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  1. Article ; Online: Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

    Teresa Mira Gruber / Laura Ortlieb / Wolfgang Henrich / Sylvia Mechsner

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 157, p

    Implications on Pregnancy and Outcome

    2022  Volume 157

    Abstract: Endometriosis (EM), especially deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and adenomyosis (AM), are known to cause pain and sterility in young women. More recently, they have also been described as risk factors for obstetric complications. While the ... ...

    Abstract Endometriosis (EM), especially deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and adenomyosis (AM), are known to cause pain and sterility in young women. More recently, they have also been described as risk factors for obstetric complications. While the pathophysiology is not yet completely understood, they seem to share a common origin: archimetrosis. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted to summarize the existing evidence on DIE and AM as risk factors for obstetric complications. Results: Preterm birth, caesarean section delivery (CS) and placental abnormalities are associated with the diagnosis of DIE and AM. Women with AM seem to experience more often hypertensive pregnancy disorders, premature rupture of membranes and their children are born with lower birth weights than in the control groups. However, many of the studies tried to evaluate AM, EM and DIE as separate risk factors. Moreover, often they did not adjust for important confounders such as multiple pregnancies, parity, mode of conception and maternal age. Therefore, prospective studies with larger numbers of cases and appropriate adjustment for confounders are needed to explore the pathophysiology and to prove causality.
    Keywords deep infiltrating endometriosis ; adenomyosis ; archimetrosis ; pregnancy outcome ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Glucose Levels of the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (oGTT) Can Predict Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Gestational Diabetes (GDM)

    Selina Balke / Petra Weid / Laura Fangmann / Paul Rostin / Wolfgang Henrich / Josefine Theresia Koenigbauer

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 3709, p

    2023  Volume 3709

    Abstract: Objectives and Background: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication defined as a glucose intolerance diagnosis during pregnancy. GDM is strongly associated with adverse fetal and maternal outcomes. In Germany, to screen and diagnose ... ...

    Abstract Objectives and Background: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication defined as a glucose intolerance diagnosis during pregnancy. GDM is strongly associated with adverse fetal and maternal outcomes. In Germany, to screen and diagnose GDM we use a 1 h 50 g oGCT (oral glucose challenge test) followed by a 2 h 75 g oGTT if the first was pathological. This analysis examines the correlation of 75 g oGTT glucose levels and fetomaternal outcome. Methods: Data from 1664 patients from a gestational diabetes consultation clinic at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Germany, were analyzed retrospectively from 2015 to 2022. The 75 g oGTT blood glucose levels were categorized into isolated fasting hyperglycemia (GDM-IFH), isolated post-load hyperglycemia (GDM-IPH) and combined hyperglycemia (GDM-CH), using the levels of the fasting, 1 h and 2 h values, after glucose application. These subtypes were compared based on their baseline characteristics as well as fetal and maternal outcome. Results: GDM-IFH and GDM-CH women displayed higher pre-conceptional BMI and required insulin therapy more frequently ( p < 0.001). The GDM-IFH group was at higher risk of having a primary cesarean section ( p = 0.047), while GDM-IPH women were significantly more likely to have an emergent cesarean section ( p = 0.013). The offspring of GDM-IFH and GDM-CH women were born with a significantly higher mean birthweight ( p < 0.001) and birth weight percentiles ( p < 0.001) and were at increased risk of being large for gestational age (LGA) ( p = 0.004). Women from the GDM-IPH group delivered significantly more neonates who were small for gestational age ( p = 0.027) or with low fetal weight <30th percentile ( p = 0.003). Conclusion: This analysis shows a strong association between the glucose response pattern in the 75 g oGTT and adverse perinatal fetomaternal outcome. The differences among the subgroups, specifically concerning insulin therapy, mode of delivery and fetal growth, suggest an individualized ...
    Keywords oGTT ; oral glucose tolerance test ; gestational diabetes ; GDM ; cesarean section ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Successful Prenatal Treatment of Cardiac Rhabdomyoma in a Fetus with Tuberous Sclerosis

