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Claus Hellerbrand is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has a significant body of research predominantly in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Hepatology, Epidemiology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

The scientist's research interests focus on several key topics, notably:

  • Liver physiology and pathology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Regular publication venues include:

  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cells
  • Cancers
  • UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Tatjana Seitz
  • Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff
  • Peter Dietrich
  • Judith Sommer
  • K Freese

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Claus Hellerbrand include:

  • Role of fibroblast growth factor signalling in hepatic fibrosis (2021, Liver International)
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 is expressed by activated hepatic stellate cells and promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Molecular crosstalk between Y5 receptor and neuropeptide Y drives liver cancer (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Association of Rare CYP39A1 Variants With Exfoliation Syndrome Involving the Anterior Chamber of the Eye (2021, JAMA)
  • Pharmacological Inhibition of mTORC2 Reduces Migration and Metastasis in Melanoma (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in 2D and 3D in vitro systems using primary hepatocytes, alternative hepatocyte sources and non-parenchymal liver cells and their use in investigating mechanisms of hepatotoxicity, cell signaling and ADME.

    Patricio Godoy;Nicola J. Hewitt;Ute Albrecht;Melvin E. Andersen

  • A genome-wide association study confirms PNPLA3 and identifies TM6SF2 and MBOAT7 as risk loci for alcohol-related cirrhosis

    Stephan Buch;Felix Stickel;Eric Trépo;Michael Way

  • NFkappaB prevents apoptosis and liver dysfunction during liver regeneration.

    Y Iimuro;T Nishiura;C Hellerbrand;K E Behrns

  • Lactic Acid and Acidification Inhibit TNF Secretion and Glycolysis of Human Monocytes

    Katrin Dietl;Kathrin Renner;Katja Dettmer;Birgit Timischl

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity and the metabolic syndrome

    Peter Dietrich;Claus Hellerbrand

  • The role of TGFβ1 in initiating hepatic stellate cell activation in vivo

    Claus Hellerbrand;Branko Stefanovic;Branko Stefanovic;Branko Stefanovic;Frank Giordano;Frank Giordano;Frank Giordano;Elmar R Burchardt;Elmar R Burchardt;Elmar R Burchardt

  • Intestinal fungi contribute to development of alcoholic liver disease

    An Ming Yang;Tatsuo Inamine;Tatsuo Inamine;Katrin Hochrath;Peng Chen

  • PD-L1 is induced in hepatocytes by viral infection and by interferon-α and -γ and mediates T cell apoptosis

    Marcus Mühlbauer;Martin Fleck;Christian Schütz;Thomas Weiss

  • Therapeutic inhibition of inflammatory monocyte recruitment reduces steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis

    Oliver Krenkel;Tobias Puengel;Olivier Govaere;Ali T. Abdallah

  • GLUT1 Expression Is Increased in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Promotes Tumorigenesis

    Thomas Amann;Ulrike Maegdefrau;Arndt Hartmann;Abbas Agaimy

  • Functional Contribution of Elevated Circulating and Hepatic Non-Classical CD14+CD16+ Monocytes to Inflammation and Human Liver Fibrosis

    Henning W. Zimmermann;Sebastian Seidler;Jacob Nattermann;Nikolaus Gassler

  • Complement factor 5 is a quantitative trait gene that modifies liver fibrogenesis in mice and humans

    Sonja Hillebrandt;Sonja Hillebrandt;Hermann E Wasmuth;Ralf Weiskirchen;Claus Hellerbrand

  • DSS induced colitis increases portal LPS levels and enhances hepatic inflammation and fibrogenesis in experimental NASH

    Erwin Gäbele;Karin Dostert;Claudia Hofmann;Reiner Wiest

  • Activated hepatic stellate cells promote tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma

    Thomas Amann;Frauke Bataille;Thilo Spruss;Marcus Mühlbauer

  • Lipid accumulation in hepatocytes induces fibrogenic activation of hepatic stellate cells.

    Hella Wobser;Christoph Dorn;Thomas S Weiss;Thomas Amann

  • Ligation versus propranolol for the primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhosis

    Michael Schepke;Gerhard Kleber;Dieter Nürnberg;Jörg Willert

  • Inhibition of Proinflammatory Molecule Production by Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of a Nuclear Factor κB Super-Repressor in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    Christian Jobin;Asit Panja;Claus Hellerbrand;Yuji Iimuro

  • Posttranscriptional regulation of collagen alpha1(I) mRNA in hepatic stellate cells.

    B Stefanovic;C Hellerbrand;M Holcik;M Briendl

  • Animal models of chronic liver diseases.

    Yan Liu;Christoph Meyer;Chengfu Xu;Honglei Weng

  • 1183 GENETIC VARIATION IN THE PNPLA3 GENE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOLIC LIVER INJURY IN CAUCASIANS

    F. Stickel;S. Buch;K. Lau;H. Meyer zu Schwabedissen

Frequent Co-Authors

Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff
Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jürgen Schölmerich
Jürgen Schölmerich University of Regensburg
Arndt Hartmann
Arndt Hartmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ralf Weiskirchen
Ralf Weiskirchen RWTH Aachen University
Christian Trautwein
Christian Trautwein RWTH Aachen University
Bernd Schnabl
Bernd Schnabl University of California, San Diego
Peter J. Oefner
Peter J. Oefner University of Regensburg
David A. Brenner
David A. Brenner University of California, San Diego
Hans J. Schlitt
Hans J. Schlitt University of Regensburg
Frank Tacke
Frank Tacke Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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