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Christopher Heeschen

Christopher Heeschen

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Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
38450
World Ranking
14857
National Ranking
167

Overview

Christopher Heeschen is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration on Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Surgery.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to cancer biology, including Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Immune cells in cancer, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Recent publications by Christopher Heeschen include:

  • Multi-kingdom microbiota analyses identify bacterial-fungal interactions and biomarkers of colorectal cancer across cohorts, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • The intratumor mycobiome promotes lung cancer progression via myeloid-derived suppressor cells, 2023, Cancer Cell
  • Exploiting oxidative phosphorylation to promote the stem and immunoevasive properties of pancreatic cancer stem cells, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Bioengineered 3D models of human pancreatic cancer recapitulate in vivo tumour biology, 2021, Nature Communications
  • TGF-β1 secreted by pancreatic stellate cells promotes stemness and tumourigenicity in pancreatic cancer cells through L1CAM downregulation, 2020, Oncogene

Frequent co-authors in Christopher Heeschen's research include:

  • Alexandra Aicher
  • Bruno Sáinz
  • Patricia Sancho
  • Sonia Alcalá
  • Berina Šabanović

The scientist has published multiple articles in several recurring venues such as:

  • Pancreatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research

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

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

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

  • Emergency Room Triage of Patients with Acute Chest Pain by Means of Rapid Testing for Cardiac Troponin T or Troponin I

    Christian W. Hamm;Britta U. Goldmann;Christopher Heeschen;Georg Kreymann

  • Myeloperoxidase Serum Levels Predict Risk in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Stephan Baldus;Christopher Heeschen;Thomas Meinertz;Andreas M. Zeiher

  • Soluble CD40 Ligand in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Christopher Heeschen;Stefanie Dimmeler;Christian W. Hamm;Marcel J. van den Brand

  • Improvement of Postnatal Neovascularization by Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells

    A. Miranville;C. Heeschen;C. Sengenès;C.A. Curat

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

    Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Ralf Lehmann;Stephan Fichtlscherer

  • 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

  • Nicotine stimulates angiogenesis and promotes tumor growth and atherosclerosis

    Christopher Heeschen;James J. Jang;Michael Weis;Anjali Pathak

  • 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

  • Statins Have Biphasic Effects on Angiogenesis

    Michael Weis;Christopher Heeschen;Alec J. Glassford;John P. Cooke

  • Benefit of Abciximab in Patients with Refractory Unstable Angina in Relation to Serum Troponin T Levels

    Christian W. Hamm;Christopher Heeschen;Britta Goldmann;Alec Vahanian

  • 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

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

    Carmen Urbich;Christopher Heeschen;Alexandra Aicher;Elisabeth Dernbach

  • Troponin concentrations for stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes in relation to therapeutic efficacy of tirofiban

    Christopher Heeschen;Christian W Hamm;Britta Goldmann;Ariane Deu

  • Predictive value of C-reactive protein and troponin T in patients with unstable angina: A comparative analysis

    Christopher Heeschen;Christian W Hamm;Jens Bruemmer;Maarten L Simoons

  • MYC/PGC-1α Balance Determines the Metabolic Phenotype and Plasticity of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells

    Patricia Sancho;Emma Burgos-Ramos;Alejandra Tavera;Tony Bou Kheir

  • Withdrawal of Statins Increases Event Rates in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Christopher Heeschen;Christian W. Hamm;Ulrich Laufs;Steven Snapinn

  • Involvement of Foxo transcription factors in angiogenesis and postnatal neovascularization

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

  • Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Reduce Mortality in Diabetic Patients With Non–ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Marco Roffi;Derek P. Chew;Debabrata Mukherjee;Deepak L. Bhatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefanie Dimmeler
Stefanie Dimmeler Goethe University Frankfurt
Alexandra Aicher
Alexandra Aicher Goethe University Frankfurt
John P. Cooke
John P. Cooke Houston Methodist
Christian W. Hamm
Christian W. Hamm University of Giessen
Andreas M. Zeiher
Andreas M. Zeiher Goethe University Frankfurt
Maarten L. Simoons
Maarten L. Simoons Erasmus University Rotterdam
Manuel Hidalgo
Manuel Hidalgo Cornell University
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital
Eric Boersma
Eric Boersma Erasmus University Rotterdam
Karl-Walter Jauch
Karl-Walter Jauch Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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