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Papers by Joerg Gruenwald

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy, 2005

Blinded review of reviews is conducted by multidisciplinary research-clinical faculty at major ac... more Blinded review of reviews is conducted by multidisciplinary research-clinical faculty at major academic centers with expertise in epidemiology and biostatistics, pharmacology, toxicology, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research, and clinical practice. In cases of editorial disagreement, a three-member panel of the Editorial Board addresses conflicts, and consults experts when applicable. Authors of studies are contacted when clarification is required.

Zeitschrift fur Phytotherapie, 2007

Enke Verlag in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG. Einsatz von Klosterfrau ® Melissen... more Enke Verlag in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG. Einsatz von Klosterfrau ® Melissengeist bei grippalen Infekten. Jörg Grünwald, Regina Busch. ... Seitenanfang. Dr. JörgGrünwald analyze & realize ag Waldseeweg 6 13467 Berlin. Seitenanfang. ...

Hypertension, 1985

Migratory and proliferative characteristics of explanted rat aortic smooth muscle cells were stud... more Migratory and proliferative characteristics of explanted rat aortic smooth muscle cells were studied in response to hypertension induced by 4 weeks of deoxycorticosterone-salt administration. Under low serum conditions (0.1% fetal bovine serum), over 80% of aortic medial explants from hypertensive rats yielded smooth muscle cell colonies after 8 days of culture while fewer than 10% of the control explants were positive. Time lapse video analysis of subsequent growth in the presence of 10% serum revealed that interdivision times of smooth muscle cells from hypertensive animals were significantly shorter than those in controls (p < 0.01). Significant differences in proliferative capacity of smooth muscle cells were evident, even after one subculture (p < 0.01). Comparison of these results with data from mechanical injury suggests that 4 weeks of deoxycorticosterone-salt hypertension can potentiate subsequent smooth muscle cell migration and growth in vitro to an extent similar to that observed with the combined effects of total endothelial denudation and wall distention by a balloon catheter. (Hypertension 7 [Suppl I]: I-101-I-104, 1985) KEY WORDS • hypertension • cell biology • vascular wall • arteriosclerosis

Phytotherapy Research, 1998

Erfahrungsheilkunde, 2008

Zusammenfassung Durch die hormonelle Umstellung in den Wechseljahren kommt es zur Senkung des Öst... more Zusammenfassung Durch die hormonelle Umstellung in den Wechseljahren kommt es zur Senkung des Östrogenspiegels und Steigerung des follikelstimulierenden Hormons. Dieses Ungleichgewicht kann Beschwerden verursachen, die häufig mit einer Hormontherapie ...

Basic Research in Cardiology, 1989

The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is a multifactorial process. A possible anti-atherosclerotic ... more The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is a multifactorial process. A possible anti-atherosclerotic drug should therefore interfere with different targets that are important during the development of an atherosclerotic lesion. Two of the early events are the activated migration and proliferation of arterial smooth muscle cells. Here we investigated in several in vivo and in vitro experiments the effect of two nicotinic acid derivatives L44 and L44-0, on smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation. Balloon catheter de-endothelialization was used as an animal model for intimal lesion formation. Migration was subsequently quantified in vitro using the explant outgrowth technique. Subcultured smooth muscle and endothelial cells were used to test the effect of the drugs on proliferation. Time-lapse video microscopy was applied to differentiate between smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation on the level of individual cells. We showed that L44 and L44-0 are very effective in decreasing smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration. Endothelial cell proliferation, important to re-establish endothelial integrity was, however, not affected.

Herbalgram, 1995

Go to AGRIS search. HerbalGram (Sum 1995). The European phytomedicines market: figures, trends, a... more Go to AGRIS search. HerbalGram (Sum 1995). The European phytomedicines market: figures, trends, analyses. Grunwald, J. (Lichtwer Pharma GmbH, Berlin, Germany.). Date of publication, Sum 1995. AGRIS Categories, ...

Anasthesiologie Intensivmedizin Notfallmedizin Schmerztherapie, 2006

Erfahrungsheilkunde, 2006

... Thyme and primrose root: A powerful synergism for the therapy of acute bronchitis. Jörg Grünw... more ... Thyme and primrose root: A powerful synergism for the therapy of acute bronchitis. Jörg Grünwald, Hans-Joachim Graubaum, Regina Busch, Christine Bentley, Bernd Fiebich. ... Seitenanfang. Dr.Jörg Grünwald Analyze & Realize AG Waldseeweg 6 13467 Berlin. ...

Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 1985

Aortic endothelial cells from control and streptozotocin diabetic minipigs were cultured. Both gr... more Aortic endothelial cells from control and streptozotocin diabetic minipigs were cultured. Both groups of cells exhibited the typical cobblestone-like appearance and gap junction formation. Endothelial cells derived from diabetic minipigs differed, however, from those from control animals by a higher rate of proliferation and a higher percentage of large and often multinucleated cells. In these cells the specific binding of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) to coated pits on the cell surface, the LDL uptake, and the intracellular transport of LDL to lysosomes were visualized by gold-labeled LDL complexes. The binding, internalization, and degradation of LDL by subconfluent, non-contact-inhibited endothelial cells was quantified using 125I-labeled LDL. The LDL metabolism of endothelial cells derived from diabetic animals was increased by about 40% compared to endothelial cells derived from nondiabetic animals.

Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 1982

Hypertension-induced smooth muscle and endothelial cell changes were investigated in vivo as well... more Hypertension-induced smooth muscle and endothelial cell changes were investigated in vivo as well as in vitro. The blood pressure in hypertensive rats ranged from 180 to 240 mm Hg. Scanning and transmission electron microscopic and morphometric investigations were performed. Two groups of cells were found in the media of hypertensive rats and in smooth muscle cell cultures of normotensive and hypertensive rats. The small cells were typical smooth muscle cells and they were most probably responsible for the proliferation activity, while in the large cells some ultrastructural signs were noted which might reflect an augmented synthesizing activity of these cells. The large cells were found in the media of hypertensive rats and in cell cultures obtained from controls and from hypertensive rats. More large cells were found in those smooth muscle cell cultures which were obtained from hypertensive animals. Large cells often were bi- or trinucleated, most probably representing various stages of abnormous mitosis. With the aid of freeze-fracture differences in gap junction size could be observed between cultivated normal and hypertensive smooth muscle cells. The total surface area of plasma membrane occupied by gap junctions is considerably smaller in the normal smooth muscle cell cultures as compared with the hypertensive smooth muscle cell cultures. These results indicate an intense metabolic communication between the cells in the hypertensive smooth muscle cell cultures.

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Atherosclerosis, 1982

Arterial smooth muscle cells cultured from normotensive and hypertensive rats incorporated [ '%]s... more Arterial smooth muscle cells cultured from normotensive and hypertensive rats incorporated [ '%]sulfate into the extracellular and pericellular sulfated proteoglycans and endocytose extracellular [ %]proteoglycans at a significantly higher rate in the phase of logarithmic growth than did nondividing cells. 35S incorporation into proteoglycans was positively correlated with [ 3H]thymidine incorporation into the cellular TCA-precipitable material. The rates of [ 35S]proteoglycan synthesis and endocytosis per cell per day were higher in smooth muscle cells from hypertensive than from normotensive animals, the observed differences being related to a higher average protein content of smooth muscle cells cultured from hypertensive rats as compared with cells of normotensive animals.

… and molecular pathology, 1987

The time course of structural changes in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) was investigated duri... more The time course of structural changes in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) was investigated during the formation of an experimental lesion in response to balloon injury. We compared the filamentous organization, evaluated by quantitative electron microscopy, with the cellular content of two representative cytocontractile proteins (myosin and tropomyosin) as assessed by immunofluorescence. We found that the changes peak between 7 and 14 days after injury and that they are visible both in the neointima and to a lesser extent in the inner media. While virtually all SMC are of a filament-rich phenotype in the undisturbed media, after balloon injury SMC migrated into the intima and about 90% of these latter cells were either of a organelle-rich or an intermediate phenotype, with the remaining 10% being of the filament-rich phenotype. In the inner media about 40% of cells were either of organelle-rich or intermediate phenotype. In contrast to these profound organizational changes of responding SMC, histochemistry revealed only a slight and probably transient decrease of the cellular content of myosin and tropomyosin at that time point. Twenty-eight days after injury the discrepancies between the content and the organization of cytocontractile proteins became more apparent. While virtually all SMC showed a homogeneous intensive staining with both antibodies, indistinguishable from the media SMC, the organization of cytoplasmic filaments had not totally recovered. Even though this morphological study does not permit conclusions to be drawn on the contractile function of the cells, it shows that both the organization and the content of cytocontractile proteins have to be analyzed and compared for SMC changes to be evaluated during the formation of an experimental lesion.

