Claus Niemann, MD
Professor Emeritus
Biography:
My group is interested in identifying why obese individuals are at greater risk of liver injury in the setting of trauma or surgery. My long-term goal is to understand the relationship between metabolic and immunologic processes in the liver. One potential link between these underlying mechanisms could be the peptide leptin, which can profoundly modify inflammatory and metabolic pathways. The goal of this research effort is to improve understanding of the impact of leptin on acute inflammatory cascade and metabolic response during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. This will benefit patients by improving risk-stratification of candidates for hepatic surgery and possibly lead to preventive therapies for ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Publications:
Patel MS, Salcedo-Betancourt JD, Saunders C, Broglio K, Malinoski D, Niemann CU. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Low-Risk Nonpumped Brain-Dead Kidney Donors: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 05; 7(2):e2353785.
Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Lopez-Verdugo F, Kasahara M, Muiesan P, Reddy MS, Flores-Huidobro Martinez A, Xia Q, Hong JC, Niemann CU, Seda-Neto J, Miloh TA, Yi NJ, Mazariegos GV, Ng VL, Esquivel CO, Lerut J, Rela M, Pediatric Liver Transplantation Global Census Group. International Liver Transplantation Society Global Census: First Look at Pediatric Liver Transplantation Activity Around the World. Transplantation. 2023 10 01; 107(10):2087-2097.
Galli AM, Kothari R, Adelmann D, Holm Z, Bokoch MP, De Gasperi A, Niemann CU, Kolodzie K. Lactate concentration at the end of liver transplant: Early predictor of graft function or just one piece of the puzzle? Clin Transplant. 2023 10; 37(10):e15057.
Malinoski D, Saunders C, Swain S, Groat T, Wood PR, Reese J, Nelson R, Prinz J, Kishish K, Van De Walker C, Geraghty PJ, Broglio K, Niemann CU. Hypothermia or Machine Perfusion in Kidney Donors. N Engl J Med. 2023 02 02; 388(5):418-426.
Pollok JM, Tinguely P, Berenguer M, Niemann CU, Raptis DA, Spiro M, ERAS4OLT.org collaborative. Enhanced recovery for liver transplantation: recommendations from the 2022 International Liver Transplantation Society consensus conference. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 01; 8(1):81-94.
Holm ZD, Kolodzie K, Galli AM, Meyhoff CS, Niemann CU, Adelmann D. Perioperative mortality in liver transplantation before and after the implementation of the organ allocation policy Share 35. Clin Transplant. 2023 01; 37(1):e14854.
Meier RPH, Kelly Y, Yamaguchi S, Braun HJ, Lunow-Luke T, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Maluf DG, Dietch ZC, Stock PG, Kang SM, Feng S, Posselt AM, Gardner JM, Syed SM, Hirose R, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Roll GR. Advantages and Limitations of Clinical Scores for Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation. Front Surg. 2021; 8:808733.
Braun HJ, Mello A, Kothari R, Ku E, Yilma M, Tavakol M, Zhang L, Niemann CU, Ascher NL, Adelmann D. Expedited evaluation for liver transplantation: A critical look at processes and outcomes. Clin Transplant. 2022 03; 36(3):e14539.
Kothari R, Tolles J, Adelmann D, Lewis RJ, Malinoski DJ, Niemann CU. Organ donor management goals and delayed graft function in adult kidney transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2022 02; 36(2):e14528.
Kolodzie K, Cakmakkaya OS, Boparai ES, Tavakol M, Feiner JR, Kim MO, Newman TB, Niemann CU. Perioperative Normal Saline Administration and Delayed Graft Function in Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. 2021 10 01; 135(4):621-632.
Bishara AM, Lituiev DS, Adelmann D, Kothari RP, Malinoski DJ, Nudel JD, Sally MB, Hirose R, Hadley DD, Niemann CU. Machine Learning Prediction of Liver Allograft Utilization From Deceased Organ Donors Using the National Donor Management Goals Registry. Transplant Direct. 2021 Oct; 7(10):e771.
Tinguely P, Morare N, Ramirez-Del Val A, Berenguer M, Niemann CU, Pollok JM, Raptis DA, Spiro M. Enhanced recovery after surgery programs improve short-term outcomes after liver transplantation-A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Transplant. 2021 11; 35(11):e14453.
