2026
Autoimmunity Reviews 2026 Mar
Expert perspectives on Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – Insights from the 3rd International Conference of the Charité Fatigue Center
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EMBO Reports 2026 Mar
The AICL-KLRF1 axis supports CD4-CD8 T cell communication and cytokine competence in pre-exhausted CD8+ T cells
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iScience 2026 Jan 2
CD4+ to CD8+ T cell imbalance drives poor Achilles tendon repair in patients
Klatte-Schulz F, Geißler S, Bormann N, Minkwitz S, Tsitsilonis S, Manegold S, Gehlen T, Melzer JA, Kurtoglu A, Bonell A, Schmidt-Bleek K, Duda GN, Sawitzki B, Wildemann B.
2025
Trials 2025 Aug
Randomized adaptive assessment of post COVID syndrome treatments (RAPID): a study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, controlled adaptive platform trial of treatment options for Post Covid Syndrome (PCS) on patients physical function including the first intervention specific appendix RAPID_REVIVE (reducing inflammatory activity in patients with PCS).
Weipert L, Telgmann RG, Anton G, Asendorf T, Chaplinskaja-Sobol I, Ciesek S, Cornely OA, Drescher S, Finke C, Friede T, Groth J, Hanß S, Hoffmann W, Huber C, Illig T, Kraus M, Krefting D, Kuhn S, Muehler A, Nauck M, Schaller J, Schmidt AC, Schmidt G, Sawitzki B, Tostmann R, Valentin H, Vehreschild M
Cell reports. Medicine 2025 Aug
Rewired type I IFN signaling is linked to age-dependent differences in COVID-19.
Petrov L, Brumhard S, Wisniewski S, Georg P, Hillus D, Hiller A, Astaburuaga-García R, Blüthgen N, Wyler E, Vogt K, Dey HP, von Stillfried S, Iwert C, Bülow RD, Märkl B, Maas L, Langner C, Meyer T, Loske J, Eils R, Lehmann I, Ondruschka B, Ralser M, Trimpert J, Boor P, Bedoui S, Meisel C, Mall MA, Corman VM, Sander LE, Röhmel J, Sawitzki B
Am J Transplant 2025 Jul
Is operational tolerance induction finally safe and feasible for some kidney transplant recipients: A breakthrough to a new horizon?
Geissler EK, Sawitzki B
Eur J Immunol 2025 Jul
Aging and Viral Evolution Impair Immunity Against Dominant Pan-Coronavirus-Reactive T Cell Epitope.
Loyal L, Jürchott K, Reimer U, Meyer-Arndt L, Henze L, Mages N, Kostrzanowski J, Reus B, Mangold M, Kruse B, Dingeldey M, Sawitzki B, Michel J, Grossegesse M, Schnatbaum K, Wenschuh H, Nitsche A, Lachmann N, Timmermann B, Giesecke-Thiel C, Braun J, Kern F, Thiel A
Nature 2025 Apr
TGFβ links EBV to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
Goetzke CC, Massoud M, Frischbutter S, Guerra GM, Ferreira-Gomes M, Heinrich F, von Stuckrad ASL, Wisniewski S, Licha JR, Bondareva M, Ehlers L, Khaldi-Plassart S, Javouhey E, Pons S, Trouillet-Assant S, Ozsurekci Y, Zhang Y, Poli MC, Discepolo V, Lo Vecchio A, Sahin B, Verboom M, Hallensleben M, Heuhsen AI, Astudillo C, Espinosa Y, Vial Cox MC, Dobbs K, Delmonte OM, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Magliocco M, Barron K, Danielson J, Petrov L, Unterwalder N, Sawitzki B, Matz M, Lehmann K, Gratopp A, von Bernuth H, Burkhardt LM, Wiese N, Peter L, Schmueck-Henneresse M, Amini L, Maurer M, Roehmel JF, Gewurz BE, Yonker LM, Witkowski M, Kruglov A, Mall MA, Su HC, Ozen S, Radbruch A, Belot A, Durek P, Kallinich T, Mashreghi MF
Nat Cardiovasc Res 2025 Mar
The cellular and molecular cardiac tissue responses in human inflammatory cardiomyopathies after SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination.
