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Over the last decades, thyroid hormone metabolites (THMs) received marked attention as it has been demonstrated that they are bioactive compounds. Their concentrations were determined by immunoassay or mass-spectrometry methods. Among those metabolites, 3,5-diiodothyronine (3,5-T2), occurs at low nanomolar concentrations in human serum, but might reach tissue concentrations similar to those of T4 and T3, at least based on data from rodent models. However, the immunoassay-based measurements in human sera revealed remarkable variations depending on antibodies used in the assays and thus need to be interpreted with caution. In clinical experimental approaches in euthyroid volunteers and hypothyroid patients using the immunoassay as the analytical tool no evidence of formation of 3,5-T2 from its putative precursors T4 or T3 was found, nor was any support found for the assumption that 3,5-T2 might represent a direct precursor for serum 3-T1-AM generated by combined deiodination and decarboxylation from 3,5-T2, as previously documented for mouse intestinal mucosa. We hypothesized that lowered endogenous production of 3,5-T2 in patients requiring T4 replacement therapy after thyroidectomy or for treatment of autoimmune thyroid disease, compared to production of 3,5-T2 in individuals with intact thyroid glands might contribute to the discontent seen in a subset of patients with this therapeutic regimen. So far, our observations do not support this assumption. However, the unexpected association between high serum 3,5-T2 and elevated urinary concentrations of metabolites related to coffee consumption requires further studies for an explanation. Elevated 3,5-T2 serum concentrations were found in several situations including impaired renal function, chronic dialysis, sepsis, non-survival in the ICU as well as post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in studies using a monoclonal antibody-based chemoluminescence immunoassay. Pilot analysis of human sera using LC-linear-ion-trap-mass-spectrometry yielded 3,5-T2 concentrations below the limit of quantification in the majority of cases, thus the divergent results of both methods need to be reconciliated by further studies. Although positive anti-steatotic effects have been observed in rodent models, use of 3,5-T2 as a muscle anabolic, slimming or fitness drug, easily obtained without medical prescription, must be advised against, considering its potency in suppressing the HPT axis and causing adverse cardiac side effects. 3,5-T2 escapes regular detection by commercially available clinical routine assays used for thyroid function tests, which may be seriously disrupted in individuals self-administering 3,5-T2 obtained over-the counter or from other sources.
Background: Fetal growth failure has been associated with an increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes in adulthood. Exploring the mechanisms underlying this association should improve our understanding of these common adult diseases. Patients and Methods: We investigated 225 SNPs in 10 genes involved in growth and glucose metabolism (GH1, GHR, IGF1, IGF1R, STAT5A, STAT5B, MAPK1, MAPK3, PPARÎł and INS) in 1,437 children from the multinational NESTEGG consortium: 345 patients born small for gestational age who remained short (SGA-S), 288 who showed catch-up growth (SGA-Cu), 410 idiopathic short stature (ISS) and 394 controls. We related genotype to pre- and/or postnatal growth parameters, response to growth hormone (if applicable) and blood pressure. Results: We found several clinical associations for GH1, GHR, IGF1, IGF1R, PPARÎł and MAPK1. One SNP remained significant after Bonferroni's correction: IGF1R SNP rs4966035's minor allele A was significantly more prevalent among SGA and associated with smaller birth length (p = 0.000378) and birth weight (weaker association), independent of gestational age. Conclusion:IGF1R SNP rs4966035 is significantly associated with birth length, independent of gestational age. This and other associations suggest that polymorphisms in these genes might partly explain the phenotype of short children born SGA and children with ISS.
Objective
This study provides a comprehensive overview of the associations of five adipokines (adiponectin, chemerin, galectinâ3, leptin, and resistin) with fat deposits, behavioral risk factors, and metabolic phenotypes.
Methods
Using multivariable linear and logistic regression models, crossâsectional data from 4,116 participants of the populationâbased Study of Health in Pomerania were analyzed.
Results
Participants with obesity showed higher chemerin, galectinâ3, and leptin but showed lower adiponectin concentrations. Independently of other fat compounds, liver fat content, visceral adipose tissue, and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were inversely associated with adiponectin. Independent positive associations of liver fat content and SAT with chemerin as well as of SAT with galectinâ3 and leptin were observed. Physically inactive participants had higher chemerin and leptin concentrations. Smokers had higher chemerin and galectinâ3 as well as lower leptin. Alcohol consumption was associated with adiponectin (positive) and resistin (inverse). All adipokines were associated with at least one lipid marker. Associations with glucose metabolism were seen for adiponectin, chemerin, galectinâ3, and leptin.
