Publications Immunology

Bröde P, Pieper B, Hellwig RT:

Gefährdungen durch Hitze und Kälte an Arbeitsplätzen im Freien – Vorstellung der vereinfachten Beurteilungsverfahren in den Empfehlungen des Ausschusses für Arbeitsstätten. Z Arbeitswiss (2026) doi: 10.1007/s41449-026-00534-4

van der Wurff A, Gambusz M, Budeus B, Claus M, Watzl C, Miteva D, Scicluna BP, Rubio I, Siakaeva E, Zinsmeister F, Vonderhagen S, Klenke N, Herbstreit F, Schmidt K, Berger MM, Brenner T, Dudda M, Flohé SB:

Disturbed metabolic adaptation drives natural killer cell dysfunction in association with nosocomial infection during human sepsis. EBioMedicine 129: 106345 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106345

Bloemendaal M, Mulder D, Gudden J, Heikamp-de Jong I, Ioannou A, Belzer C, Natasha EE, Edwin Thanarajah S, Aatsinki AK, van Gelder MMHJ, Arias Vasquez A:

Development of the Gut Microbiota throughout the First Year of Life and Its Association with Socio-Emotional Development into Childhood. Dev Neurosci 27: 1-14 (2026) doi: 10.1159/000552189

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: 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: 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