Darius Widera

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+44 (0) 118 378 7053
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Associate Professor in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
- Pharmacy Research Lead
- Industrial Placement Lead (Pharmacology programme)
- ERASMUS and Study Abroad Coordinator
Areas of interest
- Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells
- Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells
- Neural Stem Cells
- Cancer Stem Cells
- 3D cell culture
- Extracellular vesicle biology
- Toll-like Receptor 4 Signalling in Health and Disease
- NF-kappaB Signalling
Background
External Roles:
- Academic Editor, Stem Cells International
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Stem Cell Research (Section of Frontiers in Genetics)
- Scientific Advisory Member, Argon Llt, Germany
- MRes Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine
Websites/blogs
Publications
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Skurikhin, E.
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Pershina, O.
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Ermakova, N.
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Pakhomova, A.
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Zhukova, M.
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Pan, E.
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Sandrikina, L.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Kogai, L. , Kushlinskii, N. , Kubatiev, A. , Morozov, S. , Dygai, A. (2022) Cell therapy with human reprogrammed CD8+ T-cells has antimetastatic effects on Lewis Lung Carcinoma in C57BL/6 mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 23 (24). ISSN: 1422-0067 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232415780
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Skurikhin, E.
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Ermakova, N.
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Zhukova, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8146-2279 , Pershina, O.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0468-0272 , Pan, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2163-7647 , Pakhomova, A.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0725-1323 , Kogai, L. , Goldberg, V. , Simolina, E. , Skurikhina, V. , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Kubatiev, A. , Morozov, S. , Kushlinskii, N. , Dygai, A. (2022) Analysis of circulating tumor and cancer stem cells provides new opportunities in diagnosis and treatment of small cell lung cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 23 (18). ISSN: 1422-0067 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810853
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Skurikhin, E.
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Ermakova, N.
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Zhukova, M.
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Pershina, O.
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Pan, E.
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Pakhomova, A.
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Kogai, L.
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Goldberg, V.
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Simolina, E.
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Skurikhina, V.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Kubatiev, A. , Morozov, S. , Kushlinskii, N. , Dygai, A. (2022) Analysis of circulating tumour and cancer stem cells provides new opportunities in diagnosis and treatment of small cell lung cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 23 (18). ISSN: 1422-0067 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810853
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Gramignoli, R.
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Sallustio, F.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , eds. (2022) Tissue repair and regenerative mechanisms by stem/progenitor cells and their secretome, volume II. Frontiers in Medicine Frontiers | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.901003
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Kanapeckaitė, A.
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Mažeikienė, A.
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Geris, L.
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Burokienė, N.
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Cottrell, G.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9098-7627 , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X (2022) Computational pharmacology: new avenues for COVID-19 therapeutics search and better preparedness for future pandemic crises. Biophysical Chemistry , 290 ISSN: 0301-4622 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpc.2022.106891
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Skurikhin, E.
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Pershina, O.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0468-0272 , Ermakova, N. , Pakhomova, A.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0725-1323 , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Zhukova, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8146-2279 , Pan, E.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2163-7647 , Sandrikina, L. , Kogai, L. , Kushlinskii, N. , Morozov, S. , Kubatiev, A. , Dygai, A. (2022) Reprogrammed CD8+ T-lymphocytes isolated from bone marrow have anticancer potential in lung cancer. Biomedicines , 10 (6). ISSN: 2227-9059 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10061450
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Ridzuan, N.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Yahaya, B. (2022) Isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells. In: Kannan, N. and Beer, P. , (eds.) Stem Cell Assays. Methods in Molecular Biology , 2429. Methods in Molecular Biology , 2429 (2429). pp. 271-280. ISSN: 1064-3745 ISBN: 9781071619797 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1979-7_18 (ISSN 1940-6029)
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Mydin, R.
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Sreekantan, S.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Saharudin, K. , Hazan, R. , Wajidi, M. (2022) Genome-nanosurface interaction of Titania Nanotube Arrays: evaluation of telomere, telomerase and NF-κB activities on epithelial cell model. RSC Advances , 12 (4). pp. 2237-2245. ISSN: 2046-2069 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D1RA05325F
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Haque, N.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Govindasamy, V. , Soesilawati, P. , Kasim, N. (2022) Extracellular vesicles from stem and progenitor cells for cell-free regenerative therapy. Current Molecular Medicine , 22 (2). pp. 120-131. ISSN: 1566-5240 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1566524021666210125114828
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Skurikhin, E.
