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Uwe Christians is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the field of Medicine, with significant focus in Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Surgery, Toxicology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics of Uwe Christians' work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Birth, Development, and Health, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Uwe Christians are:

  • Jost Klawitter (45 publications)
  • Cristina Sempio (26 publications)
  • Jelena Klawitter (13 publications)
  • Touraj Shokati (9 publications)
  • Björn Schniedewind (8 publications)

Uwe Christians' research has been published extensively in several scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (5 publications)
  • Journal of Analytical Toxicology (4 publications)
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (3 publications)
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society (3 publications)
  • Metabolites (3 publications)

Some recent papers illustrating the scope and range of the research are:

  • "Simultaneous Quantification of 17 Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS in Human Plasma," published in 2021 in Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • "Associations between Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Cannabis with Cognition and Behavior at Age 5 Years: The Healthy Start Study," published in 2023 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Metabolic profiling in children and young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease," published in 2021 in Scientific Reports
  • "Detection of Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS and ELISA in Breast Milk," published in 2020 in Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • "The Hepatic Microenvironment Uniquely Protects Leukemia Cells through Induction of Growth and Survival Pathways Mediated by LIPG," published in 2020 in Cancer Discovery

Uwe Christians has also contributed to book publications, including "Analyse mittelständischer Kreditinstitute," released in 2023 by Schäffer-Poeschel eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Prolonged diabetes reversal after intraportal xenotransplantation of wild-type porcine islets in immunosuppressed nonhuman primates.

    Bernhard J. Hering;Martin Wijkstrom;Melanie L. Graham;Maria Hårdstedt

  • Cytochrome P-450 3A enzymes are responsible for biotransformation of FK506 and rapamycin in man and rat.

    M. Sattler;F. P. Guengerich;Chul-Ho Yun;U. Christians

  • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Tacrolimus-Personalized Therapy : Second Consensus Report

    Mercè Brunet;Teun Van Gelder;Anders Åsberg;Vincent Haufroid;Vincent Haufroid

  • Mechanisms of clinically relevant drug interactions associated with tacrolimus.

    Uwe Christians;Uwe Christians;Wolfgang Jacobsen;Leslie Z. Benet;Alfonso Lampen

  • Metabolism of the immunosuppressant tacrolimus in the small intestine: cytochrome P450, drug interactions, and interindividual variability.

    A Lampen;U Christians;F P Guengerich;P B Watkins

  • Consensus document: therapeutic monitoring of tacrolimus (FK-506).

    William J. Jusko;Angus W. Thomson;John Fung;Paul McMaster

  • Comparison of the effects of tacrolimus and cyclosporine on the pharmacokinetics of mycophenolic acid.

    Teun van Gelder;Jochen Klupp;Markus J. Barten;Uwe Christians

  • Metabolism and drug interactions of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors in transplant patients: are the statins mechanistically similar?

    Uwe Christians;Wolfgang Jacobsen;Leslie C. Floren

  • Lactonization Is the Critical First Step in the Disposition of the 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coa Reductase Inhibitor Atorvastatin

    Wolfgang Jacobsen;Bernd Kuhn;Andrea Soldner;Gabriele Kirchner

  • Grapefruit juice activates P-glycoprotein-mediated drug transport.

    Andrea Soldner;Uwe Christians;Miki Susanto;Vincent J. Wacher

  • The pharmacokinetics and metabolic disposition of tacrolimus: A comparison across ethnic groups

    Laviero M. Mancinelli;Lynda Frassetto;Leslie C. Floren;Dawna Dressler

  • Automated, fast and sensitive quantification of drugs in blood by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with on-line extraction: immunosuppressants.

    Uwe Christians;Uwe Christians;Wolfgang Jacobsen;Natalie Serkova;Leslie Z. Benet

  • Cyclosporin metabolism in transplant patients.

    U. Christians;K.-F. Sewing

  • Accumulation of lovastatin, but not pravastatin, in the blood of cyclosporine-treated kidney graft patients after multiple doses.

    Christoph Olbricht;Christoph Wanner;Thomas Eisenhauer;Volker Kliem

  • Metabolism and Transport of the Macrolide Immunosuppressant Sirolimus in the Small Intestine

    Alfonso Lampen;Yuanchao Zhang;Ina Hackbarth;Leslie Z. Benet

  • Everolimus and sirolimus in transplantation-related but different

    Jost Klawitter;Björn Nashan;Uwe Christians

  • Biochemical Mechanisms of Cyclosporine Neurotoxicity

    Natalie J. Serkova;Uwe Christians;Leslie Z. Benet

  • Polymer-Free Biolimus A9-Coated Stent Demonstrates More Sustained Intimal Inhibition, Improved Healing, and Reduced Inflammation Compared With a Polymer-Coated Sirolimus-Eluting Cypher Stent in a Porcine Model

    Norio Tada;Renu Virmani;Gordon Grant;Lauren Bartlett

  • Sensitive and specific quantification of sirolimus (rapamycin) and its metabolites in blood of kidney graft recipients by HPLC/electrospray-mass spectrometry.

    F Streit;U Christians;H M Schiebel;K L Napoli

  • Comparison of the in vitro metabolism of the macrolide immunosuppressants sirolimus and RAD

    W Jacobsen;N Serkova;B Hausen;R.E Morris

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie Z. Benet
Leslie Z. Benet University of California, San Francisco
Dieter Leibfritz
Dieter Leibfritz University of Bremen
Gerald J. Berry
Gerald J. Berry Stanford University
Rudolf Pichlmayr
Rudolf Pichlmayr Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Augustinus Bader
Augustinus Bader Leipzig University
Martin Sattler
Martin Sattler Harvard University
Jan F. Gummert
Jan F. Gummert Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia
John E. Repine
John E. Repine University of Colorado Denver
Robert Freedman
Robert Freedman University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Amanda J. Law
Amanda J. Law University of Colorado Denver

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