{"id":5388,"date":"2019-09-11T16:19:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/?page_id=5388"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:13:02","slug":"project-b2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/research\/project-area-b\/project-b2\/","title":{"rendered":"Project B2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one large-mehr-seitenrand\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#0069b4;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">Can intestinal bacteria trigger rheumatological diseases?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two text-mobil-kleiner\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#0069b4;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.5;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#projektleitung\">Prof. McHardy\u00a0 |\u00a0 Prof. Strowig\u00a0 |\u00a0 Prof. Witte<\/a><\/p><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator bigtriangle fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-big-triangle-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\"><path d=\"M-1 -1 L50 99 L101 -1 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#b2d6f2;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">What is this research project about?<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Witte_Patient.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[5d34e2a7d8ebc830d14]\" data-title=\"B2_Witte_Patient\" title=\"B2_Witte_Patient\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Witte_Patient.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-14807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Witte_Patient-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Witte_Patient-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Witte_Patient-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Witte_Patient-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Witte_Patient.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Professor Witte (right) is talking with a patient.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#d6ebfb;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">What is this research project about?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of frequent chronic rheumatological diseases which start in young adults and lead to disability of the patients. Current therapies are not efficient enough in stopping the progressive impairment of the musculoskeletal system. There is evidence that the microbiome of the gut is involved in triggering the disease. Clarifying the role of infections and the microbiome composition in the pathogenesis of SpA and its subform reactive arthritis may pave the way to new treatment modalities with better efficacy and less side effects.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:-99px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator curved fusion-section-separator-2\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-curved-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(239,239,239,1)\"><path d=\"M0 0 C 50 100 80 100 100 0 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:115px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">What&#8217;s the current status?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>With respect to a potential pathomechanism linking microbial colonization with autoimmunity and induction of SpA, it has been demonstrated that antibodies against <em>Shigella flexneri<\/em>, <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/em> and <em>Yersinia enterocolitica<\/em> may crossreact with HLA-B27, the dominant genetic risk factor of SpA, and that antibodies against Klebsiella were found to be cytotoxic for cells expressing HLA-B27. Whether similar autoantibodies are induced by other members of the microbiota and if yes, under which conditions remains unresolved.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The image shows<\/strong><\/span>: <em>Shigella flexneri<\/em> (Shigellen), group of bacteria. Transmission electron microscopy, negative contrast. Scale = 1 \u03bcm. Source: Hans R. Gelderblom, Gabi Schlier, Rolf Reissbrodt\/RKI<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" title=\"B2_Shigella_flexneri\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Shigella_flexneri.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-14776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Shigella_flexneri-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Shigella_flexneri-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Shigella_flexneri-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Shigella_flexneri-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Shigella_flexneri.