Publications (selected)

2023

• Denner J, Jhelum H, Hansen S, Kaufer BB. Comparison of methods for the detection of porcine cytomegalovirus/roseolovirus in relation to biosafety monitoring of xenotransplantation products. Xenotransplantation e12835. doi.org/10.1111/xen.12835
  
  
• Denner J. Zoonosis and xenozoonosis in xenotransplantation: A proposal for a new classification. Zoonoses Public Health. Jul 11. doi: 10.1111/zph.13074. Online ahead of print.
  
  
• Denner J. Xenotransplantation: Immunologische und infektiologische Barrieren - Was wurde überwunden, was ist noch zu tun? Nieren-und Hochdruckkrankheiten, 52: 199-204.
  
  
• Denner J. First transplantation of a pig heart from a multiple gene-modified donor, porcine cytomegalovirus/roseolovirus, and antiviral drugs. Xenotransplantation;e12800 doi.org/10.1111/xen.12800
  
  
• Denner J. Xenotransplantation Can Be Safe-A Reply: A response to: L Syd M Johnson, "Existing Ethical Tensions in Xenotransplantation" (CQ31(3)). Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics: 1-2. doi:10.1017/S0963180122000767
  
  
• Denner J. Microchimerism, PERV and Xenotransplantation. Viruses 15, 190. doi.org/10.3390/v15010190
  
  
• Hansen S, Menandro ML, Franzo G, Krabben L, Marino SF, Benedikt Kaufer B, Denner, J. Presence of porcine cytomegalovirus, a porcine roseolovirus, in wild boars in Italy and Germany. Arch. Virol. 168:55
  
  
• Hansen S, Fischer K, Krabben L, Rinke Carrapeiro A, Klinger B, Schnieke A, Kaufer B, Denner J. Detection of porcine cytomegalovirus, a roseolovirus, in pig ovaries and follicular fluid: Implications for somatic cells nuclear transfer, cloning and xenotransplantation. Virol J. Jan 27;20(1):15. doi.org/10.1186/s12985-023-01975-7
  
  
• Ivanusic D, Denner J. Sensitive detection of lipopolysaccharides by monitoring of interleukin-10 secretion from human PBMCs. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.00077
  
  
• Jhelum H, Papatsiros V, Papakonstantinou G, Krabben L, Kaufer B and Denner J. Screening for viruses in indigenous Greek black pigs. Preprints ID: preprints 2023120686; Doi: 10.20944/preprints202312.0686.v1
  
  
• Jhelum H, Bender M, Reichart B, Mokelke M, Radan J, Neumann E, Krabben L, Abicht J, Kaufer B, Längin M, Denner J. Evidence for Microchimerism in Baboon Recipients of Pig Hearts. Viruses Jul 24;15(7):1618. doi: 10.3390/v15071618
  
  
• Jhelum H, Grand N, Jacobsen KR, Halecker S, Salerno M, Prate R, Krüger L, Kristiansen Y, Krabben L, Möller L, Laue M, Kaufer B, Kaaber K, Denner J. First virological and pathological study of Göttingen Minipigs with Dippity Pig Syndrome (DPS). PLoS ONE; 18(6): e0281521. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281521
  
  
• Mueller NJ, Opriessnig T, Denner J. Xenozoonosis in xenotransplantation: clinical challenges. EJT 2023;1:246-251. doi.org/10.57603/EJT-268

2022

• Denner J. Xenotransplantation of pig islet cells: Potential adverse impact of virus infections on their functionality and insulin production. Xenotransplantation 1-4. Doi: 10.1111/xen.1278
  
  
• Denner J. Systemic inflammation in xenograft recipients (SIXR) or undetected PCMV/PRV transmission? Xenotransplantation. 1-2. Nov 17;e12788. doi: 10.1111/xen.12788. Online ahead of print.
  
  
• Denner J. Early testing of porcine organ xenotransplantation products in humans: Microbial safety as illustrated for porcine cytomegalovirus. Xenotransplantation Nov 6;e12783. doi: 10.1111/xen.12783. Online ahead of print.

• Denner J. Time-lapse imaging of CD63 dynamics at the HIV-1 virological synapse by using agar pads. MicroPubl Biol. Oct 7;2022:10.17912/micropub.biology.000648. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000648. eCollection 2022.

• Denner J. Porcine cytomegalovirus/porcine roseolovirus (PCMV/PRV): A threat for xenotransplantation? Xenotransplantation, Sep 8;e12775. doi: 10.1111/xen.12775. Online ahead of print.
  
  
• Denner J. Virus Safety of Xenotransplantation. Viruses, Aug 30;14(9):1926. doi: 10.3390/v14091926.
  
  
• Denner J. Risk of pathogenic virus transmission by somatic cell nuclear transfer: implications for xenotransplantation. Biol. Reprod. Jun 14;ioac120. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioac120.
  
  
• Denner J. The porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) will not stop xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation, Jun 13;e12763. doi: 10.1111/xen.12763.
  
  
• Denner J. What does the PERV copy number tell us? Xenotransplantation, Feb 2;e12732. doi: 10.1111/xen.12732.
  
  
• Halecker S, Papatsiros V, Psalla D, Krabben L, Kaufer B, Denner J. Virological Characterization of Pigs with Erythema Multiforme. Microorganisms, 10(3), 652. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10030652
  
  
• Halecker S, Hansen S, Krabben L, Ebner F, Kaufer B, Denner J. How, where and when to screen for porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) in donor pigs for xenotransplantation. Scientifc Reports 12:21545 doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25624-1.
  
  
• Halecker S, Krabben L, Kristiansen Y, Krüger L, Möller L, Becher D, Laue M, Kaufer B, Reimer C, Denner J. Rare isolation of human-tropic recombinant porcine endogenous retroviruses PERV-A/C from Göttingen minipigs. Virol J. Feb 21;19(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s12985-022-01742-0
  

2021

• Denner J. Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses and Xenotransplantation, 2021. Viruses. 2021 Oct 26;13(11):2156. doi: 10.3390/v13112156.
  
  
• Denner J. Vaccination against the Koala Retrovirus (KoRV): Problems and Strategies. Animals (Basel). 2021 Dec 14;11(12):3555. doi: 10.3390/ani11123555.

• Denner J. Comment on: Endogenous retroviruses expressed in human tumours cannot be used as targets for anti-tumour vaccines. Transl Oncol. 2021 May;14(5):101041. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101041.
  
  
• Denner J. Endogenous retroviruses expressed in human tumours cannot be used as targets for anti-tumour vaccines. Transl Oncol. 2021 Jan;14(1):100941. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100941. Epub 2020 Nov 19.
  
  
• Denner J, Schurmaan HJ. High Prevalence of Recombinant Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERV-A/Cs) in Minipigs: A Review on Origin and Presence. Viruses, 13(9), 1869; https://doi.org/10.3390/v13091869

• Denner J. Porcine Lymphotropic Herpesviruses (PLHVs) and Xenotransplantation. Viruses, 13(6), 1072.
  