Conclusions
High adiponectin concentrations were related to favorable metabolic conditions, whereas high chemerin, galectinâ3, and leptin were associated with an unfavorable metabolic profile. High leptin seems to be primarily indicative of obesity, whereas high adiponectin and chemerin are associated with a broader range of metabolic phenotypes.
In 2017, in the Polish-German transborder area of West Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Brandenburg, in collaboration with two centers in Warsaw, a partnership in the field of newborn screening (NBS) for severe primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID), mainly severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), was initiated. SCID, but also some other severe PID, is a group of disorders characterized by the absence of T and/or B and NK cells. Affected infants are susceptible to life-threatening infections, but early detection gives a chance for effective treatment. The prevalence of SCID in the Polish and German populations is unknown but can be comparable to other countries (1:50,000â100,000). SCID NBS tests are based on real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and the measurement of a number of T cell receptor excision circles (TREC), kappa-deleting recombination excision circles (KREC), and beta-actin (ACTB) as a quality marker of DNA. This method can also be effective in NBS for other severe PID with T- and/or B-cell lymphopenia, including combined immunodeficiency (CID) or agammaglobulinemia. During the 14 months of collaboration, 44,287 newborns were screened according to the ImmunoIVD protocol. Within 65 positive samples, seven were classified to immediate recall and 58 requested a second sample. Examination of the 58 second samples resulted in recalling one newborn. Confirmatory tests included immunophenotyping of lymphocyte subsets with extension to TCR repertoire, lymphoproliferation tests, radiosensitivity tests, maternal engraftment assays, and molecular tests. Final diagnosis included: one case of T-BlowNK+ SCID, one case of atypical Tlow BlowNK+ CID, one case of autosomal recessive agammaglobulinemia, and one case of Nijmegen breakage syndrome. Among four other positive results, three infants presented with T- and/or B-cell lymphopenia due to either the mother's immunosuppression, prematurity, or unknown reasons, which resolved or almost normalized in the first months of life. One newborn was classified as truly false positive. The overall positive predictive value (PPV) for the diagnosis of severe PID was 50.0%. This is the first population screening study that allowed identification of newborns with T and/or B immunodeficiency in Central and Eastern Europe.
Abstract
Metabolomics studies now approach large sample sizes and the health characterization of the study population often include complete blood count (CBC) results. Upon careful interpretation the CBC aids diagnosis and provides insight into the health status of the patient within a clinical setting. Uncovering metabolic signatures associated with parameters of the CBC in apparently healthy individuals may facilitate interpretation of metabolomics studies in general and related to diseases. For this purpose 879 subjects from the populationâbased Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP)âTREND were included. Using metabolomics data resulting from massâspectrometry based measurements in plasma samples associations of specific CBC parameters with metabolites were determined by linear regression models. In total, 118 metabolites significantly associated with at least one of the CBC parameters. Strongest associations were observed with metabolites of heme degradation and energy production/consumption. Inverse association seen with mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular haemoglobin comprised metabolites potentially related to kidney function. The presently identified metabolic signatures are likely derived from the general function and formation/elimination of blood cells. The wealth of associated metabolites strongly argues to consider CBC in the interpretation of metabolomics studies, in particular if mutual effects on those parameters by the disease of interest are known.
Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a mucosal alarmin belonging to the IL-1 cytokine family and is now recognized to have a key role in innate and adaptive immunity, contributing to tissue homeostasis and response to environmental stresses. In addition, IL-33 has also been shown to work as a positive regulator that initiates and maintains a Th2 immune response. In the context of pregnancy, it has been recently demonstrated that upon certain stress conditions, such as an infection induced inflammation, IL-33 is released from the uterine mucosa and triggers decidual B cells to produce anti-inflammatory molecules, which in turn restore immune homeostasis and prevents the development of preterm birth. In this study we therefore performed a detailed characterization of IL-33 receptor (Il1rl1 or ST2) expression in B cells during normal pregnancy, as well as in a mouse model of preterm birth. We observed that splenic B cells significantly up-regulate the expression of Il1rl1 during pregnancy and identified the B1 B cell population as the main ST2-expressing B cell subset. A further kinetic analysis showed that percentages of ST2-expressing B1 B cells are significantly augmented on days 12 and 14 of pregnancy, both in the spleen and peritoneal cavity of pregnant mice, and then drop toward the end of pregnancy to the levels observed in non-pregnant animals. Furthermore, using a mouse model of LPS-induced preterm birth, we demonstrated that not only are the percentages of ST2-expressing B1 B cells significantly enlarged in the spleen during the acute phase of preterm birth, but decidual B cells also significantly up-regulate ST2 expression as compared to term-pregnant mice. Overall, our results suggest a functional role of ST2 expression in B cells during pregnancy and reinforce the importance of the IL-33/ST2 axis in B cells as a critical mechanism to control inflammation-induced preterm birth.
