Heiko Funke‐Kaiser

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Heiko Funke‐Kaiser is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heiko Funke‐Kaiser has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Heiko Funke‐Kaiser's work include Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (13 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (8 papers). Heiko Funke‐Kaiser is often cited by papers focused on Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (13 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (8 papers). Heiko Funke‐Kaiser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Heiko Funke‐Kaiser's co-authors include Thomas Unger, Jan H. Schefe, Ivo Buschmann, Kerstin Lehmann, Mario Menk, Jana Reinemund, U. Muscha Steckelings, Patricia Ruíz, Robin M. Hobbs and Pier Paolo Pandolfi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Circulation Research and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Heiko Funke‐Kaiser

29 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Quantitative real-time RT-PCR data analysis: current concepts and the novel “gene expression’s C T difference” formula

2006 697 citations Jan H. Schefe, Kerstin Lehmann et al. Journal of Molecular Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heiko Funke‐Kaiser Germany	18	940	709	469	184	174	29	1.8k
Jan H. Schefe Germany	12	770 0.8×	441 0.6×	334 0.7×	74 0.4×	138 0.8×	14	1.5k
Alvair P. Almeida Brazil	28	1.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.9×	764 1.6×	176 1.0×	182 1.0×	59	2.4k
George Koike Japan	25	894 1.0×	715 1.0×	560 1.2×	353 1.9×	83 0.5×	61	2.3k
Paul J. McDermott United States	32	1.6k 1.7×	977 1.4×	77 0.2×	166 0.9×	173 1.0×	80	2.5k
Martin Bergmann Germany	30	1.2k 1.2×	256 0.4×	187 0.4×	153 0.8×	87 0.5×	74	2.7k
Danielle Château France	24	2.0k 2.1×	298 0.4×	114 0.2×	303 1.6×	368 2.1×	44	2.7k
Daekee Lee South Korea	25	887 0.9×	167 0.2×	177 0.4×	134 0.7×	142 0.8×	66	2.3k
Jozef Lazar United States	27	656 0.7×	332 0.5×	274 0.6×	271 1.5×	36 0.2×	60	1.6k
Simone Renner Germany	21	1.0k 1.1×	251 0.4×	274 0.6×	461 2.5×	182 1.0×	43	2.1k
Roger T. Worrell United States	27	1.5k 1.6×	186 0.3×	131 0.3×	234 1.3×	276 1.6×	49	2.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Funke‐Kaiser, Heiko & Thomas Unger. (2023). The (pro)renin receptor as a pharmacological target in cardiorenal diseases. Hypertension Research. 46(11). 2527–2534. 1 indexed citations

Schmitz, Jennifer, Kerstin Seidel, Sebastian Kirsch, et al.. (2013). Distinct Signal Transduction Pathways Downstream of the (P)RR Revealed by Microarray and ChIP-chip Analyses. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e57674–e57674. 5 indexed citations

Seidel, Kerstin, Jennifer Schmitz, Sebastian Kirsch, et al.. (2012). The (pro)renin receptor ((P)RR) can act as a repressor of Wnt signalling. Biochemical Pharmacology. 84(12). 1643–1650. 26 indexed citations

Schrezenmeier, Eva, Frank S. Zollmann, Kerstin Seidel, et al.. (2012). Moderate Correlations of in vitro versus in vivo Pharmacokinetics Questioning the Need of Early Microsomal Stability Testing. Pharmacology. 90(5-6). 307–315. 3 indexed citations

Rompe, Franziska, Metin Artuc, Anders Hallberg, et al.. (2010). Direct Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Stimulation Acts Anti-Inflammatory Through Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid and Inhibition of Nuclear Factor κB. Hypertension. 55(4). 924–931. 168 indexed citations

Seidel, Kerstin, Sebastian Kirsch, Kristin Lucht, et al.. (2010). The Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger (PLZF) Protein Exerts Neuroprotective Effects in Neuronal Cells and is Dysregulated in Experimental Stroke. Brain Pathology. 21(1). 31–43. 17 indexed citations

Menk, Mario, Clarissa von Haefen, Heiko Funke‐Kaiser, et al.. (2010). Ethanol-induced downregulation of the angiotensin AT2 receptor in murine fibroblasts is mediated by PARP-1. Alcohol. 44(6). 495–506. 9 indexed citations

Reinemund, Jana, Kerstin Seidel, U. Muscha Steckelings, et al.. (2009). Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) transcriptionally regulates angiotensin AT2 receptor (AT2R) and AT2R binding protein (ATBP) genes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 77(12). 1795–1805. 25 indexed citations

Funke‐Kaiser, Heiko, Jana Reinemund, U. Muscha Steckelings, & Thomas Unger. (2009). Adapter proteins and promoter regulation of the angiotensin AT2 receptor — implications for cardiac pathophysiology. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. 11(1). 7–17. 34 indexed citations

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Schefe, Jan H., Thomas Unger, & Heiko Funke‐Kaiser. (2008). PLZF and the (pro)renin receptor. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 86(6). 623–627. 28 indexed citations

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Thöne‐Reineke, Christa, Christian Neumann, Pawel Namsolleck, et al.. (2008). The β-lactam antibiotic, ceftriaxone, dramatically improves survival, increases glutamate uptake and induces neurotrophins in stroke. Journal of Hypertension. 26(12). 2426–2435. 90 indexed citations

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Schefe, Jan H., Christian Neumann, Matthias Goebel, et al.. (2008). Prorenin engages the (pro)renin receptor like renin and both ligand activities are unopposed by aliskiren. Journal of Hypertension. 26(9). 1787–1794. 81 indexed citations

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Schefe, Jan H., Kerstin Lehmann, Ivo Buschmann, Thomas Unger, & Heiko Funke‐Kaiser. (2006). Quantitative real-time RT-PCR data analysis: current concepts and the novel “gene expression’s C T difference” formula. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 84(11). 901–910. 697 indexed citations breakdown →

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Funke‐Kaiser, Heiko, Alexander Thomas, Juliane Bremer, et al.. (2003). Regulation of the major isoform of human endothelin-converting enzyme-1 by a strong housekeeping promoter modulated by polymorphic microsatellites. Journal of Hypertension. 21(11). 2111–2124. 24 indexed citations

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Orzechowski, Hans‐Dieter, Andreas Zimmermann, Heiko Funke‐Kaiser, et al.. (2001). Transcriptional Mechanism of Protein Kinase C-Induced Isoform-Specific Expression of the Gene for Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1in Human Endothelial Cells. Molecular Pharmacology. 60(6). 1332–1342. 21 indexed citations

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Funke‐Kaiser, Heiko, et al.. (2001). Functional characterization of the human prion protein promoter in neuronal and endothelial cells. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 79(9). 529–535. 12 indexed citations

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Funke‐Kaiser, Heiko, et al.. (2000). Characterization of the c‐specific promoter of the gene encoding human endothelin‐converting enzyme‐1 (ECE‐1). FEBS Letters. 466(2-3). 310–316. 17 indexed citations

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Funke‐Kaiser, Heiko, et al.. (1998). Human Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1β mRNA Expression Is Regulated by an Alternative Promoter. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 31. S7–S9. 11 indexed citations

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Orzechowski, Hans‐Dieter, et al.. (1998). Endothelial Expression of Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1β mRNA Is Regulated by the Transcription Factor Ets-1. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 31. S55–S57. 14 indexed citations

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Funke‐Kaiser, Heiko, et al.. (1997). Evidence of alternative promoters directing isoform-specific expression of human endothelin-converting enzyme-1 mRNA in cultured endothelial cells. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 75(7). 512–521. 48 indexed citations

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