Publications Immunology

Walzik D, Joisten N, Metcalfe AJ, Proschinger S, Schenk A, Wenzel C, Henneberg AL, Schneider M, Calderazzo S, Groll A, Watzl C, Opitz CA, Helm D, Zimmer P:

Acute exercise rewires the proteomic landscape of human immune cells. Nat Commun 17(1): 130 (2026) doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-68101-9

Bröde P, Claus M, Getzmann S, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Reinders J, Wascher E, Watzl C, Gajewski PD:

Latent Toxoplasma gondii Infection Does Not Modulate Immune Aging in a Cross-Sectional Working-Age Population Study. Biomolecules 16(1): 55 (2026) doi: 10.3390/biom16010055

Freitag M, Kolb P, Falcone V, Claus M, Schröder P, Andreeva I, Rodon L, Ewald M, Deicher FS, Stütz AN, Distler JHW, Blank N, Grieshaber-Bouyer R, Muñoz LE, Lorenz HM, Schett G, Merkt W:

Fcγ-receptor-activation by circulating immune complexes in systemic autoimmune diseases and its reduction by CD19-CAR T-cell therapy. Rheumatology (Oxford) keaf627 (2025) doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf627. Epub ahead of print.

Trebing S, Bröde P, Claus M, Watzl C:

Influence of circadian rhythm on the determination of the IMMune Age indeX (IMMAX). Front Aging 6: 1716985 (2025) doi: 10.3389/fragi.2025.1716985

Engler R, Stammen C, Arnau S, Schneider Penate J, Metzen D, Digutsch J, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Fraenz C, Reinders J, Voelkle MC, Streit F, Ocklenburg S, Schneider D, Burke M, Hengstler JG, Watzl C, Nitsche MA, Kumsta R, Wascher E, Genç E:

Electrophysiological resting-state signatures link polygenic scores to general intelligence. Sci Rep 15(1): 41170 (2025) doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-26778-4

Deicher FS, Exner T, Claus M, Yousefian S, Rodon L, Leonhardt SE, Distler JHW, Watzl C, Lorenz H-M, Haas S, Hübschmann D, Merkt, W:

Compartment-Specific NK Cell Phenotypes Reveal Distinct Maturation and Activation States in Inflammatory Arthritis. J Innate Immun 17(1): 522–538 (2025) doi: 10.1159/000548548

Abouhegaziah S, Urlaub D, Moustafa A, Mostafa M, Ouf A, Abou-Aisha K, Watzl C, Rady M:

LncRNA RMRP knockdown upregulates PD-1 expression in natural killer cells. Sci Rep 15(1): 34473 (2025) doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-20720-4

Gajewski PD, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Reinders J, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S:

Changes of cognitive functions and proinflammatory cytokines across the lifespan in latent Toxoplasma gondii infection. Brain Behav Immun Health 49: 101105 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101105.

Bahrs C, Andreas N, Lehmann T, Baumgart S, Jørgensen CS, Makarewicz O, Röll D, Moeser A, Hagel S, Watzl C, Bogdan C, Kamradt T, Pletz MW:

A randomised trial of simultaneous versus sequential pneumococcal vaccination in elderly. Clin Microbiol Infect 31(12): 2003-2010 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.08.014

Gheitasi R, Baumgart S, Roell D, Rose N, Watzl C, Dudziak D, Andreas N, Makarewicz O, Drube S, Schnizer C, Kamradt T, Weis S, Pletz MW; CoNAN study group:

Age- and sex-associated differences in immune cell populations. iScience 28(8): 113092 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113092