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Philipp Pfeifer; Hans-Joachim Schäfers; Frederik Seiler; Meike Voss; Bodo Wonnenberg; Markus Bischoff; Jan Hellberg; Frank Langer; Philipp M Lepper; Michael D Menger; Robert Bals; Christoph Beisswenger
IL-17C is a mediator of respiratory epithelial innate immune response.
Frederik Seiler; Robert Bals; Markus Bischoff; Jan Hellberg; Christian Herr; Andreas Kamyschnikow; Frank Lammert; Frank Langer; Philipp M Lepper; Michael D Menger; Hans-Joachim Schäfers; Christoph Beisswenger
FOXO transcription factors regulate innate immune mechanisms in respiratory epithelial cells.
J Lorenz; M Pfeifer; W Randerath; G Steinkamp; C Taube; H Teschler; T Welte; Robert Bals; H-U Kauczor; H Worth
[Meeting of experts on obstructive airway diseases: targets and methods].

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2013: Philipp Pfeifer; Hans-Joachim Schäfers; Frederik Seiler; Meike Voss; Bodo Wonnenberg; Markus Bischoff; Jan Hellberg; Frank Langer; Philipp M Lepper; Michael D Menger; Robert Bals; Christoph Beisswenger
IL-17C is a mediator of respiratory epithelial innate immune response.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 2013;48(4):415-21.
2013: Frederik Seiler; Robert Bals; Markus Bischoff; Jan Hellberg; Christian Herr; Andreas Kamyschnikow; Frank Lammert; Frank Langer; Philipp M Lepper; Michael D Menger; Hans-Joachim Schäfers; Christoph Beisswenger
FOXO transcription factors regulate innate immune mechanisms in respiratory epithelial cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2013;190(4):1603-13.
2012: J Lorenz; M Pfeifer; W Randerath; G Steinkamp; C Taube; H Teschler; T Welte; Robert Bals; H-U Kauczor; H Worth
[Meeting of experts on obstructive airway diseases: targets and methods].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2012;66(9):526-38.
2012: Philipp M Lepper; Robert Bals; Heinrike Wilkens
Natural killer cells in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a force on the dim or the bright side?
Circulation 2012;126(9):1020-2.
2012: Philipp M Lepper; Robert Bals
On the edge: targeting Toll-like receptor 2 in ischemia/reperfusion injury.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions 2012;5(2):146-9.
2012: Christoph Beisswenger; C Hess; Robert Bals
Aspergillus fumigatus conidia induce interferon-β signalling in respiratory epithelial cells.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2012;39(2):411-8.
2012: Philipp M Lepper; Nicole M Mealing; Eveline Nüesch; Sebastian Ott; Mathias W Pletz; Gernot Rohde; Christian Schumann; Norbert Suttorp; Maximilian von Eynatten; Tobias Welte; Robert Bals; Torsten T Bauer; Peter Jüni
Serum glucose levels for predicting death in patients admitted to hospital for community acquired pneumonia: prospective cohort study.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2012;344():e3397.
2012: A Rembert Koczulla; Janine Koepke; Christoph Nell; Sarah Noeske; Severin Schmid; Claus Vogelmeier; Christian Herr; Rudolf A Jörres; Robert Bals
Alpha-1 antitrypsin is elevated in exhaled breath condensate and serum in exacerbated COPD patients.
Respiratory medicine 2012;106(1):120-6.
2011: Akira D M Hattesohl; Rudolf A Jörres; Robert Bals; Holger Dressel; Timm Greulich; Sarah Noeske; Severin Schmid; Claus Vogelmeier; Andreas Rembert Koczulla
Discrimination between COPD patients with and without alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency using an electronic nose.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) 2011;16(8):1258-64.
2011: S Fähndrich; C Guttmann; Robert Bals
[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2011;136(37):1847-60; quiz 1861-2.
2011: Tetyana Zakharkina; Akira Hattesohl; A-Rembert Koczulla; Olga Mardanova; Robert Bals
Detection of microorganisms in exhaled breath condensate during acute exacerbations of COPD.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) 2011;16(6):932-8.
2011: Sabina Janciauskiene; Rembert Koczulla; Thomas Köhnlein; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals; Tobias Welte
The discovery of α1-antitrypsin and its role in health and disease.
