Universitätsklinik
für Innere Medizin II Innsbruck

Publikationen

ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Schirmer

 

2018

Pallua JD, A Brunner, B Zelger, R Stalder, S H Unterberger, M Schirmer, M C Tappert (2018)  Clinical infrared microscopic imaging: An overview. Pathology, research and practice 214:  10.  1532-1538.                       

Kiltz U, J Winter, M Schirmer, X Baraliakos, J Braun (2018)  [Validation of the German translation of the ASAS health index : A questionnaire to assess functioning and health in patients with spondyloarthritis]. Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie Jul.                       

Kiltz U, D van der Heijde, A Boonen, N Akkoc, W Bautista-Molano, R Burgos-Vargas, J Cheng-Chung Wei, P Chiowchanwisawakit, M Dougados, M Tuncay Duruoz, B Kamal Elzorkany, I Gaydukova, L S Gensler, M Gilio, S Grazio, J Gu, R D Inman, T-J Kim, V Navarro-Compan, H Marzo-Ortega, S Ozgocmen, F Pimentel Dos Santos, M Schirmer, S Stebbings, F E Van den Bosch, A van Tubergen, J Braun (2018)  Measurement properties of the ASAS Health Index: results of a global study in patients with axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. Jun.                       

Schirmer M, F Muratore, C Salvarani (2018)  Tocilizumab for the treatment of giant cell arteritis. Expert Review Clin Immunol 14:  5.  339-349.                       

Riemer H J A Slart (2018)  FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging in large vessel vasculitis and polymyalgia rheumatica: joint procedural recommendation of the EANM, SNMMI, and the PET Interest Group (PIG), and endorsed by the ASNC. Eur J Nuclear Medicine Molecular Imaging 45:  7.  1250-1269.                       

Moosmann T, C Veraar, J Brunner, G Fraedrich, A Frech, W Horninger, G Ratzinger, W Streif, B Teuchner, J Willeit, M Zlamy, T De Zordo, M Schirmer (2018)  Differential clinical presentation of Adamantiades-Behçet's disease in non-endemic and endemic areas: retrospective data from a Middle-European cohort study. Intern J Rheum Dis  21:  12.  2151-2157.                       

Schirmer M, R Puchner (2018)  [Rheumatology in Austria]. Zeitschrift Rheumatologie 77:  4.  286-289.                       

Veraar C, P Hasler, M Schirmer (2018)  A Multidisciplinary Delphi Consensus-Based Checklist to Define Clinical Documentation Tools for Both Routine and Research Purposes. Health services research and managerial epidemiology 6; 5: 2333392817754161 Jan/Dec.                       

Schirmer M (2018)  Subgrouping fibromyalgia according to prevalence data may lead to a new therapeutic concept. Rheumatol Intern 38:  3.  535-536 03.                     

 

2017

Ghazal MO, M Schirmer (2017)  Proposal for an Urgency Score as General Referral Strategy to Second-Care Rheumatology. Ann Musculoskel Med 1:  1.  1-7.                       

Schirmer M, V Lion (2017)  Decline of rheumatologic care of nursing home residents with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Intern 37:  12.  1947-1948 12.                   

 

2016

Kiltz U, D van der Heijde, A Boonen, W Bautista-Molano, R Burgos-Vargas, P Chiowchanwisawakit, T Duruoz, B El-Zorkany, I Essers, I Gaydukova, P Géher, L Gossec, S Grazio, J Gu, M A Khan, T J Kim, W P Maksymowych, H Marzo-Ortega, V Navarro-Compán, I Olivieri, D Patrikos, F M Pimentel-Santos, M Schirmer, F van den Bosch, U Weber, J Zochling, J Braun (2016)  Measuring impairments of functioning and health in patients with axial spondyloarthritis by using the ASAS Health Index and the Environmental Item Set: translation and cross-cultural adaptation into 15 languages. RMD open 2:  2.  10.                       

Kiltz U, J Winter, M Schirmer, U Weber, L Hammel, X Baraliakos, J Braun (2016)  [German translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the ASAS health index : An ICF-based instrument for documentation of functional ability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis]. Zeitschrift Rheumatol 75:  10.  993-998.                       

