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Jørgen Frøkiær

Jørgen Frøkiær

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Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
20275
World Ranking
18114
National Ranking
198

Overview

Jørgen Frøkiær is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and focuses research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Nephrology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Renal and Vascular Pathologies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Jørgen Frøkiær has contributed to multiple publications, with some recent significant papers including:

  • Obstructive nephropathy and molecular pathophysiology of renal interstitial fibrosis, 2023, published in Physiological Reviews
  • Risk factors for kidney scarring and vesicoureteral reflux in 421 children after their first acute pyelonephritis, and appraisal of international guidelines, 2021, Pediatric Nephrology
  • A novel neurodegenerative spectrum disorder in patients with MLKL deficiency, 2020, Cell Death and Disease
  • A nonbiodegradable scaffold-free cell sheet of genome-engineered mesenchymal stem cells inhibits development of acute kidney injury, 2020, Kidney International
  • Myocardial efficiency in patients with different aetiologies and stages of heart failure, 2021, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging

The frequent publication venues where this scientist's work has appeared include:

  • EJNMMI Research
  • European Heart Journal
  • Physiological Reviews
  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Cell Death and Disease

Jørgen Frøkiær collaborates regularly with several other researchers, with notable frequent coauthors being:

  • Jens Sørensen
  • Lars Poulsen Tolbod
  • Kirsten Bouchelouche
  • Nils Henrik Hansson
  • Lars Christian Gormsen

Best Publications

  • Aquaporins in the Kidney: From Molecules to Medicine

    Søren Nielsen;Jørgen Frøkiær;David Marples;Tae Hwan Kwon

  • Immunolocalization of AQP9 in liver, epididymis, testis, spleen, and brain

    M.-L. Elkjær;Z. Vajda;Z. Vajda;L.N. Nejsum;T.-H. Kwon

  • Physiology and Pathophysiology of Renal Aquaporins

    Søren Nielsen;Tae Hwan Kwon;Birgitte Mønster Christensen;Dominique Promeneur

  • Cardiovascular Effects of Treatment With the Ketone Body 3-Hydroxybutyrate in Chronic Heart Failure Patients

    Roni Nielsen;Niels Møller;Niels Møller;Lars C. Gormsen;Lars C. Gormsen;Lars Poulsen Tolbod

  • A current view of the mammalian aquaglyceroporins.

    Aleksandra Rojek;Jeppe Praetorius;Jørgen Frøkiaer;Søren Nielsen

  • Recommendations for Biomarker Identification and Qualification in Clinical Proteomics

    Harald Mischak;Guenter Allmaier;Rolf Apweiler;Teresa Attwood

  • Defective glycerol metabolism in aquaporin 9 (AQP9) knockout mice.

    Aleksandra M. Rojek;Mariusz T. Skowronski;Ernst Martin Füchtbauer;Annette C. Füchtbauer

  • Delayed onset of brain edema and mislocalization of aquaporin-4 in dystrophin-null transgenic mice

    Zsolt Vajda;Michael Pedersen;Ernst Martin Füchtbauer;Karin Wertz

  • Hypokalemia-induced downregulation of aquaporin-2 water channel expression in rat kidney medulla and cortex.

    D Marples;J Frøkiaer;J Dørup;M A Knepper

  • Immunolocalization of aquaporin-8 in rat kidney, gastrointestinal tract, testis, and airways.

    Marie-Louise Elkjær;Lene N. Nejsum;Veronika Gresz;Tae-Hwan Kwon;Tae-Hwan Kwon

  • Functional requirement of aquaporin-5 in plasma membranes of sweat glands

    Lene N. Nejsum;Tae Hwan Kwon;Uffe B. Jensen;Ornella Fumagalli

  • Congestive heart failure in rats is associated with increased expression and targeting of aquaporin-2 water channel in collecting duct

    Søren Nielsen;James Terris;Ditte Andersen;Carolyn Ecelbarger

  • Bilateral ureteral obstruction downregulates expression of vasopressin-sensitive AQP-2 water channel in rat kidney.

    J Frøkiaer;D Marples;M A Knepper;Søren Nielsen

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1): effect on kidney hemodynamics and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in healthy men.

    Jeppe Skov;Anders Dejgaard;Jørgen Frøkiær;Jens Juul Holst

  • Immunocytochemical and immunoelectron microscopic localization of α-, β-, and γ-ENaC in rat kidney

    Henrik Hager;Tae Hwan Kwon;Tae Hwan Kwon;Anna K. Vinnikova;Shyama Masilamani

  • Altered expression of renal AQPs and Na+transporters in rats with Lithium-induced NDI

    Tae-Hwan Kwon;Ulla H. Laursen;David Marples;Arvid B. Maunsbach

  • Obstructive nephropathy: an update of the experimental research

    J. G. Wen;J. Frøkiær;T. M. Jørgensen;J. C. Djurhuus

  • Changes in cellular composition of kidney collecting duct cells in rats with lithium-induced NDI.

    Birgitte Mønster Christensen;David Marples;Young-Hee Kim;Weidong Wang

  • Severe urinary concentrating defect in renal collecting duct-selective AQP2 conditional-knockout mice

    Aleksandra Rojek;Ernst-Martin Füchtbauer;Tae-Hwan Kwon;Jørgen Frøkiaer

  • Physiology and pathophysiology of cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin E2 in the kidney.

    Rikke Nørregaard;Tae Hwan Kwon;Jørgen Frøkiær

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Nielsen
Søren Nielsen Aalborg University
Tae-Hwan Kwon
Tae-Hwan Kwon Kyungpook National University
Mark A. Knepper
Mark A. Knepper National Institutes of Health
Jens Nørkær Sørensen
Jens Nørkær Sørensen Technical University of Denmark
Peter Agre
Peter Agre Johns Hopkins University
Uffe Birk Jensen
Uffe Birk Jensen Aarhus University
Allan Flyvbjerg
Allan Flyvbjerg Steno Diabetes Center
Kim Brøsen
Kim Brøsen University of Southern Denmark
Hans Erik Bøtker
Hans Erik Bøtker Aarhus University Hospital
Peter J. Anderson
Peter J. Anderson Monash University

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