Emamaullee J, Conrad C, Kim M, Goldbeck C, Kwon Y, Singh P, Niemann CU, Sher L, Genyk Y. Assessment of the global practice of living donor liver transplantation. Transpl Int. 2021 Oct; 34(10):1914-1927.
Kaloyan M, Ghazaryan S, Constantin CG, Dorst RS, Heuer PV, Pilgram JJ, Schaeffer DB, Niemann C. Raster Thomson scattering in large-scale laser plasmas produced at high repetition rate. Rev Sci Instrum. 2021 Sep 01; 92(9):093102.
Swanson EA, Patel MS, Hutchens MP, Niemann CU, Groat T, Malinoski DJ, Sally MB. Critical care and ventilatory management of deceased organ donors impact lung use and recipient graft survival. Am J Transplant. 2021 12; 21(12):4003-4011.
Yang F, Nielsen SCA, Hoh RA, Röltgen K, Wirz OF, Haraguchi E, Jean GH, Lee JY, Pham TD, Jackson KJL, Roskin KM, Liu Y, Nguyen K, Ohgami RS, Osborne EM, Nadeau KC, Niemann CU, Parsonnet J, Boyd SD. Shared B cell memory to coronaviruses and other pathogens varies in human age groups and tissues. Science. 2021 05 14; 372(6543):738-741.
Terrault NA, Burton J, Ghobrial M, Verna E, Bayer J, Klein C, Victor D, Mohan S, Trotter J, Dodge J, Niemann CU, Rubin RA. Prospective Multicenter Study of Early Antiviral Therapy in Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients of HCV-Viremic Donors. Hepatology. 2021 06; 73(6):2110-2123.
Ku E, Whelan AM, McCulloch CE, Lee B, Niemann CU, Roll GR, Grimes BA, Johansen KL. Weighing the waitlist: Weight changes and access to kidney transplantation among obese candidates. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0242784.
Syed SM, Gardner J, Roll G, Webber A, Mehta N, Shoji J, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Braun HJ, Mello A, Yao F, Posselt A, Kang SM, Hirose R, Roberts J, Feng S, Ascher N, Stock P, Freise C. COVID-19 and Abdominal Transplant: A Stepwise Approach to Practice During Pandemic Conditions. Transplantation. 2020 11; 104(11):2215-2220.
Hannon V, Kothari RP, Zhang L, Bokoch MP, Hill R, Roll GR, Mello A, Feiner JR, Liu KD, Niemann CU, Adelmann D. The Association Between Vena Cava Implantation Technique and Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2020 11; 104(11):e308-e316.
Dorst RS, Heuer PV, Schaeffer DB, Constantin CG, Niemann C. Measurements of ion velocity distributions in a large scale laser-produced plasma. Rev Sci Instrum. 2020 Oct 01; 91(10):103103.
Whelan AM, Johansen KL, McCulloch CE, Adelmann D, Niemann CU, Roll GR, Siyahian S, Grimes B, Ku E. Longer Distance From Dialysis Facility to Transplant Center Is Associated With Lower Access to Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Direct. 2020 Oct; 6(10):e602.
Iske J, Seyda M, Heinbokel T, Maenosono R, Minami K, Nian Y, Quante M, Falk CS, Azuma H, Martin F, Passos JF, Niemann CU, Tchkonia T, Kirkland JL, Elkhal A, Tullius SG. Senolytics prevent mt-DNA-induced inflammation and promote the survival of aged organs following transplantation. Nat Commun. 2020 08 27; 11(1):4289.
Swanson EA, Adams T, Patel MS, De La Cruz S, Hutchens M, Khush K, Sally MB, Niemann CU, Groat T, Malinoski DJ. Impact of Deceased Donor Management on Donor Heart Use and Recipient Graft Survival. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 09; 231(3):351-360.e5.
Niemann CU. Bacchus Listed for a Liver Transplant: Comment. Anesthesiology. 2020 06; 132(6):1594.
Swanson EA, Patel MS, Groat T, Jameson NE, Ellis MKM, Hutchens MP, Niemann CU, Malinoski DJ, Sally MB. Vasopressor selection during critical care management of brain dead organ donors and the effects on kidney graft function. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 06; 88(6):783-788.
Patel MS, Mohebali J, Coe TM, Sally M, Groat T, Niemann CU, Malinoski DJ, Vagefi PA. The role of deceased donor liver biopsy: An analysis of 5449 liver transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2020 05; 34(5):e13835.
