Publications

All PPExMed articles, published open access on a rolling basis.

Special Issues

In honor and memory of Alexey A. Vereninov

On Ions, Channels, Pumps, and Water – The mechanisms of cellular ion, water, and volume homeostasis, and their functional sequel

Editors: Michael A. Model, Alexey V. Moshkov and Markus Ritter

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Call for Submissions

Special Issue on Water Requirements for Health

Edited by: Jodi D. Stookey, Lee Hooper, Ines Drenjančević, Markus Ritter

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Publications 2022 - 2026

Original Paper

Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging (MR-DTI) in Spinal Cord Lesions: a Feasibility Study

Stefan Leis, Fritz Klausner, Mark Mc Coy, Eugen Trinka, Mahdi Safdarian

PPExMed 2026;73-80

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Review

Role of SLC Transporters in Hereditary Hearing Loss

Emanuele Bernardinelli, Arnoldas Matulevicius, Florian Huber, Houssein Nasser, Lennart Weitgasser, Livia Seferi, Raffaella Liuni, Silvia Dossena

PPExMed 2026;40-72

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Mind Over Water: a Bibliometric Exploration of Drinking Water Hydration, Cognitive Function and Mental Health

Ovinuchi Ejiohuo, Vision Bagonza, Faith Ozioma Nwaogazie, Olusegun Ayo Ade-Adekunle, Cyril Onwuelazu Uteh

PPExMed 2026;25-39

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Transverse Relaxation Time (T2) For Non-Invasive Assessment of Cartilage Composition -from Method Development to Automated Processing of Large Clinical Cohorts - A Selfie Review of 15 Years of Funding & Publication

Felix Eckstein, Neal Bangerter, Wolfgang Wirth

PPExMed 2026;1-24

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Review

Dual Functions of SLCO2A1 as Maxi-Cl Channel and PG Transporter

Yasunobu Okada, Ravshan Z Sabirov, Petr G Merzlyak, Takeo Nakanishi

PPExMed 2025;1-15

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Review

Intrasaccular Device Occlusion and Location Scale IDOL - a Novel Grading Scale For Cerebral Aneurysms Treated with Intrasaccular Devices

Monika Killer-Oberpfalzer, Erasmia Broussalis, Astrid Grams, Jens Fiehler

PPExMed 2024;12-18

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Review

Recombinant Versus Plasma-Derived Human Albumin: Efficacy, Safety, and Future Prospects in Clinical Medicine

Christian J. Wiedermann

PPExMed 2024;1-11

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Research Article

Reduced Hepatocyte Bicarbonate Output Accelerates Periductal Inflammation and Fibrosis in mdr2^-/- Mouse Liver

Archana Kini, Zhenzhen Zhou, Anna E. Seidler, Brigitte Riederer, Dorothee Römermann, Arndt Vogel, Ursula Seidler

PPExMed 2023;99-117

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Research Article

Molecular Insights on Shigellosis: How the Interaction Between Invasin IpaA and Vinculin Hijacks Cellular Mechanotransduction

Cristina Bertocchi, Nicole Morales, Andrea Ravasio

PPExMed 2023;89-98

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Research Article

Apelin Regulation of K-Cl Cotransport in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells as a Potential Target for Cardiovascular Disease

Neelima Sharma, Peter K. Lauf, Norma C. Adragna

PPExMed 2023;67-88

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Research Article

Change in Metabolomic Profile Associated with an Average Increase in Plain Water Intake of >+1 L/Day, Sustained Over 4 Weeks, in Healthy Young Men with Initial Total Water Intake Below 2 L/Day

Jodi D. Stookey, Bernhard Paulweber, Thomas K. Felder, Florian Lang, Dieter Häussinger, David W. Killilea, Frans A. Kuypers, Markus Ritter

PPExMed 2023;41-66

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Review

Sprifermin for Treatment of Osteoarthritis: Recombinant Fibroblast Growth Factor 18 as a Possible Disease-Modifying Knee Osteoarthritis Drug

Martin Jakab, Tobias Kiesslich, Antje van der Zee-Neuen, Wolfgang Wirth, Markus Ritter

PPExMed 2023;18-40

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Research Article

Paracelsus 10,000: An Observational Cohort Study About the Health Status of the Population of Salzburg, Austria. Rationale, Objectives and Study Design

Vanessa Frey, Patrick Langthaler, Emanuel Raphaelis, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, Ludmilla Kedenko, Elmar Aigner, Jennifer Martinz, Isabella Gostner, Arne C. Bathke, Paul Sungler, Michael Studnicka, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher, Eugen Trinka, Bernhard Iglseder, Bernhard Paulweber

PPExMed 2023;1-17

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Research Article

Suicidal Death of Human Erythrocytes Following Exposure to Pentostatin

Abdulla Al Mamun Bhuyan, Kousi Alzoubi, Antonella Fazio, Marilena Briglia, Caterina Faggio, Florian Lang

PPExMed 2022;15-23

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Research Article

Uptake of fluorescein upon osmotic cell swelling is dependent on the volume-regulated anion channel VRAC/LRRC8

Michael A. Model, Fatemeh Hassani Nia, Emily Zook, Jordan E. Hollembeak, Tobias Stauber

PPExMed 2022;3-14

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Editorial

Editorial

Markus Ritter

PPExMed 2022;1-2

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