Frank Tacke

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Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Why high suPAR is not super - diagnostic, prognostic and potential pathogenic properties of a novel biomarker in the ICU
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 15:1020. 2011
  2. ncbi Inflammatory pathways in liver homeostasis and liver injury
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
    Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 36:4-12. 2009
  3. ncbi Migratory fate and differentiation of blood monocyte subsets
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA
    Immunobiology 211:609-18. 2006
  4. ncbi [Monocyte subpopulations in inflammation processes: principles and perspectives]
    Frank Tacke
    Medizinische Klinik III, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Aachen
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr 134:1645-8. 2009
  5. ncbi A simple clinical score predicts high risk for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhages from varices in patients with chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, University Hospital Aachen, Aschen, Germany
    Scand J Gastroenterol 42:374-82. 2007
  6. ncbi [Liver fibrosis - pathogenesis and novel therapeutic approaches]
    F Tacke
    Medizinische Klinik III, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
    Internist (Berl) 51:21-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Up-regulated eotaxin plasma levels in chronic liver disease patients indicate hepatic inflammation, advanced fibrosis and adverse clinical course
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 22:1256-64. 2007
  8. ncbi Prognostic value of circulating amino-terminal pro-C-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 15:R45. 2011
  9. ncbi Update on hepatic stellate cells: pathogenic role in liver fibrosis and novel isolation techniques
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Medicine III RWTH, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 6:67-80. 2012
  10. ncbi Antifibrotic effects of CXCL9 and its receptor CXCR3 in livers of mice and humans
    Hermann E Wasmuth
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Gastroenterology 137:309-19, 319.e1-3. 2009

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Publications84

  1. ncbi Why high suPAR is not super - diagnostic, prognostic and potential pathogenic properties of a novel biomarker in the ICU
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 15:1020. 2011
    ..This study expands our knowledge of the diagnostic power of suPAR, confirms its prognostic value, and raises the demand for future studies investigating the pathogenic involvement of suPAR...
  2. ncbi Inflammatory pathways in liver homeostasis and liver injury
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
    Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 36:4-12. 2009
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  3. ncbi Migratory fate and differentiation of blood monocyte subsets
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA
    Immunobiology 211:609-18. 2006
    ..Fortunately, the rate of progress in the study of monocyte fate is rapidly picking up pace, giving rise to the expectation that we will soon know much more about the biology of monocytes in the steady state and inflammation...
  4. ncbi [Monocyte subpopulations in inflammation processes: principles and perspectives]
    Frank Tacke
    Medizinische Klinik III, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Aachen
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr 134:1645-8. 2009
    ..These findings are expected to identify novel targets for future therapeutic strategies...
  5. ncbi A simple clinical score predicts high risk for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhages from varices in patients with chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, University Hospital Aachen, Aschen, Germany
    Scand J Gastroenterol 42:374-82. 2007
    ..Stratifying high-risk patients for variceal bleeding is mainly based on endoscopic scoring. The purpose of this study was to develop a simple clinical score to assess the bleeding risk...
  6. ncbi [Liver fibrosis - pathogenesis and novel therapeutic approaches]
    F Tacke
    Medizinische Klinik III, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
    Internist (Berl) 51:21-9. 2010
    ..Understanding the complex cellular interactions in liver fibrosis may help to develop novel antifibrotic therapies in the near future...
  7. ncbi Up-regulated eotaxin plasma levels in chronic liver disease patients indicate hepatic inflammation, advanced fibrosis and adverse clinical course
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 22:1256-64. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to analyze the role of eotaxin in chronic liver disease...
  8. ncbi Prognostic value of circulating amino-terminal pro-C-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 15:R45. 2011
    ..We aimed at evaluating the diagnostic and prognostic value of N-terminal pro-CNP (NT-proCNP) for predicting sepsis, disease severity and mortality in critically ill medical patients...
  9. ncbi Update on hepatic stellate cells: pathogenic role in liver fibrosis and novel isolation techniques
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Medicine III RWTH, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 6:67-80. 2012
    ..Novel isolation techniques, specifically HSC sorting by FACS via autofluorescence and antibodies, will provide us with further opportunities to advance our understanding of HSC biology in health and disease...
