
Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwerdtle
Honorarprofessorin für Lebensmittelchemie
Leitung Max-Rubner-Institut
Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang:
- 10/1994 bis 10/1996 - Studium der Diplomchemie, Universität Karlsruhe
 - 10/1996 bis 11/1999 - Studium der Lebensmittelchemie, Universität Karlsruhe, Abschluss Diplom-Lebensmittelchemikerin
 - 10/1999 bis 02/2002 - Promotion, Institut für Lebensmittelchemie und Toxikologie, Universität Karlsruhe, Frau Prof. Dr. A. Hartwig
 - 01/2003 bis 03/2004 - Wissenschaftliche Assistentin, Institut für Lebensmittelchemie und Toxikologie, Universität Karlsruhe
 - 04/2004 bis 08/2008 - Wissenschaftliche Assistentin (C1), Institut für Lebensmitteltechnologie und Lebensmittelchemie, Technische Universität Berlin
 - 06/2005 - Gastwissenschaftlerin, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, Prof. Dr. L.H.F. Mullenders
 - 08/2005 bis 09/2005, 07/2007 - Gastwissenschaftlerin, Medical Research Council Harwell, Oxford/UK, Dr. G. Dianov
 - 06/2008 - Ablehnung eines Rufes auf eine W2-Professur für Lebensmittelchemie/Bioanalytik, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
 - 09/2008 bis 09/2013 - W2-Professur für Lebensmittelchemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
 - 10/2013 bis 2020 - W3-Professur für Lebensmittelchemie, Institut für Ernährungswissenschaft, Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelchemie, Universität Potsdam
 - 03/2020 bis 08/2024 - Vizepräsidentin des Bundesinstitutes für Risikobewertung (BfR) Berlin
 - seit 01/09/2024 - Präsidentin des Max Rubner-Instituts (Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ernährung und Lebensmittel, MRI)
 
Mitgliedschaften:
- seit 2000 - Mitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für DNA Reparaturforschung (DGDR); seit 09/2006 - Vorstandsmitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für DNA Reparaturforschung (DGDR), Schriftführerin
 - seit 2000 - Mitglied der Gesellschaft für Umwelt-Mutationsforschung e.V. (GUM); seit 02/2009 - Vorstandsmitglied der Gesellschaft für Umwelt-Mutationsforschung e.V. (GUM), stellvertretende Vorsitzende
 - seit 2000 - Mitglied der European Environmental Mutagen Society (EEMS)
 - seit 2000 - Mitglied der Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie e.V. (GBM)
 - seit 2004 - Mitglied der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. (GDCh) (Fachgruppe Lebensmittelchemie - LChG)
 - seit 2006 - Mitglied der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V. (GMS); seit 09/2007 - Mitglied des wissenschaftlichen Beirats der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V. (GMS)
 - 2008 - 2009 - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Expert (Working Group Arsenic in Food)
 - 2011 - 2012 - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Expert (Working Group Mercury in Food)
 - seit 01/2013 - Co-Editor “Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology” (Elsevier)
 - seit 10/2013 - Stellvertretende Vorsitzende des Beirates des Bundesinstituts für Risikobewertung (BFR)
 - seit 02/2014 - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Expert (Working Group Nickel in Feed)
 
Auszeichnungen:
- 2002 - EEMS Young Scientist Travel Award, verliehen von der European Environmental Mutagen Society
 - 2004 - Preis des jungen Wissenschaftlers der Gesellschaft für Umwelt-Mutationsforschung e.V. (GUM)
 - 2005 - Josef Schormüller-Stipendium und Gedenkmedaille der Josef Schormüller-Gedächtnisstiftung, verliehen von der Lebensmittelchemischen Gesellschaft, Fachgruppe der GDCh
 - 2005 - EMS New Investigator Travel Award, verliehen von der Environmental Mutagen Society
 - 2008 - Kurt-Täufel-Preis des Jungen Wissenschaftlers, verliehen von der Lebensmittelchemischen Gesellschaft, Fachgruppe der GDCh
 - 01/2009 und 10/2011 - Goldener Brendel, Lehrpreis für die beste Vorlesung der Studierenden im Fachbereich Chemie der WWU Münster
 
Publikationen
2024
B. Witt, S. Friese, V. Walther, F. Ebert, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle
 Cellular mechanisms of copper neurotoxicity in human, differentiated neurons
Archives of Toxicology, 2024; doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03921-0
D. Pellowski, F. Ebert, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle
 Zinc-modulated bidirectional copper transfer across the blood-brain barrier in a porcine brain capillary endothelial cell culture model system
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2024, 86: 127547; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127547
M. Sommer-Ballarini , T.-H. Nguyen, L. Pletsch-Borba, C. Wernicke, F. Tacke, T. Schwerdtle, D. Pellowski, J. Machann, J. Spranger, E.K. Wirth, K. Mai
 Impact of peripheral thyroid hormone balance on liver fat: insights from the NutriAct trial
European Journal of Endocrinology, 2024, 191 (2): 183–191;  https://doi.org/10.1093/ejendo/lvae093
T. Heinze, F. Ebert, C. Ott, J. Nagel, C. Eberhagen, H. Zischka, T. Schwerdtle
 Subzero project: comparing trace element profiles of enriched mitochondria fractions from frozen and fresh liver tissue
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2024, 416: 4591-4604; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-024-05400-y
S. Friese, T. Heinze, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle
 Establishment of a nonradioactive DNA ligation assay and its applications in murine tissues
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 2024, 65(1-3): 106-115; https://doi.org/10.1002/em.22602
D. Pellowski, T. Heinze, M. Tuchtenhagen, S.M. Müller, S. Meyer, M. Maares, C. Gerbracht, C. Wernicke, H. Haase, A.P. Kipp, T. Grune, A.F.H. Pfeiffer, K. Mai, T. Schwerdtle
 Fostering healthy aging through selective nutrition: A long-term comparison of two dietary patterns and their holistic impact on mineral status in middle-aged individuals-A randomized controlled intervention trial in Germany
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2024,  84: 127462; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127462
D. Pellowski, P. Kusch, T. Henning, B. Kochlik, M. Maares, A. Schmiedeskamp, G. Pohl, M. Schreiner, S. Baldermann, H. Haase, T. Schwerdtle, T. Grune, D. Weber
 Postprandial Micronutrient Variability and Bioavailability: An Interventional Meal Study in Young vs. Old Participants
Nutrients, 2024, 16(5):  625; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050625
S. Friese, G. Ranzini, M. Tuchtenhagen, K. Lossow, B. Hertel, G. Pohl, F. Ebert, J. Bornhorst, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle
 Long-term suboptimal dietary trace element supply does not affect trace element homeostasis in murine cerebellum
Metallomics, 2024, 16(2): mfae003; https://doi.org/10.1093/mtomcs/mfae003
2023
T.-C. Brembach, R. Sabat, K. Witte, T. Schwerdtle, K. Wolk
 Molecular and functional changes in neutrophilic granulocytes induced by nicotine: a systematic review and critical evaluation
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023, 14: 1281685; https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1281685
M.T. Jacques, M.V. Soares, M. Farina, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, D.S. Ávila
 Impaired physiological responses and neurotoxicity induced by a chlorpyrifos-based formulation in Caenorhabditis elegans are not solely dependent on the active ingredient
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2023, 101: 104196; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2023.104196
A.-K. Weishaupt, L. Kubens, L. Ruecker, T. Schwerdtle, M. Aschner, J. Bornhorst
 A Reliable Method Based on Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Simultaneous Quantification of Neurotransmitters in Caenorhabditis elegans
Molecules, 2023, 28(14): 5373; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28145373
K. Lossow, W. Schlörmann, M. Tuchtenhagen, M. Schwarz, T. Schwerdtle, A.P. Kipp
 Measurement of trace elements in murine liver tissue samples: Comparison between ICP-MS/MS and TXRF
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2023, 78: 127167; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127167
A. Thiel, A.-K. Weishaupt, M.M. Nicolai, K. Lossow, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Simultaneous quantitation of oxidized and reduced glutathione via LC-MS/MS to study the redox state and drug-mediated modulation in cells, worms and animal tissue
Journal of Chromatography B, 2023, 1225: 123742; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123742