Niemann CU, Biancofiore G. Transplant anesthesia and critical care: Current research and possible future developments. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2020 Mar; 34(1):1-2.
Malinoski D, Patel MS, Axelrod DA, Broglio K, Lewis RJ, Groat T, Niemann CU. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Organ Donors: Follow-up and Safety Analysis. Transplantation. 2019 11; 103(11):e365-e368.
Axelrod DA, Malinoski D, Patel MS, Broglio K, Lewis R, Groat T, Lentine KL, Schnitzler M, Niemann CU. Modeling the economic benefit of targeted mild hypothermia in deceased donor kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2019 07; 33(7):e13626.
Niemann CU, Matthay MA, Ware LB. The Continued Need for Clinical Trials in Deceased Organ Donor Management. Transplantation. 2019 07; 103(7):1298-1299.
Sally MB, Ellis MK, Hutchens M, Groat T, Swanson E, Patel MS, Niemann CU, Malinoski DJ. Deceased organ donor factors influencing pancreatic graft transplantation and survival. Clin Transplant. 2019 06; 33(6):e13571.
Adelmann D, Roll GR, Kothari R, Syed S, Burdine LJ, Tavakol M, Niemann CU. The Impact of Deceased Donor Liver Extraction Time on Early Allograft Function in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2018 Nov; 102(11):e466-e471.
Adelmann D, Olmos A, Liu LL, Feiner JR, Roll GR, Burdine L, Tavakol M, Syed S, Orandi BJ, Niemann CU. Intraoperative Management of Liver Transplant Patients Without the Routine Use of Renal Replacement Therapy. Transplantation. 2018 05; 102(5):e229-e235.
Adelmann D, Bicknell L, Niemann CU, Feiner J, Roll GR, Burdine L, Whitlock EL. Central venous pressure monitoring in living donor kidney recipients does not affect immediate graft function: A propensity score analysis. Clin Transplant. 2018 05; 32(5):e13238.
Souter MJ, Eidbo E, Findlay JY, Lebovitz DJ, Moguilevitch M, Neidlinger NA, Wagener G, Paramesh AS, Niemann CU, Roberts PR, Pretto EA. Organ Donor Management: Part 1. Toward a Consensus to Guide Anesthesia Services During Donation After Brain Death. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Jun; 22(2):211-222.
Niemann CU, Broglio K, Malinoski D. Comments on "Impact of spontaneous donor hypothermia on graft outcomes after kidney transplantation". Am J Transplant. 2018 03; 18(3):763.
Linecker M, Krones T, Berg T, Niemann CU, Steadman RH, Dutkowski P, Clavien PA, Busuttil RW, Truog RD, Petrowsky H. Potentially inappropriate liver transplantation in the era of the "sickest first" policy - A search for the upper limits. J Hepatol. 2018 04; 68(4):798-813.
Levitsky J, O'Leary JG, Asrani S, Sharma P, Fung J, Wiseman A, Niemann CU. Protecting the Kidney in Liver Transplant Recipients: Practice-Based Recommendations From the American Society of Transplantation Liver and Intestine Community of Practice. Am J Transplant. 2016 09; 16(9):2532-44.
Niemann CU, Malinoski D. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Deceased Organ Donors and Kidney-Graft Function. N Engl J Med. 2015 12 31; 373(27):2687.
Olmos A, Feiner J, Hirose R, Swain S, Blasi A, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. Impact of a quality improvement project on deceased organ donor management. Prog Transplant. 2015 Dec; 25(4):351-60.
Niemann CU, Feiner J, Swain S, Bunting S, Friedman M, Crutchfield M, Broglio K, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Malinoski D. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Deceased Organ Donors and Kidney-Graft Function. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jul 30; 373(5):405-14.
Kotloff RM, Blosser S, Fulda GJ, Malinoski D, Ahya VN, Angel L, Byrnes MC, DeVita MA, Grissom TE, Halpern SD, Nakagawa TA, Stock PG, Sudan DL, Wood KE, Anillo SJ, Bleck TP, Eidbo EE, Fowler RA, Glazier AK, Gries C, Hasz R, Herr D, Khan A, Landsberg D, Lebovitz DJ, Levine DJ, Mathur M, Naik P, Niemann CU, Nunley DR, O'Connor KJ, Pelletier SJ, Rahman O, Ranjan D, Salim A, Sawyer RG, Shafer T, Sonneti D, Spiro P, Valapour M, Vikraman-Sushama D, Whelan TP, Society of Critical Care Medicine/American College of Chest Physicians/Association of Organ Procurem. Management of the Potential Organ Donor in the ICU: Society of Critical Care Medicine/American College of Chest Physicians/Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Consensus Statement. Crit Care Med. 2015 Jun; 43(6):1291-325.