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Pershina, O.
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Zhukova, M.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Pan, E. , Pakhomova, A. , Krupin, V. , Ermakova, N. , Skurikhina, V. , Sandrikina, L. , Morozov, S. , Kubatiev, A. , Dygai, A. (2021) Spiperone stimulates regeneration in pulmonary endothelium damaged by cigarette smoke and lipopolysaccharide. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , 16 pp. 3575-3591. ISSN: 1178-2005 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S336410
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Skurikhin, E.
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Pershina, O.
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Zhukova, M.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Ermakova, N. , Pan, E. , Pakhomova, A. , Morozov, S. , Kubatiev, A. , Dygai, A. (2021) Potential of stem cells and CART as a potential polytherapy for small cell lung cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology , 9 ISSN: 2296-634X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.778020
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Ong, W. , Sheard, J. , eds. (2021) Recent advances in Translational Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Biology. , 11. Biomolecules , 11 (11). ISSN: 2218-273X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom11111660
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Alatawi, K.
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Ravishankar, D.
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Patra, P.
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Bye, A.
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Stainer, A.
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Patel, K.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Vaiyapuri, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6006-6517 (2021) 1,8-cineole affects agonists-induced platelet activation, thrombus formation and haemostasis. Cells , 10 (10). ISSN: 2073-4409 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10102616
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Kanapeckaitė, A.
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Burokienė, N.
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Mažeikienė, A.
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Cottrell, G.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9098-7627 , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X (2021) Biophysics is reshaping our perception of the epigenome: from changing the landscape of how we study DNA-level epigenetic marks to enabling high-throughput applications. Biophysical Reports , 1 (2). ISSN: 2667-0747 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpr.2021.100028
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Torre, E.
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Bicer, M.
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Cottrell, G.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9098-7627 , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Tamagnini, F.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8741-5094 (2021) Time-dependent reduction of calcium oscillations in adipose-derived stem cells differentiating towards adipogenic and osteogenic lineage. Biomolecules , 11 (10). ISSN: 2218-273X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom11101400
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Pershina, O.
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Ermakova, N.
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Pakhomova, A.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Pan, E. , Zhukova, M. , Slonimskaya, E. , Morozov, S. , Kubatiev, A. , Dygai, A. , Skurikhin, E. (2021) Cancer stem cells and somatic stem cells as potential new drug targets, prognosis markers, and therapy efficacy predictors in breast cancer treatment. Biomedicines , 9 (9). ISSN: 2227-9059 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9091223
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Skurikhin, E.
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Madonov, P.
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Pershina, O.
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Ermakova, N.
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Pakhomova, A.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Pan, E. , Zhukova, M. , Sandrikina, L. , Artamonov, A. , Dygai, A. (2021) Micellar Hyaluronidase and Spiperone as a potential treatment for pulmonary fibrosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 22 (11). ISSN: 1422-0067 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22115599
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Vaughan, D.
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Mitchell, R.
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Kretz, O.
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Chambers, D.
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Lalowski, M.
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Amthor, H.
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Ritvos, O.
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Pasternack, A.
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Matsakas, A.
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Vaiyapuri, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6006-6517 , Huber, T. , Denecke, B. , Mukherjee, A. , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Patel, K. (2021) A muscle growth promoting treatment based on the attenuation of activin/myostatin signalling in young mice results in long-term testicular abnormalities. Disease Models & Mechanisms , 14 (2). ISSN: 1754-8411 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.047555
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Ridzuan, N.
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Zakaria, N.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Sheard, J. , Morimoto, M. , Kiyokawa, H. , Azmel Mohd Isa, S. , Singh, G. , Then, K. , Ooi, G. , Yahaya, B. (2021) Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles ameliorate airway inflammation in a rat model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Stem cell research and therapy , 12 (1). ISSN: 1757-6512 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13287-020-02088-6
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Bicer, M.
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Cottrell, G.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9098-7627 , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X (2021) Impact of 3D cell culture on bone regeneration potential of mesenchymal stromal cells. Stem cell research and therapy , 12 ISSN: 1757-6512 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13287-020-02094-8
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Dallas, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5190-0522 and Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X (2021) TLR2 and TLR4-mediated inflammation in Alzheimer`s disease: self-defense or sabotage?. Neural Regeneration Research , 16 (8). pp. 1552-1553. ISSN: 1876-7958 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.303016
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Vallance, T.
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Sheard, J.