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 bildunterschrift\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#0069b4;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-bg-parallax\" data-bg-align=\"center center\" data-direction=\"right\" data-mute=\"false\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-velocity=\"-0.2\" data-mobile-enabled=\"false\" data-break_parents=\"0\" data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RES_HG_Projektziele-01.jpg\" data-bg-repeat=\"false\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-parallax-right projektziele-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-right:10%;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:10%;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RES_HG_Projektziele-01.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last projektziele-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:8%;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:8%;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.25);--awb-bg-color-hover:rgba(0,0,0,0.25);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-top:3px;--awb-border-right:3px;--awb-border-bottom:3px;--awb-border-left:3px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">What are the project goals?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 text-weiss\"><p>We want to identify alteration in the gut microbiota that are involved in triggering spondyloarthritis. Specifically we want to characterize dynamic microbiome\u00a0 changes during the development and treatment of different forms of arthritis. Furthermore we want to identify antibodies associated with poor prognosis of SpA and members of the microbiome as well as antigens targeted by the immune system in arthritis patients. And our aim is to determine cross-reactivity between antibodies targeting microbial antigens and autoantigens develop intervention strategies to prevent the development of SpA and reactive arthritis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#0069b4;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:30px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">How do we get there?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>In the project RHEUMA-VOR we recruit a large number of patients from Lower Saxony with acute onset of SpA and control diseases. Stool, serum and DNA samples as well as PBMC and, when a joint aspiration was clinically indicated, synovial fluid (SF) and SF cells will be obtained and stored, and various disease-related clinical data as well as dietary habits will be collected. The patients from this inception cohort will be followed for &gt; 2 years, and response to therapy, disease activity and disease progression will be monitored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The photo shows<\/strong> Professor Strowig in his laboratory. \u00a9 HZI\/Waldthausen &amp; Kreibig<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" title=\"B2_Strowig_Labor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Strowig_Labor.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-14791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Strowig_Labor-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Strowig_Labor-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Strowig_Labor-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Strowig_Labor-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/B2_Strowig_Labor.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"projektleitung\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-11 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator bigtriangle fusion-section-separator-3\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-big-triangle-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\"><path d=\"M-1 -1 L50 99 L101 -1 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-12 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">Projectleaders<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four dfgoriginaltitel\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#0069b4;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:30px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.5;\">Project title: The microbiome \u2013 a trigger in arthritis? Linking alterations in microbiota composition to autoantibody development.<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-13 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 20px + 20px + 20px ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px 10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_McHardy.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[111b6e4cc45c4237fdb]\" data-caption=\"\u00a9Yamel Photography\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_McHardy.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_McHardy-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_McHardy-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_McHardy-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_McHardy-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_McHardy.