Andrea Heinz

Andrea Heinz

Associate Professor - Promotion Programme


  1. 2019
  2. Published

    MMP-14 degrades tropoelastin and elastin

    Miekus, N., Luise, C., Sippl, W., Baczek, T., Schmelzer, C. E. H. & Heinz, Andrea, 2019, In: Biochimie. p. 32-39

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  3. 2020
  4. Published

    Elastases and elastokines: elastin degradation and its significance in health and disease

    Heinz, Andrea, 2020, In: Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 55, 3, p. 252-273 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Electrospinning Proteins for Wound Healing Purposes: Opportunities and Challenges

    Akhmetova, A. & Heinz, Andrea, 2020, In: Pharmaceutics. 13, 1, 22 p., 4.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Expression of elastolytic cathepsins in human skin and their involvement in age-dependent elastin degradation

    Panwar, P., Hedtke, T., Heinz, Andrea, Andrault, P., Hoehenwarter, W., Granville, D. J., Schmelzer, C. E. H. & Brömme, D., 2020, In: B B A - General Subjects. 1864, 5, 18 p., 129544.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Extracellular Matrix Stiffness and Composition Regulate the Myofibroblast Differentiation of Vaginal Fibroblasts

    Ruiz-Zapata, A. M., Heinz, Andrea, Kerkhof, M. H., van de Westerlo-van Rijt, C., Schmelzer, C. E. H., Stoop, R., Kluivers, K. B. & Oosterwijk, E., 2020, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences . 21, 13, 15 p., 4762.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Highly Elastic and Water Stable Zein Microfibers as a Potential Drug Delivery System for Wound Healing

    Akhmetova, A., Lanno, G., Kogermann, K., Malmsten, Martin, Rades, Thomas & Heinz, Andrea, 2020, In: Pharmaceutics. 12, 5, 19 p., 458.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Unique molecular networks: Formation and role of elastin cross-links

    Schmelzer, C. E. H., Hedtke, T. & Heinz, Andrea, 2020, In: IUBMB Life. 55, 3, p. 842-854 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  10. 2021
  11. Published

    Characterization of novel interactions with plasma membrane NEU1 reveals new biological functions for the elastin receptor complex in vascular diseases

    Tembely, D., Bocquet, O., Kawecki, C., Terryn, C., Schmelzer, C., Heinz, Andrea, Romier-Crouzet, B., Bennasroune, A., Blaise, S., Sartelet, H., Martiny, L., Duca, L. & Maurice, P., 2021, In: Atherosclerosis. 331, 1 p., E24.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Elastic fibers during aging and disease

    Heinz, Andrea, 2021, In: Ageing Research Reviews. 66, 19 p., 101255.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  13. 2022
  14. Published

    In Situ Transformation of Electrospun Nanofibers into Nanofiber-Reinforced Hydrogels

    Martin, A., Nyman, J. N., Reinholdt, R., Cai, J., Gürtler, Anna-Lena, van der Plas, Mariena J.A., Malmsten, Martin, Rades, Thomas & Heinz, Andrea, 2022, In: Nanomaterials. 12, 14, 2437.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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