Andreas Leffler

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

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Andreas Leffler is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Leffler has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Sensory Systems, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Andreas Leffler's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (52 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers). Andreas Leffler is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (52 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (36 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers). Andreas Leffler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Andreas Leffler's co-authors include Martin Koltzenburg, Annika B. Malmberg, William J. Martin, Allan I. Basbaum, David Julius, Jodie Trafton, Michael J. Caterina, Peter W. Reeh, Carla Nau and Mirjam Eberhardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Leffler

111 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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Impaired Nociception and Pain Sensation in Mice Lacking the Capsaicin Receptor

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Statins activate temperature-gated transient receptor potential ion channels 2025 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), Tudor Şelescu, (unknown), Sorin Tunaru, Andreas Leffler, Alexandru Babeș, (unknown)	0
2	Tranilast Does Not Inhibit TRPV2 2025 ·Cells ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Leffler	0
3	The dynamic TRPV2 ion channel proximity proteome reveals functional links of calcium flux with cellular adhesion factors NCAM and L1CAM in neurite outgrowth 2024 ·Cell Calcium ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gary A. Bradshaw, (unknown), Andreas Leffler, Marian Kalocsay, Vera Y. Moiseenkova‐Bell	3
4	Comparison of methylation estimates obtained via MinION nanopore sequencing and sanger bisulfite sequencing in the TRPA1 promoter region 2023 ·BMC Medical Genomics ·(unknown), Kirsten Jahn, (unknown), (unknown), Gunnar Schmidt, Lutz Wiehlmann, Colin Davenport, Björn Brändl, Frank Müller, Andreas Leffler, (unknown), Helge Frieling	9
5	Hat medizinisches Cannabis oder Cannabiskonsum einen Einfluss auf das perioperative anästhesiologische Management? 2023 ·Die Anaesthesiologie ·(unknown), (unknown), Andreas Leffler	2
6	Kidney injury after lung transplantation: Long-term mortality predicted by post-operative day-7 serum creatinine and few clinical factors 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Robert Greite, Vijith Vijayan, Stephan Immenschuh, Andreas Leffler, F. Ius, Axel Haverich, Jens Gottlieb, Hermann Haller, Irina Scheffner, Wilfried Gwinner	8
7	Modulation of Glycinergic Neurotransmission may Contribute to the Analgesic Effects of Propacetamol 2021 ·Biomolecules ·(unknown), Robert Werdehausen, Andreas Leffler, Volker Eulenburg	2
8	Impact of the laryngeal tube as supraglottic airway device on blood flow of the internal carotid artery in patients undergoing general anaesthesia 2019 ·Resuscitation ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Leffler, Thomas Palmaers	7
9	Childhood traumatization is associated with differences in TRPA1 promoter methylation in female patients with multisomatoform disorder with pain as the leading bodily symptom 2019 ·Clinical Epigenetics ·Johannes Achenbach, Mathias Rhein, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mirjam Eberhardt, Andreas Leffler, Helge Frieling, Matthias Karst	27
10	Heat-resistant action potentials require TTX-resistant sodium channels NaV1.8 and NaV1.9 2018 ·The Journal of General Physiology ·Filip Touška, Brian Turnquist, Viktorie Vlachová, Peter W. Reeh, Andreas Leffler, Katharina Zimmermann	16
11	Calcium, Sodium, and Transient Receptor Potential Channel Expression in Human Fetal Midbrain-Derived Neural Progenitor Cells 2018 ·Stem Cells and Development ·Nancy Stanslowsky, (unknown), (unknown), Norman Kalmbach, Martin Klietz, Sigrid C. Schwarz, Andreas Leffler, Florian Wegner	7
12	Reactive metabolites of acetaminophen activate and sensitize the capsaicin receptor TRPV1 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Mirjam Eberhardt, (unknown), Esther Eberhardt, (unknown), Jeanne de la Roche, Christine Herzog, Frank Echtermeyer, Andreas Leffler	30
13	Misexpression of Tbx18 in cardiac chambers of fetal mice interferes with chamber-specific developmental programs but does not induce a pacemaker-like gene signature 2016 ·Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology ·Franziska Greulich, Mark‐Oliver Trowe, Andreas Leffler, Carsten Stoetzer, Henner F. Farin, Andreas Kispert	14
14	Human TRPA1 is a heat sensor displaying intrinsic U-shaped thermosensitivity 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Lavanya Moparthi, Tatjana I. Kichko, Mirjam Eberhardt, Edward D. Högestätt, Per Kjellbom, Urban Johanson, Peter W. Reeh, Andreas Leffler, Miloš R. Filipović, Peter M. Zygmunt	106
15	Functional differentiation of midbrain neurons from human cord blood-derived induced pluripotent stem cells 2014 ·Stem Cell Research & Therapy ·Nancy Stanslowsky, Alexandra Haase, Ulrich Martin, Maximilian Naujock, Andreas Leffler, Reinhard Dengler, Florian Wegner	31
16	Interaction of Alfaxalone with the Neuronal and the Skeletal Muscle Sodium Channel 2012 ·Pharmacology ·Nilufar Foadi, (unknown), (unknown), Jeanne de la Roche, Florian Wegner, Andreas Leffler, Jörg Ahrens, Sabine Kästner	0
17	Methylglyoxal Activates Nociceptors through Transient Receptor Potential Channel A1 (TRPA1) 2012 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mirjam Eberhardt, Miloš R. Filipović, Andreas Leffler, Jeanne de la Roche, Katrin Kistner, Michael J. M. Fischer, Thomas Fleming, Katharina Zimmermann, Ivana Ivanović‐Burmazović, Peter P. Nawroth, Angelika Bierhaus, Peter W. Reeh, Susanne K. Sauer	160
18	Alternative splicing may contribute to time-dependent manifestation of inherited erythromelalgia 2010 ·Brain ·Jin‐Sung Choi, Xiaoyang Cheng, Edmund Foster, Andreas Leffler, Lynda Tyrrell, René H. M. te Morsche, Emmanuella M. Eastman, Henry Jansen, Kathrin Huehne, Carla Nau, Sulayman D. Dib‐Hajj, Joost P.H. Drenth, Stephen G. Waxman	53
19	The General Anesthetic Propofol Excites Nociceptors by Activating TRPV1 and TRPA1 Rather than GABAA Receptors 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Michael J. M. Fischer, Andreas Leffler, Florian Niedermirtl, Katrin Kistner, Mirjam Eberhardt, Peter W. Reeh, Carla Nau	82
20	Activation of dissociated IB4 binding dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons by ATP and capsaicin (CAPS) 1998 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Martin F. Schneider, (unknown), Andreas Leffler, (unknown), Martin Koltzenburg	2

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