Johannes-Peter Stasch

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1 NO-independent stimulators and activators of soluble guanylate cyclase: discovery and therapeutic potential. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2006 2.84
2 Kynurenine is an endothelium-derived relaxing factor produced during inflammation. Nat Med 2010 2.12
3 Targeting heme-oxidized soluble guanylate cyclase in experimental heart failure. Hypertension 2007 1.84
4 Identification of residues crucially involved in the binding of the heme moiety of soluble guanylate cyclase. J Biol Chem 2003 1.61
5 Activation of soluble guanylate cyclase reverses experimental pulmonary hypertension and vascular remodeling. Circulation 2006 1.55
6 Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation on cardiovascular remodeling in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2006 1.50
7 Stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase prevents cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary hypertension and emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014 1.48
8 NO- and haem-independent soluble guanylate cyclase activators. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2009 1.45
9 Discovery of riociguat (BAY 63-2521): a potent, oral stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. ChemMedChem 2009 1.36
10 Structure of cinaciguat (BAY 58-2667) bound to Nostoc H-NOX domain reveals insights into heme-mimetic activation of the soluble guanylyl cyclase. J Biol Chem 2010 1.34
11 Nitric oxide-independent vasodilator rescues heme-oxidized soluble guanylate cyclase from proteasomal degradation. Circ Res 2009 1.29
12 The chemistry and biology of soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators and activators. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013 1.18
13 Early urinary and plasma biomarkers for experimental diabetic nephropathy. Clin Lab 2012 1.15
14 Nitric oxide-independent stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase reduces organ damage in experimental low-renin and high-renin models. J Hypertens 2010 1.15
15 Residues stabilizing the heme moiety of the nitric oxide sensor soluble guanylate cyclase. Eur J Pharmacol 2005 1.11
16 Nucleotidyl cyclase activity of soluble guanylyl cyclase α1β1. Biochemistry 2011 1.05
17 Nitric oxide-independent activation of soluble guanylate cyclase by BAY 60-2770 in experimental liver fibrosis. Arzneimittelforschung 2008 1.05
18 BAY 58-2667, a nitric oxide-independent guanylyl cyclase activator, pharmacologically post-conditions rabbit and rat hearts. Eur Heart J 2009 1.04
19 Dimerization region of soluble guanylate cyclase characterized by bimolecular fluorescence complementation in vivo. Mol Pharmacol 2007 1.04
20 Pulmonary and systemic vasodilator responses to the soluble guanylyl cyclase activator, BAY 60-2770, are not dependent on endogenous nitric oxide or reduced heme. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011 1.04
21 Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation prevents fibrotic tissue remodeling and improves survival in salt-sensitive Dahl rats. PLoS One 2011 1.04
22 The soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat ameliorates pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxia and SU5416 in rats. PLoS One 2012 1.00
23 Identification of residues crucially involved in soluble guanylate cyclase activation. FEBS Lett 2006 1.00
24 Mechanisms of nitric oxide independent activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase. Eur J Pharmacol 2003 0.99
25 Elevated plasma human urotensin-II-like immunoreactivity in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol 2004 0.98
26 The cGMP signaling pathway as a therapeutic target in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Am Heart Assoc 2013 0.98
27 Raloxifene improves endothelial dysfunction in hypertension by reduced oxidative stress and enhanced nitric oxide production. Circulation 2002 0.97
28 Riociguat for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2011 0.96
29 Inhaled agonists of soluble guanylate cyclase induce selective pulmonary vasodilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 0.96
30 Pre-conditioning with the soluble guanylate cyclase activator Cinaciguat reduces ischaemia-reperfusion injury after cardiopulmonary bypass. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 0.96
31 Cinaciguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase activator, augments cGMP after oxidative stress and causes pulmonary vasodilation in neonatal pulmonary hypertension. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2011 0.95
32 NO-independent activation of soluble guanylate cyclase prevents disease progression in rats with 5/6 nephrectomy. Br J Pharmacol 2006 0.95
33 Cinaciguat, a novel activator of soluble guanylate cyclase, protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury: role of hydrogen sulfide. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012 0.95
34 Pressure-independent effects of pharmacological stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase on fibrosis in pressure-overloaded rat heart. Hypertens Res 2009 0.90
35 Diabetic endothelin B receptor-deficient rats develop severe hypertension and progressive renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 0.90
36 Cardiorenal and humoral properties of a novel direct soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator BAY 41-2272 in experimental congestive heart failure. Circulation 2003 0.89
37 Effects of stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase on diabetic nephropathy in diabetic eNOS knockout mice on top of angiotensin II receptor blockade. PLoS One 2012 0.88
