@article{KoppMuellerPohletal.2019, author = {Kopp, Johannes Florian and M{\"u}ller, Sandra Marie and Pohl, Gabriele and Lossow, Kristina and Kipp, Anna Patricia and Schwerdtle, Tanja}, title = {A quick and simple method for the determination of six trace elements in mammalian serum samples using ICP-MS/MS}, series = {Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology}, volume = {54}, journal = {Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, issn = {0946-672X}, doi = {10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.04.015}, pages = {221 -- 225}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In order to assess the individual trace element status of humans for either medical or scientific purposes, amongst others, blood serum levels are determined. Furthermore, animal models are used to study interactions of trace elements. Most published methods require larger amounts (500-1000 mu L) of serum to achieve a reliable determination of multiple trace elements. However, oftentimes, these amounts of serum cannot be dedicated to a single analysis and the amount available for TE-determination is much lower. Therefore, a published ICP-MS/MS method for trace element determination in serum was miniaturized, optimized and validated for the measurement of Mn, Fe, Cu Zn, I and Se in as little as 50 mu L of human and murine serum and is presented in this work. For validation, recoveries of multiple LOTs and levels from commercially available human reference serum samples were determined, infra- and inter-day variations were assessed and limits of detection and quantification determined. It is shown, that the method is capable of giving accurate and reproducible results for all six elements within the relevant concentration ranges for samples from humans living in central Europe as well as from laboratory mice. As a highlight, the achieved limits of detection and quantification for Mn were found to be at 0.02 mu g/L serum and 0.05 mu g/L serum, respectively, while using an alkaline diluent for the parallel determination of iodine.}, language = {en} } @article{LossowSchwerdtleKipp2019, author = {Lossow, Kristina and Schwerdtle, Tanja and Kipp, Anna Patricia}, title = {Selen und Jod: essenzielle Spurenelemente f{\"u}r die Schilddr{\"u}se}, series = {Ern{\"a}hrungs-Umschau : Forschung \& Praxis}, volume = {66}, journal = {Ern{\"a}hrungs-Umschau : Forschung \& Praxis}, number = {9}, publisher = {Umschau-Zeitschriftenverl.}, address = {Frankfurt, Main}, issn = {0174-0008}, doi = {10.4455/eu.2019.032}, pages = {M531 -- M536}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Selen und Jod sind essenzielle Spurenelemente, die gemeinsam f{\"u}r eine optimale Funktionst{\"u}chtigkeit der Schilddr{\"u}se erforderlich sind. Der Mangel eines oder beider Elemente f{\"u}hrt zu Verschiebungen auf Ebene der Schilddr{\"u}senhormonproduktion mit weitreichenden Konsequenzen f{\"u}r Stoffwechselprozesse, neurologische Entwicklung und Erkrankungen. Auch bei Autoimmunerkrankungen der Schilddr{\"u}se spielt die Versorgung mit Jod und Selen eine wichtige Rolle. Als Biomarker f{\"u}r den Selenstatus eignet sich der Gehalt des Gesamtselens oder der des Selenoproteins P im Serum. Zur Bestimmung des Jodstatus wird in der Regel der Jodgehalt im Urin herangezogen. Um den Versorgungszustand an diesen und vier weiteren essenziellen Spurenelementen besser zu erfassen, charakterisiert die Forschungsgruppe TraceAge alters- und geschlechtsspezifische Spurenelementprofile und neue funktionelle Biomarker der einzelnen Spurenelemente. Außerdem sollen Interaktionen weiterer Spurenelemente genauer untersucht werden.}, language = {de} } @misc{SchwarzLossowKoppetal.2019, author = {Schwarz, Maria and Lossow, Kristina and Kopp, Johannes F. and Schwerdtle, Tanja and Kipp, Anna Patricia}, title = {Crosstalk of Nrf2 with the Trace Elements Selenium, Iron, Zinc, and Copper}, series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, journal = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe}, number = {1081}, issn = {1866-8372}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-47287}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-472873}, pages = {20}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Trace elements, like Cu, Zn, Fe, or Se, are important for the proper functioning of antioxidant enzymes. However, in excessive amounts, they can also act as pro-oxidants. Accordingly, trace elements influence redox-modulated signaling pathways, such as the Nrf2 pathway. Vice versa, Nrf2 target genes belong to the group of transport and metal binding proteins. In order to investigate whether Nrf2 directly regulates the systemic trace element status, we used mice to study the effect of a constitutive, whole-body Nrf2 knockout on the systemic status of Cu, Zn, Fe, and Se. As the loss of selenoproteins under Se-deprived conditions has been described to further enhance Nrf2 activity, we additionally analyzed the combination of Nrf2 knockout with feeding diets that provide either suboptimal, adequate, or supplemented amounts of Se. Experiments revealed that the Nrf2 knockout partially affected the trace element concentrations of Cu, Zn, Fe, or Se in the intestine, liver, and/or plasma. However, aside from Fe, the other three trace elements were only marginally modulated in an Nrf2-dependent manner. Selenium deficiency mainly resulted in increased plasma Zn levels. One putative mediator could be the metal regulatory transcription factor 1, which was up-regulated with an increasing Se supply and downregulated in Se-supplemented Nrf2 knockout mice.}, language = {en} } @article{SchwarzLossowKoppetal.2019, author = {Schwarz, Maria and Lossow, Kristina and Kopp, Johannes Florian and Schwerdtle, Tanja and Kipp, Anna Patricia}, title = {Crosstalk of Nrf2 with the Trace Elements Selenium, Iron, Zinc, and Copper}, series = {Nutrients}, volume = {11}, journal = {Nutrients}, number = {9}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2072-6643}, doi = {10.3390/nu11092112}, pages = {18}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Trace elements, like Cu, Zn, Fe, or Se, are important for the proper functioning of antioxidant enzymes. However, in excessive amounts, they can also act as pro-oxidants. Accordingly, trace elements influence redox-modulated signaling pathways, such as the Nrf2 pathway. Vice versa, Nrf2 target genes belong to the group of transport and metal binding proteins. In order to investigate whether Nrf2 directly regulates the systemic trace element status, we used mice to study the effect of a constitutive, whole-body Nrf2 knockout on the systemic status of Cu, Zn, Fe, and Se. As the loss of selenoproteins under Se-deprived conditions has been described to further enhance Nrf2 activity, we additionally analyzed the combination of Nrf2 knockout with feeding diets that provide either suboptimal, adequate, or supplemented amounts of Se. Experiments revealed that the Nrf2 knockout partially affected the trace element concentrations of Cu, Zn, Fe, or Se in the intestine, liver, and/or plasma. However, aside from Fe, the other three trace elements were only marginally modulated in an Nrf2-dependent manner. Selenium deficiency mainly resulted in increased plasma Zn levels. One putative mediator could be the metal regulatory transcription factor 1, which was up-regulated with an increasing Se supply and downregulated in Se-supplemented Nrf2 knockout mice.}, language = {en} }