Stefan Ehlers

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1 Sarcoidosis is associated with a truncating splice site mutation in BTNL2. Nat Genet 2005 4.23
2 Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevents inflammasome activation. Cell Host Microbe 2008 3.25
3 Cutting edge: Toll-like receptor (TLR)2- and TLR4-mediated pathogen recognition in resistance to airborne infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Immunol 2002 2.67
4 PAF-mediated pulmonary edema: a new role for acid sphingomyelinase and ceramide. Nat Med 2004 2.66
5 Location of persisting mycobacteria in a Guinea pig model of tuberculosis revealed by r207910. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 2.50
6 The Wingless homolog WNT5A and its receptor Frizzled-5 regulate inflammatory responses of human mononuclear cells induced by microbial stimulation. Blood 2006 2.33
7 The IL-27 receptor chain WSX-1 differentially regulates antibacterial immunity and survival during experimental tuberculosis. J Immunol 2005 2.26
8 IFN-gamma and NO in mycobacterial disease: new jobs for old hands. Trends Microbiol 2002 1.98
9 Towards a comprehensive view of the bacterial cell wall. Trends Microbiol 2005 1.82
10 Early granuloma formation after aerosol Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is regulated by neutrophils via CXCR3-signaling chemokines. Eur J Immunol 2003 1.74
11 Containment of aerogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice does not require MyD88 adaptor function for TLR2, -4 and -9. Eur J Immunol 2008 1.59
12 Genetically determined susceptibility to tuberculosis in mice causally involves accelerated and enhanced recruitment of granulocytes. Infect Immun 2006 1.57
13 Tertiary structure of bacterial murein: the scaffold model. J Bacteriol 2003 1.47
14 Autocrine IL-10 induces hallmarks of alternative activation in macrophages and suppresses antituberculosis effector mechanisms without compromising T cell immunity. J Immunol 2009 1.47
15 The roles of the nitrate reductase NarGHJI, the nitrite reductase NirBD and the response regulator GlnR in nitrate assimilation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology 2009 1.35
16 The MspA porin promotes growth and increases antibiotic susceptibility of both Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology 2004 1.31
17 Common and unique gene expression signatures of human macrophages in response to four strains of Mycobacterium avium that differ in their growth and persistence characteristics. Infect Immun 2005 1.29
18 Frizzled1 is a marker of inflammatory macrophages, and its ligand Wnt3a is involved in reprogramming Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected macrophages. FASEB J 2010 1.25
19 Alternatively activated macrophages express the IL-27 receptor alpha chain WSX-1. Immunobiology 2006 1.23
20 Clade-specific virulence patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in human primary macrophages and aerogenically infected mice. MBio 2013 1.22
21 Wnt signaling in macrophages: augmenting and inhibiting mycobacteria-induced inflammatory responses. Eur J Cell Biol 2010 1.21
22 MyDths and un-TOLLed truths: sensor, instructive and effector immunity to tuberculosis. Immunol Lett 2007 1.20
23 Tumor necrosis factor and granuloma biology: explaining the differential infection risk of etanercept and infliximab. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2005 1.18
24 Variant G57E of mannose binding lectin associated with protection against tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum but not by M. tuberculosis. PLoS One 2011 1.11
25 Resistance and susceptibility to tuberculosis analysed at the transcriptome level: lessons from mouse macrophages. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2004 1.04
26 Interleukin-15 mediates protection against experimental tuberculosis: a role for NKG2D-dependent effector mechanisms of CD8+ T cells. Eur J Immunol 2006 1.02
27 Expression of the ompATb operon accelerates ammonia secretion and adaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to acidic environments. Mol Microbiol 2011 1.02
28 Decreased pathology and prolonged survival of human DC-SIGN transgenic mice during mycobacterial infection. J Immunol 2008 1.01
29 Mycobacterium tuberculosis embB codon 306 mutations confer moderately increased resistance to ethambutol in vitro and in vivo. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 1.01
30 IL-22 is mainly produced by IFNγ-secreting cells but is dispensable for host protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. PLoS One 2013 0.97
31 A limited antigen-specific cellular response is sufficient for the early control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lung but is insufficient for long-term survival. Infect Immun 2004 0.97
32 Mediator responses of alveolar macrophages and kinetics of mononuclear phagocyte subset recruitment during acute primary and secondary mycobacterial infections in the lungs of mice. Cell Microbiol 2006 0.97
33 Selectin ligand-independent priming and maintenance of T cell immunity during airborne tuberculosis. J Immunol 2006 0.96
34 Control of mycobacterial replication in human macrophages: roles of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Infect Immun 2002 0.95
35 Mincle is not essential for controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Immunobiology 2012 0.94
36 NALP3 is not necessary for early protection against experimental tuberculosis. Immunobiology 2010 0.94
37 The IL-13/IL-4Rα axis is involved in tuberculosis-associated pathology. J Pathol 2014 0.93
38 Wnt6 is expressed in granulomatous lesions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected mice and is involved in macrophage differentiation and proliferation. J Immunol 2013 0.93
39 LspA inactivation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in attenuation without affecting phagosome maturation arrest. Microbiology 2008 0.92
40 Characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutant deficient in pH-sensing adenylate cyclase Rv1264. Int J Med Microbiol 2006 0.89
41 Helminth-derived products inhibit the development of allergic responses in mice. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 0.89
42 Inflammatory macrophages induce Nrf2 transcription factor-dependent proteasome activity in colonic NCM460 cells and thereby confer anti-apoptotic protection. J Biol Chem 2011 0.89
43 Therapeutic targeting of interleukin-6 trans-signaling does not affect the outcome of experimental tuberculosis. Immunobiology 2012 0.83
44 The role of proteinase 3 (PR3) and the protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) pathway in dendritic cell (DC) maturation of human-DC-like monocytes and murine DC. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010 0.83
45 Mycobacteria-induced granuloma necrosis depends on IRF-1. J Cell Mol Med 2008 0.83
46 Mitogen-activated protein kinases p38 and ERK1/2 regulated control of Mycobacterium avium replication in primary murine macrophages is independent of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-10. Innate Immun 2010 0.83
47 Mice that overexpress CC chemokine ligand 2 in their lungs show increased protective immunity to infection with Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin. J Infect Dis 2008 0.83
48 gp130 on macrophages/granulocytes modulates inflammation during experimental tuberculosis. Eur J Cell Biol 2010 0.81
49 Increased frequencies of pulmonary regulatory T-cells in latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Eur Respir J 2012 0.81
50 Rapid immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis in a woman receiving anti-TNF therapy. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2007 0.79
51 DAP10 contributes to CD8(+) T cell-mediated cytotoxic effector mechanisms during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Immunobiology 2010 0.79
52 Lipid-labeling facilitates a novel magnetic isolation procedure to characterize pathogen-containing phagosomes. Traffic 2012 0.79
53 Anaerobic arginine metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is mediated by arginine deiminase (arcA), but is not essential for chronic persistence in an aerogenic mouse model of infection. Int J Med Microbiol 2007 0.79
54 Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced cell death of primary human monocytes and macrophages is not significantly modulated by tumor necrosis factor-targeted biologicals. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 2007 0.78
55 Immunological evidence of incipient pulmonary tuberculosis. J Infect Dis 2012 0.77
56 In vitro and in vivo characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutant deficient in glycosyltransferase Rv1500. Int J Med Microbiol 2008 0.77
57 Interaction of Rv1625c, a mycobacterial class IIIa adenylyl cyclase, with a mammalian congener. Mol Microbiol 2005 0.77