  10. ncbi Antifibrotic effects of CXCL9 and its receptor CXCR3 in livers of mice and humans
    Hermann E Wasmuth
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Gastroenterology 137:309-19, 319.e1-3. 2009
    ..We investigated the roles of the chemokine CXCL9 and its receptor CXCR3 in liver fibrosis...
  11. ncbi The fractalkine receptor CX?CR1 protects against liver fibrosis by controlling differentiation and survival of infiltrating hepatic monocytes
    Karlin Raja Karlmark
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 52:1769-82. 2010
    ..The opposing regulation of CX?CR1 and fractalkine in patients suggests that pharmacological augmentation of this pathway may represent a possible therapeutic antifibrotic strategy...
  12. ncbi Prevalence, viral replication efficiency and antiviral drug susceptibility of rtQ215 polymerase mutations within the hepatitis B virus genome
    Samad Amini-Bavil-Olyaee
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    J Hepatol 51:647-54. 2009
    ..We aimed at assessing the prevalence of substitutions at rtQ215 of the HBV polymerase and determining the molecular and functional consequences using phenotypic analyses in vitro...
  13. ncbi Serum chemokine receptor CXCR3 ligands are associated with progression, organ dysfunction and complications of chronic liver diseases
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Liver Int 31:840-9. 2011
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  14. ncbi Hepatic macrophage migration and differentiation critical for liver fibrosis is mediated by the chemokine receptor C-C motif chemokine receptor 8 in mice
    Felix Heymann
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 55:898-909. 2012
    ..Inhibition of CCR8 or its ligand, CCL1, might represent a successful therapeutic target to limit liver inflammation and fibrosis progression...
  15. ncbi Circulating soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor is stably elevated during the first week of treatment in the intensive care unit and predicts mortality in critically ill patients
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 15:R63. 2011
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  16. ncbi Circulating retinol binding protein 4 in critically ill patients before specific treatment: prognostic impact and correlation with organ function, metabolism and inflammation
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 14:R179. 2010
    ..Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) promotes insulin resistance in mice and is systemically elevated in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes. We investigated the potential role of RBP4 in critically ill patients...
  17. ncbi Functional contribution of elevated circulating and hepatic non-classical CD14CD16 monocytes to inflammation and human liver fibrosis
    Henning W Zimmermann
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    PLoS ONE 5:e11049. 2010
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  18. ncbi The chemokine scavenging receptor D6 limits acute toxic liver injury in vivo
    Marie Luise Berres
    Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Biol Chem 390:1039-45. 2009
    ..These results support the importance of post-translational chemokine regulation and describe a new mechanism of immune modulation within the liver...
  19. ncbi Blood monocyte subsets differentially give rise to CD103+ and CD103- pulmonary dendritic cell populations
    Claudia Jakubzick
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Icahn Research Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Immunol 180:3019-27. 2008
    ..Overall, these data demonstrate that the two circulating subsets of monocytes give rise to distinct tissue DC populations...
  20. ncbi Interleukin-8 is activated in patients with chronic liver diseases and associated with hepatic macrophage accumulation in human liver fibrosis
    Henning W Zimmermann
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
    PLoS ONE 6:e21381. 2011
    ..We investigated the regulation of IL-8, its receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 and possible IL-8 responding cells in CLD patients...
  21. ncbi Serum adiponectin upon admission to the intensive care unit may predict mortality in critically ill patients
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    J Crit Care 26:166-74. 2011
    ..We therefore investigated the potential pathogenic role and prognostic value of circulating adiponectin levels in critical illness...
  22. ncbi Hepatic acute-phase proteins control innate immune responses during infection by promoting myeloid-derived suppressor cell function
    Leif E Sander
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    J Exp Med 207:1453-64. 2010
    ..Thus, gp130-dependent communication between the liver and MDSCs through APPs controls inflammatory responses during infection...
