@article{BassamHeschelerTemizArtmannetal.2012, author = {Bassam, Rasha and Hescheler, J{\"u}rgen and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Artmann, Gerhard and Digel, Ilya}, title = {Effects of spermine NONOate and ATP on the thermal stability of hemoglobin}, series = {BMC Biophysics}, volume = {5}, journal = {BMC Biophysics}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, address = {London}, issn = {2046-1682}, doi = {10.1186/2046-1682-5-16}, pages = {Art. 16}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Background Minor changes in protein structure induced by small organic and inorganic molecules can result in significant metabolic effects. The effects can be even more profound if the molecular players are chemically active and present in the cell in considerable amounts. The aim of our study was to investigate effects of a nitric oxide donor (spermine NONOate), ATP and sodium/potassium environment on the dynamics of thermal unfolding of human hemoglobin (Hb). The effect of these molecules was examined by means of circular dichroism spectrometry (CD) in the temperature range between 25°C and 70°C. The alpha-helical content of buffered hemoglobin samples (0.1 mg/ml) was estimated via ellipticity change measurements at a heating rate of 1°C/min. Results Major results were: 1) spermine NONOate persistently decreased the hemoglobin unfolding temperature T u irrespectively of the Na + /K + environment, 2) ATP instead increased the unfolding temperature by 3°C in both sodium-based and potassium-based buffers and 3) mutual effects of ATP and NO were strongly influenced by particular buffer ionic compositions. Moreover, the presence of potassium facilitated a partial unfolding of alpha-helical structures even at room temperature. Conclusion The obtained data might shed more light on molecular mechanisms and biophysics involved in the regulation of protein activity by small solutes in the cell.}, language = {en} } @article{DigelTemizArtmann2011, author = {Digel, Ilya and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l}, title = {The emperor's new body : seeking for a blueprint of limb regeneration in humans}, series = {Stem cell engineering : principles and applications / Gerhard M. Artmann ... eds.}, journal = {Stem cell engineering : principles and applications / Gerhard M. Artmann ... eds.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-642-11864-7}, pages = {3 -- 37}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @book{Artmann2011, author = {Artmann, Gerhard}, title = {Stem cell engineering : principles and applications / Gerhard M. Artmann ... eds.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-642-11864-7}, pages = {XLI, 541 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @article{Digel2011, author = {Digel, Ilya}, title = {Primary thermosensory events in cells}, series = {Transient receptor potential channels / Md. Shahidul Islam, ed.}, journal = {Transient receptor potential channels / Md. Shahidul Islam, ed.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Dordrecht [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-94-007-0264-6}, pages = {451 -- 468}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @article{GutheilBergGrotendorst2012, author = {Gutheil, Inge and Berg, Tommy and Grotendorst, Johannes}, title = {Performance Analysis of Parallel Eigensolvers of two Libraries on BlueGene/P}, series = {Journal of Mathematics and Systems Science}, volume = {2}, journal = {Journal of Mathematics and Systems Science}, number = {4}, publisher = {David Publishing}, address = {Libertyville}, issn = {2159-5291}, doi = {10.17265/2159-5291/2012.04.003}, pages = {231 -- 236}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Many applications in computational science and engineering require the computation of eigenvalues and vectors of dense symmetric or Hermitian matrices. For example, in DFT (density functional theory) calculations on modern supercomputers 10\% to 30\% of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of huge dense matrices have to be calculated. Therefore, performance and parallel scaling of the used eigensolvers is of upmost interest. In this article different routines of the linear algebra packages ScaLAPACK and Elemental for parallel solution of the symmetric eigenvalue problem are compared concerning their performance on the BlueGene/P supercomputer. Parameters for performance optimization are adjusted for the different data distribution methods used in the two libraries. It is found that for all test cases the new library Elemental which uses a two-dimensional element by element distribution of the matrices to the processors shows better performance than the old ScaLAPACK library which uses a block-cyclic distribution.}, language = {en} } @article{Grotendorst2012, author = {Grotendorst, Johannes}, title = {IAS Winter School: Hierarchical Methods for Dynamics in Complex Molecular Systems}, series = {Innovatives Supercomputing in Deutschland : inSiDE. 10 (2012), H. 1}, journal = {Innovatives Supercomputing in Deutschland : inSiDE. 10 (2012), H. 1}, publisher = {-}, pages = {104}, year = {2012}, language = {en} } @book{Grotendorst2012, author = {Grotendorst, Johannes}, title = {Hierarchical methods for dynamics in complex molecular systems : IAS Winter School, 5 - 9 March 2012, Forschungszentrum J{\"u}lich GmbH ; lecture notes / ed. by Johannes Grotendorst, Godehard Sutmann, Gerhard Gompper, Dominik Marx}, publisher = {Forschungszentrum J{\"u}lich}, address = {J{\"u}lich}, isbn = {978-3-89336-768-9}, pages = {VI, 540 S. zahlr. Ill. u. graph. Darst.}, year = {2012}, language = {en} } @article{BohrnStuetzFleischeretal.2013, author = {Bohrn, Ulrich and St{\"u}tz, Evamaria and Fleischer, Maximilian and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Wagner, Patrick}, title = {Using a cell-based gas biosensor for investigation of adverse effects of acetone vapors in vitro}, series = {Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 40 (2013), H. 1}, journal = {Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 40 (2013), H. 1}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {0956-5663}, pages = {393 -- 400}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kotliar2008, author = {Kotliar, Konstantin}, title = {Functional in-vivo assessment and biofluidmechanical analysis of age-related and pathological microstructural changes in retinal vessels [Elektronische Ressource]}, publisher = {-}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @article{AtlasBrealeyDharetal.2012, author = {Atlas, Glen and Brealey, David and Dhar, Sunil and Dikta, Gerhard and Singer, Meryvn}, title = {Additional hemodynamic measurements with an esophageal Doppler monitor: a preliminary report of compliance, force, kinetic energy, and afterload in the clinical setting}, series = {Journal of clinical monitoring and computing}, journal = {Journal of clinical monitoring and computing}, number = {26}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {London}, isbn = {1573-2614}, doi = {10.1007/s10877-012-9386-5}, pages = {473 -- 482}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The esophageal Doppler monitor (EDM) is a minimally-invasive hemodynamic device which evaluates both cardiac output (CO), and fluid status, by estimating stroke volume (SV) and calculating heart rate (HR). The measurement of these parameters is based upon a continuous and accurate approximation of distal thoracic aortic blood flow. Furthermore, the peak velocity (PV) and mean acceleration (MA), of aortic blood flow at this anatomic location, are also determined by the EDM. The purpose of this preliminary report is to examine additional clinical hemodynamic calculations of: compliance (C), kinetic energy (KE), force (F), and afterload (TSVRi). These data were derived using both velocity-based measurements, provided by the EDM, as well as other contemporaneous physiologic parameters. Data were obtained from anesthetized patients undergoing surgery or who were in a critical care unit. A graphical inspection of these measurements is presented and discussed with respect to each patient's clinical situation. When normalized to each of their initial values, F and KE both consistently demonstrated more discriminative power than either PV or MA. The EDM offers additional applications for hemodynamic monitoring. Further research regarding the accuracy, utility, and limitations of these parameters is therefore indicated.}, language = {en} }