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Overview

Jens Waschke is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and conducts research primarily in the field of medicine, with a specialization in several subfields such as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, pathology and forensic medicine, genetics, molecular biology, and rheumatology.

Their scholarly output includes work across prominent scientific venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The main research topics covered by Waschke include autoimmune bullous skin diseases, coagulation and angioedema, cardiovascular effects of exercise, urticaria and related conditions, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, anatomy and medical technology, and innovations in medical education.

Recent significant publications by Waschke encompass the following works:

  • "Targeting desmosomal adhesion and signalling for intestinal barrier stabilization in inflammatory bowel diseases-Lessons from experimental models and patients" (2020), published in Acta Physiologica
  • "The Effectiveness of Collaborative Augmented Reality in Gross Anatomy Teaching: A Quantitative and Qualitative Pilot Study" (2020), published in Anatomical Sciences Education
  • "Autoantibody-Specific Signalling in Pemphigus" (2021), published in Frontiers in Medicine
  • "Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Maturation by Enteric Glial Cells Is GDNF-Dependent" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Mechanisms Causing Acantholysis in Pemphigus-Lessons from Human Skin" (2022), published in Frontiers in Immunology

Waschke collaborates frequently with a range of co-authors, most notably:

  • Franziska Vielmuth
  • Sunil Yeruva
  • Matthias Hiermaier
  • Daniela Kugelmann
  • Anna M. Sigmund

Best Publications

  • Role of GTPases in control of microvascular permeability.

    Volker Spindler;Nicolas Schlegel;Jens Waschke

  • The desmosome and pemphigus.

    Jens Waschke

  • Mind the gap: mechanisms regulating the endothelial barrier.

    M. Y. Radeva;J. Waschke

  • Membrane Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Induces p100 Processing via TNF Receptor-2 (TNFR2)

    Hilka Rauert;Andreas Wicovsky;Nicole Müller;Daniela Siegmund

  • Differential VASP phosphorylation controls remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton.

    Peter M. Benz;Constanze Blume;Stefanie Seifert;Sabine Wilhelm

  • Pemphigus foliaceus IgG causes dissociation of desmoglein 1–containing junctions without blocking desmoglein 1 transinteraction

    Jens Waschke;Paola Bruggeman;Werner Baumgartner;Detlef Zillikens

  • Inhibition of Rho A activity causes pemphigus skin blistering.

    Jens Waschke;Volker Spindler;Paola Bruggeman;Detlef Zillikens

  • Personalized augmented reality for anatomy education.

    Meng Ma;Pascal Fallavollita;Ina Seelbach;Anna Maria Von Der Heide

  • Requirement of Rac activity for maintenance of capillary endothelial barrier properties.

    J. Waschke;W. Baumgartner;R. H. Adamson;M. Zeng

  • Nano-Scale Dynamic Recognition Imaging on Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Lilia A. Chtcheglova;Jens Waschke;Linda Wildling;Detlev Drenckhahn

  • Pemphigus vulgaris IgG directly inhibit desmoglein 3-mediated transinteraction.

    Wolfgang-Moritz Heupel;Detlef Zillikens;Detlev Drenckhahn;Jens Waschke

  • Regulation of actin dynamics is critical for endothelial barrier functions.

    J. Waschke;F. E. Curry;R. H. Adamson;D. Drenckhahn

  • Mechanisms Causing Loss of Keratinocyte Cohesion in Pemphigus

    Volker Spindler;Rüdiger Eming;Enno Schmidt;Masayuki Amagai

  • Role of Rac 1 and cAMP in endothelial barrier stabilization and thrombin-induced barrier breakdown.

    Y. Baumer;V. Spindler;R.C. Werthmann;M. Bünemann

  • The Benefits of an Augmented Reality Magic Mirror System for Integrated Radiology Teaching in Gross Anatomy.

    Felix Bork;Leonard Stratmann;Stefan Enssle;Ulrich Eck

  • cAMP induced Rac 1-mediated cytoskeletal reorganization in microvascular endothelium

    Y Baumer;D Drenckhahn;J Waschke

  • Soluble VE-cadherin is involved in endothelial barrier breakdown in systemic inflammation and sepsis

    Sven Flemming;Natalie Burkard;Melanie Renschler;Franziska Vielmuth

  • Desmocollin 3-mediated Binding Is Crucial for Keratinocyte Cohesion and Is Impaired in Pemphigus *

    Volker Spindler;Wolfgang-Moritz Heupel;Athina Efthymiadis;Enno Schmidt

  • A contoured locking plate for distal fibular fractures in osteoporotic bone: A biomechanical cadaver study

    Robert Karl Zahn;Soenke Frey;Rafael Gregor Jakubietz;Michael Georg Jakubietz

  • cAMP protects endothelial barrier functions by preventing Rac-1 inhibition

    J. Waschke;D. Drenckhahn;R. H. Adamson;H. Barth

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlev Drenckhahn
Detlev Drenckhahn University of Würzburg
Enno Schmidt
Enno Schmidt University of Lübeck
Detlef Zillikens
Detlef Zillikens University of Lübeck
Nassir Navab
Nassir Navab Technical University of Munich
Peter Hinterdorfer
Peter Hinterdorfer Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Masayuki Amagai
Masayuki Amagai Keio University
Rudolf E. Leube
Rudolf E. Leube RWTH Aachen University
Harald Wajant
Harald Wajant University of Würzburg
Holger Barth
Holger Barth University of Ulm
Thomas M. Magin
Thomas M. Magin Leipzig University

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