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Overview

Jochen Zwerina is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on bone health and related disorders. Their research portfolio encompasses a range of topics including bone metabolism, osteoporosis, connective tissue disorders, and parathyroid treatments.

Their scholarly output includes significant publications such as:

  • "Multidisciplinary patient care in X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets: one challenge, many perspectives" (2020), published in Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
  • "Alterations of bone material properties in adult patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH)" (2020), published in Journal of Structural Biology
  • "Quantitative Backscattered Electron Imaging of Bone Using a Thermionic or a Field Emission Electron Source" (2021), published in Calcified Tissue International
  • "Identifying adult hypophosphatasia in the rheumatology unit" (2022), published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • "Longitudinal Changes of Circulating miRNAs During Bisphosphonate and Teriparatide Treatment in an Animal Model of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis" (2020), published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Zwerina's research frequently appears in journals such as Osteologie/Osteology, Bone Reports, Bone, Journal für Mineralstoffwechsel & Muskuloskelettale Erkrankungen, and Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift.

Their work spans multiple subfields within medicine, notably:

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Rheumatology
  • Genetics
  • Surgery

Areas of focus in their studies include:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Alkaline Phosphatase Research Studies
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Hip and Femur Fractures

Zwerina collaborates on research with several frequent coauthors, notably:

  • Roland Kocijan
  • Judith Haschka
  • Martina Behanová
  • Nadja Fratzl-Zelman
  • Stéphane Blouin

Best Publications

  • Dickkopf-1 is a master regulator of joint remodeling

    Danielle Diarra;Marina Stolina;Karin Polzer;Jochen Zwerina

  • Genetically Distinct Subsets within ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    Paul A Lyons;Tim F Rayner;Sapna Trivedi;Julia U Holle

  • Activation of canonical Wnt signalling is required for TGF-β-mediated fibrosis

    Alfiya Akhmetshina;Katrin Palumbo;Clara Dees;Christina Bergmann

  • Imatinib mesylate reduces production of extracellular matrix and prevents development of experimental dermal fibrosis

    Jörg H. W. Distler;Astrid Jüngel;Lars C. Huber;Ursula Schulze-Horsel

  • Single and combined inhibition of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin‐1, and RANKL pathways in tumor necrosis factor–induced arthritis: Effects on synovial inflammation, bone erosion, and cartilage destruction

    Jochen Zwerina;Silvia Hayer;Makiyeh Tohidast-Akrad;Helga Bergmeister

  • Diabetes Is an Independent Predictor for Severe Osteoarthritis: Results from a longitudinal cohort study

    Georg Schett;Arndt Kleyer;Carlo Perricone;Enijad Sahinbegovic

  • Treg cells suppress osteoclast formation: a new link between the immune system and bone.

    Mario M. Zaiss;Roland Axmann;Jochen Zwerina;Karin Polzer

  • TNF-induced structural joint damage is mediated by IL-1

    Jochen Zwerina;Kurt Redlich;Karin Polzer;Leo Joosten

  • Altered skeletal expression of sclerostin and its link to radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis.

    Heiner Appel;Gisela Ruiz-Heiland;Joachim Listing;Jochen Zwerina

  • The p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in rheumatoid arthritis

    Georg Schett;Jochen Zwerina;Gary Firestein

  • Inhibition of interleukin-6 receptor directly blocks osteoclast formation in vitro and in vivo.

    Roland Axmann;Christina Böhm;Gerhard Krönke;Jochen Zwerina

  • Platelet-derived serotonin links vascular disease and tissue fibrosis

    Clara Dees;Alfiya Akhmetshina;Pawel Zerr;Nicole Reich

  • Cardiac involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome: impact of endomyocarditis.

    Thomas Neumann;Bernhard Manger;Michael Schmid;Claus Kroegel

  • Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss): state of the art.

    A. Vaglio;C. Buzio;J. Zwerina

  • High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Nontraumatic Fractures in the Bruneck Study

    Georg Schett;Stefan Kiechl;Siegfried Weger;Angelo Pederiva

  • Treatment with imatinib prevents fibrosis in different preclinical models of systemic sclerosis and induces regression of established fibrosis

    Alfiya Akhmetshina;Paulius Venalis;Paulius Venalis;Clara Dees;Nicole Busch

  • Blockade of Dickkopf (DKK)-1 induces fusion of sacroiliac joints

    Stefan Uderhardt;Danielle Diarra;Julia Katzenbeisser;Jean-Pierre David

  • Dual inhibition of c-abl and PDGF receptor signaling by dasatinib and nilotinib for the treatment of dermal fibrosis

    Alfiya Akhmetshina;Clara Dees;Margarita Pileckyte;Britta Maurer

  • High level of functional dickkopf-1 predicts protection from syndesmophyte formation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

    Gisela Ruiz Heiland;Heiner Appel;Denis Poddubnyy;Jochen Zwerina

  • Neutralisation of Dkk-1 protects from systemic bone loss during inflammation and reduces sclerostin expression

    Gisela Ruiz Heiland;Karin Zwerina;Wolfgang Baum;Trayana Kireva

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg Schett
Georg Schett University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jörg H W Distler
Jörg H W Distler University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Klaus Klaushofer
Klaus Klaushofer University of Vienna
Oliver Distler
Oliver Distler University of Zurich
George Kollias
George Kollias National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Josef S. Smolen
Josef S. Smolen Medical University of Vienna
Gerhard Krönke
Gerhard Krönke Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Reinhard E. Voll
Reinhard E. Voll University of Freiburg
Stefan Kiechl
Stefan Kiechl Innsbruck Medical University
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University

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