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Michael Stürzl is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within the biological and medical sciences, focusing on areas such as biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, immunology, and microbiology.

The main fields of study for their research include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these broad areas, Stürzl's work covers specific subfields such as immunology, oncology, molecular biology, cancer research, and neurology.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics including:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Immune Response and Inflammation

Stürzl has published in various scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • The Journal of Pathology

Recent papers include:

  • Vascular occlusion by neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19, 2020, EBioMedicine
  • Patients with COVID-19: in the dark-NETs of neutrophils, 2021, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Neutrophil extracellular traps drive epithelial-mesenchymal transition of human colon cancer, 2021, The Journal of Pathology
  • No NETs no TIME: Crosstalk between neutrophil extracellular traps and the tumor immune microenvironment, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • N-glycosylation Regulates Intrinsic IFN-γ Resistance in Colorectal Cancer: Implications for Immunotherapy, 2022, Gastroenterology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Elisabeth Naschberger
  • Nathalie Britzen-Laurent
  • Markus F. Neurath
  • Susanne Merkel
  • Christoph Becker

Best Publications

  • Vascular occlusion by neutrophil extracellular traps in COVID-19.

    Moritz Leppkes;Jasmin Knopf;Elisabeth Naschberger;Aylin Lindemann

  • Monocytes in Kaposi's sarcoma lesions are productively infected by human herpesvirus 8.

    C Blasig;C Zietz;B Haar;F Neipel

  • Biology of Kaposi's sarcoma.

    B. Ensoli;C. Sgadari;G. Barillari;M.C. Sirianni

  • Endothelial CCR2 Signaling Induced by Colon Carcinoma Cells Enables Extravasation via the JAK2-Stat5 and p38MAPK Pathway

    Monika Julia Wolf;Alexandra Hoos;Judith Bauer;Steffen Boettcher

  • Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 and podoplanin suggests a lymphatic endothelial cell origin of Kaposi's sarcoma tumor cells.

    Weninger W;Partanen Ta;Breiteneder-Geleff S;Mayer C

  • Patients with COVID-19: in the dark-NETs of neutrophils.

    Maximilian Ackermann;Hans Joachim Anders;Rostyslav Bilyy;Gary L. Bowlin

  • Inhibition of cGAS DNA Sensing by a Herpesvirus Virion Protein

    Jian-jun Wu;Wenwei Li;Yaming Shao;Denis Avey

  • Engineering of vascularized transplantable bone tissues: induction of axial vascularization in an osteoconductive matrix using an arteriovenous loop.

    Ulrich Kneser;Elias Polykandriotis;Jan Ohnolz;Kristina Heidner

  • Reactivation and persistence of human herpesvirus-8 infection in B cells and monocytes by Th-1 cytokines increased in Kaposi's sarcoma.

    Paolo Monini;Sandra Colombini;Michael Stürzl;Delia Goletti

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor regulates angiogenesis and vascular permeability in Kaposi's sarcoma.

    Emmanuelle Cornali;Christian Zietz;Roberto Benelli;Wolfgang Weninger

  • The helical domain of GBP-1 mediates the inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation by inflammatory cytokines.

    Eric Guenzi;Kristin Töpolt;Emmanuelle Cornali;Emmanuelle Cornali;Clara Lubeseder‐Martellato

  • Kaposi’s sarcoma: a result of the interplay among inflammatory cytokines, angiogenic factors and viral agents

    Barbara Ensoli;Michael Stürzl

  • The Tat protein of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 promotes vascular cell growth and locomotion by engaging the α5β1 and αvβ3 integrins and by mobilizing sequestered basic fibroblast growth factor

    Giovanni Barillari;Cecilia Sgadari;Valeria Fiorelli;Felipe Samaniego

  • Expression of K13/v-FLIP Gene of Human Herpesvirus 8 and Apoptosis in Kaposi's Sarcoma Spindle Cells

    Michael Stürzl;Christine Hohenadl;Christian Zietz;Esmeralda Castanos-Velez

  • MDM-2 Oncoprotein Overexpression, p53 Gene Mutation, and VEGF Up-Regulation in Angiosarcomas

    Christian Zietz;Matthias Rössle;Christian Haas;Andrea Sendelhofert

  • The ephrin receptor tyrosine kinase A2 is a cellular receptor for Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus

    Alexander S Hahn;Johanna K Kaufmann;Effi Wies;Elisabeth Naschberger

  • Expression of HHV‐8 latency‐associated T0.7 RNA in spindle cells and endothelial cells of AIDS‐associated, classical and African Kaposi's sarcoma

    Michael Stürzl;Cornelia Blasig;Anneliese Schreier;Frank Neipel

  • The guanylate binding protein‐1 GTPase controls the invasive and angiogenic capability of endothelial cells through inhibition of MMP‐1 expression

    Eric Guenzi;Kristin Töpolt;Clara Lubeseder-Martellato;Anita Jörg

  • Expression of Human Herpesvirus 8-Encoded Cyclin D in Kaposi's Sarcoma Spindle Cells

    Monica A. Davis;Susan R. Opalenik;Philip J. Browning;Michael Stürzl

  • Expression of platelet-derived growth factor and its receptor in AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma in vivo suggests paracrine and autocrine mechanisms of tumor maintenance.

    Michael Sturzl;Willi Kurt Roth;Norbert Hermann Brockmeyer;Christian Zietz

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Ensoli
Barbara Ensoli Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Paolo Monini
Paolo Monini Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Werner Hohenberger
Werner Hohenberger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erwin Tschachler
Erwin Tschachler Medical University of Vienna
Arndt Hartmann
Arndt Hartmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Markus F. Neurath
Markus F. Neurath University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Thomas F. Schulz
Thomas F. Schulz Hannover Medical School
Elisabeth Kremmer
Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society
Peter Hans Hofschneider
Peter Hans Hofschneider Max Planck Society
Delia Goletti
Delia Goletti Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani

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