Grasse M, A Meryk, M Schirmer, B Grubeck-Loebenstein, B Weinberger (2016)  Booster vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria: insufficient protection against diphtheria in young and elderly adults. Immunity & ageing : I & A 13:  1.  09.                       

Fessler J, A Raicht, R Husic, A Ficjan, C Duftner, W Schwinger, C Dejaco, M Schirmer (2016)  Premature senescence of T-cell subsets in axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 75:  4.  748-754.                       

Schirmer M (2016)  [Immune system and rheumatic diseases in the elderly]. Deutsche Med Wochenschrift (1946) 141:  11.  794-796.                      

Schirmer M (2016)  Subgrouping fibromyalgia patients according to response to therapeutic interventions: a new concept for a disease with low treatment-response rates. Rheumatol Intern 36:  3.  447-448 03.

 

2015

Schirmer M, C Dejaco, B Dasgupta, EL Matteson (2015)  Polymyalgia rheumatica: strategies for efficient practice and quality assurance. Rheumatol Intern 35:  11.  1781-1789                       

Lindner E, C Duftner, C Dejaco, M Schirmer (2015)  Risk factors for falls and their impact on the severity of fall-related injuries. Healthy Aging Research 4:  33.                       

Maly K, M Schirmer (2015)  Corrigendum to "The Story of CD4 (+) CD28(-) T Cells Revisited: Solved or Still Ongoing?". J Immunol Research 2015:  07.                       

Dejaco C, YP Singh, P Perel, A Hutchings, D Camellino, S Mackie, A Abril, A Bachta, P Balint, K Barraclough, L Bianconi, F Buttgereit, S Carsons, D Ching, M Cid, M Cimmino, A Diamantopoulos, W Docken, C Duftner, B Fashanu, K Gilbert, P Hildreth, J Hollywood, D Jayne, M Lima, A Maharaj, C Mallen, V Martinez-Taboada, M Maz, S Merry, J Miller, S Mori, L Neill, E Nordborg, J Nott, H Padbury, C Pease, C Salvarani, M Schirmer, W Schmidt, R Spiera, D Tronnier, A Wagner, M Whitlock, EL Matteson, B Dasgupta (2015)  2015 recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. Arthritis & Rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 67:  10.  2569-2580.                       

Dejaco C, YP Singh, P Perel, A Hutchings, D Camellino, S Mackie, A Abril, A Bachta, P Balint, K Barraclough, L Bianconi, F Buttgereit, S Carsons, D Ching, M Cid, M Cimmino, A Diamantopoulos, W Docken, C Duftner, B Fashanu, K Gilbert, P Hildreth, J Hollywood, D Jayne, M Lima, A Maharaj, C Mallen, V Martinez-Taboada, M Maz, S Merry, J Miller, S Mori, L Neill, E Nordborg, J Nott, H Padbury, C Pease, C Salvarani, M Schirmer, W Schmidt, R Spiera, D Tronnier, A Wagner, M Whitlock, EL Matteson, B Dasgupta (2015)  2015 Recommendations for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. Ann Rheum Dis 74:  10.  1799-1807 Oct.                       

Maly K, M Schirmer (2015)  The story of CD4+ CD28- T cells revisited: solved or still ongoing? J Immunol Research 2015:  03.                       

 

2014

Dejaco C, M Schirmer, C Duftner (2014)  Classification criteria and methods for assessment of disease activity in polymyalgia rheumatic. Aktuelle Rheumatologie 39:  4.  241-244.                       

Dejaco C, C Duftner, M Schirmer (2014)  Frequency, diagnostics and therapy for relapses in polymyalgia rheumatic. Aktuelle Rheumatologie 39:  4.  238-240.                       

Duftner C, C Dejaco, F Kainberger, K Machold, P Mandl, T Nothnagl, T DeZordo, R Husic, C Schüller-Weidekamm, M Schirmer (2014)  [Recommendations of the Austrian Society of Rheumatology/Austrian Radiology-Rheumatology Initiative for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the application of ultrasound in rheumatology]. Wiener Klin Wochenschrift 126:  23-24.  809-814.                       