Maatz H, Lindberg EL, Adami E, López-Anguita N, Perdomo-Sabogal A, Cocera Ortega L, Patone G, Reichart D, Myronova A, Schmidt S, Elsanhoury A, Klein O, Kühl U, Wyler E, Landthaler M, Yousefian S, Haas S, Kurth F, Teichmann SA, Oudit GY, Milting H, Noseda M, Seidman JG, Seidman CE, Heidecker B, Sander LE, Sawitzki B, Klingel K, Doeblin P, Kelle S, Van Linthout S, Hubner N, Tschöpe C
2024
Cell 2024 Aug
The life-saving benefit of dexamethasone in severe COVID-19 is linked to a reversal of monocyte dysregulation.
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NPJ Regen Med 2024 Apr
A two-way street – cellular metabolism and myofibroblast contraction.
Noom A, Sawitzki B, Knaus P, Duda GN
2023
Cells 2023 Dec 20
Pro-Resolving Mediators in Rotator Cuff Disease: How Is the Bursa Involved?
Klatte-Schulz F, Bormann N, Bonell A, Al-Michref J, Nguyen HL, Klöckner P, Thiele K, Moroder P, Seifert M, Sawitzki B, Wildemann B, Duda GN
Nat Commun 2023 Nov 25
Associations of myeloid cells with cellular and humoral responses following vaccinations in patients with neuroimmunological diseases.
Wang M, Dehlinger A, Zapata CF, Golan M, Gallaccio G, Sander LE, Schlickeiser S, Kunkel D, Schmitz-Hübsch T, Sawitzki B, Karni A, Braun J, Loyal L, Thiel A, Bellmann-Strobl J, Paul F, Meyer-Arndt L, Böttcher C
Autoimmun Rev 2023 Nov
Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité Fatigue Center.
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Cell 2023 Aug 21
Haunting innate immune memories of COVID-19.
Sawitzki B
Nat Immunol 2023 Jun
CD4(+) T cell calibration of antigen-presenting cells optimizes antiviral CD8(+) T cell immunity.
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BMJ Open 2023 Apr 17
RECAST: Study protocol for an observational study for the understanding of the increased REsilience of Children compared to Adults in SARS-CoV-2 infecTion.
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Kidney Int 2023 Mar
A Phase I/IIa study of autologous tolerogenic dendritic cells immunotherapy in kidney transplant recipients.
Moreau A, Kervella D, Bouchet-Delbos L, Braudeau C, Saïagh S, Guérif P, Limou S, Moreau A, Bercegeay S, Streitz M, Sawitzki B, James B, Harden PN, Game D, Tang Q, Markmann JF, Roberts ISD, Geissler EK, Dréno B, Josien R, Cuturi MC, Blancho G
2022
Nat Commun 2022 Nov 12
Distinct immunological and molecular signatures underpinning influenza vaccine responsiveness in the elderly.
Riese P, Trittel S, Akmatov MK, May M, Prokein J, Illig T, Schindler C, Sawitzki B, Elfaki Y, Floess S, Huehn J, Błażejewski AJ, Strowig T, Hernandez-Vargas EA, Geffers R, Zhang B, Li Y, Pessler F, Guzmán CA
Euro Surveill 2022 Oct
Integrated genomic surveillance enables tracing of person-to-person SARS-CoV-2 transmission chains during community transmission and reveals extensive onward transmission of travel-imported infections, Germany, June to July 2021.
Houwaart T, Belhaj S, Tawalbeh E, Nagels D, Fröhlich Y, Finzer P, Ciruela P, Sabrià A, Herrero M, Andrés C, Antón A, Benmoumene A, Asskali D, Haidar H, von Dahlen J, Nicolai J, Stiller M, Blum J, Lange C, Adelmann C, Schroer B, Osmers U, Grice C, Kirfel PP, Jomaa H, Strelow D, Hülse L, Pigulla M, Kreuzer P, Tyshaieva A, Weber J, Wienemann T, Kohns Vasconcelos M, Hoffmann K, Lübke N, Hauka S, Andree M, Scholz CJ, Jazmati N, Göbels K, Zotz R, Pfeffer K, Timm J, Ehlkes L, Walker A, Dilthey AT
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022 Sep
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations fail to elicit humoral and cellular immune responses in patients with multiple sclerosis receiving fingolimod.
