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University of Kiel

EducationKiel, Germany
About: University of Kiel is a education organization based out in Kiel, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Transplantation. The organization has 27816 authors who have published 57114 publications receiving 2061802 citations. The organization is also known as: Christian Albrechts University & Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.


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TL;DR: Diagnostic computerized tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging are indicated in all patients with cystic lesion of the pancreas and in lesions with a suspicion of malignancy, otherwise organ preserving procedures may be considered.

411 citations

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TL;DR: Results demonstrate that the effects of AT2 receptor stimulation are mediated by BK and, subsequently, NO because they were abolished by B2 receptor blockade as well as by NO synthase inhibition and losartan increased aortic cGMP most likely by increasing plasma ANG II levels with a subsequent stimulation of At2 receptors.
Abstract: In the present study we tested the hypothesis whether an angiotensin AT2 receptor-mediated stimulation of the bradykinin (BK)/nitric oxide (NO) system can account for the effects of AT1 receptor antagonism on aortic cGMP described previously in SHRSP. Adult SHRSP were treated for 4 hours with angiotensin II (ANG II) (30 ng/kg per min IV) or vehicle (0.9% NaCl I.V.). Animals were pretreated with vehicle, losartan (100 mg/kg P.O.), PD 123319 (30 mg/kg I.V.), losartan plus PD 123319, icatibant (500 microg/kg I.V.), N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 1 mg/kg I.V.), or minoxidil (3 mg/kg I.V.). Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) was continuously monitored over the 4-hour experimental period, and plasma ANG II and aortic cGMP were measured by RIA at the end of the study. ANG II infusion over 4 hours raised MAP by about 20 mm Hg. Losartan alone or losartan plus ANG II as well as minoxidil plus ANG II markedly reduced blood pressure when compared to vehicle-treated or ANG II-treated animals, respectively. Plasma levels of ANG II were increased 2-fold by ANG II infusion alone or by ANG II in combination with icatibant, L-NAME, or minoxidil. The increase in plasma ANG II levels was even more pronounced after losartan treatment. Aortic cGMP content was significantly increased by ANG II, losartan, losartan plus ANG II, and minoxidil plus ANG II by 60%, 45%, 68%, and 52%, respectively (P<.05). The effects of ANG II and of losartan plus ANG II on aortic cGMP content were both blocked by cotreatment with the AT2 receptor antagonist PD 123319. Icatibant and L-NAME abolished the effects of ANG II on aortic cGMP. Our results demonstrate the following: (1) ANG II increases aortic cGMP by an AT2 receptor-mediated action because the effect could be prevented by an AT2 receptor antagonist; (2) the effect of ANG II was not secondary to blood pressure increase because it remained under reduction of MAP with minoxidil; (3) losartan increased aortic cGMP most likely by increasing plasma ANG II levels with a subsequent stimulation of AT2 receptors; and (4) the effects of AT2 receptor stimulation are mediated by BK and, subsequently, NO because they were abolished by B2 receptor blockade as well as by NO synthase inhibition.

411 citations

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TL;DR: Preliminary evidence suggests that a substantial proportion of patients in clinical remission for >1 year, without signs of active inflammation can remain in remission after stopping treatment, and there are insufficient data to make recommendations on when to stop anti-TNF therapy.

410 citations

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24 Mar 2011-Nature
TL;DR: It is anticipated that the experimental advance represented by the present study will be useful to study the ultrafast dynamics and microscopic mechanisms of electronic phenomena in a wide range of materials.
Abstract: Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) is widely used to study the electronic structure of crystalline solids such as high-temperature superconductors, topological insulators and graphene-based materials. Time-resolved ARPES has opened the door to the study of the response of such electronic features on ultrafast timescales. Now Rohwer et al. add a new dimension. Using high photon energies, they are able to study ultrafast dynamics at high momenta, at which some of the most interesting fundamental phenomena occur. Applying the technique to the charge density wave material 1T-TiSe2, they obtain stroboscopic images of the electronic band structure at high momentum and show that atomic-scale periodic long-scale order collapses on a surprisingly short timescale of 20 femtoseconds. This work reveals rapid response times in photoinduced properties that could stimulate research into new types of ultrafast switching device. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) is widely used to study the electronic structure of a wide range of correlated materials. Time-resolved ARPES allows the study of the response of such electronic features on ultrafast timescales; this paper now adds an exciting new dimension by using high photon energies that allow the study of ultrafast dynamics at high momenta, where often the most interesting fundamental phenomena occur. The technique is applied to the charge density wave material 1T-TiSe2 and it is shown with stroboscopic imaging of the electronic band structure at high momentum that atomic-scale periodic long-range order collapses on a surprisingly short timescale of 20 femtoseconds. Intense femtosecond (10−15 s) light pulses can be used to transform electronic, magnetic and structural order in condensed-matter systems on timescales of electronic and atomic motion1,2,3. This technique is particularly useful in the study4,5 and in the control6 of materials whose physical properties are governed by the interactions between multiple degrees of freedom. Time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy is in this context a direct and comprehensive, energy- and momentum-selective probe of the ultrafast processes that couple to the electronic degrees of freedom7,8,9,10. Previously, the capability of such studies to access electron momentum space away from zero momentum was, however, restricted owing to limitations of the available probing photon energy10,11. Here, using femtosecond extreme-ultraviolet pulses delivered by a high-harmonic-generation source, we use time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to measure the photoinduced vaporization of a charge-ordered state in the potential excitonic insulator 1T-TiSe2 (refs 12, 13). By way of stroboscopic imaging of electronic band dispersions at large momentum, in the vicinity of the edge of the first Brillouin zone, we reveal that the collapse of atomic-scale periodic long-range order happens on a timescale as short as 20 femtoseconds. The surprisingly fast response of the system is assigned to screening by the transient generation of free charge carriers. Similar screening scenarios are likely to be relevant in other photoinduced solid-state transitions and may generally determine the response times. Moreover, as electron states with large momenta govern fundamental electronic properties in condensed matter systems14, we anticipate that the experimental advance represented by the present study will be useful to study the ultrafast dynamics and microscopic mechanisms of electronic phenomena in a wide range of materials.

410 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Stefan Schreiber1781233138528
Jun Wang1661093141621
William J. Sandborn1621317108564
Jens Nielsen1491752104005
Tak W. Mak14880794871
Annette Peters1381114101640
Severine Vermeire134108676352
Peter M. Rothwell13477967382
Dusan Bruncko132104284709
Gideon Bella129130187905
Dirk Schadendorf1271017105777
Neal L. Benowitz12679260658
Thomas Schwarz12370154560
Meletios A. Dimopoulos122137171871
Christian Weber12277653842
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023197
2022421
20212,760
20202,643
20192,556
20182,247