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Jan Fahrenkrug is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans several interconnected disciplines including Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work emphasizes studies on circadian rhythms, neuropeptides, neuroendocrine regulation, and molecular aspects of disease processes.

The scientist's recent publications reveal focus areas and collaborative endeavors. Notable papers include:

  • Circadian regulation of protein cargo in extracellular vesicles (2022) published in Science Advances
  • Evaluation of Serum Insulin-like Factor 3 Quantification by LC-MS/MS as a Biomarker of Leydig Cell Function. (2020) published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Circadian variations in plasma concentrations of cholecystokinin and gastrin in man (2020) published in Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
  • Altered light induced EGR1 expression in the SCN of PACAP deficient mice (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • The Circadian Clock Is Sustained in the Thyroid Gland of VIP Receptor 2 Deficient Mice (2021) published in Frontiers in Endocrinology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jan Fahrenkrug include:

  • Birgitte Georg
  • Jens Hannibal
  • Henrik L. Jørgensen
  • Henriette P. Sennels
  • Ching-Yan Chloé Yeung

Jan Fahrenkrug's research is regularly published in scientific venues such as Science Advances, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, PLoS ONE, and Frontiers in Endocrinology.

Their scientific contributions cover main fields and subfields including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Social Psychology

The principal topics explored in their body of work are:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Pregnancy-related medical research

Best Publications

  • Primary sensory neurons of the rat showing calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactivity and their relation to substance P-, somatostatin-, galanin-, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide- and cholecystokinin-immunoreactive ganglion cells.

    G. Ju;Tomas Hökfelt;E. Brodin;J. Fahrenkrug

  • Localization of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) to central and peripheral neurons

    L I Larsson;J Fahrenkrug;O Schaffalitzky De Muckadell;F Sundler

  • Distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in the rat and mouse brain

    I. Lorén;P.C. Emson;J. Fahrenkrug;A. Björklund

  • Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in cholinergic neurons of exocrine glands: Functional significance of coexisting transmitters for vasodilation and secretion

    Jan M. Lundberg;Anders Änggärd;Jan Fahrenkrug;Tomas Hökfelt

  • Pharmacology and functions of receptors for vasoactive intestinal peptide and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide: IUPHAR review 1.

    Anthony J Harmar;Jan Fahrenkrug;Illana Gozes;Marc Laburthe

  • Neuropeptide expression in rat dorsal root ganglion cells and spinal cord after peripheral nerve injury with special reference to galanin.

    M.J. Villar;R. Cortés;E. Theodorsson;Z. Wiesenfeld-Hallin

  • Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide: Measurement, Distribution and Putative Neurotransmitter Function

    Jan Fahrenkrug

  • Immunohistochemical localization of a vasodilatory polypeptide (VIP) in cerebrovascular nerves.

    L.-I. Larsson;L.-I. Larsson;L. Edvinsson;L. Edvinsson;J. Fahrenkrug;J. Fahrenkrug;R. Håkanson;R. Håkanson

  • The photopigment melanopsin is exclusively present in pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-containing retinal ganglion cells of the retinohypothalamic tract.

    Jens Hannibal;Peter Hindersson;Sanne M. Knudsen;Birgitte Georg

  • Radioimmunoassay of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in plasma.

    J. Fahrenkrug;O. B. Schaffalitzky De Muckadell

  • Co-existence of peptide HI (PHI) and VIP in nerves regulating blood flow and bronchial smooth muscle tone in various mammals including man.

    Jan M. Lundberg;Jan Fahrenkrug;Tomas Hökfelt;Claes-Roland Martling

  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide (PACAP) in the Retinohypothalamic Tract: A Potential Daytime Regulator of the Biological Clock

    Jens Hannibal;Jian M. Ding;Dong Chen;Jan Fahrenkrug

  • Distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in the porcine central nervous system.

    J Fahrenkrug;O B Schaffalitzky de Muckadell

  • Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide

    Jan Fahrenkrug

  • Vasoactive intestinal peptide causes marked cephalic vasodilation, but does not induce migraine.

    A Rahmann;A Rahmann;T Wienecke;JM Hansen;J Fahrenkrug

  • Influence of the autonomic nervous system on the release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide from the porcine gastrointestinal tract.

    J Fahrenkrug;H Galbo;J J Holst;O B Schaffalitzky de Muckadell

  • PACAP and glutamate are co-stored in the retinohypothalamic tract.

    Jens Hannibal;Jens Hannibal;Morten Moller;Ole Petter Ottersen;Jan Fahrenkrug

  • Investigation of the pathophysiological mechanisms of migraine attacks induced by pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38

    Faisal Mohammad Amin;Anders Hougaard;Henrik W. Schytz;Mohammad S. Asghar

  • Melanopsin Is Expressed in PACAP-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells of the Human Retinohypothalamic Tract

    Jens Hannibal;Peter Hindersson;Jens Østergaard;Jens Østergaard;Birgitte Georg

  • The PHI (PHI-27)/corticotropin-releasing factor/enkephalin immunoreactive hypothalamic neuron: possible morphological basis for integrated control of prolactin, corticotropin, and growth hormone secretion

    T Hökfelt;J Fahrenkrug;K Tatemoto;V Mutt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Hannibal
Jens Hannibal University of Copenhagen
Tomas Hökfelt
Tomas Hökfelt Karolinska Institute
Frank Sundler
Frank Sundler Lund University
Jan M. Lundberg
Jan M. Lundberg Karolinska Institute
Jens D. Mikkelsen
Jens D. Mikkelsen University of Copenhagen
Jens J. Holst
Jens J. Holst University of Copenhagen
Piers C. Emson
Piers C. Emson Babraham Institute
Morten Møller
Morten Møller University of Copenhagen
Jes Olesen
Jes Olesen University of Copenhagen
Messoud Ashina
Messoud Ashina University of Copenhagen

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