Duftner C, C Schüller-Weidekamm, P Mandl, T Nothnagl, M Schirmer, F Kainberger, K Machold, C Dejaco (2014)  Clinical implementation of musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology in Austria. Rheumatol Intern 34:  8.  1111-1115.                       

Schirmer M (2014)  5. Biomarkers in PMR, GCA and other large vessel arteritides. Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 53:  suppl 2.  i3-i4.                       

Duftner C, R Seiler, C Dejaco, I Chemelli-Steingruber, H Schennach, W Klotz, M Rieger, M Herold, J Falkensammer, G Fraedrich, M Schirmer (2014)  Antiphospholipid antibodies predict progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms. PloS one 9:  6.  06.                       

International Team for the Revision of the International Criteria for Behçet's Disease (ITR-ICBD), Davatchi F, Assaad-Khalil S, Calamia KT, Crook JE, Sadeghi-Abdollahi B, Schirmer M, Tzellos T, Zouboulis CC, Akhlagi M, Al-Dalaan A, Alekberova ZS, Ali AA, Altenburg A, Arromdee E, Baltaci M, Bastos M, Benamour S, Ben Ghorbel I, Boyvat A, Carvalho L, Chen W, Ben-Chetrit E, Chams-Davatchi C, Correia JA, Crespo J, Dias C, Dong Y, Paixão-Duarte F, Elmuntaser K, Elonakov AV, Graña Gil J, Haghdoost AA, Hayani RM, Houman H, Isayeva AR, Jamshidi AR, Kaklamanis P, Kumar A, Kyrgidis A, Madanat W, Nadji A, Namba K, Ohno S, Olivieri I, Vaz Patto J, Pipitone N, de Queiroz MV, Ramos F, Resende C, Rosa CM, Salvarani C, Serra MJ, Shahram F, Shams H, Sharquie KE, Sliti-Khanfir M, Tribolet de Abreu T, Vasconcelos C, Vedes J, Wechsler B, Cheng YK, Zhang Z, Ziaei N. (2014)  The International Criteria for Behçet's Disease (ICBD): a collaborative study of 27 countries on the sensitivity and specificity of the new criteria. J Europ Academy Dermatol Venereol: JEADV 28:  3.  338-347.                   

2013

Schirmer M, C Duftner (2013)  Therapieansätze bei Myositi.s Arthritis und Rheuma (Schattauer Verlag) 33:  1.  16-18.                       

M Schirmer (2013)  Entzündliche Muskelerkrankungen (Editorial) Arthritis und Rheuma (Schattauer Verlag) 33:  1.  7-7.                       

Dejaco C, C Duftner, J Al-Massad, AD Wagner, J-K Park, J Fessler, A Aigelsreiter, F Hafner, S Vega, W Sterlacci, B Grubeck-Loebenstein, A Tzankov, T Ness, L Boiardi, C Salvarani, M Schirmer (2013)  NKG2D stimulated T-cell autoreactivity in giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Ann Rheum Dis 72:  11.  1852-1859.                       

Weinberger B, M Schirmer, R Matteucci Gothe, U Siebert, D Fuchs, B Grubeck-Loebenstein (2013)  Recall responses to tetanus and diphtheria vaccination are frequently insufficient in elderly persons. PloS one 8:  12.  12.                       

Schirmer M, C Duftner, C Dejaco (2013)  Challenges in the diagnosis of chronic immune-mediated rheumatic diseases. Discovery medicine 15:  82.  160-165.                       

Dejaco C, C Duftner, E Wipfler-Freissmuth, H Weiss, T Schneider, M Schirmer (2013)  Elderly- versus younger-onset rheumatoid arthritis: higher levels of ultrasound-detected inflammation despite comparable clinical disease activity. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 65:2.  304-308.
 

2012

Duftner C, Dejaco C, Hengster P, Bijuklic K, Joannidis M, Margreiter R, Schirmer M. Apoptotic effects of antilymphocyte globulins on human pro-inflammatory CD4+CD28- T-cells. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e33939.