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Meng, Y.
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Torre, E.
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Patel, K.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Vaiyapuri, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6006-6517 (2021) Development and characterisation of a novel, megakaryocyte NF-κB reporter cell line for investigating inflammatory responses. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis , 19 (1). pp. 107-120. ISSN: 1538-7933 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jth.15118
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Bicer, M.
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Sheard, J.
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Iandolo, D.
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Boateng, S.
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Cottrell, G.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9098-7627 , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X (2020) Electrical stimulation of adipose-derived stem cells in 3D nanofibrillar cellulose increases their osteogenic potential. Biomolecules , 10 (12). ISSN: 2218-273X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom10121696
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Skurikhin, E.
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Nebolsin, V.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Ermakova, N. , Pershina, O. , Pakhomova, A. , Krupin, V. , Pan, E. , Zhukova, M. , Novikov, F. , Sandrikina, L. , Morozov, S. , Kubatiev, A. , Dygai, A. (2020) Antifibrotic and regenerative effects of Treamid in pulmonary fibrosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 21 (21). ISSN: 1422-0067 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21218380
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Pakhomova, A.
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Pershina, O.
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Vladimir, N.
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Natalia, E.
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Vyacheslav, K.
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Lubov, S.
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Edgar, P.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Alexander, D. , Evgenii, S. (2020) Bisamide derivative of Dicarboxylic Acid contributes to restoration of testicular tissue function and influences spermatogonial stem cells in metabolic disorders. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology , 8 ISSN: 2296-634X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.562358
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Sanduk, F.
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Meng, Y.
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Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X , Kowalczyk, R. , Michael, N. , Kaur, A. , Yip, V. , Zulu, S. , Zavrou, I. , Hana, L. , Yaqoob, M. , Al-Obaidi, H. (2020) Enhanced anti-inflammatory potential of degradation resistant curcumin/ferulic acid eutectics embedded in triglyceride-based microemulsions. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology , 60 ISSN: 1773-2247 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.102067
- Ziegler, K. , Kunert, A. , Reinmuth-Selzle, K. , Leifke, A. , Widera, D. , Weller, M. , Schuppan, D. , Fröhlich-Nowoisky, J. , Lucas, K. , Pöschl, U. (2020) Chemical modification of pro-inflammatory proteins by peroxynitrite increases activation of TLR4 and NF-κB: implications for the health effects of air pollution and oxidative stress. Redox Biology , 37 ISSN: 2213-2317 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2020.101581
- Pakhomova, V. , Nebolsin, V. , Pershina, O. , Krupin, V. , Sandrikina, L. , Pan, E. , Ermakova, N. , Vaizova, O. , Widera, D. , Grimm, W. , Kravtsov, V. , Afanasiev, S. , Morozov, S. , Kubatiev, A. , Dygai, A. , Skurikhin, E. (2020) Antidiabetic effects of Bisamide Derivative of Dicarboxylic Acid in metabolic disorders. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 21 (3). ISSN: 1422-0067 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21030991
- Vaughan, D. , Ritvos, O. , Mitchell, R. , Kretz, O. , Lalowski, M. , Amthor, H. , Chambers, D. , Matsakas, A. , Pasternack, A. , Collins-Hooper, H. , Ballesteros, R. , Huber, T. , Denecke, B. , Widera, D. , Mukherjee, A. , Patel, K. (2020) Inhibition of Activin/Myostatin signalling induces skeletal muscle hypertrophy but impairs mouse testicular development. European journal of translational myology , 30 (1). pp. 62-78. ISSN: 2037-7452 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2019.8737
- Iandolo, D. , Sheard, J. , Katarivas Levy, G. , Pitsalidis, C. , Tan, E. , Dennis, A. , Kim, J. , Markaki, A. , Widera, D. , Owens, R. (2020) Biomimetic and electroactive 3D scaffolds for human neural crest-derived stem cell expansion and osteogenic differentiation. MRS Communications , 10 (1). pp. 179-187. ISSN: 2159-6859 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2020.10