Patel MS, Niemann CU, Sally MB, De La Cruz S, Zatarain J, Ewing T, Crutchfield M, Enestvedt CK, Malinoski DJ. The Impact of Hydroxyethyl Starch Use in Deceased Organ Donors on the Development of Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity-Adjusted Analysis. Am J Transplant. 2015 Aug; 15(8):2152-8.
Frances D, Sharma N, Pofahl R, Maneck M, Behrendt K, Reuter K, Krieg T, Klein CA, Haase I, Niemann C. A role for Rac1 activity in malignant progression of sebaceous skin tumors. Oncogene. 2015 Oct; 34(43):5505-12.
Niemann C, Godde B, Staudinger UM, Voelcker-Rehage C. Exercise-induced changes in basal ganglia volume and cognition in older adults. Neuroscience. 2014 Dec 05; 281:147-63.
Niemann CU. Abdominal transplantation. Anesthesiol Clin. 2013 Dec; 31(4):ix-x.
Kalamas AG, Niemann CU. Patients with chronic kidney disease. Med Clin North Am. 2013 Nov; 97(6):1109-22.
Parekh J, Roll GR, Feng S, Niemann CU, Hirose R. Peri-operative hyperglycemia is associated with delayed graft function in deceased donor renal transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2013 Jul-Aug; 27(4):E424-30.
Everson GT, Hoefs JC, Niemann CU, Olthoff KM, Dupuis R, Lauriski S, Herman A, Milne N, Gillespie BW, Goodrich NP, Everhart JE. Functional elements associated with hepatic regeneration in living donors after right hepatic lobectomy. Liver Transpl. 2013 Mar; 19(3):292-304.
Mone T, Heldens J, Niemann CU. Deceased organ donor research: the last research frontier? Liver Transpl. 2013 Feb; 19(2):118-21.
Wray C, Scovotti JC, Tobis J, Niemann CU, Planinsic R, Walia A, Findlay J, Wagener G, Cywinski JB, Markovic D, Hughes C, Humar A, Olmos A, Sierra R, Busuttil R, Steadman RH. Liver transplantation outcome in patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease: a multi-institutional study. Am J Transplant. 2013 Jan; 13(1):184-91.
Behrends M, Niemann CU, Larson MD. Infrared pupillometry to detect the light reflex during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case series. Resuscitation. 2012 Oct; 83(10):1223-8.
Rando K, Niemann CU, Taura P, Klinck J. Optimizing cost-effectiveness in perioperative care for liver transplantation: a model for low- to medium-income countries. Liver Transpl. 2011 Nov; 17(11):1247-78.
Parekh J, Niemann CU, Dang K, Hirose R. Intraoperative hyperglycemia augments ischemia reperfusion injury in renal transplantation: a prospective study. J Transplant. 2011; 2011:652458.
Niemann CU, Kramer DJ. Transplant critical care: standards for intensive care of the patient with liver failure before and after transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2011 May; 17(5):485-7.
Liu LL, Niemann CU. Intraoperative management of liver transplant patients. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2011 Jul; 25(3):124-9.
Martinez-Palli G, Hirose R, Liu T, Xu F, Dang K, Feiner J, Serkova NJ, Niemann CU. Donor pre-treatment with everolimus or cyclosporine does not reduce ischaemia-reperfusion injury in a rat kidney transplant model. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jun; 26(6):1813-20.
Yong CM, Sharma M, Ochoa V, Abnousi F, Roberts J, Bass NM, Niemann CU, Shiboski S, Prasad M, Tavakol M, Ports TA, Gregoratos G, Yeghiazarians Y, Boyle AJ. Multivessel coronary artery disease predicts mortality, length of stay, and pressor requirements after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2010 Nov; 16(11):1242-8.