Meyer-Arndt L, Braun J, Fauchere F, Vanshylla K, Loyal L, Henze L, Kruse B, Dingeldey M, Jürchott K, Mangold M, Maraj A, Braginets A, Böttcher C, Nitsche A, de la Rosa K, Ratswohl C, Sawitzki B, Holenya P, Reimer U, Sander LE, Klein F, Paul F, Bellmann-Strobl J, Thiel A, Giesecke-Thiel C
Curr Res Transl Med 2022 Jul
Early prediction of renal graft function: Analysis of a multi-center, multi-level data set.
Blazquez-Navarro A, Bauer C, Wittenbrink N, Wolk K, Sabat R, Dang-Heine C, Neumann S, Roch T, Wehler P, Blazquez-Navarro R, Olek S, Thomusch O, Seitz H, Reinke P, Hugo C, Sawitzki B, Babel N, Or-Guil M
Clin Infect Dis 2022 Mar 23
Characterization of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection Clusters Based on Integrated Genomic Surveillance, Outbreak Analysis and Contact Tracing in an Urban Setting.
Walker A, Houwaart T, Finzer P, Ehlkes L, Tyshaieva A, Damagnez M, Strelow D, Duplessis A, Nicolai J, Wienemann T, Tamayo T, Kohns Vasconcelos M, Hülse L, Hoffmann K, Lübke N, Hauka S, Andree M, Däumer MP, Thielen A, Kolbe-Busch S, Göbels K, Zotz R, Pfeffer K, Timm J, Dilthey AT
Nat Biotechnol 2022 Mar
Pre-activated antiviral innate immunity in the upper airways controls early SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.
Loske J, Röhmel J, Lukassen S, Stricker S, Magalhães VG, Liebig J, Chua RL, Thürmann L, Messingschlager M, Seegebarth A, Timmermann B, Klages S, Ralser M, Sawitzki B, Sander LE, Corman VM, Conrad C, Laudi S, Binder M, Trump S, Eils R, Mall MA, Lehmann I
Cell 2022 Feb 3
Complement activation induces excessive T cell cytotoxicity in severe COVID-19.
Georg P, Astaburuaga-García R, Bonaguro L, Brumhard S, Michalick L, Lippert LJ, Kostevc T, Gäbel C, Schneider M, Streitz M, Demichev V, Gemünd I, Barone M, Tober-Lau P, Helbig ET, Hillus D, Petrov L, Stein J, Dey HP, Paclik D, Iwert C, Mülleder M, Aulakh SK, Djudjaj S, Bülow RD, Mei HE, Schulz AR, Thiel A, Hippenstiel S, Saliba AE, Eils R, Lehmann I, Mall MA, Stricker S, Röhmel J, Corman VM, Beule D, Wyler E, Landthaler M, Obermayer B, von Stillfried S, Boor P, Demir M, Wesselmann H, Suttorp N, Uhrig A, Müller-Redetzky H, Nattermann J, Kuebler WM, Meisel C, Ralser M, Schultze JL, Aschenbrenner AC, Thibeault C, Kurth F, Sander LE, Blüthgen N, Sawitzki B
Front Immunol 2022
The Host Peritoneal Cavity Harbors Prominent Memory Th2 and Early Recall Responses to an Intestinal Nematode.
Yordanova IA, Jürchott K, Steinfelder S, Vogt K, Krüger U, Kühl AA, Sawitzki B, Hartmann S
Front Immunol 2022
Age-Related Differences in Structure and Function of Nasal Epithelial Cultures From Healthy Children and Elderly People.
