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Overview

Ralf Dechend is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany and specializes in the field of Medicine, contributing notably to Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research focuses primarily on topics related to pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, birth, development and health, gestational diabetes research and management, the reproductive system and pregnancy, neonatal respiratory health research, sodium intake and health, and congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ralf Dechend include:

  • Florian Herse
  • Dominik N. Müller
  • Kristin Kräker
  • Nadine Haase
  • Anne Cathrine Staff

Ralf Dechend's work is prominently published in several key scientific venues, among them:

  • Hypertension
  • Placenta
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Pregnancy Hypertension
  • Journal of Hypertension

Significant recent publications include:

  • "Hypertension in Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Blood Pressure Goals, and Pharmacotherapy: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association," 2021, Hypertension
  • "Fasting alters the gut microbiome reducing blood pressure and body weight in metabolic syndrome patients," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Autoantibodies targeting GPCRs and RAS-related molecules associate with COVID-19 severity," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Salt Transiently Inhibits Mitochondrial Energetics in Mononuclear Phagocytes," 2021, Circulation
  • "Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and blood pressure in pregnancy among 1436 women from the Odense Child Cohort," 2021, Environment International

Best Publications

  • Salt-responsive gut commensal modulates TH17 axis and disease

    Nicola Wilck;Mariana G. Matus;Sean M. Kearney;Scott W. Olesen

  • Angiotensin II type 1-receptor activating antibodies in renal-allograft rejection.

    Duska Dragun;Dominik N. Müller;Jan Hinrich Bräsen;Lutz Fritsche

  • NF-κB Inhibition Ameliorates Angiotensin II–Induced Inflammatory Damage in Rats

    Dominik N. Muller;Ralf Dechend;Eero M. A. Mervaala;Joon-Keun Park

  • Short-Chain Fatty Acid Propionate Protects From Hypertensive Cardiovascular Damage

    Hendrik Bartolomaeus;András Balogh;Mina Yakoub;Susanne Homann

  • Oxidative Stress and Preeclampsia: Rationale for Antioxidant Clinical Trials

    Maarten T. M. Raijmakers;Ralf Dechend;Lucilla Poston

  • AT1 Receptor Agonistic Antibodies From Preeclamptic Patients Stimulate NADPH Oxidase

    Ralf Dechend;Christiane Viedt;Dominik N. Müller;Bernhard Ugele

  • Arachidonic Acid-metabolizing Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Are Targets of ω-3 Fatty Acids

    Cosima Arnold;Marija Markovic;Katrin Blossey;Gerd Wallukat

  • The Bcl-3 oncoprotein acts as a bridging factor between NF-kappaB/Rel and nuclear co-regulators.

    R Dechend;F Hirano;K Lehmann;V Heissmeyer

  • Immunosuppressive treatment protects against angiotensin II-induced renal damage.

    Dominik N. Muller;Dominik N. Muller;Erdenechimeg Shagdarsuren;Joon-Keun Park;Ralf Dechend

  • Regulatory T Cells Ameliorate Angiotensin II–Induced Cardiac Damage

    Heda Kvakan;Markus Kleinewietfeld;Fatimunnisa Qadri;Joon-Keun Park

  • Aliskiren, a Human Renin Inhibitor, Ameliorates Cardiac and Renal Damage in Double-Transgenic Rats

    Bernhard Pilz;Erdenechimeg Shagdarsuren;Maren Wellner;Anette Fiebeler

  • Dysregulation of the Circulating and Tissue-Based Renin-Angiotensin System in Preeclampsia

    Florian Herse;Ralf Dechend;Nina K. Harsem;Gerd Wallukat

  • Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells activates NF-kappaB and induces tissue factor and PAI-1 expression: a potential link to accelerated arteriosclerosis.

    Ralf Dechend;M. Maass;J. Gieffers;R. Dietz

  • AT1 Receptor Agonistic Antibodies From Preeclamptic Patients Cause Vascular Cells to Express Tissue Factor

    Ralf Dechend;Volker Homuth;Gerd Wallukat;Jörg Kreuzer

  • Prorenin and Renin-Induced Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 Activation in Monocytes Is Not Blocked by Aliskiren or the Handle-Region Peptide

    Sandra Feldt;Wendy W. Batenburg;Istvan Mazak;Ulrike Maschke

  • Aldosterone Potentiates Angiotensin II-Induced Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    Istvan Mazak;Anette Fiebeler;Dominik N. Muller;Joon-Keun Park

  • High salt reduces the activation of IL-4– and IL-13–stimulated macrophages

    Katrina Binger;Matthias Gebhardt;Matthias Heinig;Carola Rintisch

  • Mineralocorticoid Receptor Affects AP-1 and Nuclear Factor-κB Activation in Angiotensin II–Induced Cardiac Injury

    Anette Fiebeler;Folke Schmidt;Dominik N. Müller;Joon-Keun Park

  • Hypertension in response to autoantibodies to the angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1-AA) in pregnant rats: role of endothelin-1.

    Babbette LaMarca;Marc Parrish;Lillian Fournier Ray;Sydney R. Murphy

  • Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitor Ameliorates Angiotensin II–Induced Organ Damage

    Anette Fiebeler;Jürg Nussberger;Erdenechimeg Shagdarsuren;Song Rong

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominik N. Müller
Dominik N. Müller Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Friedrich C. Luft
Friedrich C. Luft Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Rainer Dietz
Rainer Dietz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hermann Haller
Hermann Haller Hannover Medical School
Michael Bader
Michael Bader Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Uwe Zeymer
Uwe Zeymer University of Göttingen
Christopher W.G. Redman
Christopher W.G. Redman University of Oxford
Roland E. Schmieder
Roland E. Schmieder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Detlev Ganten
Detlev Ganten Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Natalia Alenina
Natalia Alenina Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

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