V. Michaelis, S. Kasper, L. Naperkowski, J. Pusse, A. Thiel, F. Ebert, M. Aschner, T. Schwerdtle, H. Haase, J. Bornhorst
 The Impact of Zinc on Manganese Bioavailability and Cytotoxicity in HepG2 Cells
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2023, 67(7): 2200283; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202200283
S. Raschke, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle
 Se supplementation to an in vitro blood-brain barrier does not affect Cu transfer into the brain
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2023, 78: 127180; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127180
S. Raschke, F. Ebert, A.P. Kipp, J. Kopp, T. Schwerdtle
 Selenium homeostasis in human brain cells: Effects of copper (II) and Se species
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2023, 78: 127149; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127149
C. Hackethal, U. Pabel, C. Jung, T. Schwerdtle, O. Lindtner
 Chronic dietary exposure to total arsenic, inorganic arsenic and water-soluble organic arsenic species based on results of the first German total diet study
Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 859(1): 160261; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160261
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM): D. Schrenk, M. Bignami, L. Bodin, J.K.C.J. Del Mazo, B. Grasl-Kraupp, C. Hogstrand, J.C. Leblanc, E. Nielsen, E. Ntzani, A. Petersen, S. Sand, T. Schwerdtle, C. Vleminckx, H. Wallace, S. Dänicke, C.S. Nebbia, I.P. Oswald, E. Rovesti, H. Steinkellner, L.R. Hoogenboom
 Assessment of information as regards the toxicity of deoxynivalenol for horses and poultry
EFSA Journal, 2023, 21(2): e07806; https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7806
V. Michaelis, S. Kasper, L. Naperkowski, J. Pusse, A. Thiel, F. Ebert, M. Aschner, T. Schwerdtle, H. Haase, J. Bornhorst
 The Impact of Zinc on Manganese Bioavailability and Cytotoxicity in HepG2 Cells
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2023, 67(6): 2200283;  https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202200283
M. Stiboller, A. Cofré, S. Scholz, G. Raber, T. Schwerdtle
 Isolation and purification of arsenolipids from natural marine sources for use in speciation and toxicological studies
Environmental Chemistry, published online 19 January 2023 ; https://doi.org/10.1071/EN22071
2022
V. Michaelis, L. Aengenheister, M. Tuchtenhagen, J. Rinklebe, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle, T. Buerki-Thurnherr, J. Bornhorst
 Differences and Interactions in Placental Manganese and Iron Transfer across an In Vitro Model of Human Villous Trophoblasts
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23(6): 3296; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23063296
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM): D. Schrenk, M. Bignami, L. Bodin, J.K. Chipman, J. Del Mazo, B. Grasl-Kraupp, L.R. Hoogenboom, J.C. Leblanc, C.S. Nebbia, E. Nielsen, E. Ntzani, A. Petersen, S. Sand, T. Schwerdtle, C. Vleminckx, H. Wallace, M. Rose, B. Cottrill, A.K. Lundebye, M. Metzler, A. Christodoulidou, C. Hogstrand
 Decontamination process for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs from fish oil and vegetable oils and fats by a physical process with activated carbon
EFSA Journal, 2022, 20(9): e07524; https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7524
O.M. Ijomone, J.D. Iroegbu, P. Morcillo, A.J. Ayodele, O.K. Ijomone, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, M. Aschner
 Sex-dependent metal accumulation and immunoexpression of Hsp70 and Nrf2 in rats' brain following manganese exposure
Environmental Toxicology, 2022, 37(9): 2167-2177; https://doi.org/10.1002/tox.23583
P. Chen, H. Cheng, F. Zheng, S. Li, J. Bornhorst, B. Yang, K.H. Lee, T. Ke, Y. Li, T. Schwerdtle, X. Yang, A.B. Bowman, M. Aschner
 BTBD9 attenuates manganese-induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity by regulating insulin growth factor signaling pathway
Human Molecular Genetics, 2022, 31(13): 2207-2222; https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddac025
L. Knoche, J. Lisec, T. Schwerdtle, M. Koch
 LC-HRMS-Based Identification of Transformation Products of the Drug Salinomycin Generated by Electrochemistry and Liver Microsome
Antibiotics, 2022, 11(2): 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11020155
S. Jäger, M. Cabral, J.F. Kopp, P. Hoffmann, E. Ng, J.B. Whitfield, A.P. Morris, L. Lind, T. Schwerdtle, M.B. Schulze
 Blood copper and risk of cardiometabolic diseases: a Mendelian randomization study
Human Molecular Genetics, 2022, 31(5): 783-791; https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddab275
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM): D. Schrenk, M. Bignami, L. Bodin, J.K. Chipman, J. Del Mazo, B. Grasl-Kraupp, C. Hogstrand, J.C. Leblanc, E. Nielsen, E. Ntzani, A. Petersen, S. Sand, T. Schwerdtle, C. Vleminckx, H. Wallace, S. Daenicke, C.S. Nebbia, I.P. Oswald, E. Rovesti, H. Steinkellner, L.R. Hoogenboom
 Assessment of information as regards the toxicity of T-2 and HT-2 toxin for ruminants
EFSA Journal, 2022, 20(9); e07564; https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7564
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM): D. Schrenk, M. Bignami, L. Bodin, J.K. Chipman, J. Del Mazo, B. Grasl-Kraupp, C. Hogstrand, J.C. Leblanc, E. Nielsen, E. Ntzani, A. Petersen, S. Sand, T. Schwerdtle, C. Vleminckx, H. Wallace, S. Daenicke, C.S. Nebbia, I.P. Oswald, E. Rovesti, H. Steinkellner, L.R. Hoogenboom
 Assessment of information as regards the toxicity of fumonisins for pigs, poultry and horses
EFSA Journal, 2022, 20(8): e07534; https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7534
A. Varão Moura, A. Aparecido Rosini Silva, J. Domingos Santo da Silva, L. Aleixo Leal Pedroza, J. Bornhorst, M. Stiboller, T. Schwerdtle, P. Gubert
 Determination of ions in Caenorhabditis elegans by ion chromatography
Journal of Chromatography B, 2022, 1204: 123312; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2022.123312
S. Borchard, S. Raschke, K.M. Zak, C. Eberhagen, C. Einer, E. Weber, S.M. Müller, B. Michalke, J. Lichtmannegger, A. Wieser, T. Rieder, G.M. Popowicz, J. Adamski, M. Klingenspor, A.H. Coles, R. Viana, M.H. Vendelbo, T.D. Sandahl, T. Schwerdtle, T. Plitz, H. Zischka
 Bis-choline tetrathiomolybdate prevents copper-induced blood-brain barrier damage
Life Science Alliance, 2022, 5(3): e202101164; https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202101164
M.M. Nicolai, B. Witt, S. Friese, V. Michaelis, L. Hölzl-Armstrong, M. Martin, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Mechanistic studies on the adverse effects of manganese overexposure in differentiated LUHMES cells
Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2022, 161: 112822; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2022.112822
2021
P. Chen, J. Bornhorst, S. Patton, K. Bagai, R. Nitin, M. Miah,D.J. Hare, K. Kysenius, P.J. Crouch, L. Xiong, G.A. Rouleau, T. Schwerdtle, J. Connor, M. Aschner, A.B. Bowman, A.S. Walters
 A potential role for zinc in restless legs syndrome
Sleep, 2021, 44(4): zsaa236; https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa236
V.K. Wandt, N. Winkelbeiner, J. Bornhorst, B. Witt, S. Raschke, L. Simon, F. Ebert, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle
 A matter of concern - Trace element dyshomeostasis and genomic stability in neurons
Redox Biology, 2021, 41: 101877; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2021.101877
E. Drobyshev, S. Raschke, R.A. Glabonjat, J. Bornhorst, F. Ebert, D. Kuehnelt, T. Schwerdtle
 Capabilities of selenoneine to cross the in vitro blood-brain barrier model
Metallomics, 2021, 13(1): mfaa007; https://doi.org/10.1093/mtomcs/mfaa007
F. Sandgruber, A. Gielsdorf, A.C. Baur, B. Schenz, S.M. Müller, T. Schwerdtle, G.I. Stangl, C. Griehl, S. Lorkowski, C. Dawczynski
 Variability in Macro- and Micronutrients of 15 Commercially Available Microalgae Powders
Marine Drugs, 2021, 19(6): 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/md19060310
M.M. Nicolai, A.K. Weishaupt, J. Baesler, V. Brinkmann, A. Wellenberg, N. Winkelbeiner, A. Gremme, M. Aschner, G. Fritz, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Effects of Manganese on Genomic Integrity in the Multicellular Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, 22(20): 10905; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222010905
