Alexandra Aicher

Best Publications

• Distinct Populations of Cancer Stem Cells Determine Tumor Growth and Metastatic Activity in Human Pancreatic Cancer

  Patrick C. Hermann;Stephan L. Huber;Tanja Herrler;Alexandra Aicher

  3676
  Citations

• Number and Migratory Activity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Inversely Correlate With Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease

  Mariuca Vasa;Stephan Fichtlscherer;Alexandra Aicher;Klaudia Adler

  3675
  Citations

• Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)

  Birgit Assmus;Volker Schächinger;Claudius Teupe;Martina Britten

  3219
  Citations

• Essential role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for mobilization of stem and progenitor cells.

  Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Christiane Mildner-Rihm;Carmen Urbich

  1788
  Citations

• HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) increase endothelial progenitor cells via the PI 3-kinase/Akt pathway

  Stefanie Dimmeler;Alexandra Aicher;Mariuca Vasa;Christiane Mildner-Rihm

  1767
  Citations

• Increase in Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells by Statin Therapy in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

  Mariuca Vasa;Stephan Fichtlscherer;Klaudia Adler;Alexandra Aicher

  1552
  Citations

• Erythropoietin is a potent physiologic stimulus for endothelial progenitor cell mobilization

  Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Ralf Lehmann;Stephan Fichtlscherer

  1149
  Citations

• Low-energy shock wave for enhancing recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells: a new modality to increase efficacy of cell therapy in chronic hind limb ischemia

  Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Ken-ichiro Sasaki;Carmen Urbich

  1056
  Citations

• Soluble factors released by endothelial progenitor cells promote migration of endothelial cells and cardiac resident progenitor cells

  Carmen Urbich;Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Elisabeth Dernbach

  932
  Citations

• Transdifferentiation of Blood-Derived Human Adult Endothelial Progenitor Cells Into Functionally Active Cardiomyocytes

  Cornel Badorff;Ralf P. Brandes;Rüdiger Popp;Stefan Rupp

  842
  Citations

• Assessment of the tissue distribution of transplanted human endothelial progenitor cells by radioactive labeling.

  Alexandra Aicher;Winfried Brenner;Maaz Zuhayra;Cornel Badorff

  821
  Citations

• Profoundly Reduced Neovascularization Capacity of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Derived From Patients With Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

  Christopher Heeschen;Ralf Lehmann;Jörg Honold;Birgit Assmus

  819
  Citations

• Relevance of Monocytic Features for Neovascularization Capacity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells

  Carmen Urbich;Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Elisabeth Dernbach

  772
  Citations

• Involvement of Foxo transcription factors in angiogenesis and postnatal neovascularization

  Michael Potente;Carmen Urbich;Ken Ichiro Sasaki;Wolf K. Hofmann

  634
  Citations

• HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Reduce Senescence and Increase Proliferation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells via Regulation of Cell Cycle Regulatory Genes

  Birgit Assmus;Carmen Urbich;Alexandra Aicher;Wolf K. Hofmann

  538
  Citations

• Aging Enhances the Sensitivity of Endothelial Cells Toward Apoptotic Stimuli: Important Role of Nitric Oxide

  Jörg Hoffmann;Judith Haendeler;Alexandra Aicher;Lothar Rössig

  512
  Citations

• Mobilizing Endothelial Progenitor Cells

  Alexandra Aicher;Andreas M. Zeiher;Stefanie Dimmeler

  510
  Citations

• Impaired CXCR4 Signaling Contributes to the Reduced Neovascularization Capacity of Endothelial Progenitor Cells From Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

  Dirk H. Walter;Judith Haendeler;Johannes Reinhold;Ulrich Rochwalsky

  481
  Citations

• Nodal/Activin Signaling Drives Self-Renewal and Tumorigenicity of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells and Provides a Target for Combined Drug Therapy

  Enza Lonardo;Patrick C. Hermann;Maria Theresa Mueller;Stephan Huber

  473
  Citations

• Role of β2-integrins for homing and neovascularization capacity of endothelial progenitor cells

  Emmanouil Chavakis;Alexandra Aicher;Christopher Heeschen;Ken-ichiro Sasaki

  455
  Citations

• A novel angiogenic pathway mediated by non-neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

  Christopher Heeschen;Michael Weis;Alexandra Aicher;Stefanie Dimmeler

  448
  Citations