Univ., FB Chemie, Diss., 1998--Marburg

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Freie Universiẗat, Diss., 2005--Berlin. / Dateiformat: zip, Dateien im PDF-Format. Erscheinungsjahr an der Haupttitelstelle: 2004.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi otimizar a extração dos compostos fenólicos presentes na casca do fruto de Punica granatum L. (romã) com diferentes locais de coletas e adquiridas comercialmente, bem como desenvolver e validar método analítico para separação e quantificação de punicalaginas totais por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) e cromatografia líquida de ultra eficiência (CLUE), ensaios de pureza como determinação de água e cinzas totais e testar a atividade anti-inflamatória pela avaliação antiquimiotáxica in vitro do extrato e fração enriquecida de punicalagina. Para a otimização da extração com amostra coletada em Alegrete/15, diferentes técnicas extrativas foram testadas, entre elas: maceração, ultrassom, ultraturrax e refluxo, sendo esta última à escolhida. Análises de fatores críticos que influenciam na resposta, sendo eles temperatura, granulometria, porcentagem do solvente extrator, relação massa vegetal/solvente e tempo, foram realizadas, utilizando software estatístico MiniTab®. O método por CLAE foi desenvolvido, permitindo a separação e quantificação dos anômeros punicalagina α e β, com o emprego de coluna cromatográfica Kromasil® C18 – 5μm x 4.6mm x 150mm e fase móvel constituída por água acidificada com ácido trifluoroacético : acetonitrila acidificada com TFA.. O método pôde ser considerado eficiente e confiável, sendo linear, preciso, robusto, exato e específico, podendo ser utilizado para análise do extrato de P. granatum. O extrato bruto, bem como a fração de punicalaginas foram testados e reduziram significativamente a migração leucocitária nas concentrações mais elevadas (10 e 1 μg/mL) em relação ao controle positivo, indicando potencial atividade inibitória da migração leucocitária. / The objective of this work was to optimize the extraction of the phenolic compounds present in the fruit bark of Punica granatum L. (pomegranate) with different collection sites and commercially acquired, as well as to develop and validate an analytical method for the separation and quantification of total punicalagins by liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), purity tests such as water determination and total ashes, and to test the anti-inflammatory activity by the in vitro antichemistoxic evaluation of the extract and enriched fraction of punicalagin. For the optimization of the extraction with sample collected in Alegrete / 15, different extractive techniques were tested, among them: maceration, ultrasound, ultraturrax and reflux, the latter being chosen. Analysis of critical factors influencing the response, being temperature, particle size, solvent extractor percentage, vegetable mass / solvent ratio and time, were performed using MiniTab® statistical software. The HPLC method was developed allowing separation and quantification of the punicalagin α and β anomers using a Kromasil® C18 - 5μm x 4.6mm x 150mm chromatographic column and mobile phase consisting of water acidified with trifluoroacetic acid: acetonitrile acidified with TFA The method could be considered efficient and reliable, being linear, precise, robust, exact and specific, and it can be used for the analysis of the extract of P. granatum. The crude extract as well as the fraction of punicalaginas were tested and significantly reduced the leukocyte migration at the highest concentrations (10 and 1 μg / mL) in relation to the positive control, indicating potential inhibitory activity of leukocyte migration.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi otimizar a extração dos compostos fenólicos presentes na casca do fruto de Punica granatum L. (romã) com diferentes locais de coletas e adquiridas comercialmente, bem como desenvolver e validar método analítico para separação e quantificação de punicalaginas totais por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) e cromatografia líquida de ultra eficiência (CLUE), ensaios de pureza como determinação de água e cinzas totais e testar a atividade anti-inflamatória pela avaliação antiquimiotáxica in vitro do extrato e fração enriquecida de punicalagina. Para a otimização da extração com amostra coletada em Alegrete/15, diferentes técnicas extrativas foram testadas, entre elas: maceração, ultrassom, ultraturrax e refluxo, sendo esta última à escolhida. Análises de fatores críticos que influenciam na resposta, sendo eles temperatura, granulometria, porcentagem do solvente extrator, relação massa vegetal/solvente e tempo, foram realizadas, utilizando software estatístico MiniTab®. O método por CLAE foi desenvolvido, permitindo a separação e quantificação dos anômeros punicalagina α e β, com o emprego de coluna cromatográfica Kromasil® C18 – 5μm x 4.6mm x 150mm e fase móvel constituída por água acidificada com ácido trifluoroacético : acetonitrila acidificada com TFA.. O método pôde ser considerado