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Ulrich Frei

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1 Reduced exposure to calcineurin inhibitors in renal transplantation. N Engl J Med 2007 9.44
2 Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha and -2alpha in hypoxic and ischemic rat kidneys. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002 3.34
3 Low-dose hydrocortisone improves shock reversal and reduces cytokine levels in early hyperdynamic septic shock. Crit Care Med 2005 3.09
4 Differentiating the functional role of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and HIF-2alpha (EPAS-1) by the use of RNA interference: erythropoietin is a HIF-2alpha target gene in Hep3B and Kelly cells. FASEB J 2004 2.74
5 The predictive performance of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) increases with grade of acute kidney injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 2.73
6 Two novel equations to estimate kidney function in persons aged 70 years or older. Ann Intern Med 2012 2.38
7 Acute renal failure in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock--a significant independent risk factor for mortality: results from the German Prevalence Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 2.25
8 Activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor-pathway and stimulation of angiogenesis by application of prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors. FASEB J 2003 1.78
9 Overlapping pathways to transplant glomerulopathy: chronic humoral rejection, hepatitis C infection, and thrombotic microangiopathy. Kidney Int 2011 1.73
10 Immunohistochemical detection of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in human renal allograft biopsies. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 1.61
11 Expanding the donor pool to increase renal transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004 1.43
12 Skin changes following organ transplantation: an interdisciplinary challenge. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 1.39
13 Evaluation of the Eurotransplant Senior Program. The results of the first year. Am J Transplant 2002 1.26
14 Age and immune response in organ transplantation. Transplantation 2005 1.23
15 Whole blood choline and plasma choline in acute coronary syndromes: prognostic and pathophysiological implications. Clin Chim Acta 2007 1.18
16 Hyperosmotic stress enhances cytokine production and decreases phagocytosis in vitro. Crit Care 2008 1.18
17 Persistent induction of HIF-1alpha and -2alpha in cardiomyocytes and stromal cells of ischemic myocardium. FASEB J 2004 1.16
18 Up-regulation of HIF in experimental acute renal failure: evidence for a protective transcriptional response to hypoxia. Kidney Int 2005 1.13
19 Cellular responses to hypoxia after renal segmental infarction. Kidney Int 2003 1.09
20 Old-for-old kidney allocation allows successful expansion of the donor and recipient pool. Am J Transplant 2003 1.08
21 Activation of hypoxia-inducible factors ameliorates hypoxic distal tubular injury in the isolated perfused rat kidney. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 1.02
22 Upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factors in normal and psoriatic skin. J Invest Dermatol 2007 1.00
23 Paraneoplastic erythrocytosis associated with an inactivating point mutation of the von Hippel-Lindau gene in a renal cell carcinoma. Blood 2002 0.98
24 Elevations in procalcitonin but not C-reactive protein are associated with pneumonia after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation 2002 0.96
25 Elevation of serum and urine levels of TIMP-1 and tenascin in patients with renal disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2002 0.94
26 Short bacterial DNA fragments: detection in dialysate and induction of cytokines. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 0.94
27 Hepatitis C virus infection in haemodialysis and kidney transplant patients. Rev Med Virol 2008 0.91
28 Potential lifetime cost-effectiveness of catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation in patients with resistant hypertension. Eur Heart J 2012 0.90
29 Prognostic implications of elevated whole blood choline levels in acute coronary syndromes. Am J Cardiol 2003 0.90
30 Gitelman syndrome. Hypertension 2009 0.90
31 Potent early immune response after kidney transplantation in patients of the European senior transplant program. Transplantation 2009 0.89
32 Alterations of the immune response with increasing recipient age are associated with reduced long-term organ graft function of rat kidney allografts. Transplantation 2003 0.88
33 Exploring the differences in epidemiology of treated ESRD between Germany and England and Wales. Am J Kidney Dis 2006 0.88
34 Inconsistent effects of acidosis on HIF-alpha protein and its target genes. Pflugers Arch 2005 0.87
35 Predictive value of intact parathyroid hormone measurement during surgery for renal hyperparathyroidism. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2005 0.87
36 Evidence for sustained renal hypoxia and transient hypoxia adaptation in experimental rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 0.86
37 It takes six to boogie: allocating cadaver kidneys in Eurotransplant. Transplantation 2004 0.85
38 Prevalence of thyroid nodules and carcinomas in patients operated on for renal hyperparathyroidism: experience with 339 consecutive patients and review of the literature. World J Surg 2005 0.85
39 Development of an optimized multimarker strategy for early risk assessment of patients with acute coronary syndromes. Clin Chim Acta 2008 0.85
40 C-reactive-protein and cytokine plasma levels in hemodialysis patients. J Nephrol 2002 0.84
41 Prognostic associations between lipid markers and outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. Am J Kidney Dis 2006 0.84
42 Vitamin D status and mortality of German hemodialysis patients. Anticancer Res 2012 0.83
43 Influencing the inflammatory response of haemodialysis patients by cytokine elimination using large-pore membranes. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2002 0.81
44 Acute renal haemodynamic effects of radiocontrast media in patients undergoing left ventricular and coronary angiography. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 0.81
45 Hypertension increases expression of growth factors and MHC II in chronic allograft nephropathy. Kidney Int 2003 0.81
46 Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome masquerading as ischaemic colitis. Rheumatol Int 2003 0.81
47 Parathyroid hormone venous sampling before reoperative surgery in renal hyperparathyroidism: comparison with noninvasive localization procedures and review of the literature. Arch Surg 2004 0.81
48 Inhaled nitric oxide for ARDS due to sickle cell disease. Swiss Med Wkly 2004 0.80
49 Potential clinical implications of substitution of generic cyclosporine formulations for cyclosporine microemulsion (Neoral) in transplant recipients. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2004 0.79
50 Biocompatibility of a bicarbonate-buffered amino-acid-based solution for peritoneal dialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 2008 0.79
51 Treatment of cytomegalovirus disease with valganciclovir in renal transplant recipients: a single center experience. Transplantation 2004 0.78
52 Monitoring of human cytomegalovirus, HHV-6 and HHV-7 infection in kidney transplant recipients by molecular methods to predict HCMV disease after transplantation: a prospective study. Ann Transplant 2005 0.77
53 WCN 2003 satellite symposium on kidney transplantation in the elderly, Weimar, Germany, June 12-14, 2003. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004 0.77
54 Reduced cytokine induction and removal of complement products with synthetic hemodialysis membranes. Blood Purif 2005 0.77
55 Thrombin activity throughout the acute phase of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and the relation to outcome. Biomarkers 2009 0.76
56 Specific removal of C-reactive protein by apheresis in a porcine cardiac infarction model. Blood Purif 2010 0.75
57 Risk stratification for renal transplantation after cardiac or lung transplantation: single-center experience and review of the literature. Kidney Blood Press Res 2007 0.75
58 Low toxicity regimens in renal transplantation: a country subset analysis of the Symphony study. Transpl Int 2009 0.75
59 Kidney transplantation at the Charité: long tradition, elderly patients and the duration of hospitalization. Clin Transpl 2002 0.75
60 Whole-blood hypercholinemia and coronary instability and thrombosis. Clin Chem 2005 0.75
61 Long-term outcome of cytomegalovirus infection in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients without ganciclovir prophylaxis. Transpl Int 2007 0.75