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Overview

Heidrun Behrendt is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their main subfields of study include dermatology, immunology and allergy, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, plant science, and physiology. This interdisciplinary approach informs their investigation into immune responses and environmental interactions.

Behrendt's work covers a range of topics, such as allergic rhinitis and sensitization, dermatology and skin diseases, lichen and fungal ecology, plant responses to elevated CO2, asthma and respiratory diseases, contact dermatitis and allergies, and T-cell and B-cell immunology.

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Behrendt include the following:

  • "Ragweed plants grown under elevated CO2 levels produce pollen which elicit stronger allergic lung inflammation" (2020, Allergy)
  • "Navigating the evolving landscape of atopic dermatitis: Challenges and future opportunities: The 4th Davos declaration" (2024, Allergy)
  • "Keratinocytes Regulate the Threshold of Inflammation by Inhibiting T Cell Effector Functions" (2021, Cells)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Behrendt are:

  • Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann
  • Johannes Ring
  • Denise Rauer
  • Stefanie Gilles
  • M Wimmer

Behrendt's publications appear predominantly in the journals Allergy and Cells, highlighting their contribution to both clinical and cellular-level biomedical research.

Best Publications

  • Allergenic pollen and pollen allergy in Europe

    G D'Amato;L Cecchi;S Bonini;S Bonini;C Nunes

  • Th22 cells represent a distinct human T cell subset involved in epidermal immunity and remodeling

    Stefanie Eyerich;Kilian Eyerich;Davide Pennino;Teresa Carbone

  • Genome-wide, large-scale production of mutant mice by ENU mutagenesis

    M. H. Hrabe de Angelis;H. Flaswinkel;H. Fuchs;B. Rathkolb

  • Loss-of-function variations within the filaggrin gene predispose for atopic dermatitis with allergic sensitizations

    Stephan Weidinger;Thomas Illig;Hansjörg Baurecht;Alan D. Irvine

  • Atopic Diseases, Allergic Sensitization, and Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution in Children

    Verena Morgenstern;Anne Zutavern;Josef Cyrys;Inken Brockow

  • Anaphylaxis in patients with mastocytosis : a study on history, clinical features and risk factors in 120 patients

    K Brockow;C Jofer;H Behrendt;J Ring

  • Various members of the Toll-like receptor family contribute to the innate immune response of human epidermal keratinocytes.

    Gabriele Köllisch;Behnam Naderi Kalali;Verena Voelcker;Reinhard Wallich

  • Gender difference, sex hormones, and immediate type hypersensitivity reactions

    W. Chen;M. Mempel;W. Schober;H. Behrendt

  • Traffic-related air pollution is associated with atopy in children living in urban areas.

    Ursula Krämer;Thilo Koch;Ulrich Ranft;Johannes Ring

  • Absence of T-regulatory cell expression and function in atopic dermatitis skin

    Johan Verhagen;Mübeccel Akdis;Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann;Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier

  • Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene and allergic contact sensitization to nickel.

    Natalija Novak;Hansjörg Baurecht;Torsten Schäfer;Elke Rodriguez

  • Pollen-associated phytoprostanes inhibit dendritic cell interleukin-12 production and augment T helper type 2 cell polarization.

    Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann;Valentina Mariani;Hubertus Hochrein;Kathrin Karg

  • Genome-wide scan on total serum IgE levels identifies FCER1A as novel susceptibility locus.

    Stephan Weidinger;Christian Gieger;Elke Rodriguez;Hansjörg Baurecht

  • Why are allergies increasing

    Johannes Ring;Ursula Krämer;Torsten Schäfer;Heidrun Behrendt

  • Patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis exhibit reduced production of Th17-associated cytokines IL-17 and IL-22

    Kilian Eyerich;Stefanie Foerster;Stephanie Rombold;Hans-Peter Seidl

  • Skin surface pH, stratum corneum hydration, trans-epidermal water loss and skin roughness related to atopic eczema and skin dryness in a population of primary school children.

    B Eberlein-König;T Schäfer;J Huss-Marp;U Darsow

  • Use of an Anti–Interleukin-5 Antibody in the Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with Eosinophilic Dermatitis

    Sabine-Gisela Plötz;Hans-Uwe Simon;Ulf Darsow;Dagmar Simon

  • IL-17 in atopic eczema: Linking allergen-specific adaptive and microbial-triggered innate immune response

    Kilian Eyerich;Davide Pennino;Claudia Scarponi;Stefanie Foerster

  • Timing of Solid Food Introduction in Relation to Eczema, Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Food and Inhalant Sensitization at the Age of 6 Years: Results From the Prospective Birth Cohort Study LISA

    Anne Zutavern;Inken Brockow;Beate Schaaf;Andrea von Berg

  • Projections of the effects of climate change on allergic asthma: the contribution of aerobiology

    L Cecchi;G D'Amato;JG Ayres;C Galan

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes Ring
Johannes Ring Technical University of Munich
Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann
Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann Technical University of Munich
Ulf Darsow
Ulf Darsow Technical University of Munich
Thilo Jakob
Thilo Jakob University of Giessen
Ursula Krämer
Ursula Krämer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Carsten B. Schmidt-Weber
Carsten B. Schmidt-Weber Technical University of Munich
Knut Brockow
Knut Brockow Technical University of Munich
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Markus Ollert
Markus Ollert University of Southern Denmark
Kilian Eyerich
Kilian Eyerich University of Freiburg

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