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Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology

Cardiovascular Physiology

Director

 

Prof. Dr. Markus Hecker

 

Phone:

+49 6221 54-4036/4035

Fax:

+49 6221 54-4038

E-Mail:

hecker@physiologie.uni-heidelberg.de

 

Secretary

 

Barbara Richards

 

Phone:

+49 6221 54-4035

Fax:

+49 6221 54-4038

E-Mail:

sekretariat.hecker@physiologie.uni-heidelberg.de

Our Field of Research

Our research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying pathophysiological and physiological remodelling processes in the cardiovascular system, to define new therapeutic aproaches for cardiovascular disease.

 

At present four working groups and one project team concentrate on various research areas within this field.

 

Scientists of the division are also integrated in national and multinational research centers and networks:

   


Recent Publications

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Pacemaker cell characteristics of differentiated and HCN4-transduced human mesenchymal stem cells. Life Sci. 2019 Sep 1;232:116620. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116620. Epub 2019 Jul 7.

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Reduction of Transplant Vasculopathy by Intraoperative Nucleic Acid-based Therapy in a Mouse Aortic Allograft Model. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep;67(6):503-512. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1673633. Epub 2018 Oct 23.

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The C-terminal HCN4 variant P883R alters channel properties and acts as genetic modifier of atrial fibrillation and structural heart disease. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Aug 31. pii: S0006-291X(19)31679-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.08.150. [Epub ahead of print]

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The neuronal oxygen-sensing pathway controls postnatal vascularization of the murine brain. FASEB J. 2019 Aug 30:fj201901385RR. doi: 10.1096/fj.201901385RR. [Epub ahead of print]

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Endothelial cell modulation of cardiomyocyte gene expression. Exp Cell Res. 2019 Aug 20:111565. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.111565. [Epub ahead of print]

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Characterization of the Subventricular-Thalamo-Cortical Circuit in the NP-C Mouse Brain, and New Insights Regarding Treatment. Mol Ther. 2019 Aug 7;27(8):1507-1526. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2019.05.008. Epub 2019 May 16.

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Functional association of a CD40 gene single nucleotide polymorphism with the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease. Cardiovasc Res. 2019 Aug 2. pii: cvz206. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvz206. [Epub ahead of print]

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Plants Neither Possess nor Require Consciousness. Trends Plant Sci. 2019 Aug;24(8):677-687. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.05.008. Epub 2019 Jul 3.

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Augmentation of myocardial If dysregulates calcium homeostasis and causes adverse cardiac remodeling. Nat Commun. 2019 Jul 23;10(1):3295. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11261-2.

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15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-Prostaglandin J2 Reinforces the Anti-Inflammatory Capacity of Endothelial Cells with a Genetically Determined Nitric Oxide Deficit. Circ Res. 2019 Jul 19;125(3):282-294. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313820. Epub 2019 Jun 19.

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Persistent increase in ventral hippocampal long-term potentiation by juvenile stress: A role for astrocytic glutamine synthetase. Glia. 2019 Jul 17. doi: 10.1002/glia.23683. [Epub ahead of print]

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Angioneurins-key regulators of blood-brain barrier integrity during hypoxic and ischemic brain injury. Prog Neurobiol. 2019 Jul;178:101611. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2019.03.004. Epub 2019 Apr 7. Review.

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Somatic mutations and promotor methylation of the ryanodine receptor 2 is a common event in the pathogenesis of head and neck cancer. Int J Cancer. 2019 May 28. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32481. [Epub ahead of print]

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TRPC channels are not required for graded persistent activity in entorhinal cortex neurons. Hippocampus. 2019 Apr 19. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23094. [Epub ahead of print]


Institute of
Physiology and Pathophysiology

Heidelberg University

Im Neuenheimer Feld 326

69120 Heidelberg

Germany

Phone:+49 6221 54-4035
Fax:+49 6221 54-4038
E-mail:sekretariat.hecker@
physiologie.uni-heidelberg.de