Christopher Nelke

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 690 citations indexed

About

Christopher Nelke is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Nelke has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 690 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Neurology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Christopher Nelke's work include Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (7 papers), Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (6 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (5 papers). Christopher Nelke is often cited by papers focused on Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (7 papers), Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (6 papers) and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (5 papers). Christopher Nelke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Luxembourg and Austria. Christopher Nelke's co-authors include Tobias Ruck, Sven G. Meuth, Rainer Dziewas, Jens Minnerup, Christina B. Schroeter, Marc Pawlitzki, Heinz Wiendl, Marcus O.W. Grimm, Tobias Hartmann and Anna Andrea Lauer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Nelke

29 papers receiving 684 citations

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Skeletal muscle as potential central link between sarcopenia and immune senescence

2019 299 citations Christopher Nelke, Rainer Dziewas et al. EBioMedicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Nelke Germany	12	313	142	113	97	92	30	690
Gorizio Pieretti Italy	18	156 0.5×	168 1.2×	38 0.3×	113 1.2×	47 0.5×	55	817
Elena Eyre Spain	12	316 1.0×	438 3.1×	51 0.5×	140 1.4×	34 0.4×	20	820
Xiangcai Ruan China	18	149 0.5×	177 1.2×	46 0.4×	68 0.7×	34 0.4×	40	724
Zhimin Kang China	19	242 0.8×	214 1.5×	86 0.8×	120 1.2×	129 1.4×	29	1.1k
Irene Simonetta Italy	20	454 1.5×	245 1.7×	62 0.5×	261 2.7×	48 0.5×	38	1.1k
Ryosuke Oguro Japan	14	158 0.5×	205 1.4×	37 0.3×	81 0.8×	58 0.6×	21	894
Junnosuke Miura Japan	17	171 0.5×	125 0.9×	26 0.2×	128 1.3×	48 0.5×	70	998
Mengyao Shi China	15	140 0.4×	227 1.6×	27 0.2×	101 1.0×	31 0.3×	95	708
Tadakatsu Inagaki Japan	15	214 0.7×	266 1.9×	30 0.3×	54 0.6×	51 0.6×	36	785

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Schänzer, Anne, Christel Depienne, Andreas Hentschel, et al.. (2025). Lessons learned from a muscle study in nail-patella syndrome. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 20(1). 384–384.

Nelke, Christopher, Simone Schmid, Felix Kleefeld, et al.. (2024). Complement and MHC patterns can provide the diagnostic framework for inflammatory neuromuscular diseases. Acta Neuropathologica. 147(1). 15–15. 13 indexed citations

Hentschel, Andreas, Felix Kleefeld, Christopher Nelke, et al.. (2024). Molecular composition of skeletal muscle in infants and adults: a comparative proteomic and transcriptomic study. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22965–22965. 2 indexed citations

Schroeter, Christina B., Niklas Huntemann, Saskia Räuber, et al.. (2024). Recombinant Acetylcholine Receptor Immunization Induces a Robust Model of Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis in Mice. Cells. 13(6). 508–508. 4 indexed citations

Schroeter, Christina B., et al.. (2023). Current Biomarker Strategies in Autoimmune Neuromuscular Diseases. Cells. 12(20). 2456–2456. 5 indexed citations

Schroeter, Michael, Christopher Nelke, Tobias Ruck, et al.. (2023). The impact of thymectomy in subgroups of Myasthenia gravis patients: a single center longitudinal observation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 24–24. 7 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Sarah, et al.. (2023). Incidence, Prevalence, Hospitalization Rates, and Treatment Patterns in Myasthenia Gravis: A 10-Year Real-World Data Analysis of German Claims Data. Neuroepidemiology. 57(2). 121–128. 17 indexed citations

Schroeter, Christina B., Christopher Nelke, Marcus Schewe, et al.. (2023). Validation of TREK1 ion channel activators as an immunomodulatory and neuroprotective strategy in neuroinflammation. Biological Chemistry. 404(4). 355–375. 6 indexed citations

Nelke, Christopher, Christina B. Schroeter, Frauke Stascheit, et al.. (2023). Eculizumab treatment alters the proteometabolome beyond the inhibition of complement. JCI Insight. 8(13). 5 indexed citations

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Räuber, Saskia, Marc Pawlitzki, Melanie Korsen, et al.. (2022). A national, multi-center study in Germany to assess implementation of infusion management, treatment satisfaction and quality of life in MS patients receiving alemtuzumab. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 59. 103670–103670. 5 indexed citations

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Nelke, Christopher, Marianna Spatola, Christina B. Schroeter, Heinz Wiendl, & Jan D. Lünemann. (2022). Neonatal Fc Receptor–Targeted Therapies in Neurology. Neurotherapeutics. 19(3). 729–740. 27 indexed citations

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Nelke, Christopher, Christina B. Schroeter, Marc Pawlitzki, Sven G. Meuth, & Tobias Ruck. (2022). Cellular senescence in neuroinflammatory disease: new therapies for old cells?. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 28(10). 850–863. 25 indexed citations

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Nelke, Christopher, Felix Kleefeld, Corinna Preuße, Tobias Ruck, & Werner Stenzel. (2022). Inclusion body myositis and associated diseases: an argument for shared immune pathologies. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 10(1). 84–84. 14 indexed citations

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Nelke, Christopher, Marc Pawlitzki, Christina B. Schroeter, et al.. (2022). High-Dimensional Cytometry Dissects Immunological Fingerprints of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. Cells. 11(20). 3330–3330. 3 indexed citations

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Epping, Lisa, Christina B. Schroeter, Christopher Nelke, et al.. (2022). Activation of non-classical NMDA receptors by glycine impairs barrier function of brain endothelial cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(9). 479–479. 17 indexed citations

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Schroeter, Christina B., Niklas Huntemann, Stefanie Böck, et al.. (2021). Crosstalk of Microorganisms and Immune Responses in Autoimmune Neuroinflammation: A Focus on Regulatory T Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 747143–747143. 7 indexed citations

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Nelke, Christopher, Bendix Labeit, Sven G. Meuth, et al.. (2020). Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 581060–581060. 4 indexed citations

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Janitschke, Daniel, Christopher Nelke, Anna Andrea Lauer, et al.. (2019). Effect of Caffeine and Other Methylxanthines on Aβ-Homeostasis in SH-SY5Y Cells. Biomolecules. 9(11). 689–689. 25 indexed citations

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Nelke, Christopher, Rainer Dziewas, Jens Minnerup, Sven G. Meuth, & Tobias Ruck. (2019). Skeletal muscle as potential central link between sarcopenia and immune senescence. EBioMedicine. 49. 381–388. 299 indexed citations breakdown →

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Grimm, Marcus O.W., Anna Andrea Lauer, Johannes Lehmann, et al.. (2017). Vitamin D and Its Analogues Decrease Amyloid-β (Aβ) Formation and Increase Aβ-Degradation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(12). 2764–2764. 70 indexed citations

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