    Joachim Carsten Will / Nina Siedentopf / Oliver Schmid / Teresa Mira Gruber / Wolfgang Henrich / Christoph Hertzberg / Bernhard Weschke

    Pediatric Reports, Vol 15, Iss 20, Pp 245-

    2023  Volume 253

    Abstract: Cardiac rhabdomyomas are a possible early manifestation of the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). They often regress spontaneously but may grow and cause cardiac dysfunction, threatening the child’s life. Treatment with rapalogs can stop the growth of ... ...

    Abstract Cardiac rhabdomyomas are a possible early manifestation of the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). They often regress spontaneously but may grow and cause cardiac dysfunction, threatening the child’s life. Treatment with rapalogs can stop the growth of these cardiac tumors and even make them shrink. Here, we present the case of a successful treatment of a cardiac rhabdomyoma in a fetus with TSC by administering sirolimus to the mother. The child’s father carries a TSC2 mutation and the family already had a child with TSC. After we confirmed the TSC diagnosis and growth of the tumor with impending heart failure, we started treatment at 27 weeks of gestation. Subsequently, the rhabdomyoma shrank and the ventricular function improved. The mother tolerated the treatment very well. Delivery was induced at 39 weeks and 1 day of gestation and proceeded without complications. The length, weight, and head circumference of the newborn were normal for the gestational age. Rapalog treatment was continued with everolimus. Metoprolol and vigabatrin were added because of ventricular preexcitation and epileptic discharges in the EEG, respectively. We provide the follow-up data on the child’s development in her first two years of life and discuss the efficacy and safety of this treatment.
    Keywords tuberous sclerosis ; rhabdomyoma ; heart failure ; fetal therapies ; sirolimus ; treatment outcome ; Medicine ; R ; Pediatrics ; RJ1-570
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: The impact of regional origin on the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in a multiethnic European cohort

    Grammata Kotzaeridi / Cécile Monod / Tina Linder / Daniel Eppel / Vera Seidel / Michael Feichtinger / Beatrice Mosimann / Valeria Filippi / Silke Wegener / Wolfgang Henrich / Andrea Tura / Christian S. Göbl

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    2024  Volume 11

    Abstract: IntroductionWomen with migration background present specific challenges related to risk stratification and care of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Therefore, this study aims to investigate the role of ethnic origin on the risk of developing GDM in a ...

    Abstract IntroductionWomen with migration background present specific challenges related to risk stratification and care of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Therefore, this study aims to investigate the role of ethnic origin on the risk of developing GDM in a multiethnic European cohort.MethodsPregnant women were included at a median gestational age of 12.9 weeks and assigned to the geographical regions of origin: Caucasian Europe (n = 731), Middle East and North Africa countries (MENA, n = 195), Asia (n = 127) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA, n = 48). At the time of recruitment maternal characteristics, glucometabolic parameters and dietary habits were assessed. An oral glucose tolerance test was performed in mid-gestation for GDM diagnosis.ResultsMothers with Caucasian ancestry were older and had higher blood pressure and an adverse lipoprotein profile as compared to non-Caucasian mothers, whereas non-Caucasian women (especially those from MENA countries) had a higher BMI and were more insulin resistant. Moreover, we found distinct dietary habits. Non-Caucasian mothers, especially those from MENA and Asian countries, had increased incidence of GDM as compared to the Caucasian population (OR 1.87, 95%CI 1.40 to 2.52, p < 0.001). Early gestational fasting glucose and insulin sensitivity were consistent risk factors across different ethnic populations, however, pregestational BMI was of particular importance in Asian mothers.DiscussionPrevalence of GDM was higher among women from MENA and Asian countries, who already showed adverse glucometabolic profiles at early gestation. Fasting glucose and early gestational insulin resistance (as well as higher BMI in women from Asia) were identified as important risk factors in Caucasian and non-Caucasian patients.
    Keywords gestational diabetes mellitus ; ethnicity ; risk prediction ; glucose levels ; migration ; risk stratification ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Prenatal diagnosis of SMPD4 loss - A neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, arthrogryposis and structural brain anomalies.

