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  1. Article ; Online: Short-term high fat feeding induces inflammatory responses of tuft cells and mucosal barrier cells in the murine stomach.

    Widmayer, Patricia / Pregitzer, Pablo / Breer, Heinz

    Histology and histopathology

    2022  Volume 38, Issue 3, Page(s) 273–286

    Abstract: Feeding mice with a high fat diet (HFD) induces inflammation and results in changes of gene expression and cellular composition in various tissues throughout the body, including the gastrointestinal tract. In the stomach, tuft cells expressing the ... ...

    Abstract Feeding mice with a high fat diet (HFD) induces inflammation and results in changes of gene expression and cellular composition in various tissues throughout the body, including the gastrointestinal tract. In the stomach, tuft cells expressing the receptor GPR120 are capable of sensing saturated long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) and thus may be involved in initiating mechanisms of mucosal inflammation. In this study, we assessed which cell types may additionally be affected by high fat feeding and which candidate molecular mediators might contribute to mucosa-protective immune responses. A high fat dietary intervention for 3 weeks caused an expansion of tuft cells that was accompanied by a higher frequency of mucosal mast cells and surface mucous cells which are a known source of the insult-associated cytokine interleukin 33 (IL-33). Our data demonstrate that both brush and mucosal mast cells comprise the enzyme ALOX5 and its activating protein FLAP and thus have the capacity for synthesizing leukotriene (LT). In HFD mice, several tuft cells showed a perinuclear colocalization of ALOX5 with FLAP which is indicative of an active LT synthesis. Monitoring changes in the expression of genes encoding elements of LT synthesis and signaling revealed that transcript levels of the leukotriene C4 synthase, LTC4S, catalyzing the first step in the biosynthesis of cysteinyl (cys) LTs, and the cysLT receptors, cysLTR2 and cysLTR3, were upregulated in mice on HFD. These mice also showed an increased expression level of IL-33 receptors, the membrane-bound ST2L and soluble isoform sST2, as well as the mast cell-specific protease MCPT1. Based on these findings it is conceivable that upon sensing saturated LCFAs tuft cells may elicit inflammatory responses which result in the production of cysLTs and activation of surface mucous cells as well as mucosal mast cells regulating gastric mucosal function and integrity.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Interleukin-33 ; Stomach ; Signal Transduction ; Goblet Cells ; Inflammation
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-33
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-29
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 83911-5
    ISSN 1699-5848 ; 0213-3911
    ISSN (online) 1699-5848
    ISSN 0213-3911
    DOI 10.14670/HH-18-503
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  2. Article: Properties of putative nicotinic and muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the central nervous system of Locusta migratoria.

    Breer, H

    Neurochemistry international

    2009  Volume 3, Issue 1, Page(s) 43–52

    Abstract: Nervous tissue preparations from Locusta migratoria specifically bind potent nicotinic (?-bungarotoxin) and muscarinic (quinuclidinyl benzilate) ligands. Binding properties and pharmacological data indicate that the central nervous system of the locust ... ...

    Abstract Nervous tissue preparations from Locusta migratoria specifically bind potent nicotinic (?-bungarotoxin) and muscarinic (quinuclidinyl benzilate) ligands. Binding properties and pharmacological data indicate that the central nervous system of the locust contains at least two distinct classes of receptors. Subcellular fractionation experiments revealed that the receptor activity is enriched in the synaptosomal fraction. In the head as well as in the thoracic ganglia the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors were found to be much more abundant than the muscarinic binding sites; whereas in mouse brain the muscarinic receptor type predominates.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-11-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 283190-9
    ISSN 1872-9754 ; 0197-0186
    ISSN (online) 1872-9754
    ISSN 0197-0186
    DOI 10.1016/0197-0186(81)90048-6
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  3. Article: Characterization of synaptosomes from the central nervous system of insects.

