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Simon Heckscher

University of Regensburg

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Biochemistry· 1 Immunology· 1

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Katja DettmeriD· 2 shared Peter Josef OefneriD· 2 shared Wolfram GronwaldiD· 2 shared Alex YarrituiD· 1 shared Alma ZerneckeiD· 1 shared Antonia Hehemann· 1 shared Ariana RauchiD· 1 shared Arne ThieleiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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DESI-MS-Based Analysis of Drug Distribution in Human Renal Cystic Tissue Using the Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) as a 3D In Vivo Model

Antonia Hehemann, Jan Schueler, Simon Heckscher, Verena Groß, Matthias May, Barbara Nuebel, Bernd Wullich, Bjoern Buchholz, Jens M. Werner, Jonathan Jantsch, Wolfram Gronwald, Zoltán Takáts, Peter Josef Oefner, Katharina Maria Schmidt, Silke Haerteis, Katja Dettmer

This study uses DESI-MSI to visualize benzbromarone distribution in human renal cyst tissue on the CAM model, showing selective accumulation at the cyst epithelium.

bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Kidney disease reprograms microbiome-host signaling to promote heart failure

Alex Yarritu, W Anders, Arne Thiele, Olena Potapenko, Fabian Schumacher, István András Szijártó, Ariana Rauch, Jakob Versnjak, Natnael Gebremedhin, Victoria J. McParland, Simon Heckscher, Sakshi Kamboj, Giuseppe Trimarchi, Harithaa Anandakumar, Franziska Fuckert, , Nicola Wilck

This study identifies a microbiome-AhR-IL-17A axis that drives CKD-associated cardiac fibrosis and shows that AhR inhibition prevents remodeling.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2026 · PreprintImmunology