eficiente e confiável, sendo linear, preciso, robusto, exato e específico, podendo ser utilizado para análise do extrato de P. granatum. O extrato bruto, bem como a fração de punicalaginas foram testados e reduziram significativamente a migração leucocitária nas concentrações mais elevadas (10 e 1 μg/mL) em relação ao controle positivo, indicando potencial atividade inibitória da migração leucocitária. / The objective of this work was to optimize the extraction of the phenolic compounds present in the fruit bark of Punica granatum L. (pomegranate) with different collection sites and commercially acquired, as well as to develop and validate an analytical method for the separation and quantification of total punicalagins by liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), purity tests such as water determination and total ashes, and to test the anti-inflammatory activity by the in vitro antichemistoxic evaluation of the extract and enriched fraction of punicalagin. For the optimization of the extraction with sample collected in Alegrete / 15, different extractive techniques were tested, among them: maceration, ultrasound, ultraturrax and reflux, the latter being chosen. Analysis of critical factors influencing the response, being temperature, particle size, solvent extractor percentage, vegetable mass / solvent ratio and time, were performed using MiniTab® statistical software. The HPLC method was developed allowing separation and quantification of the punicalagin α and β anomers using a Kromasil® C18 - 5μm x 4.6mm x 150mm chromatographic column and mobile phase consisting of water acidified with trifluoroacetic acid: acetonitrile acidified with TFA The method could be considered efficient and reliable, being linear, precise, robust, exact and specific, and it can be used for the analysis of the extract of P. granatum. The crude extract as well as the fraction of punicalaginas were tested and significantly reduced the leukocyte migration at the highest concentrations (10 and 1 μg / mL) in relation to the positive control, indicating potential inhibitory activity of leukocyte migration.

The exploitation of rice husks through thermal conversion at low temperature, adding economical value through its pyrolysis products, may represent a solution to the current environmental problem of discharging this agricultural residue. Dry, ground and granulometrically classified rice husks were submitted to pyrolysis at bench scale, in a fixed bed reactor, at a maximum temperature of 440 oC. The thermal conversion was made in an inert atmosphere (N2) that also served as a dragging gas, determining the time of permanence of the gases inside the system. The products, after cooling in the reactor exit, were collected and separated in fractions, to evaluate yields related to the previous established parameters. Gaseous products (gases of mean heat value), liquids (aqueous and bio-oil) and solids (silicon-carbonous residues) were obtained. The solid and liquid products were submitted to many characterization tests. The bio-oil samples were analyzed by techniques of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) of 1H and 13C; Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS); Infrared (IR) and Ultraviolet (UV) Spectrophotometry; Fluorescence Spectrophotometry (FS) and Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR). Elemental analysis was done and the High Heating Value (HHV) was determined. Bio-oil and aqueous fraction were also submitted to tests of biodegradability and toxicity with the aid of test animals (mice and lizards). The silica-carbonous residue was submitted to adsorption tests (acetic acid, textile dyes and carbohydrates) and characterization (iodine-methylen blue- and phenazone-number); BET analysis; Blaine test; IR Spectrophotometry; X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM); High Resolution Spectroscopy of Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of 13C and 29Si (HR/SSNMR) and High Heating Value (HHV). The silica, resultant from calcination of silica-carbonous residue was also submitted to adsorption tests (textile dyes and carbohydrates) and characterization (methylen blue-number); X-ray Diffraction (XRD); Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM); High Resolution Spectroscopy of Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in the of 29Si (HR/SSNMR) and Blaine test. In the pyrolysis study it was observed that, with the rising of the process temperature, the yield of the gases formed also increases. The aqueous fraction formation rises with the temperature up to 440 oC; above such a temperature, there is a reduction on the aqueous fraction. Yet the bio-oil production rises up to the temperature of 420 oC, higher temperatures than this reduce the bio-oil production. The yield on silica-carbonous residue decreases continually as the process temperature increases. The silicon-carbonous residue and the silica has adsorbent properties. It was determined that in the liquid oily fraction oxygenated compounds predominate, mainly phenols, highliting