Heidi Gerke - UTU Research Portal

Heidi Gerke

- Project Researcher,
Turku Bioscience Centre (Independent units)

hmsulo@utu.fi

Tykistökatu 6 B

Turku

Early precursor-derived pituitary gland tissue-resident macrophages play a pivotal role in modulating hormonal balance (2025)
- Cell Reports
Lehtonen, Henna; Jokela, Heli; Hofmann, Julian; Tola, Lauriina; Mehmood, Arfa; Ginhoux, Florent; Becher, Burkhard; Greter, Melanie; Yegutkin, Gennady G.; Salmi, Marko; Gerke, Heidi; Rantakari, Pia
Body-wide genetic deficiency of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 14 sensitizes mice to colitis (2024)
- FASEB Journal
Vedantham, Madhukar; Polari, Lauri; Poosakkannu, Anbu; Pinto, Rita G.; Sakari, Moona; Laine, Jukka; Sipilä, Petra; Määttä, Jorma; Gerke, Heidi; Rissanen, Tiia; Rantakari, Pia; Toivola, Diana M.; Pulliainen, Arto T.
Unravelling the sex-specific diversity and functions of adrenal gland macrophages (2022)
- Cell Reports
Dolfi Bastien, Gallerand Alexandre, Firulyova Maria M., Xu Yingzheng, Merlin Johanna, Dumont Adélie, Castiglione Alexia, Vaillant Nathalie, Quemener Sandrine, Gerke Heidi, Stunault Marion I., Schrank Patricia R., Kim Seung-Hyeon, Zhu Alisha, Ding Jie, Gilleron Jerome, Magnone Virginie, Barbry Pascal, Dombrowicz David, Duranton Christophe, Wakkach Abdelilah, Blin-Wakkach Claudine, Becher Burkhard, Pagnotta Sophie, Arguello Rafael J., Rantakari Pia, Chakarov Svetoslav, Ginhoux Florent, Zaitsev Konstantin, Kim Ki-Wook, Yvan-Charvet Laurent, Guinamard Rodolphe R., Williams Jesse W., Ivanov Stoyan
Exploring the Ion Channel TRPV2 and Testicular Macrophages in Mouse Testis (2021)
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Eubler Katja, Rantakari Pia, Gerke Heidi, Herrmann Carola, Missel Annika, Schmid Nina, Walenta Lena, Lahiri Shibojyoti, Imhof Axel, Strauss Leena, Poutanen Matti, Mayerhofer Artur
Vascular adhesion protein-1 defines a unique subpopulation of human hematopoietic stem cells and regulates their proliferation (2021)
- Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Iftakhar-E-Khuda Imtiaz, Pessia Alberto, Zheng Shuyu, Kankainen Matti, Kontro Mika, Karikoski Marika, Laurila Juha, Gerke Heidi, Tadayon Sina, Hollmén Maija, Tang Jing, Imhof Beat A, Salmi Marko, Jalkanen Sirpa
Fetal-derived macrophages persist and sequentially maturate in ovaries after birth in mice (2020)
- European Journal of Immunology
Heli Jokela, Emmi Lokka, Miikka Kiviranta, Sofia Tyystjärvi, Heidi Gerke, Kati Elima, Marko Salmi, Pia Rantakari
Generation, localization and functions of macrophages during the development of testis (2020)
- Nature Communications
Emmi Lokka, Laura Lintukorpi, Sheyla Cisneros-Montalvo, Juho-Antti Mäkelä, Sofia Tyystjärvi, Venla Ojasalo, Heidi Gerke, Jorma Toppari, Pia Rantakari, Marko Salmi
Preperitoneal Fat Grafting Inhibits the Formation of Intra-abdominal Adhesions in Mice (2020)
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Mervi Laukka, Erika Hoppela, Jemiina Salo, Pia Rantakari, Tove J. Gronroos, Katri Orte, Kaisa Auvinen, Marko Salmi, Heidi Gerke, Kerstin Thol, Emilia Peuhu, Saila Kauhanen, Pirjo Merilahti, Pauliina Hartiala
Clever-1 contributes to lymphocyte entry into the spleen via the red pulp (2019)
- Science Immunology
Tadayon S, Dunkel J, Takeda A, Halle O, Karikoski M, Gerke H, Rantakari P, Virtakoivu R, Pabst O, Salmi M, Hollmen M, Jalkanen S
Fetal-derived macrophages dominate in adult mammary glands (2019)
- Nature Communications
Jäppinen N., Félix I., Lokka E., Tyystjärvi S., Pynttäri A., Lahtela T., Gerke H., Elima K., Rantakari P., Salmi M.
Fetal liver endothelium regulates the seeding of tissue-resident macrophages (2016)
- Nature
Rantakari P, Jappinen N, Lokka E, Mokkala E, Gerke H, Peuhu E, Ivaska J, Elima K, Auvinen K, Salmi M
Stabilin-1 expression defines a subset of macrophages that mediate tissue homeostasis and prevent fibrosis in chronic liver injury (2016)
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Rantakari P, Patten DA, Valtonen J, Karikoski M, Gerke H, Dawes H, Laurila J, Ohlmeier S, Elima K, Hubscher SG, Weston CJ, Jalkanen S, Adams DH, Salmi M, Shetty S
The endothelial protein PLVAP in lymphatics controls the entry of lymphocytes and antigens into lymph nodes (2015)
- Nature Immunology
Rantakari P, Auvinen K, Jappinen N, Kapraali M, Valtonen J, Karikoski M, Gerke H, Iftakhar-E-Khuda I, Keuschnigg J, Umemoto E, Tohya K, Miyasaka M, Elima K, Jalkanen S, Salmi M
Clever-1/stabilin-1 controls cancer growth and metastasis (2014)
- Clinical Cancer Research
Karikoski M, Marttila-Ichihara F, Elima K, Rantakari P, Hollmén M, Kelkka T, Gerke H, Huovinen V, Irjala H, Holmdahl R, Salmi M, Jalkanen S
Consequences of the Lack of CD73 and Prostatic Acid Phosphatase in the Lymphoid Organs (2014)
- Mediators of Inflammation
Gennady G. Yegutkin, Kaisa Auvinen, Marika Karikoski, Pia Rantakari, Heidi Gerke, Kati Elima, Mikael Maksimow, Ileana B. Quintero, Pirkko Vihko, Marko Salmi,Sirpa Jalkanen