  23. ncbi Modulation of dendritic cell trafficking to and from the airways
    Claudia Jakubzick
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Immunol 176:3578-84. 2006
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  24. ncbi Pharmacological inhibition of the chemokine CCL2 (MCP-1) diminishes liver macrophage infiltration and steatohepatitis in chronic hepatic injury
    Christer Baeck
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Gut 61:416-26. 2012
    ..Pharmacological inhibition of MCP-1 with mNOX-E36 was investigated in two murine models of chronic liver diseases...
  25. ncbi Regulation and prognostic relevance of serum ghrelin concentrations in critical illness and sepsis
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 14:R94. 2010
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  26. ncbi Immature monocytes acquire antigens from other cells in the bone marrow and present them to T cells after maturing in the periphery
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Icahn Research Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Exp Med 203:583-97. 2006
    ..These data reveal that immature monocytes unexpectedly sample antigen from the bone marrow environment and that they can present these antigens after they leave the bone marrow...
  27. ncbi Differential impact of immune escape mutations G145R and P120T on the replication of lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus e antigen-positive and -negative strains
    Samad Amini-Bavil-Olyaee
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    J Virol 84:1026-33. 2010
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  28. ncbi Serum resistin levels in critically ill patients are associated with inflammation, organ dysfunction and metabolism and may predict survival of non-septic patients
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 13:R95. 2009
    ..We aimed to examine the correlation of serum resistin concentrations to parameters of inflammation, organ function, metabolism, disease severity and survival in critically ill patients...
  29. ncbi Serum chemokine CXC ligand 10 (CXCL10) predicts fibrosis progression after liver transplantation for hepatitis C infection
    Marie Luise Berres
    Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 53:596-603. 2011
    ..These results might guide patients' care after transplantation and help us to select optimal candidates for antiviral therapy post-LT...
  30. ncbi CXCL5 plasma levels decrease in patients with chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 26:523-9. 2011
    ..The aim of our study was to assess CXCL5 plasma levels in patients with chronic liver disease...
  31. ncbi Hepatic recruitment of the inflammatory Gr1+ monocyte subset upon liver injury promotes hepatic fibrosis
    Karlin Raja Karlmark
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 50:261-74. 2009
    ..Thus, they may represent an interesting novel target for antifibrotic strategies...
  32. ncbi Molecular analysis of an HBsAg-negative hepatitis B virus mutant selected in a tenofovir-treated HIV-hepatitis B virus co-infected patient
    Samad Amini-Bavil-Olyaee
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    AIDS 23:268-72. 2009
    ..HBV mutants carrying drug and vaccine resistance may represent a considerable individual risk and public health concern...
  33. ncbi Bone morphogenetic protein 7 is elevated in patients with chronic liver disease and exerts fibrogenic effects on human hepatic stellate cells
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Dig Dis Sci 52:3404-15. 2007
    ..Elevated systemic and hepatic levels of BMP7 in patients with chronic liver disease may contribute to progression of liver fibrogenesis in vivo...
  34. ncbi Mouse models of hepatocarcinogenesis: what can we learn for the prevention of human hepatocellular carcinoma?
    Mihael Vucur
    Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Oncotarget 1:373-8. 2010
    ..Molecular findings in this mouse model and their possible significance for chemopreventive strategies against HCC are compared to other murine HCC models...
  35. ncbi Monocytes and macrophages as cellular targets in liver fibrosis
    Felix Heymann
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets 8:307-18. 2009
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  36. ncbi Age-dependent alterations of monocyte subsets and monocyte-related chemokine pathways in healthy adults
    Sebastian Seidler
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen, Germany
    BMC Immunol 11:30. 2010
    ..In analogy to murine studies, we hypothesized that human monocyte subsets dynamically change during ageing, potentially influencing their functionality and contributing to immunosenescence...
  37. ncbi Insulin resistance in liver cirrhosis is not associated with circulating retinol-binding protein 4
    Eray Yagmur
    Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Diabetes Care 30:1168-72. 2007
    ..As insulin resistance is present in nearly all patients with liver cirrhosis, we evaluated RBP4 in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD)...
