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Dirk Reinhold is affiliated with Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine with a strong emphasis on Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Epidemiology.

The scientist explores several main topics including Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Trace Elements in Health, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, and Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments.

Dirk Reinhold has contributed to a number of research publications in notable venues. Frequent publication platforms include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), European Journal of Immunology, Nature Neuroscience, and Nutrients.

Significant recent papers by Dirk Reinhold include:

  • Olfactory transmucosal SARS-CoV-2 invasion as a port of central nervous system entry in individuals with COVID-19, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Zinc Deficiency-An Independent Risk Factor in the Pathogenesis of Haemorrhagic Stroke?, 2020, Nutrients
  • Unique autoantibody prevalence in long-term recovered SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals, 2021, Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Proteomic and transcriptomic profiling of brainstem, cerebellum and olfactory tissues in early- and late-phase COVID-19, 2024, Nature Neuroscience
  • Ratio and index of Neurofilament light chain indicate its origin in Guillain-Barré Syndrome, 2020, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

Dirk Reinhold has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Burkhart Schraven
  • Péter Körtvélyessy
  • Annegret Reinhold
  • Alexander Goihl
  • Karina Guttek

Best Publications

  • Olfactory transmucosal SARS-CoV-2 invasion as a port of central nervous system entry in individuals with COVID-19.

    Jenny Meinhardt;Josefine Radke;Carsten Dittmayer;Jonas Franz;Jonas Franz

  • Propolis and Some of its Constituents Down-Regulate DNA Synthesis and Inflammatory Cytokine Production but Induce TGF-β1 Production of Human Immune Cells

    Siegfried Ansorge;Dirk Reinhold;Uwe Lendeckel

  • Targeting Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (CD26) Suppresses Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Up-Regulates TGF-β1 Secretion In Vivo

    Andreas Steinbrecher;Dirk Reinhold;Laura Quigley;Ameer Gado

  • The role of zinc in liver cirrhosis.

    Kurt Grüngreiff;Dirk Reinhold;Heiner Wedemeyer

  • Identification of GP2, the major zymogen granule membrane glycoprotein, as the autoantigen of pancreatic antibodies in Crohn's disease

    D. Roggenbuck;G. Hausdorf;L. Martinez-Gamboa;D. Reinhold

  • Gp130-Dependent Astrocytic Survival Is Critical for the Control of Autoimmune Central Nervous System Inflammation

    Fahad Haroon;Katrin Drögemüller;Ulrike Händel;Anna Brunn

  • Calpains and cytokines in fibrillating human atria.

    Andreas Goette;Marco Arndt;Christoph Röcken;Thorsten Staack

  • Elevated glucose levels stimulate transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1), suppress interleukin IL-2, IL-6 and IL-10 production and DNA synthesis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    D Reinhold;S Ansorge;E D Schleicher

  • Functional role of CD26 on human B lymphocytes

    Frank Bühling;Udo Junker;Dirk Reinhold;Klaus Neubert

  • Protein Kinase C and ERK Activation Are Required for TFF- peptide-stimulated Bronchial Epithelial Cell Migration and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-8 Secretion

    Angela Graness;Caroline E. Chwieralski;Dirk Reinhold;Lars Thim

  • Profiling of rheumatoid arthritis associated autoantibodies.

    Karsten Conrad;Dirk Roggenbuck;Dirk Reinhold;Thomas Dörner

  • Insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 can modulate the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt/FoxO1 pathway in SZ95 sebocytes in vitro.

    Yasaman Mirdamadi;Anja Thielitz;Antje Wiede;Alexander Goihl

  • Selective proteolytic cleavage of IL-2 receptor and IL-6 receptor ligand binding chains by neutrophil-derived serine proteases at foci of inflammation.

    Ute Bank;Dirk Reinhold;Christine Schneemilch;Dagmar Kunz

  • Expression of cathepsin K in lung epithelial cells.

    Frank Bühling;Annegret Gerber;Carsten Häckel;Sabine Krüger

  • Intravenous immunoglobulins and transforming growth factor β

    Jörn Kekow;Dirk Reinhold;Thomas Pap;Siegfried Ansorge

  • Renal Cell Carcinomas Produce IL-6, IL-10, IL-11, and TGF-β1 in Primary Cultures and Modulate T Lymphocyte Blast Transformation

    Brigitte Knoefel;Karin Nuske;Thomas Steiner;Kerstin Junker

  • Inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and aminopeptidase N target major pathogenetic steps in acne initiation.

    Anja Thielitz;Dirk Reinhold;Robert Vetter;Ute Bank

  • Inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV-like activity mediate antifibrotic effects in normal and keloid-derived skin fibroblasts.

    Anja Thielitz;Robert W. Vetter;Bianca Schultze;Sabine Wrenger

  • TGF-β1-Mediated Control of Central Nervous System Inflammation and Autoimmunity through the Inhibitory Receptor CD26

    Vera Preller;Annegret Gerber;Sabine Wrenger;Mauro Togni

  • The role of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DP IV) enzymatic activity in T cell activation and autoimmunity.

    Dirk Reinhold;Thilo Kähne;Andreas Steinbrecher;Sabine Wrenger

Frequent Co-Authors

Siegfried Ansorge
Siegfried Ansorge Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Klaus Neubert
Klaus Neubert Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Burkhart Schraven
Burkhart Schraven Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Uwe Lendeckel
Uwe Lendeckel Greifswald University Hospital
Harald Gollnick
Harald Gollnick Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos University Of Thessaly
Peter Malfertheiner
Peter Malfertheiner Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Christos C. Zouboulis
Christos C. Zouboulis Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Elena Csernok
Elena Csernok University of Manchester
Ulrich Sack
Ulrich Sack Leipzig University

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