54 research outputs found
Atherosclerotic plaques occur in absence of intima-media thickening in both systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a duplexsonography study of carotid and femoral arteries and follow-up for cardiovascular events
Negative feedback regulation within NO/cGMP pathway attenuates vasodilatory response in renovascular hypertension
Increase of angiotensin II type 1 receptor auto-antibodies in Huntington’s disease
Background In the recent years, a role of the immune system in Huntington’s
disease (HD) is increasingly recognized. Here we investigate the presence of T
cell activating auto-antibodies against angiotensin II type 1 receptors (AT1R)
in all stages of the disease as compared to healthy controls and patients
suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) as a prototype neurologic autoimmune
disease. Results As compared to controls, MS patients show higher titers of
anti-AT1R antibodies, especially in individuals with active disease. In HD,
anti-AT1R antibodies are more frequent than in healthy controls or even MS and
occur in 37.9% of patients with relevant titers ≥ 20 U/ml. In a correlation
analysis with clinical parameters, the presence of AT1R antibodies in the sera
of HD individuals inversely correlated with the age of onset and positively
with the disease burden score as well as with smoking and infection.
Conclusions These data suggest a dysfunction of the adaptive immune system in
HD which may be triggered by different stimuli including autoimmune responses,
infection and possibly also smoking
Symposion: Was ist Netzwerkforschung?
Gegenwärtig wird soziale Netzwerkforschung aus den vielfältigsten Perspektiven und in den unterschiedlichsten Disziplinen betrieben. Dabei divergieren die Fragestellungen und Annahmen, sowie die methodischen Vorgehensweisen zum Teil deutlich. Die elf Beiträge dieses Symposiums umreißen aus ganz unterschiedlichen Fächern und Richtungen ihre Sichtweise auf Netzwerkforschung: Soziologie, Politikwissenschaft, Ethnologie, Geographie, Stadtforschung, Erziehungswissenschaft, Wirtschaftsinformatik und Computerlinguistik. Sie zeigen einerseits aktuelle Trends in der sozialen Netzwerkforschung auf und leuchten andererseits neben der disziplinären Pluralität auch die methodische und epistemologische Vielfalt der Forschung zu Netzwerken aus. Das Symposium hat seinen Ausgangspunkt in der Initiative Netzwerkforschung interdisziplinär. Diese will Vorteile wie Herausforderungen interdisziplinärer oder auch transdisziplinärer Netzwerkforschung diskutieren und entsprechende Kooperationen unterstützen.
Social network research is currently pursued from a wide variety of perspectives and by very different disciplines. The assumptions and research questions, but also the methods deployed diverge considerably. This symposium comprises eleven contributions that sketch the approaches from different disciplines and directions: sociology, political science, anthropology, geography, urban research, education, computer science, and computer linguistics. They point to current trends in network research, as well as shedding light on the variety of disciplines, methods, and epistemological positions involved. The symposium springs from the Initiative Interdisciplinary Network Research. The initiative aims at discussing the advantages and challenges of network research between the disciplines, and at encouraging and supporting cooperation bridging these divides
de Sola Pool Ithiel / Kochen, Manfred (1978): Contacts and Influence. Social Netzwerks 1, S. 5-51
Schmidt J. de Sola Pool Ithiel / Kochen, Manfred (1978): Contacts and Influence. Social Netzwerks 1, S. 5-51. In: Holzer B, Stegbauer C, eds. SchlĂĽsselwerke der Netzwerkforschung. Netzwerkforschung. 1. Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer VS; 2019: 147-150
Milgram, Stanley (1967): The small world problem, Psychology Today 1 (1), 60-67
Schmidt J. Milgram, Stanley (1967): The small world problem, Psychology Today 1 (1), 60-67. In: Holzer B, Stegbauer C, eds. SchlĂĽsselwerke der Netzwerkforschung. Netzwerkforschung. 1. Auflage. Wiesbaden: Springer VS; 2019: 407-411
Besprechung zu: Bruce Kapferer (1969) Norms and the Manipulation of Relationships in a Work Context
WeiĂźmann M, ZĂĽck J. Besprechung zu: Bruce Kapferer (1969) Norms and the Manipulation of Relationships in a Work Context. In: Holzer B, Stegbauer C, eds. SchlĂĽsselwerke der Netzwerkforschung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS; 2018: 285-288
Erythrocyte Salt Sedimentation Assay Does Not Predict Response to Renal Denervation
Renal denervation (RDN) has recently been shown to be effective in patients without antihypertensive medication. However, about 30% of patients do not respond to RDN, and therefore, there exists a need to find predictors of response. Individuals are either salt-sensitive (SS) or non-salt-sensitive (NSS) in terms of their blood pressure (BP) regulation. The sympathetic nervous system can influence water and salt handling. RDN reduces sympathetic drive and has an impact on salt excretion. The present study was conducted to test the influence of salt sensitivity in terms of the BP reducing effect after RDN procedure. Salt sensitivity was estimated using the in vitro Erythrocyte Salt Sedimentation Assay (ESS). In 88 patients with resistant hypertension, RDN was performed. Office BP and lab testing were performed at baseline and at month 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 after RDN. A responder rate of 64.7% has been observed. Salt sensitivity measurements (ESS-Test) were completed in a subgroup of 37 patients with resistant hypertension. In this group, 15 were SS and 17 were salt-resistant according to the in vitro assay, respectively. The responder rate was 60% in SS patients and 59.1% in NSS patients, respectively. Electrolytes as well as aldosterone and renin levels did not differ between the two groups at baseline and in the follow-up measurements. The present study showed that salt sensitivity, estimated using the ESS in vitro test, did not affect the outcome of RDN and, therefore, does not help to identify patients suitable for RDN
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