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  1. Article ; Online: Recommandations concernant l’imagerie de l’accident vasculaire cérébral ischémique du nouveau-né.

    Husson, B / Durand, C / Hertz-Pannier, L

    Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie

    2017  Volume 24, Issue 9S, Page(s) 9S19–9S27

    Abstract: Neuroimaging is critical for the diagnosis of neonatal arterial ischemic stroke (NAIS) and for prognosis estimation. The purpose of this work is to define guidelines of clinical neuroimaging for the diagnosis of NAIS, for the optimization of the imaging ... ...

    Title translation Recommendations for imaging neonatal ischemic stroke.
    Abstract Neuroimaging is critical for the diagnosis of neonatal arterial ischemic stroke (NAIS) and for prognosis estimation. The purpose of this work is to define guidelines of clinical neuroimaging for the diagnosis of NAIS, for the optimization of the imaging timing and for the assessment of the prognostic value of each imaging technique. A systematic search of electronic databases (Medline via Pubmed) for studies whose title and abstract were focused on NAIS has been conducted. One hundred and ten articles were selected and their results were analyzed by three Senior Practitioners of pediatric radiology using common methodology for guidelines elaboration within the group of experts gathered by Scientific Societies in the field. MRI with a diffu si on-weighted sequence (DWI) and T1, T2, and T2*-weighted sequences must be performed in the case of suspected NAIS (no sedation is required). In the first hours after the injury, an acute ischemic lesion is characterized by a hypersignal on the diffusion-weighted sequence, with a decrease of the apparent coefficient of diffusion (ADC). The best time to evaluate the extent of the ischemic lesion is between day 2 and day 4 after injury, when the ADC decrease reaches its nadir. In the acute phase, US may be useful as first imaging at the bedside to exclude other pathologies like large space-occupying hemorrhages, but its specific added value on NAIS diagnosis or prognosis assessment is very low. CT scan has no added value in NAIS, compared to MRI. Motor outcome is correlated with the extent of the lesion and with the presence of a definite injury of the corticospinal tract, which is well seen on the diffusion sequence at the acute stage. A secondary atrophy within the mesencephalon (cerebral peduncles) is tied in with a high risk of hemiplegia. Visual outcome is more often compromised in the case of lesions of the posterior cerebral artery territory.
    MeSH term(s) Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Brain/pathology ; Brain Ischemia/diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Neuroimaging/methods ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Stroke/diagnostic imaging
    Language French
    Publishing date 2017-09-02
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1181947-9
    ISSN 1769-664X ; 0929-693X
    ISSN (online) 1769-664X
    ISSN 0929-693X
    DOI 10.1016/S0929-693X(17)30327-5
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  2. Article ; Online: L’ouïe, « ce sens aveugle »

    Géraldine Hertz

    Pallas, Vol 98, Pp 155-

    le statut de l’ouïe dans la vie pratique et religieuse chez Philon d’Alexandrie

    2015  Volume 181

    Abstract: This article examines the status of hearing in the thought of Philo of Alexandria. I focus first on the Philonian physiology and psychology: my aim is to analyze how Philo conceives of the mechanism of auditory sensation, the place of hearing in the ... ...

    Abstract This article examines the status of hearing in the thought of Philo of Alexandria. I focus first on the Philonian physiology and psychology: my aim is to analyze how Philo conceives of the mechanism of auditory sensation, the place of hearing in the hierarchy of the senses and its teleological end, with a particular focus on what Philo’s perspective owes to Plato’s Timaeus. The evidence suggests that Philo systematically emphasizes the inferiority of hearing, which leads me in the second part to consider the relationship between the sense of hearing and the concept of πίστις (ie “credibility” as well as “faith”) and the philosophical and religious reasons that lead Philo to understand hearing as ἄπιστος.
    Keywords Philo of Alexandria ; hearing ; auditory ; sensation ; physiology ; Timaeus ; Social Sciences ; H
    Language French
    Publishing date 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Presses universitaires du Midi
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Incidence, description, predictors, and consequences of persistent taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy.

    Hertz, Daniel L

    Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

    2024  Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 30–38

    Abstract: Purpose of review: This review aims to provide insights into persistent taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN). The primary objective is to describe the incidence, predictors, and consequences of TIPN lasting at least 1 year after the end of taxane ...

