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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Recent research
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background In the setting of high-risk surgery, preventive strategies to maintain intestinal tissue integrity are of particular importance, as no bridging organ replacement therapy exists. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) has been reported to attenuate organ injury...
- BiologyOpen access
Boiled or not boiled? – D-aspartic acid in bone proteins as proof of a burial “more teutonico”?
Around the 12th/thirteenth century, a burial method called "more teutonico" was used for the remains of high-ranking individuals who had died far from their homeland and had to be brought back for burial. Before transportation, the bodies or body parts were boiled (macerated) to...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Aim The local public health authority (LPHA) in Duesseldorf received notification of two SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in nursing home A and nursing home B in October 2021 and embarked on an outbreak investitation to identify the source of the outbreak and epidemiological links b...
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Nutrient stress activates RAB5B-mediated autophagy to remodel the synaptic proteome
Abstract Synaptic proteostasis is crucial for maintaining neuronal function and plasticity, yet how synapses adapt to metabolic stress remains poorly understood. Here, we show that nutrient deprivation, particularly serum withdrawal, induces robust autophagy-dependent remodeling...
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ABSTRACT Objectives Prostate‐specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA‐PET) is a sensitive imaging modality for detecting recurrent prostate cancer following definitive local therapy. However, evidence on 18 F‐labeled PSMA tracers in Japanese patients with bioc...