the presence of mixed function showing ethers, esters, ketones, aldehydes, alcohols, among others. The presence of such compounds in its constitution allows the use of bio-oil in the production of resins, replacement of the petrochemical phenol, as a substitute for fuel oil and as an additive for diesel oil. The high number of compounds present in the bio-oil makes the identification and determination of chemical species a task beyond the objective of this paper. The bio-oil obtained (distilled or not distilled) presented low text of humidity. Analytical tests had shown that the distillation of the liquid fraction modifies the composition of the bio-oil. The necessary heating for the distillation generates free radicals, reduces the carbon text and the hydrogen and, consequently it rises the oxygen text. The bio-oil, separated for distillation, was presented highly viscous and reactive, polymerizing easily in contact with atmospheric air. / O aproveitamento da casca de arroz por meio da conversão térmica à baixa temperatura, agregando-lhe valor econômico através de seus produtos de pirólise, pode representar uma solução para o atual problema ambiental de descarte deste resíduo agrícola. Casca de arroz seca, triturada e classificada granulometricamente foi submetida à pirólise sob temperatura máxima de 440 oC, em reator em batelada, de leito fixo e em escala de bancada. A conversão térmica foi feita em atmosfera inerte (N2), que também serviu como gás de arraste e determinante do tempo de permanência dos gases dentro do sistema. Os produtos, após resfriamento na saída do reator, foram coletados e separados em frações para avaliar rendimentos, relacionando-os com os parâmetros previamente estabelecidos. Obtiveram-se produtos gasosos (gases de médio poder calorífico), líquidos (aquoso e bioóleo) e sólidos (resíduo silico-carbonoso e sílica). Os produtos líquidos e sólidos foram submetidos a vários testes de caracterização. O bioóleo foi analisado pelas técnicas de ressonância magnética nuclear (NMR) de 1H e 13C; cromatografia gasosa capilar acoplada a espectrometria de massa (GC-MS); espectrofotometria de infravermelho (IR) e ultravioleta (UV); espectrofotometria de fluorescência (FS) e ressonância paramagnética eletrônica (EPR). Foi realizada análise elementar e determinado o poder calorífico superior (HHV) do bioóleo. Amostras de bioóleo e de fração aquosa foram submetidas, também, a testes de biodegradabilidade e toxicidade, com auxílio de cobaias (lagartas e ratos). O resíduo silico-carbonoso foi submetido a testes de adsorção (ácido acético, corantes têxteis e carboidratos) e de caracterização (número de iodo, de azul de metileno e de fenazona); medida de área (teste BET de Brunauer, Emmet e Teller; teste Blaine); espectrofotometria de infravermelho (IR); difração de raios X (XRD); microscopia eletrônica por varredura (SEM); espectroscopia de alta resolução por ressonância magnética nuclear no estado sólido de 13C e de 29Si (HR/SSNMR) e poder calorífico superior (HHV). A sílica, resultante da calcinação do resíduo sílico-carbonoso foi submetida a testes de adsorção (corantes têxteis e carboidratos) e de caracterização (número de azul de metileno); difração de raios X (XRD); microscopia eletrônica por varredura (SEM); espectroscopia de alta resolução por ressonância magnética nuclear no estado sólido de 29Si (HR/SSNMR) e teste Blaine. No estudo da pirólise observou-se que, ao aumentar-se a temperatura do processo, o rendimento em formação de gases também aumenta. A formação de fração aquosa aumenta até temperaturas de processo da ordem de 440 oC; acima desta temperatura, há redução do rendimento em fração aquosa, por outro lado, o rendimento de bioóleo cresce até temperaturas de processo de cerca de 420 oC; temperaturas mais elevadas reduzem a produção de bioóleo. O rendimento em resíduo silico-carbonoso diminui continuamente à medida que a temperatura do processo aumenta. O resíduo silico-carbonoso e a sílica nele contida, mesmo sem tratamento de ativação, possuem propriedades adsorventes. Verificou-se que, na fração líquida oleosa, predominam compostos oxigenados, principalmente fenóis, destacando-se a presença de funções mistas tais como éteres, ésteres, cetonas, aldeídos, álcoois, entre outros. A presença de tais compostos em sua constituição torna possível a utilização de bioóleo na produção de resinas, em substituição ao fenol petroquímico, como substituto de óleo combustível e como aditivo para o óleo diesel. O elevado número de compostos presentes no bioóleo dificulta a completa identificação e determinação das espécies químicas que o compõem. O bioóleo obtido (destilado ou não destilado) apresentou baixo teor de umidade. Testes analíticos mostraram que a destilação da fração líquida altera a composição do bioóleo. O aquecimento necessário para a destilação gera radicais livres, reduz o teor de carbono e de hidrogênio e, conseqüentemente eleva o teor de oxigênio. O bioóleo, separado por destilação, apresentou-se altamente viscoso e reativo, polimerizando facilmente em contato com o ar atmosférico.