- Karathanasis, C. , Medler, J. , Fricke, F. , Smith, S. , Malkusch, S. , Widera, D. , Fulda, S. , Wajant, H. , van Wijk, S. , Dikic, I. , Heilemann, M. (2020) Single-molecule imaging reveals the oligomeric state of functional TNFα-induced plasma membrane TNFR1 clusters in cells. Science Signaling , 13 (614). ISSN: 1937-9145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aax5647
- Vallance, T. , Ravishankar, D. , Albadawi, D. , Layfield, H. , Sheard, J. , Vaiyapuri, R. , Dash, P. , Patel, K. , Widera, D. , Vaiyapuri, S. (2019) Effect of ultrapure lipopolysaccharides derived from diverse bacterial species on the modulation of platelet activation. Scientific Reports , 9 ISSN: 2045-2322 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54617-w
- Pershina, O. , Pakhomova, A. , Widera, D. , Ermakova, N. , Epanchintsev, A. , Pan, E. , Krupin, V. , Vaizova, O. , Putrova, O. , Sandrikina, L. , Kurochkina, I. , Morozov, S. , Kubatiev, A. , Dygai, A. , Skurikhin, E. (2019) Gender differences in the pharmacological actions of pegylated glucagon-Like peptide-1 on endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenic precursor cells in a combination of metabolic disorders and lung emphysema. International Journal of Molecular Sciences , 20 (21). pp 0. ISSN: 1422-0067 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20215414
- Ridzuan, R. , Widera, D. , Yahaya, B. (2019) Secretome of mesenchymal stem cells and its impact on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: Pham, P. , (eds.) Stem Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Diseases and Inflammation. Stem Cells in Clinical Applications Springer pp. 139-157. ISBN: 978-3-030-23420-1 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23421-8_8
- Sheard, J. , Bicer, M. , Meng, Y. , Frigo, A. , Martinez Aguilar, R. , Vallance, T. , Iandolo, D. , Widera, D. (2019) Optically transparent anionic nanofibrillar cellulose is cytocompatible with human adipose tissue-derived stem cells and allows simple imaging in 3D. Stem Cells International , 2019 ISSN: 1687-966X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3106929
- De Simone, A. , Naldi, M. , Tedesco, D. , Milelli, A. , Bartolini, M. , Davani, L. , Widera, D. , Dallas, M. , Andrisano, V. (2019) Investigating in vitro amyloid peptide 1-42 aggregation: impact of higher molecular weight stable adducts. ACS Omega , 4 (7). pp. 12308-12318. ISSN: 2470-1343 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b01531
- Brown, P. , RELISH Consortium , Zhou, Y. , Widera, D. (2019) Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search. Database , 2019 ISSN: 1758-0463 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/baz085
- Mitchell, R. , Mellows, B. , Sheard, J. , Antonioli, M. , Kretz, O. , Chambers, D. , Zeuner, M. , Tomkins, J. , Denecke, B. , Musante, L. , Joch, B. , Debacq-Chainiaux, F. , Holthofer, H. , Ray, S. , Huber, T. , Dengjel, J. , De Coppi, P. , Widera, D. , Patel, K. (2019) Secretome of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells promotes skeletal muscle regeneration through synergistic action of extracellular vesicle cargo and soluble proteins. Stem Cell Research and Therapy , 10 ISSN: 1757-6512 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13287-019-1213-1
- Gramignoli, R. , Sallustio, F. , Widera, D. , Raschzok, N. , eds. (2019) Tissue repair and regenerative mechanisms by stem/progenitor cells and their secretome. Frontiers in Medicine Frontiers
- Widera, D. , Martinez-Aguilar, R. , Cottrell, G. (2019) Toll-like 4 and protease-activated receptor 2 in physiology and pathophysiology of the nervous system: more than just receptor cooperation?. Neural Regeneration Research , 14 (7). pp. 1196-1201. ISSN: 1876-7958 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.251290
- Haque, N. , Widera, D. , Abu Kasim, N. (2019) Stem cells from human extracted deciduous teeth expanded in foetal bovine and human sera express different paracrine factors after exposure to freshly prepared human serum. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology pp. 175-186. ISSN: 0065-2598 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/5584_2018_299
- Sheard, J. , Ramasamy, T. , Widera, D. (2018) From fibroblasts to medicinal signalling cells: a paradigm shift in translational stem cell research. Drug Target Review , 2018 (2). pp. 42-44. ISSN: 2059-1349
- Zakaria, N. , Yusoff, N. , Zakaria, Z. , Widera, D. , Yahaya, B. (2018) Inhibition of NF-κB signalling reduces the stemness characteristics of lung cancer stem cells. Frontiers in Oncology , 8 ISSN: 2234-943X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00166
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Zeuner, M.
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Didenko, N.
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Humphries, D.