Abstract
Aim
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of nonâsurgical periodontal therapy on circulating levels of the systemic inflammationâassociated biomarkers orosomucoid (ORM), highâsensitivity Câreactive protein (hsCRP), chemerin, and retinolâbinding protein 4 (RBP4) in overweight or normalâweight patients with periodontitis at 27.5Â months after therapy.
Materials and methods
This exploratory subanalysis includes patients from the ABPAROâtrial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00707369). The perâprotocol collective provided untreated periodontitis patients with high (â„28 kg/m2) or moderate (21â24 kg/m2) BMI. Out of the perâprotocol collective, 80 patients were randomly selected and stratified for BMI group, sex, and treatment group (antibiotics/placebo), resulting in 40 overweight and normalâweight patients. Patients received nonâsurgical periodontal therapy and maintenance at 3âmonth intervals. Plasma samples from baseline and 27.5 months following initial treatment were used to measure the concentrations of ORM, hsCRP, chemerin, and RBP4.
Results
At the 27.5âmonth examination, ORM and hsCRP decreased noticeably in the overweight group (ORM: p = .001, hsCRP: p = .004) and normalâweight patients (ORM: p = .007, hsCRP: p < .001). Chemerin decreased in the overweight group (p = .048), and RBP4 concentrations remained stable.
Conclusion
Nonâsurgical periodontal therapy reduced systemically elevated inflammationâassociated biomarkers in periodontitis patients. These improvements were more pronounced in overweight patients than in normalâweight patients.
Der Zusammenhang zwischen LDL-C- bzw. HDL-C-Serumkonzentrationen und dem Auftreten einer koronaren Herzkrankheit ist gut belegt. Bei der TherapieĂŒberwachung von Fettstoffwechselstörungen stellt das LDL-C sowohl in den europĂ€ischen als auch in den amerikanischen Richtlinien eine entscheidende ZielgröĂe dar. Die Ultrazentrifugation ist die Referenzmethode zur Bestimmung von LDL-C im Serum. Aufgrund des hohen technischen und zeitlichen Aufwands ist die Methode jedoch fĂŒr die Routinediagnostik ungeeignet.Die homogenen Methoden, ohne die Notwendigkeit von PrĂ€zipitation und Auftrennung, sind komplett automatisierbar, schnell und benötigen nur ein kleines Probenvolumen. In dieser Arbeit wurden fĂŒnf homogene Tests, darunter ein neu zu evaluierender Test, zur Messung von HDL-C und LDL-C untersucht und mit der Referenzmethode Ultrazentrifugation, der Lipoproteinelektrophorese mit enzymatischen Cholesterinnachweis, einer konventionellen HDL-C-Bestimmung nach PrĂ€zipitation mit PhosphorwolframsĂ€ure und Magnesiumchlorid und der LDL-C-AbschĂ€tzung nach Friedewald verglichen.Die Studie umfasste die Untersuchung von 215 Serumproben von Normalstations- und Intensivpatienten des UniversitĂ€tsklinikums Greifswald.