Loock J, Henes J, Kötter I, Witte T, Lamprecht P, Schirmer M, Gross WL. Treatment of refractory giant cell arteritis with cyclophosphamide:a retrospective analysis of 35 patients from three centres. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012;30(1 Suppl 70):S70-6.

Dasgupta B, Cimmino MA, Kremers HM, Schmidt WA, Schirmer M, Salvarani C, Bachta A, Dejaco C, Duftner C, Jensen HS, Duhaut P, Poór G, Kaposi NP, Mandl P, Balint PV, Schmidt Z, Iagnocco A, Nannini C, Cantini F, Macchioni P, Pipitone N, Del Amo M, Espígol-Frigolé G, Cid MC, Martínez-Taboada VM, Nordborg E, Direskeneli H, Aydin SZ, Ahmed K, Hazleman B, Silverman B, Pease C, Wakefield RJ, Luqmani R, Abril A, Michet CJ, Marcus R, Gonter NJ, Maz M, Carter RE, Crowson CS, Matteson EL. 2012 Provisional classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica: a European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology collaborative initiative. Arthritis Rheum. 2012;64(4):943-54 und Ann Rheum Dis. 2012;71(4):484-92.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M. [Recent advances in polymyalgia rheumatica]. MMW Fortschr Med. 2012;154(1):54-7.

Schirmer M, Dejaco C, Schmidt WA. [Giant-cell arteritis: update: diagnosis and therapy]. Z Rheumatol. 2012;71(9):754-9.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Wipfler-Freissmuth E, Weiss H, Graninger WB, Schirmer M. Ultrasound-defined remission and active disease in rheumatoid arthritis: association with clinical and serologic parameters. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2012;41(6):761-7.

Schirmer M, Dejaco C, Duftner C. Advances in the evaluation and classification of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Discov Med. 2012;13(71):299-304.

Matteson EL, Maradit-Kremers H, Cimmino MA, Schmidt WA, Schirmer M, Salvarani C, Bachta A, Dejaco C, Duftner C, Slott Jensen H, Poór G, Kaposi NP, Mandl P, Balint PV, Schmidt Z, Iagnocco A, Cantini F, Nannini C, Macchioni P, Pipitone N, Del Amo M, Espígol-Frigolé G, Cid MC, Martínez-Taboada VM, Nordborg E, Direskeneli H, Aydin SZ, Ahmed K, Hazelman B, Pease C, Wakefield RJ, Luqmani R, Abril A, Marcus R, Gonter NJ, Maz M, Crowson CS, Dasgupta B. Patient-reported outcomes in polymyalgia rheumatica. J Rheumatol. 2012;39(4):795-803.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M. [Expectations of rheumatologists on imaging results]. Radiologe. 2012;52(2):110-5.

Frech A, J Falkensammer, G Fraedrich, M Schirmer (2012)  Abdominal aortic aneurysms: an overview of screening and management in primary care. J Primary Care & Community Health 3:  2.  142-147.

2011

Schirmer M, Duftner C, Schmidt WA, Dejaco C. Ultrasonography in inflammatory rheumatic disease: an overview. Nature Rev Rheumatol. 2011 Jul 12;7(8):479-88.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Cimmino MA, Dasgupta B, Salvarani C, Crowson CS, Maradit-Kremers H, Hutchings A, Matteson EL, Schirmer M; International Work Group for PMR and GCA. Definition of remission and relapse in polymyalgia rheumatica: data from a literature search compared with a Delphi-based expert consensus. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011;70(3):447-53.

Herndler-Brandstetter D, Brunner S, Weiskopf D, van Rijn R, Landgraf K, Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M, Kloss F, Gassner R, Lepperdinger G, Grubeck-Loebenstein B. Post-thymic regulation of CD5 levels in human memory T cells is inversely associated with the strength of responsiveness to interleukin-15. Hum Immunol. 2011;72(8):627-31.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Wipfler-Freissmuth E, Weiss H, Graninger WB, Schirmer M. Similar performance of DAS-28, CDAI, and SDAI in rheumatoid arthritis patients with and without sonographic signs of active inflammation in routine clinical practice. Scand J Rheumatol. 2011;40(3):234-6.