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Stergiadis, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X , Morash, T. , Patel, K. , Grimm, W. , Widera, D.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1686-130X (2018) Isolation and characterisation of neural crest-derived stem cells from adult ovine palatal tissue. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology , 6 ISSN: 2296-634X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2018.00039
- Krüger, C. , Zeuner, M. , Cottrell, G. , Widera, D. , Heilemann, M. (2017) Quantitative single-molecule imaging of TLR4 reveals ligand-specific receptor dimerization. Science Signaling , 10 (503). ISSN: 1937-9145 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aan1308
- Vallance, T. , Zeuner, M. , Williams, H. , Widera, D. , Vaiyapuri, S. (2017) Toll-like receptor 4 signalling and its impact on platelet function, thrombosis, and haemostasis. Mediators of inflammation , 2017 ISSN: 0962-9351 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9605894
- Azoidis, I. , Metcalfe, J. , Reynolds, J. , Keeton, S. , Hakki, S. , Sheard, J. , Widera, D. (2017) Three-dimensional cell culture of human mesenchymal stem cells in nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogels. MRS Communications , 7 (3). pp. 458-465. ISSN: 2159-6859 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2017.59
- Mellows, B. , Mitchell, R. , Antonioli, M. , Kretz, O. , Chamber, D. , Zeuner, M. , Bernd, D. , Musante, L. , Durrgah, R. , Debacq-Chainiaux, F. , Holthofer, H. , Joch, B. , Ray, S. , Widera, D. , David, A. , Huber, T. , Dengjel, J. , De Coppi, P. , Patel, K. (2017) Protein and molecular characterization of a clinically compliant amniotic fluid stem cell derived extracellular vesicle fraction capable of accelerating muscle regeneration through the enhancement of angiogenesis. Stem Cells and Development , 26 (18). pp. 1316-1333. ISSN: 1547-3287 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2017.0089
- Zeuner, M. , Vallance, T. , Vaiyapuri, S. , Cottrell, G. , Widera, D. (2017) Development and characterisation of a novel NF-κB reporter cell line for investigation of neuroinflammation. Mediators of inflammation , 2017 ISSN: 0962-9351 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6209865
- Kardia, E. , Zakaria, N. , Halim, N. , Widera, D. , Yahaya, B. (2017) The use of mesenchymal stromal cells in treatment of lung disorders. Regenerative Medicine , 12 (2). pp. 2013-2016. ISSN: 1746-076X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.2217/rme-2016-0112
- Zeuner, M. , Krueger, C. , Volk, K. , Bieback, K. , Cottrell, G. , Heilemann, M. , Widera, D. (2016) Biased signalling is an essential feature of TLR4 in glioma cells. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research , 1863 (12). pp. 3084-3095. ISSN: 0167-4889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.09.016
- Müller, J. , Greiner, J. , Zeuner, M. , Brotzmann, V. , Schäfermann, J. , Wieters, F. , Widera, D. , Sudhoff, H. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2016) 1,8-cineol potentiates IRF3-mediated antiviral response in human stem cells and an ex vivo model of rhinosinusitis. Clinical Science ISSN: 0143-5221 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1042/CS20160218
- Widera, D. , Klenke, C. , Nair, D. , Heidbreder, M. , Malkusch, S. , Sibarita, J. , Choquet, D. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Heilemann, M. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2016) Single-particle tracking uncovers dynamics of glutamate-induced retrograde transport of NF-κB p65 in living neurons. Neurophotonics , 3 (4). ISSN: 2329-4248 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.3.4.041804
- Zeuner, M. , Patel, K. , Denecke, B. , Giebel, B. , Widera, D. (2016) Paracrine effects of TLR4-polarised mesenchymal stromal cells are mediated by extracellular vesicles. Journal of Translational Medicine , 14 ISSN: 1479-5876 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12967-016-0794-z
- Grimm, W. , Giesenhagen, B. , Hakki, S. , Schau, I. , Sirak, S. , Sletov, A. , Varga, G. , Vukovic, M. , Widera, D. (2015) Translational research and therapeutic applications of neural crest-derived stem cells in regenerative periodontology. Current Oral Health Reports , 2 (4). pp. 266-274. ISSN: 2196-3002 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40496-015-0067-6
- Schürmann, M. , Frese, N. , Beyer, A. , Heimann, P. , Widera, D. , Mönkemöller, V. , Huser, T. , Barbara, K. , Christian, K. , Armin, G. (2015) Helium ion microscopy visualizes lipid nanodomains in mammalian cells. Small , 11 (43). pp. 5781-5789. ISSN: 1613-6810 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201501540
- Zeuner, M. , Bieback, K. , Widera, D. (2015) Controversial role of toll-like receptor 4 in adult stem cells. Stem cell reviews and reports , 11 (4). pp. 621-634. ISSN: 1558-6804 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12015-015-9589-5