    Breer, H

    Neurochemistry international

    2009  Volume 3, Issue 2, Page(s) 155–163

    Abstract: Nerve terminals from the head ganglia of Locusta migratoria were isolated by means of a modified microscale flotation technique. Enzymatic, ultrastructural and chemical analysis revealed that the synaptosomal fraction was highly enriched in well- ... ...

    Abstract Nerve terminals from the head ganglia of Locusta migratoria were isolated by means of a modified microscale flotation technique. Enzymatic, ultrastructural and chemical analysis revealed that the synaptosomal fraction was highly enriched in well-preserved nerve endings containing almost no free mitochondria. Cholinergic activities (choline acetyltransferase, acetylcholinesterase, acetylcholine receptors) were found to be concentrated in the synaptosomal fraction. The cholinergic nature and the functional integrity of nerve endings isolated from locusts were further supported by the existence of a high affinity choline uptake system, which is abolished by hemicholinium-3 as well as by low temperature, is essentially sodium dependent and inhibited by elevated potassium concentrations. After slight modifications of the gradient densities, synaptosomes could also be isolated from other insect species.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-11-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 283190-9
    ISSN 1872-9754 ; 0197-0186
    ISSN (online) 1872-9754
    ISSN 0197-0186
    DOI 10.1016/0197-0186(81)90035-8
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  4. Article: The sense of smell: reception of flavors.

    Breer, H

    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

    2008  Volume 1126, Page(s) 1–6

    Abstract: The sensory and hedonic evaluation of most food-related flavors is mainly dependent on olfactory perception. The sense of smell is able to recognize and discriminate myriads of airborne molecules with great accuracy and sensitivity. The primary processes ...

    Abstract The sensory and hedonic evaluation of most food-related flavors is mainly dependent on olfactory perception. The sense of smell is able to recognize and discriminate myriads of airborne molecules with great accuracy and sensitivity. The primary processes of odor perception are mediated by the chemosensory olfactory neurons in the nasal epithelium, which upon interaction with appropriate odorants elicit a chemo-electrical transduction process converting the chemical signal into electrical impulses. The encoded information is conveyed onto distinct glomeruli, inducing topographic activity patterns in the olfactory bulb. The emerging chemotopic maps are decoded in the olfactory cortex, leading to the perception of distinct flavors.
    MeSH term(s) Electrophysiology ; Humans ; Neurons/physiology ; Odorants ; Olfactory Mucosa/physiology ; Olfactory Nerve/physiology ; Signal Transduction ; Smell/physiology ; Taste/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 211003-9
    ISSN 1749-6632 ; 0077-8923
    ISSN (online) 1749-6632
    ISSN 0077-8923
    DOI 10.1196/annals.1433.010
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  5. Article: Sense of smell: recognition and transduction of olfactory signals.

    Breer, H

    Biochemical Society transactions

    2003  Volume 31, Issue Pt 1, Page(s) 113–116

    Abstract: The primary processes in odour perception, i.e. recognition and transduction of olfactory stimuli, are mediated by the chemosensory olfactory neurons. Interaction of odorous compounds with suitable receptor proteins in the membrane of a subset of cells ... ...

    Abstract The primary processes in odour perception, i.e. recognition and transduction of olfactory stimuli, are mediated by the chemosensory olfactory neurons. Interaction of odorous compounds with suitable receptor proteins in the membrane of a subset of cells elicits chemo-electrical transduction pathways, including second messenger cascades and ion channels, that modulate the excitability of the sensory neurons, i.e. converting the chemical stimulus into electrical impulses. The encoded information is conveyed via the axons onto distinct glomeruli in the olfactory bulb. Olfactory sensory cells expressing the same receptor type are segregated spatially in a distinct zone of the nasal epithelium and converge their axons to one or a few distinct glomeruli. The emerging chemotopic maps are considered to be crucial for processing and encoding sensory information of olfactory stimuli.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Axons/metabolism ; Humans ; Ions ; Mice ; Models, Biological ; Neurons/physiology ; Odorants ; Olfactory Bulb/physiology ; Olfactory Nerve/physiology ; Signal Transduction ; Smell/physiology
    Chemical Substances Ions
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 184237-7
    ISSN 1470-8752 ; 0300-5127
    ISSN (online) 1470-8752
    ISSN 0300-5127
    DOI 10.1042/bst0310113
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  6. Article: The Sensilla-Specific Expression and Subcellular Localization of SNMP1 and SNMP2 Reveal Novel Insights into Their Roles in the Antenna of the Desert Locust