  38. ncbi High C5a levels are associated with increased mortality in sepsis patients--no enhancing effect by actin-free Gc-globulin
    Olav A Gressner
    Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen University RWTH, Aachen, Germany
    Clin Biochem 41:974-80. 2008
    ..Immune paralysis of phagocytic cells due to excess of the complement activation product C5a has been proposed as a critical pathomechanism in sepsis. In vitro studies suggest an interaction of C5a with Group-specific globulin (Gc-globulin)...
  39. ncbi Monocyte subsets differentially employ CCR2, CCR5, and CX3CR1 to accumulate within atherosclerotic plaques
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    J Clin Invest 117:185-94. 2007
    ..Thus, antagonizing CX3CR1 may be effective therapeutically in ameliorating CCR2(+) monocyte recruitment to plaques without impairing their CCR2-dependent responses to inflammation overall...
  40. ncbi Increased liver stiffness denotes hepatic dysfunction and mortality risk in critically ill non-cirrhotic patients at a medical ICU
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Crit Care 15:R266. 2011
    ..We investigated liver stiffness as a potentially useful tool for early detection of patients with hepatic deterioration and risk stratification with respect to short- and long-term mortality...
  41. ncbi Chemokine-directed immune cell infiltration in acute and chronic liver disease
    Karlin Raja Karlmark
    Medical Clinic III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:233-42. 2008
    ..Dissecting the exact functional contribution of immune cell subsets, chemokines and chemokine-receptor pathways in liver injury will hopefully identify novel targets for the treatment of acute liver failure, liver fibrosis or cirrhosis...
  42. ncbi TAK1 suppresses a NEMO-dependent but NF-kappaB-independent pathway to liver cancer
    Kira Bettermann
    Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Cancer Cell 17:481-96. 2010
    ..Therefore, TAK1 serves as a gatekeeper for a protumorigenic, NF-kappaB-independent function of NEMO in parenchymal liver cells...
  43. ncbi Role of IL-17 and Th17 cells in liver diseases
    Linda Hammerich
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrase 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Clin Dev Immunol 2011:345803. 2011
    ..Understanding the chemokines and chemokine receptors promoting hepatic Th17 cell recruitment (possibly CCR6 or CCR4) might reveal new therapeutic targets interfering with Th17 migration or differentiation in liver disease...
  44. ncbi Langerhans cells arise from monocytes in vivo
    Florent Ginhoux
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Nat Immunol 7:265-73. 2006
    ..These results identify Gr-1(hi) monocytes as the direct precursors for LCs in vivo and establish the importance of the CSF-1 receptor in this process...
  45. ncbi A novel model of demyelinating encephalomyelitis induced by monocytes and dendritic cells
    Glaucia C Furtado
    Immunobiology Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
    J Immunol 177:6871-9. 2006
    ..We propose that alterations in the numbers or function of monocytes and DC coupled to dysregulated expression of chemokines in the neural tissues, favors development of CNS autoimmune disease...
  46. ncbi Gene expression changes in foam cells and the role of chemokine receptor CCR7 during atherosclerosis regression in ApoE-deficient mice
    Eugene Trogan
    Marc and Ruti Bell Vascular Biology Program, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:3781-6. 2006
    ..Taken with the other gene expression data, these results in vivo point to complex relationships among the immune system, nuclear hormone receptors, and inflammation during regression...
  47. ncbi Chemokines in liver inflammation and fibrosis
    Hermann E Wasmuth
    Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
    Semin Liver Dis 30:215-25. 2010
    ..Here, we summarize current knowledge on the genetic and functional importance of the chemokine network in injury and highlight their potential for intervening in the inflammation and fibrosis that drives liver disease progression...
  48. ncbi Differential regulation of chemokine CCL5 expression in monocytes/macrophages and renal cells by Y-box protein-1
    Ute Raffetseder
    Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Kidney Int 75:185-96. 2009
    ..We show that YB-1 is a cell-type specific regulator of CCL5 expression in infiltrating T-cells and monocytes/macrophages and acts as an adaptive controller of inflammation during kidney allograft rejection...
  49. ncbi Y-box protein-1/p18 fragment identifies malignancies in patients with chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    BMC Cancer 11:185. 2011
    ..We recently described active secretion of a family member, denoted Y-box (YB) protein-1. We tested the clinical and diagnostic value of YB-1 protein fragment p18 (YB-1/p18) detection in blood for malignant diseases...
