Ole Thastrup

9.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
76 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Ole Thastrup is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ole Thastrup has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ole Thastrup's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (8 papers) and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (8 papers). Ole Thastrup is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (8 papers) and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (8 papers). Ole Thastrup collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Ole Thastrup's co-authors include Michael R. Hanley, A P Dawson, Bjørn K. Drøbak, Peter J. Cullen, James W. Putney, Arlene R. Hughes, Haruo Takemura, Birthe Foder, Ole Scharff and S. Brøgger Christensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ole Thastrup

73 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Thapsigargin, a tumor promoter, discharges intracellular Ca2+ stores by specific inhibition of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2(+)-ATPase.

1990 3.0k citations Ole Thastrup, Peter J. Cullen et al. profile →
Activation of Calcium Entry by the Tumor Promoter Thapsigargin in Parotid Acinar Cells

1989 796 citations Haruo Takemura, Arlene R. Hughes et al. profile →
Thapsigargin, a novel molecular probe for studying intracellular calcium release and storage

1989 521 citations Ole Thastrup, A P Dawson et al. Inflammation Research profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ole Thastrup Denmark	34	5.3k	2.6k	1.2k	994	930	76	7.9k
Hitoshi Kurose Japan	53	5.6k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	655 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	156	8.5k
David I. Yule United States	50	5.8k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	215	8.3k
Suresh K. Joseph United States	49	5.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	731 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	953 1.0×	115	7.3k
Péter Várnai Hungary	43	5.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	926 0.8×	2.4k 2.4×	1.1k 1.2×	109	7.6k
Gary S. Bird United States	51	4.9k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	4.4k 3.7×	711 0.7×	939 1.0×	109	8.8k
Marisa Brini Italy	54	8.9k 1.7×	3.4k 1.3×	703 0.6×	1.9k 1.9×	1.7k 1.9×	141	12.2k
Andrew P. Thomas United States	43	4.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	481 0.4×	916 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	117	7.3k
A P Dawson United Kingdom	26	3.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	579 0.5×	958 1.0×	655 0.7×	57	5.3k
Naoaki Saito Japan	53	5.7k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	564 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	245	9.1k
Dermot M.F. Cooper United States	61	7.8k 1.5×	3.6k 1.4×	714 0.6×	987 1.0×	1.5k 1.6×	163	10.7k

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Thastrup, Ole, Hanne Vibeke Marquart, Mette Levinsen, et al.. (2025). Flow cytometric analysis of cerebrospinal fluid identifies patients with occult central nervous system involvement in relapsed pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica. 111(1). 355–360.

Als‐Nielsen, Bodil, Ximo Duarte, Gabriele Escherich, et al.. (2025). DNA-incorporated thioguanine to detect potential non-adherence to maintenance therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 95(1). 76–76.

Mirian, Christian, Ole Thastrup, René Mathiasen, et al.. (2024). Mass spectrometry-based proteomics of cerebrospinal fluid in pediatric central nervous system malignancies: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual patient data. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. 21(1). 14–14. 5 indexed citations

Mirian, Christian, Ole Østergaard, Ole Thastrup, et al.. (2024). Deep Proteome Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid from Pediatric Patients with Central Nervous System Cancer. Journal of Proteome Research. 23(11). 5048–5063. 2 indexed citations

Yankilevich, Patricio, Luca Di Leo, Francesca M. Bosisio, et al.. (2022). Thiopurine 6TG treatment increases tumor immunogenicity and response to immune checkpoint blockade. OncoImmunology. 12(1). 2158610–2158610. 6 indexed citations

Qvortrup, Klaus, et al.. (2021). The cancer angiogenesis co-culture assay: In vitro quantification of the angiogenic potential of tumoroids. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0253258–e0253258. 16 indexed citations

Modvig, Signe, Ole Thastrup, Mette Levinsen, et al.. (2019). A Comprehensive Study of Human Integrins in Pediatric Lymphoblastic Leukemia Supports a Role of CD49f (Integrin α6) in the Localization to Bone Marrow but Not Spinal Fluid. Blood. 134(Supplement_1). 5205–5205. 1 indexed citations

Glenthøj, A, Ben Vainer, Per Ibsen, et al.. (2017). Short-term spheroid culture of primary colorectal cancer cells as an in vitro model for personalizing cancer medicine. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0183074–e0183074. 70 indexed citations

Vainer, Ben, et al.. (2014). Abstract 2020: Spheroid culture of primary colorectal cancer cells from liver metastases as an in vitro model of patient tumors. Cancer Research. 74(19_Supplement). 2020–2020. 2 indexed citations

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Terry, B. R., et al.. (2004). Functional identification and monitoring of individual ? and ? cells in cultured mouse islets of Langerhans. Acta Diabetologica. 41(4). 185–193. 17 indexed citations

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Arkhammar, Per, B. R. Terry, Hans Kofod, & Ole Thastrup. (1998). Pancreatic islets cultured on extracellular matrix: An excellent preparation for microfluorometry. Methods in Cell Science. 19(4). 255–268. 10 indexed citations

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Ru̇žička, Jaromír, et al.. (1996). Flow injection microscopy: a novel tool for the study of cellular response and drug discovery. The Analyst. 121(7). 945–945. 4 indexed citations

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Jensen, Anders A., et al.. (1994). Characteristics of stably expressed human dopamine D1a and D1b receptors: Atypical behavior of the dopamine D1b receptor. European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology. 267(1). 85–93. 24 indexed citations

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Hughes, Arlene R., Gary S. Bird, J.F. Obie, Ole Thastrup, & James W. Putney. (1991). Role of inositol (1,4,5)trisphosphate in epidermal growth factor-induced Ca2+ signaling in A431 cells.. Molecular Pharmacology. 40(2). 254–262. 29 indexed citations

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Takemura, Haruo, Ole Thastrup, & James W. Putney. (1990). Calcium efflux across the plasma membrane of rat parotid acinar cells is unaffected by receptor activation or by the microsomal calcium ATPase inhibitor, thapsigargin. Cell Calcium. 11(1). 11–17. 44 indexed citations

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Møller, J., Bo Hofmann, Erik Langhoff, et al.. (1989). Immunodeficiency after Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation in Man. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 30(4). 441–447. 4 indexed citations

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Thastrup, Ole, A P Dawson, Ole Scharff, et al.. (1989). Thapsigargin, a novel molecular probe for studying intracellular calcium release and storage. Inflammation Research. 27(1-2). 17–23. 521 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheek, T R, R. B. Moreton, M J Berridge, & Ole Thastrup. (1989). Effects of the Ca2+-mobilizing tumour promotor thapsigargin and an inositol trisphosphate mobilizing agonist on cytosolic Ca2+ in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. Biochemical Society Transactions. 17(1). 94–95. 11 indexed citations

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Hanley, Michael R., Trevor Jackson, Wing‐Tai Cheung, et al.. (1988). Molecular Mechanisms of Phospholipid Signaling Pathways in Mammalian Nerve Cells. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 53(0). 435–445. 6 indexed citations

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Thastrup, Ole, Bjarne Fjalland, & John Lemmich. (1982). Coronary Vasodilatory, Spasmolytic and cAMP-Phosphodiesterase Inhibitory Properties of Dihydropyranocoumarins and Dihydrofuranocoumarins. Planta Medica. 45(7). 131–131. 2 indexed citations

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