    Theresia, Koenigbauer Josefine / Wolfgang, Henrich / Gundula, Girschick / Michael, Entezami / Alexander, Weichert / Caroline, Gabrysch / Laura, Fangmann / Rabih, Chaoui / Heinz-Peter, Gabriel

    Prenatal diagnosis

    2023  Volume 43, Issue 3, Page(s) 284–287

    Abstract: SMPD4 loss is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to severe mental and physical disability and early death in infancy. Most cases of this genetic condition have been diagnosed postnatally. This article focuses on the prenatal findings of ... ...

    Abstract SMPD4 loss is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to severe mental and physical disability and early death in infancy. Most cases of this genetic condition have been diagnosed postnatally. This article focuses on the prenatal findings of affected fetuses. The phenotypes can include growth restriction, arthrogryposis (clenched hands, foot deformity), as well as cerebral abnormalities (simplified gyral pattern/lissencephaly, cerebellar hypoplasia, corpus callosum deformity). SMPD4 loss is detectable via exome sequencing. Here, two fetuses displayed a homozygotic pathogen variant in the SMPD4 gene, encoding for the enzyme Sphingomyelinase-4. Both parents were heterozygous carriers of the pathogenic variant. On detection of the above mentioned signs exome sequencing is indicated, with focus on the SMPD4 gene.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Arthrogryposis/diagnostic imaging ; Arthrogryposis/genetics ; Cerebellum ; Microcephaly/diagnostic imaging ; Microcephaly/genetics ; Neurodevelopmental Disorders ; Prenatal Diagnosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 82031-3
    ISSN 1097-0223 ; 0197-3851
    ISSN (online) 1097-0223
    ISSN 0197-3851
    DOI 10.1002/pd.6324
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  6. Article ; Online: Optimized RNA isolation of FFPE uterine scar tissues for RNA expression analyses delineated by laser microdissection

    Alexander Paping / Clara Basler / Rebecca C Rancourt / Loreen Ehrlich / Kerstin Melchior / Wolfgang Henrich / Thorsten Braun

    BioTechniques, Vol 72, Iss 6, Pp 273-

    2022  Volume 278

    Abstract: Samples for histological analyses are often formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) and slide-mounted, which complicates RNA extraction for many downstream molecular applications. Furthermore, when the region of interest is extremely small due to ... ...

    Abstract Samples for histological analyses are often formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) and slide-mounted, which complicates RNA extraction for many downstream molecular applications. Furthermore, when the region of interest is extremely small due to isolation with laser microdissection (LMD), extracting RNA of adequate quality and quantity is difficult. We describe an optimized protocol for maximizing RNA output from FFPE tissue devised to identify and analyze gene expression of human maternal uterine scar tissue obtained from uterotomy scars resulting from prior cesarean deliveries. Gomori trichrome staining allowed for region identification for LMD. Successful RNA isolation, reverse transcription and, importantly, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) were performed. This report provides an optimized step-by-step protocol yielding sufficient RNA for qRT-PCR analyses from challenging tissue/LMD-FFPE samples.
    Keywords FFPE ; laser microdissection ; LMD ; qRT-PCR ; RNA expression ; RNA isolation ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Future Science Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: Maternal but Not Paternal High-Fat Diet (HFD) Exposure at Conception Predisposes for ‘Diabesity’ in Offspring Generations

    Karen Schellong / Kerstin Melchior / Thomas Ziska / Rebecca C. Rancourt / Wolfgang Henrich / Andreas Plagemann

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 4229, p

    2020  Volume 4229

    Abstract: While environmental epigenetics mainly focuses on xenobiotic endocrine disruptors, dietary composition might be one of the most important environmental exposures for epigenetic modifications, perhaps even for offspring generations. We performed a large- ... ...