  50. ncbi From proteomic multimarker profiling to interesting proteins: thymosin-?(4) and kininogen-1 as new potential biomarkers for inflammatory hepatic lesions
    Corinna Henkel
    Institute of Pathology, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Cell Mol Med 15:2176-88. 2011
    ..Based on the high throughput capability, the identified differential protein panel may serve as a diagnostic marker and warrants further validation in larger cohorts...
  51. ncbi Serum NT-proCNP concentrations are elevated in patients with chronic liver diseases and associated with complications and unfavorable prognosis of cirrhosis
    Alexander Koch
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Clin Biochem 45:429-35. 2012
    ..C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) might be an important regulator of vasodilatation, fluid and sodium balance in liver cirrhosis. We aimed at assessing its regulation and prognostic relevance in liver disease patients...
  52. ncbi Micro-RNA profiling reveals a role for miR-29 in human and murine liver fibrosis
    Christoph Roderburg
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 53:209-18. 2011
    ..Thus they may represent targets for novel therapeutic strategies against hepatic fibrogenesis and also might evolve as biomarkers in the diagnosis of liver fibrosis...
  53. ncbi Hepatocyte-specific inhibitor-of-kappaB-kinase deletion triggers the innate immune response and promotes earlier cell proliferation during liver regeneration
    Yann Malato
    Medical Clinic III, University Hospital Aachen RWTH, Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 47:2036-50. 2008
    ..CONCLUSION: We demonstrate that PH in IKK2DeltaLPC mice triggers a more rapid and pronounced inflammatory response in nonparenchymal liver cells, which triggers earlier hepatocyte proliferation...
  54. ncbi Gp130 signaling promotes development of acute experimental colitis by facilitating early neutrophil/macrophage recruitment and activation
    Leif E Sander
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Immunol 181:3586-94. 2008
    ..We provide evidence that IL-6 cytokines acting via gp130 are required in the acute stages of intestinal inflammation by modulating the dynamics of innate immune cell recruitment and activation...
  55. ncbi The rtA194T polymerase mutation impacts viral replication and susceptibility to tenofovir in hepatitis B e antigen-positive and hepatitis B e antigen-negative hepatitis B virus strains
    Samad Amini-Bavil-Olyaee
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 49:1158-65. 2009
    ..Telbivudine or entecavir should be considered as effective alternative treatment options for these patients...
  56. ncbi Acute hepatitis B virus infection by genotype F despite successful vaccination in an immune-competent German patient
    Frank Tacke
    Medical Clinic III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Clin Virol 38:353-7. 2007
    ..Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis worldwide, and efficient protection can usually be achieved by vaccination that is based on recombinant HBsAg protein from HBV genotype A and D...
  57. ncbi Alloantigen-presenting plasmacytoid dendritic cells mediate tolerance to vascularized grafts
    Jordi C Ochando
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029 6574, USA
    Nat Immunol 7:652-62. 2006
    ..Thus, alloantigen-presenting pDCs home to the lymph nodes in tolerogenic conditions, where they mediate alloantigen-specific Treg cell development and allograft tolerance...
  58. ncbi Loss of caspase-8 protects mice against inflammation-related hepatocarcinogenesis but induces non-apoptotic liver injury
    Christian Liedtke
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
    Gastroenterology 141:2176-87. 2011
    ..Activation of caspase-8 (Casp8) initiates death receptor-mediated apoptosis. We investigated the pathogenic role of this protease in NEMO(?hepa) mice or after induction of acute liver injury...
  59. ncbi Circulating soluble urokinase plasminogen activator is elevated in patients with chronic liver disease, discriminates stage and aetiology of cirrhosis and predicts prognosis
    Henning W Zimmermann
    Department of Medicine III, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Liver Int 32:500-9. 2012
    ..High serum concentrations of soluble uPAR (suPAR) are suggested to reflect activated immune cells...
  60. ncbi Elevation of Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine-modified advanced glycation end products in chronic liver disease is an indicator of liver cirrhosis
    Eray Yagmur
    Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University Hospital Aachen UKA, Aachen University RWTH, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Clin Biochem 39:39-45. 2006
    ..Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML)-modified advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in patients with CLD could reflect the degree of severity of the disease...
