be related to the epithelial maturation stage only in gastric and small bowel mucosa. Further studies are needed to verify if the uneven CK20 immunoreactivity in the gastrointestinal tract persists even in adulthood.     

Chemotherapy-induced changes in high grade central osteosarcomas-experiences gained through the assignment as reference-pathologists of the COSS-studies

High-grade central osteosarcomas are the most frequent malignant bone neoplasms in childhood and adolescence. Their prognosis has been substantially improved using neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The morphological examination of surgical specimens reveals important information regarding the success of treatment. The histological determined degree of regression represents one of the most reliable therapy-related prognostical factor. Thus pathological analysis of the surgical specimens is of great importance notwithstanding the improved clinical and radiological diagnostic of osteosarcoma.