N. Seiwert, J. Adam, P. Steinberg, S. Wirtz, T. Schwerdtle, P. Adams-Quack, N. Hövelmeyer, B. Kaina, S. Foersch, J. Fahrer
 Chronic intestinal inflammation drives colorectal tumor formation triggered by dietary heme iron in vivo
Archives of Toxicology, 2021, 95(7): 2507-2522; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-021-03064-6
Y. Pan, X. Ma, C. Liu, J. Xing, S. Zhou, B. Parshad, T. Schwerdtle, W. Li, A. Wu, R. Haag
 Retinoic Acid-Loaded Dendritic Polyglycerol-Conjugated Gold Nanostars for Targeted Photothermal Therapy in Breast Cancer Stem Cells
ACS Nano, 2021, 15(9): 15069-15084; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c05452
M.M. Nicolai, B. Witt, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 A fast and reliable method for monitoring genomic instability in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans
Archives of Toxicology, 2021, 95(10): 3417-3424; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-021-03144-7
K. Lossow, K. Renko, M. Schwarz, L. Schomburg, T. Schwerdtle, A.P. Kipp
 The Nutritional Supply of Iodine and Selenium Affects Thyroid Hormone Axis Related Endpoints in Mice
Nutrients, 2021, 13(11): 3773; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113773
E.C. Kuhn, M.T. Jacques, D. Teixeira, S. Meyer, T. Gralha, R. Roehrs, S. Camargo, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst, D.S. Ávila
 Ecotoxicological assessment of Uruguay River and affluents pre- and post-pesticides' application using Caenorhabditis elegans for biomonitoring
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 28(17): 21730-21741; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11986-4
Q. Cheng, A. Roveri, G. Cozza, L. Bordin, I. Rohn, T. Schwerdtle, A. Kipp, F. Ursini, M. Maiorino, G. Miotto, E.S.I. Arnér
 Production and purification of homogenous recombinant human selenoproteins reveals a unique codon skipping event in E. coli and GPX4-specific affinity to bromosulfophthalein
Redox Biology, 2021, 46: 102070; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2021.102070
S. Borchard, S. Raschke, K.M. Zak, C. Eberhagen, C. Einer, E. Weber, S.M. Müller, B. Michalke, J. Lichtmannegger, A. Wieser, T. Rieder, G.M. Popowicz, J. Adamski, M. Klingenspor, A.H. Coles, R. Viana, M.H. Vendelbo, T.D. Sandahl, T. Schwerdtle, T. Plitz, H. Zischka
 Bis-choline tetrathiomolybdate prevents copper-induced blood-brain barrier damage
Life Science Alliance, 2021, 5(3): e202101164; https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202101164
M. Cabral, O. Kuxhaus, F. Eichelmann, J.F. Kopp, W. Alker, J. Hackler, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle, H. Haase, L. Schomburg, M.B. Schulze
 Trace element profile and incidence of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer: results from the EPIC-Potsdam cohort study
European Journal of Nutrition, 2021, 60(6): 3267-3278; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02494-3
A.K. Rausch, R. Brockmeyer, T. Schwerdtle
 Development and validation of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry multi-method for the determination of 41 free and modified mycotoxins in beer
Food Chemistry, 2021, 338: 127801; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127801
N. Crawford, M. Martell, T. Nielsen, B. Khalil, F. Imtiaz, E. Nguidjo, J.L. Newell-Caito, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, S.W. Caito
 Methylmercury-Induced Metabolic Alterations in Caenorhabditis elegans Are Diet-Dependent
Toxics, 2021, 9(11), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9110287
S. Jäger, M. Cabral, J.F. Kopp, P. Hoffmann, E. Ng, J.B. Whitfield, A.P. Morris, L. Lind, T. Schwerdtle, M.B. Schulze
 Blood copper and risk of cardiometabolic diseases: a Mendelian randomization study
Human Molecular Genetics, 2021, ddab275; https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddab275
V.K. Wand, N. Winkelbeiner, K. Lossow, J.F. Kopp, M. Schwarz, W. Alker, M.M. Nicolai, L. Simon, C. Dietzel, B. Hertel, G. Pohl, F. Ebert, L. Schomburg, J. Bornhorst, H. Haase, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle
 Ageing-associated effects of a long-term dietary modulation of four trace elements in mice
Redox Biology, 2021, 102083; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2021.102083
J. Baesler, V. Michaelis, M. Stiboller, H. Haase, M. Aschner, T. Schwerdtle, S.R. Sturzenbaum, J. Bornhorst
 Nutritive Manganese and Zinc Overdosing in Aging C. elegans Result in a Metallothionein-Mediated Alteration in Metal Homeostasis
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2021, 65(8): 2001176; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202001176
 A.-K. Rausch, R. Brockmeyer, T. Schwerdtle
 Development, Validation, and Application of a Multi-Method for the Determination of Mycotoxins, Plant Growth Regulators, Tropane Alkaloids, and Pesticides in Cereals by Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2021, 413: 3041-3054; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03239-1
J. Menzel, K. Abraham, G.I. Stangle, P.M. Ueland, R. Obeid, M.B. Schulze, I. Herter-Aeberli, T. Schwerdtle, C. Weikert
 Vegan Diet and Bone Health—Results from the Cross-Sectional RBVD Study
Nutrients, 2021, 13 (2): 685; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020685
C. Hackethal, J.F. Kopp, I. Sarvan, T. Schwerdtle, O. Lindtner
 Total arsenic and water-soluble arsenic species in foods of the first German total diet study (BfR MEAL Study)
Food Chemistry, 2021, 346: 128913; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128913
B. Witt, M. Stiboller, S. Raschke, S. Friese, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle 
 Characterizing effects of excess copper levels in a human astrocytic cell line with focus on oxidative stress markers 
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2021, 65: 126711; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126711
2020
N. Winkelbeiner, V.K. Wandt, F. Ebert, K. Lossow, E.E. Bankoglu, M. Martin, A. Mangerich, H. Stopper, J. Bornhorst, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle
 A Multi-Endpoint Approach to Base Excision Repair Incision Activity Augmented by PARylation and DNA Damage Levels in Mice: Impact of Sex and Age
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, 21(18): 6600; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21186600
S. Zhou, Y. Pan, J. Zhang, Y. Li, F. Neimann, T. Schwerdtle, W. Li, R. Haag
 Dendritic polyglycerol-conjugated gold nanostars with different densities of functional groups to regulate osteogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells
Nanoscale, 2020, 12(47): 24006-24019; https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NR06570F
A.K. Müller, U. Helms, C. Rohrer, M. Möhler, F. Hellwig, M. Glei, T. Schwerdtle, S. Lorkowski, C. Dawczynski
 Nutrient Composition of Different Hazelnut Cultivars Grown in Germany
Foods, 2020, 9(11): 1596; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9111596
T. Wolfram, M. Schwarz, M. Reuss, K. Lossow, M. Ost, S. Klaus, T. Schwerdtle, A.P. Kipp
 N-acetylcysteine as modulator of the essential trace elements copper and zinc
Antioxidants, 2020, 9 (11): 1117; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9111117 
P. Chen, J. Bornhorst, S. Patton, K. Bagai, R. Nitin, M. Miah, D. Hare, K. Kysenius, P. Crouch, L. Xiong, G. Rouleau, T. Schwerdtle, J. Connor, M. Aschner, A. Bowman, A.  Walters
 A potential role for Zinc in Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep, 2020, zsaa236; https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa236
E. Pojarillo, J. Johnson Jr, A. Rizor, I. Nyarko-Danquah, G. Adinew, J. Bornhorst, M. Stiboller, T. Schwerdtle, D.-S. Son, M. Aschner, E. Lee
 Astrocyte-specific deletion of the transcription factor Yin Yang 1 in murine substantia nigra mitigates manganese-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020, 295(46): 15662-15676; https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA120.015552
C. Volk, C. Brandsch, U. Schlegelmich, M. Wensch-Dorendorf, F. Hirsche, A. Simm, O. Gargum, C. Wiecek, P.G. Braun, J.F. Kopp, T. Schwerdtle, H. Treede, G.I. Stangl
 Postprandial Metabolic Response to Rapeseed Protein in Healthy Subjects
Nutrients, 2020, 12(8): 2270; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082270
A.-K. Rausch, R. Brockmeyer, T. Schwerdtle
 Development and Validation of a Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Multi-Method for the Determination of 41 Free and Modified Mycotoxins in Beer
