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Enno Christophers

Enno Christophers

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
37727
World Ranking
2514
National Ranking
184

Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
40901
World Ranking
12469
National Ranking
673

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Internal Medicine and Dermatology

Overview

Enno Christophers is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Immunology, and Microbiology. Their research specializes in Dermatology, Immunology, Microbiology, Rheumatology, and the History of medicine.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions
  • Medicine and Dermatology Studies History

Enno Christophers has published articles predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Experimental Dermatology
  • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft

Recent papers authored by Enno Christophers include:

  • "Evolution of innate defense in human skin," 2021, published in Experimental Dermatology
  • "Pustular diseases and keratinocyte-myeloid synergy," 2022, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • "Wolfram Sterry -in memoriam," 2020, JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • "Epithelial microabscessing in neutrophilic skin diseases," 2024, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Enno Christophers has collaborated frequently with researchers including:

  • Jens-Michael Schröder
  • Regina Fölster-Holst
  • Suzanne G.M.A. Pasmans
  • Beatrix Volc-Platzer
  • Tubanur Çetinarslan

In recognition of their contributions, Enno Christophers received the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften award in 1985 for work related to Internal Medicine and Dermatology.

Best Publications

  • Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis: The SCORAD Index

    K.U. Schallreuter;Ch. Levenig;J. Berger;J. Umbert

  • Isolation and Characterization of Human μ-Defensin-3, a Novel Human Inducible Peptide Antibiotic

    Jurgen Harder;Joachin Bartels;Enno Christophers;Jens-Michael M Schröder

  • A peptide antibiotic from human skin

    J Harder;J Bartels;E Christophers;J M Schröder

  • Psoriasis of early and late onset: Characterization of two types of psoriasis vulgaris

    Tilo Henseler;Enno Christophers

  • Psoriasis--epidemiology and clinical spectrum.

    Enno Christophers

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • PREPARATION OF ISOLATED SHEETS OF HUMAN STRATUM CORNEUM.

    Albert M. Kligman;Enno Christophers

  • Cytokine RANTES released by thrombin-stimulated platelets is a potent attractant for human eosinophils.

    Y Kameyoshi;A Dörschner;A I Mallet;E Christophers

  • Increased prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.

    Dorothea M. Sommer;Stefan Jenisch;Michael Suchan;Enno Christophers

  • Antimicrobial psoriasin (S100A7) protects human skin from Escherichia coli infection

    Regine Gläser;Jürgen Harder;Hans Lange;Joachim Bartels

  • Sequence and Haplotype Analysis Supports HLA-C as the Psoriasis Susceptibility 1 Gene

    Rajan P. Nair;Philip E. Stuart;Ioana Nistor;Ravi Hiremagalore

  • Purification and partial biochemical characterization of a human monocyte-derived, neutrophil-activating peptide that lacks interleukin 1 activity.

    J M Schröder;U Mrowietz;E Morita;E Christophers

  • Elevated levels of NAP-1/interleukin-8 are present in the airspaces of patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome and are associated with increased mortality.

    E. J. Miller;A. B. Cohen;S. Nagao;D. Griffith

  • Elafin: an elastase-specific inhibitor of human skin. Purification, characterization, and complete amino acid sequence.

    O. Wiedow;J.M. Schröder;H. Gregory;J.A. Young

  • Interleukin-4 therapy of psoriasis induces Th2 responses and improves human autoimmune disease

    Kamran Ghoreschi;Peter Thomas;Susanne Breit;Martin Dugas

  • Epidemiology and comorbidity of psoriasis in children

    M. Augustin;G. Glaeske;M.A. Radtke;E. Christophers

  • Safety and Efficacy of 1 Year of Tacrolimus Ointment Monotherapy in Adults With Atopic Dermatitis

    Sakari Reitamo;Andreas Wollenberg;Erwin Schöpf;Jean Luc Perrot

  • Evidence for Two Psoriasis Susceptibility Loci (HLA and 17q) and Two Novel Candidate Regions (16q and 20p) by Genome-Wide Scan

    Rajan P. Nair;Tilo Henseler;Stefan Jenisch;Philip Stuart

  • An International, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trial of Intramuscular Alefacept in Patients With Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

    Mark Lebwohl;Enno Christophers;Richard Langley;Jean P. Ortonne

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    L. C. Tsoi;S. L. Spain;J. Knight;E. Ellinghaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Mrowietz
Ulrich Mrowietz Kiel University
James T. Elder
James T. Elder University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Axel Hauschild
Axel Hauschild Kiel University
John J. Voorhees
John J. Voorhees University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rajan P. Nair
Rajan P. Nair University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jens-Michael Schröder
Jens-Michael Schröder Kiel University
Philip E. Stuart
Philip E. Stuart University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas F. Meyer
Thomas F. Meyer Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Christopher E.M. Griffiths
Christopher E.M. Griffiths University of Manchester
Jürgen Harder
Jürgen Harder Kiel University

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