Respiratory medicine 2011;105(8):1129-39.
2011: J Lorenz; H Magnussen; M Pfeifer; W Randerath; G Schultze-Werninghaus; G Steinkamp; H Teschler; C Vogelmeier; Robert Bals; A Gillissen; H Worth
[COPD and Clinical Trials. Results of an expert meeting "Castles in the Air" 2010].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2011;65(7):436-48.
2011: Robert Bals; Dominique Hubert; Burkhard Tümmler
Antibiotic treatment of CF lung disease: from bench to bedside.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 2011;10 Suppl 2():S146-51.
2011: Katharina Reinhard; Magdalena Huber; Corinna Wostl; Anne Hellhund; Anne Toboldt; Elfadil Abass; Bärbel Casper; Thorsten Joeris; Christian Herr; Robert Bals; Ulrich Steinhoff; Michael Lohoff; Alexander Visekruna
c-Rel promotes type 1 and type 17 immune responses during Leishmania major infection.
European journal of immunology 2011;41(5):1388-98.
2011: Philipp M Lepper; Sebastian R Ott; Michael Schmücking; Christian Schumann; Uz Stammberger; Robert Bals; Norbert M Blumstein; Antonio Bugalho; Nicolas Diehm; Steffen Frese; Hanno Hoppe; Jürg Hamacher
Superior vena cava syndrome in thoracic malignancies.
Respiratory care 2011;56(5):653-66.
2011: G Barten; H Schütte; Robert Bals; Mathias Pletz; G Rohde
[Symposium: Pneumonia 2010 - state of the art].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2011;65(4):223-8.
2011: M W Pletz; G Rohde; H Schütte; Robert Bals; T Welte; H von Baum
[Epidemiology and Aetiology of Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP)].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2011;136(15):775-80.
2011: Christian Herr; Timm Greulich; Rembert A Koczulla; Silke Meyer; Tetyana Zakharkina; Meret Branscheidt; Rebecca Eschmann; Robert Bals
The role of vitamin D in pulmonary disease: COPD, asthma, infection, and cancer.
Respiratory research 2011;12():31.
2010: Renat Shaykhiev; Johannes Sierigk; Christian Herr; Gabriela Krasteva; Wolfgang Kummer; Robert Bals
The antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin enhances activation of lung epithelial cells by LPS.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2010;24(12):4756-66.
2010: Christian Ukena; Felix Mahfoud; Michael Kindermann; Ingrid Kindermann; Robert Bals; Adriaan A Voors; Dirk J van Veldhuisen; Michael Böhm
The cardiopulmonary continuum systemic inflammation as 'common soil' of heart and lung disease.
International journal of cardiology 2010;145(2):172-6.
2010: Muriel Lizé; Christian Herr; Alexander Klimke; Robert Bals; Matthias Dobbelstein
MicroRNA-449a levels increase by several orders of magnitude during mucociliary differentiation of airway epithelia.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) 2010;9(22):4579-83.
2010: Robert Bals
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology 2010;24(5):629-33.
2010: Robert Bals; A Gillissen; J Lorenz; H Morr; M Pfeifer; W Randerath; G Rohde; G Schultze-Werninghaus; G Steinkamp; C Taube; Claus Vogelmeier; H Watz; T Welte; H Worth
[COPD and infection].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2010;64(8):504-20.
2010: Marc Miravitlles; C Herr; Ilaria Ferrarotti; Rosendo Jardi; F Rodriguez-Frias; M Luisetti; Robert Bals
Laboratory testing of individuals with severe alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in three European centres.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2010;35(5):960-8.
2010: Sadek M Alalwani; Johannes Sierigk; Christian Herr; Olaf Pinkenburg; Richard Gallo; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 modulates the inflammatory and host defense response of human neutrophils.
European journal of immunology 2010;40(4):1118-26.
2010: R A Jörres; T Welte; Robert Bals; A Koch; M Schnoor; C Vogelmeier
[Systemic manifestations and comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their effect on clinical state and course of the disease--an overview of the cohort study COSYCONET].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2010;135(10):446-9.
2010: S R Ott; P M Lepper; B Hauptmeier; Robert Bals; Mathias Pletz; C Schumann; C Steininger; Michael Kleines; H Geerdes-Fenge
[The impact of viruses in lower respiratory tract infections of the adult. Part III: therapy and prevention].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2010;64(2):115-23.