Calamia KT, Schirmer M, Melikoglu M. Major vessel involvement in Behçet's disease: an update. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2011;23(1):24-31.
 

2010

Klauser AS, Franz M, Arora R, Feuchtner GM, Gruber J, Schirmer M, Jaschke WR, Gabl MF. Detection of vascularity in wrist tenosynovitis: power doppler ultrasound compared with contrast-enhanced grey-scale ultrasound. Arthritis Res Ther.;12(6):R209.

Pinter G, Likar R, Anditsch M, Bach M, Böhmer F, Friedrich M, Frühwald T, Gosch M, Gugerell M, Lampl C, Marksteiner J, Pietschmann P, Pils K, Schirmer M. [Problems of pain measurement and pain therapy in the elderly]. Wien Med Wochenschr. 2010;160(9-10):235-46.

Klauser AS, De Zordo T, Feuchtner GM, Djedovic G, Weiler RB, Faschingbauer R, Schirmer M, Moriggl B. Fusion of real-time US with CT images to guide sacroiliac joint injection in vitro and in vivo. Radiology. 2010;256(2):547-53.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Klotz W, Schirmer M, Herold M. Third generation anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies do not predict anti-TNF-alpha treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2010;30(4):451-4.
Dejaco C, Duftner C, Klauser A, Schirmer M. Altered T-cell subtypes in spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Rheumatol Int. 2010;30(3):297-303.

Leeb BF, Böttcher E, Brezinschek HP, Czerwenka C, Herold M, Hitzelhammer H, Mayrhofer F, Puchner R, Rainer F, Rintelen B, Schirmer M, Stuby U, Bröll H. The use of tumour necrosis factor alpha-blockers in daily routine. An Austrian consensus project. Clin Rheumatol. 2010;29(2):167-74.
 

2009

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Klotz W, Schirmer M, Herold M. Antibodies against mutated citrullinated vimentin fail to predict anti-TNFalpha treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol. 2009;38(1):66-7.

Wipfler-Freibmuth E, Dejaco C, Duftner C, Gaugg M, Kriessmayr-Lungkofler M, Schirmer M. Urate oxidase (rasburicase) for treatment of severe acute gout: a case report. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009;27(4):658-60.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Calamia KT, Schirmer M. 13th International Conference on Behçet's Disease, May 24-27, 2008, Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria. J Rheumatol. 2009;36(6):1312-7.

Fretz R, Schmid D, Jelovcan S, Tschertou R, Krassnitzer E, Schirmer M, Hell M, Allerberger F. An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis in an Austrian hospital, winter 2006-2007. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2009;121(3-4):137-43.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Wipfler E, Schirmer M. [A novel treatment option in rheumatoid arthritis: abatacept, a selective modulator of T-cell co-stimulation]. Wien Med Wochenschr. 2009;159(3-4):70-5.

Wipfler-Freissmuth E, Loock J, Moosig F, Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M. [Current therapeutic options for giant cell arteritis]. Z Rheumatol. 2009;68(2):132-6.

Duftner C, Dejaco C, Schirmer M. [Polymyalgia rheumatica]. Internist (Berl). 2009;50(1):51-7; quiz 58-9.

Wipfler-Freissmuth E, Moosig F, Schirmer M. [Recommendations of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) for the treatment of "large-vessel vasculitides"]. Z Rheumatol. 2009;68(3):260, 262-3.

Alber HF, Duftner C, Wanitschek M, Dörler J, Schirmer M, Suessenbacher A, Frick M, Dichtl W, Pachinger O, Weidinger F. Neopterin, CD4+CD28- lymphocytes and the extent and severity of coronary artery disease. Int J Cardiol. 2009;135(1):27-35.


2008

Stojanov S, Dejaco C, Lohse P, Huss K, Duftner C, Belohradsky BH, Herold M, Schirmer M. Clinical and functional
characterisation of a novel TNFRSF1A c.605T>A/V173D cleavage site mutation associated with tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome (TRAPS), cardiovascular complications and excellent response to etanercept treatment. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008;67(9):1292-8.

