Multi-Omics Profiling of Cigarette Smoke-Associated Changes in Cell Models of Human Liver, Intestine and Lung. 

 

Model Systems infrastructure of the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG): toward an integrated, mechanism-based framework for mental health research. 

 

Inhibition of AXL receptor tyrosine kinase increases osteoblast function and bone mass. 

 

Deletion of the glucocorticoid receptor in osteoblasts and osteocytes drives trabecular bone loss in Col2.3-Cre and OG2-Cre knockout mice. 

 

[Preventive fields in endocrinology/diabetology-The big five]. 

 

[Need for Improvement in Healthcare Provision for Rare Endocrinological Diseases in Germany Using the Example Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome]. 

 

IgD-Expressing Mature B Cells Exhibit Enhanced Sensitivity to Glucocorticoid-Induced Cell Death. 

Almohammad K, Young M, Vettorazzi S, Greulich F, Alkhatib M, Tuckermann J, Jumaa H, Setz CS. Eur J Immunol. 2026 Jan;56(1):e70137. doi: 10.1002/eji.70137. PMID: 41581071 Free PMC article. 

 

JAK/STAT inhibition protects glucocorticoid receptor knockout mice from lethal malaria-induced hypoglycemia and hyperinflammation. 

Prenen F, Vandermosten L, Knoops S, Pollenus E, Possemiers H, Dagneau de Richecour P, Caratti G, Cawthorne C, Vettorazzi S, Cranshoff Y, Schols D, Claes S, Deroose CM, Himmelreich U, Tuckermann J, Van den Steen PE. EMBO Mol Med. 2025 Aug;17(8):2040-2070. doi: 10.1038/s44321-025-00264-w. Epub 2025 Jul 23. PMID: 40702267 Free PMC article. 

 

Bilateral asymmetry in craniofacial structures and kinematics of feeding attacks in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis. 

Tian X, Lee S, Tuckermann J, Meyer A. Zool Res. 2025 Mar 18;46(2):370-378. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2024.314. PMID: 40091531 Free PMC article. 

 

Basic and Clinical Scientists Working Together-Do We Make the Best of Both Worlds? 

Lems WF, Anastasilakis AD, Andreasen CM, Paccou J, Rolvien T, Tencerova M, Tuckermann J, Yavropoulou MP, Søe K. Calcif Tissue Int. 2025 Feb 14;116(1):39. doi: 10.1007/s00223-025-01347-z. PMID: 39953279 Free PMC article. 

 

Tau(t)ing glucocorticoid binding. 

Vettorazzi S, Tuckermann J. Cell Res. 2025 Jan;35(1):1-2. doi: 10.1038/s41422-024-01041-z. PMID: 39743631 Free PMC article. No abstract available. 

 

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Cuproptosis in iron overload hepatocytes. 

 

Inhibition of AXL receptor tyrosine kinase increases osteoblast function and bone mass. 

 

Comparison between dietary, parenteral, and genetic iron overload on bone health reveals secondary iron overload as a driver of cortical bone loss and fracture risk in mice. 

Steele-Perkins P, Yilmaz D, Walther Y, Wagner A, Paganoni R, Rauner M, Baschant U, Vujić Spasić M. JBMR Plus. 2025 Jul 13;9(10):ziaf118. doi: 10.1093/jbmrpl/ziaf118. eCollection 2025 Oct. PMID: 40933230 Free PMC article. 

 

Iron metabolism in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma. 

Yilmaz D, Tharehalli U, Paganoni R, Knoop P, Gruber A, Chen Y, Dong R, Leithäuser F, Seufferlein T, Leopold K, Lechel A, Vujić Spasić M. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 16;15(1):2180. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-86486-x. PMID: 39820815 Free PMC article. 

 

Lack of Hfe and TfR2 in Macrophages Impairs Iron Metabolism in the Spleen and the Bone Marrow. 

Comità S, Falco P, Mezzanotte M, Vujić Spasić M, Roetto A. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Aug 23;25(17):9142. doi: 10.3390/ijms25179142. PMID: 39273097 Free PMC article. 

 

Comparison of the effects of high dietary iron levels on bone microarchitecture responses in the mouse strains 129/Sv and C57BL/6J. 

Ledesma-Colunga MG, Passin V, Vujic Spasic M, Hofbauer LC, Baschant U, Rauner M. Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 28;14(1):4887. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-55303-2. PMID: 38418857 Free PMC article. 

 

Seasonal and fasting induced changes in iron metabolism in Djungarian hamsters. 

Kawach R, Diedrich V, Gruber A, Leopold K, Herwig A, Vujić Spasić M. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 6;18(11):e0293971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293971. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37930992 Free PMC article. 

 

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IgD-Expressing Mature B Cells Exhibit Enhanced Sensitivity to Glucocorticoid-Induced Cell Death. 

Almohammad K, Young M, Vettorazzi S, Greulich F, Alkhatib M, Tuckermann J, Jumaa H, Setz CS. Eur J Immunol. 2026 Jan;56(1):e70137. doi: 10.1002/eji.70137. PMID: 41581071 Free PMC article.

 

JAK/STAT inhibition protects glucocorticoid receptor knockout mice from lethal malaria-induced hypoglycemia and hyperinflammation. 

Prenen F, Vandermosten L, Knoops S, Pollenus E, Possemiers H, Dagneau de Richecour P, Caratti G, Cawthorne C, Vettorazzi S, Cranshoff Y, Schols D, Claes S, Deroose CM, Himmelreich U, Tuckermann J, Van den Steen PE. EMBO Mol Med. 2025 Aug;17(8):2040-2070. doi: 10.1038/s44321-025-00264-w. Epub 2025 Jul 23. PMID: 40702267 Free PMC article. 

 

Tau(t)ing glucocorticoid binding. 

Vettorazzi S, Tuckermann J. Cell Res. 2025 Jan;35(1):1-2. doi: 10.1038/s41422-024-01041-z. PMID: 39743631 Free PMC article. No abstract available. 

 

Glucocorticoid Receptor-Dependent Binding Analysis Using Chromatin Immunoprecipitation and Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction. 

Nalbantoglu D, Preuss JM, Vettorazzi S. Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2846:17-34. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4071-5_2. PMID: 39141227 

 

Journey through discovery of 75 years glucocorticoids: evolution of our knowledge of glucocorticoid receptor mechanisms in rheumatic diseases. 

Eiers AK, Vettorazzi S, Tuckermann JP. Ann Rheum Dis. 2024 Nov 14;83(12):1603-1613. doi: 10.1136/ard-2023-225371. PMID: 39107081 Free article. Review. 

 

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The transcriptional cortical response to daily torpor in Phodopus sungorus. 

 

Daily torpor in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) is orchestrated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus: evidence from immediate early gene mapping and nucleus-specific sequencing. 

 

Spatiotemporal remodeling of bone as a reversibly adaptive biological material in Djungarian hamsters under regulated photoperiod conditions. 

Mitochondrial proteomic adaptations to daily torpor in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). 

Kovacs A, Henning RH, Permentier H, Wolters JC, Herwig A, Bouma HR. J Comp Physiol B. 2025 Aug;195(4):481-491. doi: 10.1007/s00360-025-01625-0. Epub 2025 Jul 15. PMID: 40663131 Free PMC article. 

 

Mammalian birth versus arousal from hibernation: thyroid hormones, common regulators of metabolic transition? 

Heidkamp M, Herwig A, Singer D. J Comp Physiol B. 2025 Jun;195(3):277-292. doi: 10.1007/s00360-025-01611-6. Epub 2025 Apr 10. PMID: 40208295 Free PMC article. Review.

 

Seasonal changes in activity of hypothalamic thyroid hormone system in different winter phenotypes of Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). 

Przybylska-Piech AS, Diedrich V, Herwig A. PLoS One. 2024 Oct 25;19(10):e0309591. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309591. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39453953 Free PMC article. 

 

Ultrasonic vocalisation rate tracks the diurnal pattern of activity in winter phenotype Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). 

Harding CD, Walker KMM, Hackett TD, Herwig A, Peirson SN, Vyazovskiy VV. J Comp Physiol B. 2024 Jun;194(3):383-401. doi: 10.1007/s00360-024-01556-2. Epub 2024 May 11. PMID: 38733409 Free PMC article. 

 

Seasonal and fasting induced changes in iron metabolism in Djungarian hamsters. 

Kawach R, Diedrich V, Gruber A, Leopold K, Herwig A, Vujić Spasić M. PLoS One. 2023 Nov 6;18(11):e0293971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293971. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37930992 Free PMC article. 

 

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Editorial: Animal consciousness: exploring theoretical, methodological and ethical issues.