2010: Achim Pfosser; Chiraz El-Aouni; Iris Pfisterer; Melanie Dietz; Franziska Globisch; Georg Stachel; Teresa Trenkwalder; Olaf Pinkenburg; Jan Horstkotte; Rabea Hinkel; Markus Sperandio; Antonis K Hatzopoulos; Peter Boekstegers; Robert Bals; Christian Kupatt
NF kappaB activation in embryonic endothelial progenitor cells enhances neovascularization via PSGL-1 mediated recruitment: novel role for LL37.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 2010;28(2):376-85.
2010: C Hess; C Herr; Christoph Beisswenger; T Zakharkina; R M Schmid; Robert Bals
Myeloid RelA regulates pulmonary host defense networks.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2010;35(2):343-52.
2010: S R Ott; G Rohde; P M Lepper; B Hauptmeier; Robert Bals; Mathias Pletz; C Schumann; C Steininger; Michael Kleines; H Geerdes-Fenge
[The impact of viruses in lower respiratory tract infections of the adult. Part II: acute bronchitis, acute exacerbated COPD, pneumonia, and influenza].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2010;64(1):18-27.
2010: Andreas R Koczulla; Sarah Noeske; Christian Herr; Frank Dette; Olaf Pinkenburg; Severin Schmid; Rudolf A Jörres; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
Ambient temperature impacts on pH of exhaled breath condensate.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) 2010;15(1):155-9.
2010: A-Rembert Koczulla; Sarah Noeske; Christian Herr; Rudolf A Jörres; Horst Römmelt; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
Acute and chronic effects of smoking on inflammation markers in exhaled breath condensate in current smokers.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2010;79(1):61-7.
2009: S R Ott; P M Lepper; B Hauptmeier; Robert Bals; Mathias Pletz; C Schumann; C Steininger; Michael Kleines; H Geerdes-Fenge
[The impact of viruses in lower respiratory tract infections of the adult. Part I: Pathogenesis, viruses, and diagnostics].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2009;63(12):709-17.
2009: S K Metzelder; Christian Reinke; Eduard M Walthers; Peter Barth; Claus Vogelmeier; Andreas Neubauer; Robert Bals
["Malignant" ARDS].
Der Internist 2009;50(10):1272, 1274-7.
2009: B Koller; Robert Bals; D Roos; Hans Christian Korting; Matthias Griese; D Hartl
Innate immune receptors on neutrophils and their role in chronic lung disease.
European journal of clinical investigation 2009;39(7):535-47.
2009: S Schroth; Rembert Koczulla; C Herr; T Greulich; Eduard M Walthers; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
[Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: diagnosis and therapy of the lung disease].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2009;63(6):335-41; quiz 342-3.
2009: T Greulich; Rembert Koczulla; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a systemic disease].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2009;134(23):1231-5.
2009: A R Koczulla; Robert Bals; T Greulich; C Vogelmeier
[Diagnosis and therapy of COPD].
MMW Fortschritte der Medizin 2009;151(14):55-9; quiz 60.
2009: Olaf Pinkenburg; Achim Pfosser; Rabea Hinkel; Martina Böttcher; Claudia Dinges; Corinna Lebherz; Shahana Sultana; Jörg Enssle; Chiraz El-Aouni; Hildegard Büning; Peter Boekstegers; Robert Bals; Christian Kupatt
Recombinant adeno-associated virus-based gene transfer of cathelicidin induces therapeutic neovascularization preferentially via potent collateral growth.
Human gene therapy 2009;20(2):159-67.
2009: Katherina Goris; Sabine Uhlenbruck; Christel Schwegmann-Wessels; Wiebke Köhl; Frank Niedorf; Michael Stern; Marion Hewicker-Trautwein; Robert Bals; Geraldine Taylor; Armin Braun; Gerd Bicker; Manfred Kietzmann; Georg Herrler
Differential sensitivity of differentiated epithelial cells to respiratory viruses reveals different viral strategies of host infection.
Journal of virology 2009;83(4):1962-8.
2009: Patrizia Pignatti; Antonella Balestrino; Christian Herr; Robert Bals; Dania Moretto; Massimo Corradi; Rossella Alinovi; Monica Delmastro; Claus Vogelmeier; Stefano Nava; Gianna Moscato; Bruno Balbi
Tracheostomy and related host-pathogen interaction are associated with airway inflammation as characterized by tracheal aspirate analysis.
