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Zhang, Lei; Ipaktchi, Ramin; Ben Brahim, Bilal; Arenas Hoyos, Isabel; Jenni, Hansjoerg; Dietrich, Lena; Despont, Alain; Shaw-Boden, Jane; Büttiker, Svenja; Siegrist, David; Gultom, Mitra; Parodi, Chiara; Garcia Casalta, Luisana; Petrucci, Mariafrancesca; Petruccione, Ilaria; Mirra, Alessandro; Nettelbeck, Kay; Wang, Junhua; De Brot, Simone; Vögelin, Esther; ... (2024). Prolongation of the Time Window From Traumatic Limb Amputation to Replantation From 6 to 33 Hours Using Ex Vivo Limb Perfusion. Military medicine, 189(Supplement_3), pp. 83-92. Oxford University Press 10.1093/milmed/usae043
Ben Brahim, Bilal; Arenas Hoyos, Isabel; Zhang, Lei; Vögelin, Esther; Olariu, Radu; Rieben, Robert (2024). Tacrolimus-loaded Drug Delivery Systems in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Lessons and Opportunities for Local Immunosuppression. (In Press). Transplantation Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0000000000005049
Pais, Michael-Alexander; Papanikolaou, Athanasios; Arenas Hoyos, Isabel; Nißler, Robert; De Brot, Simone; Gogos, Alexander; Rieben, Robert; Constantinescu, Mihai A; Matter, Martin T; Herrmann, Inge K; Lese, Ioana (2024). Bioglass/ceria nanoparticle hybrids for the treatment of seroma: a comparative long-term study in rats. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 12(1363126) Frontiers Media 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1363126
Zhang, Lei; Arenas Hoyos, Isabel; Helmer, Anja; Banz, Yara; Zubler, Cédric; Lese, Ioana; Hirsiger, Stefanie; Constantinescu, Mihai; Rieben, Robert; Gultom, Mitra; Olariu, Radu (2024). Transcriptome profiling of immune rejection mechanisms in a porcine vascularized composite allotransplantation model. Frontiers in immunology, 15 Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1390163
Arenas Hoyos, Isabel; Helmer, Anja; Yerly, Anaïs; Lese, Ioana; Hirsiger, Stefanie; Zhang, Lei; Casoni, Daniela; Garcia, Luisana; Petrucci, Mariafrancesca; Hammer, Sabine E; Duckova, Tereza; Banz, Yara; Montani, Matteo; Constantinescu, Mihai; Vögelin, Esther; Bordon, Gregor; Aleandri, Simone; Prost, Jean-Christophe; Taddeo, Adriano; Luciani, Paola; ... (2024). A local drug delivery system prolongs graft survival by dampening T cell infiltration and neutrophil extracellular trap formation in vascularized composite allografts. Frontiers in immunology, 15(1387945) Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1387945
Milusev, Anastasia; Despont, Alain; Shaw, Jane; Rieben, Robert; Sorvillo, Nicoletta (2023). Inflammatory stimuli induce shedding of heparan sulfate from arterial but not venous porcine endothelial cells leading to differential proinflammatory and procoagulant responses. Scientific Reports, 13(1), p. 4483. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41598-023-31396-z
Zhang, Lei; Arenas Hoyos, Isabel; Zubler, Cédric Olivier; Rieben, Robert; Constantinescu, Mihai; Olariu, Radu (2023). Challenges and opportunities in vascularized composite allotransplantation of joints: a systematic literature review. Frontiers in immunology, 14, p. 1179195. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1179195
Milusev, Anastasia; Ren, Jianfang; Despont, Alain; Shaw, Jane; Längin, Matthias; Bender, Martin; Abicht, Jan-Michael; Mokelke, Maren; Radan, Julia; Neumann, Elisabeth; Kemter, Elisabeth; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Ayares, David; Wolf, Eckhard; Reichart, Bruno; Sorvillo, Nicoletta; Rieben, Robert (2023). Glycocalyx dynamics and the inflammatory response of genetically modified porcine endothelial cells. Xenotransplantation, 30(5), e12820. Wiley 10.1111/xen.12820
Milusev, Anastasia; Rieben, Robert; Sorvillo, Nicoletta (2022). The Endothelial Glycocalyx: A Possible Therapeutic Target in Cardiovascular Disorders. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 9, p. 897087. Frontiers 10.3389/fcvm.2022.897087
Martinez-Salazar, Maria; Holwerda, Melle; Stüdle, Chiara; Piragyte, Indre; Mercader, Nadia; Engelhardt, Britta; Rieben, Robert; Döring, Yvonne (2022). COVID-19 and the Vasculature: Current Aspects and Long-Term Consequences. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 10, p. 824851. Frontiers 10.3389/fcell.2022.824851
Olariu, Radu; Tsai, Catherine; Abd El Hafez, Mai Moustafa Ahmed; Milusev, Anastasia; Banz, Yara; Lese, Ioana; Leckenby, Jonathan Ian; Constantinescu, Mihai; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther; Taddeo, Adriano (2021). Presence of Donor Lymph Nodes Within Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Ameliorates VEGF-C-mediated Lymphangiogenesis and Delays the Onset of Acute Rejection. Transplantation, 105(8), pp. 1747-1759. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0000000000003601
Längin, Matthias; Reichart, Bruno; Steen, Stig; Sjöberg, Trygve; Paskevicius, Audrius; Liao, Qiuming; Qin, Guangqi; Mokelke, Maren; Mayr, Tanja; Radan, Julia; Issl, Lara; Buttgereit, Ines; Ying, Jiawei; Fresch, Ann Kathrin; Panelli, Alessandro; Egerer, Stefanie; Bähr, Andrea; Kessler, Barbara; Milusev, Anastasia; Sfriso, Riccardo; ... (2021). Cold non-ischemic heart preservation with continuous perfusion prevents early graft failure in orthotopic pig-to-baboon xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation, 28(1), e12636. Wiley 10.1111/xen.12636
Denner, Joachim; Längin, Matthias; Reichart, Bruno; Krüger, Luise; Fiebig, Uwe; Mokelke, Maren; Radan, Julia; Mayr, Tanja; Milusev, Anastasia; Luther, Fabian; Sorvillo, Nicoletta; Rieben, Robert; Brenner, Paolo; Walz, Christoph; Wolf, Eckhard; Roshani, Berit; Stahl-Hennig, Christiane; Abicht, Jan-Michael (2020). Impact of porcine cytomegalovirus on long-term orthotopic cardiac xenotransplant survival. Scientific reports, 10(1), p. 17531. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-020-73150-9
Wuensch, Annegret; Kameritsch, Petra; Sfriso, Riccardo; Jemiller, Eva-Maria; Bähr, Andrea; Kurome, Mayuko; Kessler, Barbara; Kemter, Elisabeth; Kupatt, Christian; Reichart, Bruno; Rieben, Robert; Wolf, Eckhard; Klymiuk, Nikolai (2020). Genetically encoded Ca2+ -sensor reveals details of porcine endothelial cell activation upon contact with human serum. Xenotransplantation, 27(5), e12585. Wiley 10.1111/xen.12585
Wüthrich, Tsering Monika; Lese, Ioana; Haberthür, David; Zubler, Cédric Olivier; Hlushchuk, Ruslan; Hewer, Ekkehard; Maistriaux, Louis; Gianello, Pierre; Lengelé, Benoît; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther; Olariu, Radu; Duisit, Jérôme; Taddeo, Adriano (2020). Development of vascularized nerve scaffold using perfusion-decellularization and recellularization. Materials science & engineering C, 117(111311), p. 111311. Elsevier 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111311
Wilbs, Jonas; Kong, Xu-Dong; Middendorp, Simon J; Prince, Raja; Cooke, Alida; Demarest, Caitlin T; Abd El Hafez, Mai Moustafa Ahmed; Roberts, Kalliope; Umei, Nao; Gonschorek, Patrick; Lamers, Christina; Deyle, Kaycie; Rieben, Robert; Cook, Keith E; Angelillo, Anne; Heinis, Christian (2020). Cyclic peptide FXII inhibitor provides safe anticoagulation in a thrombosis model and in artificial lungs. Nature communications, 11(1), p. 3890. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41467-020-17648-w
Reichart, Bruno; Längin, Matthias; Radan, Julia; Mokelke, Maren; Buttgereit, Ines; Ying, Jiawei; Fresch, Ann Kathrin; Mayr, Tanja; Issl, Lara; Buchholz, Stefan; Michel, Sebastian; Ellgass, Reinhard; Mihalj, Maks; Egerer, Stefanie; Baehr, Andrea; Kessler, Barbara; Kemter, Elisabeth; Kurome, Mayuko; Zakhartchenko, Valeri; Steen, Stig; ... (2020). Pig-to-non-human primate heart transplantation: the final step toward clinical xenotransplantation? Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 39(8), pp. 751-757. Elsevier 10.1016/j.healun.2020.05.004
Boligan, Kayluz F.; Oechtering, Johanna; Keller, Christian W; Peschke, Benjamin; Rieben, Robert; Bovin, Nicolai; Kappos, Ludwig; Cummings, Richard D; Kuhle, Jens; von Gunten, Stephan; Lünemann, Jan D (2020). Xenogeneic Neu5Gc and self-glycan Neu5Ac epitopes are potential immune targets in MS. Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, 7(2) Wolters Kluwer Health 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000676
Fischer, Konrad; Rieblinger, Beate; Hein, Rabea; Sfriso, Riccardo; Zuber, Julia; Fischer, Andrea; Klinger, Bernhard; Liang, Wei; Flisikowski, Krzysztof; Kurome, Mayuko; Zakhartchenko, Valeri; Kessler, Barbara; Wolf, Eckhard; Rieben, Robert; Schwinzer, Reinhard; Kind, Alexander; Schnieke, Angelika (2020). Viable pigs after simultaneous inactivation of porcine MHC class I and three xenoreactive antigen genes GGTA1, CMAH and B4GALNT2. Xenotransplantation, 27(1), e12560. Wiley 10.1111/xen.12560
Sfriso, Riccardo; Rieben, Robert (2020). 3D Cell-Culture Models for the Assessment of Anticoagulant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Endothelial Cells. In: Xenotransplantation. Methods in Molecular Biology: Vol. 2110 (pp. 83-97). Springer 10.1007/978-1-0716-0255-3_6
Jandus, Peter; Frias Boligan, Kayluz; Smith, David F; de Graauw, Elisabeth; Grimbacher, Bodo; Jandus, Camilla; Abd El Hafez, Mai Moustafa Ahmed; Despont, Alain; Bovin, Nicolai; Simon, Dagmar; Rieben, Robert; Simon, Hans-Uwe; Cummings, Richard D; von Gunten, Stephan (2019). The architecture of the IgG anti-carbohydrate repertoire in primary antibody deficiencies (PADs). Blood, 134(22), pp. 1941-1950. American Society of Hematology 10.1182/blood.2019001705
Sutter, Damian; Dzhonova, Dzhuliya V.; Prost, Jean-Christophe; Bovet, Cedric; Banz, Yara; Rahnfeld, Lisa; Leroux, Jean-Christophe; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther; Plock, Jan A.; Luciani, Paola; Taddeo, Adriano; Schnider, Jonas T. (2019). Delivery of Rapamycin Using In Situ Forming Implants Promotes Immunoregulation and Vascularized Composite Allograft Survival. Scientific reports, 9(1), p. 9269. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-019-45759-y
Garweg, Justus G; Zandi, Souska; Pfister, Isabel; Rieben, Robert; Skowronska, Magdalena; Tappeiner, Christoph (2019). Cytokine profiles of phakic and pseudophakic eyes with primary retinal detachment. Acta ophthalmologica, 97(4), e580-e588. Wiley 10.1111/aos.13998
Zandi, Souska; Pfister, Isabel B; Traine, Peter G; Tappeiner, Christoph; Despont, Alain; Rieben, Robert; Skowronska, Magdalena; Garweg, Justus G. (2019). Biomarkers for PVR in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. PLoS ONE, 14(4), e0214674. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0214674
