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  • Lotz, M., Blanco, F. J., Vonkempis, J., Dudler, J., Maier, R., Villiger, P. M., Geng, Y. Cytokine regulation of chondrocyte functions Journal of Rheumatology  1995 22:104-108
  • Schwarz, H., Villiger, P. M., Vonkempis, J., Lotz, M. Neuropeptide-Y is an inducible gene in the human immune-system Journal of Neuroimmunology  1994 51:53-61  DOI:10.1016/0165-5728(94)90128-7  PMID:8157736
  • Villiger, P. M., Kusari, A. B., Tendijke, P., Lotz, M. Il-1-beta and il-6 selectively induce transforming growth-factor-beta isoforms in human articular chondrocytes Journal of Immunology  1993 151:3337-3344  PMID:8376781
  • Villiger, P. M., Geng, Y., Lotz, M. Induction of cytokine expression by leukemia inhibitory factor Journal of Clinical Investigation  1993 91:1575-1581  DOI:10.1172/jci116363  PMID:8473500
  • Gross, V., Zhang, B. P., Geng, Y., Villiger, P. M., Lotz, M. Regulation of interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression - evidence for a tissue-specific role of protein-kinase-C Journal of Clinical Immunology  1993 13:310-320  DOI:10.1007/bf00920239  PMID:8245177
  • Gross, V., Villiger, P. M., Zhang, B. P., Lotz, M. Retinoic acid inhibits interleukin-1 induced cytokine synthesis in human monocytes Journal of Leukocyte Biology  1993 54:125-132  PMID:8360592
  • Lotz, M., Terkeltaub, R., Villiger, P. M. Cartilage and joint inflammation - regulation of IL-8 expression by human articular chondrocytes Journal of Immunology  1992 148:466-473  PMID:1729366
  • Villiger, P. M., Lotz, M. Differential expression of tgf-beta isoforms by human articular chondrocytes in response to growth-factors Journal of Cellular Physiology  1992 151:318-325  DOI:10.1002/jcp.1041510213  PMID:1572906
  • Villiger, P. M., Lotz, M. Expression of prepro-enkephalin in human articular chondrocytes is linked to cell-proliferation EMBO Journal  1992 11:135-143  PMID:1310929  PMCID:PMC556434
  • Villiger, P. M., Fey, M. F., Lotz, M., Tobler, A. IgG2 and igG4 subclass deficiency and Evans syndrome in an adult patient Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  1992 90:693-694  DOI:10.1016/0091-6749(92)90147-t  PMID:1401651
  • Lotz, M., Moats, T., Villiger, P. M. Leukemia inhibitory factor is expressed in cartilage and synovium and can contribute to the pathogenesis of arthritis Journal of Clinical Investigation  1992 90:888-896  DOI:10.1172/jci115964  PMID:1522240
  • Villiger, P. M., Terkeltaub, R., Lotz, M. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) expression in human articular cartilage. Induction by peptide regulatory factors and differential effects of dexamethasone and retinoic acid Journal of Clinical Investigation  1992 90:488-496  DOI:10.1172/jci115885  PMID:1365641  PMCID:PMC443125
  • Villiger, P. M., Terkeltaub, R., Lotz, M. Production of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 by inflamed synovial tissue and cultured synoviocytes Journal of Immunology  1992 149:722-727  PMID:1624809
  • Kuis, W., Villiger, P. M., Leser, H. G., Lotz, M. Differential processing of proenkephalin-A by human peripheral-blood monocytes and T lymphocytes Journal of Clinical Investigation  1991 88:817-824  DOI:10.1172/jci115382  PMID:1885771
  • Villiger, P. M., Cronin, M. T., Amenomori, T., Wachsman, W., Lotz, M. IL-6 production by human T lymphocytes - expression in HTLV-1-infected but not in normal T-cells Journal of Immunology  1991 146:550-559  PMID:1987276