Food Chemistry, 2021, 338: 127801; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127801
H. Finke, N. Winkelbeiner, K. Lossow, B. Hertel, V.K. Wandt, M. Schwarz, G. Pohl, J.F. Kopp, F. Ebert, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle
 Effects of a cumulative, suboptimal supply of multiple trace elements in mice: trace element status, genomic stability, inflammation, and epigenetics
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2020, 64(16): 2000325; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202000325
K. Lossow, J.F. Kopp, M. Schwarz, H. Finke, N. Winkelbeiner, K. Renko, X. Meçi, C. Ott, W. Alker, J. Hackler, T. Grune, L. Schomburg, H. Haase, T. Schwerdtle, A.P. Kipp
 Aging affects sex- and organ-specific trace element profiles in mice
Aging (Albany NY), 2020, 12(13): 13762-13790; https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103572
C. Weikert, I. Trefflich, J. Menzel, R. Obeid, A. Longree, J. Dierkes, K. Meyer, I. Herter-Aeberli, K. Mai, G.I. Stangl, S.M. Müller, T. Schwerdtle, A. Lampen, K. Abraham
 Der Versorgungsstatus mit Vitaminen und Mineralstoffen bei veganer Ernährungsweise
Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 2020, 117: 575-582; https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2020.0575
F. Ebert, V. Ziemann, V.K. Wandt, B. Witt, S.M. Müller, N. Guttenberger, E.E. Bankoglu, H. Stopper, G. Raber, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Cellular toxicological characterization of a thioxolated arsenic-containing hydrocarbon
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2020, 61: 126563; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126563
H. Finke, V.K. Wandt, F. Ebert, N. Guttenberger, R.A. Glabonjat, M. Stiboller, K.A. Francesconi, G. Raber, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicological assessment of arsenic containing phosphatidylcholines in HepG2 cells
Metallomics, 2020, 7: 1159-1170; https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MT00073F
R. Hauffe, V. Stein, C. Chudoba, T. Flore, M. Rath, K. Ritter, M. Schell, K. Wardelmann, S. Deubel, J.F. Kopp, M. Schwarz, K. Kappert, M. Blüher, T. Schwerdtle, A.P. Kipp, A. Kleinridders
 GPx3 dysregulation impacts adipose tissue insulin receptor expression and sensitivity
JCI Insight, 2020, 5(11): e136283; https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.136283 
T. Ke, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, A. Santamaría, F.A.A. Soare, J.B.T. Rocha, M. Farina, A.B. Bowman, M. Aschner
 Therapeutic efficacy of the N,N’ bis-(2-mercaptoethyl) isophthalamide chelator for methylmercury intoxication in Caenorhabditis elegans
Neurotoxicity Research, 2020, 38: 133-144; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12640-020-00194-0 
S. Dünkelberg, M. Maywald, A.K. Schmitt, T. Schwerdtle, S. Meyer, L. Rink
 The Interaction of Sodium and Zinc in the Priming of T Cell Subpopulations Regarding Th17 and Treg Cells
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2020, 64(2): 1900245; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201900245
A.-K. Rausch, R. Brockmeyer, T. Schwerdtle
 Development and validation of a QuEChERS-based liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry multi-method for the determination of 38 native and modified mycotoxins in cereals
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2020, 68(16): 4657-4669; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07491
S.M. Müler, C. Dawczynski, J. Wiest, S. Lorkowski, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle
 Functional Biomarkers for the Selenium Status in a Human Nutritional Intervention Study
Nutrients, 2020, 12(3): 676; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12030676
B. Witt, D. Schaumlöffel, T. Schwerdtle
 Subcellular localization of copper – cellular bioimaging with focus on neurological disorders
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, 21(7): 2341; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21072341
J. Bornhorst, F. Ebert, S. Meyer, V. Ziemann, C. Xiong, N. Guttenberg, A. Raab, J. Baesler, M. Aschner, J. Feldmann, K.A. Francesconi, G. Raber, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicity of three types of arsenolipids: species-specific effects in Caenorhabditis elegans
Metallomics, 2020, 12(5): 794-798; https:/doi.org/10.1039/D0MT00039F
S. Mehl, Q. Sun, C.L. Goerlich, J. Hackler, J.F. Kopp, K. Renko, J. Mittag, T. Schwerdtle, L. Schomburg
 Cross-sectional analysis of trace element status in thyroid disease
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2019, 58: 126430; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.126430
L. Kotthoff, S.-L. O´Callaghan, J. Lisec, T. Schwerdtle, M. Koch
 Structural annotation of electro- and photochemically generated transformation products of moxidectin using high resolution mass spectrometry
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2020, 412: 3141-3152; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02572-1
C. Neumann, J. Baesler, G. Steffen, M.M. Nicolai, T. Zubel, M. Aschner, A. Bürkle, A. Mangerich, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 The role of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases in manganese exposed Caenorhabditis elegans
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2020, 57: 21-27; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.09.001 
2019
M.J. Li, C. Schleich, M.W. Kulka, I.S. Dosnkyi, T. Schwerdtle, W.E.S. Unger, R. Haag
 Mussel-inspired coatings with tunable wettability, for enhanced antibacterial efficiency and reduced bacterial adhesion
Jourmal of Materials Chemistry B, 2019, 7(21): 3438-3445; https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tb00534j
N. Basaran, Y. Duydu, A. Üstündag, G. Taner, S. Aydin, A.G. Anlar, C.Ö. Yalcin, M. Bacanli, K. Aydos, C.S. Atabekoglu, K. Golka, K. Ickstadt, T. Schwerdtle, M. Werner, S. Meyer, S.M. Bolt
 Evaluation of the DNA damage in lymphocytes, sperm and buccal cells of workers under environmental and occupational boron exposure conditions
Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 2019, 843: 33-39; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2018.12.013
L. Kotthoff, J. Lisec, T. Schwerdtle, M. Koch
 Prediction of Transformation Products of Monensin by Electrochemistry Compared to Microsomal Assay and Hydrolysis
Molecules, 2019, 24(15): 2732; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24152732
I. Rohn, N. Kroepfl, M. Aschner, J. Bornhorst, D. Kuehnelt, T. Schwerdtle
 Selenoneine ameliorates peroxide-induced oxidative stress in C. elegans
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2019, 55: 78-81; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.05.012
M. Stiboller, F.P. Freitas, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle, A.J.A. Nogueira, G. Raber
 Lipid-soluble arsenic species identified in the brain of the marine fish skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) using a sequential extraction and HPLC/mass spectrometry
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2019, 34(12): 2440-2450; https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ja00249a
J. Baudry, J.F. Kopp, H. Boeing, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle, M.B. Schulze
 Changes of trace element status during aging: results of the EPIC-Potsdam cohort study
European Journal of Nutrition, 2020, 59: 3045-3058; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-02143-w 
J. Baesler, J.F. Kopp, G. Pohl, M. Aschner, H. Haase, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Zn homeostasis in genetic models of Parkinson´s disease in Caenorhabditis elegans
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2019, 55: 44-49; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.05.005 
K. Lossow, T. Schwerdtle, A. Kipp
 Selenium and iodine: essential trace elements for the thyroid
Ernährungs Umschau, 2019, 9: M531-M536; https://doi.org/10.4455/eu.2019.032
 W. Alker, T. Schwerdtle, L. Schomburg, H. Haase
 A zinpyr-1-based fluorimetric microassay for free zink in human serum
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, 20(16): 4006; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20164006
M.T. Jacques, J. Borhorst, M.V. Soares, T. Schwerdtle, S. Garcia, D.S. Ávila,
 Reprotoxicity of glyphosate-based formulation in Caenorhabditis elegans is not due to the active ingredient only
