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Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology

Research Areas

The Hecker Group investigates the role of various signalling molecules in controlling the expression of mechanosensitive genes in vascular cells.

The Korff Group studies biomechanically induced remodeling processes in arterial and venous blood vessels.

Die Ullrich Group investigates, among other topics, the differentiation of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes with particular focus on their electrophysiological properties.

The Wagner Group is interested in the role of the CD40/ CD154-mediated interaction between endothelial cells and leucocytes/ blood platelets in the early phase of chronic subacute inflammatory diseases.
Another focal point is the pathophysiological relevance of reactive oxygen species as signalling molecules in inflammatory remodelling processes in the vascular wall, in the early phase of arteriosclerosis and during the development of secondary complications in diabetes mellitus, respectively.

Scientists from the Division work on the development of novel DNA-based drugs, so-called decoy-oligonucleotides for the therapy of heart failure.


Recent Publications

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Metabolic modulation of neuronal gamma-band oscillations. Pflugers Arch. 2018 Sep;470(9):1377-1389. doi: 10.1007/s00424-018-2156-6. Epub 2018 May 28.

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Electrical coupling between hippocampal neurons: contrasting roles of principal cell gap junctions and interneuron gap junctions. Cell Tissue Res. 2018 Aug 15. doi: 10.1007/s00441-018-2881-3. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

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Selective vulnerability of αOFF retinal ganglion cells during onset of autoimmune optic neuritis. Neuroscience. 2018 Jul 31. pii: S0306-4522(18)30515-3. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.07.040. [Epub ahead of print]

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Strategy for marker-based differentiation of pro- and anti-inflammatory macrophages using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging. Analyst. 2018 Jul 20. doi: 10.1039/c8an00659h. [Epub ahead of print]

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Improving electrical properties of iPSC-cardiomyocytes by enhancing Cx43 expression. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2018 Jul;120:31-41. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.05.010. Epub 2018 May 16.

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Role of CD40 and ADAMTS13 in von Willebrand factor-mediated endothelial cell-platelet-monocyte interaction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Jun 12;115(24):E5556-E5565. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1801366115. Epub 2018 May 23.

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The VAMP-associated protein VAPB is required for cardiac and neuronal pacemaker channel function. FASEB J. 2018 Jun 7:fj201800246R. doi: 10.1096/fj.201800246R. [Epub ahead of print]

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Persistent sodium current modulates axonal excitability in CA1 pyramidal neurons. J Neurochem. 2018 Jun 4. doi: 10.1111/jnc.14479. [Epub ahead of print]

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The lncRNA CASC9 and RNA binding protein HNRNPL form a complex and co-regulate genes linked to AKT signaling. Hepatology. 2018 May 23. doi: 10.1002/hep.30102. [Epub ahead of print]

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Early Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Ischemic Stroke Initiates Multifocally Around Capillaries/Venules. Stroke. 2018 Jun;49(6):1479-1487. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.020927. Epub 2018 May 14.

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Impact of carbonylation on glutathione peroxidase-1 activity in human hyperglycemic endothelial cells. Redox Biol. 2018 Jun;16:113-122. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.02.018. Epub 2018 Mar 1.

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Endothelial progenitor cells accelerate endothelial regeneration in an in vitro model of Shigatoxin-2a-induced injury via soluble growth factors. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2018 Mar 7. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00633.2017. [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