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2026

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Citations
87327
World Ranking
1005
National Ranking
49

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Friedrich C. Luft is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany and has a significant body of work primarily in medicine, with a focus on cardiology, molecular biology, physiology, nephrology, and nutrition.

Their research spans multiple specialized fields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Nephrology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

The main topics addressed in their publications cover several health and physiological issues such as:

  • Sodium Intake and Health
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Renal function and acid-base balance
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

Scholarly articles by this researcher include:

  • "Salt and cardiovascular disease: insufficient evidence to recommend low sodium intake," 2020, European Heart Journal
  • "Sepsis induces interleukin 6, gp130/JAK2/STAT3, and muscle wasting," 2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • "Inhibition of the NLRP3/IL-1β axis protects against sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy," 2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • "Biomarkers and predicting acute kidney injury," 2020, Acta Physiologica
  • "Adaptive physiological water conservation explains hypertension and muscle catabolism in experimental chronic renal failure," 2021, Acta Physiologica

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Friedrich C. Luft include:

  • Maik Gollasch
  • Jens Titze
  • Michael Rothe
  • Benjamin Gollasch
  • İnci Selin Doğan

Their work is often published in specific scientific journals. Venues where they frequently contribute research are:

  • Hypertension
  • Acta Physiologica
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Physiological Reports

Best Publications

  • Homocysteine and risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke: A meta-analysis

    R. Clarke;R. Collins;S. Lewington;A. Donald

  • Loss of Caveolae, Vascular Dysfunction, and Pulmonary Defects in Caveolin-1 Gene-Disrupted Mice

    Marek Drab;Paul Verkade;Marlies Elger;Michael Kasper

  • Atrial natriuretic factor—a circulating hormone stimulated by volume loading

    R. E. Lang;H. Thölken;D. Ganten;F. C. Luft

  • Electron beam computed tomography in the evaluation of cardiac calcifications in chronic dialysis patients

    Johann Braun;Johann Braun;Manfred Oldendorf;Manfred Oldendorf;Werner Moshage;Werner Moshage;Rudolf Heidler;Rudolf Heidler

  • Macrophages regulate salt-dependent volume and blood pressure by a vascular endothelial growth factor-C–dependent buffering mechanism

    Agnes Machnik;Wolfgang Neuhofer;Jonathan Jantsch;Anke Dahlmann

  • Patients with preeclampsia develop agonistic autoantibodies against the angiotensin AT1 receptor.

    Gerd Wallukat;Volker Homuth;Thorsten Fischer;Carsten Lindschau

  • Definitions and characteristics of sodium sensitivity and blood pressure resistance.

    M H Weinberger;J Z Miller;F C Luft;C E Grim

  • Angiotensin II type 1-receptor activating antibodies in renal-allograft rejection.

    Duska Dragun;Dominik N. Müller;Jan Hinrich Bräsen;Lutz Fritsche

  • Activation of the peripheral endocannabinoid system in human obesity.

    Stefan Engeli;Jana Böhnke;Mareike Feldpausch;Kerstin Gorzelniak

  • Weight Loss and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

    Stefan Engeli;Jana Böhnke;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Jürgen Janke

  • Contrast Media–Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visualizes Myocardial Changes in the Course of Viral Myocarditis

    Matthias G. Friedrich;Oliver Strohm;Jeanette Schulz-Menger;Heinz Marciniak

  • Association Between Adiponectin and Mediators of Inflammation in Obese Women

    Stefan Engeli;Mareike Feldpausch;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Frauke Hartwig

  • NF-κB Inhibition Ameliorates Angiotensin II–Induced Inflammatory Damage in Rats

    Dominik N. Muller;Ralf Dechend;Eero M. A. Mervaala;Joon-Keun Park

  • Increased Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility in TRPC6 −/− Mice

    Alexander Dietrich;Michael Mederos y Schnitzler;Maik Gollasch;Volkmar Gross

  • A modified quantitative subjective global assessment of nutrition for dialysis patients.

    Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh;Morton Kleiner;Eileen Dunne;Grace H. Lee

  • The Renal Arterial Resistance Index and Renal Allograft Survival

    Jörg Radermacher;Michael Mengel;Sebastian Ellis;Stephan Stuht

  • Resistin gene expression in human adipocytes is not related to insulin resistance.

    Jürgen Janke;Stefan Engeli;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Friedrich C. Luft

  • Carotid Baroreceptor Stimulation, Sympathetic Activity, Baroreflex Function, and Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

    Karsten Heusser;Jens Tank;Stefan Engeli;André Diedrich

  • C5a Receptor Mediates Neutrophil Activation and ANCA-Induced Glomerulonephritis

    Adrian Schreiber;Hong Xiao;J. Charles Jennette;Wolfgang Schneider

  • Mice With Disrupted BK Channel β1 Subunit Gene Feature Abnormal Ca2+ Spark/STOC Coupling and Elevated Blood Pressure

    Saskia Plüger;Jörg Faulhaber;Michael Fürstenau;Matthias Löhn

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominik N. Müller
Dominik N. Müller Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Jens Jordan
Jens Jordan German Aerospace Center
Ralf Dechend
Ralf Dechend Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hermann Haller
Hermann Haller Hannover Medical School
Rainer Dietz
Rainer Dietz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Detlev Ganten
Detlev Ganten Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Johannes F.E. Mann
Johannes F.E. Mann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jeanette Schulz-Menger
Jeanette Schulz-Menger Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael Bader
Michael Bader Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Norbert Hubner
Norbert Hubner Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

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