Environmental Pollution, 2019, 252(Part B): 1854-1862; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.099
M. Schwarz, K. Lossow, J.F. Kopp, T. Schwerdtle, A.P. Kipp
 Crosstalk of Nrf2 with the Trace Elements Selenium, Iron, Zinc, and Copper
Nutrients, 2019, 11(9): 2112; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11092112
J.F. Kopp, S.M. Müller, G. Pohl, K. Lossow, A.P. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle
 A quick and simple method for the determination of six trace elements in mammulian serum samples using ICP-MS/MS
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2019, 54: 221-225; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.04.015
I. Rohn, N. Kroepfl, J. Bornhorst, D. Kuehnelt, T. Schwerdtle
 Side-directed transfer and presystemic metabolism of selenoneine in a human intestinal barrier model
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2019, 63(12): 1900080; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201900080
A. Schutkowski, B. König, H. Kluge, F. Hirche, A. Henze, T. Schwerdtle, S. Lorkowski, C. Dawczynski, A. Gabel, I. Groß, G.I. Stangl
 Metabolic footprint and intestinal microbial changes in response to dietary proteins in a pig model
The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2019, 67: 149-160; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2019.02.004
I. Rohn, S. Raschke, M. Aschner, S. Tuck, D. Kuehnelt, A. Kipp, T.  Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Treatment of Caenorhabditis elegans with Small Selenium Species Enhances Antioxidant Defense Systems
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2019, 63(9): 1801304; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201801304
Y. Duydu, N. Başaran, C.Ö. Yalçın, A. Üstündağ, S. Aydın, H.G. Anlar, M. Bacanlı, K. Aydos, C.S. Atabekoğlu, K. Golka, K. Ickstadt, T. Schwerdtle, M. Werner, H.M. Bolt
 Boron-exposed male workers in Turkey: no change in sperm Y:X chromosome ratio and in offspring's sex ratio
Archives of Toxicology, 2019, 93: 743-751; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-019-02391-z
T.V. Peres, K.J. Horning, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, A.B. Bowman, M. Aschner
 Small Molecule Modifiers of In Vitro Manganese Transport Alter Toxicity In Vivo
Biological Trace Element Research, 2019, 188: 127-134; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-018-1531-7
N. Basaran, Y. Duydu, A. Üstündag, G. Taner, S. Aydin Dilsiz, H.G. Anlar, C.Ö. Yalcin, M. Bacanli, K. Golka, T. Schwerdtle, H.M. Bolt
 Environmental boron exposure does not induce DNA damage in lymphocytes and buccal cells of females: DNA damage in lymphocytes and buccal cells of boron exposed females
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2019, 53: 150-153; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.03.004
J.A. Ruszkiewicz, G. Teixeira de Macedo, A. Miranda-Vizuete, A.B. Bowman, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, F.A. Antunes Soares, M. Aschner
 Sex-Specific Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to Methylmercury Toxicity
Neurotoxicity Research, 2019, 35: 208-216; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12640-018-9949-4
N. Kroepfl, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle, D. Kuehnelt
 Selenoneine and ergothioneine in human blood cells determined simultaneously by HPLC/ICP-QQQ-MS
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2019, 34(1): 127-134; https://doi.org/10.1039/C8JA00276B 
K.M. Rund, D. Heylmann, N. Seiwert, S. Wecklein, C. Oger, J.M. Galano, T. Durand, R. Chen, F. Gueler, J. Fahrer, J. Bornhorst, N.H. Schebb
 Formation of trans-epoxy fatty acids correlates with formation of isoprostanes and could serve as biomarker of oxidative stress
Prostaglandins and other Lipid Mediators, 2019, 144: 106334; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2019.04.004
J. Bornhorst, E.J. Nustede, S. Fudickar
 Mass Surveilance of C. elegans-Smartphone-Based DIY Microcope and Machine Learning-Based Approach for Worm Detection
Sensors, 2019, 19(6): 1468; https://doi.org/10.3390/s19061468
2018
M.W. Werno, I. Wilhelmi, B. Kuropka, F. Ebert, C. Freund, A. Schürmann
 The GTPase ARFRP1 affects lipid droplet protein composition and triglyceride release from intracellular storage of intestinal Caco-2 cells
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2018, 506(1): 259-265; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.10.092
N. Turrini, N. Kroepfl, K. Jensen, T.C. Reiter, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle, W. Kroutil, D. Kuehnelt
 Biosynthesis and Isolation of Selenoneine from Genetically Modified Fission Yeast
Metallomics, 2018, 10(10): 1532-1538; https://doi.org/10.1039/C8MT00200B 
M. Maares, C. Keil, J. Koza, S. Straubing, T. Schwerdtle, H. Haase
 In vitro studies on zinc binding and buffering by intestinal mucins
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018, 19(9): 2662; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19092662 
K.E. Nachman, T. Punshon, L. Rardin, A.J. Signes-Pastor, C.J. Murray, B.P. Jackson, M. Lou Guerinot, T.A. Burke, C.Y. Chen, H. Ashan, M. Argos, K.L. Cottingham, F. Cubadda, G.L. Ginsberg, B.C. Goodale, M. Kurzius-Spencer, A.A. Meharg, M.D. Miller, A.E. Nigra, C.B. Pendergrast, A. Raab, K. Reimer, K.G. Scheckel, T. Schwerdtle, V.F. Taylor, E.J. Tokar, T.M. Warczak, M.R. Karagas
 Opportunities and challenges for dietary arsenic intervention
Environmental Health Perspective, 2018, 126(8): 084503; https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP3997
M. Maares, A. Duman, C. Keil, T. Schwerdtle, H. Haase
 The impact of apical and basolateral albumin on intestinal zinc resorption in the Caco-2/HT-29-MTX co-culture model
Metallomics, 2018, 10(7): 979-991; https://doi.org/10.1039/c8mt00064f
Y. Duydu, N. Başaran, A. Üstündağ, S. Aydın, C.Ö. Yalçın, H.G. Anlar, M. Bacanlı, K. Aydos, C.S. Atabekoğlu, K. Golka, K. Ickstadt, T. Schwerdtle, M. Werner,  S. Meyer, H.M. Bolt
 Birth weights of newborns and pregnancy outcomes of environmentally boron-exposed females in Turkey
Archives of Toxicology, 2018, 92: 2475-2485;https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-018-2238-4
S. Meyer, M. Markova, G. Pohl, T.A. Marschall, O. Pivovarova, A.F.H. Pfeiffer, T. Schwerdtle
 Development, validation and application of an ICP-MS/MS method to quantify minerals and (ultra-)trace elements in human serum
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2018, 49: 157-163; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.05.012
I. Rohn, T.A. Marschall, N. Kroepfl, K.B. Jensen, M. Aschner, S. Tuck, D. Kuehnelt, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Selenium species-dependent toxicity, bioavailability and metabolic transformations in Caenorhabditis elegans
Metallomics, 2018, 10(6): 818-827; https://doi.org/10.1039/C8MT00066B
S.M. Müller, F. Ebert, J. Bornhorst, H.J. Galla, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons disrupt a model in vitro blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2018, 49: 171-177; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.01.020
S.M. Müller, H. Finke, F. Ebert, J.F. Kopp, F. Schumacher, B. Kleuser, K.A. Francesconi, G. Raber, T. Schwerdtle
 Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons: effects on gene Expression, epigenetics, and biotransformation in HepG2 cells
Archives of Toxicology, 2018, 92: 1751-1765; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-018-2194-z
K. Nowotny, J.P. Castro, M. Hugo, S. Braune, D. Weber, M. Pignitter, V. Somoza, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, T. Grune
 Oxidants produced by methylglyoxal-modified collagen trigger ER stress and apoptosis in skin fibroblasts
Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2018, 120: 102-113; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.03.022
S. Meyer, A. Lopez-Serrano, H. Mitze, N. Jakubowski, T. Schwerdtle
 Single-cell analysis by ICP-MS/MS as fast tool for cellular bioavailability studies of arsenite
Metallomics, 2018, 10(1): 73-76; https://doi.org/10.1039/C7MT00285H
Y. Duydu, N. Başaran, S. Aydın, A. Üstündağ, C.Ö. Yalçın, H.G. Anlar, M. Bacanlı, K. Aydos, C.S. Atabekoğlu, K. Golka, K. Ickstadt, T. Schwerdtle, M. Werner,  S. Meyer, H.M. Bolt
 Evaluation of FSH, LH, testosterone levels and semen parameters in male boron workers under extreme exposure conditions
Archives of Toxicology, 2018, 92: 3051-3059; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-018-2296-7
