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  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
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  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Markus F. Neurath is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on medical sciences, with a strong emphasis on immunology, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of inflammatory diseases, particularly inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and related immune functions.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study showcase a range of expertise:

  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Surgery
  • Epidemiology
  • Oncology

Markus F. Neurath's research covers several main topics:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies

The scientist has published frequently in notable venues, indicating a focus on gastroenterology and immunology:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Gut
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie

Among the recent papers involving Markus F. Neurath are:

  • COVID-19 and immunomodulation in IBD, 2020, Gut
  • Vascular occlusion by neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19, 2020, EBioMedicine
  • COVID-19: risk for cytokine targeting in chronic inflammatory diseases?, 2020, Nature Reviews Immunology
  • Reframing Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases through Signature Cytokine Hubs, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Methotrexate hampers immunogenicity to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in immune-mediated inflammatory disease, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Collaborations are an important part of Markus F. Neurath's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Raja Atreya
  • Maximilian J. Waldner
  • Sebastian Zundler
  • Timo Räth
  • Imke Atreya

Best Publications

  • Cytokines in inflammatory bowel disease

    Markus F. Neurath

  • RAGE mediates a novel proinflammatory axis: a central cell surface receptor for S100/calgranulin polypeptides.

    Marion A Hofmann;Steven Drury;Caifeng Fu;Wu Qu

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Antibodies to interleukin 12 abrogate established experimental colitis in mice.

    Markus F. Neurath;Ivan Fuss;Brian L. Kelsall;Eckhard Stüber

  • Blockade of interleukin 6 trans signaling suppresses T-cell resistance against apoptosis in chronic intestinal inflammation: evidence in crohn disease and experimental colitis in vivo.

    R Atreya;J Mudter;S Finotto;J Müllberg

  • Chemically induced mouse models of intestinal inflammation.

    Stefan Wirtz;Clemens Neufert;Benno Weigmann;Markus F Neurath

  • Disparate CD4+ lamina propria (LP) lymphokine secretion profiles in inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's disease LP cells manifest increased secretion of IFN-gamma, whereas ulcerative colitis LP cells manifest increased secretion of IL-5.

    I J Fuss;M Neurath;M Neurath;M Boirivant;J S Klein

  • Cutting edge: TGF-beta induces a regulatory phenotype in CD4+CD25- T cells through Foxp3 induction and down-regulation of Smad7.

    Massimo C. Fantini;Christoph Becker;Giovanni Monteleone;Francesco Pallone

  • Chemically induced mouse models of acute and chronic intestinal inflammation

    Stefan Wirtz;Vanessa Popp;Markus Kindermann;Katharina Gerlach

  • Epithelial NEMO links innate immunity to chronic intestinal inflammation

    Arianna Nenci;Christoph Becker;Andy Wullaert;Ralph Gareus

  • Confocal laser endoscopy for diagnosing intraepithelial neoplasias and colorectal cancer in vivo

    Ralf Kiesslich;Juergen Burg;Michael Vieth;Janina Gnaendiger

  • STAT3 links IL-22 signaling in intestinal epithelial cells to mucosal wound healing

    Geethanjali Pickert;Clemens Neufert;Moritz Leppkes;Yan Zheng

  • IL-35-producing B cells are critical regulators of immunity during autoimmune and infectious diseases

    Ping Shen;Toralf Roch;Vicky Lampropoulou;Richard A. O’Connor

  • Anti-interleukin-12 antibody for active Crohn's disease

    Peter J. Mannon;Ivan J. Fuss;Lloyd Mayer;Charles O. Elson

  • Methylene blue-aided chromoendoscopy for the detection of intraepithelial neoplasia and colon cancer in ulcerative colitis.

    Ralf Kiesslich;Johannes Fritsch;Martin Holtmann;Heinz H. Koehler

  • Local administration of antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides to the p65 subunit of NF-kappa B abrogates established experimental colitis in mice.

    M F Neurath;S Pettersson;K H Meyer zum Büschenfelde;W Strober

  • CD28-dependent Rac1 activation is the molecular target of azathioprine in primary human CD4+ T lymphocytes.

    Imke Tiede;Gerhard Fritz;Susanne Strand;Daniela Poppe

  • NF‐κB in inflammatory bowel disease

    I. Atreya;R. Atreya;M. F. Neurath

  • Mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel diseases: a systematic review

    Markus F Neurath;Simon P L Travis

  • Development of Spontaneous Airway Changes Consistent with Human Asthma in Mice Lacking T-bet

    Susetta Finotto;Markus F. Neurath;Jonathan N. Glickman;Shixin Qin

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Galle
Peter R. Galle Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michael Vieth
Michael Vieth University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Stefan Wirtz
Stefan Wirtz University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Christoph Becker
Christoph Becker University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ansgar W. Lohse
Ansgar W. Lohse Universität Hamburg
Arndt Hartmann
Arndt Hartmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Massimo Fantini
Massimo Fantini Precision Biologics
Stefan Rose-John
Stefan Rose-John Kiel University
Warren Strober
Warren Strober National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Ivan J. Fuss
Ivan J. Fuss National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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