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Carsten A. Wagner

Carsten A. Wagner

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Overview

Carsten A. Wagner is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work extensively covers subfields such as Nephrology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's research spans several main topics including Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, Ion Transport and Channel Regulation, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Magnesium in Health and Disease, Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Renal Function and Acid-Base Balance, and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Carsten A. Wagner are:

  • The basics of phosphate metabolism, 2023, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in CKD, 2020, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Chronic kidney disease and neurological disorders: are uraemic toxins the missing piece of the puzzle?, 2021, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Inflammation: a putative link between phosphate metabolism and cardiovascular disease, 2021, Clinical Science
  • Cognitive disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease: specificities of clinical assessment, 2021, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Frequent co-authors in Wagner's publications include:

  • Giovambattista Capasso
  • Robert J. Unwin
  • Gaye Hafez
  • Jolanta Małyszko
  • Pedro Henrique Imenez Silva

Wagner's work is regularly published in key venues with a significant number of contributions to the following journals:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (30 publications)
  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology (12 publications)
  • Clinical Kidney Journal (8 publications)
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (8 publications)
  • American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology (6 publications)

The topics and publication venues reflect a sustained focus on nephrology and related biomedical research areas. Wagner's research addresses critical issues in kidney function, mineral metabolism, and associated systemic effects, including cognitive and cardiovascular complications related to chronic kidney disease.

Best Publications

  • CATs and HATs: the SLC7 family of amino acid transporters

    François Verrey;Ellen I. Closs;Carsten A. Wagner;Manuel Palacin

  • Mutations in GJB6 cause nonsyndromic autosomal dominant deafness at DFNA3 locus

    Anna Grifa;Carsten A. Wagner;Lucrezia D'Ambrosio;Salvatore Melchionda

  • Function and structure of heterodimeric amino acid transporters.

    Carsten A. Wagner;Florian Lang;Stefan Bröer

  • Deranged transcriptional regulation of cell-volume-sensitive kinase hSGK in diabetic nephropathy.

    F. Lang;K. Klingel;C. A. Wagner;C. Stegen

  • Tissue-Specific Amino Acid Transporter Partners ACE2 and Collectrin Differentially Interact With Hartnup Mutations

    Simone M.R. Camargo;Dustin Singer;Victoria Makrides;Katja Huggel

  • Multiday acute sodium bicarbonate intake improves endurance capacity and reduces acidosis in men

    Sandro Manuel Mueller;Saskia Maria Gehrig;Sebastian Frese;Sebastian Frese;Carsten Alexander Wagner

  • Secreted Klotho and FGF23 in chronic kidney disease Stage 1 to 5: a sequence suggested from a cross-sectional study

    Ivana Pavik;Philippe Jaeger;Lena Ebner;Carsten A. Wagner

  • Mutations in SLC6A19, encoding B0AT1, cause Hartnup disorder.

    Robert Kleta;Elisa Romeo;Zorica Ristic;Toshihiro Ohura

  • The astroglial ASCT2 amino acid transporter as a mediator of glutamine efflux.

    Bröer A;Brookes N;Ganapathy;Dimmer Ks

  • Essential role for collectrin in renal amino acid transport

    Ursula Danilczyk;Renu Sarao;Christine Remy;Chahira Benabbas

  • Regulation of breathing by CO2 requires the proton-activated receptor GPR4 in retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons

    Natasha N. Kumar;Ana Velic;Jorge Soliz;Jorge Soliz;Yingtang Shi

  • Calcium-pump inhibitors induce functional surface expression of Delta F508-CFTR protein in cystic fibrosis epithelial cells.

    Marie E. Egan;Judith Glöckner-Pagel;Catherine A. Ambrose;Paula A. Cahill

  • Mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in CKD.

    Davide Viggiano;Carsten A. Wagner;Gianvito Martino

  • The use of Xenopus laevis oocytes for the functional characterization of heterologously expressed membrane proteins.

    Carsten A. Wagner;Björn Friedrich;Iwan Setiawan;Florian Lang

  • Autosomal-Recessive Mutations in SLC34A1 Encoding Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter 2A Cause Idiopathic Infantile Hypercalcemia

    Karl P. Schlingmann;Justyna Ruminska;Martin Kaufmann;Ismail Dursun

  • The heterodimeric amino acid transporter 4F2hc/y+LAT2 mediates arginine efflux in exchange with glutamine

    Angelika Bröer;Carsten A. Wagner;Carsten A. Wagner;Florian Lang;Stefan Bröer;Stefan Bröer

  • Mechanisms of pH-gradient driven transport mediated by organic anion polypeptide transporters

    Simone Leuthold;Bruno Hagenbuch;Nilufar Mohebbi;Carsten A. Wagner

  • CNNM2, Encoding a Basolateral Protein Required for Renal Mg2+ Handling, Is Mutated in Dominant Hypomagnesemia

    Marchel Stuiver;Sergio Lainez;Constanze Will;Sara Terryn

  • Obligatory Amino Acid Exchange via Systems bo,+-like and y+L-like A TERTIARY ACTIVE TRANSPORT MECHANISM FOR RENAL REABSORPTION OF CYSTINE AND DIBASIC AMINO ACIDS

    Josep Chillarón;Raúl Estévez;Conchi Mora;Carsten A. Wagner

  • Essential role for collectrin in renal amino acid

    ChahiraBenabbas;J. Andrew Pospisilik;Dustin Singer;Simone M. R. Camargo

Frequent Co-Authors

Florian Lang
Florian Lang University of Tübingen
Jürg Biber
Jürg Biber University of Zurich
Heini Murer
Heini Murer University of Zurich
Stefan Bröer
Stefan Bröer Australian National University
John P. Geibel
John P. Geibel Yale University
Gerhard Rogler
Gerhard Rogler University of Zurich
Olivier Devuyst
Olivier Devuyst University of Zurich
François Verrey
François Verrey University of Zurich
Siegfried Waldegger
Siegfried Waldegger Innsbruck Medical University
Thomas Knöpfel
Thomas Knöpfel Hong Kong Baptist University

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