    Cassau, Sina / Sander, Doreen / Karcher, Thomas / Laue, Michael / Hause, Gerd / Breer, Heinz / Krieger, Jürgen

    Insects

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 7

    Abstract: Insect olfactory sensilla house olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) and supports cells (SCs). The olfactory sensory processes require, besides the odorant receptors (ORs), insect-specific members of the CD36 family, named sensory neuron membrane proteins ( ... ...

    Abstract Insect olfactory sensilla house olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) and supports cells (SCs). The olfactory sensory processes require, besides the odorant receptors (ORs), insect-specific members of the CD36 family, named sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs). While SNMP1 is considered to act as a coreceptor in the OR-mediated detection of pheromones, SNMP2 was found to be expressed in SCs; however, its function is unknown. For the desert locust,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662247-6
    ISSN 2075-4450
    ISSN 2075-4450
    DOI 10.3390/insects13070579
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  7. Article: Neuraminsäure-Gehalt in Fischeiern verschiedener Entwicklungsstadien.

    Rahmann, Hinrich / Breer, Heinz

    Wilhelm Roux's archives of developmental biology

    2017  Volume 180, Issue 4, Page(s) 253–256

    Abstract: The content of neuraminic acid (NA) of different developmental stages of trout eggs was determined. 1. The total NA increases from about 13 μg NA per egg (6-8 weeks before spawning) to 50 μg directly before spawning until hatching. 2. In freshly hatched ... ...

    Title translation Neuraminic acid content of fish eggs during early ontogenesis.
    Abstract The content of neuraminic acid (NA) of different developmental stages of trout eggs was determined. 1. The total NA increases from about 13 μg NA per egg (6-8 weeks before spawning) to 50 μg directly before spawning until hatching. 2. In freshly hatched fish larvae the NA-content is decreased to about 40 per cent as compared with stages before hatching. 3. The ratio of bound to free NA decreases from values of about 13.5 (6-8 weeks before spawning) to 0.85-1.2 at the hatching-stage. 4. The bound NA is almost entirely bound to sialo-glycoproteins.
    Language German
    Publishing date 2017-03-16
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 191268-9
    ISSN 0340-0794
    ISSN 0340-0794
    DOI 10.1007/BF00848773
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  8. Article: Sensilla-Specific Expression of Odorant Receptors in the Desert Locust

    Jiang, Xingcong / Breer, Heinz / Pregitzer, Pablo

    Frontiers in physiology

    2019  Volume 10, Page(s) 1052

    Abstract: The desert ... ...

    Abstract The desert locust
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564217-0
    ISSN 1664-042X
    ISSN 1664-042X
    DOI 10.3389/fphys.2019.01052
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  9. Article ; Online: Expression of odorant-binding proteins in mouthpart palps of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.

    Pregitzer, P / Zielonka, M / Eichhorn, A-S / Jiang, X / Krieger, J / Breer, H

    Insect molecular biology

    2018  Volume 28, Issue 2, Page(s) 264–276

    Abstract: Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are essential molecular elements of the insect chemosensory system, which is composed of the antennae and the mouthpart palps (maxillary and labial). In this study, we have analysed the expression and the sensilla ... ...