  61. ncbi The fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 is involved in liver fibrosis due to chronic hepatitis C infection
    Hermann E Wasmuth
    Medical Department III, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D 52057 Aachen, Germany
    J Hepatol 48:208-15. 2008
    ..The chemokine receptor CX3CR1 and its specific ligand fractalkine (CX3CL1) are known to modulate inflammatory and fibroproliferative diseases. Here we investigate the role of CX3CR1/fractalkine in HCV-induced liver fibrosis...
  62. ncbi Assessment of inflammatory and fibrotic stenoses in patients with Crohn's disease using contrast-enhanced ultrasound and computerized algorithm: a pilot study
    Ramin Schirin-Sokhan
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    Digestion 83:263-8. 2011
    ..The aim of the present study was to define objective quantitative measures of stricture characteristics (fibrostenotic/cicartricial vs. inflammatory) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in patients with stenotic Crohn's disease...
  63. ncbi Micro-RNA profiling in human serum reveals compartment-specific roles of miR-571 and miR-652 in liver cirrhosis
    Christoph Roderburg
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    PLoS ONE 7:e32999. 2012
    ..Therefore, in the present study we performed a systematic screening approach in order to identify miRNAs with altered levels in the serum of patients with chronic liver disease and liver cirrhosis...
  64. ncbi Role of CCR8 and other chemokine pathways in the migration of monocyte-derived dendritic cells to lymph nodes
    Chunfeng Qu
    Dept of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1496, 1425 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Exp Med 200:1231-41. 2004
    ..When these monocyte-derived DCs exit skin to emigrate to LNs, they use not only CCR7 but also CCR8, which was not previously recognized to participate in migration to LNs...
  65. ncbi Comparison of gene expression profiles between human and mouse monocyte subsets
    Molly A Ingersoll
    Department of Gene and Cell Medicine and Immunology Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Blood 115:e10-9. 2010
    ..Thus, whereas human and mouse monocyte subsets are far more broadly conserved than currently recognized, important differences between the species deserve consideration when models of human disease are studied in mice...
  66. ncbi Analysis of antigen-presenting functionality of cultured rat hepatic stellate cells and transdifferentiated myofibroblasts
    Michael Bomble
    Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH University Hospital, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 396:342-7. 2010
    ..Based on our findings we conclude that HSC play a key role in hepatic immune function and that IFN-gamma treatment might mediate its beneficial therapeutic effects via activation of APC function in MFB...
  67. ncbi Regulatory T cells and immune tolerance to coagulation factor IX in the context of intramuscular AAV1 gene transfer
    Meagan Kelly
    Division of Hematology Oncology, Cancer Institute, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
    Mol Ther 18:361-9. 2010
    ..Our results provide critical insight into the role and function of regulatory T cells in induction and maintenance/protection of immune tolerance in gene transfer, complementing the current paradigm of immune tolerance mechanism...
  68. ncbi Modification of chemokine pathways and immune cell infiltration as a novel therapeutic approach in liver inflammation and fibrosis
    Henning W Zimmermann
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets 10:509-36. 2011
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  69. ncbi Controlling autophagy: A new concept for clearing liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Hepatology 53:356-8. 2011
    ..These results provide a basis for testing CBZ, which has an extensive clinical safety profile, in patients with AT deficiency and also provide a proof of principle for therapeutic use of autophagy enhancers. (Hepatology 2011;.)...
  70. ncbi Interleukin 6/gp130-dependent pathways are protective during chronic liver diseases
    Konrad L Streetz
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
    Hepatology 38:218-29. 2003
    ..Hepatology 2003;38:218-229)...
  71. ncbi Plasma P-selectin levels are elevated in patients with chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 14:319-25. 2003
    ..In line with its role in acute liver damage, P-selectin elevation in chronic liver disease may suggest a possible pathogenetic role in the course of liver cirrhosis...
