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Thomas A. Luger is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on areas within medicine, with a marked emphasis on immunology, allergy, and dermatology. The subfields of study include Immunology and Allergy, Dermatology, Rehabilitation, Rheumatology, and Physiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Exercise and Physiological Responses, Urticaria and Related Conditions, and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Thomas A. Luger are:

  • Atopic dermatitis: Role of the skin barrier, environment, microbiome, and therapeutic agents (2021, Journal of Dermatological Science)
  • Topical therapy of atopic dermatitis with a focus on pimecrolimus (2021, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas A. Luger include Amy Cha, Sonja Ständer, Gil Yosipovitch, Andrew G. Bushmakin, and Joseph C. Cappelleri. Such collaborations have appeared multiple times across scientific publications.

The major venues for Luger's research include Dermatology and Therapy, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Journal of Dermatological Science, Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Best Publications

  • Nanomedicine--challenge and perspectives.

    Kristina Riehemann;Stefan W. Schneider;Thomas A. Luger;Biana Godin

  • European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies: 2015 update.

    L Gossec;J S Smolen;S Ramiro;M de Wit

  • Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report

    C A Akdis;M Akdis;T Bieber;C Bindslev-Jensen

  • Guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) part I.

    J. Ring;A. Alomar;T. Bieber;M. Deleuran

  • Clinical classification of itch: a position paper of the International Forum for the Study of Itch.

    Sonja Ständer;Elke Weisshaar;Thomas Mettang;Jacek C. Szepietowski

  • Corticotropin Releasing Hormone and Proopiomelanocortin Involvement in the Cutaneous Response to Stress

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Thomas Luger;Ralf Paus

  • Phase 3 Trials of Ixekizumab in Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

    Kenneth B Gordon;Jean-Frederic Colombel;Dana S Hardin

  • Proteinase‐activated receptor‐2 mediates itch: a novel pathway for pruritus in human skin

    M. Steinhoff;U. Neisius;A. Ikoma;M. Fartasch

  • Ultraviolet Light Induces Apoptosis via Direct Activation of CD95 (Fas/APO-1) Independently of Its Ligand CD95L

    Yoshinori Aragane;Dagmar Kulms;Dieter Metze;Gabriele Wilkes

  • Icatibant, a new bradykinin-receptor antagonist, in hereditary angioedema

    Marco Cicardi;Aleena Banerji;Francisco Bracho;Alejandro Malbrán

  • Treating spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis, to target: recommendations of an international task force

    Josef S. Smolen;Jürgen Braun;Maxime Dougados;Paul Emery

  • Proteinase-activated receptors: transducers of proteinase-mediated signaling in inflammation and immune response.

    Martin Steinhoff;Jörg Buddenkotte;Victoria Shpacovitch;Anke Rattenholl

  • European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies

    L Gossec;J S Smolen;C Gaujoux-Viala;Z Ash

  • Epidermal cell (keratinocyte)-derived thymocyte-activating factor (ETAF).

    T A Luger;B M Stadler;S I Katz;J J Oppenheim

  • Neuropeptides in the skin: interactions between the neuroendocrine and the skin immune systems.

    T. Scholzen;C. A. Armstrong;C. A. Armstrong;N. W. Bunnett;T. A. Luger

  • Generation of Tumor Immunity by Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells Correlates with Dendritic Cell Maturation Stage

    Marta S. Labeur;Berthold Roters;Birgit Pers;Annette Mehling

  • Expression of vanilloid receptor subtype 1 in cutaneous sensory nerve fibers, mast cells, and epithelial cells of appendage structures

    Sonja Ständer;Corinna Moormann;Mark Schumacher;Jörg Buddenkotte

  • Proopiomelanocortin-derived peptides are synthesized and released by human keratinocytes

    E Schauer;F Trautinger;A Köck;A Schwarz

  • Modern aspects of cutaneous neurogenic inflammation.

    Martin Steinhoff;Sonja Ständer;Stephan Seeliger;John C. Ansel

  • A patient-derived and patient-reported outcome measure for assessing psoriatic arthritis: elaboration and preliminary validation of the Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease (PsAID) questionnaire, a 13-country EULAR initiative

    Laure Gossec;Maarten de Wit;Uta Kiltz;Juergen Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Schwarz
Thomas Schwarz Boston Children's Hospital
Stephan Grabbe
Stephan Grabbe Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Martin Steinhoff
Martin Steinhoff Hamad Medical Corporation
Agatha Schwarz
Agatha Schwarz Kiel University
Cord Sunderkötter
Cord Sunderkötter University of Münster
Harald Gollnick
Harald Gollnick Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Matthias Augustin
Matthias Augustin Universität Hamburg
John C. Ansel
John C. Ansel Northwestern University
Ralf Paus
Ralf Paus University of Miami

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