  
• Denner J. Detection of cell-free pig DNA using integrated PERV sequences to monitor xenotransplant tissue damage and rejection. Xenotransplantation, Mar 28;e12688. doi: 10.1111/xen.12688.
  
  
• Denner J. The origin of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) Arch Virol. Apr;166(4):1007-1013. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04925-8
  
  
• Halecker S, Metzger J, Strube C, Krabben L, Kaufer B and Denner J. Virological and Parasitological Characterization of Mini-LEWE Minipigs Using Improved Screening Methods and an Overview of Data on Various Minipig Breeds. MicroorganismsDec 18;9(12):2617. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9122617
  
  
• Ivanusic D, Madela K, Bannert N, Denner J. The Large Extracellular Loop of CD63 Interacts with gp41 of HIV-1 and is Essential for Establishing the Virological Synapse. Research Square, DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-124338/v1

• Krüger L, Nowak-Imialek M, Kristiansen Y, Herrmann D, Petersen B, Denner J. Unexpected low expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) in porcine expanded potential stem cells (EPSCs) Viruses Res. Jan 7;294:198295. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198295.
  
  
• Krüger L, Böttger J, Huang CA, Denner J. Absence of porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) production from pig lymphoma cell lines. Virus Res Jan 5;295:198286.doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198286.
  
  
• Reichart B, Längin M, Denner J, Schwinzer R, Cowan PJ, Wolf E. Pathways to Clinical Cardiac Xenotransplantation. Transplantation. Sep 1;105(9):1930-1943. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003588.
  

2020

• Denner J, Längin M, Reichart B, Krüger L, Fiebig U, Mokelke M, Radan J, Mayr T, Milusev A, Luther F, Sorvillo N, Rieben R, Brenner P, Walz C, Wolf E, Roshani B, Stahl‑Hennig C, Abicht JM. Impact of porcine cytomegalovirus on long-term orthotopic cardiac xenotransplant survival. Sci Rep Oct 16;10(1):17531. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73150-9.
  
  
• Denner J, LETTER TO THE EDITOR By definition…Xenotransplantation. 00:e12599.
  
  
• Denner J. Sensitive detection systems for infectious agents in xenotransplantation*. Xenotransplantation. 2020 Apr 18;e12594. doi: 10.1111/xen.12594.
  
  
• Denner J, Tanzi R, Jacobson S. Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease Should Be Controlled for Roseolovirus. J Alzheimers Dis.;77(2):543-545.
  
  
• Krüger L, Stillfried M, Prinz C, Schröder V, Neubert LK, Denner J. Copy Number and Prevalence of Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs) in German Wild Boars. Viruses. Apr 8;12(4):419
  
  
• Reichart B, Längin M, Radan J, Mokelke M, Buttgereit I, Ying J, Fresch AK, Mayr T, Issl L, Buchholz S, Michel S, Ellgass R, Mihalj M, Egerer S, Baehr A, Kessler B, Kemter E, Kurome M, Zakhartchenko V, Steen S, Sjöberg T, Paskevicius A, Krüger L, Fiebig U, Denner J, Godehardt AW, Tönjes RR, Milusev A, Rieben R, Sfriso R, Walz C, Kirchner T, Ayares D, Lampe K, Schönmann U, Hagl C, Wolf E, Klymiuk N, Abicht JM, Brenner P. Pig-to-non-human primate heart transplantation: The final step toward clinical xenotransplantation? J Heart Lung Transplant. Aug;39(8):751-757.

2019

• Al-Shehabi H, Fiebig U, Kutzner J, Denner J, Schaller T, Bannert N, Hofmann H. Human SAMHD1 restricts the xenotransplantation relevant porcine endogenous retrovirus (perv) in non-dividing cells. Journal of General Virology DOI 10.1099/jgv.0.001232
  
  
• Denner J, Bigley TM, Phan TL, Zimmermann C, Zhou X, Kaufer BB. Comparative Analysis of Roseoloviruses in Humans, Pigs, Mice, and Other Species. Viruses. Nov 30;11(12). pii: E1108. doi: 10.3390/v11121108. Review.
  
  
• Denner J, Pischke S, Steinmann E, Blümel J, Glebe D. Why all blood donations should be tested for hepatitis E virus (HEV). BMC Infect Dis. Jun 20;19(1):541. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4190-1.

• Denner J. Hepatitis E virus (HEV)-The Future. Viruses. Mar 13;11(3). pii: E251. doi: 10.3390/v11030251.
  
  
• Denner J, Scobie L. Are there better assays to evaluate the risk of transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) to human cells? Xenotransplantation. e12510. DOI: 10.1111/xen.12510
  
  
• Fiebig U, Abicht JM, Mayr T, Längin M, Bähr A, Guethoff S, Falkenau A, Wolf E, Reichart B, Shibahara T, Denner J; Distribution of Porcine Cytomegalovirus in Infected Donor Pigs and in Baboon Recipients of Pig Heart Transplantation. Viruses, 10(2) Feb 6, E66; doi:10.3390/v10020066
  
  
• Krüger L, Längin M, Reichart B, Fiebig U, Kristiansen Y, Prinz C, Kessler B, Egerer S, Wolf E, Abicht JM, Denner J. Transmission of Porcine Circovirus 3 (PCV3) by Xenotransplantation of Pig Hearts into Baboons. Viruses. Jul 16;11(7). pii: E650. doi: 10.3390/v11070650
  
  
• Krüger L, Kristiansen Y, Reuber E, Möller L, Laue M, Reimer C, Denner, J. A Comprehensive Strategy for Screening for Xenotransplantation-Relevant Viruses in a Second Isolated Population of Göttingen Minipigs. Viruses 2019;[revision submitted]
  
  
• Prinz C, Stillfried M, Neubert LK, Denner J. Detection of PCV3 in German wild boars. Virol J. Feb 22;16(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12985-019-1133-9.

2018

• Denner J, Godehardt AW, Tönjes RR. Infektionsrisiken und mikrobiologische Sicherheit. In: Jochen Sautermeister (Hrsg.), Tierische Organe in menschlichen Körpern. Biomedizinische, kulturwissenschaftliche, theologische und ethische Zugänge zur Xenotransplantation. Paderborn: mentis, 2018. S 45-63, ISBN 978-3-95743-011-3. Tönjes RR. Non-viral pathogens: Identification, relevance and prevention for xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation. 25:e12413
  
  
• Denner J, Scobie L, Schuurman HJ. Is it currently possible to evaluate the risk posed by PERVs for clinical xenotransplantation? Xenotransplantation. Apr. 13. 25:e12403.
  
  
• Denner J. Why was PERV not transmitted during preclinical and clinical xenotransplantation trials and after inoculation of animals? Retrovirology. Apr 2;15(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12977-018-0411-8. Review.
  
  
• Denner J. Reduction of the survival time of pig xenotransplants by porcine cytomegalovirus. Virol J. Nov 8;15(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s12985-018-1088-2. Review.
  