Balázs A, Millar-Büchner P, Mülleder M, Farztdinov V, Szyrwiel L, Addante A, Kuppe A, Rubil T, Drescher M, Seidel K, Stricker S, Eils R, Lehmann I, Sawitzki B, Röhmel J, Ralser M, Mall MA
2021
Cell 2021 Dec
SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers profibrotic macrophage responses and lung fibrosis
Wendisch D, Dietrich O, Mari T, von Stillfried S, Ibarra IL, Mittermaier M, Mache C, Chua RL, Knoll R, Timm S, Brumhard S, Krammer T, Zauber H, Hiller AL, Pascual-Reguant A, Mothes R, Bülow RD, Schulze J, Leipold AM, Djudjaj S, Erhard F, Geffers R, Pott F, Kazmierski J, Radke J, Pergantis P, Baßler K, Conrad C, Aschenbrenner AC, Sawitzki B, Landthaler M, Wyler E, Horst D, Hippenstiel S, Hocke A, Heppner FL, Uhrig A, Garcia C, Machleidt F, Herold S, Elezkurtaj S, Thibeault C, Witzenrath M, Cochain C, Suttorp N, Drosten C, Goffinet C, Kurth F, Schultze JL, Radbruch H, Ochs M, Eils R, Müller-Redetzky H, Hauser AE, Luecken MD, Theis FJ, Conrad C, Wolff T, Boor P, Selbach M, Saliba AE, Sander LE
Nature communications 2021 Dec
Transient mTOR inhibition rescues 4-1BB CAR-Tregs from tonic signal-induced dysfunction
Lamarthée B, Marchal A, Charbonnier S, Blein T, Leon J, Martin E, Rabaux L, Vogt K, Titeux M, Delville M, Vinçon H, Six E, Pallet N, Michonneau D, Anglicheau D, Legendre C, Taupin JL, Nemazanyy I, Sawitzki B, Latour S, Cavazzana M, André I, Zuber J
Nature 2021 Dec
Untimely TGFβ responses in COVID-19 limit antiviral functions of NK cells
Witkowski M, Tizian C, Ferreira-Gomes M, Niemeyer D, Jones TC, Heinrich F, Frischbutter S, Angermair S, Hohnstein T, Mattiola I, Nawrath P, McEwen S, Zocche S, Viviano E, Heinz GA, Maurer M, Kölsch U, Chua RL, Aschman T, Meisel C, Radke J, Sawitzki B, Roehmel J, Allers K, Moos V, Schneider T, Hanitsch L, Mall MA, Conrad C, Radbruch H, Duerr CU, Trapani JA, Marcenaro E, Kallinich T, Corman VM, Kurth F, Sander LE, Drosten C, Treskatsch S, Durek P, Kruglov A, Radbruch A, Mashreghi MF, Diefenbach A
Viruses 2021 Nov
Deciphering the Role of Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Different COVID-19 Vaccines-A Comparison of Vaccine Candidate Genes in Roborovski Dwarf Hamsters
Trimpert J, Herwig S, Stein J, Vladimirova D, Adler JM, Abdelgawad A, Firsching TC, Thoma T, Sehouli J, Osterrieder K, Gruber AD, Sawitzki B, Sander LE, Cichon G
Immunity 2021 Nov
Early IFN-α signatures and persistent dysfunction are distinguishing features of NK cells in severe COVID-19
Krämer B, Knoll R, Bonaguro L, ToVinh M, Raabe J, Astaburuaga-García R, Schulte-Schrepping J, Kaiser KM, Rieke GJ, Bischoff J, Monin MB, Hoffmeister C, Schlabe S, De Domenico E, Reusch N, Händler K, Reynolds G, Blüthgen N, Hack G, Finnemann C, Nischalke HD, Strassburg CP, Stephenson E, Su Y, Gardner L, Yuan D, Chen D, Goldman J, Rosenstiel P, Schmidt SV, Latz E, Hrusovsky K, Ball AJ, Johnson JM, Koenig PA, Schmidt FI, Haniffa M, Heath JR, Kümmerer BM, Keitel V, Jensen B, Stubbemann P, Kurth F, Sander LE, Sawitzki B, Aschenbrenner AC, Schultze JL, Nattermann J
British Medical Journal 2021 Oct
Regulatory T cells for minimising immune suppression in kidney transplantation: phase I/IIa clinical trial.