Biancofiore G, Niemann CU. Liver transplant perioperative pathways: which way towards high-quality care and better outcomes? Minerva Anestesiol. 2010 Oct; 76(10):769-70.
Kugland NL, Döppner T, Kemp A, Schaeffer D, Glenzer SH, Niemann C. Mapping the ionization state of laser-irradiated Ar gas jets with multiwavelength monochromatic x-ray imaging. Rev Sci Instrum. 2010 Oct; 81(10):10E526.
Cohen MJ, Serkova NJ, Wiener-Kronish J, Pittet JF, Niemann CU. 1H-NMR-based metabolic signatures of clinical outcomes in trauma patients--beyond lactate and base deficit. J Trauma. 2010 Jul; 69(1):31-40.
Eilers H, Liu KD, Gruber A, Niemann CU. Chronic kidney disease: implications for the perioperative period. Minerva Anestesiol. 2010 Sep; 76(9):725-36.
Vincenti M, Behrends M, Dang K, Park YH, Hirose R, Blasi-Ibanez A, Liu T, Serkova NJ, Niemann CU. Induction of intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury by portal vein outflow occlusion in rats. J Gastroenterol. 2010 Nov; 45(11):1103-10.
Niemann CU, Feiner J. Quality improvement in transplant anesthesia: which way forward? Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2010 Jun; 15(3):374-6.
Niemann CU, Xu F, Choi S, Behrends M, Park Y, Hirose R, Maher JJ. Short passive cooling protects rats during hepatectomy by inducing heat shock proteins and limiting the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. J Surg Res. 2010 Jan; 158(1):43-52.
Kugland NL, Gregori G, Bandyopadhyay S, Brenner CM, Brown CR, Constantin C, Glenzer SH, Khattak FY, Kritcher AL, Niemann C, Otten A, Pasley J, Pelka A, Roth M, Spindloe C, Riley D. Evolution of elastic x-ray scattering in laser-shocked warm dense lithium. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2009 Dec; 80(6 Pt 2):066406.
Behrends M, Martinez-Palli G, Niemann CU, Cohen S, Ramachandran R, Hirose R. Acute hyperglycemia worsens hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Mar; 14(3):528-35.
Niemann CU, Walia A, Waldman J, Davio M, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Feiner J. Acute kidney injury during liver transplantation as determined by neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. Liver Transpl. 2009 Dec; 15(12):1852-60.
Niemann CU, Eilers H. Abdominal organ transplantation. Minerva Anestesiol. 2010 Apr; 76(4):266-75.
Chang CK, Chuter TA, Niemann CU, Shlipak MG, Cohen MJ, Reilly LM, Hiramoto JS. Systemic inflammation, coagulopathy, and acute renal insufficiency following endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2009 May; 49(5):1140-6.
Blasi-Ibanez A, Hirose R, Feiner J, Freise C, Stock PG, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. Predictors associated with terminal renal function in deceased organ donors in the intensive care unit. Anesthesiology. 2009 Feb; 110(2):333-41.
Hlava N, Niemann CU, Gropper MA, Melcher ML. Postoperative infectious complications of abdominal solid organ transplantation. J Intensive Care Med. 2009 Jan-Feb; 24(1):3-17.
Kugland NL, Neumayer P, Döppner T, Chung HK, Constantin CG, Girard F, Glenzer SH, Kemp A, Niemann C. High contrast Kr gas jet K alpha x-ray source for high energy density physics experiments. Rev Sci Instrum. 2008 Oct; 79(10):10E917.
Hirsch J, Niemann CU, Hansen KC, Choi S, Su X, Frank JA, Fang X, Hirose R, Theodore P, Sapru A, Burlingame AL, Matthay MA. Alterations in the proteome of pulmonary alveolar type II cells in the rat after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. Crit Care Med. 2008 Jun; 36(6):1846-54.
Mandell MS, Niemann CU. Perioperative liver transplant best practices: weighing the evidence. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2008 Jun; 13(3):273-4.
Hirose R, Xu F, Dang K, Liu T, Behrends M, Brakeman PR, Wiener-Kronish J, Niemann CU. Transient hyperglycemia affects the extent of ischemia-reperfusion-induced renal injury in rats. Anesthesiology. 2008 Mar; 108(3):402-14.