Klauser A, De Zordo T, Feuchtner G, Sögner P, Schirmer M, Gruber J, Sepp N, Moriggl B. Feasibility of ultrasound-guided sacroiliac joint injection considering sonoanatomic landmarks at two different levels in cadavers and patients. Arthritis Rheum. 2008;59(11):1618-24.

Dejaco C, Wipfler E, Duftner C, Kriessmayr M, Rogatsch H, Breitenhuber D, Weiss H, Schirmer M. Remitting seronegative syndrome with pitting edema as the presenting symptom in a young, male patient with sarcoidosis: a case report. Arthritis Rheum. 2008;59(1):148-52.

Dejaco C, Seifert T, Duftner C, Storch MK, Fazekas F, Schirmer M. [Diagnosis and therapy of neurological manifestations of inflammatory rheumatic diseases]. Z Rheumatol. 2008;67(5):386, 388-92, 394-6.

Klauser AS, Wipfler E, Dejaco C, Moriggl B, Duftner C, Schirmer M. Diagnostic values of history and clinical examination to predict ultrasound signs of chronic and acute enthesitis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2008;26(4):548-53.

Dasgupta B, Salvarani C, Schirmer M, Crowson CS, Maradit-Kremers H, Hutchings A, Matteson EL; members of the American College of Rheumatology Work Group for Development of Classification Criteria for PMR. Developing classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica: comparison of views from an expert panel and wider survey. J Rheumatol. 2008;35(2):270-7.

Jaksch W, Dejaco C, Schirmer M. 4 years after withdrawal of rofecoxib: where do we stand today? Rheumatol Int. 2008;28(12):1187-95.

Duftner C, Dejaco C, Larcher H, Schirmer M, Herold M. Biologicals in rheumatology: Austrian experiences from a rheumatic outpatient clinic. Rheumatol Int. 2008;29(1):69-73.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M. [Imaging techniques for early diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis]. Wien Med Wochenschr. 2008;158(7-8):191-4.
 

Weitere interessante Publikationen

Dejaco C, Klotz W, Larcher H, Duftner C, Schirmer M, Herold M. Diagnostic value of antibodies against a modified citrullinated vimentin in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2006;8(4):R119.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M. Are regulatory T-cells linked with aging? Exp Gerontol. 2006;41(4):339-45.

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Grubeck-Loebenstein B, Schirmer M. Imbalance of regulatory T cells in human autoimmune diseases. Immunology. 2006;117(3):289-300.

Schirmer M, Duftner C, Seiler R, Dejaco C, Fraedrich G. Abdominal aortic aneurysms: an underestimated type of immune-mediated large vessel arteritis? Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2006;18(1):48-53.

Raffeiner B, Dejaco C, Duftner C, Kullich W, Goldberger C, Vega SC, Keller M, Grubeck-Loebenstein B, Schirmer M. Between adaptive and innate immunity: TLR4-mediated perforin production by CD28null T-helper cells in ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2005;7(6):R1412-20.

Duftner C, Dejaco C, Kullich W, Klauser A, Goldberger C, Falkenbach A, Schirmer M. Preferential type 1 chemokine receptors and cytokine production of CD28- T cells in ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006;65(5):647-53.

Duftner C, Dejaco C, Klauser A, Falkenbach A, Lakomek HJ, Schirmer M. High positive predictive value of specific antibodies cross-reacting with a 28-kDa Drosophila antigen for diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2006;45(1):38-42.

Klauser A, Halpern EJ, Frauscher F, Gvozdic D, Duftner C, Springer P, Schirmer M. Inflammatory low back pain: high negative predictive value of contrast-enhanced color Doppler ultrasound in the detection of inflamed sacroiliac joints. Arthritis Rheum. 2005;53(3):440-4.

Duftner C, Seiler R, Klein-Weigel P, Göbel H, Goldberger C, Ihling C, Fraedrich G, Schirmer M. High prevalence of circulating CD4+CD28- T-cells in patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2005;25(7):1347-52.

Klauser A, Frauscher F, Halpern EJ, Mur E, Springer P, Judmaier W, Schirmer M. Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema of the hands: ultrasound, color doppler ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging findings. Arthritis Rheum. 2005;53(2):226-33.