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As the second most popular fruit world-wide, cultivation of mangoes in South Africa is of strategic economic importance. Competitive export markets require horticultural practices that meet international regulations concerning cultivation, pest control and maintenance of fruit physiology during export. The implementation of such practices, however, cannot be cost effective and successful without detailed and scientific-based knowledge of the commodity concerned. This study of the epicuticular surface of mango fruit has described the ontogeny, morphology and some chemical aspects thereof. Contributions from this study include the following findings: -- Ontogeny and morphology of mango fruit wax: This study found that the highly intricate wax crystalloid structures were not strictly cultivar dependant. A complex series of events constitutes epicuticular wax development. The development of epicuticular crystalloids is accompanied by considerable changes in cutin and epidermal cell morphology. -- Morphology of mango lenticels: An unusual morphology with some cultivar dependent lenticel characteristics was described. Exhaustive past attempts at management of the manifestation of the economically important lenticel discolouration were placed in perspective by establishing the cosmetic nature of the condition. It was found that the density and distribution of epicuticular wax contribute to morphological characteristics of lenticels of individual cultivars. -- Chemical characterisation of mango fruit wax: The chemical complexity of the dual layered epicuticular wax of mango fruit was established by this study, and the validity of interchanging Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as investigative techniques established. -- Chemical profiles of discolouring lenticels: The development of lenticel discolouration as a stress-related self-defence mechanism was shown through use of combined chemical and visualisation techniques. This study confirmed the superficial nature and self-defence role of discoloured lenticels. -- Impact of some pre- and postharvest practices on mango fruit wax: Not only postharvest, but also preharvest management of mango fruit must consider the epicuticular membrane as part of the fruit-atmosphere interface. Maintaining a balance between them depends on a better understanding of the interdependence of management and fructosphere dynamics. Both a preharvest and a postharvest practice were studied: ----- Preharvest treatment of mangoes with uncalcined kaolin. Sunburn is an economically important problem in all fruit and vegetable crops. This study has showed that solutions to contain the problem can, however, not be transferred between crops without scientific knowledge of the physiological impacts and long term repercussions thereof. ----- Effect of mechanical handling on the packline and commercial wax coating. Physical and chemical impacts from the packline bring about progressive, irreversible changes to the fruit epicuticular wax. To benefit from these changes, strict management and process control must be practiced. / Thesis (PhD (Plant Pathology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Microbiology and Plant Pathology / unrestricted