Niemann C, Berger RL, Divol L, Froula DH, Jones O, Kirkwood RK, Meezan N, Moody JD, Ross J, Sorce C, Suter LJ, Glenzer SH. Green frequency-doubled laser-beam propagation in high-temperature hohlraum plasmas. Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Feb 01; 100(4):045002.
Park Y, Hirose R, Dang K, Xu F, Behrends M, Tan V, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. Increased severity of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury with venous clamping compared to arterial clamping in a rat model. Surgery. 2008 Feb; 143(2):243-51.
Mandell MS, Stoner TJ, Barnett R, Shaked A, Bellamy M, Biancofiore G, Niemann C, Walia A, Vater Y, Tran ZV, Kam I. A multicenter evaluation of safety of early extubation in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2007 Nov; 13(11):1557-63.
Behrends M, Hirose R, Park YH, Tan V, Dang K, Xu F, Park SH, Niemann CU. Remote renal injury following partial hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Mar; 12(3):490-5.
Niemann CU, Serkova NJ. Biochemical mechanisms of nephrotoxicity: application for metabolomics. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2007 Aug; 3(4):527-44.
Serkova NJ, Zhang Y, Coatney JL, Hunter L, Wachs ME, Niemann CU, Mandell MS. Early detection of graft failure using the blood metabolic profile of a liver recipient. Transplantation. 2007 Feb 27; 83(4):517-21.
Fuller TF, Rose F, Singleton KD, Linde Y, Hoff U, Freise CE, Dragun D, Niemann CU. Glutamine donor pretreatment in rat kidney transplants with severe preservation reperfusion injury. J Surg Res. 2007 Jun 01; 140(1):77-83.
Niemann CU, Feiner J, Behrends M, Eilers H, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Central venous pressure monitoring during living right donor hepatectomy. Liver Transpl. 2007 Feb; 13(2):266-71.
Park Y, Hirose R, Coatney JL, Ferrell L, Behrends M, Roberts JP, Serkova NJ, Niemann CU. Ischemia-reperfusion injury is more severe in older versus young rat livers. J Surg Res. 2007 Jan; 137(1):96-102.
Serkova NJ, Niemann CU. Pattern recognition and biomarker validation using quantitative 1H-NMR-based metabolomics. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2006 Sep; 6(5):717-31.
Behrends M, Hirose R, Serkova NJ, Coatney JL, Bedolli M, Yardi J, Park YH, Niemann CU. Mild hypothermia reduces the inflammatory response and hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. Liver Int. 2006 Aug; 26(6):734-41.
Niemann CU, Choi S, Behrends M, Hirose R, Noh J, Coatney JL, Roberts JP, Serkova NJ, Maher JJ. Mild hypothermia protects obese rats from fulminant hepatic necrosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion. Surgery. 2006 Sep; 140(3):404-12.
Niemann CU, Behrends M, Quan D, Eilers H, Gropper MA, Roberts JP, Hirose R. Recombinant factor VIIa reduces transfusion requirements in liver transplant patients with high MELD scores. Transfus Med. 2006 Apr; 16(2):93-100.
Hirsch J, Hansen KC, Choi S, Noh J, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Matthay MA, Burlingame AL, Maher JJ, Niemann CU. Warm ischemia-induced alterations in oxidative and inflammatory proteins in hepatic Kupffer cells in rats. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2006 Jun; 5(6):979-86.
Noh J, Behrends M, Choi S, Bedolli MA, Yardi J, Hirose R, Niemann CU. Glutamine does not protect against hepatic warm ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Feb; 10(2):234-9.
Niemann CU, Hirose R, Liu T, Behrends M, Brown JL, Kominsky DF, Roberts JP, Serkova N. Ischemic preconditioning improves energy state and transplantation survival in obese Zucker rat livers. Anesth Analg. 2005 Dec; 101(6):1577-1583.
Serkova NJ, Jackman M, Brown JL, Liu T, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Maher JJ, Niemann CU. Metabolic profiling of livers and blood from obese Zucker rats. J Hepatol. 2006 May; 44(5):956-62.
Serkova N, Fuller TF, Klawitter J, Freise CE, Niemann CU. H-NMR-based metabolic signatures of mild and severe ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat kidney transplants. Kidney Int. 2005 Mar; 67(3):1142-51.
Choi S, Noh J, Hirose R, Ferell L, Bedolli M, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. Mild hypothermia provides significant protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in livers of obese and lean rats. Ann Surg. 2005 Mar; 241(3):470-6.