Längin, Matthias; Mayr, Tanja; Reichart, Bruno; Michel, Sebastian; Buchholz, Stefan; Guethoff, Sonja; Dashkevich, Alexey; Baehr, Andrea; Egerer, Stefanie; Bauer, Andreas; Mihalj, Maks; Panelli, Alessandro; Issl, Lara; Ying, Jiawei; Fresch, Ann Kathrin; Buttgereit, Ines; Mokelke, Maren; Radan, Julia; Werner, Fabian; Lutzmann, Isabelle; ... (2019). Author Correction: Consistent success in life-supporting porcine cardiac xenotransplantation. Nature, 568(7752), E7-E7. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41586-019-1108-4
Längin, Matthias; Mayr, Tanja; Reichart, Bruno; Michel, Sebastian; Buchholz, Stefan; Guethoff, Sonja; Dashkevich, Alexey; Baehr, Andrea; Egerer, Stefanie; Bauer, Andreas; Mihalj, Maks; Panelli, Alessandro; Issl, Lara; Ying, Jiawei; Fresch, Ann Kathrin; Buttgereit, Ines; Mokelke, Maren; Radan, Julia; Werner, Fabian; Lutzmann, Isabelle; ... (2018). Consistent success in life-supporting porcine cardiac xenotransplantation. Nature, 564(7736), pp. 430-433. Macmillan Journals Ltd. 10.1038/s41586-018-0765-z
Zhang, Shengye; Shaw-Boden, Jane; Banz, Yara; Bongoni, Anjan K; Taddeo, Adriano; Spirig, Rolf; Nolte, Marc W; Cowan, Peter J; Rieben, Robert (2018). Effects of C1 inhibitor on endothelial cell activation in a rat hind limb ischemia-reperfusion injury model. Journal of vascular surgery, 68(6 Suppl.), 209S-221S.e2. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.10.072
Dzhonova, Dzhuliya Vihrenova; Olariu, Radu; Leckenby, Jonathan Ian; Banz Wälti, Yara; Prost, Jean-Christophe; Dhayani, Ashish; Vemula, Praveen K; Vögelin, Esther; Taddeo, Adriano; Rieben, Robert (2018). Local injections of tacrolimus-loaded hydrogel reduce systemic immunosuppression-related toxicity in vascularized composite allotransplantation. Transplantation, 102(10), pp. 1684-1694. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0000000000002283
Taddeo, Adriano; Tsai, Catherine; Vögelin, Esther; Rieben, Robert (2018). Novel targeted drug delivery systems to minimize systemic immunosuppression in vascularized composite allotransplantation. Current opinion in organ transplantation, 23(5), pp. 568-576. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000564
Gygax, Erich; Kaeser, Hans-Ulrich; Stalder, Mario; Gahl, Brigitta; Rieben, Robert; Carrel, Thierry; Erdös, Gabor (2018). Type II Minimal-Invasive Extracorporeal Circuit for Aortic Valve Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Artificial organs, 42(6), pp. 620-629. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/aor.13093
Duisit, Jérôme; Amiel, Hadrien; Wüthrich, Tsering; Taddeo, Adriano; Dedriche, Adeline; Destoop, Vincent; Pardoen, Thomas; Bouzin, Caroline; Joris, Virginie; Magee, Derek; Vögelin, Esther; Harriman, David; Dessy, Chantal; Orlando, Giuseppe; Behets, Catherine; Rieben, Robert; Gianello, Pierre; Lengelé, Benoît (2018). Perfusion-decellularization of human ear grafts enables ECM-based scaffolds for auricular vascularized composite tissue engineering. Acta biomaterialia, 73, pp. 339-354. Elsevier 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.04.009
Abd El Hafez, Mai Moustafa Ahmed; Shaw-Boden, Jane; Wilbs, Jonas; Despont, Alain; Rieben, Robert (2018). Improvement of a Closed Chest Porcine Myocardial Infarction Model by Standardization of Tissue and Blood Sampling Procedures. Journal of visualized experiments(133) MYJoVE Corporation 10.3791/56856
Puga Yung, Gisella; Bongoni, Anjan K; Pradier, Amandine; Madelon, Natacha; Papaserafeim, Maria; Sfriso, Riccardo; Ayares, David L; Wolf, Eckhard; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Bähr, Andrea; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Vögelin, Esther; Kiermeir, David; Jenni, Hansjörg; Rieben, Robert; Seebach, Jörg D (2018). Release of pig leukocytes and reduced human NK cell recruitment during ex vivo perfusion of HLA-E/human CD46 double-transgenic pig limbs with human blood. Xenotransplantation, 25(1) Wiley 10.1111/xen.12357
Dzhonova, Dzhuliya Vihrenova; Olariu, Radu; Leckenby, Jonathan Ian; Dhayani, Ashish; Vemula, Praveen Kumar; Prost, Jean-Christophe; Banz, Yara; Taddeo, Adriano; Rieben, Robert (2018). Local release of tacrolimus from hydrogel-based drug delivery system is controlled by inflammatory enzymes in vivo and can be monitored non-invasively using in vivo imaging. PLoS ONE, 13(8), e0203409. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0203409
Sfriso, Riccardo; Zhang, Shengye; Bichsel, Colette Andrea; Steck, Oliver Thomas; Despont, Alain; Guenat, Olivier Thierry; Rieben, Robert (2018). 3D artificial round section micro-vessels to investigate endothelial cells under physiological flow conditions. Scientific Reports, 8(1), p. 5898. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41598-018-24273-7
Abicht, Jan-Michael; Sfriso, Riccardo; Reichart, Bruno; Längin, Matthias; Gahle, Katja; Puga Yung, Gisella L.; Seebach, Jörg D.; Rieben, Robert; Ayares, David; Wolf, Eckhard; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Baehr, Andrea; Kind, Alexander; Mayr, Tanja; Bauer, Andreas (2018). Multiple genetically modified GTKO/hCD46/HLA-E/hβ2−mg porcine hearts are protected from complement activation and natural killer cell infiltration during ex vivo perfusion with human blood. Xenotransplantation, 25(5), e12390. Wiley 10.1111/xen.12390