Respiratory medicine 2009;103(2):201-8.
2009: Rembert Koczulla; Silvano Dragonieri; Robert Schot; Robert Bals; S.A. Gauw; Claus Vogelmeier; Klaus F Rabe; Peter J Sterk; Pieter S Hiemstra
Comparison of exhaled breath condensate pH using two commercially available devices in healthy controls, asthma and COPD patients.
Respiratory research 2009;10():78.
2008: Rembert Koczulla; N Bittkowski; J Andress; T Greulich; S Schroth; V Kotke; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
[The German registry of individuals with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency--a source for research on patient care].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2008;62(11):655-8.
2008: Christoph Beisswenger; Robert Bals
Interaction of allergic airway inflammation and innate immunity: hygiene and beyond.
Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) 2008;3 Suppl 1():S3.
2008: Mechthild Stoeckelhuber; Elisabeth M Messmer; Christoph Schubert; Beate M Stoeckelhuber; Claudia Koehler; Ulrich Welsch; Robert Bals
Immunolocalization of defensins and cathelicidin in human glands of Moll.
Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft 2008;190(3):230-7.
2008: Renat Shaykhiev; Jürgen Behr; Robert Bals
Microbial patterns signaling via Toll-like receptors 2 and 5 contribute to epithelial repair, growth and survival.
PloS one 2008;3(1):e1393.
2008: Judith von Haussen; Rembert Koczulla; Renat Shaykhiev; Christian Herr; Olaf Pinkenburg; Dietlind Reimer; Rainer Wiewrodt; Stefan Biesterfeld; Achim Aigner; Frank Czubayko; Robert Bals
The host defence peptide LL-37/hCAP-18 is a growth factor for lung cancer cells.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2008;59(1):12-23.
2007: Christian Herr; Renat Shaykhiev; Robert Bals
The role of cathelicidin and defensins in pulmonary inflammatory diseases.
Expert opinion on biological therapy 2007;7(9):1449-61.
2007: Alexander Torossian; Eugeniu Gurschi; Robert Bals; Timon Vassiliou; Hinnerk F Wulf; Artur Bauhofer
Effects of the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 and hyperthermic preconditioning in septic rats.
Anesthesiology 2007;107(3):437-41.
2007: Robert Bals; Rembert Koczulla; Viktor Kotke; Juergen Andress; Karlheinz Blackert; Claus Vogelmeier
Identification of individuals with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency by a targeted screening program.
Respiratory medicine 2007;101(8):1708-14.
2007: C Herr; Robert Bals
[Innate immunity--species variation and development].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2007;61(7):483-5.
2007: Renat Shaykhiev; Robert Bals
Interactions between epithelial cells and leukocytes in immunity and tissue homeostasis.
Journal of leukocyte biology 2007;82(1):1-15.
2007: Robert Bals
[Pneumology: diseases of the lung and air passages 2007].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) 2007;132(25-26):1376-80.
2007: Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and premature aging.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2007;175(12):1217-8.
2007: Anja K Mayer; Mario Muehmer; Jörg Mages; Katja Gueinzius; Christian Hess; Klaus Heeg; Robert Bals; Roland Lang; Alexander H Dalpke
Differential recognition of TLR-dependent microbial ligands in human bronchial epithelial cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2007;178(5):3134-42.
2006: Kerstin Kandler; Renat Shaykhiev; Peter Kleemann; Frank Klescz; Michael Lohoff; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
The anti-microbial peptide LL-37 inhibits the activation of dendritic cells by TLR ligands.
International immunology 2006;18(12):1729-36.
2006: Kerstin Felgentreff; Christoph Beisswenger; Matthias Griese; Tobias A M Gulder; Gerhard Bringmann; Robert Bals
The antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin interacts with airway mucus.
Peptides 2006;27(12):3100-6.
2006: Claus Vogelmeier; Rembert Koczulla; Heinz Fehrenbach; Robert Bals
[Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
Der Internist 2006;47(9):885-6, 888-90, 892-4.
2006: Christoph Beisswenger; Kerstin Kandler; Christian Hess; Holger Garn; Kerstin Felgentreff; Michael Wegmann; Harald Renz; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
Allergic airway inflammation inhibits pulmonary antibacterial host defense.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2006;177(3):1833-7.
