TY - JOUR A1 - Waldvogel, Janice A1 - Freyler, Kathrin A1 - Helm, Michael A1 - Monti, Elena A1 - Stäudle, Benjamin A1 - Gollhofer, Albert A1 - Narici, Marco V. A1 - Ritzmann, Ramona A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Changes in gravity affect neuromuscular control, biomechanics, and muscle-tendon mechanics in energy storage and dissipation tasks JF - Journal of Applied Physiology N2 - This study evaluates neuromechanical control and muscle-tendon interaction during energy storage and dissipation tasks in hypergravity. During parabolic flights, while 17 subjects performed drop jumps (DJs) and drop landings (DLs), electromyography (EMG) of the lower limb muscles was combined with in vivo fascicle dynamics of the gastrocnemius medialis, two-dimensional (2D) kinematics, and kinetics to measure and analyze changes in energy management. Comparisons were made between movement modalities executed in hypergravity (1.8 G) and gravity on ground (1 G). In 1.8 G, ankle dorsiflexion, knee joint flexion, and vertical center of mass (COM) displacement are lower in DJs than in DLs; within each movement modality, joint flexion amplitudes and COM displacement demonstrate higher values in 1.8 G than in 1 G. Concomitantly, negative peak ankle joint power, vertical ground reaction forces, and leg stiffness are similar between both movement modalities (1.8 G). In DJs, EMG activity in 1.8 G is lower during the COM deceleration phase than in 1 G, thus impairing quasi-isometric fascicle behavior. In DLs, EMG activity before and during the COM deceleration phase is higher, and fascicles are stretched less in 1.8 G than in 1 G. Compared with the situation in 1 G, highly task-specific neuromuscular activity is diminished in 1.8 G, resulting in fascicle lengthening in both movement modalities. Specifically, in DJs, a high magnitude of neuromuscular activity is impaired, resulting in altered energy storage. In contrast, in DLs, linear stiffening of the system due to higher neuromuscular activity combined with lower fascicle stretch enhances the buffering function of the tendon, and thus the capacity to safely dissipate energy. KW - electromyography KW - locomotion KW - overload KW - stretch-shortening cycle KW - ultrasound Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00279.2022 SN - 1522-1601 (Onlineausgabe) SN - 8750-7587 (Druckausgabe) VL - 134 IS - 1 SP - 190 EP - 202 PB - American Physiological Society CY - Bethesda, Md. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Aggeloussis, Nickos A1 - Giannakou, Erasmia A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Arampatzis, Adamantios T1 - Reproducibility of fascicle length and pennation angle of gastrocnemius medialis in human gait in vivo JF - Gait and Posture N2 - The purpose of the current study was to examine the reproducibility of fascicle length and pennation angle of gastrocnemius medialis while human walking. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of the reproducibility of fascicle length and pennation angle of gastrocnemius medialis in vivo during human gait. Twelve males performed 10 gait trials on a treadmill, in 2 separate days. B-mode ultrasonography, with the ultrasound probe firmly adjusted in the transverse and frontal planes using a special cast, was used to measure the fascicle length and the pennation angle of the gastrocnemius medialis (GM). A Vicon 624 system with three cameras operating at 120 Hz was also used to record the ankle and knee joint angles. The results showed that measurements of fascicle length and pennation angle showed high reproducibility during the gait cycle, both within the same day and between different days. Moreover, the root mean square differences between the repeated waveforms of both variables were very small, compared with their ranges (fascicle length: RMS = ∼3 mm, range: 38–63 mm; pennation angle: RMS = ∼1.5°, range: 22–32°). However, their reproducibility was lower compared to the joint angles. It was found that representative data have to be derived by a wide number of gait trials (fascicle length ∼six trials, pennation angle more than 10 trials), to assure the reliability of the fascicle length and pennation angle in human gait. Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.08.249 SN - 0966-6362 VL - 31 IS - 1 SP - 73 EP - 77 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Arampatzis, Adamantios A1 - Peper, Andreas A1 - Bierbaum, Stefanie A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Plasticity of human Achilles tendon mechanical and morphological properties in response to cyclic strain JF - Journal of Biomechanics N2 - The purpose of the current study in combination with our previous published data (Arampatzis et al., 2007) was to examine the effects of a controlled modulation of strain magnitude and strain frequency applied to the Achilles tendon on the plasticity of tendon mechanical and morphological properties. Eleven male adults (23.9±2.2 yr) participated