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three forschertitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">Prof. Dr. Alice McHardy<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three projekttitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1;\">Projects: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/forschung\/projektbereich-b-immunsystem\/projekt-b2\/\">B2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/forschung\/projektbereich-b-immunsystem\/projekt-b10\/\">B10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/research\/project-area-c\/project-c1\/\">C1<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/ueber-uns\/resist-forschende\/prof-dr-alice-mchardy\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">CV &amp; VIDEO<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 20px + 20px + 20px ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px 10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RES_CV_Strowig.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[c6af69f0d4f54522eb2]\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RES_CV_Strowig.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RES_CV_Strowig-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RES_CV_Strowig-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RES_CV_Strowig-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RES_CV_Strowig-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RES_CV_Strowig.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three forschertitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">Prof. Dr. Till Strowig<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three projekttitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1;\">Projects: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/forschung\/projektbereich-b-immunsystem\/projekt-b1\/\">B1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/forschung\/projektbereich-b-immunsystem\/projekt-b2\/\">B2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/klinische-studien\/resist-kohorte\/\">RESIST-Cohort<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/ueber-uns\/resist-forschende\/prof-dr-till-strowig\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">CV &amp; VIDEO<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 20px + 20px + 20px ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px 10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_Witte.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[e59b24d9165f80d993a]\" data-caption=\"\u00a9 Nico Herzog\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_Witte.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_Witte-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_Witte-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_Witte-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_Witte-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RES_CV_Witte.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three forschertitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">Prof. Dr. Torsten Witte<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three projekttitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1;\">Projects: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/forschung\/projektbereich-a-gene\/projekt-a2\/\">A2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/forschung\/projektbereich-b-immunsystem\/projekt-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/ueber-uns\/resist-forschende\/prof-dr-torsten-witte\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">CV &amp; VIDEO<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-24 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" 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fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#efefef;--awb-bg-color-hover:#efefef;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">Project B2 Publications<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 publikationstext\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>Publications 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40318634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Long-term histone lactylation connects metabolic and epigenetic rewiring in innate immune memory<\/strong><\/a> A. Ziogas, B. Novakovic, L. Ventriglia, N. Galang, K. A. Tran, W. Li, et al. <strong>Cell 2025 <\/strong>Accession Number: 40318634 DOI: 10.1016\/j.cell.2025.03.048<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40172876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Transmissible Staphylococcus pseudintermedius thwarts neutrophil extracellular trap-driven containment to promote invasive disease<\/strong><\/a> R. Haller, Y. Cai, N. de Buhr, J. C. Rieder, D. Schl\u00fcter, C. Baier, et al. <strong>Emerg Microbes Infect 2025<\/strong> Vol. 14 Issue 1 Pages 2482709 Accession Number: 40172876 PMCID: PMC12001851 DOI: 10.1080\/22221751.2025.2482709<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40972521\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Disruption to the gut microbiome by non-antibiotics is linked to infection risk<\/strong><\/a> C. Tawk and T. Strowig <strong>Cell Chem Biol<\/strong> 2025 Vol. 32 Issue 9 Pages 1102-1105 Accession Number: 40972521 DOI: 10.1016\/j.chembiol.2025.08.008<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38706320\/\"><b>Assessing computational predictions of antimicrobial resistance phenotypes from microbial genomes<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b> Hu, K., F. Meyer, Z. L. Deng, E. Asgari, T. H. Kuo, P. C. M\u00fcnch, and A. C. McHardy. 