Experimental cell research, 1985

This study was designed to explore the question of whether the population of morphologically simi... more This study was designed to explore the question of whether the population of morphologically similar smooth muscle cells (SMC) in the vessel wall is functionally homogeneous or heterogeneous with respect to their proliferative response to injury. Using time-lapse video recording we measured interdivision times (IDT) of primary SMC clones, sibling pairs, and mother/daughter pairs. SMC from in vivo undisturbed vessels displayed an interclonal and intraclonal heterogeneity with a wide range in IDT. In vivo balloon injury resulted in a population with homogeneously short IDT. While 80% of IDT of SMC from injured vessels were shorter than 14 h, only slightly more than half of IDT of cells from undisturbed vessels fell into this category. Longitudinal analysis of mother/daughter pairs confirmed the presence of a heterogeneous population of SMC in the undisturbed vessel wall. In vivo balloon injury not only shortened the IDT of the majority of cells, but the shorter IDT persisted much longer than in the case of the undisturbed vessel. We suggest that a morphologically homogeneous SMC population in the aorta can now be subdivided into several groups of functionally different SMC with respect to their proliferative response to injury.

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 1978

Semipermeable nylon polyethyleneimine microcapsules were prepared to contain a multi-enzyme syste... more Semipermeable nylon polyethyleneimine microcapsules were prepared to contain a multi-enzyme system of yeast alcohol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.1) and malic dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.37) together with a soluble immobilized coenzyme, dextran-NAD+. In the presence of the substrates ethanol and oxaloacetic acid dextran-NAD+ was successfully recycled within the microcapsules by the sequential reaction of the included enzymes. Recycling rates of 72 cycles per hour were achieved. The microcapsules were also used in a continuous flow shunt where the rate of recycling of dextran-NAD+ reaches a peak within 45 min. and remains at this maximal level throughout 4 hours of continuous reaction. The microcapsules have shown good storage stability, 50% of the activity was retained after 18 days of storage.

Nutrition, 1997

This review discusses the use of garlic and garlic preparations as agents for prevention and trea... more This review discusses the use of garlic and garlic preparations as agents for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and atherosclerosis-related diseases. Garlic indirectly effects atherosclerosis by reduction of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and probably diabetes mellitus and prevents thrombus formation. In addition, in animal models, garlic causes direct antiatherogenic (preventive) and antiatherosclerotic (causing regression) effects at the level of artery wall. Garlic's direct effect on atherosclerosis may be explained by its capacity to reduce lipid content in arterial cells and to prevent intracellular lipid accumulation. This effect, in turn, is accompanied by other atherosclerotic manifestations, i.e., stimulation of cell proliferation and extracellular matrix synthesis. Clinical trials are currently being carried out to reveal the possible effect of garlic therapy on human atherosclerosis. Positive results of these trials may open a new era in the use of garlic for prevention and treatment of many atherosclerosis-related diseases.

The Journal of cell …, 1989

Different fibronectin (FN) variants arise from the single gene transcript alternatively spliced i... more Different fibronectin (FN) variants arise from the single gene transcript alternatively spliced in a tissue-specific manner (Hynes, R. O. 1985. Annu. Rev. Cell Biol. 1:67-90; Owens, R. J., A. R. Kornblihtt, and E E. Baralle. 1986. Oxfi Surv. Eurcaryotic Genes. 3:141-160). We used mAb IST-9, specific for extra domain A (ED-A) FN sequence, and cDNA probe to ED-A exon to determine whether ED-A is present in FN synthesized by vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and, if so, whether expression of ED-A is SMC phenotype dependent. ED-A-containing FN (A-FN) was not revealed in tunica media of human arteries and normal rat aorta by immunofluorescence and immunoblotting techniques. A eDNA probe to ED-A exon did not hybridize with RNA isolated from human aortic media. A positive reaction with IST-9 was observed in (a) diffuse intimal thickening and atherosclerotic plaque from human arteries; (b) ex-

The British journal of nutrition, 2010

Arzneimittel-Forschung, 2010

In a reference-controlled double-blind trial in patients with acute pharyngitis the effects of a ... more In a reference-controlled double-blind trial in patients with acute pharyngitis the effects of a newly developed lozenge containing 8 mg of benzocaine (p-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester, CAS 94-09-7) were compared with those of an identically dosed commercial pastille. 246 patients were randomized to receive either the lozenges (group A, n = 123) or the pastilles (group B, n = 123). Each patient took a total of six doses within 12 h according to the double-dummy principle, with each single dose spaced by 2 h. The primary parameter was the assessment of the responder rate with = 50 % pain relief within 15 min post application. Further parameters included the relative relief of pain in the course of the study and the tolerability of the formulation. After application of the first unit the comparison of groups yielded very similar and statistically not differing results for efficacy in both groups, with responder rates of 25.2 % and 22.0 % in groups A and B, respectively. One adverse drug reaction was observed in group B (burning and tingling feeling on the tongue), which, however, did not lead to discontinuation of study participation. In all other cases tolerability was stated to be &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;good to very good&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;. The application of the benzocaine lozenges was statistically non-inferior to the use of the pastilles.

Journal of herbal pharmacotherapy, 2005