in the study. The participants exercised one leg at low magnitude tendon strain (2.97±0.47%), and the other leg at high tendon strain magnitude (4.72±1.08%) of similar frequency (0.5 Hz, 1 s loading, 1 s relaxation) and exercise volume (integral of the plantar flexion moment over time) for 14 weeks, 4 days per week, 5 sets per session. The exercise volume was similar to the intervention of our earlier study (0.17 Hz frequency; 3 s loading, 3 s relaxation) allowing a direct comparison of the results. Before and after the intervention ankle joint moment has been measured by a dynamometer, tendon–aponeurosis elongation by ultrasound and cross-sectional area of the Achilles tendon by magnet resonance images (MRI). We found a decrease in strain at a given tendon force, an increase in tendon–aponeurosis stiffness and tendon elastic modulus of the Achilles tendon only in the leg exercised at high strain magnitude. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the Achilles tendon did not show any statistically significant (P>0.05) differences to the pre-exercise values in both legs. The results indicate a superior improvement in tendon properties (stiffness, elastic modulus and CSA) at the low frequency (0.17 Hz) compared to the high strain frequency (0.5 Hz) protocol. These findings provide evidence that the strain magnitude applied to the Achilles tendon should exceed the value, which occurs during habitual activities to trigger adaptational effects and that higher tendon strain duration per contraction leads to superior tendon adaptational responses. Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.08.014 SN - 0021-9290 VL - 43 IS - 16 SP - 3073 EP - 3079 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Herssens, Nolan A1 - Cowburn, James A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Braunstein, Bjoern A1 - Cazzola, Dario A1 - Colyer, Steffi A1 - Minetti, Alberto E. A1 - Pavei, Gaspare A1 - Rittweger, Jörn A1 - Weber, Tobias A1 - Green, David A. ED - Cattaneo, Luigi T1 - Movement in low gravity environments (MoLo) programme – the MoLo-L.O.O.P. study protocol JF - PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science N2 - Exposure to prolonged periods in microgravity is associated with deconditioning of the musculoskeletal system due to chronic changes in mechanical stimulation. Given astronauts will operate on the Lunar surface for extended periods of time, it is critical to quantify both external (e.g., ground reaction forces) and internal (e.g., joint reaction forces) loads of relevant movements performed during Lunar missions. Such knowledge is key to predict musculoskeletal deconditioning and determine appropriate exercise countermeasures associated with extended exposure to hypogravity. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278051 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 17 IS - 11 PB - Plos CY - San Francisco ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kolditz, Melanie A1 - Albin, Thivaharan A1 - Abel, Dirk A1 - Fasse, Alessandro A1 - Brüggemann, Gert-Peter A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Evaluation of foot position and orientation as manipulated variables to control external knee adduction moments in leg extension training JF - Computer methods and programs in biomedicine N2 - Background and Objective Effective leg extension training at a leg press requires high forces, which need to be controlled to avoid training-induced damage. In order to avoid high external knee adduction moments, which are one reason for unphysiological loadings on knee joint structures, both training movements and the whole reaction force vector need to be observed. In this study, the applicability of lateral and medial changes in foot orientation and position as possible manipulated variables to control external knee adduction moments is investigated. As secondary parameters both the medio-lateral position of the center of pressure and the frontal-plane orientation of the reaction force vector are analyzed. Methods Knee adduction moments are estimated using a dynamic model of the musculoskeletal system together with the measured reaction force vector and the motion of the subject by solving the inverse kinematic and dynamic problem. Six different foot conditions with varying positions and orientations of the foot in a static leg press are evaluated and compared to a neutral foot position. Results Both lateral and medial wedges under the foot and medial and lateral shifts of the foot can influence external knee adduction moments in the presented study with six healthy subjects. Different effects are observed with the varying conditions: the pose of the leg is changed and the direction and center of pressure of the reaction force vector is influenced. Each effect results in a different direction or center of pressure of the reaction force vector. Conclusions The results allow the conclusion that foot position and orientation can be used as