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Overview

Maria Schäfers is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific interests in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Collaboration features prominently in Maria Schäfers' research activities. A frequent co-author is M Schmidt, indicating ongoing partnerships that contribute to their scientific output.

Their engagement in diverse areas of medicine reflects in their publication record and focus areas. The research addressing both pharmacological effects and the impacts of medication during pregnancy aligns with a broader concern for maternal and child health.

Work on maternal mental health during the perinatal period signifies involvement in interdisciplinary approaches combining medical, psychological, and environmental health factors. This aligns with their subfield emphasis on Public Health and Pediatric disciplines, suggesting integrated research approaches.

Best Publications

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Mechanical Allodynia after Spinal Nerve Ligation by Activation of p38 MAPK in Primary Sensory Neurons

    Maria Schäfers;Camilla I. Svensson;Claudia Sommer;Linda S. Sorkin

  • Increased Sensitivity of Injured and Adjacent Uninjured Rat Primary Sensory Neurons to Exogenous Tumor Necrosis Factor-α after Spinal Nerve Ligation

    Maria Schäfers;Doo H. Lee;Dominik Brors;Tony L. Yaksh

  • Intraneural injection of interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-alpha into rat sciatic nerve at physiological doses induces signs of neuropathic pain

    Marek Zelenka;Maria Schäfers;Claudia Sommer

  • Painful mononeuropathy in C57BL/Wld mice with delayed wallerian degeneration: differential effects of cytokine production and nerve regeneration on thermal and mechanical hypersensitivity

    Claudia Sommer;Maria Schäfers

  • Selective increase of tumour necrosis factor-alpha in injured and spared myelinated primary afferents after chronic constrictive injury of rat sciatic nerve.

    Maria Schäfers;Maria Schäfers;Christian Geis;Camilla I. Svensson;Z. David Luo

  • Effect of cytokines on neuronal excitability

    Maria Schäfers;Linda Sorkin

  • Anti-TNF-neutralizing antibodies reduce pain-related behavior in two different mouse models of painful mononeuropathy

    Claudia Sommer;Thies Lindenlaub;Philipp Teuteberg;Maria Schäfers

  • Etanercept reduces hyperalgesia in experimental painful neuropathy.

    Claudia Sommer;Maria Schäfers;Martin Marziniak;Klaus V. Toyka

  • Intramuscular injection of tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces muscle hyperalgesia in rats

    Maria Schäfers;Linda S Sorkin;Claudia Sommer

  • Thalidomide treatment in chronic constrictive neuropathy decreases endoneurial tumor necrosis factor-α, increases interleukin-10 and has long-term effects on spinal cord dorsal horn met-enkephalin

    Annette George;Martin Marziniak;Maria Schäfers;Klaus V Toyka

  • Anterograde Transport of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in the Intact and Injured Rat Sciatic Nerve

    Maria Schäfers;Christian Geis;Dominik Brors;Tony L. Yaksh

  • Spinal blockade of TNF blocks spinal nerve ligation-induced increases in spinal P-p38.

    Camilla I. Svensson;Maria Schäfers;Maria Schäfers;Toni L. Jones;Henry Powell

  • Mode of action of cytokines on nociceptive neurons

    Nurcan Üçeyler;Maria Schäfers;Claudia Sommer

  • TNF-α differentially modulates ion channels of nociceptive neurons

    Johanna Christina Czeschik;Tim Hagenacker;Maria Schäfers;Dietrich Büsselberg

  • Combined epineurial therapy with neutralizing antibodies to tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1 receptor has an additive effect in reducing neuropathic pain in mice

    Maria Schäfers;Jörg Brinkhoff;Sebastian Neukirchen;Martin Marziniak

  • Spinal nerve ligation induces transient upregulation of tumor necrosis factor receptors 1 and 2 in injured and adjacent uninjured dorsal root ganglia in the rat.

    M. Schäfers;L.S. Sorkin;C. Geis;V.I. Shubayev

  • Cyclooxygenase inhibition in nerve-injury- and TNF-induced hyperalgesia in the rat

    Maria Schäfers;Martin Marziniak;Linda S. Sorkin;Tony L. Yaksh

  • Selective stimulation of either tumor necrosis factor receptor differentially induces pain behavior in vivo and ectopic activity in sensory neurons in vitro

    M Schafers;C Sommer;C Geis;T Hagenacker

  • EphA4 provides repulsive signals to developing cochlear ganglion neurites mediated through ephrin-B2 and -B3.

    Dominik Brors;Daniel Bodmer;Kwang Pak;Christoph Aletsee

  • Magnetic resonance imaging in patients with sudden hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo

    Bernhard Schick;Dominik Brors;Oliver Koch;Maria Schäfers

  • Interaction of spiral ganglion neuron processes with alloplastic materials in vitro

    Dominik Brors;Christoph Aletsee;Konrad Schwager;Robert Mlynski

  • Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging findings after transtemporal and translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma resection.

    Dominik Brors;Maria Schäfers;Daniel Bodmer;Wolfgang Draf

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Sommer
Claudia Sommer University of Würzburg
Linda S. Sorkin
Linda S. Sorkin University of California, San Diego
Thomas Hartung
Thomas Hartung Johns Hopkins University

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