- Müller, J. , Ossig, C. , Greiner, J. , Hauser, S. , Fauser, M. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Storch, A. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2015) Intrastriatal transplantation of adult human neural crest-derived stem cells improves functional outcome in parkinsonian rats. Stem cells translational medicine , 4 (1). pp. 31-43. ISSN: 2157-6564 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5966/sctm.2014-0078
- Weber, M. , Apostolova, G. , Widera, D. , Mittelbronn, M. , Dechant, G. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Rohrer, H. (2015) Alternative generation of CNS neural stem cells and PNS derivatives from neural crest-derived peripheral stem cells. Stem Cells , 33 (2). pp. 574-588. ISSN: 1066-5099 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stem.1880
- Schürmann, M. , Wolff, A. , Widera, D. , Hauser, S. , Heimann, P. , Hütten, A. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2014) Interaction of adult human neural crest-derived stem cells with a nanoporous titanium surface is sufficient to induce their osteogenic differentiation. Stem Cell Research , 13 (1). pp. 98-110. ISSN: 1876-7753 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2014.04.017
- Greiner, J. , Grunwald, L. , Müller, J. , Sudhoff, H. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2014) Culture bag systems for clinical applications of adult human neural crest-derived stem cells. Stem cell research and therapy , 5 (2). ISSN: 1757-6512 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/scrt422
- Widera, D. , Müller, J. , Imielski, Y. , Heimann, P. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2014) Methods for the modulation and analysis of NF-κB-dependent adult neurogenesis. Journal of Visualized Experiments , 84 ISSN: 1940-087X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3791/50870
- Fricke, F. , Malkusch, S. , Wangorsch, G. , Greiner, J. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Widera, D. , Dandekar, T. , Heilemann, M. (2014) Quantitative single-molecule localization microscopy combined with rule-based modeling reveals ligand-induced TNF-R1 reorganization toward higher-order oligomers. Histochemistry and cell biology , 142 (1). pp. 91-101. ISSN: 1432-119X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00418-014-1195-0
- Slotta, C. , Müller, J. , Tran, L. , Hauser, S. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2014) An investigation of the specificity of research antibodies against NF-κB-subunit p65. Journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry , 62 (2). pp. 157-161. ISSN: 1551-5044 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1369/0022155413515484
- Nguyen, T. , Widera, D. , Greiner, J. , Müller, J. , Martin, I. , Slotta, C. , Hauser, S. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2013) Prolonged cultivation of hippocampal neural precursor cells shifts their differentiation potential and selects for aneuploid cells. Biological chemistry , 394 (12). pp. 1623-1636. ISSN: 1437-4315 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hsz-2013-0191
- Greiner, J. , Müller, J. , Zeuner, M. , Hauser, S. , Seidel, T. , Klenke, C. , Grunwald, L. , Schomann, T. , Widera, D. , Sudhoff, H. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2013) 1,8-Cineol inhibits nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 and NF-κB-dependent transcriptional activity. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research , 1833 (12). pp. 2866-2878. ISSN: 0167-4889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.07.001
- Klenke, C. , Widera, D. , Engelen, T. , Müller, J. , Noll, T. , Niehaus, K. , Schmitz, M. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2013) Hsc70 is a novel interactor of NF-kappaB p65 in living hippocampal neurons. PLoS ONE , 8 (6). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065280
- Sporbert, A. , Cseresnyes, Z. , Heidbreder, M. , Domaing, P. , Hauser, S. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Heilemann, M. , Widera, D. (2013) Simple method for sub-diffraction resolution imaging of cellular structures on standard confocal microscopes by three-photon absorption of quantum dots. PLoS ONE , 8 (5). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064023
- Schomann, T. , Qunneis, F. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2013) Improved method for ex ovo-cultivation of developing chicken embryos for human stem cell xenografts. Stem cells international , 2013 ISSN: 1687-966X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/960958
- Widera, M. , Erkelenz, S. , Hillebrand, F. , Krikoni, A. , Widera, D. , Kaisers, W. , Deenen, R. , Gombert, M. , Dellen, R. , Pfeiffer, T. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Münk, C. , Bosch, V. , Köhrer, K. , Schaal, H. (2013) An intronic G run within HIV-1 intron 2 is critical for splicing regulation of vif mRNA. Journal of Virology , 87 (5). pp. 2707-2720. ISSN: 0022-538X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02755-12