manipulated variables in a control loop to actively control knee adduction moments in leg extension training. KW - External knee adduction moments KW - Manipulated variables KW - Inverse dynamic problem KW - Inverse kinematic problem KW - Musculoskeletal model Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.09.005 SN - 0169-2607 N1 - Part of special issue: "SI: Personalised Models and System Identification" VL - 171 SP - 81 EP - 86 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Hanssen, Henner A1 - Eberhardt, Karla A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Schmaderer, Christoph A1 - Halle, Martin A1 - Heemann, Uwe A1 - Baumann, M. T1 - Retinal pulse wave velocity in young male normotensive and mildly hypertensive subjects JF - Microcirculation Y1 - 2013 SN - 1549-8719 N1 - Accepted Article (Accepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in future.) PB - Wiley CY - Malden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feucht, Nikolaus A1 - Schönbach, Etienne Michael A1 - Lanzl, Ines A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lohmann, Chris Patrick A1 - Maier, Mathias T1 - Changes in the foveal microstructure after intravitreal bevacizumab application in patients with retinal vascular disease JF - Clinical Ophthalmology Y1 - 2013 SN - 1177-5483 VL - 7 SP - 173 EP - 178 PB - Dove Medical Press CY - Auckland, New Zealand ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. T1 - Can vascular function be assessed by the interpretation of retinal vascular diameter changes? JF - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS. 52 (2011), H. 1 Y1 - 2011 SN - 0146-0404 SP - 635 EP - 636 PB - ARVO CY - Rockville, Md. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Mücke, Bruno A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Schilling, Rudolf T1 - Effect of aging on retinal artery blood column diameter measured along the vessel axis / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Mücke, Bruno ; Vilser, Walthard ; Schilling, Rudolf ; Lanzl, Ines M. JF - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS. 49 (2008), H. 5 Y1 - 2008 SN - 0146-0404 SP - 2094 EP - 2102 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Hanssen, Henner A1 - Eberhardt, Karla A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Halle, Martin A1 - Heemann, Uwe A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno A1 - Baumann, Marcus T1 - Does increased blood pressure rather than aging influence retinal pulse wave velocity? JF - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS N2 - Purpose: It was demonstrated previously that retinal pulse wave velocity (rPWV) as a measure of retinal arterial stiffness is increased in aged anamnestically healthy volunteers compared with young healthy subjects. Using novel methodology of rPWV assessment this finding was confirmed and investigated whether it might relate to the increased blood pressure usually accompanying the aging process, rather than to the aging itself. Methods: A total of 12 young 25.5-year-old (24.0–28.8) [median(1st quartile–3rd quartile)] and 12 senior 68.5-year-old (63.8–71.8) anamnestically healthy volunteers; and 12 senior 63.0-year-old (60.8–65.0) validated healthy volunteers and 12 young 33.0-year-old (29.5–35.0) hypertensive patients were examined. Time-dependent alterations of vessel diameter were assessed by the Dynamic Vessel Analyzer in a retinal artery of each subject. The data were filtered and processed using mathematical signal analysis and rPWVs were calculated. Results: rPWV amounted to 1200 (990-1470) RU (relative units)/s in the hypertensive group and to 1040 (700-2230) RU/s in anamnestically healthy seniors. These differed significantly from rPWVs in young healthy group (410 [280–500] RU/s) and in validated healthy seniors (400 [320–510] RU/s). rPWV associated with age and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in the pooled cohort excluded validated healthy seniors. In a regression model these associations remain when alternately adjusted for MAP and age. When including validated healthy seniors in the pooled cohort only association with MAP remains. Conclusions: Both aging (with not excluded cardiovascular risk factors) and mild hypertension are associated with elevated rPWV. rPWV increases to a similar extent both in young mildly hypertensive subjects and in aged anamnestically healthy persons. Healthy aging is not associated with increased rPWV. Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-8815 SN - 0146-0404 VL - 53 IS - 4 SP - 2119 EP - 2126 PB - ARVO CY - Rockville, Md. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hanssen, H. A1 - Nickel, T. A1 - Drexel, V. A1 - Hertel, G. A1 - Emslander, I. A1 - Sisic, Z. A1 - Lorang, D. A1 - Schuster, T. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Pressler, A. A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A. A1 - Weis, M. A1 - Halle, M. T1 - Exercise-induced alterations of retinal vessel diameters and cardiovascular risk reduction in obesity JF - Atherosclerosis Y1 - 2011 SN - 0021-9150 VL - 216 IS - 2 SP - 433 EP - 439 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Koshitz, I. N. A1 - Svetlowa, O. V. A1 - Makarov, F. N. T1 - Biomechanical analysis of traditional and contemporary conceptions on pathogenesis of the primary open angle glaucoma / Koshitz, I. N. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Makarov, F. N. ; Smolnikov, B. A. JF - Glaukoma (2005) Y1 - 2005 N1 - Original in Russisch SP - 41 EP - 63 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Svetlova, O. V. A1 - Stegaev, V. A. A1 - Parkhomov, S. D. T1 - Biomechanical substantiation of relatively low efficiency of recurrent laser trabeculoplasty / Svetlova, O. V. ; Stagaev, V. A. ; Parkhomov, S. D. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Makarov, F. N. ; Smolnikov, B. A. ; Koshitz, I. N. JF - Glaukoma (2004) Y1 - 2004 N1 - Original in Russisch SP - 29 EP - 39 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Svetlova, O. V. A1 - Sourjikov, A. V. A1 - Zaseeva, M. V. T1 - Biomechanical peculiarities of aqueous humor production system and outflow regulation system / Svetlova, O. V. ; Sourjikov, A. V. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shukhaev, S. V. ; Koshitz, I. N. JF - Glaukoma (2004) Y1 - 2004 N1 - Original in Russisch SP - 66 EP - 76 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Svetlova, O. V. A1 - Makarov, F. N. A1 - Zaseeva, M. V. T1 - Morfologicheskie i funktsional'nye osobennosti resnichnogo poiaska khrustalika kak kliuchevogo ispolnitel'nogo zvena v mekhanizme akkommodatsii glaza cheloveka = Morpho-functional characteristics of lens ciliary body as a key mechanism of accommodation in JF - Morfologiia (Saint Petersburg, Russia). 123 (2003), H. 3 Y1 - 2003 SN - 1026-3543 N1 - Original in Russisch, English abstract SP - 7 EP - 16 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Volkov, V. V. A1 - Koshits, I. N. A1 - Svetlova, O. V. T1 - Biomekhanicheskie osobennosti vzaimodeĭstviia drenazhno i akkomodatsionnoĭ reguliatornykh sistem glaza v norme i pri kontuzionnom podvyvikhe khrustalika / Volkov, V. V. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Koshits, I. n. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Smol´nikov, B. A. JF - Vestnik oftalmologii. 113 (1997), H. 3 Y1 - 1997 SN - 0042-465X N1 - Titelübersetzung: Biomechanical characteristics of interactions between the drainage and accommodation regulatory systems of the eye in health and in contusion lens subluxation ; Original in Russisch, English abstract SP - 5 EP - 7 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mikielewicz, Marek A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Barraquer, Rafael I. A1 - Michael, Ralph T1 - Air-pulse corneal applanation signal curve parameters for the characterisation of keratoconus JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology (eBJO) Y1 - 2011 SN - 1468-2079 VL - 95 IS - 6 SP - 793 EP - 798 PB - BMJ Publ. Group CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Baumann, Marcus A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. T1 - Pulse wave velocity in retinal arteries of healthy volunteers JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology (eBJO) Y1 - 2011 SN - 1468-2079 VL - 95 IS - 11 SP - 675 EP - 679 PB - BMJ Publ. Group CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A. A1 - Sitnikova, Diana A1 - Ali, Mohammad A1 - Blume, Katharina A1 - Halle, Martin A1 - Hansser, Henner T1 - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in obesity: A methodological approach JF - Microvascular Research Y1 - 2011 SN - 0026-2862 VL - 81 IS - 1 SP - 123 EP - 128 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dashevsky, Alexey V. A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Non-penetrating intracanalicular partial trabeculectomy via the ostia of Schlemm's canal JF - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Y1 - 2011 SN - 0721-832x VL - 249 IS - 4 SP - 565 EP - 573 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Baumann, Marcus A1 - Schwarz, Sonja A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Eynatten, Maximilian von A1 - Trucksaess, Arno A1 - Burckhardt, Klaus A1 - Lutz, Jens A1 - Heemann, Uwe A1 - Lanzl, Ines T1 - Non-diabetic chronic kidney disease influences retinal microvasculature JF - Kidney and Blood Pressure Research Y1 - 2009 SN - 1423-0143 VL - 32 IS - 6 SP - 428 EP - 433 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Burkhardt, Klaus A1 - Schwarz, Sonja A1 - Pan, Chengrui A1 - Stelter, Felix A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Eynatten, Maxilian von A1 - Sollinger, Daniel A1 - Lanzl, Ines A1 - Heemann, Uwe A1 - Baumann, Marcus T1 - Myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex describes microcirculatory alterations in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy JF - Cardiovascular Diabetology Y1 - 2009 SN - 1475-2840 VL - 8 IS - 10 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Kozlova, Tatiana V. A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. T1 - Postoperative aqueous outflow in the human eye after glaucoma filtration surgery: biofluidmechanical considerations JF - Biomedizinische Technik = Biomedical Engineering Y1 - 2009 SN - 1862-278X VL - 54 IS - 1 SP - 14 EP - 22 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seidova, Seid-Fatima A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Foerger, Frauke A1 - Klopfer, Matthias A1 - Lanzl, Ines T1 - Functional retinal changes in Gaucher disease JF - Documenta Ophthalmologica Y1 - 2009 SN - 1573-2622 VL - 118 IS - 2 SP - 151 EP - 154 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Maier, Mathias A1 - Feucht, Nikolaus T1 - Intraocular pressure effects of pegaptanib (macugen) injections in patients with and without glaucoma / Lanzl, Ines M. ; Maier, Mathias ; Feucht, Nikolaus ; Lohmann, Chris P. ; Kotliar, Konstantin E. JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology . 145 (2008), H. 1 Y1 - 2008 SN - 1879-1891 SP - 185 EP - 185 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Vilser, Walthatd A1 - Nagel, Edgar A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. T1 - Retinal vessel reaction in response to chromatic flickering light / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Vilser, Walthard ; Nagel, Edgar ; Lanzl, Ines M. JF - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 242 (2004), H. 5 Y1 - 2004 SN - 1435-702X SP - 377 EP - 392 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Bauer, S. M. A1 - Zamuraev, L. A. T1 - Model of the transversely isotropic spherical layer for estimation of intraocular pressure changes after intravitreal injections / Bauer, S. M. ; Zamuraev, L. A. ; Kotliar, K. E. JF - Rossiiskii zhurnal biomekhaniki = Russian Journal of biomechanics. 10 (2006), H. 2 Y1 - 2006 SN - 1812-5123 SP - 41 EP - 47 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Svetlova, O. V. A1 - Zinoviewa, N. V. A1 - Krylova, I. S. T1 - Elaboration of the conception of the biomechanical model of the aqueous intraocular outflow / Svetlova, O. V. ; Zinoviewa, N. V. ; Krylova, I. S. ; Koshitz, I. N. ; Smolnikov, B. A. ; Fedorova, E. M. ; Kotliar, K. E. JF - Rossiiskii zhurnal biomekhaniki = Russian Journal of biomechanics. 5 (2001), H. 3 Y1 - 2001 SN - 1812-5123 SP - 23 EP - 27 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Koshitz, I. N. A1 - Svetlova, O. V. A1 - Zaseeva, M. V. T1 - Physiological principles of hypotensive therapy of open-angle glaucoma during presbyopic period. Part I Initial theoretical presuppositions, hypotheses and facts / Koshitz, I. N. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shuhaev, S. V. ; Makarov, F. N. ; Kotli JF - Glaukoma (2006) Y1 - 2006 N1 - Original in Russisch SP - 35 EP - 53 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Koshitz, I. N. A1 - Svetlowa, O. V. A1 - Zaseeva, M. V. T1 - Physiological principles of hypotensive therapy of open-angle glaucoma during presbyopic period. Part II Promising algorithms of practical sparing applications / Koshitz, I. N. ; Svetlova, O. V. ; Zaseeva, M. V. ; Shuhaev, S. V. ; Makarov, F. N. ; Kotliar JF - Glaukoma (2006) Y1 - 2006 N1 - Original in Russisch SP - 51 EP - 70 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. A1 - Seidova, Seid-Fatima A1 - Maier, Mathias A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno A1 - Halle, Martin A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in age-related macular degeneration patients before and after vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor injection JF - Acta Ophthalmologica Y1 - 2011 SN - 1755-3768 VL - 89 IS - 5 SP - 472 EP - 479 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Maier, Mathias A1 - Bauer, Svetlana A1 - Feucht, Nikolaus A1 - Lohmann, Chris A1 - Lanzl, Ines T1 - Intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide and intraocular pressure: author's reply JF - Acta Ophthalmologica Y1 - 2008 SN - 1755-3768 VL - 86 IS - 6 SP - 692 EP - 693 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Nagel, Edgar A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Lanzl, Ines M. T1 - Functional in vivo assessment of retinal artery microirregularities in glaucoma / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Nagel, Edgar ; Vilser, Walthard ; Lanzl, Ines M. JF - Acta Ophthalmologica. 86 (2008), H. 4 Y1 - 2008 SN - 1755-3768 SP - 424 EP - 433 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Maier, Mathias A1 - Bauer, Svetlana A1 - Feucht, Nikolaus T1 - Effect of intravitreal injections and volume changes on intraocular pressure: clinical results and biomechanical model / Kotliar, Konstantin ; Maier, Mathias ; Bauer, Svetlana ; Feucht, Nikolaus ; Lohmann, Chris ; Lanzl, Ines JF - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 85 (2007), H. 7 Y1 - 2007 SN - 1755-3768 SP - 777 EP - 781 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Mogilevskiĭ, A. Ia. A1 - Shilo, A. V. A1 - Panchekha, A. P. T1 - [Chaotic non-linear dynamics of alpha-band of the EEg and organization of the cortical activity of P300 wave] / Mogilevskiĭ, A. Ia. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Shilo, A. V. ; Panchekha, A. P. JF - Zhurnal vyssheĭ nervnoĭ deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova. 58 (2008), H. 5 Y1 - 2008 SN - 0044-4677 N1 - Original in Russisch ; English abstract SP - 562 EP - 575 PB - - ER - TY - THES A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Functional in-vivo assessment and biofluidmechanical analysis of age-related and pathological microstructural changes in retinal vessels [Elektronische Ressource] Y1 - 2008 N1 - München, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2008 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fuest, Matthias A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Walter, Peter A1 - Plange, Niklas T1 - Monitoring intraocular pressure changes after intravitreal Ranibizumab injection using rebound tonometry JF - Ophthalmic and physiological optics Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.12134 SN - 1475-1313 (E-Journal); 0275-5408 (Print) N1 - Special Issue: The Ageing Visual System VL - 34 IS - 4 SP - 438 EP - 444 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Voronkova, Eva B. A1 - Bauer, Svetlana M. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Computer simulation of the cornea-scleral shell as applied to pressure-volume relationship in the human eye T2 - 2014 International Conference on Computer Technologies in Physical and Engineering Applications : ICCTPEA 2014 : proceedings : June 30 2014-July 4 2014, St. Petersburg Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-1-4799-5315-8 SP - 204 EP - 205 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Martin-Gonzalez, Anabel A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Rios-Martinez, Jorge A1 - Lanzl, Ines A1 - Navab, Nassir T1 - Mediated-reality magnification for macular degeneration rehabilitation JF - Journal of Modern Optics Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2014.936110 SN - 1362-3044 VL - 61 IS - 17 SP - 1400 EP - 1408 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Kharoubi, A. A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäß, A. A1 - Halle, M. A1 - Lanzl, I. T1 - Does internal longitudinal microstructure of retinal veins change with age in medically healthy persons? JF - Acta Ophthalmologica Y1 - 2009 SN - 1600-0420 (E-Journal); 1755-3768 (E-Journal); 0001-639X (Print); 1395-3907 (Print); 1755-375X (Print) VL - Vol. 87 IS - Suppl. S244 SP - 0 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Suryoputri, Nathania A1 - Ghaderi, Aydin A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Göttler, Jens A1 - Sorg, Christian A1 - Grimmer, Timo ED - Erni, Daniel ED - Fischerauer, Alice ED - Himmel, Jörg ED - Seeger, Thomas ED - Thelen, Klaus T1 - Does hemodynamic response function change in Alzheimer disease? T2 - 2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-9814801-9-1 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/43984 N1 - A young researchers track of the 7th IEEE Workshop & SENSORICA 2017 SP - 92 PB - Universität Duisburg-Essen CY - Duisburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Albanna, Walid A1 - Lueke, Jan Niklas A1 - Sjapic, Volha A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Hescheler, Jürgen A1 - Clusmann, Hans A1 - Sjapic, Sergej A1 - Alpdogan, Serdan A1 - Schneider, Toni A1 - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander A1 - Neumaier, Felix T1 - Electroretinographic Assessment of Inner Retinal Signaling in the Isolated and Superfused Murine Retina JF - Current Eye Research Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2017.1339807 SN - 1460-2202 IS - Article in press SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Hauser, Christine A1 - Ortner, Marion A1 - Muggenthaler, Claudia A1 - Diehl-Schmid, Janine A1 - Angermann, Susanne A1 - Hapfelmeier, Alexander A1 - Schmaderer, Christoph A1 - Grimmer, Timo T1 - Altered neurovascular coupling as measured by optical imaging: a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease JF - Scientific Reports Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13349-5 SN - 2045-2322 N1 - Article 12906 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Springer Nature CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lapitan, Denis G. A1 - Rogatkin, Dmitrii A. A1 - Persheyev, Sydulla K. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - False spectra formation in the differential two-channel scheme of the laser Doppler flowmeter JF - Biomedizinische Technik N2 - Noise in the differential two-channel scheme of a classic laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) instrument was studied. Formation of false spectral components in the output signal due to beating of electrical signals in the differential amplifier was found out. The improved block-diagram of the flowmeter was developed allowing to reduce the noise. Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bmt-2017-0060 SN - 0013-5585 VL - 63 IS - 4 SP - 439 EP - 444 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Balakirski, Galina A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Pauly, Karolin J. A1 - Krings, Laura K. A1 - Rübben, Albert A1 - Baron, Jens M. A1 - Schmitt, Laurenz T1 - Surgical Site Infections After Dermatologic Surgery in Immunocompromised Patients: A Single-Center Experience JF - Dermatologic Surgery N2 - BACKGROUND Immunosuppression is often considered as an indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) while performing skin surgery. However, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, who underwent hospitalization for a dermatologic surgery between June 2016 and January 2017 (6 months), were followed up after surgery until completion of the wound healing process. The follow-up addressed the occurrence of SSI and the need for systemic antibiotics after the operative procedure. Immunocompromised patients were compared with immunocompetent patients. The investigation was conducted as a retrospective analysis of patient records. RESULTS The authors performed 284 dermatologic surgeries in 177 patients. Nineteen percent (54/284) of the skin surgery was performed on immunocompromised patients. The most common indications for surgical treatment were nonmelanoma skin cancer and malignant melanomas. Surgical site infections occurred in 6.7% (19/284) of the cases. In 95% (18/19), systemic antibiotic treatment was needed. Twenty-one percent of all SSI (4/19) were seen in immunosuppressed patients. CONCLUSION According to the authors' data, immunosuppression does not represent a significant risk factor for SSI after dermatologic surgery. However, larger prospective studies are needed to make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis while performing skin surgery in these patients. The available data on complications after dermatologic surgery have improved over the past years. Particularly, additional risk factors have been identified for surgical site infections (SSI). Purulent surgical sites, older age, involvement of head, neck, and acral regions, and also the involvement of less experienced surgeons have been reported to increase the risk of the SSI after dermatologic surgeries.1 In general, the incidence of SSI after skin surgery is considered to be low.1,2 However, antibiotics in dermatologic surgeries, especially in the perioperative setting, seem to be overused,3,4 particularly regarding developing antibiotic resistances and side effects. Immunosuppression has been recommended to be taken into consideration as an additional indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent SSI after skin surgery in special cases.5,6 However, these recommendations do not specify the exact dermatologic surgeries, and were not specifically developed for dermatologic surgery patients and treatments, but adopted from other surgical fields.6 According to the survey conducted on American College of Mohs Surgery members in 2012, 13% to 29% of the surgeons administered antibiotic prophylaxis to immunocompromised patients to prevent SSI while performing dermatologic surgery on noninfected skin,3 although this was not recommended by Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Advisory Statement. Indeed, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. However, it is possible that due to the insufficient evidence on the risk of SSI occurrence in this patient group, dermatologic surgeons tend to overuse perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. To make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in immunosuppressed patients in the field of skin surgery, more information about the incidence of SSI after dermatologic surgery in these patients is needed. The aim of this study was to fill this data gap by investigating whether there is an increased risk of SSI after skin surgery in immunocompromised patients compared with immunocompetent patients. Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000001615 IS - 44 (12) SP - 1525 EP - 1536 PB - Wolters Kluwer ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Albanna, Walid A1 - Lüke, Jan Niklas A1 - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander A1 - Dibué-Adjei, Maxine A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Hescheler, Jürgen A1 - Clusmann, Hans A1 - Steiger, Hans-Jakob A1 - Hänggi, Daniel A1 - Kamp, Marcel A. A1 - Schneider, Toni A1 - Neumaier, Felix T1 - Modulation of Ca v 2.3 channels by unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) – Candidate mechanism for UCB-induced neuromodulation and neurotoxicity JF - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2019.03.003 SN - 1044-7431 VL - 96 IS - 4 SP - 35 EP - 46 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Zingsheim, Jonas