Rieben, Robert; Hofstetter, Wilhelm (17 November 2017). Wo die kranken Mäuse leben (Interview mit Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Hofstetter und Prof. Dr. Robert Rieben). Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ, p. 55. Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Duisit, Jérôme; Maistriaux, Louis; Taddeo, Adriano; Orlando, Giuseppe; Joris, Virginie; Coche, Emmanuel; Behets, Catherine; Lerut, Jan; Dessy, Chantal; Cossu, Giulio; Vögelin, Esther; Rieben, Robert; Gianello, Pierre; Lengelé, Benoît (2017). Bioengineering a Human Face Graft: The Matrix of Identity. Annals of surgery, 266(5), pp. 754-764. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002396
Olariu, Radu; Denoyelle, Julie Sophie Cécile; Leclère, Franck-Marie Patrick; Dzhonova, Dzhuliya Vihrenova; Gajanayake, Thusitha; Banz Wälti, Yara; Hayoz, Michael; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther; Taddeo, Adriano (2017). Intra-graft injection of tacrolimus promotes survival of vascularized composite allotransplantation. The journal of surgical research, 218, pp. 49-57. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jss.2017.05.046
Sfriso, Riccardo; Bongoni, Anjan; Banz Wälti, Yara; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Wolf, Eckhard; Rieben, Robert (2017). Assessment of the Anticoagulant and Anti-inflammatory Properties of Endothelial Cells Using 3D Cell Culture and Non-anticoagulated Whole Blood. Journal of visualized experiments, 127(127) MYJoVE Corporation 10.3791/56227
Abd El Hafez, Mai Moustafa Ahmed; Shaw-Boden, Jane; Sutter, Damian; Schnider, Jonas Thomas; Banz Wälti, Yara; Jenni, Hansjörg; Vögelin, Esther; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Rieben, Robert (2017). Effect of C1-INH on ischemia/reperfusion injury in a porcine limb ex vivo perfusion model. Molecular immunology, 88, pp. 116-124. Elsevier 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.06.021
Bongoni, Anjan K; Salvaris, Evelyn; Nordling, Sofia; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Wolf, Eckhard; Ayares, David L; Rieben, Robert; Magnusson, Peetra U; Cowan, Peter J (2017). Surface modification of pig endothelial cells with a branched heparin conjugate improves their compatibility with human blood. Scientific Reports, 7(1), p. 4450. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41598-017-04898-w
Pischke, Soeren E; Gustavsen, A; Orrem, H L; Egge, K H; Courivaud, F; Fontenelle, H; Despont, Alain; Bongoni, A K; Rieben, Robert; Tønnessen, T I; Nunn, M A; Scott, H; Skulstad, H; Barratt-Due, A; Mollnes, T E (2017). Complement factor 5 blockade reduces porcine myocardial infarction size and improves immediate cardiac function. Basic research in cardiology, 112(3), p. 20. Springer-Medizin-Verlag 10.1007/s00395-017-0610-9
Zhang, Shengye; Wotzkow Alvarez, Carlos; Bongoni, Anjan K; Shaw-Boden, Jane; Siegrist, Mark; Taddeo, Adriano; Blank, Fabian; Hofstetter, Wilhelm; Rieben, Robert (2017). Role of the plasma cascade systems in ischemia/reperfusion injury of bone. Bone, 97, pp. 278-286. Elsevier 10.1016/j.bone.2016.12.007
Puga Yung, Gisella L; Rieben, Robert; Bühler, Leo; Schuurman, Henk-Jan; Seebach, Jörg (2017). Xenotransplantation: Where do we stand in 2016? Swiss medical weekly, 147, w14403. EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag 10.4414/smw.2017.14403
Zandi, Souska; Tappeiner, Christoph; Pfister, Isabel B; Despont, Alain; Rieben, Robert; Garweg, Justus (2016). Vitreal Cytokine Profile Differences Between Eyes With Epiretinal Membranes or Macular Holes. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 57(14), pp. 6320-6326. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 10.1167/iovs.16-20657
Bongoni, Anjan; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Wolf, Eckhard; Ayares, David; Rieben, Robert; Cowan, Peter J (2016). Transgenic Expression of Human Thrombomodulin Inhibits HMGB1-Induced Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cell Activation. Transplantation, 100(9), pp. 1871-1879. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0000000000001188
Spirig, Andres; Juon, Bettina; Banz Wälti, Yara; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther (2016). Correlation Between Sonographic and In Vivo Measurement of A1 Pulleys in Trigger Fingers. Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 42(7), pp. 1482-1490. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.02.017
Hackl, Claudia; von Känel, Roland; Thomas, Livia; Kübler, Peggy; Schmid, Jean-Paul; Mattle, Heinrich P.; Mono, Marie-Luise; Rieben, Robert; Wiest, Roland; Wirtz, Petra H. (2016). Higher macrophage superoxide anion production in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with Type D personality. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 68, pp. 186-193. Elsevier 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.02.031
Cowan, Peter J; Rieben, Robert (2016). Modifying the Glycome in Pigs for Xenotransplantation. Transplantation, 100(3), pp. 485-486. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0000000000001073