2024. <strong>Brief Bioinform<\/strong> 25.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37471465\/\"><b>Shared and Distinct Gut Microbiota in Spondyloarthritis, Acute Anterior Uveitis, and Crohn&#8217;s Disease.<\/b><\/a>Essex, M., V. Rios Rodriguez, J. Rademacher, F. Proft, U. Lober, L. Marko, U. Pleyer, T. Strowig, J. Marchand, J. A. Kirwan, B. Siegmund, S. K. Forslund, and D. Poddubnyy. 2024. <strong>Arthritis Rheumatol<\/strong> 76: 48-58.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37471465\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spondyloarthritis, acute anterior uveitis, and Crohn&#8217;s disease have both shared and distinct gut microbiota.<\/strong><\/a> Essex M, Rios Rodriguez V, Rademacher J, Proft F, L\u00f6ber U, Mark\u00f3 L, Pleyer U, Strowig T, Marchand J, Kirwan JA, Siegmund B, Forslund SK, Poddubnyy D.\u00a0 <strong>Arthritis Rheumatol.<\/strong> 2023 Jul 20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36875067\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brief report: Assessment of mucosal barrier integrity using serological biomarkers in preclinical stages of rheumatoid arthritis.<\/strong> <\/a>Gilbert BTP, Lamacchia C, Amend L, Strowig T, Rodriguez E, Palmer G, Finckh A.\u00a0 <strong>Front Immunol.<\/strong> 2023 Feb 16;14:1117742.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36870198\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The link between rheumatic disorders and inborn errors of immunity<\/strong><\/a>. Sogkas G, Witte T. <strong>EBioMedicine.<\/strong> 2023 Apr;90:104501. Epub 2023 Mar 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37098342\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The natural product chlorotonil A preserves colonization resistance and prevents relapsing Clostridioides difficile infection.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>Bublitz A, Brauer M, Wagner S, Hofer W, M\u00fcsken M, Deschner F, Lesker TR, Neumann-Schaal M, Paul LS, N\u00fcbel U, Bartel J, Kany AM, Z\u00fchlke D, Bernecker S, Jansen R, Sievers S, Riedel K, Herrmann J, M\u00fcller R, Fuchs TM, Strowig T. <strong>Cell Host Microbe.<\/strong> 2023 Apr 18:S1931-3128(23)00147-6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37279755\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pulsed antibiotic treatments of gnotobiotic mice manifest in complex bacterial community dynamics and resistance effects.<\/strong> <\/a>M\u00fcnch PC, Eberl C, Woelfel S, Ring D, Fritz A, Herp S, Lade I, Geffers R, Franzosa EA, Huttenhower C, McHardy AC, Stecher B. Pulsed antibiotic treatments of gnotobiotic mice manifest in complex bacterial community dynamics and resistance effects. <strong>Cell Host Microbe.<\/strong> 2023 Jun 14;31(6):1007-1020.e4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37381987\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MAGT1 Deficiency Dysregulates Platelet Cation Homeostasis and Accelerates Arterial Thrombosis and Ischemic Stroke in Mice.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>Gotru SK, Mammadova-Bach E, Sogkas G, Schuhmann MK, Schmitt K, Kraft P, Herterich S, Mamtimin M, Pinarci A, Beck S, Stritt S, Han C, Ren P, Freund JN, Klemann C, Ringshausen FC, Heemskerk JWM, Dietrich A, Nieswandt B, Stoll G, Gudermann T, Braun A.\u00a0 <strong>Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.<\/strong> 2023 Aug;43(8):1494-1509. doi: 10.1161\/ATVBAHA.122.318115. Epub 2023 Jun 29. PMID: 37381987.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36113963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Identification of variants in genes associated with autoinflammatory disorders in a cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis<\/strong><\/a> F. Atschekzei, N. Dubrowinskaja, M. Anim, T. Thiele, T. Witte and G. Sogkas <strong>RMD Open 2022<\/strong> Vol. 8 Issue 2 Accession Number: 36113963 PMCID: PMC9486391 DOI: 10.1136\/rmdopen-2022-002561<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35396482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation: the second round of challenges.