Laboratorien stehen heute unter groĂem Druck, schnell qualitativ hochwertige Analysen von Patientenproben zu erstellen. Möglichst ohne groĂen finanziellen, materiellen oder personellen Mehraufwand sollen Laborergebnisse so schnell wie möglich die behandelnden Ărzte erreichen um entsprechende Therapieschritte einzuleiten und die BehandlungsqualitĂ€t der Patienten zu erhöhen. Dabei sind in den vergangenen Jahren viele Fortschritte im Bereich der Probenanalyse durch den Einsatz verbesserter AnalysegerĂ€te und Laborstrecken erzielt worden. Dadurch lieĂ sich eine zĂŒgigere Probenanalyse erreichen. Die prĂ€analytische Phase, die den Zeitraum zwischen Probengewinnung und Probenanalyse umfasst, konnte jedoch nur teilweise hinsichtlich einer schnelleren Probenbearbeitung optimiert werden. Zwar konnte durch die EinfĂŒhrung automatischer Laborstrecken die Bearbeitung der Proben beschleunigt werden, den gröĂten zeitlichen Anteil in dieser Phase nimmt aber nach wie vor die Zentrifugation der Blutproben ein. Dies hĂ€ngt vor allem mit den in der klinischen Praxis hĂ€ufig verwendeten vakuumhaltigen Blutentnahmeröhrchen zusammen, die am Röhrchenboden ein Trenngel enthalten. Dieses Trenngel wandert wĂ€hrend der Zentrifugation zwischen Serum und Sediment und bildet dort eine Trennschicht aus, die eine Diffusion zwischen den beiden Schichten verhindert. Bislang mussten diese Blutentnahmeröhrchen mindestens 10-13 Minuten lang zentrifugiert werden, damit das Gel wĂ€hrend der Zentrifugation an der Röhrchenwand entlang wandern und die Trennschicht ausbilden kann. In einer Neuentwicklung der hĂ€ufig verwendeten Serumröhrchen der Firma Becton Dickinson, die BD VacutainerÂźSSTâąII Advance, ist der Guss des Trenngels optimiert worden. Dieses Gel weist am Rand des Röhrchens eine kleine Ausziehung auf, die die Gelwanderung in den Röhrchen beschleunigen soll. FĂŒr die vollstĂ€ndige Ausbildung der Geltrennschicht soll die Zentrifugationszeit auf fĂŒnf Minuten verkĂŒrzt und die Zentrifugalbeschleunigung auf 3000 g erhöht werden können. Da hier die Erythrozyten einem erhöhten thermischen und mechanischen Stress ausgesetzt sind, muss eine durch die Zentrifugation verursachte HĂ€molyse ausgeschlossen werden, um die AnalysequalitĂ€t der Proben nicht zu beeintrĂ€chtigen. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden die BD VacutainerÂźSSTâąII Advance erstmals unter klinischen Bedingungen und mit einem groĂen Probenvolumen auf das Vorliegen einer HĂ€molyse unter den verkĂŒrzten, alternativen Zentrifugationsbedingungen untersucht. Hierzu wurden in zwei Studienphasen jeweils 104 doppelte Serumproben untersucht, die in der klinischen Routine auf den Stationen des UniversitĂ€tsklinikums Greifswald gewonnen wurden. Eine Probe wurde jeweils unter den im Labor des Instituts fĂŒr Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin standardisierten, konventionellen Zentrifugationsbedingungen (13 Minuten Zentrifugationszeit bei 1700 g) zentrifugiert, die zweite Probe unter den verkĂŒrzten, alternativen Zentrifugationsbedingungen (5 Minuten Zentrifugationszeit bei 3000g). AnschlieĂend wurden die Serumproben auf das Vorhandensein einer HĂ€molyse untersucht. Dazu wurden die hĂ€molysesensitiven Parameter freies HĂ€moglobin, Laktatdehydrogenase, Aspartataminotransferase und Kalium bestimmt. Ebenso wurde die IntegritĂ€t und VollstĂ€ndigkeit der Gelschicht dokumentiert. In einer dritten Studienphase wurde die AusprĂ€gung verschiedener HĂ€molysegrade in den Proben retrospektiv bestimmt. HierfĂŒr wurden die bei jeder Probe anhand des Gehaltes an freiem HĂ€moglobin spektralphotometrisch bestimmten HĂ€molyseindices statistisch ausgewertet. In dieser Arbeit konnte gezeigt werden, dass unter den alternativen, verkĂŒrzten Zentrifugationsbedingungen im Vergleich zu den konventionellen Zentrifugationsparametern die HĂ€molyserate in den BD VacutainerÂźSSTâąII Advance in allen drei Studienphasen nicht erhöht, sowie die Gelbarriere in allen Proben intakt war. Aufgrund dieser Studienergebnisse konnte die Zentrifugationszeit im Zentrallabor des Instituts fĂŒr Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin von 13 Minuten um 60 % (8 Minuten) auf 5 Minuten gesenkt werden. Somit konnte die Effizienz der Probenbearbeitung deutlich erhöht werden. Die BD VacutainerÂźSSTâąII Advance können somit fĂŒr den klinischen Einsatz unter den verkĂŒrzten Zentrifugationsbedingungen empfohlen werden.