Laurenzi M, Raffone A, Ehret G. Front Psychol. 2025 Jun 12;16:1627261. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1627261. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40575791 Free PMC article. No abstract available. 

 

Brain aromatase and its relationship with parental experience and behavior in male mice. 

Duarte-Guterman P, Skandalis DA, Merkl A, Geissler DB, Ehret G. Front Neurosci. 2025 Feb 17;19:1502764. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2025.1502764. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40035063 Free PMC article. 

 

Neuro-functional modeling of near-death experiences in contexts of altered states of consciousness. 

Romand R, Ehret G. Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 18;13:846159. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.846159. eCollection 2022. PMID: 36743633 Free PMC article. 

 

Awareness and consciousness in humans and animals - neural and behavioral correlates in an evolutionary perspective. 

Ehret G, Romand R. Front Syst Neurosci. 2022 Jul 14;16:941534. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2022.941534. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35910003 Free PMC article. 

 

Activation of the medial preoptic area (MPOA) ameliorates loss of maternal behavior in a Shank2 mouse model for autism. 

Grabrucker S, Pagano J, Schweizer J, Urrutia-Ruiz C, Schön M, Thome K, Ehret G, Grabrucker AM, Zhang R, Hengerer B, Bockmann J, Verpelli C, Sala C, Boeckers TM. EMBO J. 2021 Mar 1;40(5):e104267. doi: 10.15252/embj.2019104267. Epub 2021 Jan 25. PMID: 33491217 Free PMC article. 

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List of publications 2020-2025 

(reverse chronological order) 

 

Original publications 

 

Hladik J, Bailer Y, Wolf H, Stemme T (2024) Shelter selection in females of two scorpion species depends on shelter size and scent. J Comp Physiol A; doi 10.1007/s00359-024-01721-6 

 

Wolf H (2024) Toward the vector map in insect navigation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(33), e2413202121; doi 10.1073/pnas.2413202121 

 

Wolf H, Baldy N, Pfeffer SE, Schneider K (2024) Geometrical multiscale tortuosity of desert ant walking trajectories.Journal of Experimental Biology 227(10); doi10.1242/jeb.247104 

 

Scheibli , Wiedenmann, M, Wolf H, Stemme T, Pfeffer SE (2024) Flupyradifurone negatively affects survival, physical condition and mobility in the two-spotted lady beetle (Adalia bipunctata). Science of The Total Environment, 931, 172617;doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172617

 

Scheibli L, Elsenhans T, Wolf H, Stemme T, Pfeffer SE (2023) Influence of the pesticide flupyradifurone on mobility and physical condition of larval green lacewings. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 19804; doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46135-7

 

Tross J, Wolf H, Stemme T, Pfeffer SE (2022) Locomotion in the pseudoscorpion Chelifer cancroides: forward, backward and upside-down walking in an eight-legged arthropod. Journal of Experimental Biology 225 (10), 1-15; doi 10.1242/jeb.242842 

 

Drozd D, Wolf H, Stemme T (2022) Mechanosensory pathways of scorpion pecten hair sensillae – adjustment of body height and pecten position. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 530, 2918-2937; doi 10.1002/cne.25384 

 

Tross J, Wolf H, Pfeffer S (2022) Influence of caste and subcaste characteristics on locomotion in the ant Camponotus fellah. Journal of Experimental Biology 225 (13), 1-15; doi 10.1242/jeb.243776 

 

Tross J, Wolf H, Pfeffer S (2021) Allometry in desert ant locomotion ( Cataglyphis albicans and Cataglyphis bicolor) – does body size matter? Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (18), 1-13; doi 10.1242/jeb.242842 

 

Drozd D, Wolf H, Stemme T (2020) Structure of the pecten neuropil pathway and its innervation by bimodal peg afferents in two scorpion species. PLoS One 15.12 e0243753; doi 10.1371/journal.pone.0243753 

 

Pfeffer S, Wolf H (2020) Arthropod spatial cognition. Anim Cogn. 23, 1041-1049; doi 10.1007/s10071-020-01446-4 

 

Pfeffer SE, Wahl VL, Wolf H (2020) Accuracy and spread of nest search behaviour in the Saharan silver ant, Cataglyphis bombycina, and in the salt pan species, Cataglyphis fortis. Anim Cogn 23, 1107-1117; doi 10.1007/s10071-020-01371-6