(2016). Protein-carbohydrate interactions in the human immune system (Submitted). (Dissertation, Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Faculty of Medicine)
Jayadev Kamat, Pranitha; Vandenberghe, Stijn; Christen, Stephan; Bongoni, Anjan; Meier, Bernhard; Rieben, Robert; Khattab, Ahmed Aziz (2016). Dexrazoxane Shows No Protective Effect in the Acute Phase of Reperfusion during Myocardial Infarction in Pigs. PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0168541. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0168541
Banz Wälti, Yara; Item, Gian-Marco; Vogt, Andreas; Rieben, Robert; Candinas, Daniel; Beldi, Guido (2015). Endothelial- and Platelet-Derived Microparticles Are Generated During Liver Resection in Humans. Journal of investigative surgery, 29(1), pp. 20-31. Taylor & Francis 10.3109/08941939.2015.1047540
Zhang, Shengye; Dührkop-Sisewitsch, Claudia; Plock, Jan Alexander; Rieben, Robert (2015). Inhalation anesthesia of rats: influence of the fraction of inspired oxygen on limb ischemia/reperfusion injury. Laboratory animals, 50(3), pp. 185-197. Sage Publications 10.1177/0023677215604531
Egge, Kjetil H; Thorgersen, Ebbe B; Pischke, Søren E; Lindstad, Julie K; Pharo, Anne; Bongoni, Anjan; Rieben, Robert; Nunn, Miles A; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Mollnes, Tom E (2015). Organ inflammation in porcine Escherichia coli sepsis is markedly attenuated by combined inhibition of C5 and CD14. Immunobiology, 220(8), pp. 999-1005. Elsevier 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.04.002
Bongoni, Anjan; Kiermeir, David; Schnider, Jonas Thomas; Jenni, Hansjörg; Garimella, Pavan Sai; Bähr, Andrea; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Wolf, Eckhard; Ayares, David; Vögelin, Esther; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Seebach, Jörg D; Rieben, Robert (2015). Transgenic Expression of Human CD46 on Porcine Endothelium: Effect on Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Cascades During Ex Vivo Human-to-Pig Limb Xenoperfusions. Transplantation, 99(10), pp. 2061-2069. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0000000000000746
Ahrens, H E; Petersen, B; Herrmann, D; Lucas-Hahn, A; Hassel, P; Ziegler, M; Kues, W A; Baulain, U; Baars, W; Schwinzer, R; Denner, J; Rataj, D; Werwitzke, S; Tiede, A; Bongoni, Anjan; Garimella, Sai Pavan; Despont, Alain; Rieben, Robert; Niemann, H (2015). siRNA mediated knockdown of tissue factor expression in pigs for xenotransplantation. American journal of transplantation, 15(5), pp. 1407-1414. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/ajt.13120
Bongoni, Anjan K; Kiermeir, David; Denoyelle, Julie Sophie Cécile; Jenni, Hansjörg; Burlak, Christopher; Seebach, Jörg D; Vögelin, Esther; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Rieben, Robert (2015). Porcine extrahepatic vascular endothelial asialoglycoprotein receptor 1 mediates xenogeneic platelet phagocytosis in vitro and in human-to-pig ex vivo xenoperfusion. Transplantation, 99(4), pp. 693-701. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0000000000000553
Gajanayake, Thusitha; Olariu, Radu; Leclère, Franck-Marie Patrick; Dhayani, Ashish; Yang, Zijiang; Bongoni, Anjan; Banz Wälti, Yara; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Karp, Jeffrey M.; Vemula, Praveen Kumar; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther (2014). A single localized dose of enzyme-responsive hydrogel improves long-term survival of a vascularized composite allograft. Science translational medicine, 6(249), 249ra110. American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008778
Bongoni, Anjan K.; Kiermeir, David; Jenni, Hansjörg; Bähr, Andrea; Ayares, David; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Wolf, Eckhard; Vögelin, Esther; Constantinescu, Mihai A.; Seebach, Jörg D.; Rieben, Robert (2014). Complement dependent early immunological responses during ex vivo xenoperfusion of hCD46/HLA-E double transgenic pig forelimbs with human blood. Xenotransplantation, 21(3), pp. 230-243. Wiley 10.1111/xen.12090
Dührkop-Sisewitsch, Claudia; Rieben, Robert (2014). Refinement of tourniquet-induced peripheral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats: comparison of 2 h vs 24 h reperfusion. Laboratory animals, 48(2), pp. 143-154. Sage Publications 10.1177/0023677213516313
Dührkop-Sisewitsch, Claudia; Rieben, Robert (2014). Ischemia/reperfusion injury: effect of simultaneous inhibition of plasma cascade systems versus specific complement inhibition. Biochemical pharmacology, 88(1), pp. 12-22. Elsevier 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.12.013
Dührkop-Sisewitsch, Claudia; Denoyelle, Julie Sophie Cécile; Shaw, Sidney; Rieben, Robert (2014). Use of dextran sulfate in tourniquet-induced skeletal muscle reperfusion injury. The journal of surgical research, 187(1), pp. 150-161. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jss.2013.10.012
Wuensch, Annegret; Baehr, Andrea; Bongoni, Anjan; Kemter, Elisabeth; Blutke, Andreas; Baars, Wiebke; Haertle, Sonja; Zakhartchenko, Valeri; Kurome, Mayuko; Kessler, Barbara; Faber, Claudius; Abicht, Jan-Michael; Reichart, Bruno; Wanke, Ruediger; Schwinzer, Reinhard; Nagashima, Hiroshi; Rieben, Robert; Ayares, David; Wolf, Eckhard and Klymiuk, Nikolai (2014). Regulatory sequences of the porcine THBD gene facilitate endothelial-specific expression of bioactive human thrombomodulin in single- and multitransgenic pigs. Transplantation, 97(2), pp. 138-147. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0b013e3182a95cbc
Bongoni, Anjan; Kiermeir, David; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Jenni, Hansjörg; Bähr, Andrea; Wünsch, Annegret; Ayares, David; Wolf, Eckhard; Vögelin, Esther; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Seebach, Jörg D.; Rieben, Robert (2014). Functional evaluation of hTM, CD46 and HLA-E transgenes in vitro and in pig leg xenoperfusion experiments. Xenotransplantation, 21(2), p. 189. Wiley 10.1111/xen.12083_9
Bongoni, Anjan; Kiermeir, David; Jenni, Hansjörg; Wünsch, Annegret; Bähr, Andrea; Ayares, David; Seebach, Jörg D; Wolf, Eckhard; Klymiuk, Nikolai; Constantinescu, Mihai Adrian; Vögelin, Esther; Rieben, Robert (2013). Activation of the lectin pathway of complement in pig-to-human xenotransplantation models. Transplantation, 96(9), pp. 791-799. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/TP.0b013e3182a3a52b
Schweizer, Dennis F.; Schweizer, Riccardo; Zhang, Shengye; Kamat, Pranitha; Contaldo, Claudio; Rieben, Robert; Eberli, Daniel; Giovanoli, Pietro; Erni, Dominique; Plock, Jan A. (2013). Botulinum toxin A and B raise blood flow and increase survival of critically ischemic skin flaps. Journal of surgical research, 184(2), pp. 1205-1213. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jss.2013.04.004
Duehrkop, Claudia; Banz, Yara; Spirig, Rolf; Miescher, Sylvia; Nolte, Marc W.; Spycher, Martin; Smith, Richard A. G.; Sacks, Steven H.; Rieben, Robert (2013). C1 esterase inhibitor reduces lower extremity ischemia/reperfusion injury and associated lung damage. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e72059. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0072059
Spirig, Rolf; Schaub, Alexander; Kropf, Alain; Miescher, Sylvia; Spycher, Martin O.; Rieben, Robert (2013). Reconstituted high-density lipoprotein modulates activation of human leukocytes. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e71235. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0071235
Barratt-Due, Andreas; Thorgersen, Ebbe B.; Egge, Kjetil; Pischke, Søren; Sokolov, Andrey; Hellerud, Bernt C.; Lindstad, Julie K.; Pharo, Anne; Bongoni, Anjan K.; Rieben, Robert; Nunn, Miles; Scott, Helge; Mollnes, Tom E. (2013). Combined inhibition of complement C5 and CD14 markedly attenuates inflammation, thrombogenicity, and hemodynamic changes in porcine sepsis. Journal of immunology, 191(2), pp. 819-827. American Association of Immunologists 10.4049/jimmunol.1201909
Khattab, A.; Stieger, S.; Jayadev Kamat, Pranitha; Vandenberghe, S.; Bongoni, Anjan; Stone, G.; Seiler, C.; Meier, B.; Hess, O.; Rieben, Robert (2013). Effect of pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion (PICSO) on myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion in a closed-chest porcine model. EuroIntervention, 9(3), pp. 398-406. Europa Digital & Publishing 10.4244/EIJV9I3A63
Bongoni, Anjan K.; Lanz, Jonas; Rieben, Robert; Banz Wälti, Yara (2013). Development of a bead-based multiplex assay for the simultaneous detection of porcine inflammation markers using xMAP technology. Cytometry Part A, 83A(7), pp. 636-647. Wiley 10.1002/cyto.a.22287
Leclère, Franck-Marie Patrick; Lewbart, Gregory A; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther (2013). Microsurgery and liver research: Lumbricus terrestris, a reliable animal model for training? Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology, 37(2), pp. 166-170. Paris: Elsevier Masson 10.1016/j.clinre.2012.04.008
Müller, Sabine; Constantinescu, Mihai A; Kiermeir, David; Gajanayake, Thusitha; Bongoni, Anjan; Vollbach, Felix H; Meoli, Martino; Plock, Jan Alexander; Jenni, Hansjörg; Banic, Andrej; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther (2013). Ischemia/reperfusion injury of porcine limbs after extracorporeal perfusion. Journal of surgical research, 181(1), pp. 170-82. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jss.2012.05.088
Ruder, Thomas D.; Ebert, Lars C.; Khattab, Ahmed A.; Rieben, Robert; Thali, Michael J.; Kamat, Pranitha (2013). Edema is a sign of early acute myocardial infarction on post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging. Forensic science, medicine and pathology, 9(4), pp. 501-505. Springer 10.1007/s12024-013-9459-x
Banz, Yara; Rieben, Robert (2012). Role of complement and perspectives for intervention in ischemia-reperfusion damage. Annals of medicine, 44(3), pp. 205-17. London: Informa Healthcare 10.3109/07853890.2010.535556
Kamat, Pranitha; Juon, Bettina; Jossen, Brigitte; Gajanayake, Thusitha; Rieben, Robert; Vögelin, Esther (2012). Assessment of endothelium and inflammatory response at the onset of reperfusion injury in hand surgery. Journal of inflammation, 9(1), p. 18. London: BioMed Central 10.1186/1476-9255-9-18
Banz, Yara; Hess, Otto M; Meier, Pascal; Korchagina, Elena Y; Gordeeva, Elena A; Robson, Simon C; Gajanayake, Thusitha; Csizmadia, Eva; Mettler, Daniel; Haeberli, André; Bovin, Nicolai V; Rieben, Robert (2012). Evaluation of multimeric tyrosine-O-sulfate as a cytoprotectant in an in vivo model of acute myocardial infarction in pigs. Cardiology, 121(1), pp. 59-70. Basel: Karger 10.1159/000336485
Veres, Kata; Rieben, Robert; Spadavecchia, Claudia; Bergadano, Alessandra (2012). Pancuronium dose refinement in experimental pigs used in cardiovascular research. Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia, 39(5), pp. 529-32. Oxford: Blackwell Science 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2012.00732.x
Constantinescu, Mihai A; Knall, Erhard; Xu, Xiufang; Kiermeir, David M; Jenni, Hansjörg; Gygax, Erich; Rieben, Robert; Bani, Andrej; Vögelin, Esther (2011). Preservation of Amputated Extremities by Extracorporeal Blood Perfusion; a Feasibility Study in a Porcine Model. Journal of surgical research, 171(1), pp. 291-9. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jss.2010.01.040
Jenni, Hansjörg; Rheinberger, Julia; Czerny, Martin; Gygax, Erich; Rieben, Robert; Krähenbühl, Eva; Carrel, Thierry; Stalder, Mario (2011). Autotransfusion system or integrated automatic suction device in minimized extracorporeal circulation: influence on coagulation and inflammatory response. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 39(5), e139-43. Oxford: Elsevier Science B.V. 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.082
Pochechueva, Tatiana; Chinarev, Alexander; Spengler, Marianne; Korchagina, Elena; Heinzelmann-Schwarz, Viola; Bovin, Nicolai; Rieben, Robert (2011). Multiplex suspension array for human anti-carbohydrate antibody profiling. Analyst, 136(3), pp. 560-9. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry 10.1039/c0an00758g
Spirig, Rolf; Djafarzadeh, Siamak; Regueira, Tomas; Shaw, Sidney G; von Garnier, Christophe; Takala, Jukka; Jakob, Stephan M; Rieben, Robert; Lepper, Philipp M (2010). Effects of TLR agonists on the hypoxia-regulated transcription factor HIF-1alpha and dendritic cell maturation under normoxic conditions. PLoS ONE, 5(6), e0010983. Lawrence, Kans.: Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0010983
Millard, Anne-Laure; Spirig, Rolf; Mueller, Nicolas J; Seebach, Jörg D; Rieben, Robert (2010). Inhibition of direct and indirect TLR-mediated activation of human NK cells by low molecular weight dextran sulfate. Molecular immunology, 47(14), pp. 2349-58. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.05.284
Durandy, A; Kaveri, S V; Kuijpers, T W; Basta, M; Miescher, S; Ravetch, J V; Rieben, R (2009). Intravenous immunoglobulins--understanding properties and mechanisms. Clinical and experimental immunology, 158 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), pp. 2-13. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2009.04022.X
Spycher, M; Matozan, K; Minnig, K; Zehnder, R; Miescher, S; Hoefferer, L; Rieben, R (2009). In vitro comparison of the complement-scavenging capacity of different intravenous immunoglobulin preparations. Vox sanguinis, 97(4), pp. 348-54. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.01217.x
Spirig, Rolf; Potapova, Inga; Shaw-Boden, Jane; Tsui, Janice; Rieben, Robert; Shaw, Sidney G (2009). TLR2 and TLR4 agonists induce production of the vasoactive peptide endothelin-1 by human dendritic cells. Molecular immunology, 46(15), pp. 3178-82. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.05.179
Banz, Yara; Gajanayake, Thusitha; Matozan, Katja; Yang, Zhihong; Rieben, Robert (2009). Dextran sulfate modulates MAP kinase signaling and reduces endothelial injury in a rat aortic clamping model. Journal of vascular surgery, 50(1), pp. 161-70. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.067
Spirig, Rolf; van Kooten, Cees; Obregon, Carolina; Nicod, Laurent; Daha, Mohamed; Rieben, Robert (2008). The complement inhibitor low molecular weight dextran sulfate prevents TLR4-induced phenotypic and functional maturation of human dendritic cells. Journal of immunology, 181(2), pp. 878-90. Bethesda, Md.: American Association of Immunologists
Banz, Yara; Rieben, Robert; Zobrist, Claudia; Meier, Pascal; Shaw, Sidney; Lanz, Jonas; Carrel, Thierry; Berdat, Pascal (2008). Addition of dextran sulfate to blood cardioplegia attenuates reperfusion injury in a porcine model of cardiopulmonary bypass. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 34(3), pp. 653-60. Oxford: Elsevier Science B.V. 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.05.024
Spirig, Rolf; Gajanayake, Thusitha; Korsgren, Olle; Nilsson, Bo; Rieben, Robert (2008). Low molecular weight dextran sulfate as complement inhibitor and cytoprotectant in solid organ and islet transplantation. Molecular immunology, 45(16), pp. 4084-94. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.07.024
Gajanayake, T; Sawitzki, B; Matozan, K; Korchagina, E Y; Lehmann, M; Volk, H-D; Rieben, R (2008). Dextran sulfate facilitates anti-CD4 mAb-induced long-term rat cardiac allograft survival after prolonged cold ischemia. American journal of transplantation, 8(6), pp. 1151-62. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02239.x
Banz, Yara; Hess, Otto M; Robson, Simon C; Csizmadia, Eva; Mettler, Daniel; Meier, Pascal; Haeberli, André; Shaw, Sidney; Smith, Richard A; Rieben, Robert (2007). Attenuation of myocardial reperfusion injury in pigs by Mirococept, a membrane-targeted complement inhibitor derived from human CR1. Cardiovascular research, 76(3), pp. 482-93. Oxford: Elsevier Ltd. 10.1016/j.cardiores.2007.07.016