Roemhild A, Otto NM, Moll G, Abou-El-Enein M, Kaiser D, Bold G, Schachtner T, Choi M, Oellinger R, Landwehr-Kenzel S, Juerchott K, Sawitzki B, Giesler C, Sefrin A, Beier C, Wagner DL, Schlickeiser S, Streitz M, Schmueck-Henneresse M, Amini L, Stervbo U, Babel N, Volk HD, Reinke P
Science 2021 Oct
Cross-reactive CD4(+) T cells enhance SARS-CoV-2 immune responses upon infection and vaccination
Loyal L, Braun J, Henze L, Kruse B, Dingeldey M, Reimer U, Kern F, Schwarz T, Mangold M, Unger C, Dörfler F, Kadler S, Rosowski J, Gürcan K, Uyar-Aydin Z, Frentsch M, Kurth F, Schnatbaum K, Eckey M, Hippenstiel S, Hocke A, Müller MA, Sawitzki B, Miltenyi S, Paul F, Mall MA, Wenschuh H, Voigt S, Drosten C, Lauster R, Lachman N, Sander LE, Corman VM, Röhmel J, Meyer-Arndt L, Thiel A, Giesecke-Thiel C
EMBO molecular medicine 2021 Oct
Mitogen-activated protein kinase activity drives cell trajectories in colorectal cancer
Uhlitz F, Bischoff P, Peidli S, Sieber A, Trinks A, Lüthen M, Obermayer B, Blanc E, Ruchiy Y, Sell T, Mamlouk S, Arsie R, Wei TT, Klotz-Noack K, Schwarz RF, Sawitzki B, Kamphues C, Beule D, Landthaler M, Sers C, Horst D, Blüthgen N, Morkel M
Transplant International 2021 Sep
Risk factors for Epstein-Barr virus reactivation after renal transplantation: Results of a large, multi-centre study.
Blazquez-Navarro A, Dang-Heine C, Wehler P, Roch T, Bauer C, Neumann S, Blazquez-Navarro R, Kurchenko A, Wolk K, Sabat R, Westhoff TH, Olek S, Thomusch O, Seitz H, Reinke P, Hugo C, Sawitzki B, Or-Guil M, Babel N
Cell systems 2021 Aug
A time-resolved proteomic and prognostic map of COVID-19
Demichev V, Tober-Lau P, Lemke O, Nazarenko T, Thibeault C, Whitwell H, Röhl A, Freiwald A, Szyrwiel L, Ludwig D, Correia-Melo C, Aulakh SK, Helbig ET, Stubbemann P, Lippert LJ, Grüning NM, Blyuss O, Vernardis S, White M, Messner CB, Joannidis M, Sonnweber T, Klein SJ, Pizzini A, Wohlfarter Y, Sahanic S, Hilbe R, Schaefer B, Wagner S, Mittermaier M, Machleidt F, Garcia C, Ruwwe-Glösenkamp C, Lingscheid T, Bosquillon de Jarcy L, Stegemann MS, Pfeiffer M, Jürgens L, Denker S, Zickler D, Enghard P, Zelezniak A, Campbell A, Hayward C, Porteous DJ, Marioni RE, Uhrig A, Müller-Redetzky H, Zoller H, Löffler-Ragg J, Keller MA, Tancevski I, Timms JF, Zaikin A, Hippenstiel S, Ramharter M, Witzenrath M, Suttorp N, Lilley K, Mülleder M, Sander LE, Ralser M, Kurth F
Nature Communications 2021 Aug
Temporal omics analysis in Syrian hamsters unravel cellular effector responses to moderate COVID-19
Nouailles G, Wyler E, Pennitz P, Postmus D, Vladimirova D, Kazmierski J, Pott F, Dietert K, Muelleder M, Farztdinov V, Obermayer B, Wienhold SM, Andreotti S, Hoefler T, Sawitzki B, Drosten C, Sander LE, Suttorp N, Ralser M, Beule D, Gruber AD, Goffinet C, Landthaler M, Trimpert J, Witzenrath M
Nature 2021 Jun
Swarm Learning for decentralized and confidential clinical machine learning
Warnat-Herresthal S, Schultze H, Shastry KL, Manamohan S, Mukherjee S, Garg V, Sarveswara R, Händler K, Pickkers P, Aziz NA, Ktena S, Tran F, Bitzer M, Ossowski S, Casadei N, Herr C, Petersheim D, Behrends U, Kern F, Fehlmann T, Schommers P, Lehmann C, Augustin M, Rybniker J, Altmüller J, Mishra N, Bernardes JP, Krämer B, Bonaguro L, Schulte-Schrepping J, De Domenico E, Siever C, Kraut M, Desai M, Monnet B, Saridaki M, Siegel CM, Drews A, Nuesch-Germano M, Theis H, Heyckendorf J, Schreiber S, Kim-Hellmuth S, Nattermann J, Skowasch D, Kurth I, Keller A, Bals R, Nürnberg P, Rieß O, Rosenstiel P, Netea MG, Theis F, Mukherjee S, Backes M, Aschenbrenner AC, Ulas T, Breteler MMB, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Kox M, Becker M, Cheran S, Woodacre MS, Goh EL, Schultze JL
