Matthias Nahrendorf, MD, PhD
Read BioThe Nahrendorf laboratory focuses imaging iinflammation in cardiovascular health and disease, specifically in atherosclerosis and heart failure. Of particular interest are the function, supply and production of leukocytes, and the signals that regulate hematopoiesis after injuries such as myocardial infarction or stroke. We described that after MI, we imaged the splenic release of ready-made leukocytes that travel to the ischemic heart (Science 2009, New York Times 2009). We further found that MI, chronic stress and sedentary life style modulate the hematopoietic stem cell niche, activating migration and proliferation of myeloid progenitor cells (Nature 2012, Nature Med 2014, Nature Med 2019). Resident macrophages, on the other hand, do not derive from circulating cells and promote steady state functions such as cardiac conduction (Cell 2017). The laboratory develops and employs imaging to sample biology non-invasively, using MR, nuclear, optical and microscopic modalities. We increasingly rely on transcriptomics to discover disease-promoting pathways and related imaging targets (Science 2023).
Recent Publications
Knierim M, Bommer T, Paulus M, Riedl D, Fink S, Pöppl A, Reetz F, Wang P, Maier L, Voigt N, Nahrendorf M, Sossalla S, Streckfuss-Bömeke K, Pabel S Cellular calcium handling and electrophysiology are modulated by chronic physiological pacing in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024;327(5):H1244-H1254 - PMID: 39302711 - DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00536.2024
Duivenvoorden R, Tang J, Cormode DP, Mieszawska AJ, Izquierdo-Garcia D, Ozcan C, Otten MJ, Zaidi N, Lobatto ME, van Rijs SM, Priem B, Kuan EL, Martel C, Hewing B, Sager H, Nahrendorf M, Randolph GJ, Stroes ES, Fuster V, Fisher EA, Fayad ZA, Mulder WJ A statin-loaded reconstituted high-density lipoprotein nanoparticle inhibits atherosclerotic plaque inflammation. Nat Commun. 2014;5:3065 - PMID: 24445279 - PMCID: PMC4001802 - DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4065
Zhang S, Paccalet A, Rohde D, Cremer S, Hulsmans M, Lee IH, Mentkowski K, Grune J, Schloss MJ, Honold L, Iwamoto Y, Zheng Y, Bredella MA, Buckless C, Ghoshhajra B, Thondapu V, van der Laan AM, Piek JJ, Niessen HWM, Pallante F, Carnevale R, Perrotta S, Carnevale D, Iborra-Egea O, Muñoz-Guijosa C, Galvez-Monton C, Bayes-Genis A, Vidoudez C, Trauger SA, Scadden D, Swirski FK, Moskowitz MA, Naxerova K, Nahrendorf M Bone marrow adipocytes fuel emergency hematopoiesis after myocardial infarction. Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2023;2(12):1277-1290 - PMID: 38344689 - PMCID: PMC10857823 - DOI: 10.1038/s44161-023-00388-7
Gustafsson K, Rhee C, Frodermann V, Scadden EW, Li D, Iwamoto Y, Palchaudhuri R, Hyzy SL, Boitano AE, Nahrendorf M, Scadden DT Clearing and replacing tissue-resident myeloid cells with an anti-CD45 antibody-drug conjugate. Blood Adv. 2023;7(22):6964-6973 - PMID: 37748049 - PMCID: PMC10690556 - DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010561
Mazzitelli JA, Pulous FE, Smyth LCD, Kaya Z, Rustenhoven J, Moskowitz MA, Kipnis J, Nahrendorf M Skull bone marrow channels as immune gateways to the central nervous system. Nat Neurosci. 2023;26(12):2052-2062 - PMID: 37996526 - PMCID: PMC10894464 - DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01487-1
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