    Abstract While environmental epigenetics mainly focuses on xenobiotic endocrine disruptors, dietary composition might be one of the most important environmental exposures for epigenetic modifications, perhaps even for offspring generations. We performed a large-scale rat study on key phenotypic consequences from parental (F0) high-caloric, high-fat diet (HFD) food intake, precisely and specifically at mating/conception, focusing on ‘diabesity’ risk in first- (F1) and second- (F2) generation offspring of both sexes. F0 rats (maternal or paternal, respectively) received HFD overfeeding, starting six weeks prior to mating with normally fed control rats. The maternal side F1 offspring of both sexes developed a ‘diabesity’ predisposition throughout life (obesity, hyperleptinemia, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance), while no respective alterations occurred in the paternal side F1 offspring, neither in males nor in females. Mating the maternal side F1 females with control males under standard feeding conditions led, again, to a ‘diabesity’ predisposition in the F2 generation, which, however, was less pronounced than in the F1 generation. Our observations speak in favor of the critical impact of maternal but not paternal metabolism around the time frame of reproduction for offspring metabolic health over generations. Such fundamental phenotypic observations should be carefully considered in front of detailed molecular epigenetic approaches on eventual mechanisms.
    Keywords developmental/perinatal programming ; maternal and paternal overnutrition ; high-fat diet ; intergenerational effects ; obesity ; diabetes ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 590
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Feasibility of Umbilical Cord Blood Collection in Neonates at Risk of Brain Damage—A Step Toward Autologous Cell Therapy for a High-risk Population

    Angela Segler / Thorsten Braun / Hendrik Stefan Fischer / Ricarda Dukatz / Claire-Rachel Weiss / Alexander Schwickert / Carsten Jäger / Christoph Bührer / Wolfgang Henrich

    Cell Transplantation, Vol

    2021  Volume 30

    Abstract: Evidence for umbilical cord blood (UCB) cell therapies as a potential intervention for neurological diseases is emerging. To date, most existing trials worked with allogenic cells, as the collection of autologous UCB from high-risk patients is ... ...

    Abstract Evidence for umbilical cord blood (UCB) cell therapies as a potential intervention for neurological diseases is emerging. To date, most existing trials worked with allogenic cells, as the collection of autologous UCB from high-risk patients is challenging. In obstetric emergencies the collection cannot be planned. In preterm infants, late cord clamping and anatomic conditions may reduce the availability. The aim of the present study was to assess the feasibility of UCB collection in neonates at increased risk of brain damage. Infants from four high-risk groups were included: newborns with perinatal hypoxemia, gestational age (GA) ≤30 + 0 weeks and/or birthweight <1,500 g, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), or monochorionic twins with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Feasibility of collection, quantity and quality of obtained UCB [total nucleated cell count (TNC), volume, sterility, and cell viability], and neonatal outcome were assessed. UCB collection was successful in 141 of 177 enrolled patients (hypoxemia n = 10; GA ≤30 + 0 weeks n = 54; IUGR n = 71; TTTS n = 6). Twenty-six cases were missed. The amount of missed cases per month declined over the time. Volume of collected UCB ranged widely (median: 24.5 ml, range: 5.0–102 ml) and contained a median of 0.77 × 10 8 TNC (range: 0.01–13.0 × 10 8 ). TNC and UCB volume correlated significantly with GA. A total of 10.7% (19/177) of included neonates developed brain lesions. To conclude, collection of UCB in neonates at high risk of brain damage is feasible with a multidisciplinary approach and intensive training. High prevalence of brain damage makes UCB collection worthwhile. Collected autologous UCB from mature neonates harbors a sufficient cell count for potential therapy. However, quality and quantity of obtained UCB are critical for potential therapy in preterm infants. Therefore, for extremely preterm infants alternative cell sources such as UCB tissue should be investigated for autologous treatment options because of the low yield of UCB.
    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher SAGE Publishing
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: Visceral Adipose Tissue Inflammatory Factors (TNF-Alpha, SOCS3) in Gestational Diabetes (GDM)