  
• Denner J, Reichart B, Längin M. Does size matter? Xenotransplantation, 23 Jan. DOI: 10.1111/xen.12383
  
  
• Egerer S, Fiebig U, Kessler B, Zakhartchenko V, Kurome M, Reichart B, Kupatt C, Klymiuk N, Wolf E, Denner J, Bähr A. Early weaning completely eliminates porcine cytomegalovirus from a newly established pig donor facility for xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation Jul. 25(4):e12449
  
  
• Fiebig U, Fischer K, Bähr A, Runge C, Schnieke A, Wolf E, Denner J. Porcine endogenous retroviruses: Quantification of the copy number in cell lines, pig breeds, and organs. Xenotransplantation Jul. 25(4):e12445.
  
  
• Fiebig U, Abicht JM, Mayr T, Längin M, Bähr A, Guethoff S, Falkenau A, Wolf E, Reichart B, Shibahara T, Denner J; Distribution of Porcine Cytomegalovirus in Infected Donor Pigs and in Baboon Recipients of Pig Heart Transplantation. Viruses, 10(2), 66; doi:10.3390/v10020066
  
  
• Kemter E, Denner J, Wolf E. Will Genetic Engineering Carry Xenotransplantation of Pig Islets to the Clinic? Curr Diab Rep. Sep 18;18(11):103. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1074-5. Review.

2017

• Abalovich A, Matsumoto S, Wechsler CJ, Carulla ME, Siciliano ME, Sznaider D, Denner J, Elliott RB. Level of acceptance of islet cell and kidney xenotransplants by personnel of hospitals with and without experience in clinical xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation. Jul;24(4). doi: 10.1111/xen.12315. Epub 2017 Jun 17.
  
  
• Denner J. Can Antiretroviral Drugs Be Used to Treat Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV) Infection after Xenotransplantation? Viruses. Aug 8;9(8). pii: E213. doi: 10.3390/v9080213. Review.
  
  
• Denner J. Advances in organ transplant from pigs. Science. Sep 22;357(6357):1238-1239. doi: 10.1126/science.aao6334. No abstract available.
  
  
• Denner J. Function of a retroviral envelope protein in the placenta of a viviparous lizard. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Dec 19;114(51):13315-13317. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719189114. Epub 2017 Dec 7. No abstract available.
  
  
• Denner J. The porcine virome and xenotransplantation. Virol J. 2017 Sep 6;14(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s12985-017-0836-z.
  
  
• Denner J; Paving the Path toward Porcine Organs for Transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 9;377(19):1891-1893. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcibr1710853. No abstract available.
  
  
• Denner J. Xenotransplantation: Today and Tomorrow. Ann Transplant Res 2017;1:1002
  
  
• Fiebig U, Holzer A, Ivanusic D, Plotzki E, Hengel H, Neipel F, Denner J. Antibody Cross-Reactivity between Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) and Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6). Viruses. Oct 28;9(11). pii: E317. doi: 10.3390/v9110317.
  
  
• Morozov VA, Wynyard S, Matsumoto S, Abalovich A, Denner J, Elliott R. No PERV transmission during a clinical trial of pig islet cell transplantation. Virus Res. Jan 2;227:34-40. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.08.012. Epub 2016 Sep 24.
  
  
• Scobie L, Denner J, Schuurman HJ. Inactivation of porcine endogenous retrovirus in pigs using CRISPR-Cas9, editorial commentary. Xenotransplantation. Nov;24(6). doi: 10.1111/xen.12363. Epub 2017 Nov 12. No abstract available.

2016

• Abicht J, Mayr T, Plotzki E, Falkenau A, Reichart B, Denner J, Guethoff S; Hepatic failure after pig heart transplantation into a baboon: No involvement of porcine hepatitis E virus. Ann Transplant. 21: 12-16.
  
  
• Denner J; Immunosuppressive properties or retroviruses. Eur J Immunol. 46(1): 253-255.
  
  
• Denner J. Transspecies Transmission of Gammaretroviruses and the Origin of the Gibbon Ape Leukaemia Virus (GaLV) and the Koala Retrovirus (KoRV). Viruses. Dec 20;8(12). pii: E336. doi: 10.3390/v8120336. Review.
  
  
• Denner J. How Active Are Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs)? Viruses. Aug 3;8(8). pii: E215. doi: 10.3390/v8080215. Review.
  
  
• Denner J. Recent Progress in Xenotransplantation, with Emphasis on Virological Safety. Ann Transplant. Nov 22;21:717-727. Review.
  
  
• Denner J. Expression and function of endogenous retroviruses in the placenta. APMIS. Jan-Feb;124(1-2):31-43. doi: 10.1111/apm.12474. Review.
  
  
• Denner J, Tönjes RR, Takeuchi Y, Fishman J, Scobie L: First update of the International Xenotransplantation Association consensus statement on conditions for undertaking clinical trials of porcine islet products in type 1 diabetes-Chapter 5: recipient monitoring and response plan for preventing disease transmission. Xenotransplantation 23: 53-59.
  
  
• Denner J, Tonjes RR, Takeuchi Y, Fishman J, Scobie L; First update of the International Xenotransplantation Association consensus statement on conditions for undertaking clinical trials of porcine islet products in type 1 diabetes—Chapter 5: recipient monitoring and response plan for preventing disease transmission.  Xenotransplantation. 23(1): 53-59.
  
  
• Fischer K, Kraner-Scheiber S, Petersen B, Rieblinger B, Buermann A, Flisikowska T, Flisikowski K, Christan S, Edlinger M, Baars W, Kurome M, Zakhartchenko V, Kessler B, Plotzki E, Szczerbal I, Switonski M, Denner J, Wolf E, Schwinzer R, Niemann H, Kind A, Schnieke A; Efficient production of multi-modified pigs for xenotransplantation by 'combineering', gene stacking and gene editing. Sci Rep. 6: 29081.
  
  
• Heinze, J, Plotzki, E, Denner, J. Virus Safety of Xenotransplantation: Prevalence of Porcine Cicrovirus 2 (PCV2) in Pigs. Ann Virol Res 2016;2:1023
  
  
• Hering BJ, Cozzi E, Spizzo T, Cowan PJ, Rayat GR, Cooper DK, Denner J. First update of the International Xenotransplantation Association consensus statement on conditions for undertaking clinical trials of porcine islet products in type 1 diabetes--Executive summary. Xenotransplantation. Jan-Feb;23(1):3-13. doi: 10.1111/xen.12231. Epub 2016 Mar 4.
  
  
• Ivanusic D, Denner J, Bannert N; Correlative Förster Resonance Electron Transfer-Proximity Ligation Assay (FRET-PLA) Technique for Studying Interactions Involving Membrane Proteins. Curr Protoc Protein Sci. 85: 29.17.1-29.17.13.
  
