Barbara Wilker

2.4k total citations
38 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Barbara Wilker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Wilker has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Barbara Wilker's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (17 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (8 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers). Barbara Wilker is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (17 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (8 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers). Barbara Wilker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Barbara Wilker's co-authors include Erich Gulbins, Heike Grassmé, Matthias Soddemann, Florian Läng, Andrea Riehle, Ildikò Szabó, Katrin Anne Becker, Stephan Dreschers, Michael Weller and Gabriele von Kürthy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Wilker

38 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers

Barbara Wilker
Li Zuo China
Toshihito Tanahashi Japan
Paula Nunes Switzerland
Helmut Grasberger United States
W. Vallen Graham United States
Alessandro Michelucci Luxembourg
Aadra P. Bhatt United States
Li Zuo China
Barbara Wilker
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Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Wilker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Wilker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Wilker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Wilker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Wilker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Wilker. Barbara Wilker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Patel, Sameer H., Gregory C. Wilson, Yuqing Wu, et al.. (2024). Sphingosine is involved in PAPTP-induced death of pancreas cancer cells by interfering with mitochondrial functions. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 102(7). 947–959. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, Gregory C., Simone Keitsch, Matthias Soddemann, et al.. (2024). Phosphatidic acid is involved in regulation of autophagy in neurons in vitro and in vivo. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 476(12). 1881–1894. 1 indexed citations
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Patel, Sameer H., Magdalena Bachmann, Stephanie Kadow, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous targeting of mitochondrial Kv1.3 and lysosomal acid sphingomyelinase amplifies killing of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 101(3). 295–310. 4 indexed citations
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Schumacher, Fabian, Alexander Carpinteiro, Michael J. Edwards, et al.. (2022). Stress induces major depressive disorder by a neutral sphingomyelinase 2-mediated accumulation of ceramide-enriched exosomes in the blood plasma. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 100(10). 1493–1508. 24 indexed citations
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Carstens, Henning, Fabian Schumacher, Matthias Soddemann, et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial effects of inhaled sphingosine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in isolated ventilated and perfused pig lungs. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0271620–e0271620. 7 indexed citations
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Carstens, Henning, Fabian Schumacher, Matthias Soddemann, et al.. (2021). Inhaled sphingosine has no adverse side effects in isolated ventilated and perfused pig lungs. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18607–18607. 4 indexed citations
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Edwards, Michael J., Katrin Anne Becker, Markus Hoffmann, et al.. (2020). Sphingosine prevents binding of SARS–CoV-2 spike to its cellular receptor ACE2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(45). 15174–15182. 40 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Fiona J., Luigi Leanza, Simone Keitsch, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of PI-3-K and AKT Amplifies Kv1.3 Inhibitor-Induced Death of Human T Leukemia Cells. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 53(S1). 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Carstens, Henning, Fabian Schumacher, Simone Keitsch, et al.. (2019). Clinical Development of Sphingosine as Anti-Bacterial Drug: Inhalation of Sphingosine in Mini Pigs has no Adverse Side Effects. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 53(6). 1015–1028. 20 indexed citations
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Gulbins, Anne, Fabian Schumacher, Katrin Anne Becker, et al.. (2018). Antidepressants act by inducing autophagy controlled by sphingomyelin–ceramide. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(12). 2324–2346. 177 indexed citations
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Sehl, Carolin, et al.. (2017). Glucosylceramide Critically Contributes to the Host Defense of Cystic Fibrosis Lungs. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 41(3). 1208–1218. 8 indexed citations
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Hoehn, Richard S., Barbara Wilker, Simone Keitsch, et al.. (2016). Melatonin Acts as an Antidepressant by Inhibition of the Acid Sphingomyelinase/Ceramide System. Neurosignals. 24(1). 48–58. 16 indexed citations
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Carpinteiro, Alexander, Nadine Beckmann, Aaron P. Seitz, et al.. (2016). Role of Acid Sphingomyelinase-Induced Signaling in Melanoma Cells for Hematogenous Tumor Metastasis. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 38(1). 1–14. 19 indexed citations
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Managò, Antonella, Katrin Anne Becker, Alexander Carpinteiro, et al.. (2015). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pyocyanin Induces Neutrophil Death via Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitochondrial Acid Sphingomyelinase. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 22(13). 1097–1110. 110 indexed citations
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Grassmé, Heike, Peter L. Jernigan, Richard S. Hoehn, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of Acid Sphingomyelinase by Antidepressants Counteracts Stress-Induced Activation of P38-Kinase in Major Depression. Neurosignals. 23(1). 84–92. 26 indexed citations
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Peng, Huiming, Li Cao, Stephanie Kadow, et al.. (2015). Acid sphingomyelinase inhibition protects mice from lung edema and lethal Staphylococcus aureus sepsis. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 93(6). 675–689. 65 indexed citations
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Szabó, Ildikò, Jürgen Bock, Heike Grassmé, et al.. (2008). Mitochondrial potassium channel Kv1.3 mediates Bax-induced apoptosis in lymphocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(39). 14861–14866. 184 indexed citations
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Teichgräber, Volker, Martina Ulrich, Nicole Endlich, et al.. (2008). Ceramide accumulation mediates inflammation, cell death and infection susceptibility in cystic fibrosis. Nature Medicine. 14(4). 382–391. 460 indexed citations
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Dreschers, Stephan, Peter Franz, Claudia A. Dumitru, et al.. (2007). Infections with Human Rhinovirus Induce the Formation of Distinct Functional Membrane Domains. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 20(1-4). 241–254. 41 indexed citations
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