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Diana Karpman

Diana Karpman

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
12572
World Ranking
13769
National Ranking
203

Overview

Diana Karpman is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has a significant research presence primarily in the fields of medicine, immunology, and molecular biology. Their publications emphasize topics such as the complement system in diseases, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, and extracellular vesicles in disease. Their research spans interdisciplinary areas including immunology, hematology, nephrology, molecular biology, and genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Kidney International
  • Nature reviews. Immunology
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Microorganisms

Some of the recent papers featuring Diana Karpman or closely associated research include:

  • "Extracellular vesicles in renal inflammatory and infectious diseases" (2021), Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • "Crosstalk between the renin-angiotensin, complement and kallikrein-kinin systems in inflammation" (2021), Nature reviews. Immunology
  • "Annexin Induces Cellular Uptake of Extracellular Vesicles and Delays Disease in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection" (2021), Microorganisms
  • "Shiga Toxin-Bearing Microvesicles Exert a Cytotoxic Effect on Recipient Cells Only When the Cells Express the Toxin Receptor" (2020), Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Factor D Inhibition Blocks Complement Activation Induced by Mutant Factor B Associated With Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis" (2021), Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Diana Karpman include:

  • Ann-Charlotte Kristoffersson
  • Ashmita Tontanahal
  • Sigridur Sunna Aradottir
  • Zivile Békássy
  • Ida Arvidsson

The main topics covered in their work incorporate:

  • Complement system in diseases
  • Renal diseases and glomerulopathies
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Blood coagulation and thrombosis mechanisms
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Terminal Complement Inhibitor Eculizumab in Atypical Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome

    C.M. Legendre;C. Licht;P. Muus;L.A. Greenbaum

  • Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and C3 glomerulopathy: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

  • An international consensus approach to the management of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in children.

    Chantal Loirat;Fadi Fakhouri;Gema Ariceta;Nesrin Besbas

  • Guideline for the investigation and initial therapy of diarrhea-negative hemolytic uremic syndrome.

    Gema Ariceta;Nesrin Besbas;Sally Johnson;Diana Karpman

  • A classification of hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and related disorders.

    N. Besbas;D. Karpman;D. Landau;C. Loirat

  • Extracellular vesicles in renal disease

    Diana Karpman;Anne Lie Ståhl;Ida Arvidsson

  • Exosomes and microvesicles in normal physiology, pathophysiology, and renal diseases

    Anne lie Ståhl;Karl Johansson;Maria Mossberg;Robin Kahn

  • Pathogenesis of Shiga toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome.

    François Proulx;Ernest G Seidman;Diana Karpman

  • Lipopolysaccharide from enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli binds to platelets through TLR4 and CD62 and is detected on circulating platelets in patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Anne-lie Ståhl;Majlis Svensson;Matthias Mörgelin;Catharina Svanborg

  • Complement activation on platelet-leukocyte complexes and microparticles in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome.

    Anne-lie Ståhl;Lisa Sartz;Diana Karpman

  • Interleukin 8 receptor deficiency confers susceptibility to acute experimental pyelonephritis and may have a human counterpart

    Björn Frendéus;Gabriela Godaly;Long Hang;Diana Karpman

  • Apoptosis of Renal Cortical Cells in the Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies

    Diana Karpman;Anders Håkansson;Maria-Thereza R. Perez;Christina Isaksson

  • The Role of Lipopolysaccharide and Shiga-like Toxin in a Mouse Model of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection

    D Karpman;H Connell;Majlis Svensson;F Scheutz

  • Factor H dysfunction in patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome contributes to complement deposition on platelets and their activation.

    Anne-lie Ståhl;Fariba Vaziri-Sani;Stefan Heinen;Ann-Charlotte Kristoffersson

  • Cytokines in childhood hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

    Diana Karpman;Annika Andreasson;Hans Thysell;Bernard S. Kaplan

  • Platelet activation by Shiga toxin and circulatory factors as a pathogenetic mechanism in the hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Diana Karpman;Domniki Papadopoulou;Kajsa Nilsson;Ann-Christine Sjögren

  • Shiga toxin and lipopolysaccharide induce platelet-leukocyte aggregates and tissue factor release, a thrombotic mechanism in hemolytic uremic syndrome.

    Anne-lie Ståhl;Lisa Sartz;Anders Nelsson;Zivile D. Békássy

  • Reduced Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression in Children with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

    Bryndís Ragnarsdóttir;Martin Samuelsson;Mattias C. U. Gustafsson;Irene Leijonhufvud

  • Characterization of mutations in complement factor I (CFI) associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome

    David Kavanagh;Anna Richards;Marina Noris;Richard Hauhart

  • ATYPICAL HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME AND C3 GLOMERULOPATHY: CONCLUSIONS FROM A «KIDNEY DISEASE: IMPROVING GLOBAL OUTCOMES» (KDIGO) CONTROVERSIES CONFERENCE

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

Frequent Co-Authors

Catharina Svanborg
Catharina Svanborg Lund University
Mårten Segelmark
Mårten Segelmark Lund University
Matthias Mörgelin
Matthias Mörgelin Lund University
Lars Holmberg
Lars Holmberg King's College London
Chantal Loirat
Chantal Loirat Grenoble Alpes University
Peter Stenvinkel
Peter Stenvinkel Karolinska Institute
Peter Bárány
Peter Bárány Karolinska Institute
Gunnar Lindahl
Gunnar Lindahl Lund University

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