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Meyer F, Fritz A, Deng ZL, Koslicki D, Lesker TR, Gurevich A, Robertson G, Alser M, Antipov D, Beghini F, Bertrand D, Brito JJ, Brown CT, Buchmann J, Bulu\u00e7 A, Chen B, Chikhi R, Clausen PTLC, Cristian A, Dabrowski PW, Darling AE, Egan R, Eskin E, Georganas E, Goltsman E, Gray MA, Hansen LH, Hofmeyr S, Huang P, Irber L, Jia H, J\u00f8rgensen TS, Kieser SD, Klemetsen T, Kola A, Kolmogorov M, Korobeynikov A, Kwan J, LaPierre N, Lemaitre C, Li C, Limasset A, Malcher-Miranda F, Mangul S, Marcelino VR, Marchet C, Marijon P, Meleshko D, Mende DR, Milanese A, Nagarajan N, Nissen J, Nurk S, Oliker L, Paoli L, Peterlongo P, Piro VC, Porter JS, Rasmussen S, Rees ER, Reinert K, Renard B, Robertsen EM, Rosen GL, Ruscheweyh HJ, Sarwal V, Segata N, Seiler E, Shi L, Sun F, Sunagawa S, S\u00f8rensen SJ, Thomas A, Tong C, Trajkovski M, Tremblay J, Uritskiy G, Vicedomini R, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang Z, Warren A, Willassen NP, Yelick K, You R, Zeller G, Zhao Z, Zhu S, Zhu J, Garrido-Oter R, Gastmeier P, Hacquard S, H\u00e4u\u00dfler S, Khaledi A, Maechler F, Mesny F, Radutoiu S, Schulze-Lefert P, Smit N, Strowig T, Bremges A, Sczyrba A, McHardy AC. <strong>Nat Methods.<\/strong> 2022 Apr;19(4):429-440. doi: 10.1038\/s41592-022-01431-4. Epub 2022 Apr 8. PMID: 35396482.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35398320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Strain Identification and Quantitative Analysis in Microbial Communities.<\/strong> <\/a>Ghazi AR, M\u00fcnch PC, Chen D, Jensen J, Huttenhower C. <strong>J Mol Biol.<\/strong> 2022 Aug; Epub 2022 Apr 7.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36583733\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Primary antibody deficiency-associated arthritis shares features with spondyloarthritis and enteropathic arthritis.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>Pott NM, Atschekzei F, Pott CC, Ernst D, Witte T, Sogkas G.<strong> RMD Open<\/strong>. 2022 Dec<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34610293\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Klebsiella oxytoca causes colonization resistance against multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae in the gut via cooperative carbohydrate competition.<\/a><\/strong> Osbelt L, Wende M, Alm\u00e1si \u00c9, Derksen E, Muthukumarasamy U, Lesker TR, Galvez EJC, Pils MC, Schalk E, Chhatwal P, F\u00e4rber J, Neumann-Schaal M, Fischer T, Schl\u00fcter D, Strowig T. <strong>Cell Host Microbe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34583923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Novel aspects of regulatory T cell dysfunction as a therapeutic target in giant cell arteritis.<\/strong> <\/a>Adriawan IR, Atschekzei F, Dittrich-Breiholz O, Garantziotis P, Hirsch S, Risser LM, Kosanke M, Schmidt RE, Witte T, Sogkas G.<strong> Ann Rheum Dis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34226189\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>B cell depletion impairs vaccination-induced CD8<sup>+<\/sup> T cell responses in a type I interferon-dependent manner.<\/strong><\/a> Graalmann T, Borst K, Manchanda H, Vaas L, Bruhn M, Graalmann L, Koster M, Verboom M, Hallensleben M, Guzm\u00e1n CA, Sutter G, Schmidt RE, Witte T, Kalinke U. <strong>Ann Rheum Dis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/genomebiology.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s13059-021-02426-8#citeas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haploflow: strain-resolved de novo assembly of viral genomes.<\/a> Genome Biol <\/strong>22:212. Fritz A, Bremges A, Deng Z-L, Lesker TR, G\u00f6tting J, Ganzenmueller T, Sczyrba A, Dilthey A, Klawonn F, McHardy AC. 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33369649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anti-CD74 IgA autoantibodies in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a longitudinal Swedish study.<\/strong> <\/a>Do L, Gran\u00e5sen G, Hellman U, Lejon K, Geijer M, Baraliakos X, Witte T, Forsblad-d&#8217;Elia H.\u00a0 <strong>Rheumatology<\/strong> (Oxford). 2021 Sep 1;60(9):4085-4093. doi: 10.1093\/rheumatology\/keaa882. PMID: 33369649; PMCID: PMC8410007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32433514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Perturbation of the gut microbiome by Prevotella spp. enhances host susceptibility to mucosal inflammation.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Iljazovic A, Roy U, G\u00e1lvez EJC, Lesker TR, Zhao B, Gronow A, Amend L, Will SE, Hofmann JD, Pils MC, Schmidt-Hohagen K, Neumann-Schaal M, Strowig T. <strong>Mucosal Immunol.<\/strong> 2021 Jan;14(1):113-124. doi: 10.1038\/s41385-020-0296-4. Epub 2020 May 20. PMID: 32433514; PMCID: PMC7790746.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33789089\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Single-cell chromatin accessibility landscape identifies tissue repair program in human regulatory T cells.