J.A. Ruszkiewicz, G. Teixeira de Macedo, A. Miranda-Vizuete, J.B. Teixeira de Rocha, A.B. Bowman, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, M. Ascher
 The cytoplasmic thioredoxin system in Caenorhabditis elegans affords protection from methylmercury in an age-specific manner
NeuroToxicology, 2018, 68: 189-202; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2018.08.007
T.V. Peres, L.P. Arantes, M.R. Miah, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, A.B. Bowmann, R.B. Leal, M. Aschner
 Role of Caenorhabditis elegens AKT-1/2 and SGK-1 in Manganese Toxicity
Neurotoxicity Research, 2018, 34: 584-596; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12640-018-9915-1
S.M. Müller, F. Ebert, G. Raber, S. Meyer, J. Bornhorst, S. Hüwel, H.-J. Galla, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Effects of arsenolipids on in vitro blood-brain barrier model
Archives of Toxicology, 2018, 92: 823-832; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-017-2085-8
2017
J. Bornhorst, A.P. Kipp, H. Haase, S. Meyer, T. Schwerdtle
 The crux of inept biomarkers for risks and benefits of trace Elements
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 104: 183-190; https://doi.org//10.1016/j.trac.2017.11.007
M. Li, L. Gao, C. Schlaich, J. Zhang, I.S. Donskyi, G. Yu, W. Li, Z. Tu, J. Rolff, T. Schwerdtle, R. Haag, N. Ma
 Construction of Functional Coatings with durable and Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Potential Based on Mussle-Insprired Dendiritic Polyglycerol and in Situ-Formed Copper Nanoparticles
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9(40): 35411-35418; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b10541
J. Strehlau, T. Weber, C. Lürenbaum, J. Bornhorst, H.J. Galla, T. Schwerdtle, M. Winter, S. Nowak
 Towards quantification of toxicity of lithium ion battery electrolytes - development and validation of a liquid-liquid extraction GC-MS method for the determination of organic carbonates in cell culture materials
Analalytical Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2017, 409: 6123-6131; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-017-0549-6
B. Witt, F. Ebert, S. Meyer, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Assessing neurodevelopmental effects of arsenolipids in pre-differentiated human neurons
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 2017, 61(11): 1700199; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201700199
N. Kroepfl, T. Marschall, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle, D. Kuehnelt
 Quantitative determination of the sulfur-containing antioxidant ergothioneine by HPLC/ICP-QQQ-MS
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2017, 32(8): 1571-1581; https://doi.org/10.1039/C7JA00030H
K. Frede, F. Ebert, A. Kipp, T. Schwerdtle, S. Baldermann
 Lutein Activates the Transcription Factor Nrf2 in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017, 65(29): 5944-5952; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01929
B. Witt, J. Bornhorst, H. Mitze, F. Ebert, S. Meyer, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Arsenolipids exert less toxicity in a human neuron astrocyte co-culture as compared to the respective monocultures
Metallomics, 2017, 9(5): 442-446; https://doi.org/10.1039/c7mt00036g
T.A. Marschall, N. Kroepf, K.B. Jensen, J. Bornhorst, B. Meermann, D. Kuehnelt, T. Schwerdtle
 Tracing cytotoxic effects of small organic Se species in human liver cells back to total cellular Se and Se metabolites
Metallomics, 2017, 9(3): 268-277; https://doi.org/10.1039/c6mt00300a
B. Witt, S. Meyer, F. Ebert, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicity of two classes of arsenolipids and their water-soluble metabolites in human differentiated neurons
Archives of Toxicology, 2017, 91; 3121-3134; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-017-1933-x
V. Taylor, B. Goodale, A. Raab, T. Schwerdtle, K. Reimer, S. Conklin, M.R. Karagas, K.A. Francesconi
 Human exposure to organic arsenic species from seafood
Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 580: 266-282; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.113
M. Aschner, C. Palinski, M. Sperling, U. Karst, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Imaging metals in Caenorhabditis elegans
Metallomics, 2017, 9(4): 357-364; https://doi.org/10.1039/c6mt00265j
2016
H. Lohren, J. Bornhorst, R. Fitkau, G. Pohl, T. Schwerdtle
 Effects on and transfer across the blood-brain barrier in vitro-Comparison of organic and inorganic mercury species
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2016, 17: 63; https://doi.org/10.1186/s40360-016-0106-5
A. Henze, T. Homann, I. Rohn, M. Aschner, C.D. Link, B. Kleuser, F. Schweigert, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst
 Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system to study post-translational modifications of human transthyretin
Scientific Reports, 2016, 6: 37346; https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37346
T.A. Marschall, J. Bornhorst, D. Kühnelt, T. Schwerdtle
 Differing cytotoxicity and bioavailability of selenite, methylselenocysteine, selenomethionine, selenosugar 1 and trimethylselenonium ion and their underlying metabolic transformations in human cells
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 2016, 60(12); 2622-2636; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201600422
F. Ebert, M. Thomann, B. Witt, S.M. Müller, S. Meyer, T. Weber, M. Christmann, T. Schwerdtle
 Evaluating long-term cellular effects of the arsenic species thio-DMAV: qPCR-based gene expression as screening tool
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2016, 37: 78-84; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2016.06.004
A.-C. Niehoff, J. Schulz, J. Soltwisch, S. Meyer, H. Kettling, M. Sperling, A. Jeibmann, K. Dreisewerd, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle, U. Karst
 Imaging by Elemental and Molecular Mass Spectrometry Reveals the Uptake of an Arsenolipid in the Brain of Drosophila melanogaster
Analytical Chemistry, 2016, 88(10): 5258-5263; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b00333
F. Ebert, S. Meyer, L. Leffers, G. Raber, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicological characterisation of a thio-arsenosugar-glycerol in human cells
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2016, 38: 150-156; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2016.04.013
E. Rosenkranz, M. Maywald, R.-D. Hilgers, A. Brieger, T. Clarner, M. Kipp, B. Plümäkers, S. Meyer, T. Schwerdtle, L. Rink
 Induction of regulatory T cells in Th1-/Th17-driven experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by zinc administration
Nutritional Biochemistry, 2016, 29: 116-123; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.11.010 
R. Bzymek, M. Horsthemke, K. Isfort, S. Mohr, K. Tjaden, C. Müller-Tidow, M. Unterberg, T. Schwerdtle, M. Bähler, A. Schwab, P.J. Hanley
 Real-time two- and three-dimensional imaging of monocytemotility and navigation on planar surfaces and in collagen matrices: roles of Rho
Scientific Reports, 2016, 6: 25016; https://doi.org/10.1038/srep25016
2015
P. Gubert, B. Puntel, T. Lehmen, J. Bornhorst, D.S. Avila, M. Aschner, F.A.A. Soares
 Reversible reprotoxic effects of manganese through DAF-16 transcription factor activation and vitellogenin downregulation in Caenorhabditis elegans
Life Sciences, 2015, 151: 218-223; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2016.03.016
T.V. Peres, H. Eyng, S.C. Lopes, D. Colle, F.M. Gonçalves, D.K. Venske, M.W. Lopes, J. Ben, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, M. Aschner, M. Farina, R.D. Prediger, R. B. Leal
 Developmental exposure to manganese induces lasting motor and cognitive impairment in rats
NeuroToxicology, 2015, 50: 28-37; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2015.07.005 
F. Schumacher, S. Chakraborty, B. Kleuser, E. Gulbins, T. Schwerdtle, M. Aschner, J. Bornhorst
 Highly sensitive isotope-dilution liquid-chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem-mass spectrometry approach to study the drug-mediated modulation of dopamine and serotonin levels in Caenorhabditis elegans
Talanta, 2015, 144: 71-79; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2015.05.057
B. Crone, M. Aschner, T. Schwerdtle, U. Karst, J. Bornhorst
 Elemental bioimaging of Cisplatin in Caenorhabditis elegans by LA-ICP-MS
Metallomics, 2015, 7(7): 1189-1195; https://doi.org/10.1039/c5mt00096c