  
• Morozov VA, Ludwig S, Ludwig B, Rotem A, Barkai U, Bornstein SR, Denner J. Islet cell transplantation from Göttingen minipigs to cynomolgus monkeys: analysis of virus safety. Xenotransplantation. Jul;23(4):320-7.
  
  
• Morozov VA, Morozov AV, Denner J; New PCR diagnostic systems for the detection and quantification of the porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV), Arch Virol Arch Virol. 161(5): 1159-1168.
  
  
• Morozov VA, Plotzki E, Rotem A, Barkai U, Denner J. Extended microbiological characterization of Göttingen minipigs: porcine cytomegalovirus and other viruses. Xenotransplantation. Nov;23(6):490-496. doi: 10.1111/xen.12265. Epub 2016 Sep 11.
  
  
• Morozov VA, Abicht JM, Reichart B, Mayr T, Guethoff S, Denner J. Active Replication of Porcine Cytomegalovirus (PCMV) Following Transplantation of a Pig Heart into a Baboon despite Undetected Virus in the Donor Pig. Ann Virol Res 2016;2:1018
  
  
• Mühle M, Kroniger T, Hoffmann K, Denner J; The immunosuppressive domain of the transmembrane envelope protein gp41 of HIV-1 binds to human monocytes and B cells. Immunol Res. 64(3): 721-729.
  
  
• Plotzki E, Heinrichs G, Kubícková B, Ulrich RG, Denner J; Microbiological characterization of a newly established pig breed, Aachen Minipigs. Xenotransplantation.  23(2): 159-167.
  
  
• Plotzki E, Keller M, Ehlers B, Denner J; Immunological methods for the detection of porcine lymphotropic herpesviruses (PLHV). J. Virol. Methods. 233: 72-77.
  
  
• Plotzki E, Keller M, Ivanusic D, Denner J. A new Western blot assay for the detection of porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV). J Immunol Methods. Oct;437:37-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2016.08.001. Epub 2016 Aug 4.
  
  
• Spizzo T, Denner J, Gazda L, Martin M, Nathu D, Scobie L, Takeuchi Y; First update of the International Xenotransplantation Association consensus statement on conditions for undertaking clinical trials of porcine islet products in type 1 diabetes—Chapter 2a: source pigs—preventing xenozoonoses. Xenotransplantation. 23(1): 25-31.

2015

• Ahrens HE, Petersen B, Herrmann D, Lucas-Hahn A, Hassel P, Ziegler M, Kues WA, Baulain U, Baars W, Schwinzer R, Denner J, Rataj D, Werwitzke S, Tiede A, Bongoni AK, Garimella PS, Despont A, Rieben R, Niemann H; siRNA Mediated Knockdown of Tissue Factor Expression in Pigs for Xenotransplantation. Am J Transplant. 15(5): 1407-1414.
  
  
• Denner J. Xenotransplantation and Hepatitis E virus. Xenotransplantation Feb 12. doi: 10.1111/xen.12156.
  
  

• Denner J; Treatment of Ebola virus infections with inhibitors of TLR4. Medical Hypotheses. 85: 253-257.
  
  
• Denner J; HIV infection en route to endogenization: two cases. Clin Microbiol Infect. 21(4): e33-4.
  
  
• Denner J, Graham M; Xenotransplantation of islet cells: what can the non-human primate model bring for the evaluation of efficacy and safety? Xenotransplantation. 22:  231-235
  
  
• Denner J; Porcine endogenous retrovirus infection of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Xenotransplantation. 22(2): 151-152.
  
  
• Denner J, Petersen B, Niemann H; Tolerance and immune response to the porcine endogenous retrovirus in German landrace pigs immunised with viral proteins. Virus Research. 208: 39–43.
  
  
• Denner J. Xenotransplantation and porcine cytomegalovirus. Xenotransplantation. Sep-Oct;22(5):329-35. doi: 10.1111/xen.12180. Review.

• Denner J, Mueller NJ; Preventing transfer of infectious agents. Int J Surg. 23: 306-311.
  
  
• Denner J; Elimination of porcine endogenous retroviruses from pig cells. Xenotransplantation. 22: 411-412 .

• Fiebig U, Keller M, Timms P, Denner J; Lack of antiviral antibody response in koalas infected with koala retroviruses (KoRV). Virus Research. 14: 30–34.
  
  
• Fiebig U, Dieckhoff B, Wurzbacher C, Möller A, Kurth R, Denner J; Induction of neutralizing antibodies specific for the envelope proteins of the koala retrovirus by immunization with recombinant proteins or DNA. Virology J. 12: 68.
  
  
• Ivanusic D, Madela K, Laue M, Denner J; Three-Dimensional Imaging of CD63 Recruitment at the Virological Synapse: HIV-1. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 31(6): 579-580
  
  
• Ivanusic D, Heinisch JJ, Eschricht M, Laube U, Denner J; Improved split-ubiquitin screening technique to identify surface membrane protein–protein interactions. BioTechniques. 58: 63–73.
  
  
• Morozov VA, Morozov AV, Rotem A, Barkai U, Bornstein S, Denner J; Extended microbiological characterization of Göttingen Minipigs in the context of xenotransplantation: Detection and vertical transmission of Hepatitis E virus. PLOS ONE. 10(10): e0139893.
  
  
• Plotzki E, Buerck LW, Knauf Y, Becker T, Maetz-Rensing K, Schuster M, Baehr A, Klymiuk N, Wolf E, Seissler J, Denner J; Virus safety of islet cell transplantation from transgenic pigs to marmosets. Virus Res. 204: 95-102.
  
  

• Reichart B, Niemann H, Chavakis T, Denner J, Jaeckel E, Ludwig B, Marckmann G, Schnieke A, Schwinzer R, Seissler J, Tönjes RR, Klymiuk N, Wolf E, Bornstein SR. Xenotransplantation of porcine islet cells as a potential option for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in the future. Horm Metab Res; 47(1):31-5.
  
  
• Semaan M, Ivanusic D, Denner J; Cytotoxic effects during knock out of multiple porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) sequences in the pig genome by zinc finger nucleases (ZFN). PLOS ONE. 10(4): e0122059.

2014

• Denner J. Xenotransplantation-Progress and Problems: A Review. Transplantation Technologies & Research 2014:4, 2.
  
  
• Ivanusic D, Eschricht M, Denner J; Investigation of membrane protein-protein interactions using correlative FRET-PLA. Biotechniques. 57(4): 188-191.
  