A1 - Grimmer, Timo A1 - Ortner, Marion A1 - Schmaderer, Christoph A1 - Hauser, Christine A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin ED - Staat, Manfred ED - Erni, Daniel T1 - Recognition of subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by the use of retinal arterial vessels. T2 - 3rd YRA MedTech Symposium 2019 : May 24 / 2019 / FH Aachen Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-940402-22-6 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/48750 SP - 36 EP - 37 PB - Universität Duisburg-Essen CY - Duisburg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Blum, Yannik A1 - Albanna, Walid A1 - Benninghaus, Anne A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin ED - Staat, Manfred ED - Erni, Daniel T1 - Vasomotion in retinal vessels of patients presenting post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus following subarachnoid hemorrhage T2 - 3rd YRA MedTech Symposium 2019 : May 24 / 2019 / FH Aachen N2 - Clearance of blood components and fluid drainage play a crucial role in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH). With the involvement of interstitial fluid (ISF) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), two pathways for the clearance of fluid and solutes in the brain are proposed. Starting at the level of capillaries, flow of ISF follows along the basement membranes in the walls of cerebral arteries out of the parenchyma to drain into the lymphatics and CSF [1]–[3]. Conversely, it is shown that CSF enters the parenchyma between glial and pial basement membranes of penetrating arteries [4]–[6]. Nevertheless, the involved structures and the contribution of either flow pathway to fluid balance between the subarachnoid space and interstitial space remains controversial. Low frequency oscillations in vascular tone are referred to as vasomotion and corresponding vasomotion waves are modeled as the driving force for flow of ISF out of the parenchyma [7]. Retinal vessel analysis (RVA) allows non-invasive measurement of retinal vessel vasomotion with respect to diameter changes [8]. Thus, the aim of the study is to investigate vasomotion in RVA signals of SAH and PHH patients. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-940402-22-6 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/48750 SP - 38 EP - 39 PB - Universität Duisburg-Essen CY - Duisburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kodomskoi, Leonid A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Schröder, Andreas A1 - Weiss, Michael A1 - Hille, Konrad T1 - Suture-Probe Canaloplasty as an Alternative to Canaloplasty using the iTrack™ Microcatheter JF - Journal of Glaucoma Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IJG.0000000000001321 SN - 1057-0829 IS - Epub ahead of print PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins CY - Philadelphia ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ramoshaba, Nthai E. A1 - Huisman, Hugo W. A1 - Lammertyn, Leandi A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Schutte, Aletta E. A1 - Smith, Wayne T1 - Retinal microvasculature and masked hypertension in young adults: the African-PREDICT study JF - Hypertension Research N2 - Masked hypertension is known to induce microvascular complications. However, it is unclear whether early microvascular changes are already occurring in young, otherwise healthy adults. We therefore investigated whether retinal microvascular calibers and acute responses to a flicker stimulus are related to masked hypertension. We used the baseline data of 889 participants aged 20–30 years who were taking part in the African Prospective study on the Early Detection and Identification of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension. Clinic and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure were measured. The central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE) and central retinal vein equivalent were calculated from fundus images, and retinal vessel dilation was determined in response to flicker light-induced provocation. A smaller CRAE was observed in those with masked hypertension vs. those with normotension (157.1 vs. 161.2 measuring units, P < 0.001). In forward multivariable-adjusted regression analysis, only CRAE was negatively related to masked hypertension [adjusted R² = 0.267, β = −0.097 (95% CI = −0.165; −0.029), P = 0.005], but other retinal microvascular parameters were not associated with masked hypertension. In multivariable logistic regression analyses, masked hypertension [OR = 2.333, (95% CI = 1.316; 4.241), P = 0.004] was associated with a narrower CRAE. In young healthy adults, masked hypertension was associated with retinal arteriolar narrowing, thereby reflecting early microvascular alterations known to predict cardiovascular outcomes in later life. Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41440-020-0487-0 SN - 1348-4214 IS - 43 SP - 1231 EP - 1238 PB - Springer Nature CY - Osaka ER -