2006: Robert Bals; Pieter S Hiemstra
Antimicrobial peptides in COPD--basic biology and therapeutic applications.
Current drug targets 2006;7(6):743-50.
2006: Jenny Wah; Anne Wellek; Marion Frankenberger; Pia Unterberger; Ulrich Welsch; Robert Bals
Antimicrobial peptides are present in immune and host defense cells of the human respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts.
Cell and tissue research 2006;324(3):449-56.
2006: Philip T Liu; Steffen Stenger; Huiying Li; Linda Wenzel; Belinda H Tan; Stephan R Krutzik; Maria Teresa Ochoa; Jürgen Schauber; Kent Wu; Christoph Meinken; Diane L Kamen; Manfred Wagner; Robert Bals; Andreas Steinmeyer; Ulrich Zügel; Richard L Gallo; David Eisenberg; Martin Hewison; Bruce W Hollis; John S Adams; Barry R Bloom; Robert L Modlin
Toll-like receptor triggering of a vitamin D-mediated human antimicrobial response.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 2006;311(5768):1770-3.
2006: Robert Bals; Heinrich Becker; U Wagner; Claus Vogelmeier
[Acute exacerbation of COPD].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2006;60(1):11-23; quiz 24-5.
2006: Lars Steinstraesser; Andre Ring; Robert Bals; Hans-Ulrich Steinau; Stefan Langer
The human host defense peptide LL37/hCAP accelerates angiogenesis in PEGT/PBT biopolymers.
Annals of plastic surgery 2006;56(1):93-8.
2005: Renat Shaykhiev; Christoph Beisswenger; Kerstin Kändler; Judith Senske; Annette Püchner; Thomas Damm; Jürgen Behr; Robert Bals
Human endogenous antibiotic LL-37 stimulates airway epithelial cell proliferation and wound closure.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2005;289(5):L842-8.
2005: Christoph Beisswenger; Robert Bals
Functions of antimicrobial peptides in host defense and immunity.
Current protein & peptide science 2005;6(3):255-64.
2005: Robert Bals
Lipopolysaccharide and the lung: a story of love and hate.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2005;25(5):776-7.
2005: Juliane Platz; Olaf Pinkenburg; Christoph Beisswenger; Annette Püchner; Thomas Damm; Robert Bals
Application of small interfering RNA (siRNA) for modulation of airway epithelial gene expression.
Oligonucleotides 2005;15(2):132-8.
2005: Christoph Beisswenger; Robert Bals
Antimicrobial peptides in lung inflammation.
Chemical immunology and allergy 2005;86():55-71.
2004: Robert Bals; Claus Vogelmeier
[Alpha-1-antitrypsin-laboratory and German alpha-1-antitrypsin-registry].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 2004;58(9):637-8.
2004: Olaf Pinkenburg; Juliane Platz; Christoph Beisswenger; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
Inhibition of NF-kappaB mediated inflammation by siRNA expressed by recombinant adeno-associated virus.
Journal of virological methods 2004;120(1):119-22.
2004: Robert Bals; Christoph Beisswenger; Sabine Blouquit; Thierry Chinet
Isolation and air-liquid interface culture of human large airway and bronchiolar epithelial cells.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 2004;3 Suppl 2():49-51.
2004: Juliane Platz; Christoph Beisswenger; Alexander H Dalpke; Rembert Koczulla; Olaf Pinkenburg; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
Microbial DNA induces a host defense reaction of human respiratory epithelial cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2004;173(2):1219-23.
2004: Christoph Beisswenger; Juliane Platz; Carola Seifart; Claus Vogelmeier; Robert Bals
Exposure of differentiated airway epithelial cells to volatile smoke in vitro.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2004;71(4):402-9.
2004: Christiane I-U Chen; Susanne Schaller-Bals; Karl P Paul; Ulrich Wahn; Robert Bals
Beta-defensins and LL-37 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 2004;3(1):45-50.
2004: Olaf Pinkenburg; Claus Vogelmeier; Sascha Bossow; Wolfgang J Neubert; Raimund B Lutz; Guy Ungerechts; Ulrich M Lauer; Michael Bitzer; Robert Bals
Recombinant Sendai virus for efficient gene transfer to human airway epithelium.
