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Jörg-Dieter Schulzke is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a strong focus on subfields including Neurology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, and Surgery.

Their work concentrates on several main scientific topics, notably:

  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Schulzke has contributed to numerous publications in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cells
  • Toxins
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Schulzke are:

  • Expression of tricellular tight junction proteins and the paracellular macromolecule barrier are recovered in remission of ulcerative colitis, 2021, BMC Gastroenterology
  • Resveratrol Alleviates Acute Campylobacter jejuni Induced Enterocolitis in a Preclinical Murine Intervention Study, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Impaired Intestinal Permeability of Tricellular Tight Junctions in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Mixed Bowel Habits (IBS-M), 2023, Cells
  • Vitamin D Reverses Disruption of Gut Epithelial Barrier Function Caused by Campylobacter jejuni, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Campylobacter concisus Impairs Sodium Absorption in Colonic Epithelium via ENaC Dysfunction and Claudin-8 Disruption, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators in Schulzke's research include:

  • Roland Bücker
  • Susanne M. Krug
  • Fábia Daniela Lobo de Sá
  • Christian Bojarski
  • Kristina Koop

Best Publications

  • Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

    Stephan C. Bischoff;Giovanni Barbara;Wim Buurman;Theo Ockhuizen

  • Complex Phenotype of Mice Lacking Occludin, a Component of Tight Junction Strands

    Mitinori Saitou;Mikio Furuse;Hiroyuki Sasaki;Jörg-Dieter Schulzke

  • Interleukin-13 Is the Key Effector Th2 Cytokine in Ulcerative Colitis That Affects Epithelial Tight Junctions, Apoptosis, and Cell Restitution

    Frank Heller;Peter Florian;Christian Bojarski;Jan Richter

  • Hand grip strength: outcome predictor and marker of nutritional status

    Kristina Norman;Nicole Stobäus;M. Cristina Gonzalez;Jörg-Dieter Schulzke

  • Claudin-2 expression induces cation-selective channels in tight junctions of epithelial cells.

    Salah Amasheh;Noga Meiri;Alfred H. Gitter;Torsten Schöneberg

  • Altered tight junction structure contributes to the impaired epithelial barrier function in ulcerative colitis

    Heinz Schmitz;Christian Barmeyer;MichaeL Fromm;Norbert Runkel

  • Microbial butyrate and its role for barrier function in the gastrointestinal tract

    Svenja Plöger;Friederike Stumpff;Gregory B. Penner;Jörg-Dieter Schulzke

  • Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) regulates the epithelial barrier in the human intestinal cell line HT-29/B6.

    Heinz Schmitz;Michael Fromm;Carl J. Bentzel;Peter Scholz

  • Claudin-2, a component of the tight junction, forms a paracellular water channel.

    Rita Rosenthal;Susanne Milatz;Susanne M. Krug;Beibei Oelrich

  • Monocyte and M1 Macrophage-induced Barrier Defect Contributes to Chronic Intestinal Inflammation in IBD

    Donata Lissner;Michael Schumann;Arvind Batra;Lea-Isabel Kredel

  • Altered permeability in inflammatory bowel disease: pathophysiology and clinical implications.

    Joachim Mankertz;Jörg-Dieter Schulzke

  • Epithelial transport and barrier function in occludin-deficient mice

    J.D. Schulzke;A.H. Gitter;A.H. Gitter;J. Mankertz;S. Spiegel

  • Celiac disease–like abnormalities in a subgroup of patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Ulrich Wahnschaffe;R. Ullrich;E.O. Riecken;J.D. Schulzke

  • Tricellulin Forms a Barrier to Macromolecules in Tricellular Tight Junctions without Affecting Ion Permeability

    Susanne M. Krug;Salah Amasheh;Jan F. Richter;Susanne Milatz

  • Downregulation of epithelial apoptosis and barrier repair in active Crohn’s disease by tumour necrosis factor α antibody treatment

    S Zeissig;C Bojarski;N Buergel;J Mankertz

  • Tight junction, selective permeability, and related diseases.

    Susanne M. Krug;Jörg D. Schulzke;Michael Fromm

  • Effect of chronic Giardia lamblia infection on epithelial transport and barrier function in human duodenum.

    Hanno Troeger;Hans-Joerg Epple;Thomas Schneider;Ulrich Wahnschaffe

  • Determinants of colonic barrier function in inflammatory bowel disease and potential therapeutics.

    Nina A. Hering;Michael Fromm;Jörg-Dieter Schulzke

  • Leaks in the epithelial barrier caused by spontaneous and TNF-α-induced single-cell apoptosis

    Alfred H. Gitter;Kerstin Bendfeldt;Jörg-Dieter Schulzke;Michael Fromm

  • Mechanisms of diarrhea in collagenous colitis

    Natalie Bürgel;Christian Bojarski;Joachim Mankertz;Martin Zeitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Fromm
Michael Fromm Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Martin Zeitz
Martin Zeitz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Dorothee Günzel
Dorothee Günzel Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Britta Siegmund
Britta Siegmund Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Christoph Loddenkemper
Christoph Loddenkemper Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Markus M. Heimesaat
Markus M. Heimesaat Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Anja A. Kühl
Anja A. Kühl Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Stefan Bereswill
Stefan Bereswill Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Georg Pauli
Georg Pauli Robert Koch Institute
Ulrich Dobrindt
Ulrich Dobrindt University of Münster

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