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Christa Hohoff is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research broadly covers topics related to biological psychiatry, molecular biology, behavioral neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and physiology.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics including tryptophan and brain disorders, stress responses and cortisol regulation, treatment of major depression, identity, memory, and therapy, bipolar disorder and its treatment, diet and metabolism studies, as well as epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Notable recent papers by Christa Hohoff include:

  • ADORA2A variation and adenosine A1 receptor availability in the human brain with a focus on anxiety-related brain regions: modulation by ADORA1 variation (2020, Translational Psychiatry)
  • DNA methylation changes in association with trauma-focused psychotherapy efficacy in treatment-resistant depression patients: a prospective longitudinal study (2024, European Journal of Psychotraumatology)
  • Brain microstructural changes in mice persist in adulthood and are modulated by the palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC7 (2021, European Journal of Neuroscience)
  • DHHC7-mediated palmitoylation of the accessory protein barttin critically regulates the functions of ClC-K chloride channels (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Inflammation-stratified augmentation of vortioxetine with celecoxib: Results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in major depressive disorder (2023, Journal of Neurochemistry)

Christa Hohoff frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Bernhard T. Baune
  • E. Van Assche
  • Nicole Kerkenberg
  • Kathrin Schwarte
  • Weiqi Zhang

The scientist has published multiple articles in prominent journals such as European Psychiatry, Neuroscience Applied, Translational Psychiatry, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, and Brain Behavior and Immunity.

Best Publications

  • Limbic Scars: Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment Revealed by Functional and Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Udo Dannlowski;Anja Stuhrmann;Victoria Beutelmann;Peter Zwanzger

  • Association between ADORA2A and DRD2 polymorphisms and caffeine-induced anxiety.

    Emma Childs;Christa Hohoff;Jürgen Deckert;Jürgen Deckert;Ke Xu

  • Reduced amygdala-prefrontal coupling in major depression: association with MAOA genotype and illness severity.

    Udo Dannlowski;Patricia Ohrmann;Carsten Konrad;Katharina Domschke

  • Association of the Anxiogenic and Alerting Effects of Caffeine with ADORA2A and ADORA1 Polymorphisms and Habitual Level of Caffeine Consumption

    Peter J Rogers;Christa Hohoff;Susan V Heatherley;Emma L Mullings

  • Neuropeptide S receptor gene -- converging evidence for a role in panic disorder.

    Katharina Domschke;Andreas Reif;Heike Weber;Jan Richter

  • TMEM132D, a new candidate for anxiety phenotypes: evidence from human and mouse studies.

    A. Erhardt;L. Czibere;D. Roeske;S. Lucae

  • 5-HTTLPR Biases Amygdala Activity in Response to Masked Facial Expressions in Major Depression

    Udo Dannlowski;Patricia Ohrmann;Jochen Bauer;Jurgen Deckert;Jurgen Deckert

  • Association of the COMT val158met variant with antidepressant treatment response in major depression.

    Bernhard T Baune;Bernhard T Baune;Christa Hohoff;Klaus Berger;Anna Neumann

  • Serotonergic genes modulate amygdala activity in major depression

    U. Dannlowski;P. Ohrmann;J. Bauer;H. Kugel

  • Association of the functional -1019C/G 5-HT1A polymorphism with prefrontal cortex and amygdala activation measured with 3 T fMRI in panic disorder.

    Katharina Domschke;Katharina Domschke;Miriam Braun;Patricia Ohrmann;Thomas Suslow

  • Polymorphisms of ADORA2A modulate psychomotor vigilance and the effects of caffeine on neurobehavioural performance and sleep EEG after sleep deprivation

    S. Bodenmann;C. Hohoff;C. Freitag;J. Deckert;J. Deckert

  • Combined effects of exonic polymorphisms in CRHR1 and AVPR1B genes in a case/control study for panic disorder

    Martin E. Keck;Nikola Kern;Angelika Erhardt;Paul G. Unschuld

  • Neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene: impact on emotional processing and treatment response in anxious depression

    Katharina Domschke;Udo Dannlowski;Christa Hohoff;Patricia Ohrmann

  • Rgs 2 gene polymorphisms as modulators of anxiety in humans

    A. Leygraf;C. Hohoff;C. Freitag;S. A. G. Willis-Owen

  • Neuropeptide-S (NPS) Receptor Genotype Modulates Basolateral Amygdala Responsiveness to Aversive Stimuli

    Udo Dannlowski;Harald Kugel;Friederike Franke;Anja Stuhrmann

  • Influence of the catechol-O-methyltransferase val158met genotype on amygdala and prefrontal cortex emotional processing in panic disorder.

    Katharina Domschke;Patricia Ohrmann;Miriam Braun;Thomas Suslow

  • Emotion specific modulation of automatic amygdala responses by 5-HTTLPR genotype.

    Udo Dannlowski;Carsten Konrad;Carsten Konrad;Harald Kugel;Pienie Zwitserlood

  • Adenosine A2A receptor gene: Evidence for association of risk variants with panic disorder and anxious personality

    Christa Hohoff;Emma L. Mullings;Sue V. Heatherley;Christine M. Freitag

  • DTNBP1 (dysbindin) gene variants modulate prefrontal brain function in healthy individuals.

    Andreas J Fallgatter;Martin J Herrmann;Christa Hohoff;Ann-Christine Ehlis

  • Norepinephrine and Serotonin Transporter Genes: Impact on Treatment Response in Depression

    Anna Baffa;Christa Hohoff;Bernhard T Baune;Carsten Müller-Tidow

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Deckert
Jürgen Deckert University of Würzburg
Katharina Domschke
Katharina Domschke University of Freiburg
Bernhard T. Baune
Bernhard T. Baune University of Münster
Thomas Suslow
Thomas Suslow Leipzig University
Volker Arolt
Volker Arolt University of Münster
Udo Dannlowski
Udo Dannlowski University of Münster
Christine M. Freitag
Christine M. Freitag Goethe University Frankfurt
Dominik Grotegerd
Dominik Grotegerd University of Münster
Christian Jacob
Christian Jacob University of Würzburg
Ronny Redlich
Ronny Redlich University of Münster

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