    Abstract Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are essential molecular elements of the insect chemosensory system, which is composed of the antennae and the mouthpart palps (maxillary and labial). In this study, we have analysed the expression and the sensilla specificity of 14 OBP subtypes in the palps of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. The locust palps comprise only a low number of sensilla basiconica but a high number of sensilla chaetica. Employing a variety of approaches, we found that only a subset of the antennal OBP repertoire was expressed in both palp types. These OBPs were previously shown to be expressed either in sensilla basiconica or sensilla chaetica of the antennae. Comparing the expression pattern in the two chemosensory organs revealed similarities and differences; most remarkably, two OBP subtypes, OBP6 and OBP8, were found in both sensilla types on palps, whereas on the antennae they were solely expressed in one sensillum type. Together, the data indicate a differential, but partly overlapping, expression of OBPs in the two sensilla types of the palps. The differences in the expression pattern of OBP subtypes between antennae and palps might be indicative for distinct functions of the OBPs in the two chemosensory organs.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Female ; Grasshoppers/metabolism ; Insect Proteins/metabolism ; Male ; Mouth/metabolism ; Receptors, Odorant/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Insect Proteins ; Receptors, Odorant ; odorant-binding protein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-11-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 33602-6
    ISSN 1365-2583 ; 0962-1075
    ISSN (online) 1365-2583
    ISSN 0962-1075
    DOI 10.1111/imb.12548
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  10. Article ; Online: The sensory neurone membrane protein SNMP1 contributes to the sensitivity of a pheromone detection system.

    Pregitzer, P / Greschista, M / Breer, H / Krieger, J

    Insect molecular biology

    2014  Volume 23, Issue 6, Page(s) 733–742

    Abstract: Male moths detect female-released sex pheromones with extraordinary sensitivity. The remarkable sensory ability is based on a cooperative interplay of pheromone binding proteins in the lymph of hair-like sensilla trichodea and pheromone receptors in the ... ...

    Abstract Male moths detect female-released sex pheromones with extraordinary sensitivity. The remarkable sensory ability is based on a cooperative interplay of pheromone binding proteins in the lymph of hair-like sensilla trichodea and pheromone receptors in the dendrites of sensory neurones. Here we examined whether in Heliothis virescens the so-called 'sensory neurone membrane protein 1' (SNMP1) may contribute to responsiveness to the pheromone component, (Z)-11-hexadecenal (Z11-16:Ald). By means of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization we demonstrated that SNMP1 is in fact present in cells expressing the Z11-16:Ald receptor HR13 and the dendrites of sensory neurones. To assess a possible function of SNMP1 we monitored the responsiveness of cell lines that expressed HR13 alone or the combination SNMP1/HR13 to stimulation with Z11-16:Ald by calcium imaging. It was found that SNMP1/HR13 cells were 1000-fold more sensitive to pheromone stimulation compared with HR13 cells. In contrast, cells that expressed HR13 and the non-neuronal SNMP2-type showed no change in pheromone sensitivity. Overall, our reconstitution experiments demonstrate that the presence of SNMP1 significantly increases the HR13-based responsiveness of cells to Z11-16:Ald, suggesting that SNMP1 also contributes to the response of the antennal neurones and thus to the remarkable sensitivity of the pheromone detection system.
    MeSH term(s) Aldehydes/metabolism ; Animals ; Arthropod Antennae ; Carrier Proteins ; In Situ Hybridization ; Male ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Moths/physiology ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; Olfactory Receptor Neurons/metabolism ; Receptors, Pheromone/genetics ; Receptors, Pheromone/metabolism ; Sensilla/metabolism ; Sex Attractants/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Aldehydes ; Carrier Proteins ; Membrane Proteins ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; Receptors, Pheromone ; Sex Attractants ; sensory neuron membrane protein 1 ; 11-hexadecenal (53939-28-9)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 33602-6
    ISSN 1365-2583 ; 0962-1075
    ISSN (online) 1365-2583
    ISSN 0962-1075
    DOI 10.1111/imb.12119
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