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Delacher M, Simon M, Sanderink L, Hotz-Wagenblatt A, Wuttke M, Schambeck K, Schmidleithner L, Bittner S, Pant A, Ritter U, Hehlgans T, Riegel D, Schneider V, Groeber-Becker FK, Eigenberger A, Gebhard C, Strieder N, Fischer A, Rehli M, Hoffmann P, Edinger M, Strowig T, Huehn J, Schmidl C, Werner JM, Prantl L, Brors B, Imbusch CD, Feuerer M. <strong>Immunity.<\/strong> 2021 Apr 13;54(4):702-720.e17. doi: 10.1016\/j.immuni.2021.03.007. Epub 2021 Mar 30. PMID: 33789089; PMCID: PMC8050210.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32886335\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Strategic Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing in a Low Prevalence Setting: The COVID-19 Contact (CoCo) Study in Healthcare Professionals.<\/strong><\/a> Behrens GMN, Cossmann A, Stankov MV, Schulte B, Streeck H, F\u00f6rster R, Bosnjak B, Willenzon S, Boeck AL, Thu Tran A, Thiele T, Graalmann T, Kayser MZ, Zychlinsky Scharff A, Dopfer C, Horke A, Pink I, Witte T, Wetzke M, Ernst D, Jablonka A, Happle C. <strong>Infect Dis Ther<\/strong>. 2020 Dec;9(4):837-849. doi: 10.1007\/s40121-020-00334-1. Epub 2020 Sep 4. PMID: 32886335; PMCID: PMC7472691.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32130896\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Integrated Metagenome Catalog Reveals New Insights into the Murine Gut Microbiome<\/a><\/strong>. Lesker TR, Durairaj AC, G\u00e1lvez EJC, Lagkouvardos I, Baines JF, Clavel T, Sczyrba A, McHardy AC, Strowig T.\u00a0 <strong>Cell Rep.<\/strong> 2020 Mar 3;30(9):2909-2922.e6. doi: 10.1016\/j.celrep.2020.02.036. PMID: 32130896; PMCID: PMC7059117.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32272789\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Phenotype Differentiates Secondary Antibody Deficiency in Rheumatic Disease from Primary Antibody Deficiency<\/a><\/strong>. Jablonka A, Etemadi H, Adriawan IR, Ernst D, Jacobs R, Buyny S, Witte T, Schmidt RE, Atschekzei F, Sogkas G. <strong>J Clin Med.<\/strong> 2020 Apr 7;9(4):1049. doi: 10.3390\/jcm9041049. PMID: 32272789; PMCID: PMC7230453.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33113351\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Distinct Polysaccharide Utilization Determines Interspecies Competition between Intestinal Prevotella spp<\/a><\/strong>. G\u00e1lvez EJC, Iljazovic A, Amend L, Lesker TR, Renault T, Thiemann S, Hao L, Roy U, Gronow A, Charpentier E, Strowig T.\u00a0 <strong>Cell Host Microbe.<\/strong> 2020 Dec 9;28(6):838-852.e6. doi: 10.1016\/j.chom.2020.09.012. Epub 2020 Oct 27. PMID: 33113351.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33217332\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Identification of Natural CRISPR Systems and Targets in the Human Microbiome<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Cell Host Microbe<\/strong>. M\u00fcnch PC, Franzosa EA, Stecher B, McHardy AC, Huttenhower C. 2021 Jan 13;29(1):94-106.e4. doi: 10.1016\/j.chom.2020.10.010. Epub 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33217332; PMCID: PMC7813156.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33092271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dietary Short-Term Fiber Interventions in Arthritis Patients Increase Systemic SCFA Levels and Regulate Inflammation.<\/strong><\/a> D\u00fcrholz K, Hofmann J, Iljazovic A, H\u00e4ger J, Lucas S, Sarter K, Strowig T, Bang H, Rech J, Schett G, Zaiss MM. <strong>Nutrients.<\/strong> 2020 Oct 20;12(10):3207. doi: 10.3390\/nu12103207. PMID: 33092271; PMCID: PMC7589100.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31665244\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Role of Ames Dwarfism and Calorie Restriction on Gut Microbiota.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0Wiesenborn DS, G\u00e1lvez EJC, Spinel L, Victoria B, Allen B, Schneider A, Gesing A, Al-Regaiey KA, Strowig T, Sch\u00e4fer KH, Masternak MM. <strong>J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.<\/strong> 2020 Jun 18;75(7):e1-e8. doi: 10.1093\/gerona\/glz236.\u00a0<\/span>PMID: 31665244; PMCID: PMC7302176.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32423153\/\">Clinical, Radiological, and Laboratory Features of Spinal Cord Involvement in Primary Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s Syndrome<\/a><\/strong>. Butryn M, Neumann J, Rolfes L, Bartels C, Wattjes MP, Mahmoudi N, Seeliger T, Konen FF, Thiele T, Witte T, Meuth SG, Skripuletz T, Pawlitzki M. <strong>J Clin Med.<\/strong> 2020 May 14;9(5):1482. doi: 10.3390\/jcm9051482. PMID: 32423153; PMCID: PMC7290729.