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Overview

Maura Dandri is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and specializes in medical research with a primary focus on hepatitis B virus and related liver diseases. Their work intersects several fields, prominently medicine, epidemiology, and hepatology, with additional contributions in molecular biology, infectious diseases, and immunology.

The scientist's recent publications highlight key areas of study in viral infections and liver pathologies. Notable papers include:

  • "Neuropathology of patients with COVID-19 in Germany: a post-mortem case series" (2020) published in The Lancet Neurology
  • "A roadmap for serum biomarkers for hepatitis B virus: current status and future outlook" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Safety and efficacy of bulevirtide in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in patients with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis D virus coinfection (MYR202): a multicentre, randomised, parallel-group, open-label, phase 2 trial" (2022) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Epigenetic modulation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection" (2020) published in Seminars in Immunopathology
  • "48 weeks of high dose (10 mg) bulevirtide as monotherapy or with peginterferon alfa-2a in patients with chronic HBV/HDV co-infection" (2020) published in Journal of Hepatology

Their research contributions extensively cover the following topics:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Maura Dandri frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Lena Allweiss
  • Marc Lütgehetmann
  • Tassilo Volz
  • Katja Giersch
  • Annika Volmari

Their publications are commonly found in several scientific venues, demonstrating a focus on hepatology and gastroenterology-related journals. Prominent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JHEP Reports
  • Liver International

Maura Dandri's research domain is situated primarily within medicine, emphasizing epidemiological approaches to viral hepatitis, chronic liver disease mechanisms, and therapeutic development. Their work on the epigenetic modulation of chronic hepatitis B virus infection contributes to understanding how viral persistence and host interactions influence disease progression.

Their collaborations and publication record reflect an engagement in multidisciplinary aspects of liver disease research, covering molecular biology tools, immune response mechanisms, and clinical trial data related to antiviral treatments.

Best Publications

  • Neuropathology of patients with COVID-19 in Germany: a post-mortem case series.

    Jakob Matschke;Marc Lütgehetmann;Christian Hagel;Jan P Sperhake

  • Specific and nonhepatotoxic degradation of nuclear hepatitis B virus cccDNA.

    Julie Lucifora;Yuchen Xia;Florian Reisinger;Ke Zhang

  • Control of cccDNA function in hepatitis B virus infection

    Massimo Levrero;Teresa Pollicino;Jorg Petersen;Laura Belloni

  • IFN-α inhibits HBV transcription and replication in cell culture and in humanized mice by targeting the epigenetic regulation of the nuclear cccDNA minichromosome

    Laura Belloni;Lena Allweiss;Francesca Guerrieri;Natalia Pediconi

  • Peginterferon alpha-2b plus adefovir induce strong cccDNA decline and HBsAg reduction in patients with chronic hepatitis B

    Karsten Wursthorn;Marc Lutgehetmann;Maura Dandri;Tassilo Volz

  • Update of the statements on biology and clinical impact of occult hepatitis B virus infection

    Giovanni Raimondo;Stephen Locarnini;Teresa Pollicino;Massimo Levrero

  • Repopulation of mouse liver with human hepatocytes and in vivo infection with hepatitis B virus

    Maura Dandri;Martin R. Burda;Eva Török;Joerg M. Pollok

  • A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

    Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  • Prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in vivo by entry inhibitors derived from the large envelope protein.

    Joerg Petersen;Maura Dandri;Walter Mier;Marc Lütgehetmann

  • The entry inhibitor Myrcludex-B efficiently blocks intrahepatic virus spreading in humanized mice previously infected with hepatitis B virus

    Tassilo Volz;Lena Allweiss;Mounira Ben MBarek;Michael Warlich

  • Guidance for design and endpoints of clinical trials in chronic hepatitis B - Report from the 2019 EASL-AASLD HBV Treatment Endpoints Conference‡

    Markus Cornberg;Anna Suk Fong Lok;Norah A. Terrault;Fabien Zoulim

  • Cold-induced conversion of cholesterol to bile acids in mice shapes the gut microbiome and promotes adaptive thermogenesis.

    Anna Worthmann;Clara John;Malte Christoph Rühlemann;Miriam Baguhl

  • New insight in the pathobiology of hepatitis B virus infection

    Maura Dandri;Stephen Locarnini

  • Humanized chimeric uPA mouse model for the study of hepatitis B and D virus interactions and preclinical drug evaluation.

    Marc Lütgehetmann;Lida V. Mancke;Tassilo Volz;Martina Helbig

  • Impaired intrahepatic hepatitis B virus productivity contributes to low viremia in most HBeAg-negative patients.

    Tassilo Volz;Marc Lutgehetmann;Paul Wachtler;Anna Jacob

  • The Role of cccDNA in HBV Maintenance

    Lena Allweiss;Maura Dandri

  • Proliferation of primary human hepatocytes and prevention of hepatitis B virus reinfection efficiently deplete nuclear cccDNA in vivo.

    Lena Allweiss;Tassilo Volz;Katja Giersch;Janine Kah

  • Serum HBV pgRNA as a clinical marker for cccDNA activity.

    Katja Giersch;Lena Allweiss;Tassilo Volz;Maura Dandri

  • The replication cycle of hepatitis B virus

    Stephan Urban;Andreas Schulze;Maura Dandri;Joerg Petersen

  • Hepatitis B virus limits response of human hepatocytes to interferon-α in chimeric mice.

    Marc Lütgehetmann;Till Bornscheuer;Tassilo Volz;Lena Allweiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Lütgehetmann
Marc Lütgehetmann University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Stephan Urban
Stephan Urban University Hospital Heidelberg
Ansgar W. Lohse
Ansgar W. Lohse Universität Hamburg
Antonio Bertoletti
Antonio Bertoletti Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Camille Sureau
Camille Sureau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Ulrike Protzer
Ulrike Protzer Technical University of Munich
Ralf Bartenschlager
Ralf Bartenschlager Heidelberg University
Klaus Klumpp
Klaus Klumpp Janssen (Belgium)
Joerg Heeren
Joerg Heeren Universität Hamburg

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