  72. ncbi Ghrelin in chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    J Hepatol 38:447-54. 2003
    ..The inverse correlation with AFP in HCC patients requires further studies on the potential impact of ghrelin on the pathogenesis of anorexia-cachexia syndrome...
  73. ncbi The role of chemokines and their receptors in dendritic cell biology
    Veronika Lukacs-Kornek
    Institute for Molecular Medicine and Experimental Immunology, University of Bonn, Germany
    Front Biosci 13:2238-52. 2008
    ..In this review, we describe current knowledge on the role of chemokines and their receptors in the control of DC migratory behavior, as well as other influences on DC biology...
  74. ncbi Clinical and prognostic role of plasma coagulation factor XIII activity for bleeding disorders and 6-year survival in patients with chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    Liver Int 26:173-81. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Factor XIII deficiency is rare in patients with liver cirrhosis, but is associated with a clinical bleeding tendency and an unfavorable prognosis for future hemorrhages and survival...
  75. ncbi Resistin serum levels are associated with insulin resistance, disease severity, clinical complications, and prognosis in patients with chronic liver diseases
    Eray Yagmur
    Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    Am J Gastroenterol 101:1244-52. 2006
    ..005, Cox regression model). CONCLUSION: Resistin offers novel application potential as a clinical biomarker in the assessment of liver cirrhosis. Elevated resistin may contribute to insulin resistance in advanced liver dysfunction...
  76. ncbi Quantification of hepatic thrombopoietin mRNA transcripts in patients with chronic liver diseases shows maintained gene expression in different etiologies of liver cirrhosis
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
    Liver 22:205-12. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that hepatic TPO gene expression appears to be maintained on a constitutive transcriptional level in patients with liver diseases and does not change dependent on disease etiology...
  77. ncbi Liver function critically determines serum retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) levels in patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
    Frank Tacke
    Hepatology 48:1724-5; author reply 1725-6. 2008
  78. ncbi p18(INK4c) collaborates with other CDK-inhibitory proteins in the regenerating liver
    Tom Luedde
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
    Hepatology 37:833-41. 2003
    ..Additionally we provide evidence that timing and strength of DNA synthesis in hepatocytes after PH is regulated tightly through the collaboration of different cell cycle inhibitors...
  79. ncbi Thrombopoietin serum levels are elevated in patients with hepatitis B/C infection compared to other causes of chronic liver disease
    Patrick Schoffski
    Department of Hematology Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, Germany
    Liver 22:114-20. 2002
    ..Thrombocytopenia in patients with advanced liver disease may stem from a deficient hepatic thrombopoietin production...
  80. ncbi Expression of inducible Bcl-X(S) in myeloid leukemia: compensatory upregulation of Bcl-X(L) and Bcl-2 prevents apoptosis and chemosensitization
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinolog, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    Cancer Biol Ther 3:340-7. 2004
    ..These results suggest the existence of a regulatory mechanism aimed to protect leukemic cells from pro-apoptotic stimuli...
  81. ncbi Regulation of plasma erythropoietin in chronic liver disease
    Frank Tacke
    World J Gastroenterol 10:2922-3. 2004
  82. ncbi C/EBP beta isoforms LIP and LAP modulate progression of the cell cycle in the regenerating mouse liver
    Tom Luedde
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    Hepatology 40:356-65. 2004
    ..In the context of previous studies, our results demonstrate that LAP, through a dose-dependent effect, withholds a dual activating and inhibiting role on hepatocyte proliferation in vivo...
  83. ncbi CCR2 mediates homeostatic and inflammatory release of Gr1(high) monocytes from the bone marrow, but is dispensable for bladder infiltration in bacterial urinary tract infection
    Daniel R Engel
    Institute for Molecular Medicine and Experimental Immunology, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat, Bonn, Germany
    J Immunol 181:5579-86. 2008
    ..These findings demonstrate that CCR2 governs homeostatic and infection-triggered release of Gr1(high) monocytes from the BM into the blood but is dispensable for recruitment into a nonlymphoid tissue...
  84. ncbi High adiponectin in chronic liver disease and cholestasis suggests biliary route of adiponectin excretion in vivo
    Frank Tacke
    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
    J Hepatol 42:666-73. 2005
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