Problem: Die Leberverfettung wird als eine der wichtigsten metabolischen Störungen in der Frühlaktation bei Milchkühen und als Grund für Gesundheits- einschließlich Reproduktionsstörungen angesehen. Zielstellung: Deshalb wurden in dieser Studie folgende Fragestellungen bearbeitet: a) Bedeutung der klinischen und labordiagnostischen Befunde bei der Erstuntersuchung kranker Kühe, insbesondere des Leberfettes, b) Beziehungen zwischen dem Leberfettgehalt und verschiedenen Laborparametern, c) Beziehungen zwischen dem Leberfettgehalt, den Krankheiten und dem Behandlungserfolg, d) prognostische Bedeutung des Leberfettgehaltes sowie klinisch-chemischer und hämatologischer Blutparameter. Material und Methoden: Dazu wurden chronologisch 312 in die MTK Leipzig eingelieferte Rinderpatienten entsprechend klinisch und labordiagnostisch einschließlich Leberbiopsie untersucht und die Befunde der Erstuntersuchung ausgewertet. Ergebnisse: Bei 312 Rinderpatienten wurden in 18 Krankheitsgruppen, z.T. nach Verlauf und Schweregraden untersetzt, 196 links- und 40 rechtseitige Labmagenverlagerungen (LMV), 11 Labmagen- (LM) Ulcera, 182 Ketosen, 96 Mastitiden, 178 Endometritiden, 7 Retentio. sec., 7 puerperale Septikämien und 6 Multiorganversagen, 42 Indigestion, 31 Enteritis, 46 Peritonitiden, 30 Festlieger und 18 Pneumonien diagnostiziert. Die Kühe verteilten sich auf vier Leberfettklassen wie folgt: ≤6% =14,7%; 6 bis ≤15% = 37,5%; 15 bis ≤30% = 31,1% sowie >30% = 16,7%. Die Heilungsrate betrug in den ersten drei Leberfettklassen 80,4%, 83,8% bzw. 86,6%. Ein Zusammenhang zwischen der Heilungsrate und dem Leberfettgehalt war bis zu ≤30% nicht erkennbar. In der Leberfettklasse >30% sank die Heilungsrate auf 61,5%; bei >40% verschlechterte sie sich unter 50%. Dem entsprach das Verhalten verschiedener Laborparameter. Erst bei einem Leberfettgehalt >30%, besonders bei >45%, wurden, z.T. unabhängig vom Krankheitsausgang, die BHB-, Bilirubin- und Glucose-Konzentrationen sowie AST-, CK-, LDH-, GGT- und GLDH-Aktivitäten signifikant höher bzw. die anorg. Phosphat- (Pi) und Cholesterol-Konzentrationen niedriger. Mit dem Leberfettgehalt korrelierten am engsten (p<0,001) die Parameter BHB (0,620) und FFS (0,615), LDH (0,579), Bilirubin (0,367), AST (0,359), Cholesterol (-0,278), Laktat (-0,253), Hämoglobin (0,214), CK (0,207), Leukozyten (-0,202) sowie innere Körpertemperatur (0,210). Die Bedeutung dieser Beziehungen ist relativ. Sowohl Sensitivität und Spezifität waren für Pi (<1,25 mmol/l) >0,7, für Cholesterol (< 1,5 mmol/l) und Albumin (<30 g/l) >0,6 sowie für BHB, Harnstoff und Gesamteiweiß >0,5. Eine hohe Spezifität >0,8 bei geringer Sensitivität hatten K (<3,0 mmol/l) und segmentkernige neutrophile Granulozyten (< 4,6 G/l), eine hohe Sensitivität >0,8, aber geringe Spezifität Bilirubin (>5,3 μmol/l), AST (>80 U/l) sowie CK (>200 U/l). Hinsichtlich Krankheitsausgang und damit der prognostischen Nutzbarkeit waren die Flächen (AUC) unter den ROC-Kurven nur für K (0,37), Bilirubin (0,62), AST (0,61) und für Leberfett (0,60) schwach gesichert. Die leberspezifischen Enzyme GGT und GLDH korrelierten nur schwach mit 0,126 (p<0,05) sowie 0,192 (p<0,001) mit dem Leberfett. Das stellt ihre diagnostische Bedeutung nicht in Frage, sondern verdeutlicht, dass bei den analysierten Krankheiten keine stärkeren Leberschäden auftraten. Die bei den Korrelations-, Sensitivitäts- und Spezifitätsberechnungen sowie z.T. ROC-/AUC-Analysen informativen Parameter LDH, AST, CK, K, Pi, Bilirubin (>20 μmol/l) und Leukozyten weisen auf entzündliche Prozesse hin. Die in allen Leberfettklassen erhöhten Glucose-Konzentrationen, bes. bei >30% Leberfett und Ex. letalis, ordnen sich damit zumindest teilweise als Folge einer Insulinresistenz ein. Kühe mit LMV hatten i.d.R. zusätzliche Störungen: zu 58% Ketosen, 57% Endometritiden, 6,4% Retentio sec., puerperale Septikämie und Multiorganversagen, 30,8% Mastitiden, 14,7% Peritonitiden, 9,9% Enteritiden, 9,6% Festliegen, 5,8% Pneumonien sowie 3,5% Labmagenulcera. Außerdem kamen zu 13,5% Indigestionen vor. Die Heilungsrate lag