  
• Strasz N, Morozov V, Kreutzberger J, Lau M, Eschricht M, Denner J; Immunization with Hybrid Proteins Containing the Membrane Proximal External Region of HIV-1. AIDS Res. Human Retroviruses 30(5):498-508 (2014)
  
  
• Kessler AF, Wiesner M, Denner J, Kämmerer U, Vince GH, Linsenmann T, Löhr M, Ernestus RI, Hagemann C; Expression-analysis of the human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K in human astrocytic tumors. BMC Research Notes 7, 159 (2014)
  
  
• Denner J. Immunization with envelope proteins of the KoRV as a basis for a preventive vaccine. The Koala and its retroviruses; Implication for Sustainability and Survival. Ed. Geoffrey WP, Rebecca N, Freenwood J and AD. Technical reports of the Australian Museum, Online 24: 71-77
  
  
• Keller M, Petersen B, Niemann H, Denner J; Lack of antibody response in pigs immunised with the transmembrane envelope protein of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). J Gen. Virology, 95(Pt 8):1827-31
  
  
• Waechter A, Denner J; (nur käuflich erwerbbar, 35 $), Novel neutralising antibodies targeting the N-terminal helical region of the transmembrane envelope protein p15E of the porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV). Immunol Res. 58(1), 9-19
  
  
• Wynyard S, Nathu D, Garkavenko O, Denner J, Elliott, R. Microbiological safety of the first clinical pig islet xenotransplantation trial in New Zealand, Xenotransplantation. 21: 309–323. With commentary by Jay, A. Fishman, Assessment of infectious risk in clinical xenotransplantation: The lessons for clinical allotransplantation, Xenotransplantation; 21: 307–308.
  
  
• Ivanusic D, Madela K, Laue M, Denner J; Visualization of HIV-1 Budding Structures. AIDS Research and human retroviruses. Oct; 30(10):945-6
  
  

• Denner J; The transmembrane proteins contribute to immunodeficiencies induced by HIV-1 and other retroviruses. AIDS. 2014 May 15;28(8):1081-90
  
  

• Denner J; Berlin Symposium on Xenotransplantation, Transregio Collaborative Research Center of the German Research Society (DFG) and the 16th Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working Group Xenotransplantation (DAX), Xenotransplantation. Published online DOI: 10.1111/xen.12083

2013

• Kaulitz D,  Mihica D,  Adlhoch C,  Denner J; Improved pig donor screening including newly identified variants of the porcine endogenous retrovirus-C (PERV-C). Arch. Virol. 158(2), 341-348
  
  

• Mühle M, Hoffmann K, Löchelt M, Denner J; Immunization with foamy virus Bet fusion proteins as novel strategy for HIV-1 epitope delivery. Immunol. Res., 56(1), 61-72
  
  

• Semaan M, Rotem A, Barkai U, Bornstein S, Denner J; Screening pigs for xenotransplantation: prevalence and expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses in Göttingen minipigs. Xenotransplantation 20, 148-156
  
  

• Morozov VA, Dao Thi V L, Denner J; The transmembrane protein of the human endogenous retrovirus - K (HERV-K) modulates cytokine release and gene expression. PLOS ONE, 10.1371/journal.pone.0070399
  
  

• Mühle M, Hoffmann K, Löchelt M, Denner J; Construction and characterisation of replicating foamy viral vectors expressing HIV-1 epitopes recognised by broadly neutralising antibodies. Antiviral Res. 100(2), 314-320
  
  

• Slavkovic Lukic D, Hotz-Wagenblatt A, Lei J, Räthe AM, Mühle M, Denner J, Münk C, Löchelt M; Identification of the feline foamy virus Bet domain essential for APOBEC3 counteraction. Retrovirology 10, 76
  
  

• Denner J, Eschricht M, Lauck M, Semaan M, Schlaermann P, Ryu H, Akyüz L; Modulation of cytokine release and gene expression by the immunosuppressive domain of gp41 of HIV-1. PLOS ONE. 8(1):e55199
  
  

• Denner J, Tönjes R Berlin Symposium on Xenotransplantation, 15th Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working Group Xenotransplantation (DAX) in association with the 24^th International Congress of the Transplantation Society (TTS), Berlin, July 13, 2012. Xenotransplantation, 20: 39-64
   

• Denner J, Young PR; Koala retroviruses: characterization and impact on the life of koalas. Retrovirology Oct 23; 10(1):108

• Denner J. Immunising with the transmembrane envelope proteins of different retroviruses including HIV-1: a comparative study. Hum Vaccin Immunother. Mar;9(3):462-70. Epub 2012 Dec 18. Review.

2012 

• Semaan M, Kaulitz D, Petersen B, Niemann H, Denner J; Long-term effects of PERV-specific RNA interference in transgenic pigs. Xenotransplantation. 19(2), 112-121
  
  

• Morozov V, Morozov A, Semaan M, Denner J; Single mutations in the transmembrane envelope protein abrogate the immunosuppressive property of HIV -1. Retrovirology.9-67
  
  

• Behrendt R, Fiebig U, Schmolke M, Kurth R, Denner J; Induction of antibodies specific for gp41 of HIV-1 by gene gun DNA vaccination. J Vaccines Vaccin. 3, 145
  
  

• Bittmann I, Mihica D, Plesker R, Denner J; Expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) in different organs of a pig. Virology 433, 329-336
  
  

• Waechter A, Eschricht M, Denner J; Neutralisation of the porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) by antibodies against the membrane proximal external region (MPER) of the transmembrane envelope protein. J. Gen. Virol. 2013, 643-651
  
  

• Denner J, Mihica D, Kaulitz D, Schmidt CM; Increased titers of neutralizing antibodies after immunization with both envelope proteins of the porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). Virol. J. 9, 260
  
  

• Mühle M, Löchelt M, Denner J; Optimisation of expression and purification of the feline and primate foamy virus transmembrane envelope proteins using a 96 deep well screen. Protein Expression and Purification 81, 96–105
  
  

• Denner J, Tönjes RR, Berlin Symposium on Xenotransplantation, DFG-Transregio Research Group, Xenotransplantation and 14th Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working, Group Xenotransplantation (DAX), Berlin, June 10, 2011. Xenotransplantation, 19(1), 2-22 
  
  

• Denner J, Tönjes RR, Infection barriers to successful xenotransplantation. Clin Microbiol Reviews, 25(2), 318-343

2011

• Langhammer S, Hübner J, Jarrett O, Kurth R, Denner J; Immunization with the transmembrane protein of a retrovirus, feline leukemia virus: Absence of antigenemia following challenge. Antiviral Res. 89, 119-123
  
  

• Mühle M, Bleiholder A, Kolb S, Hübner J, Löchelt M, Denner J; Immunological properties of the transmembrane envelope protein of the feline foamy virus and its use for serological screening. Virology 412, 333-340
  
  

• Kaulitz D, Fiebig U, Eschricht M, Wurzbacher C, Kurth R, Denner J; Generation of neutralising antibodies against porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). Virology 411(1), 78-86 (2011)
  
  

• Kaulitz D, Mihica D, Plesker A, Geissler R, Tönjes R, Denner J; Absence of infection in pigs inoculated with high-titre recombinant PERV-A/C. Arch. Virol. 156(4), 707-10
  
  

• Denner J; Towards an AIDS vaccine: the transmembrane envelope protein as target for broadly neutralizing antibodies. Hum. Vaccin. 7 Suppl, 4-9

• Kämmerer U, Germeyer A, Stengel S, Kapp M, Denner J; Human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) is expressed in villous and extravillous cytotrophoblast cells of the human placenta. J. Reproduct. Immunol. 91, 1-8
  
  

• Kaulitz D, Mihica D, Dorna J, Costa M R, Petersen B, Niemann H, Tönjes RR, Denner J; Development of sensitive methods for detection of porcine endogenous retrovirus-C (PERV-C) in the genome of pigs. J. Virol. Methods 175(1), 60-65
  
  

• Bleiholder A, Mühle M, Hechler T, Bevins S, vandeWoude S, Denner J, Löchelt M; Pattern of seroreactivity against feline foamy virus proteins in domestic cats from Germany. Veterinary Immunol. 143(3-4), 292-300
  
  

• Denner J; Infectious risk in xenotransplantation- what post-transplant screening for the human recipient? Xenotransplantation 18(3), 151-157
  
  

• Behrendt R, Fiebig U, Kurth R, Denner J; Induction of antibodies binding to the membrane proximal external region (MPER) of gp36 of HIV-2. Intervirology 55(3), 252-6
  
  

• Denner J; Towards an AIDS vaccine: The transmembrane envelope protein as target for broadly neutralising antibodies. Human Vaccines, 7, Supplement, 4-9
  
  

• Denner J, Tönjes RR; Berlin Symposium on Xenotransplantation, German DFG-Transregio Research Group Xenotransplantation together with the 13th Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working Group Xenotransplantation (DAX) Berlin June, 3-4, 2010, Xenotransplantation, 18 (1), 56-72
  
  

• Denner J; Infectious risk in xenotransplantation - what post-transplant screening for the human recipient? Xenotransplantation, 18(3), 151-157

 2010

• Denner J; Detection of a gammaretrovirus, XMRV, in the human population: Open questions and implications for xenotransplantation. Retrovirology 7:16
  
  

• Stengel S, Fiebig U, Kurth R, Denner J; Regulation of human endogenous retrovirus-K expression in melanomas by CpG methylation. Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer 49(5):401-11
  
  

• Langhammer S, Fiebig U, Hübner J, Kurth R, Denner J; Increased neutralizing antibody response after simultaneous immunization with Leucogen and the feline leukemia virus transmembrane protein. Intervirology 54, 78-86
  
  

• Karlas A, Irgang M, Votteler J, Specke V, Özel M, Kurth R, Denner J; Characterisation of a human cell-adapted porcine endogenous retrovirus PERV-A/C. Ann. Transplantation 15(2), 45-54
  
  

• Denner J; Endogenous retroviruses. Kurth R, Bannert N (eds.), Retroviruses: Molecular Biology, Genomics and Pathogenesis. Caister Academic Press, Hethersett, Norwich, 35-69
  
  

• Denner J, Tönjes RR; International Symposium on Xenotransplantation, DFG-Transregio Research Group, Xenotransplantation and 12th Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working, Group Xenotransplantation (DAX), Berlin, June 3-5, 2009, Xenotransplantation, 17, 94-120 
  
  

• Denner J; More than junk DNA: Human endogenous retroviruses, tumours and the placenta. Lab & more, 1.10, 8-10

2009

• Specke V, Plesker R, Wood J, Coulibaly C, Suling K, Patience C, Kurth R, Schuurman HJ, Denner, J; No in vivo infection of triple immunosuppressed non-human primates after inoculation with high titers of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). Xenotransplantation 16, 34-44
  
  

• Dieckhoff B, Kessler B, Jobst D, Kues W, Petersen B, Pfeifer A, Kurth R, Niemann H, Wolf E, Denner J; Distribution and expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) in multi-transgenic pigs generated for xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation 16, 64-73
  
  

• Fiebig UM, Schmolke M, Eschricht M, Kurth R, Denner J; Mode of interaction between the HIV-1 neutralizing monoclonal antibody 2F5 and its epitope. AIDS 23 (8), 887-895
  
  

• Behrendt R, Fiebig U, Norley S, Gürtler L, Kurth R, Denner J; A neutralization assay for HIV-2 based on measurement of provirus integration by duplex real-time PCR. J. Virol. Methods 159, 40-46
  
  

• Hering BJ, Copper DKC, Groth CG, Cozzi E, Schuurman HJ, Korbutt GS, Denner J, O’Connell PJ, Vanderpool HY, Pierson III RN; The International Xenotransplantation Association consensus statement on conditions for undertaking clinical trials of porcine islet products in type 1 diabetes – Executive summary. Xenotransplantation 16, 196-202
  
  

• Denner J, Schuurman H, Patience C; The International Xenotransplantation Association consensus statement on conditions for undertaking clinical trials of porcine islet products in type 1 diabetes – Chapter 5: Strategies to prevent transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses. Xenotransplantation 16, 239-248
  
  

• Hohn O, Krause H, Barbarotto P, Niederstadt L, Beimforde N., Denner J, Miller K, Kurth R, Bannert R; Lack of evidence for XMRV in prostate cancer biopsies from German patients. Retrovirology 6 (1): 92
  
  

• Fiebig UM, Schmolke, Eschrich M, Kurth R, Denner J; Mode of interaction between the HIV-1 neutralizing monoclonal antibody 2F5 and its epitope. AIDS 23 (8), 887-895.
  
  

• Denner J; Mehr als DNA-Müll. Humane endogene Retroviren, Tumore und die Plazenta. Labor & more, 05(09), 18-19

2008

• Dieckhoff B, Karlas A, Petersen B, Kues WA, Kurth R, Niemann H, Denner J; Knockdown of porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) expression by PERV-specific shRNA in transgenic pigs. Xenotransplantation 15, 36-45
  
  

• Garkavenko O, Dieckhoff B, Wynyard S, Denner J, Elliott RB, Tan PL, Croxson MC; Absence of transmission of potentially xenotic viruses in a prospective pig to primate islet xenotransplantation study. J. Med. Virol. 80 (11), 2046-2052
  
  

• Irgang M, Laue C, Velten F, Kurth R, Schrezenmeir J, Denner J; No evidence for PERV release by islet cells from German landrace pigs. Ann. Transplant. 13 (4), 59-66
  
  

• Denner J, Specke V, Karlas A, Chodnevskaja I, Meyer T, Moskalenko V, Kurth R, Ulrichs K; No transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) in a long-term pig to rat xenotransplantation model and no infection of immunosuppressed rats. Ann. Transplant. 13 (1), 20-31
  
  

• Denner J; Is porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) transmission still relevant? Transplant Proc 40(2), 587-589 
  
  

• Denner J; Recombinant porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV-A/C): A new risk for xenotransplantation? Arch Virol 153, 1421-1426  
      

• Denner J, Tönjes RR; International Symposium on Xenotransplantation (11th) Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working Group Xenotransplantation, Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Xenotransplantation, DAX), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, June 6, 2008, Xenotransplantation 15, 290-306
  
  

• Denner J; Xenotransplantation: State of the art of biosafety. Jansen ES, Simon JW (eds.), Xenotransplantation – ethic, economic, social, cultural and scientific background, volume 1, VDM-Verlag, Saarbrücken,  7-79

2007

• Dieckhoff B, Puhlmann J, Büscher K, Hafner-Marx A, Herbach N, Bannert N, Büttner M, Wanke R, Kurth R, Denner J; Expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) in melanomas of Munich miniature swine (MMS) Troll. Vet. Microbiol. 123 (1-3), 53-68
   

• Dieckhoff B, Denner J; Hemmung porciner endogener Retroviren in primären porcinen Zellen. Laborwelt 8 (4), 33-35
  
  

• Dieckhoff B, Karlas A, Petersen B, Kues W A, Kurth R, Niemann H, Denner J; Production of transgenic pigs expressing PERV-specific shRNA with knock-down of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). Xenotransplantation 14 (5), 400-401
   

• Dieckhoff B, Karlas A, Petersen B, Kues WA, Kurth R, Niemann H, Denner J; Transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs): Animal models and inhibition by RNA interference. Xenotransplantation 14, 372-373
  
  

• Denner J, Tönjes RR. International Symposium on Xenotransplantation (10th) Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working Group Xenotransplantation, Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Xenotransplantation, (DAX), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, June 7-8, 2007. Xenotransplantation 14, 366-373 
  
  

• Denner J; Transspecies transmissions of retroviruses: New cases. Virology 369, 229-233

2006 

• Fiebig U, Hartmann MG, Bannert N, Kurth R, Denner J; Transspecies transmission of the endogenous koala retrovirus (KoRV). J. Virol. 80 (11), 5651-5654 
  
  

• Tönjes R, Denner J; Response to editors’ letter in Xenotransplantation on manuscripts on porcine endogenous retroviruses. Xenotransplantation 13, 282-283
   

• Büscher K, Hahn S, Hofmann M, Trefzer U, Ozel M, Sterry W, Lower J, Lower R, Kurth R, Denner J; Expression of the human endogenous retrovirus-K transmembrane envelope, Rec and Np9 proteins in melanomas and melanoma cell lines. Melanoma Res. 16 (3), 223-234 
  
  

• Dieckhoff B, Karlas A, Hofmann A, Kues WA, Petersen B, Pfeifer A, Niemann H, Kurth R, Denner J; Inhibition of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) in primary porcine cells by RNA interference using lentiviral vectors. Arch. Virol. 16, 868-873.

• Denner J; Program and Abstracts International Symposium Xenotransplantation. Meeting of the DFG-Transregio Research Group Xenotransplantation together with the 9th Minisymposium Xenotransplantation of the German Working Group. Xenotransplantation, (DAX), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, 08.-09.06.2006. Xenotransplantation 13, 576-587

2005

• Irgang M, Tacke S, Specke V, Laue C, Kurth R, Schrezenmeir J, Denner J; Porcine endogenous retroviruses PERV-A and PERV-B infect neither mouse cells in vitro nor SCID mice in vivo. Intervirology 48, 167-173 
  
  

• Amit M, Winkler ME, Menke S, Brüning E, Büscher K, Denner J, Haverich A, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Martin U; No evidence for infection of human embryonic stem cells by feeder cell-derived murine leukemia viruses. Stem Cells 23, 761-771
  
  

• Langhammer S, Fiebig U, Kurth R, Denner J; Neutralising antibodies against the transmembrane protein of feline leukaemia virus (FeLV). Vaccine 23, 3341-3348
   

• Büscher K, Trefzer U, Hofman M, Sterry W, Kurth R, Denner J; Expression of human endogenous retrovirus K in melanomas and melanoma cell lines. Cancer Res. 65 (10), 4172-4180
   

• Winkler ME, Winkler M, Burian R, Hecker J, Loss M, Przemeck M, Lorenz R, Patience C, Karlas A, Sommer S, Denner J, Martin U; Analysis of pig-to-human porcine endogenous retrovirus transmission in a triple-species kidney xenotransplantation model. Transpl. Int. 17 (12), 848-858
   

• Langhammer S, Hübner J, Kurth R, Denner J; Antibodies neutralising feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in cats immunised with the transmembrane envelope protein p15E. Immunology 117, 229-237
  
  

• Denner J, Behrendt R, Kurth R; Modulation of cytokine production by the transmembrane envelope protein gp41 of HIV-1. Retrovirology 2(Suppl I), 153
   

• Fiebig U, Langhammer S, Kurth R, Denner J. Induction of HIV-neutralising antibodies of the 2F5/4E10 type. Retrovirology, 2(Suppl 1):S71 

2004

• Karlas A, Kurth R, Denner J; Inhibition of porcine endogenous retroviruses by RNA interference: increasing the safety of xenotransplantation. Virology 325, 18-23
   

• Garkavenko O, Croxson MC, Irgang M, Karlas A, Denner J, Elliot RB; Monitoring for presence of potentially xenotic viruses in recipients of pig islet xenotransplantation. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42 (11), 5353-5356
  
  

• Denner J; Bericht über das 7. Minisymposium Xenotransplantation am Robert Koch-Institut im Juni 2004. Bundesgesundheitsbl. – Gesundheitsforsch. – Gesundheitsschutz 47 (9), 1014-1017

2003

• Fiebig U, Stephan O, Kurth R, Denner J; Neutralizing antibodies against conserved domains of p15E of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs): basis for a vaccine for xenotransplantation? Virology 307 (2), 406-413 
  
  

• Tacke SJ, Specke V, Denner J; Differences in release and determination of subtype of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) produced by stimulated normal pig blood cells. Intervirology 46, 17-24 
  
  

• Irgang M, Sauer IM, Karlas A, Zeilinger K, Gerlach JC, Kurth R, Neuhaus P, Denner J; Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs): No infection in patients treated with a bioreactor based on porcine liver cells. J. Clin. Virol. 28, 141-154 
  
  

• Sauer I M, Kardassis D, Zeillinger K, Gruenwald A, Pless G, Pascher A, Irgang M, Kraemer M, Puhl G, Frank J, Müller, AR, Steinmüller TH, Denner J; Neuhaus P, Gerlach J. Clinical Extracorporeal hybrid liver support – phase I study with primary porcine liver cells. Xenotransplantation 10, 460-469 
  
  

• Denner J, Specke V, Thiesen U, Karlas A, Kurth R; Genetic alterations of the long terminal repeat of an ecotropic porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) during passage in human cells. Virology 314, 125-133 
  
  

• Simon AR, Templin C, Schröder C, Laaff G, Tessmann R, Winkler ME, Tacke S, Denner J, Lapin B, Chikobava M, Patience C, Steinhoff G, Agrba V Z, Haverich A, Martin U; No evidence for productive PERV infection of baboon cells in in vivo infection model. Annals of Transplantation 8, 24-34 
  
  

• Denner J; Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) and xenotransplantation: screening for transmission in several clinical trials and in experimental models using non-human primates. Annals of Transplantation 8, 39-48
  
  

• Denner, J, Bericht über das 6. Minisymposium Xenotransplantation am Robert Koch-Institut in Berlin im Mai 2003. Bundesgesundheitsbl. - Gesundheitsforsch. – Gesundheitsschutz 46 (10), 896-900
  
  

• Specke V, Denner J; Porcine endogene Retroviren (PERVs) und Xenotransplantation: Ein Risiko für Rezipient und Gesellschaft? Dtsch. med. Wochenschr. 128, 1301-1306

2002

• Denner J, Specke V, Tacke SJ, Boller K; Porcine endogene Retroviren (PERVs): Erste Infektionsversuche im Tier, hochsensitive Diagnostika und immunsuppressive Eigenschaften. Tx. Med. 14, 231-245 
  
  

• Specke V, Plesker R, Coulibaly C, Boller K, Denner J; Productive infection of a mink cell line with porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) and lack of transmission to minks in vivo. Arch. Virol. 147 (2), 305-319 
  
  

• Martin U, Tacke SJ, Simon AR, Schröder C, Wiebe K, Lapin B, Haverich A, Denner J; Steinhoff G; Absence of PERV specific humoral immune response in baboons after transplantation of porcine cells or organs. Transpl. Int. 15 (7), 361-368 
  
  

• Specke V, Schuurman HJ, Plesker R, Coulibaly C, Özel M, Langford G, Kurth R, Denner J; Virus safety in xenotransplantation: first exploratory in vivo studies in small laboratory animals and non-human primates. Transplant Immunology 9, 281-288 
  
  

• Denner J, Specke V, Tacke S, Özel M; Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs): Diagnostic assays, adaptation to human cells and infection experiments with small animals and non-human primates. Tx Med. 14 (3), 171-183
  
  

• Denner J; Fortschritte und Risiken bei der Xenotransplantation, Stellungnahme der Gesellschaft für Virologie (GfV) in Bezug auf Chancen und Risiken der Xenotransplantation.
  
  

• Denner J; Editorial, Tx Med 14 (03), 131-132 
  
  

• Denner J; L’age-Stehr J, L’age, M. Pathogenese von AIDS. AIDS und die Vorstadien. Eds: L’age-Stehr J und Helm EB, Springer Verlag, V.3 Pathogenese, 1-21
  
  

• Denner J; AIDS-Pathogenese noch immer unklar. AIDS und die Vorstadien. Eds: L’age-Stehr J und Helm EB, Springer Verlag, Aktuelles, 1-2 
  
  

• Denner J; Schweine als Organspender – Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Xenotransplantation. Deutsches Tierärzteblatt, 50 Jahrgang, August, 826-827 
  
  

• Denner J, Tacke SJ, Specke V, Stephan O, Boller K, Schwendemann J; Entwicklung von Testsystemen zum Nachweis porciner endogener Retroviren, in: Xenotransplantation. Grundlagen – Chancen – Risiken, Ed: Helmut Grimm, Schattauer Verlag, 259-279

2001

• Specke V, Tacke S, Boller K, Schwendemann J, Denner J; Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs): In vitro host range and attempts to establish small animal models. J. Gen. Virol. 82 (4), 837-844
   

• Tacke S, Bodusch K, Berg A, Denner J; Sensitive and specific immunological detection methods for porcine endogenous retroviruses applicable to experimental and clinical xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation 8, 125-135 
  
  

• Specke V, Rubant S, Denner J; Productive infection of human primary cells and cell lines with porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs). Virology 285, 177-180
  
  

• Denner J, Specke V, Schwendemann J, Tacke SJ; Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs): Adaptation to human cells and attempts to infect small animals and non-human primates. Annals of Transplantation 6 (3), 25-33 
  
  

• Stephan O, Schwendemann J, Specke V, Tacke SJ, Boller K, Denner J. Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs): generation of specific antibodies, development of an immunoperoxidase assay (IPA) and inhibition by AZT. Xenotransplantation 8, 310-316
  
  

• Denner J; AIDS-Forschung am RKI: Pathogenetische Mechanismen des HIV. Epidemiologisches Bulletin 47, 360-361  
  
  

• Denner J; Bericht über das vierte Minisymposium Xenotransplantation am Robert Koch-Institut in Berlin im Mai 2001. Bundesgesundheitsblatt 44 (11), 1109-1114
  
  

• Denner J; Xenotransplanation, Transspezies-Übertragung von Retroviren und AIDS. Arndt D, Obe G, Kleeberg U (Ed.), Biotechnologische Verfahren und Möglichkeiten in der Medizin. (RKI-Schrift 1/01), Urban & Vogel Medien und Medizin Verlagsgesellschaft, München, 164-183 
  
  

• Denner J, Kurth R; Infektionen bei Immunschwächen (einschließlich AIDS). Medizinische Mikrobiologie, ed. Köhler, W, Eggers HJ, Fleischer B, Marre R, Pfister H, Pulverer G, Verlag Urban & Fischer, 793-811

2000

• Tacke SJ, Kurth R, Denner J; Porcine endogenous retrovirus inhibits human immune cells: Risk for xenotransplantation. Virology 268, 87-93 
  
  

• Tacke SJ, Specke V, Stephan O, Seibold E, Bodusch K, Denner J; Porcine endogenous retroviruses: Diagnostic assays and evidence for immunosuppressive properties. Transplant. Proc. 32, 1166
  
  

• Kurth R, Denner J. Infektionsstrategien von Viren und Bakterien.  Nova Acta Leopoldina NF 83 (316), 49-72
  
  

• Denner J; Mikrobiologische Risiken der Xenotransplantation. Neue Perspektiven der Transplantationsmedizin im interdisziplinären Dialog“. Ed. E.-M. Engels, G. Badura-Lotter, S. Schicktanz, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden- Baden, 142-169 
  
  

• Denner J; How does HIV induce AIDS? The virus protein hypothesis. J Hum Virol 3, 81-82

1999

• Denner J; Immunsuppression durch Retroviren: Implikationen für die Xenotransplantation. Tx Med. 11, 223-233
  
  

• Denner J; Xenotransplantation, Tagungsbericht. Bundesgesundheitsbl-Gesundheitsforsch-Gesundheitsschutz 42 (11), 877-882 
  
  

• Denner J; Xenotransplantation 1999. Editorial. Bundesgesundheitsbl-Gesundheitsforsch-Gesundheitsschutz 42 (11), 825-826

1998

• Denner J; Immunosuppression by retroviruses: implications for xenotransplantation. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 862, 75-86 
  
  

• Löwer R, Tönjes RR, Boller K, Denner J, Kaiser B, Phelps RC, Löwer J, Kurth R, Badenhoop K, Donner K, Usadel KH, Miethke T, Lapatschek M, Wagner H; Development of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus does not depend on specific expression of the human endogenous retrovirus. HERV-K Cell 95, 11-14 
  
  

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