    Abstract Purpose of review: This review aims to provide insights into persistent taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN). The primary objective is to describe the incidence, predictors, and consequences of TIPN lasting at least 1 year after the end of taxane treatment.
    Recent findings: Studies show varying rates of TIPN persistence, with an estimated 30-40% and 40-60% resolving by 1- and 3-year post-treatment. TIPN in the feet and motor symptoms show less resolution post-treatment. Patients who are older or have higher body weight may experience less TIPN resolution, but results may be confounded by TIPN development during treatment. Persistent TIPN negatively impacts long-term functional ability, including gait, balance, and the ability to work. It also reduces overall quality of life (QOL), particularly affecting physical and social aspects.
    Summary: Clinicians should be aware of the potential for persistent TIPN and its impact on patients' function and QOL. Future research should focus on large prospective studies with systematic TIPN assessments during and after treatment to better understand which symptoms and patient characteristics predict resolution. This information can guide treatment decisions, balancing the need for effective chemotherapy with minimizing long-term impairments in function and QOL.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Quality of Life ; Prospective Studies ; Incidence ; Taxoids/adverse effects ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/chemically induced ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/epidemiology ; Bridged-Ring Compounds
    Chemical Substances taxane (1605-68-1) ; Taxoids ; Bridged-Ring Compounds
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-12-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2633726-5
    ISSN 1751-4266 ; 1751-4258
    ISSN (online) 1751-4266
    ISSN 1751-4258
    DOI 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000684
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  4. Article ; Online: The inflamed sputum in lower respiratory tract infection: l-lactate levels are correlated to neutrophil accumulation.

    Fredman, Gabriella / Kolpen, Mette / Hertz, Frederik Boetius / Petersen, Pelle Trier / Jensen, Andreas Vestergaard / Baunbaek-Egelund, Gertrud / Ravn, Pernille / Jensen, Peter Østrup / Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel

    APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica

    2019  Volume 127, Issue 2, Page(s) 72–79

    Abstract: ... of biomarkers of inflammation in the lungs. Therefore, our primary aim was to compare the concentration of l ... our secondary aim was to evaluate if l- and d-lactate may serve as markers of local inflammation ... prospectively recruited. Sputum samples were collected and analysed for neutrophil count, l-lactate and d ...

    Abstract Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are common, but little is known about the response of biomarkers of inflammation in the lungs. Therefore, our primary aim was to compare the concentration of l-lactate to the concentration of neutrophils in sputum and systemic markers of infection. Because it is difficult to differentiate viral and bacterial infection on the basis of clinical presentation in LRTI, our secondary aim was to evaluate if l- and d-lactate may serve as markers of local inflammation as representatives of neutrophils and bacteria, respectively.
    Methods: Patients with acute LRTI were prospectively recruited. Sputum samples were collected and analysed for neutrophil count, l-lactate and d-lactate. We had data on pathogens from sputum cultures and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (atypical bacteria, virus) and C-reactive protein (CRP) from blood.
    Results: In 44 sputum samples from 32 patients, the median (interquartile range (IQR)) sputum neutrophil granulocyte count was 0.615 × 10
    Conclusion: As l-lactate in sputum is closely correlated to sequestration of neutrophils in the lungs, l-lactate is a marker for local inflammation in LRTI and a potential biomarker in clinical management of LRTI. On expectorated sputum, d-lactate had no clinical relevance.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; C-Reactive Protein/analysis ; Female ; Humans ; Lactic Acid/analysis ; Leukocyte Count ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neutrophils/immunology ; Prospective Studies ; Respiratory Tract Infections/immunology ; Respiratory Tract Infections/microbiology ; Respiratory Tract Infections/pathology ; Sputum/chemistry ; Sputum/cytology
    Chemical Substances Lactic Acid (33X04XA5AT) ; C-Reactive Protein (9007-41-4)
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-06
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 93340-5
    ISSN 1600-0463 ; 0903-4641
    ISSN (online) 1600-0463
    ISSN 0903-4641
    DOI 10.1111/apm.12913
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  5. Article ; Online: Mechanisms for L-channel-mediated increase in [Ca(2+)]i and its reduction by anti-bipolar drugs in cultured astrocytes combined with its mRNA expression in freshly isolated cells support the importance of astrocytic L-channels.

