27.08.2021

MINSTED fluorescence localization and nanoscopy Nature Photonics, 2021

Abstract: We introduce MINSTED, a fluorophore localization and super-resolution microscopy concept based on stimulated emission depletion (STED) that provides spatial precision and resolution down to the molecular scale. In MINSTED, the intensity mini- mum of the STED doughnut, and hence the point of minimal STED, serves as a movable reference coordinate for fluorophore localization. As the STED rate, the background and the required number of fl...

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20.08.2021

E-type prostanoid receptor 4 drives resolution of intestinal inflammat... Nature Cell Biology, 2021

Abstract Inflammatory bowel diseases present with elevated levels of intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) death, which compromises the gut barrier, activating immune cells and triggering more IEC death. The endogenous signals that prevent IEC death and break this vicious cycle, allowing resolution of intestinal inflammation, remain largely unknown. Here we show that prostaglandin E2 signalling via the E-type prostanoid receptor 4 (EP4) on IECs represses epithelial necroptosis and induces resolution of colitis. We found that EP4 expression corr...

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13.08.2021

Engineering biofunctional in vitro vessel models using a multilayer bi... Nature, 2018

Recent advances in the field of bioprinting have led to the development of perfusable complex structures. However, most of the existing printed vascular channels lack the composition or key structural and physiological features of natural blood vessels or they make use of more easily printable but less biocompatible hydrogels. Here, Schöneberg et al. use a drop-on-demand bioprinting technique to generate in vitro blood vessel models, consisting of a continuous endothelium imitating the tunica intima, an elastic smooth muscle cell layer mim...

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06.08.2021

Inhibition of Bcl-2 Synergistically Enhances the Antileukemic Activity... Clinical Cancer Research, 2019

Abstract Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of the combination of the FLT3 inhibitors midostaurin or gilteritinib with the Bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax in FLT3-internal tandem duplication (ITD) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the underlying molecular mechanism. Experimental design: Using both FLT3-ITD cell lines and primary patient samples, Annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry analysis were used to quantify cell death induced by midostaurin or gilteritinib, alone or in c...

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30.07.2021

Forces during cellular uptake of viruses and nanoparticles at the vent... Nature Communications, 2020

Abstract Many intracellular pathogens, such as mammalian reovirus, mimic extracellular matrix motifs to specifically interact with the host membrane. Whether and how cell-matrix interactions influence virus particle uptake is unknown, as it is usually studied from the dorsal side. Here we show that the forces exerted at th...

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23.07.2021

Human induced pluripotent stem cells ameliorate hyperoxia-induced lung... American Journal of Translational Research, 2020

Abstract: Hyperoxia-induced lung injury occurs in neonates on oxygen support due to premature birth, often leading to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Current treatment options have limited effect. The aim of this study was to determine if human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and those differentiated to an alveolar-like phenotype (diPSCs) could repair hyperoxia-induced lung damage in a mouse model. Neonatal C57BL6/J mice were separated into two groups and exposed to 75% oxygen over 6 or 14 days. Cell treatments were ins...

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16.07.2021

HLA-G and HLA-E Immune Checkpoints Are Widely Expressedin Ewing Sarcom... Human Immunology, 2021

Abstract The non-classical HLA class I molecule HLA-G is expressed in trophoblasts where it contributes to maternal-fetal tolerance. HLA-G has been implicated in the control of trophoblast invasion, uterine vascular remodeling, and maintenance of a local immunosuppressive state. Understanding HLA-G biology at the maternal-fetal interface is therefore a critical issue in reproduction. In this regard, we review here: (i) the effects of HLA-G on d...

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09.07.2021

Sensitive tracking of circulating viral RNA through all stages of SARS... The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2021

BACKGROUND. Circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA may represent a more reliable indicator of infection than nasal RNA, but quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) lacks diagnostic sensitivity for blood samples. METHODS. A CRISPR-augmented RT-PCR assay that sensitively detects SARS-CoV-2 RNA was employed to analyze viral RNA kinetics in longitudinal plasma samples from nonhuman primates (NHPs) after virus exposure; to evaluate the utility of blood SARS-CoV-2 RNA...

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25.06.2021

RIG-I triggers a signaling-abortive anti-SARS-CoV-2 defense in human l... Nature Immunology, 2021

Abstract Efficient immune responses against viral infection are determined by sufficient activation of nucleic acid sensor–mediated innate immunity1,2. Coronavirus disease 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), remains an ongoing global pandemic. It is an urgent challenge to clarify the innate recognition mechanism to control this virus. Here we show t...

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17.06.2021

Developmental Changes in Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel alpha(2)delta-S... Developmental Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract The voltage-gated calcium channel subunit  alpha(2)delta plays a fundamental role in propagation of excitatory signals associated with release of glutamate and neuropeptides substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related protein (CGRP). It can be selectively inhibited by gabapentinoids. Hence, investigation of the alpha(2)delta subunit may predict the efficacy of gabapentinoid therapy in neuropathic pain. Since sensory processing underlies significant age-related changes, this study was conducted in order to elucidate the role...

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