TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aggarwal, P.
A1  - Dhiman, S.
A1  - Kumar, G.
A1  - Scherer, Ulrich W.
A1  - Singla, M. L.
A1  - Srivastava, A.
T1  - Optical study of poly(ethyleneterephthalate) modified by different ionizing radiation dose
JF  - Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics
N2  - Thin films of poly(ethyleneterephthalate) [PET]were exposed to radiation dose ranging from 10 to 30 kGy by using gamma rays in the range 12.8-177.8 MGy using swift light ions of hydrogen. There was no effect of the radiation dose on the optical behaviour of PET as a result of exposure to radiation dose up to 30 kGy brought about by gamma rays but a significant decrease in the optical band gap values was observed when PET was exposed to swift light ions of hydrogen. The data obtained are discussed in terms of optical studies carried out on PET using swift heavy ions.
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 0019-5596
VL  - 50
IS  - 2
SP  - 129
EP  - 132
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Henken, F. E.
A1  - Oosterhuis, K.
A1  - Öhlschläger, Peter
A1  - Bosch, L.
A1  - Hooijberg, E.
A1  - Haanen, J. B. A. G.
A1  - Steenbergen, R. D. M.
T1  - Preclinical safety evaluation of DNA vaccines encoding modified HPV16 E6 and E7
JF  - Vaccine
N2  - Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (hrHPV) can result in the formation of anogenital cancers. As hrHPV proteins E6 and E7 are required for cancer initiation and maintenance, they are ideal targets for immunotherapeutic interventions. Previously, we have described the development of DNA vaccines for the induction of HPV16 E6 and E7 specific T cell immunity. These vaccines consist of ‘gene-shuffled’ (SH) versions of HPV16 E6 and E7 that were fused to Tetanus Toxin Fragment C domain 1 (TTFC) and were named TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH. Gene-shuffling was performed to avoid the risk of inducing malignant transformation at the vaccination site. Here, we describe the preclinical safety evaluation of these candidate vaccines by analysis of their transforming capacity in vitro using established murine fibroblasts (NIH 3T3 cells) and primary human foreskin keratinocytes (HFKs). We demonstrate that neither ectopic expression of TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH alone or in combination enabled NIH 3T3 cells to form colonies in soft agar. In contrast, expression of HPV16 E6WT and E7WT alone or in combination resulted in effective transformation. Similarly, retroviral transduction of HFKs from three independent donors with both TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH alone or in combination did not show any signs of immortalization. In contrast, the combined expression of E6WT and E7WT induced immortalization in HFKs from all donors. Based on these results we consider it justified to proceed to clinical evaluation of DNA vaccines encoding TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH in patients with HPV16 associated (pre)malignancies.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.013
SN  - 0264-410X
VL  - 30
IS  - 28
SP  - 4259
EP  - 4266
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Immel, Timo
A1  - Grützke, Martin
A1  - Späte, Anne-Katrin
A1  - Groth, Ulrich
A1  - Öhlschläger, Peter
A1  - Huhn, Thomas
T1  - Synthesis and X-ray structure analysis of a heptacoordinate titanium(IV)-bis-chelate with enhanced in vivo antitumor efficacy
JF  - Chemical Communications
N2  - Chelate stabilization of a titanium(IV)–salan alkoxide by ligand exchange with 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (dipic) resulted in heptacoordinate complex 3 which is not redox-active, stable on silica gel and has increased aqueous stability. 3 is highly toxic in HeLa S3 and Hep G2 and has enhanced antitumor efficacy in a mouse cervical-cancer model.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31624B
SN  - 1364-548X
VL  - 48
IS  - 46
SP  - 5790
EP  - 5792
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
CY  - Cambridge
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Paulßen, Elisabeth
A1  - Ngyugen, Hung Huy
A1  - Kahlcke, Nils
A1  - Deflon, Victor M.
A1  - Abram, Ulrich
T1  - Tricarbonyltechnetium(I) and -rhenium(I) complexes with N′-thiocarbamoylpicolylbenzamidines
JF  - Polyhedron
N2  - N,N-Dialkylamino(thiocarbonyl)-N′-picolylbenzamidines react with (NEt4)2[M(CO)3X3] (M = Re, X = Br; M = Tc, X = Cl) under formation of neutral [M(CO)3L] complexes in high yields. The monoanionic NNS ligands bind in a facial coordination mode and can readily be modified at the (CS)NR1R2 moiety. The complexes [99Tc(CO)3(LPyMor)] and [Re(CO)3(L)] (L = LPyMor, LPyEt) were characterized by X-ray diffraction. Reactions of [99mTc(CO)3(H2O)3]+ with the N′-thiocarbamoylpicolylbenzamidines give the corresponding 99mTc complexes. The ester group in HLPyCOOEt allows linkage between biomolecules and the metal core.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2012.04.008
SN  - 0277-5387
VL  - 40
IS  - 1
SP  - 153
EP  - 158
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -