Browsing Molekulare Medizin by Advisor & Referee "Meyer, Thomas Prof. Dr."
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Subcellular compartmentalization of signal elements and their re-distribution in resting and activated B cells
(2024-09-19)BCR activation triggers a complex network of pathways and cascades, shaping the fate of B cells. This process is influenced by co-receptors as well as co-stimulatory molecules, among others. Dysregulation in this process ... -
High throughput strategies for electrophysiological characterisation of cardiomyocytes
(2023-08-22)Personalised medicine describes the customised application of medical treatment at a patient-specific level. This type of precision medicine stratifies patients based on their specific genotype or phenotype for targeted ... -
Modulation of HSF1 activity by p53 and its impact in cancer therapies
(2023-07-13)The tumor suppressor p53 (TP53) is mutated in ~70 % of colorectal cancer (CRC) cases. Of these cases, approximately 80 % undergo subsequent p53 loss-of-heterozygosity (p53LOH), losing the remaining wildtype p53 (WTp53) ... -
Cardiac fibroblast phenotype regulation in engineered connective tissues with a special focus on ER adaptation and stress
(2023-03-23)Cardiovascular diseases cause adverse myocardial remodeling due to cardiomyocyte loss and modifications to the extracellular matrix (ECM), which can ultimately lead to contractile dysfunction and pathological cardiac ... -
Mild production of reactive oxygen species reversibly affects the metabolism and function of the heart
(2023-01-25)Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are molecular oxygen derivatives that are produced as an attribute of aerobic life. The relationship between elevated levels of ROS and heart failure (HF) has been extensively studied. However, ... -
Differentiation-Induced Rearrangement of the Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Complex Regulates T-Cell-Mediated Immunity
(2023-01-20)CD4+ T-cells are an important cell type involved in proper mediation of the human adaptive immune system. Activation of CD4+ T-cells is a regulated process which includes a tightly controlled cytosolic calcium (Ca2+) ... -
Novel therapeutic approaches to treat inflammatory conditions with glucocorticoid and calciferol nanoparticles in vivo and in vitro
(2023-01-10)The body is constantly confronted with environmental threats and sometimes the entry of pathogens leads to severe inflammatory conditions such as sepsis or acute lung injury (ALI). Both diseases are characterized by a ... -
In vivo application of CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene re-expression in the failing mouse and human myocardium
(2022-11-17)Transcriptional adaptation in cardiomyocytes precedes cellular deterioration and functional decline upon myocardial stress and damage resulting in heart failure progression. The re-activation of WNT/β-catenin (CTNNB1) ... -
Modeling Takotsubo syndrome with patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
(2021-10-18)Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a severe acute heart disease presumably caused by high catecholamine levels resulting in wall motion abnormalities of the left ventricle. Despite the severe phenotype of TTS, the exact disease ... -
Mechanical regulation of cardiac fibroblasts.
(2021-08-09)Cardiac fibrosis progressively contributes to heart failure (HF). Yet, its complex nature still lacks a more comprehensive understanding. One main hurdle is the lack of representative human models providing insights into ... -
Targeting JAK/STAT signalling for sensitization of colorectal cancer cells to chemoradiotherapy
(2021-07-08)Despite ever-evolving treatment and screening procedures, Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT), followed by standardized surgical resection ... -
The role of Ca2+ influx mechanisms in the regulation of human cardiac fibroblasts in 2D- and 3D- culture models
(2021-06-24)Cardiac fibrosis is a serious health problem commonly associated with cardiovascular diseases and remains an increasing health burden around the globe. The development of cardiac fibrosis involves the activation and ... -
The importance of homotypic interactions of unphosphorylated STAT proteins in cytokine-induced signal transduction
(2021-03-12)Several cytokines mediate cellular responses via the family of transcription factors called signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT). Though phosphorylated STATs (P-STAT) form the active and extensively ... -
An integrative and translational assessment of altered atrial electrophysiology, calcium handling and contractility in patients with atrial fibrillation
(2020-11-18)Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained arrhythmia reported in clinical practice, and it is associated with deleterious outcomes such as stroke, that increase patient morbidity and mortality. Previous ... -
Mechanisms of Glucocorticoids in the modulation of Graft-versus-Host Disease and the Graft-versus-Leukemia Reaction
(2020-07-31)Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) is a severe complication that frequently occurs after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and results in a high transplant-related morbidity and mortality. Glucocorticoids ... -
Human induced pluripotent stem cell models used in the study of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy
(2020-06-24)Doxorubicin (DOX) has been used for decades to treat hematopoietic and solid tumors, although, in a subset of cancer survivors, it causes cardiotoxicity decades after treatment. The mechanisms of anthracycline-induced ... -
Emerging role of RNA-binding proteins in sporadic and rapid progressive Alzheimer’s disease
(2020-04-07)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of dementia. Typically, AD is characterized as a slow progressive dementia with an average disease duration of eight years. Recently, a rapidly progressive variant of ... -
The role of STAT1-cooperative DNA binding in myocardial infarction
(2019-08-09)Myocardial infarction (MI), defined as heart damage due to prolonged ischemia, accounts for significant mortality and morbidity and has a substantial financial burden worldwide. While major advancements have been achieved ... -
Fibroblast-Cardiomyocyte Cross-Talk in Heart Muscle Formation and Function
(2019-02-01)Cardiac fibroblasts make up a considerable fraction of the total heart cell content. How cardiac fibroblasts signaling affects heart muscle function in normal heart development and disease remains, however, largely unresolved. ... -
Elucidating the pathomechanism behind the neurocristopathy CHARGE syndrome
(2018-02-26)CHARGE syndrome is a complex congenital malformation disorder, caused in more about two-thirds of the cases by heterozygous loss of function mutations in the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 7 (CHD7). The acronym ...