Experimental lung research 2004;30(2):83-96.
2004: Robert Bals; Pieter S Hiemstra
Innate immunity in the lung: how epithelial cells fight against respiratory pathogens.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2004;23(2):327-33.
2004: Pieter S Hiemstra; Robert Bals
Series introduction: Innate host defense of the respiratory epithelium.
Journal of leukocyte biology 2004;75(1):3-4.
2003: Rembert Koczulla; Georges von Degenfeld; Christian Kupatt; Florian Krötz; Stefan Zahler; Torsten Gloe; Katja Issbrücker; Pia Unterberger; Mohamed Zaiou; Corinna Lebherz; Alexander Karl; Philip Raake; Achim Pfosser; Peter Boekstegers; Ulrich Welsch; Pieter S Hiemstra; Claus Vogelmeier; Richard L Gallo; Matthias Clauss; Robert Bals
An angiogenic role for the human peptide antibiotic LL-37/hCAP-18.
The Journal of clinical investigation 2003;111(11):1665-72.
2003: Robert Bals; J M Wilson
Cathelicidins--a family of multifunctional antimicrobial peptides.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 2003;60(4):711-20.
2003: Andreas R Koczulla; Robert Bals
Antimicrobial peptides: current status and therapeutic potential.
Drugs 2003;63(4):389-406.
2002: Joanna Cichy; Robert Bals; Jan Potempa; Anne Mani; Ellen Puré
Proteinase-mediated release of epithelial cell-associated CD44. Extracellular CD44 complexes with components of cellular matrices.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2002;277(46):44440-7.
2002: christian moser; Daniel J Weiner; Elena S Lysenko; Robert Bals; Jeffrey N Weiser; James M Wilson
beta-Defensin 1 contributes to pulmonary innate immunity in mice.
Infection and immunity 2002;70(6):3068-72.
2002: Susanne Schaller-Bals; Andreas Schulze; Robert Bals
Increased levels of antimicrobial peptides in tracheal aspirates of newborn infants during infection.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2002;165(7):992-5.
2001: Robert Bals; B Jany
Identification of disease genes by expression profiling.
The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology 2001;18(5):882-9.
2001: J R García; F Jaumann; Sandra Schulz; Alexander Krause; J Rodríguez-Jiménez; Ulf Forssmann; Knut Adermann; Enno Klüver; Claus Vogelmeier; D Becker; R Hedrich; Wolf-Georg Forssmann; Robert Bals
Identification of a novel, multifunctional beta-defensin (human beta-defensin 3) with specific antimicrobial activity. Its interaction with plasma membranes of Xenopus oocytes and the induction of macrophage chemoattraction.
Cell and tissue research 2001;306(2):257-64.
2001: Anne Krug; Andreas Towarowski; Stefanie Britsch; Simon Rothenfusser; Veit Hornung; Robert Bals; Thomas Giese; Hartmut Engelmann; Stefan Endres; Arthur M Krieg; Gunther Hartmann
Toll-like receptor expression reveals CpG DNA as a unique microbial stimulus for plasmacytoid dendritic cells which synergizes with CD40 ligand to induce high amounts of IL-12.
European journal of immunology 2001;31(10):3026-37.
2001: J R García; Alexander Krause; Sandra Schulz; F J Rodríguez-Jiménez; Enno Klüver; Knut Adermann; Ulf Forssmann; Adjoa Frimpong-Boateng; Robert Bals; Wolf-Georg Forssmann
Human beta-defensin 4: a novel inducible peptide with a specific salt-sensitive spectrum of antimicrobial activity.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2001;15(10):1819-21.
2001: Robert Bals; Daniel J Weiner; Rupalie Lalana Meegalla; F Accurso; James M Wilson
Salt-independent abnormality of antimicrobial activity in cystic fibrosis airway surface fluid.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 2001;25(1):21-5.
2001: Robert Bals; C Lang; Daniel J Weiner; Claus Vogelmeier; Ulrich Welsch; J M Wilson
Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) mucosal antimicrobial peptides are close homologues of human molecules.
Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology 2001;8(2):370-5.
2000: Robert Bals
[Antimicrobial peptides and peptide antibiotics].
Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983) 2000;95(9):496-502.
