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Overview

Bernd Epe is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, as well as Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Fluoride Effects and Removal
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact

Bernd Epe has published numerous papers, frequently appearing in journals like Archives of Toxicology, which hosts the majority of their work. Other venues include Nucleic Acids Research, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Free Radical Research, and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses," 2020, Archives of Toxicology
  • "Mode of action-based risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens," 2020, Archives of Toxicology
  • "Basic concepts of mixture toxicity and relevance for risk evaluation and regulation," 2023, Archives of Toxicology
  • "Chromatin recruitment of OGG1 requires cohesin and mediator and is essential for efficient 8-oxoG removal," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Contribution to the ongoing discussion on fluoride toxicity," 2021, Archives of Toxicology

Collaborations with other researchers have been a notable aspect of Bernd Epe's career. Frequent co-authors include Alfonso Lampen, Patrick Diel, Gerhard Eisenbrand, Angela Mally, and Doris Marko, each having multiple joint publications with this scientist.

Best Publications

  • ACCUMULATION OF PREMUTAGENIC DNA LESIONS IN MICE DEFECTIVE IN REMOVAL OF OXIDATIVE BASE DAMAGE

    Arne Klungland;Ian Rosewell;Stephan Hollenbach;Elisabeth Larsen

  • Wavelength dependence of oxidative DNA damage induced by UV and visible light.

    Christopher Kielbassa;Len Roza;Bernd Epe

  • Occupational exposure to heavy metals: DNA damage induction and DNA repair inhibition prove co-exposures to cadmium, cobalt and lead as more dangerous than hitherto expected

    Jan G. Hengstler;Ulrich Bolm-Audorff;Andreas Faldum;Kai Janssen

  • Nitrate and nitrite in the diet: How to assess their benefit and risk for human health

    Michael Habermeyer;Angelika Roth;Sabine Guth;Patrick Diel

  • Age-related and tissue-specific accumulation of oxidative DNA base damage in 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine-DNA glycosylase (Ogg1) deficient mice.

    Marcel Osterod;Stephan Hollenbach;Jan G. Hengstler;Deborah E. Barnes

  • Problems in the measurement of 8-oxoguanine in human DNA. Report of a workshop, DNA Oxidation, held in Aberdeen, UK, 19-21 January, 1997

    Andrew Collins;Jean Cadet;Bernd Epe;Catherine Gedik

  • Measurement of DNA oxidation in human cells by chromatographic and enzymic methods

    A Collins;Jean-François Rees

  • Genotoxicity of singlet oxygen.

    Bernd Epe

  • DNA damage induced by photosensitizers in cellular and cell-free systems.

    Bernd Epe;Michael Pflaum;Serge Boiteux

  • DNA damage by peroxynitrite characterized with DNA repair enzymes

    Bernd Epe;Daniel Ballmaier;Ivan Roussyn;Karlis Briviba

  • Senataxin, defective in ataxia oculomotor apraxia type 2, is involved in the defense against oxidative DNA damage

    Amila Suraweera;Amila Suraweera;Olivier J. Becherel;Philip Chen;Natalie Rundle

  • Oxidation Status of Human OGG1-S326C Polymorphic Variant Determines Cellular DNA Repair Capacity

    Anne Bravard;Monique Vacher;Eva Moritz;Laurence Vaslin

  • A global DNA repair mechanism involving the Cockayne syndrome B (CSB) gene product can prevent the in vivo accumulation of endogenous oxidative DNA base damage

    Marcel Osterod;Elisabeth Larsen;Florence Le Page;Jan G. Hengstler

  • Determination of steady-state levels of oxidative DNA base modifications in mammalian cells by means of repair endonucleases.

    Michael Pflaum;Olaf Will;Bernd Epe

  • Oxidative DNA damage: endonuclease fingerprinting.

    Bernd Epe;Jutta Hegler

  • Oxidative DNA damage induced by potassium bromate under cell-free conditions and in mammalian cells

    Daniel Ballmaier;Bernd Epe

  • Effect of eicosapentaenoic acid, an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, on UVR-related cancer risk in humans. An assessment of early genotoxic markers

    Lesley E. Rhodes;Hassan Shahbakhti;Richard M. Azurdia;Ralf M.W. Moison

  • Oxidative stress triggers the preferential assembly of base excision repair complexes on open chromatin regions

    Rachel Amouroux;Anna Campalans;Bernd Epe;J. Pablo Radicella

  • Oxidative DNA damage induced by visible light in mammalian cells: extent, inhibition by antioxidants and genotoxic effects.

    Michael Pflaum;Christopher Kielbassa;Marjan Garmyn;Bernd Epe

  • Poly(ADP‐ribosyl)ation accelerates DNA repair in a pathway dependent on Cockayne syndrome B protein

    Claudia Flohr;Alexander Bürkle;J. Pablo Radicella;Bernd Epe

Frequent Co-Authors

Waldemar Adam
Waldemar Adam University of Würzburg
Chantu R. Saha-Möller
Chantu R. Saha-Möller University of Würzburg
J. Pablo Radicella
J. Pablo Radicella Grenoble Alpes University
Serge Boiteux
Serge Boiteux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Martin F. Lavin
Martin F. Lavin University of Queensland
Gerhard Eisenbrand
Gerhard Eisenbrand Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Bernd Kaina
Bernd Kaina Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Arne Klungland
Arne Klungland Oslo University Hospital
Jan G. Hengstler
Jan G. Hengstler TU Dortmund University
Martin Poot
Martin Poot University of Würzburg

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