bioRxiv 2021 Apr
TCAIM controls effector T cell generation by preventing Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contact Site-initiated Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Christina Iwert, Julia Stein, Christine Appelt, Katrin Vogt, Roman Josef Rainer, Katja Tummler, Kerstin Mühle, Katarina Stanko, Julia Schumann, Doreen Uebe, Karsten Jürchott, Jan Lisec, Katharina Janek, Christoph Gille, Kathrin Textoris-Taube, Somesh Sai, Ansgar Petersen, Anja A. Kühl, Edda Klipp, Christian Meisel, Birgit Sawitzki
Genome Medicine 2021 Jan
Disease severity-specific neutrophil signatures in blood transcriptomes stratify COVID-19 patients
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2020
Frontiers in Pharmacology 2020 Dec
Sex-Associated Differences in Cytomegalovirus Prevention: Prophylactic Strategy is Potentially Associated With a Strong Kidney Function Impairment in Female Renal Transplant Patients.
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Cell 2020 Sep
Severe COVID-19 Is Marked by a Dysregulated Myeloid Cell Compartment
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The Lancet 2020 May
Regulatory cell therapy in kidney transplantation (The ONE Study): a harmonised design and analysis of seven non-randomised, single-arm, phase 1/2A trials.
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Nature Communications 2020 Jan
Single-cell analysis based dissection of clonality in myelofibrosis
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Cell Transplantation 2019 Dec
Hepatocyte Transplantation to the Liver via the Splenic Artery in a Juvenile Large Animal Model
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European Journal of Immunology 2019 Oct
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)
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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2019 Jul
MAIT Cells as Drivers of Renal Fibrosis and CKD.
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Nature Communications 2019 May
Killer-like receptors and GPR56 progressive expression defines cytokine production of human CD4(+) memory T cells.
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Frontiers in Immunology 2019 May
Long-Term Signs of T Cell and Myeloid Cell Activation After Intestinal Transplantation With Cellular Rejections Contributing to Further Increase of CD16(+) Cell Subsets.
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JCI Insight 2018 Dec
A standardized immune phenotyping and automated data analysis platform for multicenter biomarker studies
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PLoS One 2018 Nov
Gravitational stress during parabolic flights reduces the number of circulating innate and adaptive leukocyte subsets in human blood
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Nat Commun 2018 Jul 20
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CD96 expression determines the inflammatory potential of IL-9-producing Th9 cells.
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Short-term cytokine stimulation reveals regulatory T cells with down-regulated Foxp3 expression in human peripheral blood
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Front Immunol 2018 Feb 7
CD137+CD154- Expression As a Regulatory T Cell (Treg)-Specific Activation Signature for Identification and Sorting of Stable Human Tregs from In Vitro Expansion Cultures
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Front Immunol 2018 Jan 15
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