38 Insights into BAY 60-2770 activation and S-nitrosylation-dependent desensitization of soluble guanylyl cyclase via crystal structures of homologous nostoc H-NOX domain complexes. Biochemistry 2013 0.88
39 BAY 41-2272 activates two isoforms of nitric oxide-sensitive guanylyl cyclase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002 0.88
40 A cell-based cGMP assay useful for ultra-high-throughput screening and identification of modulators of the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway. Anal Biochem 2005 0.88
41 Receptor binding assay for nitric oxide- and heme-independent activators of soluble guanylate cyclase. Anal Biochem 2003 0.87
42 NO-independent stimulation or activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase during early reperfusion limits infarct size. Cardiovasc Res 2013 0.86
43 Tetrahydrobiopterin protects soluble guanylate cyclase against oxidative inactivation. Mol Pharmacol 2012 0.86
44 Endothelin-1 overexpression restores diastolic function in eNOS knockout mice. J Hypertens 2011 0.84
45 The soluble guanylyl cyclase activator bay 58-2667 selectively limits cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. PLoS One 2012 0.84
46 Soluble guanylate cyclase: a potential therapeutic target for heart failure. Heart Fail Rev 2013 0.83
47 Increased levels of laminin and collagen type VI may reflect early remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Acta Cardiol 2009 0.83
48 Fluorescence dequenching makes haem-free soluble guanylate cyclase detectable in living cells. PLoS One 2011 0.83
49 The Rho kinase inhibitor azaindole-1 has long-acting vasodilator activity in the pulmonary vascular bed of the intact chest rat. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2012 0.82
50 Novel soluble guanylyl cyclase stimulator BAY 41-2272 attenuates ischemia-reperfusion-induced lung injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008 0.82
51 Effects of the sGC stimulator BAY 41-2272 are not mediated by phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition. Circulation 2004 0.82
52 BAY 41-2272 inhibits the development of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2010 0.82
53 Measuring oxidative burden and predicting pharmacological response in coronary artery disease patients with a novel direct activator of haem-free/oxidised sGC. Atherosclerosis 2011 0.81
54 Increased serum levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Int Heart J 2009 0.81
55 Analysis of erectile responses to BAY 41-8543 and muscarinic receptor stimulation in the rat. J Sex Med 2012 0.81
56 Direct sGC activation bypasses NO scavenging reactions of intravascular free oxy-hemoglobin and limits vasoconstriction. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013 0.81
57 Novel, selective indole-based ECE inhibitors: lead optimization via solid-phase and classical synthesis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005 0.81
58 Stimulation of soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibits mesangial cell proliferation and matrix accumulation in experimental glomerulonephritis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2004 0.81
59 The soluble guanylate cyclase activator BAY 58-2667 protects against morbidity and mortality in endotoxic shock by recoupling organ systems. PLoS One 2013 0.80
60 Relaxin is an independent risk factor predicting death in male patients with end-stage kidney disease. Circulation 2004 0.79
61 The selective Rho-kinase inhibitor azaindole-1 has long-lasting erectile activity in the rat. Urology 2013 0.78
62 Soluble guanylate cyclase agonists inhibit expression and procoagulant activity of tissue factor. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2009 0.78
63 Influence of cinaciguat on gastrointestinal motility in apo-sGC mice. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2014 0.78
64 Soluble CD154 is a unique predictor of nonfatal and fatal atherothrombotic events in patients who have end-stage renal disease and are on hemodialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 0.77
65 Attenuated response of L-type calcium current to nitric oxide in atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res 2013 0.77
66 Identification of acidic heterocycle-substituted 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines as soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013 0.77
67 Design and synthesis of potent and selective azaindole-based Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2008 0.77
68 Effects of different pulmonary vasodilators on arterial saturation in a model of pulmonary hypertension. PLoS One 2013 0.77
69 Structure/activity relationships of (M)ANT- and TNP-nucleotides for inhibition of rat soluble guanylyl cyclase α1β1. Mol Pharmacol 2014 0.76
70 Gender-dependent impact of risk factors for cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in end-stage renal disease patients on haemodialysis. Kidney Blood Press Res 2008 0.76
71 Selective indole-based ECE inhibitors: synthesis and pharmacological evaluation. ChemMedChem 2006 0.76
72 Receptor binding assay for NO-independent activators of soluble guanylate cyclase. Methods Mol Biol 2013 0.76
73 Additional lack of iNOS attenuates diastolic dysfunction in aged ET-1 transgenic mice. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2008 0.75
74 New antithrombotics with an indazole structure. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2004 0.75
75 Endothelin-1 Overexpression Improves Renal Function in eNOS Knockout Mice. Cell Physiol Biochem 2015 0.75