Borna Relja
Ulm University Medical Center, Germany · Germany
Editorial leadership for Journal of Alcohol
Research interests
- Alcohol Research
- Trauma
- Experimental Surgery
- Experimental Trauma
- Experimental Models In Trauma
- Haemorrhage
- Inflammation
- Biomarkers In Trauma
- Infections
- Infectious Complications
- (Multi) Organ Failure
- Clinical Comorbidities (Age
- Sex
- Alcohol)
- Outcome
Biography
Borna Relja is affiliated with Ulm University Medical Center, Germany, where research focuses on trauma-related pathophysiology, inflammatory responses, and organ injury mechanisms. With over 19 indexed publications, notable contributions include investigations of inflammasome regulation in trauma patients, the effects of alcohol on hemorrhage and resuscitation outcomes, and biomarkers of intestinal barrier dysfunction in polytrauma models. The most-cited work, "I-FABP as a Potential Marker for Intestinal Barrier Loss in Porcine Polytrauma" (2022), exemplifies ongoing efforts to identify clinically relevant indicators of post-traumatic complications. Research encompasses molecular signaling pathways (NF-κB, JNK, NLRP1), cell-based therapies for bone regeneration, and coagulation factors in critically injured populations.
Selected publications
- I-FABP as a Potential Marker for Intestinal Barrier Loss in Porcine Polytrauma 2022 cited 19×
- Impaired Surface Expression of HLA-DR, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR9 in Ex Vivo-In Vitro Stimulated Monocytes from Severely Injured Trauma Patients 2017 cited 15×
- Early decreased TLR2 expression on monocytes is associated with their reduced phagocytic activity and impaired maturation in a porcine polytrauma model 2017 cited 13×
- Club cell protein 16 in sera from trauma patients modulates neutrophil migration and functionality via CXCR1 and CXCR2 2019 cited 12×
- Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alcohol Are Associated with JNK-STAT3 Downregulation in an In Vitro Inflammation Model in HepG2 Cells 2021 cited 9×
- Modulation of Inflammation by Alcohol Exposure 2014 cited 9×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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