Fuller TF, Freise CE, Feng S, Niemann CU. Ischemic preconditioning improves rat kidney graft function after severe ischemia/reperfusion injury. Transplant Proc. 2005 Jan-Feb; 37(1):377-8.
Egge-Jacobsen W, Unger M, Niemann CU, Baluom M, Hirai S, Benet LZ, Christians U. Automated, fast, and sensitive quantification of drugs in human plasma by LC/LC-MS: quantification of 6 protease inhibitors and 3 nonnucleoside transcriptase inhibitors. Ther Drug Monit. 2004 Oct; 26(5):546-62.
Avram MJ, Krejcie TC, Henthorn TK, Niemann CU. Beta-adrenergic blockade affects initial drug distribution due to decreased cardiac output and altered blood flow distribution. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2004 Nov; 311(2):617-24.
Niemann CU, Hirose R, Stock P, Roberts JP, Mandell S, Spencer Yost C. Intraoperative fluid management of living donor versus cadaveric liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 2004 Jun; 36(5):1466-8.
Fuller TF, Serkova N, Niemann CU, Freise CE. Influence of donor pretreatment with N-acetylcysteine on ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat kidney grafts. J Urol. 2004 Mar; 171(3):1296-300.
Fuller TF, Freise CE, Serkova N, Niemann CU, Olson JL, Feng S. Sirolimus delays recovery of rat kidney transplants after ischemia-reperfusion injury. Transplantation. 2003 Dec 15; 76(11):1594-9.
Yang LL, Niemann CU, Larson MD. Mechanism of pupillary reflex dilation in awake volunteers and in organ donors. Anesthesiology. 2003 Dec; 99(6):1281-6.
Mandell MS, Durham J, Kumpe D, Trotter JF, Everson GT, Niemann CU. The effects of desflurane and propofol on portosystemic pressure in patients with portal hypertension. Anesth Analg. 2003 Dec; 97(6):1573-1577.
Serkova N, Klawitter J, Niemann CU. Organ-specific response to inhibition of mitochondrial metabolism by cyclosporine in the rat. Transpl Int. 2003 Oct; 16(10):748-55.
Eilers H, Niemann C. Clinically important drug interactions with intravenous anaesthetics in older patients. Drugs Aging. 2003; 20(13):969-80.
Niemann CU, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Yost CS. Intraoperative hemodynamics and liver function in adult-to-adult living liver donors. Liver Transpl. 2002 Dec; 8(12):1126-32.
Mandell MS, Wachs M, Niemann CU, Henthorn TK. Elimination of indocyanine green in the perioperative evaluation of donor liver function. Anesth Analg. 2002 Nov; 95(5):1182-4, table of contents.
Niemann CU, Stabernack C, Serkova N, Jacobsen W, Christians U, Eger EI. Cyclosporine can increase isoflurane MAC. Anesth Analg. 2002 Oct; 95(4):930-4, table of contents.
Niemann CU, Saeed M, Akbari H, Jacobsen W, Benet LZ, Christians U, Serkova N. Close association between the reduction in myocardial energy metabolism and infarct size: dose-response assessment of cyclosporine. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2002 Sep; 302(3):1123-8.
Niemann CU, Yost CS, Mandell S, Henthorn TK. Evaluation of the splanchnic circulation with indocyanine green pharmacokinetics in liver transplant patients. Liver Transpl. 2002 May; 8(5):476-81.
Serkova N, Donohoe P, Gottschalk S, Hainz C, Niemann CU, Bickler PE, Litt L, Benet LZ, Leibfritz D, Christians U. Comparison of the effects of cyclosporin a on the metabolism of perfused rat brain slices during normoxia and hypoxia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2002 Mar; 22(3):342-52.
Serkova N, Jacobsen W, Niemann CU, Litt L, Benet LZ, Leibfritz D, Christians U. Sirolimus, but not the structurally related RAD (everolimus), enhances the negative effects of cyclosporine on mitochondrial metabolism in the rat brain. Br J Pharmacol. 2001 Jul; 133(6):875-85.
Avram MJ, Krejcie TC, Niemann CU, Enders-Klein C, Shanks CA, Henthorn TK. Isoflurane alters the recirculatory pharmacokinetics of physiologic markers. Anesthesiology. 2000 Jun; 92(6):1757-68.
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