PD Dr. Katja Breitkopf-Heinlein
(Associated Member since March, 2019) Project AP
Translational Research Group, Department of Surgery
University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University
katja.breitkopf(at)medma.uni-heidelberg.de
Professional Career
Since 2021
Coordinator
of translational research projects, Department of Surgery
University Hospital at Mannheim, Heidelberg University
2015 - 2020
Project Leader
of the Translational Hepatology Group, Department of Medicine II
University Hospital at Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany
2014
One-Year Industry Sabbatical
at MediCyte GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
(sponsored by the Department of Medicine)
2004 - 2013
Senior Scientist
Alcohol Research in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine II
University Hospital at Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Germany
2000 - 2004
Postdoctoral Fellow and SFB542 Group Leader
Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
1996 - 1999
Ph.D.
Institiute of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Germany
Selected Publications
Gaitantzi H, Karch J, Germann L, Cai C, Rausch V, Birgin E, Rahbari N, Seitz T, Hellerbrand C, König C, Augustin HG, Mogler C, de la Torre C, Gretz N, Itzel T, Teufel A, Ebert MPA, Breitkopf-Heinlein K: BMP-9 Modulates the Hepatic Responses to LPS. Cells, 9:617, 2020.
Aghamaliyev U, Gaitantzi H, Thomas M, Simon-Keller K, Gaiser T, Marx A, Yagublu V, Araos J, Cai C, Valous NA, Halama N, Kiesslich T, Ebert M, Grützmann R, Rückert F, Breitkopf-Heinlein K: Downregulation of SPARC Is Associated with Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Low Differentiation State of Biliary Tract Cancer Cells. Eur Surg Res, 60:1-12, 2019.
Gaitantzi H, Meyer C, Rakoczy P, Thomas M, Wahl K, Wandrer F, Bantel H, Alborzinia H, Wölfl S, Ehnert S, Nüssler A, Bergheim I, Ciuclan L, Ebert M, Breitkopf-Heinlein K, Dooley S: Ethanol sensitizes hepatocytes for TGF-β- triggered apoptosis. Cell Death Dis, 9:51, 2018.
Breitkopf-Heinlein K, Meyer C, König C, Gaitantzi H, Addante A, Thomas M, Wiercinska E, Li Q, Wan F, Hellerbrand C, Valous NA, Hahnel M, Bode JG, Müller-Bohl S, Klingmüller U, Altenöder J, Ilkavets I, Goumans M, Hawinkels LJAC, Lee S, Wieland M, Mogler C, Ebert MP, Herrera B, Augustin H, Sánchez A, Dooley S, tenDijke P. BMP-9 interferes with liver regeneration and promotes liver fibrosis. Gut, 66:939-54, 2017
Koch PS, Olsavszky V, Ulbrich F, Sticht C, Demory A, Leibing T, Henzler T, Meyer M, Zierow J, Schneider S, Breitkopf-Heinlein K, Gaitantzi H, Spencer-Dene B, Arnold B, Klapproth K, Schledzewski K, Goerdt S, Géraud C. Angiocrine Bmp2 signaling in murine liver controls normal iron homeostasis. Blood. 2017;129:415-9.
Ramachandran SD, Schirmer K, Münst B, Heinz S, Ghafoory S, Wölfl S, Simon-Keller K, Marx A, Øie CI, Ebert MP, Walles H, Braspenning J, Breitkopf-Heinlein K. In Vitro Generation of Functional Liver Organoid-Like Structures Using Adult Human Cells. PLoS One,10:e0139345, 2015.
Gobejishvili L*, Barve S*, Breitkopf-Heinlein K*, Li Y, Zhang J, Avila DV, Dooley S, McClain CJ. Rolipram attenuates bile duct ligation-induced liver injury in rats: a potential pathogenic role of PDE4. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 347:80-90, 2013 (*KB-H, LG and SB contributed equally).
Li Q, Gu X, Weng H, Ghafoory S, Liu Y, Feng T, Dzieran J, Li L, Ilkavets I, Kruithof-de Julio M, Munker S, Marx A, Piiper A, Augusto Alonso E, Gretz N, Gao C, Wölfl S, Dooley S, Breitkopf-Heinlein K. Bone morphogenetic protein-9 induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Cancer Sci. 104:398-408, 2013
Ciuclan L, Ehnert S, Ilkavets I, Weng H-L, Gaitantzi H, Tsukamoto H, Ueberham E, Singer MV, Breitkopf K*, Dooley S*. TGF-β enhances alcohol dependent hepatocyte damage via down regulation of alcohol dehydrogenase I. J. Hepatol, 52:407-16, 2009 (*KB and SD contributed equally).
Wiercinska E, Wickert L, Denecke B, Said HM, Hamzavi J, Gressner AM, Thorikay M, ten Dijke P, Mertens PR, Breitkopf K*, Dooley S*. Id1 is a critical mediator in TGF-beta-induced transdifferentiation of rat hepatic stellate cells. Hepatology, 43:1032-41, 2006 (*KB and SD contributed equally).