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Thomas Unger is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans a range of subfields including neurology, nutrition and dietetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as molecular biology.

Unger's work frequently addresses topics related to blood pressure and hypertension studies, renin-angiotensin system studies, sodium intake and health, cardiac, anesthesia, and surgical outcomes, hormonal regulation and hypertension, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and climate change and health impacts.

Notable recent publications by Unger include:

  • 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines, 2020, Hypertension
  • 2020 International Society of Hypertension global hypertension practice guidelines, 2020, Journal of Hypertension

The scientist has collaborated with various researchers, including Aletta E. Schutte, Neil R Poulter, Markus P. Schlaich, George S. Stergiou, and Claudio Borghi. These frequent coauthors have worked alongside Unger on numerous projects, supporting a wide range of studies within cardiovascular and hypertension research.

Unger's research has been published in several key venues, with multiple publications in the Journal of Hypertension, Hypertension News, European Heart Journal Supplements, Hypertension, and Accident Analysis & Prevention. These consistent contributions to respected journals reflect a sustained engagement with cardiovascular medicine and related fields.

The scientist's work has contributed to addressing significant medical questions in blood pressure regulation and cardiovascular health, focusing on clinical guidelines as well as experimental and public health perspectives. Their publications often discuss both the biological mechanisms and broader health impacts, integrating molecular studies with clinical outcomes.

Best Publications

  • 2020 International Society of Hypertension global hypertension practice guidelines.

    Thomas Unger;Claudio Borghi;Fadi Charchar;Nadia A Khan

  • Atrial natriuretic factor—a circulating hormone stimulated by volume loading

    R. E. Lang;H. Thölken;D. Ganten;F. C. Luft

  • The angiotensin AT2-receptor mediates inhibition of cell proliferation in coronary endothelial cells.

    M Stoll;U M Steckelings;M Paul;S P Bottari

  • Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Blockers Induce Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Activity

    Michael Schupp;Jürgen Janke;Ronald Clasen;Thomas Unger

  • Quantitative real-time RT-PCR data analysis: current concepts and the novel “gene expression’s CT difference” formula

    Jan H. Schefe;Kerstin E. Lehmann;Ivo R. Buschmann;Thomas Unger

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

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

  • T-lymphocyte infiltration in visceral adipose tissue: a primary event in adipose tissue inflammation and the development of obesity-mediated insulin resistance.

    Ulrich Kintscher;Martin Hartge;Katharina Hess;Anna Foryst-Ludwig

  • Contribution of kinins to the cardiovascular actions of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.

    W Linz;G Wiemer;P Gohlke;T Unger

  • The role of the renin-angiotensin system in the development of cardiovascular disease.

    Thomas Unger

  • Repetitive, episodic hypoxia causes diurnal elevation of blood pressure in rats.

    Eugene C. Fletcher;Joachim Lesske;Wei Qian;Charles C. Miller

  • Angiotensin AT1/AT2 receptors: regulation, signalling and function.

    Elena Kaschina;Thomas Unger

  • AT2 Receptor Stimulation Increases Aortic Cyclic GMP in SHRSP by a Kinin-Dependent Mechanism

    Peter Gohlke;Christiane Pees;Thomas Unger

  • Carotid chemoreceptors, systemic blood pressure, and chronic episodic hypoxia mimicking sleep apnea.

    E. C. Fletcher;J. Lesske;R. Behm;C. C. Miller

  • The relevance of tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme: Manifestations in mechanistic and endpoint data

    Victor J. Dzau;Kenneth Bernstein;David Celermajer;Jerome Cohen;Jerome Cohen

  • Oxytocin Unlike Vasopressin Is a Stress Hormone in the Rat

    Rudolf E. Lang;Jürgen W.E. Heil;Detlev Ganten;Klaus Hermann

  • Hypertension caused by chronic intermittent hypoxia--influence of chemoreceptors and sympathetic nervous system

    J. Lesske;E. C. Fletcher;Gang Bao;T. Unger

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • Hypertension in overweight and obese primary care patients is highly prevalent and poorly controlled

    Peter Bramlage;David Pittrow;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Wilhelm Kirch

  • Angiotensin synthesis in the brain and increased turnover in hypertensive rats

    D. Ganten;K. Hermann;C. Bayer;Th. Unger

  • PPARγ-Activating Angiotensin Type-1 Receptor Blockers Induce Adiponectin

    Ronald Clasen;Michael Schupp;Anna Foryst-Ludwig;Christiane Sprang

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlev Ganten
Detlev Ganten Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Björn Dahlöf
Björn Dahlöf Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Colin Sumners
Colin Sumners University of Florida
Michael Bader
Michael Bader Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Anders Hallberg
Anders Hallberg Uppsala University
Robson A.S. Santos
Robson A.S. Santos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Aletta E. Schutte
Aletta E. Schutte University of New South Wales
Wolfgang Rascher
Wolfgang Rascher University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Roland E. Schmieder
Roland E. Schmieder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ulrich Hoheisel
Ulrich Hoheisel Heidelberg University

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