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1093\/rheumatology\/keaa882\">Anti-CD74 IgA autoantibodies in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; a longitudinal Swedish study<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Do L, Granasen G, Hellman U, Lejon K, Geijer M, Baraliakos X, Witte T, Forsblad-d\u2019Elia H. <strong>Rheumatology<\/strong> (Oxford) 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1136\/annrheumdis-2020-218280\">High frequency of variants in genes associated with primary immunodeficiencies in patients with rheumatic diseases with secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia<\/a><\/strong> Sogkas G, Dubrowinskaja N, Adriawan IR, Anim M, Witte T, Schmidt RE, Atschekzei F.\u00a0 Ann<strong> Rheum Dis<\/strong> 2020<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32667948\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Repertoire characterization and validation of gB-specific human IgGs directly cloned from humanized mice vaccinated with dendritic cells and protected against HCMV<\/strong><\/a>. Theobald SJ, Kreer C, Khailaie S, Bonifacius A, Eiz-Vesper B, Figueiredo C, Mach M, Backovic M, Ballmaier M, Koenig J, Olbrich H, Schneider A, Volk V, Danisch S, Gieselmann L, Ercanoglu MS, Messerle M, Kaisenberg CV, Witte T, Klawonn F, Meyer-Hermann M, Klein F, Stripecke R. <strong>PLoS Pathog.<\/strong> 2020 Jul 15;16(7):e1008560. doi: 10.1371\/journal.ppat.1008560. PMID: 32667948; PMCID: PMC7363084.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31744546\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The CAFA challenge reports improved protein function prediction and new functional annotations for hundreds of genes through experimental screens.<\/strong><\/a> Zhou N, Jiang Y, Bergquist TR, Lee AJ, Kacsoh BZ, Crocker AW, Lewis KA, Georghiou G, Nguyen HN, Hamid MN, Davis L, Dogan T, Atalay V, Rifaioglu AS, Dalk\u0131ran A, Cetin Atalay R, Zhang C, Hurto RL, Freddolino PL, Zhang Y, Bhat P, Supek F, Fern\u00e1ndez JM, Gemovic B, Perovic VR, Davidovi\u0107 RS, Sumonja N, Veljkovic N, Asgari E, Mofrad MRK, Profiti G, Savojardo C, Martelli PL, Casadio R, Boecker F, Schoof H, Kahanda I, Thurlby N, McHardy AC, Renaux A, Saidi R, Gough J, Freitas AA, Antczak M, Fabris F, Wass MN, Hou J, Cheng J, Wang Z, Romero AE, Paccanaro A, Yang H, Goldberg T, Zhao C, Holm L, T\u00f6r\u00f6nen P, Medlar AJ, Zosa E, Borukhov I, Novikov I, Wilkins A, Lichtarge O, Chi PH, Tseng WC, Linial M, Rose PW, Dessimoz C, Vidulin V, Dzeroski S, Sillitoe I, Das S, Lees JG, Jones DT, Wan C, Cozzetto D, Fa R, Torres M, Warwick Vesztrocy A, Rodriguez JM, Tress ML, Frasca M, Notaro M, Grossi G, Petrini A, Re M, Valentini G, Mesiti M, Roche DB, Reeb J, Ritchie DW, Aridhi S, Alborzi SZ, Devignes MD, Koo DCE, Bonneau R, Gligorijevi\u0107 V, Barot M, Fang H, Toppo S, Lavezzo E, Falda M, Berselli M, Tosatto SCE, Carraro M, Piovesan D, Ur Rehman H, Mao Q, Zhang S, Vucetic S, Black GS, Jo D, Suh E, Dayton JB, Larsen DJ, Omdahl AR, McGuffin LJ, Brackenridge DA, Babbitt PC, Yunes JM, Fontana P, Zhang F, Zhu S, You R, Zhang Z, Dai S, Yao S, Tian W, Cao R, Chandler C, Amezola M, Johnson D, Chang JM, Liao WH, Liu YW, Pascarelli S, Frank Y, Hoehndorf R, Kulmanov M, Boudellioua I, Politano G, Di Carlo S, Benso A, Hakala K, Ginter F, Mehryary F, Kaewphan S, Bj\u00f6rne J, Moen H, Tolvanen MEE, Salakoski T, Kihara D, Jain A, \u0160muc T, Altenhoff A, Ben-Hur A, Rost B, Brenner SE, Orengo CA, Jeffery CJ, Bosco G, Hogan DA, Martin MJ, O\u2019Donovan C, Mooney SD, Greene CS, Radivojac P, Friedberg I. <strong>Genome Biol.<\/strong> 2019 Nov 19;20(1):244.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30837494\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Probabilistic variable-length segmentation of protein sequences for discriminative motif discovery (DiMotif) and sequence embedding (ProtVecX).<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>Asgari E, McHardy AC, Mofrad MRK. <strong>Sci Rep.<\/strong> 2019 Mar 5;9(1):3577. doi: 10.1038\/s41598-019-38746-w. PMID: 30837494; PMCID: PMC6401088.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-17 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one publikationstitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:25px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">Publications of the Project B2<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" title=\"RES_ICON_Publikationen-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RES_ICON_Publikationen-02.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RES_ICON_Publikationen-02-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RES_ICON_Publikationen-02.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-28 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5524,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5388","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5388"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39661,"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5388\/revisions\/39661"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}