Sohn S, Lutz M, Kwon HJ, Konwalinka G, Lee S, Schirmer M. Therapeutic effects of gemcitabine on cutaneous manifestations in an Adamantiades-Behçet's disease-like mouse model. Exp Dermatol. 2004;13(10):630-4.

Duftner C, Goldberger C, Falkenbach A, Würzner R, Falkensammer B, Pfeiffer KP, Maerker-Hermann E, Schirmer M. Prevalence, clinical relevance and characterization of circulating cytotoxic CD4+CD28- T cells in ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2003;5(5):R292-300.

Schirmer M, Calamia KT, Wenger M, Klauser A, Salvarani C, Moncayo R. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography: a new explorative perspective. Exp Gerontol. 2003;38(4):463-70.

Wenger M, Gasser R, Donnemiller E, Erler H, Glossmann H, Patsch JR, Moncayo R, Schirmer M. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Generalized large vessel arteritis visualized by 18fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography. Circulation. 2003;107(6):923.

Schirmer M, Goldberger C, Würzner R, Duftner C, Pfeiffer KP, Clausen J, Neumayr G, Falkenbach A. Circulating cytotoxic CD8(+) CD28(-) T cells in ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Res. 2002;4(1):71-6.

Vallejo AN*, Schirmer M*, Weyand CM, Goronzy JJ. Clonality and longevity of CD4+CD28null T cells are associated with defects in apoptotic pathways. J Immunol. 2000;165(11):6301-7.

Schirmer M, Calamia KT, O'Duffy JD. Is there a place for large vessel disease in the diagnostic criteria of Behçet's disease? J Rheumatol. 1999;26(12):2511-2.

Schirmer M, Stegmann AP, Geisen F, Konwalinka G. Lack of cross-resistance with gemcitabine and cytarabine in cladribine-resistant HL60 cells with elevated 5'-nucleotidase activity. Exp Hematol. 1998;26(13):1223-8.

Schirmer M, Vallejo AN, Weyand CM, Goronzy JJ. Resistance to apoptosis and elevated expression of Bcl-2 in clonally expanded CD4+CD28- T cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients. J Immunol. 1998;161(2):1018-25.

Schirmer M, Mur E, Pfeiffer KP, Thaler J, Konwalinka G. The safety profile of low-dose cladribine in refractory rheumatoid arthritis. A pilot trial. Scand J Rheumatol. 1997;26(5):376-9. 
 

Additional Pathophysiological Publications (not cited in PubMed)

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M. Editorial [Hot Topic: Aging and Immune-Mediated Diseases (Guest Editors: Christian Dejaco, Christina Duftner and Michael Schirmer)]. Current Immunology Reviews, 2011; 7(1): 92-93. doi:10.2174/157339511794474316

Duftner C, Dejaco C, Schirmer M. Early Aged T-Cells in Immune-Mediated Diseases. Current Immunology Reviews 2011; 7(1): 124-132. doi:10.2174/157339511794474325

Additional Clinical Publications (not cited in PubMed)

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Dasgupta B, Matteson EL, Schirmer M. Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: management of two diseases of the elderly. Aging Health 2011, Vol. 7, No. 4, Pages 633-645.

Gander A, Schirmer M. Rheumatoide Arthritis: Extraartikuläre Manifestationen der RA. Fakten der Rheumatologie 2011; 01/11

Duftner C, Dejaco C, Schennach H, Schirmer M. Genetik und rheumatische Erkrankungen. Buchbeitrag in: Praktische Rheumatologie (Hrsg.: Dunky A, et al.), Springer Wien, 2011

Mirus S, Duftner C, Dejaco C, Schirmer M. HIV-assoziierte rheumatologische Manifestationen. Buchbeitrag in: Praktische Rheumatologie (Hrsg.: Dunky A, et al.), Springer Wien, 2011

Thonhofer R, Dejaco C, Duftner C, Graninger W, Schirmer M. Sarkoidose. Buchbeitrag in: Praktische Rheumatologie (Hrsg.: Dunky A, et al.), Springer Wien, 2011

