Effekte von BDNF in Kombination mit Pentoxifyllin auf kultivierte Spiralganglienzellen

Albert Boyd's Leyland box lorry - registration XNU933 - photographed September 1974

Combined Therapy of two RTKs: Erbitux und BGJ398 treatment in HNSCC cell lines

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) derive from the mucosa of the aerodigestive area and still have worse prognoses. Despite of new treatment strategies like the epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody Erbitux the survival rates have not increased yet. The native mucosa expresses several receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) like EGFR and fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) that regulate survival and proliferation. We hypnotized that the tumor cells can switch between the different RTKs to overcome the therapy. To improve therapy in HNSCC, this study determined the effectiveness of a combined treatment targeting EGFR and FGFR.In an in-vitro drug trial Detroit-562, CAL-27 and PJ-15 cell lines were studied. BGJ398 (Novartis) that inhibits FGFRs and/or Erbitux (Merck) treatment was performed. Apoptosis was verified by caspases activity. The expression of the different RTKs was determined by immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry.The cell lines expressed EGFR, KGFR and low amounts of FGFR1 and FGFR3. In all tested cell lines, the treatment with BGJ398 or Erbitux significantly reduce survival and proliferation. The combination of both drugs enhanced the effect at lower concentrations compared to the single drug treatment.This study demonstrated that the combination of BGJ-398 and Erbitux is a promising treatment regime for HNSCCs. In the future, the reduction in drug concentrations may reduce side effects.Supported by: Novartis Pharma GmbHDer Erstautor gibt keinen Interessenkonflikt an

Finding Peas in the Early Universe with JWST

The Early Release Observations (EROs) of JWST beautifully demonstrate the promise of JWST in characterizing the universe at Cosmic Dawn. We analyze the Near Infrared Spectrograph ERO spectra of three z ∼ 8 galaxies to determine their metallicities, gas temperatures, and ionization. These galaxies offer the first opportunity to understand the physical properties of Epoch-of-Reionization galaxies through detailed rest-optical emission-line spectroscopy. We show that these objects have metal abundances $12+\mathrm{log}[{\rm{O}}/{\rm{H}}]\,\approx$ 6.9–8.3, based on both the T _e method and on a recent calibration of the R _23 metallicity indicator. Since the spectra are some of the earliest science data from JWST, we compare several line ratios with values expected from robust physics, to validate our measurement procedures. We compare the abundances and emission-line ratios to a nearby sample of Green Pea galaxies—a population of nearby emission-line galaxies whose UV properties resemble Epoch-of-Reionization galaxies, and which often have large Lyman continuum escape fractions. The JWST data show striking further similarities between these high-redshift galaxies and nearby Green Peas. The z ∼ 8 galaxies span the metallicity range covered by Green Peas. They also show the compact morphology that is typical of emission-line-dominated galaxies at all redshifts. Based on these similarities with Green Peas, it is likely that these are the first rest-optical spectra of galaxies that are actively driving cosmological reionization