Tanner, H; Mohacsi, P; Fuller-Bicer, G A; Rieben, R; Meier, B; Hess, O; Hullin, R (2007). Cytokine activation and disease progression in patients with stable moderate chronic heart failure. Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 26(6), pp. 622-9. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.healun.2007.01.033
Obukhova, Polina; Rieben, Robert; Bovin, Nicolai (2007). Normal human serum contains high levels of anti-Gal alpha 1-4GlcNAc antibodies. Xenotransplantation, 14(6), pp. 627-35. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2007.00436.x
Stussi, Georg; Mueller, Regula J.; Passweg, Jakob; Schanz, Urs; Rieben, Robert; Seebach, Jörg D. (2007). ABO blood group incompatible haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and xenograft rejection. Swiss medical weekly, 137(Suppl 155), 101S-108S. Muttenz: EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag
Baumann, Bettina C; Stussi, Georg; Huggel, Katja; Rieben, Robert; Seebach, Jörg D (2007). Reactivity of human natural antibodies to endothelial cells from Galalpha(1,3)Gal-deficient pigs. Transplantation, 83(2), pp. 193-201. Hagerstown, Md.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/01.tp.0000250478.00567.e5
Banz, Yara; Rieben, Robert (2006). Endothelial cell protection in xenotransplantation: looking after a key player in rejection. Xenotransplantation, 13(1), pp. 19-30. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2005.00266.x
Banz, Yara; Cung, Trinh; Korchagina, Elena Y; Bovin, Nicolai V; Haeberli, André; Rieben, Robert (2005). Endothelial cell protection and complement inhibition in xenotransplantation: a novel in vitro model using whole blood. Xenotransplantation, 12(6), pp. 434-43. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2005.00239.x
Banz, Yara; Hess, Otto M; Robson, Simon C; Mettler, Daniel; Meier, Pascal; Haeberli, André; Csizmadia, Eva; Korchagina, Elena Y; Bovin, Nicolai V; Rieben, Robert (2005). Locally targeted cytoprotection with dextran sulfate attenuates experimental porcine myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury. European Heart Journal, 26(21), pp. 2334-43. Oxford: Oxford University Press 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi421
Stussi, G; Huggel, K; Lutz, H U; Schanz, U; Rieben, R; Seebach, J D (2005). Isotype-specific detection of ABO blood group antibodies using a novel flow cytometric method. British journal of haematology, 130(6), pp. 954-63. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05705.x
Korchagina, E Y; Pochechueva, T V; Obukhova, P S; Formanovsky, A A; Imberty, A; Rieben, R; Bovin, N V (2005). Design of the blood group AB glycotope. Glycoconjugate journal, 22(3), pp. 127-33. Norwell, Mass.: Springer 10.1007/s10719-005-0508-x
Nydegger, Urs E; Tevaearai, Hendrik; Berdat, Pascal; Rieben, Robert; Carrel, Thierry; Mohacsi, Paul; Flegel, Willy A (2005). Histo-blood group antigens as allo- and autoantigens. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1050, pp. 40-51. Boston, Mass.: Blackwell 10.1196/annals.1313.006
Rieben, Robert; Seebach, Jörg D (2005). Xenograft rejection: IgG1, complement and NK cells team up to activate and destroy the endothelium. Trends in immunology, 26(1), pp. 2-5. Oxford: Elsevier Current Trends 10.1016/j.it.2004.11.011
Laumonier, Thomas; Walpen, Alexander J; Matozan, Katja M; Korchagina, Elena Y; Bovin, Nicolai V; Haeberli, André; Mohacsi, Paul J; Rieben, Robert (2004). Multimeric tyrosine sulfate acts as an endothelial cell protectant and prevents complement activation in xenotransplantation models. Xenotransplantation, 11(3), pp. 262-8. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2004.00125.x
Laumonier, Thomas; Mohacsi, Paul J; Matozan, Katja M; Banz, Yara; Haeberli, André; Korchagina, Elena Y; Bovin, Nicolai V; Vanhove, Bernard; Rieben, Robert (2004). Endothelial cell protection by dextran sulfate: a novel strategy to prevent acute vascular rejection in xenotransplantation. American journal of transplantation, 4(2), pp. 181-7. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1046/j.1600-6143.2003.00306.x
Nydegger, U E; Rieben, R; Carrel, T; Mohacsi, P (2004). Solid organ transplantation across the ABO histo-blood group barrier: a case report. Transplantation proceedings, 36(5), pp. 1554-7. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.05.038
Baumann, Bettina C; Forte, Pietro; Hawley, Robert J; Rieben, Robert; Schneider, Mårten K J; Seebach, Jörg D (2004). Lack of galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose expression on porcine endothelial cells prevents complement-induced lysis but not direct xenogeneic NK cytotoxicity. Journal of immunology, 172(10), pp. 6460-7. Bethesda, Md.: American Association of Immunologists
Walpen, Alexander J; Laumonier, Thomas; Aebi, Christoph; Mohacsi, Paul J; Rieben, Robert (2004). Immunoglobulin M-enriched intravenous immunoglobulin inhibits classical pathway complement activation, but not bactericidal activity of human serum. Xenotransplantation, 11(2), pp. 141-8. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley 10.1046/j.1399-3089.2003.00098.x