bei links- und rechtseitigen LMV, Mastitiden, Endometritiden und Enteritiden zwischen 89% bis 70% und bei Indigestionen sowie akuten Peritonitiden zwischen 70 und 60%. Bei chronischen Peritonitiden, Pneumonien, Retentio sec., puerperalen Septikämien, Festliegen, LM-Ulcera und Multiorganversagen sank sie von 50% bis auf 0%. Der Leberfettgehalt schwankte bei LMV, Mastitiden, Endometritiden, chronischen Peritonitiden und Indigestionen zwischen 6% und 19%. Er stieg mit schlechterem Therapieergebnis bei Retentio sec., Pneumonien, akuten Peritonitiden puerperalen Septikämien, LM-Ulcera und Enteritiden bis gegen 30% und betrug bei Festliegern, hochgradigen Endometritiden sowie Multiorganversagen bis gegen 40%. Schlussfolgerungen: Leberfett bis ≤30% ist klinisch unbedeutend. Der Trend zu höherem Leberfett und schlechterer Heilungsrate unterstreicht die Bedeutung stark entzündlicher Grundkrankheiten für die Krankheitsentwicklung und den Therapieerfolg. Die Leberschwimmprobe kann für die Anwendung in der Praxis empfohlen werden. / Problem: The fatty liver is considered to be one of the most important metabolic disorders in early lactation in dairy cows and is a reason for poor health, including reproductive disorders. Objective: Therefore the following questions in this study were studied: a) importance of the clinical and laboratory findings at the initial examination of sick cows, especially the liver fat, b) relationships between liver fat content and various laboratory parameters, c) the relationship between the liver fat content, diseases and the treatment success, d) prognostic significance of liver fat content and clinical-chemical and hematological blood parameters. Material and Methods: For 312 bovine patients, provided chronological to the MTK Leipzig, were examined according to clinical and laboratory investigations including liver biopsy and evaluated the findings of the initial examination. Results: In 312 cattle, divided in 18 disease groups, 196 left and 40 right-sided abomasal displacements (LMV), 11 abomasal ulcers, 182 ketoses, 96 mastitis, endometritis 178, 7 Retentio sec., puerperal sepsis, 7 and 6 multi organ failure, 42 Indigestion, 31 enteritis, 46 peritonitis, 30 downer cows and 18 pneumonia diagnosed. The cows were grouped in four liver fat classes as follows: ≤6% = 14.7%; 6 to ≤15% = 37.5%; 15 to ≤30% = 31.1% and> 30% = 16.7%. The cure rate was in the first three classes of liver fat 80.4%, 83.8% and 86.6% respectively. A relationship between the cure rate and the liver fat content was not recognizable to ≤30%. In the liver fat class> 30% cure rate dropped to 61.5%; at> 40% it worsened <50%. This corresponded to the behavior of various laboratory parameters. Only when liver fat content> 30%, particularly at> 45%, were partly regardless of the outcome of the disease, the BHB, bilirubin and glucose concentrations as well as AST, CK, LDH, GGT and GLDH activities were significantly higher and the inorg. Phosphate (Pi) and cholesterol concentrations low. The liver fat content correlated most closely (p <0.001), the parameters BHB (0.620) and FFS (0.615), LDH (0.579), bilirubin (0.367), AST (0.359), cholesterol (-0.278), lactate (-0.253), hemoglobin (0.214), CK (0.207), leukocytes (-0.202) and internal body temperature (0.210). The significance of these relationships is relative. Sensitivity and specificity were Pi (<1.25 mmol / l)> 0.7, to cholesterol (<1.5 mmol / l) and albumin (<30 g / l)> 0.6, and for BHB, urea, and total protein> 0.5. High specificity> 0.8 for low sensitivity had K (<3.0 mmol / l) and segment neutrophilic granulocytes (<4.6 g / l), a high sensitivity> 0.8, but low specificity bilirubin (> 5 , 3 mol / l) AST (> 80 U / l) and CK (> 200 U / l). With regard to disease outcome and thus the prognostic value of the area under the curve (AUC) for K (0.37), bilirubin (0.62), AST (0.61) and liver fat (0.60) were weakly secured. The liver-specific enzymes GGT and GLDH correlated only weakly with 0.126 (p <0.05) and 0.192 (p <0.001) with the liver fat. This do not challenges their diagnostic significance, but it makes clear that in the studied diseases no greater liver damage occurred. Whereas the correlation, sensitivity and specificity calculations as well as some ROC/AUC analysis informative parameter LDH, AST, CK, C, Pi, bilirubin (> 20 μmol/l) and leukocytes indicate inflammatory processes. The increased liver fat in every group glucose concentrations, esp. at liver fat > 30% and ex. letalis, thus organize at least partially as a result of insulin resistance. Cows with DA had usually. additional disorders: 58% ketoses, 57% endometritis, 6.4% Retention sec, puerperal septicemia and multi-organ failure, 30.8% mastitis, 14.7% of peritonitis, enteritis 9.9%, 9.6% recumbency, 5.8% pneumonia and 3.5% ulceration of the abomasum. Furthermore, came to 13.5% before indigestion. The cure rate of left and right DA, mastitis, endometritis and enteritis were between 89% to 70% and for indigestion and acute peritonitis 70-60%. In chronic peritonitis, pneumonia, Retention sec., Puerperal septicemia, recumbency, abomasum ulcers and multiple organ failure they fell from 50% to 0%. The liver fat content varied with DA, mastitis, endometritis, chronic peritonitis and indigestion between 6% and 19%. He rose with a worse clinical outcome in Retentio sec., Pneumonia, acute peritonitis puerperal septicemia, DA ulcers and enteritis up to 30% and was at Festliegern, high-grade endometritis and multiorgan failure until about 40%. Conclusions: Liver fat to ≤30% is clinically insignificant. The trend towards higher liver fat and poorer cure rate underscores the importance of strong inflammatory diseases reason for the disease development and therapeutic success. The copper sulphate test according to Herdt can be recommended for use in practice.

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Identifikation neuer immunologischer Indikatoren (Biomarker) für den allgemeinen Gesundheitszustand von Hochleistungsmilchkühen. Diese Biomarker sollen möglichst einfach und schnell mittels eines Stalltests nachweisbar sein, weshalb die gelösten Proteine in der Milch im Fokus standen. Die neuen Biomarker sollten nicht nur Mastitis, sondern vor allem auch Entzündungen außerhalb des Euters anzeigen können. Zu Beginn sollte das Gesamtspektrum an Immunkomponenten erfasst werden, weshalb zunächst auf Proteinexpressionsebene angesetzt wurde. Das schloss die Analyse von vorhandenen Immunzellpopulationen in Blut- und Milchproben ein, um einen Überblick über potentielle Produzenten der immunologischen Indikatoren zu erhalten. Es konnte erstmals Cluster of Differentiation (CD) 25 (alpha-Kette des Interleukin-2-Rezeptors, IL2R) auf bovinen polymorphnukleären, neutrophilen Granulozyten (PMN) aus peripherem Blut nachgewiesen werden. Die Expression (mittlere Fluoreszenzintensität, MFI) von CD25 stieg dabei mit dem Schweregrad der entzündlichen Erkrankung an. Die Ergebnisse konnten auf Transkript- wie auch auf Proteinexpressionsebene bestätigt werden. Gleiche Tendenzen waren auch für Milchzellen erkennbar. In der statistischen Analyse zeigte CD25 auf PMN im peripheren Blut ein hohes Abgrenzungsvermögen für erkrankte Kühe. Die Messung von CD25 auf PMN könnte somit zur Bestimmung des allgemeinen Gesundheitszustandes von Hochleistungsmilchkühen genutzt werden.