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Reinhard Würzner is affiliated with Innsbruck Medical University in Austria, focusing primarily on fields related to medicine and immunology. Their research spans a broad range of topics, notably within infectious diseases and molecular biology.

Their recent publications reflect active engagement with immunological responses and infectious disease mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "The Complex Role of Regulatory T Cells in Immunity and Aging" (2021) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Candida and Complement: New Aspects in an Old Battle" (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Marked Increase in Avidity of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies 7-8 Months After Infection Is Not Diminished in Old Age" (2021) published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Heterologous ChAdOx1/BNT162b2 vaccination induces stronger immune response than homologous ChAdOx1 vaccination: The pragmatic, multi-center, three-arm, partially randomized HEVACC trial" (2022) published in EBioMedicine
  • "Lipoprotein(a) and SARS-CoV-2 infections: Susceptibility to infections, ischemic heart disease and thromboembolic events" (2021) published in Journal of Internal Medicine

Their work concentrates heavily on immunological systems related to infectious diseases, particularly the complement system and its role in various disease states. Main research topics include:

  • Complement system in diseases
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Würzner's frequent coauthors include Dorothea Orth-Höller, Silke Huber, Verena Fleischer, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, and Peter Garred, reflecting collaboration within the immunology and infectious disease communities.

Their contributions have been published repeatedly in notable scientific venues, with a particular concentration in:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Viruses
  • Immunobiology
  • Toxins
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

In terms of disciplinary focus, they have published extensively in Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Subfields of significant activity include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biotechnology

Best Publications

  • Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II (Dense Deposit Disease): An Update

    Gerald B. Appel;H. Terence Cook;Gregory Hageman;J. Charles Jennette

  • Long-Term Cytomegalovirus Infection Leads to Significant Changes in the Composition of the CD8 T-Cell Repertoire, Which May Be the Basis for an Imbalance in the Cytokine Production Profile in Elderly Persons

    Giovanni Almanzar;Susanne Schwaiger;Brigitte Jenewein;Michael Keller

  • Functional analysis of the classical, alternative, and MBL pathways of the complement system: standardization and validation of a simple ELISA

    M.A. Seelen;A. Roos;J. Wieslander;T.E. Mollnes

  • Complement in human diseases: Lessons from complement deficiencies.

    Marina Botto;Michael Kirschfink;Paolo Macor;Matthew C. Pickering

  • New Approaches to the Treatment of Dense Deposit Disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Jessy Alexander;Paul N. Barlow;Marina Botto

  • Age and Sex-Associated Changes of Complement Activity and Complement Levels in a Healthy Caucasian Population

    Mariana Gaya de Costa;Felix Poppelaars;Felix Poppelaars;Cees van Kooten;Tom Eirik Mollnes;Tom Eirik Mollnes;Tom Eirik Mollnes

  • Shiga toxin activates complement and binds factor H: evidence for an active role of complement in hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Dorothea Orth;Abdul Basit Khan;Asma Naim;Katharina Grif

  • Complement evasion of pathogens: common strategies are shared by diverse organisms.

    Peter F. Zipfel;Peter F. Zipfel;Reinhard Würzner;Christine Skerka

  • The Yeast Candida albicans Binds Complement Regulators Factor H and FHL-1

    T. Meri;A. Hartmann;D. Lenk;R. Eck

  • The Shiga toxin genotype rather than the amount of Shiga toxin or the cytotoxicity of Shiga toxin in vitro correlates with the appearance of the hemolytic uremic syndrome.

    Dorothea Orth;Katharina Grif;Abdul B. Khan;Asma Naim

  • The Complex Role of Regulatory T Cells in Immunity and Aging

    Lourdes Rocamora-Reverte;Franz Leonard Melzer;Reinhard Würzner;Birgit Weinberger

  • Complement escape of human pathogenic bacteria by acquisition of complement regulators

    Peter Kraiczy;Reinhard Würzner

  • Prophylactic eculizumab after renal transplantation in atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

    Lothar Bernd Zimmerhackl;Johannes Hofer;Gérard Cortina;Walter Mark

  • Need for Long-term Follow-up in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli–Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Due to Late-Emerging Sequelae

    Alejandra Rosales;Johannes Hofer;Lothar-Bernd Zimmerhackl;Therese C. Jungraithmayr

  • Potential Basis for Amphotericin B Resistance in Aspergillus terreus

    Gerhard Blum;Susanne Perkhofer;Hubertus Haas;Markus Schrettl

  • Tissue-Specific Host Recognition by Complement Factor H Is Mediated by Differential Activities of Its Glycosaminoglycan-Binding Regions

    Simon J. Clark;Liam A. Ridge;Andrew P. Herbert;Svetlana Hakobyan

  • Complement resistance mechanisms of streptococci.

    Hanna Jarva;T.Sakari Jokiranta;Reinhard Würzner;Seppo Meri

  • Decay-accelerating factor (CD55) protects human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from inactivation by human complement

    Peter Marschang;Joseph Sodroski;Reinhard Würzner;Manfred P. Dierich

  • Healthy Aging and Latent Infection with CMV Lead to Distinct Changes in CD8+ and CD4+ T-Cell Subsets in the Elderly

    Birgit Weinberger;Lutfan Lazuardi;Ilka Weiskirchner;Michael Keller

  • Glomerular deposition of mannose-binding lectin in human glomerulonephritis.

    K Lhotta;R Würzner;P König

  • Streptococcal inhibitor of complement (SIC) inhibits the membrane attack complex by preventing uptake of C567 onto cell membranes

    Barbara A. Fernie‐King;David J. Seilly;Christine Willers;Reinhard Würzner

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred P. Dierich
Manfred P. Dierich Innsbruck Medical University
Tom Eirik Mollnes
Tom Eirik Mollnes Oslo University Hospital
Cornelia Lass-Flörl
Cornelia Lass-Flörl Innsbruck Medical University
Peter Garred
Peter Garred University of Copenhagen
Francesco Tedesco
Francesco Tedesco University of Trieste
Peter F. Zipfel
Peter F. Zipfel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Helge Karch
Helge Karch University of Münster
Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein
Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein University of Innsbruck
Marina Botto
Marina Botto Imperial College London
Walther Parson
Walther Parson Innsbruck Medical University

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