- Neugart, F. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Heilemann, M. (2012) TNF receptor membrane dynamics studied with fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy. Fluorescent Methods to Study Biological Membranes. , 13. Springer pp. 439-455. ISSN: 1617-1306 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/4243_2012_60
- Klenke, C. , Janowski, S. , Borck, D. , Widera, D. , Ebmeyer, J. , Kalinowski, J. , Leichtle, A. , Hofestädt, R. , Upile, T. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Sudhoff, H. (2012) Identification of novel cholesteatoma-related gene expression signatures using full-genome microarrays. PLoS ONE , 7 (12). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052718
- Widera, D. , Hauser, S. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2012) Origin and regenerative potential of vertebrate mechanoreceptor-associated stem cells. Anatomy research international , 2012 ISSN: 2090-2751 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/837626
- Chakarov, N. , Greiner, J. , Hauser, S. , Schuetzmann, D. , Krüger, O. , Boerner, M. , Widera, D. (2012) Label-free enrichment of avian Leucocytozoon using flow cytometric sorting. Parasitology , 139 (12). pp. 1547-1552. ISSN: 0031-1820 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182012000972
- Heidbreder, M. , Zander, C. , Malkusch, S. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Nair, D. , Choquet, D. , Sibarita, J. , Heilemann, M. (2012) TNF-α influences the lateral dynamics of TNF receptor I in living cells. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research , 1823 (10). pp. 1984-1989. ISSN: 0167-4889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.06.026
- Martin, I. , Nguyen, T. , Krell, V. , Greiner, J. , Müller, J. , Hauser, S. , Heimann, P. , Widera, D. (2012) Generation of Schwann cell-derived multipotent neurospheres isolated from intact sciatic nerve. Stem cell reviews and reports , 8 (4). pp. 1178-1187. ISSN: 1558-6804 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12015-012-9387-2
- Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Widera, D. (2012) Adult craniofacial stem cells: sources and relation to the neural crest. Stem cell reviews and reports , 8 (3). pp. 658-671. ISSN: 1558-6804 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12015-011-9340-9
- Hauser, S. , Widera, D. , Qunneis, F. , Müller, J. , Zander, C. , Greiner, J. , Strauss, C. , Lüningschrör, P. , Heimann, P. , Schwarze, H. , Ebmeyer, J. , Sudhoff, H. , Araúzo-Bravo, M. , Greber, B. , Zaehres, H. , Schöler, H. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2012) Isolation of novel multipotent neural crest-derived stem cells from adult human inferior turbinate. Stem cells and development , 21 (5). pp. 742-756. ISSN: 1547-3287 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2011.0419
- Greiner, J. , Hauser, S. , Widera, D. , Müller, J. , Qunneis, F. , Zander, C. , Martin, I. , Mallah, J. , Schuetzmann, D. , Prante, C. , Schwarze, H. , Prohaska, W. , Beyer, A. , Rott, K. , Hütten, A. , Gölzhäuser, A. , Sudhoff, H. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2011) Efficient animal-serum free 3D cultivation method for adult human neural crest-derived stem cell therapeutics. European cells & materials , 22 pp. 403-419. ISSN: 1473-2262
- Widera, D. , Heimann, P. , Zander, C. , Imielski, Y. , Heidbreder, M. , Heilemann, M. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2011) Schwann cells can be reprogrammed to multipotency by culture. Stem cells and development , 20 (12). pp. 2053-2064. ISSN: 1547-3287 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2010.0525
- Heidbreder, M. , Endesfelder, U. , van de Linde, S. , Hennig, S. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Heilemann, M. (2010) Subdiffraction fluorescence imaging of biomolecular structure and distributions with quantum dots. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research , 1803 (10). pp. 1224-1229. ISSN: 0167-4889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.06.004
- Arnold, W. , Becher, S. , Dannan, A. , Widera, D. , Dittmar, T. , Jacob, M. , Mannherz, H. , Dittmar, T. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Grimm, W. (2010) Morphological characterization of periodontium-derived human stem cells. Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger , 192 (4). pp. 215-219. ISSN: 1618-0402 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2010.05.004
- Kaus, A. , Widera, D. , Kassmer, S. , Peter, J. , Zaenker, K. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2010) Neural stem cells adopt tumorigenic properties by constitutively activated NF-kappaB and subsequent VEGF up-regulation. Stem cells and development , 19 (7). pp. 999-1015. ISSN: 1547-3287 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2009.0416
- Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2009) NF-κB – potential role in adult neural stem cells. Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer pp. 2862-2867. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_3971
- Widera, D. , Zander, C. , Heidbreder, M. , Kasperek, Y. , Noll, T. , Seitz, O. , Saldamli, B. , Sudhoff, H. , Sader, R. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2009) Adult palatum as a novel source of neural crest-related stem cells. Stem Cells , 27 (8). pp. 1899-1910. ISSN: 1066-5099 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stem.104
- Widera, D. , Kaus, A. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2008) Neural stem cells, inflammation and NF-kappaB: basic principle of maintenance and repair or origin of brain tumours?. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , 12 (2). pp. 459-470. ISSN: 1582-4934 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00208.x
- Moebius, J. , Widera, D. , Schmitz, J. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Piechaczek, C. (2007) Impact of polysialylated CD56 on natural killer cell cytotoxicity. BMC immunology , 8 (1). ISSN: 1471-2172 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2172-8-13
- Mikenberg, I. , Widera, D. , Kaus, A. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2007) Transcription factor NF-kappaB is transported to the nucleus via cytoplasmic dynein/dynactin motor complex in hippocampal neurons. PLoS ONE , 2 (7). ISSN: 1932-6203 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000589
- Widera, D. , Grimm, W. , Moebius, J. , Mikenberg, I. , Piechaczek, C. , Gassmann, G. , Wolff, N. , Thévenod, F. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2007) Highly efficient neural differentiation of human somatic stem cells, isolated by minimally invasive periodontal surgery. Stem cells and development , 16 (3). pp. 447-60. ISSN: 1547-3287 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/scd.2006.0068
- Kaltschmidt, B. , Mikenberg, I. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2006) The role of NF-κB in brain function. Transcription Factors in the Nervous System. Wiley-VCH pp. 327-352. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/3527608036.ch16
- Piotrowska, M. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, B. , an der Heiden, U. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2006) Mathematical model for NF-kappaB-driven proliferation of adult neural stem cells. Cell proliferation , 39 (6). pp. 441-55. ISSN: 0960-7722 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2184.2006.00403.x
- Widera, D. , Mikenberg, I. , Elvers, M. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2006) Tumor necrosis factor alpha triggers proliferation of adult neural stem cells via IKK/NF-kappaB signaling. BMC Neuroscience , 7 (1). ISSN: 1471-2202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-7-64
- Lindecke, A. , Korte, M. , Zagrebelsky, M. , Horejschi, V. , Elvers, M. , Widera, D. , Prüllage, M. , Pfeiffer, J. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2006) Long-term depression activates transcription of immediate early transcription factor genes: involvement of serum response factor/Elk-1. The European Journal of Neuroscience , 24 (2). pp. 555-63. ISSN: 0953-816X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04909.x
- Widera, D. , Mikenberg, I. , Kaus, A. , Kaltschmidt, C. , Kaltschmidt, B. (2006) Nuclear Factor-kappaB controls the reaggregation of 3D neurosphere cultures in vitro. European cells & materials , 11 pp. 76-85. ISSN: 1473-2262
- Mikenberg, I. , Widera, D. , Kaus, A. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2006) TNF-alpha mediated transport of NF-kappaB to the nucleus is independent of the cytoskeleton-based transport system in non-neuronal cells. European Journal of Cell Biology , 85 (6). pp. 529-36. ISSN: 0171-9335 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2006.02.007
- Widera, D. , Mikenberg, I. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2006) Potential role of NF-kappaB in adult neural stem cells: the underrated steersman?. International journal of developmental neuroscience , 24 (2-3). pp. 91-102. ISSN: 0736-5748 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2005.11.017
- Kaltschmidt, B. , Widera, D. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2005) Signaling via NF-kappaB in the nervous system. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research , 1745 (3). pp. 287-99. ISSN: 0167-4889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2005.05.009
- Widera, D. , Holtkamp, W. , Entschladen, F. , Niggemann, B. , Zänker, K. , Kaltschmidt, B. , Kaltschmidt, C. (2004) MCP-1 induces migration of adult neural stem cells. European Journal of Cell Biology , 83 (8). pp. 381-7. ISSN: 0171-9335 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0171-9335-00403