Dr. rer. nat. Britta Diesel

2001-2004: wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Institut für Humangenetik, Theoretische Medizin, Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes
seit 04/2005: Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Pharmazeutische Biologie

Diesel B, Kulhanek-Heinze S,Höltje M, Brandt B, Höltje H-D, Vollmer AM, Kiemer AK. 2007. alpha-lipoic acid as a directly binding activator of the insulin receptor - protection from hepatocyte apoptosis. Biochemistry 46:2146-2155
Diesel B , Radermacher J, Bureik M, Bernhardt R, Seifert M, Reichrath J, Fischer U and Meese E (2005). Vitamin D₃ metabolism in human glioblastoma multiforme: functionality of CYP27B1 splice variants, metabolism of calcidiol and effect of calcitriol. Clin Cancer Res. 11: 5370-538
Diesel B , Seifert M, Rademacher J, Fischer U, Tilgen W, Reichrath J, Meese E (2004). Towards a complete picture of splice variants of the gene for 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃-1alpha-hydroxylase in brain and skin cancer. J Steroid Biochem & Mol Biol, 89-90: 527-532
Mitschele T, Diesel B, Friedrich M, Meineke V, Maas RM, Gärtner BC, Kamradt J, Meese E, Tilgen W, Reichrath J (2004). Analysis of the vitamin D system in basal cell carcinomas (BCC`s). Lab Invest, 84: 693-702
Maas RM, Reus K, Diesel B, Steudel WI, Feiden W, Fischer U, Meese E (2001). Amplification and expression of splice variants of the gene encoding the p450 cytochrome 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ 1, alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) in human malignant glioma. Clin Cancer Res, 7: 868-875

Kiemer AK, Diesel B. 2006. Mechanismen der Gefäßentzündung: reaktive Sauerstoffspezies als Schädigungs- oder Schutzmechanismus? Magazin Forschung (Universität des Saarlandes) 2:2-8
Diesel B , Fischer U, Meese E (2002). Gene amplification and splice variants of 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ 1,alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) in Glioblastoma multiforme - a possible role in tumor progression? Recent Results Cancer Res, 164: 151-155