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Ralf R. Schumann is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Immunology, Surgery, Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Genetics as subfields.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Immune Response and Inflammation, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, NF-κB Signaling Pathways, and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ralf R. Schumann include:

  • Interaction of TLR4 and TLR8 in the Innate Immune Response against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Dissecting the genetic heterogeneity of gastric cancer, 2023, EBioMedicine
  • RNA Sensing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Its Impact on TB Vaccination Strategies, 2020, Vaccines
  • A Genetic Variation of Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein Affects the Inflammatory Response and Is Associated with Improved Outcome during Sepsis, 2021, ImmunoHorizons
  • Corrigendum to "Dissecting the genetic heterogeneity of gastric cancer", 2023, EBioMedicine

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • EBioMedicine
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Vaccines
  • ImmunoHorizons

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with:

  • Oliver Kumpf
  • Timo Hess
  • Carlo Maj
  • Jan Gehlen
  • Oleg Borisov

Best Publications

  • Structure and function of lipopolysaccharide binding protein

    Ralf R. Schumann;Steven R. Leong;Gail W. Flaggs;Patrick W. Gray

  • Endotoxin and immune activation in chronic heart failure: a prospective cohort study.

    Josef Niebauer;Hans-Dieter Volk;Michael Kemp;Martin Dominguez

  • Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus activates immune cells via Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), and CD14, whereas TLR-4 and MD-2 are not involved.

    Nicolas W.J. Schröder;Siegfried Morath;Christian Alexander;Lutz Hamann

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms of Toll-like receptors and susceptibility to infectious disease

    Unknown

  • LPS-binding protein protects mice from septic shock caused by LPS or gram-negative bacteria.

    N. Lamping;R. Dettmer;N. W. J. Schroder;D. Pfeil

  • Toll-like receptor (TLR) polymorphisms in African children: common TLR-4 variants predispose to severe malaria.

    F. P. Mockenhaupt;J. P. Cramer;J. P. Cramer;L. Hamann;M. S. Stegemann

  • Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain proteins are innate immune receptors for internalized Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Bastian Opitz;Anja Püschel;Bernd Schmeck;Andreas C. Hocke

  • The Role of Toll-like Receptors (TLRs) in Bacteria-induced Maturation of Murine Dendritic Cells (DCs) PEPTIDOGLYCAN AND LIPOTEICHOIC ACID ARE INDUCERS OF DC MATURATION AND REQUIRE TLR2

    Kathrin S. Michelsen;Alexandra Aicher;Mariette Mohaupt;Thomas Hartung

  • TLR4 polymorphisms, infectious diseases, and evolutionary pressure during migration of modern humans

    Bart Ferwerda;Matthew B. B. McCall;Santos Alonso;Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis

  • Gram-Negative Bacteria Aggravate Murine Small Intestinal Th1-Type Immunopathology following Oral Infection with Toxoplasma gondii

    Markus M. Heimesaat;Stefan Bereswill;André Fischer;David Fuchs

  • Induction of Cross-Tolerance by Lipopolysaccharide and Highly Purified Lipoteichoic Acid Via Different Toll-Like Receptors Independent of Paracrine Mediators

    Martin D. Lehner;Siegfried Morath;Kathrin S. Michelsen;Ralf R. Schumann

  • Toll-like Receptor-2 Mediates Treponema Glycolipid and Lipoteichoic Acid-induced NF-κB Translocation

    Bastian Opitz;Nicolas W.J. Schröder;Ingo Spreitzer;Kathrin S. Michelsen

  • Cutting edge: A common polymorphism impairs cell surface trafficking and functional responses of TLR1 but protects against leprosy

    Christopher M. Johnson;Elizabeth A. Lyle;Katherine O. Omueti;Vitaly A. Stepensky

  • Heterozygous Arg753Gln Polymorphism of Human TLR-2 Impairs Immune Activation by Borrelia burgdorferi and Protects from Late Stage Lyme Disease

    Nicolas W J Schröder;Isabel Diterich;Antje Zinke;Jana Eckert

  • Escherichia coli Strain Nissle 1917 Ameliorates Experimental Colitis via Toll-Like Receptor 2- and Toll-Like Receptor 4-Dependent Pathways

    A Grabig;D. Paclik;C. Guzy;A. Dankof

  • Targeted Deletion of the Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding Protein Gene Leads to Profound Suppression of LPS Responses Ex Vivo, whereas In Vivo Responses Remain Intact

    Mark M. Wurfel;Brian G. Monks;Robin R. Ingalls;Russell L. Dedrick

  • Shift towards pro-inflammatory intestinal bacteria aggravates acute murine colitis via Toll-like receptors 2 and 4.

    Markus M. Heimesaat;André Fischer;Britta Siegmund;Andreas Kupz

  • The role of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein in modulating the innate immune response.

    Janine Zweigner;Ralf R. Schumann;Joerg R. Weber

  • TLR2: Cellular Sensor for Microbial and Endogenous Molecular Patterns

    Unknown

  • Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein Binds to Triacylated and Diacylated Lipopeptides and Mediates Innate Immune Responses

    Nicolas W. J. Schröder;Holger Heine;Christian Alexander;Maria Manukyan

  • Escherichia coli nissle 1917 distinctively modulates T-cell cycling and expansion via toll-like receptor 2 signaling

    Andreas Sturm;Klaus Rilling;Daniel C. Baumgart;Konstantinos Gargas

  • Exacerbation of murine ileitis by Toll-like receptor 4 mediated sensing of lipopolysaccharide from commensal Escherichia coli

    Markus M Heimesaat;André Fischer;Hannah-Katharina Jahn;Julia Niebergall

  • Streptococcal M protein: a multipotent and powerful inducer of inflammation.

    Lisa I. Påhlman;Matthias Mörgelin;Jana Eckert;Linda Johansson

  • Common Polymorphisms of Toll-Like Receptors 4 and 9 Are Associated with the Clinical Manifestation of Malaria during Pregnancy

    Frank P. Mockenhaupt;Lutz Hamann;Christiane von Gaertner;George Bedu-Addo

  • Old and new findings on lipopolysaccharide-binding protein: a soluble pattern-recognition molecule

    Ralf R. Schumann

  • Toll-like receptor 4 plays a crucial role in the immune–adrenal response to systemic inflammatory response syndrome

    Kai Zacharowski;Paula A. Zacharowski;Alexander Koch;Aida Baban

  • Effects of site-directed mutagenesis of basic residues (Arg 94, Lys 95, Lys 99) of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein on binding and transfer of LPS and subsequent immune cell activation.

    N Lamping;A Hoess;B Yu;T C Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank P. Mockenhaupt
Frank P. Mockenhaupt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ulf B. Göbel
Ulf B. Göbel Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Carsten J. Kirschning
Carsten J. Kirschning University of Duisburg-Essen
Thomas Hartung
Thomas Hartung Johns Hopkins University
Ulrich Bienzle
Ulrich Bienzle Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Andre Franke
Andre Franke Kiel University
Ulrich Zähringer
Ulrich Zähringer Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Jos W. M. van der Meer
Jos W. M. van der Meer Radboud University Medical Center
Margitta Worm
Margitta Worm Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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