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Thomas Pannicke

Thomas Pannicke

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Neuroscience

D-Index
58
Citations
12226
World Ranking
4167
National Ranking
359

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12226
World Ranking
13164
National Ranking
936

Overview

Thomas Pannicke is a researcher affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany. Their work primarily focuses on several intersecting areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's research includes studies on retinal diseases and treatments, neonatal respiratory health, and neuroinflammation, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to medical science.

Their scholarly output includes publications in notable venues such as the Journal of Neuroinflammation, Frontiers in Medicine, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). The recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas Pannicke cover topics in pulmonary and respiratory medicine as well as ophthalmology. These include:

  • Development and Functional Characterization of Fetal Lung Organoids, 2021, Frontiers in Medicine
  • The glucocorticoid receptor as a master regulator of the Müller cell response to diabetic conditions in mice, 2024, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • The glucocorticoid receptor as a master regulator of Müller cell gliosis in the diabetic retina, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Thomas Pannicke's research spans subfields such as molecular biology, ophthalmology, neurology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and surgery. Their contributions often intersect with topics relating to retinal development and disorders, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, and diseases affecting renal and related cancers. Systemic lupus erythematosus research is also among the topics linked to their work.

Collaboration is a visible aspect of their research activities. Frequent coauthors include Anna M. Pfaller, Lew Kaplan, Madalena Carido, Felix Graßmann, and Nundehui Díaz-Lezama. This network indicates engaged interdisciplinary research efforts.

Their publication record reflects an emphasis on translational investigations into neuroinflammatory processes and retinal disease mechanisms, alongside contributions to neonatal respiratory health research. The blend of clinical and molecular focus within their studies situates their work at the interface of basic biological exploration and medical application.

Best Publications

  • Müller Cells in the Healthy and Diseased Retina

    Andreas Bringmann;Thomas Pannicke;Jens Grosche;Mike Francke

  • Cellular signaling and factors involved in Müller cell gliosis: neuroprotective and detrimental effects.

    Andreas Bringmann;Ianors Iandiev;Thomas Pannicke;Antje Wurm

  • Glial cells in (patho)physiology.

    Vladimir Parpura;Michael T. Heneka;Vedrana Montana;Stéphane H.R. Oliet

  • Müller cells as players in retinal degeneration and edema.

    Andreas Reichenbach;Antje Wurm;Thomas Pannicke;Ianors Iandiev

  • Role of retinal glial cells in neurotransmitter uptake and metabolism

    Andreas Bringmann;Thomas Pannicke;Bernd Biedermann;Mike Francke

  • A potassium channel-linked mechanism of glial cell swelling in the postischemic retina.

    Thomas Pannicke;Ianors Iandiev;Ortrud Uckermann;Bernd Biedermann

  • Diabetes Alters Osmotic Swelling Characteristics and Membrane Conductance of Glial Cells in Rat Retina

    Thomas Pannicke;Ianors Iandiev;Antje Wurm;Ortrud Uckermann

  • P2X7 receptors in Müller glial cells from the human retina.

    Thomas Pannicke;Wolfgang Fischer;Bernd Biedermann;Hiltrud Schädlich

  • Reactive glial cells: increased stiffness correlates with increased intermediate filament expression.

    Yun-Bi Lu;Ianors Iandiev;Margrit Hollborn;Nicole Körber

  • GABA and Glutamate Uptake and Metabolism in Retinal Glial (Müller) Cells

    Andreas Bringmann;Antje Grosche;Thomas Pannicke;Andreas Reichenbach

  • Role of glial K(+) channels in ontogeny and gliosis: a hypothesis based upon studies on Müller cells.

    Andreas Bringmann;Mike Francke;Thomas Pannicke;Bernd Biedermann

  • Targeted inactivation of dystrophin gene product Dp71: phenotypic impact in mouse retina

    Cécile Dalloz;Rachel Sarig;Patrice Fort;David Yaffe

  • Glial cell reactivity in a porcine model of retinal detachment.

    Ianors Iandiev;Ortrud Uckermann;Thomas Pannicke;Antje Wurm

  • Neuronal versus glial cell swelling in the ischaemic retina.

    Andreas Bringmann;Ortrud Uckermann;Thomas Pannicke;Ianors Iandiev

  • The effects of axotomy on neurons and satellite glial cells in mouse trigeminal ganglion

    Pavel S Cherkas;Tian-Ying Huang;Thomas Pannicke;Michael Tal

  • The glutathione level of retinal Müller glial cells is dependent on the high-affinity sodium-dependent uptake of glutamate

    W Reichelt;J Stabel-Burow;T Pannicke;H Weichert

  • Loss of inwardly rectifying potassium currents by human retinal glial cells in diseases of the eye.

    Mike Francke;Thomas Pannicke;Bernd Biedermann;Frank Faude

  • Retinal Gene Expression and Müller Cell Responses after Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion in the Rat

    Matus Rehak;Margrit Hollborn;Ianors Iandiev;Thomas Pannicke

  • Upregulation of P2X(7) receptor currents in Müller glial cells during proliferative vitreoretinopathy.

    Andreas Bringmann;Thomas Pannicke;Vanessa Moll;Ivan Milenkovic

  • Kir4.1 and AQP4 associate with Dp71- and utrophin-DAPs complexes in specific and defined microdomains of Müller retinal glial cell membrane.

    Patrice E. Fort;Patrice E. Fort;Abdoulaye Sene;Abdoulaye Sene;Thomas Pannicke;Michel J. Roux;Michel J. Roux

  • P2 receptors in satellite glial cells in trigeminal ganglia of mice

    M Weick;P.S Cherkas;W Härtig;T Pannicke

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Reichenbach
Andreas Reichenbach Leipzig University
Andreas Bringmann
Andreas Bringmann Leipzig University
Peter Wiedemann
Peter Wiedemann Leipzig University
Wolfgang Härtig
Wolfgang Härtig Leipzig University
Jens Grosche
Jens Grosche Leipzig University
Sebastian Wolf
Sebastian Wolf Heidelberg University
Johannes Hirrlinger
Johannes Hirrlinger Leipzig University
Rüdiger W. Veh
Rüdiger W. Veh Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ju Chen
Ju Chen University of California, San Diego
Milos Pekny
Milos Pekny University of Gothenburg

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