S. Chakraborty, P. Chen, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, F. Schumacher, B. Kleuser, A.B. Bowman, M. Aschner
 Loss of pdr-1/parkin influences Mn homeostasis through altered ferroportin expression in C. elegans
Metallomics, 2015, 7(5): 847-856; https:/doi.org/10.1039/c5mt00052a 
A.C. Niehoff, O. Bauer, S. Kröger, S. Fingerhut, J. Schulz, S. Meyer, M. Sperling, A. Jeibmann, T. Schwerdtle, U. Karst
 Quantitative Bioimaging to Investigate the Uptake of Mercury Species in Drosophila melanogaster
Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 87(20): 10392-10396; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02500
H. Lohren, J. Bornhorst, H.-J. Galla, T. Schwerdtle
 The blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier - first evidence for an active transport of organic mercury compounds out of the brain
Metallomics, 2015, 7(10): 1420-1430; https://doi.org/10.1039/c5mt00171d
H. Lohren, L. Blagojevic, R. Fitkau, F. Ebert, S. Schildknecht, M. Leist, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicity of organic and inorganic mercury species in differentiated human neurons and human astrocytes
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2015, 32: 200-208; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2015.06.008
S. Meyer, G. Raber, F. Ebert, M. S. Taleshi, K. A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons and arsenic-containing fatty acids: transfer across and presystemic metabolism in the Caco-2 intestinal barrier model
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 2015, 59(10): 2044-2056; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201500286
S. Meyer, G. Raber, F. Ebert, L. Leffers, S.M. Müller, M.S. Taleshi, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 In vitro toxicological characterisation of arsenic-containing fatty acids and three of their metabolites
Toxicology Research, 2015, 4(5): 1289-1296, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TX00122F
K.K. Kumar, C.R. Goodwin, M.A. Uhouse, J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle, M. Aschner, J.A. McLean, A.B. Bowman
 Untargeted metabolic profiling identifies interactions between Huntington’s disease and neuronal manganese status
Metallomics, 2015, 7(2): 363-370; https://doi.org/10.1039/c4mt00223g 
2014
F. Draude, M. Körsgen, A. Pelster, T. Schwerdtle, J. Müthing, H.F. Arlinghaus
 Characterization of freeze-fractured epithelial plasma membranes on nanometer scale with ToF-SIMS
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2014, 407: 2203-2211; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-014-8334-2
S. Cramer, S. Tacke, J. Bornhorst, A.K Sachan, J. Klingauf, T. Schwerdtle, H.-J. Galla
 The Influence of Silver Nanoparticles on the Blood-Brain and the Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier in vitro
Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology, 2014, 5(5): 1000225; https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7439.1000225
S. Meyer, J. Schulz, A. Jeibmann, M.S. Taleshi, F. Ebert, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 Arsenic-containing hydrocarbons are toxic in the in vivo model Drosophila melanogaster
Metallomics, 2015, (11): 2010-2014; https://doi.org/10.1039/c4mt00249k
M. Unterberg, L. Leffers, F. Hübner, H.-U. Humpf, K. Lepikhov, J. Walter, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicity of arsenite and thio-DMAV after long-term (21 days) incubation of human urothelial cells: cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and epigenetics
Toxicology Research, 2014, 3: 456-464; https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TX00036F
Y. Koehler, E. M. Luther, S. Meyer, T. Schwerdtle, R. Dringen
 Uptake and toxicity of arsenite and arsenate in cultured brain astrocytes
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2014, 28(3): 238-237; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.04.007
L.S. Mayer, P. Uciechowski, S. Meyer, T. Schwerdtle, L. Rink, H. Haase
 Differential impact of zinc deficiency on phagocytosis, oxidative burst, and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by human monocytes
Metallomics, 2014, 6(7): 1288-1295; https://doi.org/10.1039/c4mt00051j
S. Meyer, M. Matissek, S.M. Müller, M.S. Taleshi, F. Ebert, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 In vitro toxicological characterisation of three arsenic-containing hydrocarbons
Metallomics, 2014, 6(5): 1023-1033; https://doi.org/10.1039/c4mt00061g
M.S. Taleshi, R.K. Seidler-Egdal, K.B. Jensen, T. Schwerdtle, K.A. Francesconi
 Synthesis and Characterization of Arsenolipids: Naturally Occurring Arsenic Compounds in Fish and Algae
Organometallics, 2014, 33(6): 1397-1403; https://doi.org/10.1021/om4011092
I. Pieper, C. A. Wehe, J. Bornhorst, F. Ebert, L. Leffers, M. Holtkamp, P. Höseler, T. Weber, A. Mangerich, A. Bürkle, U. Karst, T. Schwerdtle
 Mechanisms of Hg species induced toxicity in cultured human astrocytes: genotoxicity and DNA-damage response
Metallomics, 2014, 6(3): 662-671; https://doi.org/10.1039/c3mt00337j 
J. Bornhorst, S. Chakraborty, S. Meyer, H. Lohren, S. Große Brinkhaus, A.L. Knight, K.A. Caldwell, G.A. Caldwell, U. Karst, T. Schwerdtle, A. Bowman, M. Aschner
 The effects of pdr1, djr1.1 and pink1 loss in manganese-induced toxicity and the role of α-synuclein in C. elegans
Metallomics, 2014, 6(3): 476-490; https://doi.org/10.1039/c3mt00325f
C.A. Wehe, I. Pieper, M. Holtkamp, G.M. Thyssen, M. Sperling, T. Schwerdtle, U. Karst
 On-line species-unspecific isotope dilution analysis in the picomolar range reveals the time- and species-depending mercury uptake in human astrocytes
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2014, 406: 1909-1916; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-7608-4
C. Pieper, J.J. Marek, M. Unterberg, T. Schwerdtle, H.-J. Galla
 Brain capillary pericytes contribute to the immune defense in response to cytokines or LPS in vitro
Brain Research, 2014, 1550: 1-8; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2014.01.004
F. Ebert, L. Leffers, T. Weber, S. Berndt, A. Mangerich, S. Beneke, A. Bürkle, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicological properties of the thiolated inorganic arsenic and arsenosugar metabolite thio-dimethylarsinic acid in human bladder cells
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2014, 28(2): 138-146; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2013.06.004
2013
L. Leffers, C.A. Wehe, S. Hüwel, M. Bartel, F. Ebert, M.S. Taleshi, H.-J. Galla, U. Karst, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 In vitro intestinal bioavailability of arsenosugar metabolites and presystemic metabolism of thio-dimethylarsinic acid in Caco-2 cells
Metallomics, 2013, 5(8): 1031-1042; https://doi.org/10.1039/c3mt00039g 
L. Leffers, F.  Ebert, M.S. Taleshi, K.A. Francesconi, T. Schwerdtle
 In vitro toxicological characterization of two arsenosugars and their metabolites
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 57(7): 1270-1282; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201200821 
M. Weidner, S. Hüwel, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle, H.-J. Galla, H.-U. Humpf
 Influence of T-2 and HT-2 Toxin on the Blood-Brain Barrier In Vitro: New Experimental Hints for Neurotoxic Effects
PLoS One, 2013, 8(3): e60484; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060484 
J. Bornhorst, S. Meyer, T. Weber, C. Böker, T. Marschall, A. Mangerich, S. Beneke, A. Bürkle, T. Schwerdtle
 Molecular mechanisms of Mn induced neurotoxicity; RONS generation, genotoxicity and DNA damage response
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2013, 57(7): 1255-1269; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201200758 
L. Leffers, M. Unterberg, M. Bartel, C. Hoppe, H.-U. Humpf, T. Schwerdtle
 In vitro toxicological characterisation of the S-containing inorganic arsenic metabolites thiodimethylarsinic acid and DMAG
Toxicology, 2013, 305: 109-119; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2013.01.007 
D. Mulac, S. Lepski, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle, H.-U. Humpf
 Cytotoxicity and fluorescence visualization of ergot alkaloids in human cell lines
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2013, 61(2): 462-471; https://doi.org/10.1021/jf304569q
2012
J. Diederich, M. Brielmeier, T. Schwerdtle, B. Michalke
 Manganese and iron species in Sprague-Dawley rats exposed with MnCl2·4 H2O (i.v.)