2000: Elena S Lysenko; J Gould; Robert Bals; James M Wilson; Jeffrey N Weiser
Bacterial phosphorylcholine decreases susceptibility to the antimicrobial peptide LL-37/hCAP18 expressed in the upper respiratory tract.
Infection and immunity 2000;68(3):1664-71.
2000: Robert Bals
Epithelial antimicrobial peptides in host defense against infection.
Respiratory research 2000;1(3):141-50.
1999: Robert Bals; Daniel J Weiner; A David Moscioni; Rupalie Lalana Meegalla; James M Wilson
Augmentation of innate host defense by expression of a cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide.
Infection and immunity 1999;67(11):6084-9.
1999: Robert Bals; Xiaorong Wang; Rupalie Lalana Meegalla; Sigrid Wattler; Daniel J Weiner; Michael Nehls; James M Wilson
Mouse beta-defensin 3 is an inducible antimicrobial peptide expressed in the epithelia of multiple organs.
Infection and immunity 1999;67(7):3542-7.
1999: Robert Bals; W Xiao; N Sang; Daniel J Weiner; Rupalie Lalana Meegalla; James M Wilson
Transduction of well-differentiated airway epithelium by recombinant adeno-associated virus is limited by vector entry.
Journal of virology 1999;73(7):6085-8.
1999: Robert Bals; Daniel J Weiner; Rupalie Lalana Meegalla; James M Wilson
Transfer of a cathelicidin peptide antibiotic gene restores bacterial killing in a cystic fibrosis xenograft model.
The Journal of clinical investigation 1999;103(8):1113-7.
1999: Robert Bals; Daniel J Weiner; James M Wilson
The innate immune system in cystic fibrosis lung disease.
The Journal of clinical investigation 1999;103(3):303-7.
1998: Friedrich Feuerhake; G Füchsl; Robert Bals; Ulrich Welsch
Expression of inducible cell adhesion molecules in the normal human lung: immunohistochemical study of their distribution in pulmonary blood vessels.
Histochemistry and cell biology 1998;110(4):387-94.
1998: Robert Bals; Xiaorong Wang; Z Wu; Theresa Freeman; V Bafna; M Zasloff; James M Wilson
Human beta-defensin 2 is a salt-sensitive peptide antibiotic expressed in human lung.
The Journal of clinical investigation 1998;102(5):874-80.
1998: Robert Bals; Fernando Gamarra; A Kaps; S Grundler; R M Huber; Ulrich Welsch
Secretory cell types and cell proliferation of human bronchial epithelial cells in an organ-culture system.
Cell and tissue research 1998;293(3):573-7.
1998: Robert Bals; X Wang; M Zasloff; James M Wilson
The peptide antibiotic LL-37/hCAP-18 is expressed in epithelia of the human lung where it has broad antimicrobial activity at the airway surface.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1998;95(16):9541-6.
1998: Robert Bals; Ulrich Welsch; T C Bosch
Isolation and molecular characterization of serous and mucous gland cells of the porcine airways.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 1998;18(4):548-53.
1998: Robert Bals; MJ Goldman; James M Wilson
Mouse beta-defensin 1 is a salt-sensitive antimicrobial peptide present in epithelia of the lung and urogenital tract.
Infection and immunity 1998;66(3):1225-32.
1997: Robert Bals; U Welsch
Lectins and antibodies to blood group antigens as markers for the basal cells of the human respiratory epithelium.
Microscopy research and technique 1997;38(5):505-11.
1997: Robert Bals
[Cell types of respiratory epithelium: morphology, molecular biology and clinical significance].
Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) 1997;51(2):142-9.
1997: Robert Bals; W Woeckel; U Welsch
Use of antibodies directed against blood group substances and lectins together with glycosidase digestion to study the composition and cellular distribution of glycoproteins in the large human airways.
Journal of anatomy 1997;190 ( Pt 1)():73-84.
1996: Robert Bals; U Welsch
Lectins and antibodies against blood-group antigens as tools for studying the cellular source of glycoproteins in human bronchial fluid: a comparison of morphological and biochemical observations.
Cell and tissue research 1996;286(3):457-65.
1996: Matthias Griese; P Dietrich; C Potz; B Westerburg; Robert Bals; Dietrich Reinhardt
Surfactant subfractions during nosocomial infection in ventilated preterm human neonates.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1996;153(1):398-403.