Curriculum vitae

Research InterestsCardiometabolic parameters and signaling in ageingMitochondrial ageing in the failing and ageing heartPublicationsMorawietz H, Rueckschloss U, Niemann B, Duerrschmidt N, Galle J, Hakim K, Zerkowski H-R,Sawamura T, Holtz J (1999)Angiotensin II induces LOX-1, the human endothelial receptor for oxidized low-density lipoprotein,Circulation, 100:899-902Morawietz H, Duerrschmidt N, Niemann B, Galle J, Sawamura T, Holtz J (2001)Induction of the oxLDL receptor LOX-1 by endothelin-1 in human endothelial cellsBiochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 284:961-965Morawietz H, Duerrschmidt N, Niemann B, Galle J, Sawamura T, Holtz J (2002)Augmented endothelial uptake of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in response toendothelin-1 Clin. Sci. (Lond.), 103:9S-12SNiemann B, Rohrbach S, Catar R, Muller G, Orzechowski H-D, Barton M, Morawietz H Native andoxidized low-density lipoproteins stimulate endothelin-converting enzyme-1 expression in humanendothelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Sep 2;334(3):747-53.Rohrbach S, Niemann B, Silber RE, Holtz J. Neuregulin receptors erbB2 and erbB4 in failing humanmyocardium Depressed expression and attenuated activation.Basic Res Cardiol. 2005 May;100(3):240-9. Epub 2005 Feb 3.Muller G, Catar RA, Niemann B, Barton M, Knels L, Wendel M, Morawietz H (2006)Upregulation of endothelin receptor B in human endothelial cells by low-density lipoproteinsExp. Biol. Med., 231:766-771Rohrbach S, Niemann B, Abushouk AM, Holtz J.Caloric restriction and mitochondrial function in the ageing myocardium.Exp Gerontol. 2006 May;41(5):525-31. Epub 2006 Mar 27. Review.Bartling B, Fuchs C, Somoza V, Niemann B, Silber RE, Simm A.Lung level of HMBG1 is elevated in response to advanced glycation endproduct-enriched food in vivo, Mol Nutr Food Res. 2007 Apr;51(4):479-87.Diez C, Korb H, Waehner M, Silber RE, Niemann B.[Telemedical monitoring of electrocardiograms after cardiac surgery--results froma pilot study among 208 patients], Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol. 2006 Dec;17(4):191-6.German.Rohrbach S, Niemann B, Silber RE, Holtz J.Neuregulin receptors erbB2 and erbB4 in failing human myocardium -- depressedexpression and attenuated activation.Basic Res Cardiol. 2005 May;100(3):240-9. Epub 2005 Feb 3.Rohrbach S, Li L, Aurich A-C, Niemann BAge-associated loss in adiponectin-activation by caloricrestriction: Lack of compensation by enhanced inducibility of adiponectin-paralogs CTRP2 andCTRP7, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology