Urs T. Rüegg

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Urs T. Rüegg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Urs T. Rüegg has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Physiology and 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Urs T. Rüegg's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (42 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (21 papers). Urs T. Rüegg is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (42 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers) and Exercise and Physiological Responses (21 papers). Urs T. Rüegg collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Japan and United States. Urs T. Rüegg's co-authors include J. Rudinger, O.M. Dorchies, Timo M. Buetler, Robert P. Hof, Anne‐Catherine Passaquin, Shin’ichi Takeda, Valerie Nicolas‐Métral, Naoki Ito, Alexandra Krauskopf and Akiko Hof 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

Urs T. Rüegg

125 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Urs T. Rüegg Switzerland	48	4.3k	1.4k	1.2k	737	688	128	6.6k
Enrique Jaimovich Chile	46	4.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	987 1.3×	817 1.2×	130	6.1k
Cecilia Hidalgo Chile	50	4.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	643 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	145	6.4k
Walter G. Thomas Australia	44	3.8k 0.9×	997 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	381 0.5×	2.6k 3.8×	145	7.4k
Annamaria De Luca Italy	42	3.8k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	956 1.4×	201	5.4k
Yoshiyuki Horio Japan	46	4.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	332 0.5×	950 1.4×	121	7.5k
Tong Liu China	40	3.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	319 0.4×	248 0.4×	163	7.2k
Keiichiro Suzuki Japan	55	5.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	383 0.3×	710 1.0×	477 0.7×	197	8.5k
Sergei N. Orlov Russia	40	3.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	505 0.4×	461 0.6×	551 0.8×	246	4.9k
Paul Fernyhough Canada	50	2.2k 0.5×	2.9k 2.1×	2.3k 2.0×	813 1.1×	255 0.4×	136	6.3k
Takahiko Shimizu Japan	48	3.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.8×	357 0.3×	540 0.7×	279 0.4×	184	7.5k

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Tanihata, Jun, et al.. (2017). Low-Intensity Training and the C5a Complement Antagonist NOX-D21 Rescue the mdx Phenotype through Modulation of Inflammation. American Journal Of Pathology. 187(5). 1147–1161. 21 indexed citations

Rüegg, Urs T., et al.. (2015). Comparison of Experimental Protocols of Physical Exercise for mdx Mice and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2(4). 325–342. 45 indexed citations

Dorchies, O.M., Elyes Dahmane, Hesham M. Ismail, et al.. (2013). The Anticancer Drug Tamoxifen Counteracts the Pathology in a Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. American Journal Of Pathology. 182(2). 485–504. 69 indexed citations

Mähler, Anja, Silvia Mandel, Mario Lorenz, et al.. (2013). Epigallocatechin-3-gallate: a useful, effective and safe clinical approach for targeted prevention and individualised treatment of neurological diseases?. The EPMA Journal. 4(1). 5–5. 65 indexed citations

Boittin, François-Xavier, et al.. (2009). Phospholipase A2-derived lysophosphatidylcholine triggers Ca2+ entry in dystrophic skeletal muscle fibers. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 391(1). 401–406. 19 indexed citations

Dorchies, O.M., Stéphanie Wagner, Timo M. Buetler, & Urs T. Rüegg. (2009). Protection of dystrophic muscle cells with polyphenols from green tea correlates with improved glutathione balance and increased expression of 67LR, a receptor for (−)‐epigallocatechin gallate. BioFactors. 35(3). 279–294. 34 indexed citations

Zanou, Nadège, George Shapovalov, Magali Louis, et al.. (2009). Role of TRPC1 channel in skeletal muscle function. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 298(1). C149–C162. 102 indexed citations

Basset, Olivier, François-Xavier Boittin, Christian Cognard, Bruno Constantin, & Urs T. Rüegg. (2006). Bcl-2 overexpression prevents calcium overload and subsequent apoptosis in dystrophic myotubes. Biochemical Journal. 395(2). 267–276. 48 indexed citations

Krauskopf, Alexandra, Philippe Lhôte, Olivier Petermann, Urs T. Rüegg, & Timo M. Buetler. (2005). Cyclosporin A generates superoxide in smooth muscle cells. Free Radical Research. 39(9). 913–919. 21 indexed citations

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Basset, Olivier, François-Xavier Boittin, O.M. Dorchies, et al.. (2004). Involvement of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate in Nicotinic Calcium Responses in Dystrophic Myotubes Assessed by Near-plasma Membrane Calcium Measurement. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(45). 47092–47100. 32 indexed citations

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Poburko, Damon, Philippe Lhôte, Tania Szado, et al.. (2004). Basal calcium entry in vascular smooth muscle. European Journal of Pharmacology. 505(1-3). 19–29. 27 indexed citations

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Schwander, Martin, Michael Stumm, O.M. Dorchies, et al.. (2003). β1 Integrins Regulate Myoblast Fusion and Sarcomere Assembly. Developmental Cell. 4(5). 673–685. 268 indexed citations

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Patiny, Luc, Jean‐François Guichou, Michael Keller, et al.. (2003). Synthesis and characterization of constrained cyclosporin A derivatives containing a pseudo-proline group. Tetrahedron. 59(28). 5241–5249. 5 indexed citations

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Krauskopf, Alexandra, et al.. (2002). Cyclosporin A‐induced free radical generation is not mediated by cytochrome P‐450. British Journal of Pharmacology. 135(4). 977–986. 22 indexed citations

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Авдонин, П. В., et al.. (2001). Upregulation of vasopressin V_1A receptor mRNA and protein in vascular smooth muscle cells following cyclosporin A treatment. British Journal of Pharmacology. 132(4). 909–917. 23 indexed citations

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Gähwiler, Beat H., et al.. (1991). Modulation of Electrical Activity and of Intracellular Calcium Oscillations of Smooth Muscle Cells by Calcium Antagonists, Agonists, and Vasopressin. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 18. S7–S14. 24 indexed citations

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Rüegg, Urs T., et al.. (1979). 2-Sulphobenzyl, a new solubilizing and reversible protecting group for cysteine in proteins. Its scope and limitations. Biochemical Journal. 179(1). 127–134. 6 indexed citations

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Rüegg, Urs T. & J. Rudinger. (1977). [10] Reductive cleavage of cystine disulfides with tributylphosphine. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 47. 111–116. 212 indexed citations

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Rüegg, Urs T.. (1977). [12] Reductive cleavage ofS-sulfo groups with tributylphosphine. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 47. 123–126. 3 indexed citations

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Rudinger, J. & Urs T. Rüegg. (1973). Appendix: Preparation of N-succinimidyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate. Biochemical Journal. 133(3). 538–539. 47 indexed citations

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