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Christian Hölscher

Christian Hölscher

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Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
25347
World Ranking
11029
National Ranking
122

Overview

Christian Hölscher is affiliated with Henan University in China and has a significant body of work focused on neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes treatment, and molecular neuroscience. Their research spans multiple related fields including Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Hölscher's recent publications highlight contributions to understanding neurodegenerative conditions and metabolic disorders. Notable papers include:

  • The neuroprotective effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease: An in-depth review (2022) published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Brain insulin resistance: role in neurodegenerative disease and potential for targeting (2020) published in Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs
  • Protective properties of GLP-1 and associated peptide hormones in neurodegenerative disorders (2021) published in British Journal of Pharmacology

Frequent publication venues for Hölscher's work are:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Journal of Parkinson s Disease
  • European Journal of Pharmacology

Their research intersects with various subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Molecular Biology.

Key topics addressed in Hölscher's research include:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Christian Hölscher frequently collaborates with other researchers, with coauthors including:

  • Zhenqiang Zhang
  • Zijuan Zhang
  • Hong-Yan Cai
  • Meina Wu
  • Paul Edison

Best Publications

  • Aβ42‐driven cerebral amyloidosis in transgenic mice reveals early and robust pathology

    Rebecca Radde;Tristan Bolmont;Stephan A Kaeser;Janaky Coomaraswamy

  • An anti-diabetes agent protects the mouse brain from defective insulin signaling caused by Alzheimer’s disease–associated Aβ oligomers

    Theresa R. Bomfim;Leticia Forny-Germano;Luciana B. Sathler;Jordano Brito-Moreira

  • The Diabetes Drug Liraglutide Prevents Degenerative Processes in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    Paula L. McClean;Vadivel Parthsarathy;Emilie Faivre;Christian Hölscher

  • Stimulation on the Positive Phase of Hippocampal Theta Rhythm Induces Long-Term Potentiation That Can Be Depotentiated by Stimulation on the Negative Phase in Area CA1 In Vivo

    Christian Hölscher;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Nitric oxide, the enigmatic neuronal messenger: its role in synaptic plasticity

    Christian Hölscher

  • Drugs developed to treat diabetes, liraglutide and lixisenatide, cross the blood brain barrier and enhance neurogenesis.

    Kerry Hunter;Christian Hölscher

  • Intranasal insulin as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease: a review of basic research and clinical evidence.

    Jessica Freiherr;Manfred Hallschmid;William H. Frey;Yvonne F. Brünner

  • Common pathological processes in Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes: a review.

    Lin Li;Christian Hölscher

  • Pharmacological targeting of CSF1R inhibits microglial proliferation and prevents the progression of Alzheimer’s-like pathology

    Adrian Olmos-Alonso;Sjoerd T. T. Schetters;Sarmi Sri;Katharine Askew

  • TNF-α Mediates PKR-Dependent Memory Impairment and Brain IRS-1 Inhibition Induced by Alzheimer’s β-Amyloid Oligomers in Mice and Monkeys

    Mychael V. Lourenco;Julia R. Clarke;Rudimar L. Frozza;Theresa R. Bomfim

  • Liraglutide can reverse memory impairment, synaptic loss and reduce plaque load in aged APP/PS1 mice, a model of Alzheimer’s disease.

    Paula L. McClean;Christian Hölscher

  • Central effects of GLP-1: new opportunities for treatments of neurodegenerative diseases.

    Christian Hölscher

  • Receptors for the incretin glucagon-like peptide-1 are expressed on neurons in the central nervous system.

    Alison Hamilton;Christian Hölscher

  • Impairment of synaptic plasticity and memory formation in GLP-1 receptor KO mice: Interaction between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

    Talib Abbas;Emilie Faivre;Christian Hölscher

  • Stress impairs performance in spatial water maze learning tasks.

    Christian Hölscher

  • Glucocorticoid receptor and protein/RNA synthesis-dependent mechanisms underlie the control of synaptic plasticity by stress

    Lin Xu;Christian Holscher;Roger Anwyl;Michael J. Rowan

  • Neuroprotective effects of lixisenatide and liraglutide in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

    W. Liu;Jaishree Jalewa;Mohit Sharma;G. Li

  • Potential role of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) in neuroprotection.

    Christian Hölscher

  • Novel GLP-1 mimetics developed to treat type 2 diabetes promote progenitor cell proliferation in the brain

    Alison Hamilton;Steven Patterson;David porter;Victor A Gault

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues enhance synaptic plasticity in the brain: a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

    Paula L. McClean;Victor A. Gault;Patrick Harriott;Christian Hölscher

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher T. Elliott
Christopher T. Elliott Queen's University Belfast
Peter R. Flatt
Peter R. Flatt University of Ulster
Michael J. Rowan
Michael J. Rowan Trinity College Dublin
Roger Anwyl
Roger Anwyl Trinity College Dublin
Fernanda G. De Felice
Fernanda G. De Felice Queen's University
Hanspeter A. Mallot
Hanspeter A. Mallot University of Tübingen
Sergio T. Ferreira
Sergio T. Ferreira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Douglas P. Munoz
Douglas P. Munoz Queen's University
Paul Edison
Paul Edison Imperial College London
William L. Klein
William L. Klein Northwestern University

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