    Rebecca C. Rancourt / Raffael Ott / Thomas Ziska / Karen Schellong / Kerstin Melchior / Wolfgang Henrich / Andreas Plagemann

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 21, Iss 2, p

    Epigenetics as a Clue in GDM Pathophysiology

    2020  Volume 479

    Abstract: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is among the most challenging diseases in westernized countries, affecting mother and child, immediately and in later life. Obesity is a major risk factor for GDM. However, the impact visceral obesity and related epigenetics ... ...

    Abstract Gestational diabetes (GDM) is among the most challenging diseases in westernized countries, affecting mother and child, immediately and in later life. Obesity is a major risk factor for GDM. However, the impact visceral obesity and related epigenetics play for GDM etiopathogenesis have hardly been considered so far. Our recent findings within the prospective ‘EaCH’ cohort study of women with GDM or normal glucose tolerance (NGT), showed the role, critical factors of insulin resistance (i.e., adiponectin, insulin receptor) may have for GDM pathophysiology with epigenetically modified expression in subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral (VAT) adipose tissues. Here we investigated the expression and promoter methylation of key inflammatory candidates, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) in maternal adipose tissues collected during caesarian section (GDM, n = 19; NGT, n = 22). The mRNA expression of TNF-α and SOCS3 was significantly increased in VAT, but not in SAT, of GDM patients vs. NGT, accompanied by specific alterations of respective promoter methylation patterns. In conclusion, we propose a critical role of VAT and visceral obesity for the pathogenesis of GDM, with epigenetic alterations of the expression of inflammatory factors as a potential factor.
    Keywords gestational diabetes mellitus ; epigenetics ; dna methylation ; tnf-α ; socs3 ; adipose tissue ; mrna expression ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article ; Online: Recurrence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

    Grammata Kotzaeridi / Julia Blätter / Daniel Eppel / Ingo Rosicky / Veronica Falcone / Gabriela Adamczyk / Tina Linder / Gülen Yerlikaya-Schatten / Karen Weisshaupt / Wolfgang Henrich / Andrea Tura / Christian S. Göbl

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 4794, p

    To Assess Glucose Metabolism and Clinical Risk Factors at the Beginning of a Subsequent Pregnancy

    2021  Volume 4794

    Abstract: Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at high risk of developing hyperglycemia in a subsequent pregnancy. This study aimed to assess parameters of glucose metabolism at the beginning of a subsequent pregnancy in women with a ... ...

    Abstract Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at high risk of developing hyperglycemia in a subsequent pregnancy. This study aimed to assess parameters of glucose metabolism at the beginning of a subsequent pregnancy in women with a history of GDM. This prospective cohort study included 706 women who had at least one previous pregnancy (120 with prior GDM and 586 without GDM history). All study participants received a broad risk evaluation and laboratory testing at the beginning of a subsequent pregnancy and were followed up until delivery to assess GDM status, risk factors for GDM recurrence, and pregnancy outcomes. Women with a history of GDM exhibited lower insulin sensitivity and subtle impairments in β-cell function associated with subclinical hyperglycemia already at the beginning of a subsequent pregnancy compared to women without GDM history. This was associated with a markedly increased risk for the later development of GDM (OR: 6.59, 95% CI 4.34 to 10.09, p < 0.001). Early gestational fasting glucose and HbA1c were identified as the most important predictors. Mothers with a history of GDM showed marked alterations in glucose metabolism at the beginning of a subsequent pregnancy, which explains the high prevalence of GDM recurrence in these women.
    Keywords gestational diabetes mellitus ; GDM recurrence ; hyperglycemia ; pregnancy ; epidemiology ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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