Dr. med. Konstantin Stark

10 most relevant publications:

1. Pircher J, Czermak T, Ehrlich A, Eberle C, Gaitzsch E, Margraf A, Grommes J, Saha P, Titova A, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Stark K, Petzold T, Stocker T, Weckbach LT, Novotny J, Sperandio M, Nieswandt B, Smith A, Mannell H, Walzog B, Horst D, Soehnlein O, Massberg S, Schulz C. (2018) Cathelicidins prime platelets to mediate arterial thrombosis and tissue inflammation. Nat Commun. 9:1523.

2. Stark K, Pekayvaz K, Massberg S. (2018) Role of pericytes in vascular immunosurveillance. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 23:767-81. (Review)

3. Stark K, Schubert I, Joshi U, Kilani B, Hoseinpour P, Thakur M, Grünauer P, Pfeiler S, Schmidergall T, Stockhausen S, Bäumer M, Chandraratne S, von Brühl ML, Lorenz M, Coletti R, Reese S, Laitinen I, Wörmann SM, Algül H, Bruns CJ, Ware J, Mackman N, Engelmann B, Massberg S. (2018) Distinct pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer microvesicle-associated venous thrombosis identifies new antithrombotic targets in vivo. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 38:772-86.

4. Gaertner F, Ahmad Z, Rosenberger G, Fan S, Nicolai L, Busch B, Yavuz G, Luckner M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Hennel R, Benechet A, Lorenz M, Chandraratne S, Schubert I, Helmer S, Striednig B, Stark K, Janko M, Böttcher RT, Verschoor A, Leon C, Gachet C, Gudermann T, Mederos Y Schnitzler M, Pincus Z, Iannacone M, Haas R, Wanner G, Lauber K, Sixt M, Massberg S. (2017) Migrating platelets are mechano-scavengers that collect and bundle bacteria. Cell. 171:1368-82.

5. Uderhardt S, Ackermann JA, Fillep T, Hammond VJ, Willeit J, Santer P, Mayr M, Biburger M, Miller M, Zellner KR, Stark K, Zarbock A, Rossaint J, Schubert I, Mielenz D, Dietel B, Raaz-Schrauder D, Ay C, Gremmel T, Thaler J, Heim C, Herrmann M, Collins PW, Schabbauer G, Mackman N, Voehringer D, Nadler JL, Lee JJ, Massberg S, Rauh M, Kiechl S, Schett G, O'Donnell VB, Krönke G. (2017) Enzymatic lipid oxidation by eosinophils propagates coagulation, hemostasis, and thrombotic disease. J Exp Med. 214:2121-38.

6. Stark K, Philippi V, Stockhausen S, Busse J, Antonelli A, Miller M, Schubert I, Hoseinpour P, Chandraratne S, von Brühl ML, Gaertner F, Lorenz M, Agresti A, Coletti R, Antoine DJ, Heermann R, Jung K, Reese S, Laitinen I, Schwaiger M, Walch A, Sperandio M, Nawroth PP, Reinhardt C, Jäckel S, Bianchi ME, Massberg S. (2016) Disulfide HMGB1 derived from platelets coordinates venous thrombosis in mice. Blood. 28:2435-49.

7. Lerchenberger M, Uhl B, Stark K, Zuchtriegel G, Eckart A, Miller M, Puhr-Westerheide D, Praetner M, Rehberg M, Khandoga AG, Lauber K, Massberg S, Krombach F, Reichel CA. (2013) Matrix metalloproteinases modulate ameboid-like migration of neutrophils through inflamed interstitial tissue. Blood. 122:770-80.

8. Stark K, Eckart A, Haidari S, Tirniceriu A, Lorenz M, von Brühl ML, Gärtner F, Khandoga AG, Legate KR, Pless R, Hepper I, Lauber K, Walzog B, Massberg S. (2013) Capillary and arteriolar pericytes attract innate leukocytes exiting through venules and 'instruct' them with pattern-recognition and motility programs. Nat Immunol. 14:41-51.

9. von Brühl ML*, Stark K*, Steinhart A, Chandraratne S, Konrad I, Lorenz M, Khandoga A, Tirniceriu A, Coletti R, Köllnberger M, Byrne RA, Laitinen I, Walch A, Brill A, Pfeiler S, Manukyan D, Braun S, Lange P, Riegger J, Ware J, Eckart A, Haidari S, Rudelius M, Schulz C, Echtler K, Brinkmann V, Schwaiger M, Preissner KT, Wagner DD, Mackman N, Engelmann B, Massberg S. (2012) Monocytes, neutrophils, and platelets cooperate to initiate and propagate venous thrombosis in mice in vivo. J Exp Med. 209:819-35. *contributed equally

10. Echtler K, Stark K, Lorenz M, Kerstan S, Walch A, Jennen L, Rudelius M, Seidl S, Kremmer E, Emambokus NR, von Bruehl ML, Frampton J, Isermann B, Genzel-Boroviczeny O, Schreiber C, Mehilli J, Kastrati A, Schwaiger M, Shivdasani RA, Massberg S. (2010) Platelets contribute to postnatal occlusion of the ductus arteriosus. Nat Med. 16:75-82.