Lothar Rink
RWTH Aachen University
262 Papers
1.1K Citations
Lothar Rink is an academic researcher from RWTH Aachen University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Zinc & Immune system. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 235 publications. Previous affiliations of Lothar Rink include University of Lübeck & Laval University.
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Papers
IFN-gamma reduction by tricyclic antidepressants.
TL;DR: TCAs might, among other mechanisms, act as antidepressants by suppressing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, whereas no significant effect of venlafaxine and O-desmethylvenlafAXine on IFN-γ secretion could be demonstrated.
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Use of molecular indicators of inflammation to assess the biocompatibility of all‐ceramic restorations
Kirsten Ariaans,Kirsten Ariaans,Nicole Heussen,Hanna Schiffer,Anna-Lena Wienert,Birgit Plümäkers,Lothar Rink,Stefan Wolfart +7 more
TL;DR: Treatment with all-ceramic restorations did not induce inflammatory reactions in a group of periodontal healthy patients and no differences between the gingiva reactions of lithium disilicate and zirconia restoration could be shown.
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Hypothermia enhances the biological activity of lipopolysaccharide by altering its fluidity state.
Jürgen Luhm,Andra B. Schromm,Ulrich Seydel,Klaus Brandenburg,Nele Wellinghausen,E. Riedel,Ralf R. Schumann,Lothar Rink +7 more
TL;DR: The fluidity, determined by fluorescence polarization measurements, was found to decrease with decreasing temperature, suggesting that a low fluid LPS chemotype is biologically more active than a more fluid one (and vice versa), and may be one possible explanation for the higher mortality rate of hypothermic Gram-negative sepsis.
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Induction of interleukin-8 in human neutrophils after MHC class II cross-linking with superantigens.
TL;DR: These findings support the ideas that the induced MHC II complex is completely functional and that neutrophils may be able to present antigens, and clearly demonstrate that after induction of M HC II, neutrophil are able to respond to MHC I‐specific stimulation.
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The consumption of cigarettes, coffee and sweets in detoxified alcoholics and its association with relapse and a family history of alcoholism.
Klaus Junghanns,Jutta Backhaus,U. Tietz,Wolfgang Lange,Lothar Rink,Tilman Wetterling,Martin Driessen +6 more
TL;DR: Thirty male alcohol dependent inpatients without concurrent depressive disorder, 13 of them with a positive family history of alcohol dependence in a first degree relative (PFH), were questioned about their desire and consumption habits while on a three-week inpatient treatment after detoxification from alcohol.
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