Publications by authors named "A Outi Krause"

Extensive research has demonstrated endurance exercise to be neuroprotective. Whether these neuroprotective benefits are mediated, in part, by hepatic ketone production remains unclear. To investigate the role of hepatic ketone production on brain health during exercise, healthy 6-month-old female rats underwent viral knockdown of the rate-limiting enzyme in the liver that catalyses the first reaction in ketogenesis: 3-hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2).

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Introduction: In living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), vascular anastomosis is more difficult due to missing arterial patches and shorter renal veins. The surgical challenge is even more demanding in kidneys with multiple arteries. Although renal transplantation is feasible in most cases of complex donor vascular anatomy and similar results compared with standard LDKT are reported, the discussion on potentially increased complication rates and graft function continues.

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The Republic of Chad has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world. With scarce resources to respond to competing demands, pragmatic evidence-based planning tools are needed to aid planning and support priority setting. This action research aimed to develop a tool to support maternal health (MH) planning and prioritization decisions and identify priority regions/provinces for intervention in Chad based on aggregate MH coverage gap scores (Target-Coverage=Coverage Gap).

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  • The model advanced training regulations outline the necessary content for qualifying as a medical specialist in internal medicine and rheumatology.
  • Currently, there are no established criteria for granting authorization in advanced training, which this position paper aims to address with proposed standards from the DGRh.
  • The criteria aim to create a standardized and transparent process for issuing authorization across Germany, ensuring high-quality training in rheumatology that can adapt to future changes in the field.
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Background: To investigate the association between the development of incident interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the disease activity of RA with its various components, especially C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).

Methods: We analysed data from RA patients, observed in the German biologics register RABBIT between 2001 and 2021. In a nested case-control study, patients with a reported incident ILD diagnosis during follow-up were matched 1:5 to patients without ILD.

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