    Yan, Enzhi / Li, Baoman / Gu, Li / Hertz, Leif / Peng, Liang

    Cell calcium

    2013  Volume 54, Issue 5, Page(s) 335–342

    Abstract: ... influx via L-channels in the brain in vivo is disputed, although expression of these channels in cultured ... to the difficulty in demonstrating L-channel-mediated Ca(2+) currents in astrocytes in intact brain tissue. Chronic ...

    Abstract The importance of Ca(2+) signaling in astrocytes is undisputed but a potential role of Ca(2+) influx via L-channels in the brain in vivo is disputed, although expression of these channels in cultured astrocytes is recognized. This study shows that an increase in free cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) in astrocytes in primary cultures in response to an increased extracellular K(+) concentration (45mM) is inhibited not only by nifedipine (confirming previous observations) but also to a very large extent by ryanodine, inhibiting ryanodine receptor-mediated release of Ca(2+), known to occur in response to an elevation in [Ca(2+)]i. This means that the actual influx of Ca(2+) is modest, which may contribute to the difficulty in demonstrating L-channel-mediated Ca(2+) currents in astrocytes in intact brain tissue. Chronic treatment with any of the 3 conventional anti-bipolar drugs lithium, carbamazepine or valproic acid similarly causes a pronounced inhibition of K(+)-mediated increase in [Ca(2+)]i. This is shown to be due to an inhibition of capacitative Ca(2+) influx, reflected by decreased mRNA and protein expression of the 'transient receptor potential channel' (TRPC1), a constituent of store-operated channels (SOCEs). Literature data are cited (i) showing that depolarization-mediated Ca(2+) influx in response to an elevated extracellular K(+) concentration is important for generation of Ca(2+) oscillations and for the stimulatory effect of elevated K(+) concentrations in intact, non-cultured brain tissue, and (ii) that Ca(2+) channel activity is dependent upon availability of metabolic substrates, including glycogen. Finally, expression of mRNA for Cav1.3 is demonstrated in freshly separated astrocytes from normal brain.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Astrocytes/cytology ; Astrocytes/drug effects ; Astrocytes/metabolism ; Brain/cytology ; Calcium/metabolism ; Calcium Channels, L-Type/genetics ; Calcium Channels, L-Type/metabolism ; Carbamazepine/pharmacology ; Cells, Cultured ; Central Nervous System Depressants/pharmacology ; Down-Regulation/drug effects ; Female ; Ions/chemistry ; Lithium/pharmacology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Nifedipine/pharmacology ; Potassium/metabolism ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; Ryanodine/pharmacology ; Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel/chemistry ; Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel/metabolism ; TRPC Cation Channels/genetics ; TRPC Cation Channels/metabolism ; Valproic Acid/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Calcium Channels, L-Type ; Central Nervous System Depressants ; Ions ; RNA, Messenger ; Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel ; TRPC Cation Channels ; transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 1 ; Ryanodine (15662-33-6) ; Carbamazepine (33CM23913M) ; Valproic Acid (614OI1Z5WI) ; Lithium (9FN79X2M3F) ; Nifedipine (I9ZF7L6G2L) ; Potassium (RWP5GA015D) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 757687-0
    ISSN 1532-1991 ; 0143-4160
    ISSN (online) 1532-1991
    ISSN 0143-4160
    DOI 10.1016/j.ceca.2013.08.002
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  6. Article ; Online: Reply to H.S. Hochster.

    Hertz, Daniel L

    Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

    2023  Volume 41, Issue 11, Page(s) 2120–2121

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 604914-x
    ISSN 1527-7755 ; 0732-183X
    ISSN (online) 1527-7755
    ISSN 0732-183X
    DOI 10.1200/JCO.23.00038
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  7. Article: Efficient enzyme-assisted extraction of genipin from genipap (Genipa americana L.) and its application as a crosslinker for chitosan gels.

    Bellé, Anelise S / Hackenhaar, Camila R / Spolidoro, Luiza S / Rodrigues, Eliseu / Klein, Manuela P / Hertz, Plinho F

    Food chemistry

    2018  Volume 246, Page(s) 266–274

    Abstract: Enzyme-assisted extraction in liquid-liquid two-phase aqueous system was applied for the first time in order to extract genipin from genipap. The effect of different commercial enzymes, their concentrations, and extraction parameters were investigated. ... ...

    Abstract Enzyme-assisted extraction in liquid-liquid two-phase aqueous system was applied for the first time in order to extract genipin from genipap. The effect of different commercial enzymes, their concentrations, and extraction parameters were investigated. Moreover, chitosan gels were prepared, crosslinked with glutaraldehyde or genipin and characterized by their textural and rheological properties. The crosslinked chitosan was used as support for the immobilization of model β-galactosidases. Among the different commercial enzymes tested for extraction, Celluclast 10% (36 °C and pH 3.7) provided an extraction of 196 mg.g
    MeSH term(s) Chitosan/chemistry ; Cross-Linking Reagents/chemistry ; Enzymes, Immobilized ; Gardenia/chemistry ; Gels/chemistry ; Glutaral ; Iridoids/chemistry ; Iridoids/isolation & purification ; Rheology ; beta-Galactosidase/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Cross-Linking Reagents ; Enzymes, Immobilized ; Gels ; Iridoids ; Chitosan (9012-76-4) ; genipin (A3V2NE52YG) ; beta-Galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) ; Glutaral (T3C89M417N)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-04-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 243123-3
    ISSN 1873-7072 ; 0308-8146
    ISSN (online) 1873-7072
    ISSN 0308-8146
    DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.028
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  8. Book ; Online: All 3 Types of Glial Cells Are Important for Memory Formation

    Hertz, Leif / Chen, Ye

    2016  

    Abstract: ... proposed by Galambos in 1961.- ...

    Abstract The vertebrate brain contains neurons and 3 classical types of glia cells, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia. Astrocytes and microglia have mainly been studied in gray matter, whereas oligodendrocytes myelinate white matter tracts. Until recently microglial effects were considered mainly during pathological conditions, but is now known that microglia plays important roles also in normal brain function. All these 3 glial cell types and their collaboration with neurons are important for learning. The concept that glia cells are important for cognitive function is not new. A glial-neuronal theory of brain function was proposed by Galambos in 1961.-

    Hyden and Egyhazi demonstrated glial RNA changes in microdissected glia cells during learning in rats in 1963, and astrocytic and oligodendrocytic involvement of K+-mediated effects of learning has been suggested and/or demonstrated from the 1960's and onwards as recently reviewed by Hertz and Chen (Neuroscience and Biobehavioural Reviews, 2016). In 1969 van den Berg et al. showed compartmentation of glutamate in brain and thus of production of the neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA, which are essential for learning. That glutamate is synthesized in astrocytes because they in contrast to neurons express the enzyme pyruvate carboxylase was demonstrated 10-15 years later by Yu et al. in cultured astrocytes and Shank et al. in intact brain tissue. However, the present e-book focuses on more recent developments. Most information is available about astrocytic roles in learning.-

    The importance of astrocytes in the tripartite synapse and of microglia in the tetrapartite synapse is illustrated in the front-page figure, which emphasizes the role of gliotransmitters and of Ca2+ transport through gap junctions, coupling astrocytes into a functional syncytium. Astrocytes are important for establishments of brain rhythms, which may differ in different cognitive tasks, and although the exact reason why knock-out of the astrocytic water channel AQP4 impairs memory remains to be established, several possibilities are discussed. The importance of the two astrocyte specific processes glutamate and glutamine formation and glycogenolysis is discussed in considerable detail. Glycogenolysis is important not only for astrocytic processes involved in learning, but also for those in neurons because glycolytically derived lactate has signaling functions in the extracellular space and may be accumulated in minute quantities into very specific and small neuronal structures.-
    Keywords Science (General) ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
    Size 1 electronic resource (150 p.)
    Publisher Frontiers Media SA
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note English ; Open Access
    HBZ-ID HT020097375
    ISBN 9782889450251 ; 2889450252
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  9. Article ; Online: Chronic fluoxetine administration increases expression of the L-channel gene Cav1.2 in astrocytes from the brain of treated mice and in culture and augments K(+)-induced increase in [Ca(2+)]i.

