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    Automatization and improvement of μCT analysis for murine lung disease models using a deep learning approach

    One of the main diagnostic tools for lung diseases in humans is computed tomography (CT). A miniaturized version, micro-CT (μCT) is utilized to examine small rodents including mice. However, fully automated th...

    Gerald Birk, Marc Kästle, Cornelia Tilp, Birgit Stierstorfer in Respiratory Research (2020)

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    Intermittent exposure to whole cigarette smoke alters the differentiation of primary small airway epithelial cells in the air-liquid interface culture

    Cigarette smoke (CS) is the leading risk factor to develop COPD. Therefore, the pathologic effects of whole CS on the differentiation of primary small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) were investigated, using ce...

    Julia A. Gindele, Tobias Kiechle, Kerstin Benediktus, Gerald Birk in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Deep learning enables pathologist-like scoring of NASH models

    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the progressive form of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are diseases of major importance with a high unmet medical need. Efficacy studies on novel compounds t...

    Fabian Heinemann, Gerald Birk, Birgit Stierstorfer in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    The Selective mGlu5 Receptor Antagonist MTEP, Similar to NMDA Receptor Antagonists, Induces Social Isolation in Rats

    It has repeatedly been shown that uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists can mimic certain aspects of positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia in human volunteers and laboratory ani...

    Eliza Koros, Holger Rosenbrock, Gerald Birk, Carmen Weiss in Neuropsychopharmacology (2007)