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Overview

Kerstin Wolk is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany and has contributed extensively to research within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Dermatology, Surgery, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Molecular Biology. Their work predominantly addresses complex medical conditions, especially in dermatological contexts.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders

Notable recent publications by Kerstin Wolk include:

  • "Aetiology and pathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa," 2020, British Journal of Dermatology
  • "Hidradenitis suppurativa," 2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Delayed Diagnosis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Its Effect on Patients and Healthcare System," 2020, Dermatology
  • "Unmet Medical Needs in Chronic, Non-communicable Inflammatory Skin Diseases," 2022, Frontiers in Medicine
  • "A Systematic Review of Promising Therapeutic Targets in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Critical Evaluation of Mechanistic and Clinical Relevance," 2020, Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Kerstin Wolk include:

  • Robert Sabat
  • Sylke Schneider-Burrus
  • Katrin Witte
  • Georgios Kokolakis
  • Nina Babel

Publication venues where Kerstin Wolk has often published are:

  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Frontiers in Medicine
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • The Lancet

Best Publications

  • IL-22 increases the innate immunity of tissues.

    Kerstin Wolk;Stefanie Kunz;Ellen Witte;Markus Friedrich

  • Biology of interleukin-10

    Robert Sabat;Gerald Grütz;Katarzyna Warszawska;Stefan Kirsch

  • IL-22 regulates the expression of genes responsible for antimicrobial defense, cellular differentiation, and mobility in keratinocytes : a potential role in psoriasis

    Kerstin Wolk;Ellen Witte;Elizabeth Wallace;Wolf-Dietrich Döcke

  • Cutting Edge: Immune Cells as Sources and Targets of the IL-10 Family Members?

    Kerstin Wolk;Stefanie Kunz;Khusru Asadullah;Robert Sabat;Robert Sabat

  • Therapeutic opportunities of the IL-22-IL-22R1 system.

    Robert Sabat;Wenjun Ouyang;Kerstin Wolk

  • Immunopathogenesis of psoriasis

    Robert Sabat;Sandra Philipp;Conny Höflich;Stefanie Kreutzer

  • IL-22 and IL-20 are key mediators of the epidermal alterations in psoriasis while IL-17 and IFN-γ are not

    Kerstin Wolk;Harald S. Haugen;Wenfeng Xu;Ellen Witte

  • Biology of interleukin-22

    Kerstin Wolk;Ellen Witte;Katrin Witte;Katarzyna Warszawska

  • Interleukin-22: a novel T- and NK-cell derived cytokine that regulates the biology of tissue cells.

    Kerstin Wolk;Robert Sabat

  • Impaired antigen presentation by human monocytes during endotoxin tolerance

    Kerstin Wolk;Wolf-Dietrich Döcke;Volker von Baehr;Hans-Dieter Volk

  • IL-22 Induces Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein in Hepatocytes: A Potential Systemic Role of IL-22 in Crohn’s Disease

    Kerstin Wolk;Ellen Witte;Ute Hoffmann;Wolf-Dietrich Doecke

  • Interleukin (IL)-23 mediates Toxoplasma gondii-induced immunopathology in the gut via matrixmetalloproteinase-2 and IL-22 but independent of IL-17.

    Melba Muñoz;Markus M. Heimesaat;Kerstin Danker;Daniela Struck

  • Deficiency of IL-22 Contributes to a Chronic Inflammatory Disease: Pathogenetic Mechanisms in Acne Inversa

    Kerstin Wolk;Katarzyna Warszawska;Conny Hoeflich;Ellen Witte

  • Interleukin (IL)‐19, IL‐20 and IL‐24 are produced by and act on keratinocytes and are distinct from classical ILs

    Stefanie Kunz;Kerstin Wolk;Ellen Witte;Katrin Witte

  • Interleukin-22: A cytokine produced by T, NK and NKT cell subsets, with importance in the innate immune defense and tissue protection

    Ellen Witte;Katrin Witte;Katarzyna Warszawska;Robert Sabat

  • Increased Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Acne Inversa

    Robert Sabat;Akewit Chanwangpong;Sylke Schneider-Burrus;Deborah Metternich

  • Despite IFN-lambda receptor expression, blood immune cells, but not keratinocytes or melanocytes, have an impaired response to type III interferons: implications for therapeutic applications of these cytokines.

    Witte K;Gruetz G;Volk Hd;Looman Ac

  • Dual Role of IL-22 in Allergic Airway Inflammation and its Cross-talk with IL-17A.

    Anne-Gaelle Besnard;Robert Sabat;Laure Dumoutier;Jean-Christophe Renauld

  • The Th17 cytokine IL-22 induces IL-20 production in keratinocytes: a novel immunological cascade with potential relevance in psoriasis.

    Kerstin Wolk;Ellen Witte;Katarzyna Warszawska;Gundula Schulze-Tanzil

  • IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29: promising cytokines with type I interferon-like properties.

    Katrin Witte;Ellen Witte;Robert Sabat;Kerstin Wolk

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Sabat
Robert Sabat Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hans-Dieter Volk
Hans-Dieter Volk Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Birgit Sawitzki
Birgit Sawitzki Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jean-Christophe Renauld
Jean-Christophe Renauld Université Catholique de Louvain
Petra Reinke
Petra Reinke Berlin-Brandenburger Centrum für Regenerative Therapien
Marcus Maurer
Marcus Maurer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Christoph Loddenkemper
Christoph Loddenkemper Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Laure Dumoutier
Laure Dumoutier Université Catholique de Louvain
Wolfram Sterry
Wolfram Sterry Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Manolis Pasparakis
Manolis Pasparakis University of Cologne

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