    Du, Ting / Liang, Chunguang / Li, Baoman / Hertz, Leif / Peng, Liang

    Cell calcium

    2014  Volume 55, Issue 3, Page(s) 166–174

    Abstract: We have recently shown that freshly isolated astrocytes from the mouse brain express mRNA for the L ...

    Abstract We have recently shown that freshly isolated astrocytes from the mouse brain express mRNA for the L-channel gene Cav1.3 to at least the same degree (per mg mRNA) as corresponding neurons. The amount of extracellular Ca(2+) actually entering cultured astrocytes by its opening is modest, but due to secondary Ca(2+)-mediated stimulation of the ryanodine receptor (RyR) the increase in free cytosolic Ca(2+) [Ca(2+)]i is substantial. The other Cav1 subtype expressed in brain is Cav1.2, which is even expressed in higher density. Although the different primers used for the two genes preclude exact quantitative comparison, the present study suggests that this is also the case in the freshly isolated astrocytes and neurons, which express equal Cav1.2 densities. Again, most of the increase in [Ca(2+)]i occurred by RyR activity. In contrast to Cav1.3 the expression of Cav1.2 was greatly increased (doubled) after two weeks of treatment with fluoxetine hydrochloride (10mg/kg). Accordingly [Ca(2+)]i in cultured astrocytes exposed to the addition of 10-60mM KCl increased substantially in cultured astrocytes treated chronically with fluoxetine with the lag time until the effect was observed depending upon the fluoxetine concentration. This effect was inhibited by nifedipine or siRNA against Cav1.2. The increase in K(+)-induced rise in [Ca(2+)]i after fluoxetine treatment is directly opposite to a decrease in [Ca(2+)]i after treatment with any of the anti-bipolar drugs lithium, carbamazepine or valproic acid, due to reduced capacitative Ca(2+) influx. We have previously shown a similar effect after fluoxetine treatment, but it becomes overridden by the Cav1.2 up-regulation.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Astrocytes/cytology ; Astrocytes/drug effects ; Astrocytes/metabolism ; Brain/cytology ; Calcium/metabolism ; Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology ; Calcium Channels, L-Type/chemistry ; Calcium Channels, L-Type/genetics ; Calcium Channels, L-Type/metabolism ; Cells, Cultured ; Female ; Fluoxetine/pharmacology ; Ions/chemistry ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Nifedipine/pharmacology ; Potassium Chloride/pharmacology ; RNA Interference ; RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism ; Ryanodine/pharmacology ; Up-Regulation/drug effects
    Chemical Substances Cacna1d protein, mouse ; Calcium Channel Blockers ; Calcium Channels, L-Type ; Ions ; L-type calcium channel alpha(1C) ; RNA, Small Interfering ; Fluoxetine (01K63SUP8D) ; Ryanodine (15662-33-6) ; Potassium Chloride (660YQ98I10) ; Nifedipine (I9ZF7L6G2L) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-03
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 757687-0
    ISSN 1532-1991 ; 0143-4160
    ISSN (online) 1532-1991
    ISSN 0143-4160
    DOI 10.1016/j.ceca.2014.01.002
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  10. Article ; Online: Assessment of the Clinical Utility of Pretreatment

    Hertz, Daniel L

    Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

    2022  Volume 40, Issue 33, Page(s) 3882–3892

    Abstract: Purpose: Patients who carry pathogenic variants in : Methods: This special article uses previously published frameworks for assessing the clinical utility of cancer biomarker tests, including for germline indicators of toxicity risk, to assess the ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Patients who carry pathogenic variants in
    Methods: This special article uses previously published frameworks for assessing the clinical utility of cancer biomarker tests, including for germline indicators of toxicity risk, to assess the clinical utility of pretreatment
    Results: There is no direct evidence of efficacy reduction, and the available indirect evidence demonstrates that
    Conclusion: This article should serve as a call to action for clinicians and clinical guidelines committees in the United States to re-evaluate the clinical utility of pretreatment
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP)/genetics ; Heterozygote ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use ; Risk ; Europe ; Fluorouracil/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP) (EC 1.3.1.2) ; Fluorouracil (U3P01618RT)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604914-x
    ISSN 1527-7755 ; 0732-183X
    ISSN (online) 1527-7755
    ISSN 0732-183X
    DOI 10.1200/JCO.22.00037
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