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Data from: Independent and interactive effects of immune activation and larval diet on adult immune function, growth and development in the greater w…

2018

Organisms in the wild are likely to face multiple immune challenges as well as additional ecological stressors, yet their interactive effects on immune function are poorly understood. Insects are found to respond to cues of increased infection risk by enhancing their immune capacity. However, such adaptive plasticity in immune function may be limited by physiological and environmental constraints. Here, we investigated the effects of two environmental stressors – poor larval diet and an artificial parasite-like immune challenge at the pupal stage – on adult immune function, growth and development in the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella). Males whose immune system was activated with an …

Data from: Evolution of the immune system influences speciation rates in teleost fishes

2017

Teleost fishes constitute the most species-rich vertebrate clade and exhibit extensive genetic and phenotypic variation, including diverse immune defense strategies. The genomic basis of a particularly aberrant strategy is exemplified by Atlantic cod, in which a loss of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II functionality coincides with a marked expansion of MHC I genes. Through low-coverage genome sequencing (9–39×), assembly and comparative analyses for 66 teleost species, we show here that MHC II is missing in the entire Gadiformes lineage and thus was lost once in their common ancestor. In contrast, we find that MHC I gene expansions have occurred multiple times, both inside and outs…

Data from: The ecology of sexual conflict: temperature variation in the social environment can drastically modulate male harm to females

2019

1. Sexual conflict is a fundamental driver of male/female adaptations, an engine of biodiversity, and a crucial determinant of population viability. Sexual conflict frequently leads to behavioural adaptations that allow males to displace their rivals, but in doing so harm those same females they are competing to access, which can decrease population viability and facilitate extinction. 2. We are far from understanding what factors modulate the intensity of sexual conflict, and particularly the role of ecology in mediating underlying behavioural adaptations. 3. In this study we show that, in Drosophila melanogaster, variations in environmental temperature of ±4ºC decrease male harm impact on…

Ten Years’ Experience with an E-Learning Lecture Series on Cancer Biology and Pharmacology

2013

In life sciences, the internet is an indispensable medium for research, but has not yet realized its full potential for teaching. The concept of e-learning has been developed over the past decades for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs. We set up an e-learning lecture on cancer biology and pharmacology that was first offered in 2003 to students of Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Heidelberg and to students of Pharmacy at the University of Mainz, Germany. The present paper recapitulates the first decade of experiences with this e-learning lecture from both the students’ and the teachers’ perspectives. A total of 317 students during the past 10 years participated in…

Struktur-Wirkungs-Beziehungen bei Histaminanaloga, 18. Mitt. Absolute Konfiguration und histaminartige Wirkung der Enantiomere von 5-Amino-4,5,6,7-te…

1979

Es werden die Racemattrennung von 5-Amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzimidazol (3), die Bestimmung der absoluten Konfiguration sowie die histaminartige Wirksamkeit der Enantiomere am Ileum (H1) und Atrium (H2) des Meerschweinchens beschrieben. Structure-Activity Relationship of Histamine Analogues, XVIII: Absolute Configuration and Histamine-like Activity of the Enantiomers of 5-Amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzimidazole The resolution of 5-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzimidazole (3), the determination of the absolute configuration and the histamine-like activity of the enantiomers on the guinea-pig ileum (H1) and atrium (H2) are reported.

Äther und Ester des 4-(2-Hydroxyaethyl)-imidazols und Ester der 4-Imidazolpropionsäure 4. Mitt. über Struktur-Wirkungs-Beziehungen bei Histaminanaloga

1974

Als potentiell histaminartig wirksame Substanzen wurden Ather und Ester des 4-(2-Hydroxyaethyl)-imidazols und Ester der 4-Imidazolpropionsaure dargestellt und am isolierten Ileum des Meerschweinchens und anderen Testobjekten untersucht. Ethers and Esters of 4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-imidazole and Esters of 4-Imidazolepropionic Acid As substances with possible histamine-like activity, ethers and esters of 4-(hydroxyethyl)-imidazole and esters of 4-imidazolepropionic acid are prepared and tested on isolated guinea pig ileum and other objects.

Cigarette Smoke-Induced Fibroblast Activation Is Attenuated By Aclidinium In Vitro

2011

Aclidinium Partially Prevents Human Lung Fibroblast Activation In Vitro

2011

L-arginine for testing endothelium-derived factors in essential hypertension

1999

Ester des 4-Hydroxymethyl-imidazols und der 4-Imidazolessigsäure 2. Mitt. über Struktur-Wirkungs-Beziehungen bei Histaminanaloga

1974

Als potentiell histaminartig wirksame Substanzen wurden Ester des 4-Hydroxymethyl-imidazols und der 4-Imidazolessigsaure dargestellt und am isolierten Ileum des Meerschweinchens und anderen Testobjekten untersucht. Esters of 4-Hydroxymethylimidazole and 4-Imidazoleacetic Acid As substances with possible histamine-like activity esters of 4-hydroxymethylimidazole and 4-imidazoleacetic acid were prepared and tested on isolated guinea-pig ileum and other objects.