Winkler H, Lindner E, Schirmer M, Thumb N. Morbus Whipple. Buchbeitrag in: Praktische Rheumatologie (Hrsg.: Dunky A, et al.), Springer Wien, 2011

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Schirmer M. Behcet-Syndrom. Buchbeitrag in: Praktische Rheumatologie (Hrsg.: Dunky A, et al.), Springer Wien, 2011

Gander A, Schirmer M. Spondyloarthritis oder Morbus Bechterew: Neue Klassifikation der axialen Spondyloarthritis mit Morbus Bechterew als Endstadium. J Mineralstoffwechsel 2011; 18: 77-80

Schirmer M. Neue Therapieschemata in der Behandlung der Wegener-Granulomatose. Fakten der Rheumatologie 2010; 04/10

Dejaco C, Duftner C, Stocker B, Schirmer M, Holzmann S. Ernährung bei rheumatischen Erkrankungen. Buchbeitrag in: Klinische Ernährungsmedizin (Hrsg.: Ledochowski M), Springer Wien, 2010 (1st Edition)

Schirmer M, Duftner C, Dejaco C. Biologika - eine Revolution in der Therapie des Morbus Behcet? Fakten der Rheumatologie 2010; 01/10

Dejaco C, Wipfler-Freißmuth E, Duftner C, Schirmer M. Möglichkeiten der Krankheitsaktivitätsmessung bei Vasculitiden im klinischen Alltag. Akt Rheumatol 2009; 3: 180 ff. (Review)

Duftner C, Gasser R, Assaad-Khalil S, Schirmer M. Osteoporosis and inflammation: Two tails of immune-mediated diseases? J Egypt Ass Endocrinol Diab Metab 2007; 39(2): 3-4 (Editorial) 
 

Univ.-Doz. Dr. Johann Gruber

Sgonc R, Gruber J. Age-Related Aspects of Cutaneous Wound Healing: A Mini-Review. Gerontology. 
2012 Oct 27. 

Wick MC, Grundtman C, Weiss RJ, Gruber J, Kastlunger M, Jaschke W, Klauser AS.
The time-averaged inflammatory disease activity estimates the progression of erosions in MRI of the
sacroiliac joints in ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Jul;31(7):1117-21.

Klauser AS, Franz M, Bellmann Weiler R, Gruber J, Hartig F, Mur E, Wick MC, Jaschke W. Contrast-enhanced
ultrasonography for the detection of joint vascularity in arthritis--subjective grading versus computer-aided
objective quantification. Ultraschall Med. 2011 Dec;32 Suppl 2:E31-7.

Wick MC, Weiss RJ, Arora R, Gabl M, Gruber J, Jaschke W, Klauser AS. 
Enthesiopathy of the flexor carpi ulnaris at the pisiform: findings of high-frequency sonography. Eur J
Radiol. 2011 Feb;77(2):240-4.

Klauser AS, Franz M, Arora R, Feuchtner GM, Gruber J, Schirmer M, Jaschke WR, Gabl MF. Detection of
vascularity in wrist tenosynovitis: power doppler ultrasound compared with contrast-enhanced grey-scale
ultrasound. Arthritis Res Ther. 2010;12(6):R209.

Klauser AS, De Zordo T, Bellmann-Weiler R, Feuchtner GM, Sailer-Höck M, Sögner P, Gruber J. Feasibility of
second-generation ultrasound contrast media in the detection of active sacroiliitis. 
Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jul 15;61(7):909-16.

Klauser AS, Halpern EJ, De Zordo T, Feuchtner GM, Arora R, Gruber J, Martinoli C, Löscher WN. Carpal
tunnel syndrome assessment with US: value of additional cross-sectional area measurements of the
median nerve in patients versus healthy volunteers. Radiology. 2009 Jan;250(1):171-7.

Klauser A, De Zordo T, Feuchtner G, Sögner P, Schirmer M, Gruber J, Sepp N, Moriggl B. Feasibility
of ultrasound-guided sacroiliac joint injection considering sonoanatomic landmarks at two different levels in
cadavers and patients. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Nov 15;59(11):1618-24.