Microchemical Journal, 2012, 105: 115-123; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2012.03.015
J. Bornhorst, C.A. Wehe, S. Hüwel, H.-J. Galla, U. Karst, T. Schwerdtle
 Impact of manganese on and transfer across the blood-brain and blood-CSF barrier in vitro
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012, 287(21): 17140-17151; https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.344093 
J. Bornhorst, F. Ebert, H. Lohren, H.-U. Humpf, U. Karst, T. Schwerdtle
 Effects of manganese and arsenic species on the level of energy related nucleotides in human cells
Metallomics, 2012, 4(3): 297-306; https://doi.org/10.1039/c2mt00164k 
2011
C.A. Wehe, J. Bornhorst, M. Holtkamp, M. Sperling, H.-J. Galla, T. Schwerdtle, U. Karst
 Fast and low sample consuming quantification of manganese in cell nutrient solutions by flow injection ICP-QMS
Metallomics, 2011, 3(12): 1291-1296; https://doi.org/10.1039/c1mt00170a
K. Isfort, F. Ebert, J. Bornhorst, S. Sargin, R. Kardakaris, M. Pasparakis, M. Bähler, T. Schwerdtle, A. Schwab, P. Hanley
 Real-time imaging reveals that P2Y2 and P2Y12 receptor agonists are not chemoattractants and macrophage chemotaxis to complement C5a is Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K)- and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-independent
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011, 286(52): 44776-44787; https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.289793 
M. Bartel, F. Ebert, L. Leffers, U. Karst, T. Schwerdtle
 Toxicological characterization of the inorganic and organic arsenic metabolite thio-DMAV in cultured human lung cells
Journal of Toxicology, 2011, 2011: 373141; https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/373141 
F. Ebert, A. Weiss, M. Bültemeyer, I. Hamann, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle
 Arsenicals affect base excision repair by several mechanisms
Mutation Research / Fundamental and Molekular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 2011, 715(1-2): 32-41; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.07.004 
R. Janzen, M. Schwarzer, M. Sperling, M. Vogel, T. Schwerdtle, U. Karst
 Adduct formation of Thimerosal with human and rat hemoglobin: a study using liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-TOF-MS)
Metallomics, 2011, 3(8): 847-852; https://doi.org/10.1039/c1mt00043h
V.M. Arlt, T. Schwerdtle
 UKEMS/Dutch EMS-sponsored workshop on biomarkers of exposure and oxidative DNA damage & 7th GUM-32P-postlabelling workshop, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, 28-29 March 2011
Mutagenesis, 2011, 26(5): 679-685; https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/ger036 
2010
J. Bornhorst, F. Ebert, A. Hartwig, B. Michalke, T. Schwerdtle
 Manganese and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in human cells: a possible mechanism behind manganese-induced toxicity?
Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2010, 12(11): 2062-2069; https://doi.org/10.1039/c0em00252f 
A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle, W. Bal
 Biophysical analysis of the interaction of toxic metal ions and oxidants with the zinc finger domain of XPA
Methods in Molecular Biology, 2010, 649: 399-410; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-753-2_25 
C. Großkopf, T. Schwerdtle, L.H.F. Mullenders, A. Hartwig
 Antimony impairs nucleotide excision repair – XPA and XPE as potential molecular targets
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2010, 23(7): 1175-1183; https://doi.org/10.1021/tx100106x 
T. Schwerdtle, F. Ebert, C. Thuy, C. Richter, L.H.F. Mullenders, A. Hartwig
 Genotoxicity of soluble and particulate cadmium compounds: impact on oxidative DNA damage and nucleotide excision repair
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2010, 23(2): 432-442; https://doi.org/10.1021/tx900444w
2009
I. Hamann, T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig
 Establishment of a non-radioactive cleavage assay to assess the DNA repair capacity towards oxidative DNA damage in subcellular and cellular systems and the impact of copper
Mutation Research / Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 2009, 669(1-2): 122-130; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.05.011 
M. Nollen, F. Ebert, J. Moser, L.H.F. Mullenders, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle
 Impact of arsenic on nucleotide excision repair: XPC function, protein level and gene expression
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2009, 53(5): 572-582; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.200800480
2008
M.L. Simoes, S.L. Hockley, T. Schwerdtle, G. Gamboa, D.H. Phillips, V.M. Arlt
 The human carcinogen aristolochic acid exerts expression profiles in human cancer cells that are dependent or independent of TP53
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2008, 232(1): 86-98; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2008.06.006
K. Piatek, T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig, W. Bal
 Monomethylarsonous acid destroys a tetrathiolate zinc finger much more efficiently than inorganic arsenite. Mechanistic considerations and consequences for DNA repair inhibition
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2008, 21(3): 600-606; https://doi.org/10.1021/tx7003135 
B. Briviba, A. Bub, J. Möseneder, T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig, S. Kulling, B. Watzl
 No differences in DNA damage and antioxidant capacity between intervention groups of healthy, non-smoking men receiving 2, 5 or 8 servings/day of vegetables and fruit
Nutrition and Cancer, 2008, 60(2): 164-170; https://doi.org/10.1080/01635580701621346
2007
T. Schwerdtle, I. Hamann, G. Jahnke, I. Walter, C. Richter. J.L. Parsons, G.L. Dianov,  A. Hartwig
 Impact of copper on the induction and repair of oxidative DNA damage, poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and PARP-1 activity
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2007, 51(2): 201-210; https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.200600107
*I. Walter, *T. Schwerdtle, C. Thuy, J.L. Parsons, G.L. Dianov, A. Hartwig
 Impact of arsenite and its methylated metabolites on PARP-1 activity, PARP-1 gene expression and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in cultured human cells
DNA Repair, 2007, 6(1): 61-70; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2006.08.008
 *gleichberechtigte Erstautorenschaft
2006
T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig
 Bioavailability and genotoxicity of soluble and particulate nickel compounds in cultured human lung cells
Materials Science & Engineering Technology, 2006, 37(6): 521-525; https://doi.org/10.1002/mawe.200600030
J. Dubois, P. Duez, L. Kouegnigan, J.-F. Rees, S. Loft, P. Moller, A. Jensen, H. Poulsen, B. Riis, A. Weimann, J. Cadet, T. Douki, J.-L. Ravanat, S. Sauvaigo, H. Faure, I. Morel, B. Morin, B. Epe, I. Eckert, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle, P. Dolara, L. Giovannelli, M. Lodovici, F. Guglielmi, R. Olinski, K. Bialkowski, M. Foksinski, D. Gackowski, Z. Duracková, J. Muchová, P. Korytar, M. Sivonová, M. Dusinská, C. Mislanová, H. Petrovská, B. Smolková, J. Vina, A. Lloret, G. Sáez, L. Möller, T. Hofer, H. Eriksson, E. Gremoud, K. Herbert, C. Wild, F. Kelly, C. Dunster, A. White, S. Wood, N. Vaughan, C.M. Gedik, A. Collins (ESCODD)
 Establishing the background level of base oxidation in human lymphocyte DNA: results of an interlaboratory validation study
The FASEB Journal, 2005, 19(1): 82-84; https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.04-1767fje 
2004
E. Kopera, T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig, W. Bal
 Co(II) and Cd(II) substitute for Zn(II) in the zinc finger derived from the DNA repair protein XPA, demonstrating a variety of potential mechanisms of toxicity
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2004, 17(11): 1452-1458; https://doi.org/10.1021/tx049842s 
B. Burmeister, T. Schwerdtle, I. Poser, E. Hoffmann, A. Hartwig, W.U. Muller, A.W. Rettenmeier, N.H. Seemayer, E. Dopp
 Effects of asbestos on initiation of DNA damage, induction of DNA-strand breaks, p53-expression and apoptosis in primary, SV40-transformed and malignant human mesothelial cells
Mutation Research / Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 2004, 558(1-2): 81-92; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2003.11.003
2003
T. Schwerdtle, I. Walter, A. Hartwig
 Arsenite and its biomethylated metabolites interfere with the formation and repair of stable BPDE-induced DNA adducts in human cells and impair XPAzf and Fpg
DNA Repair, 2003, 2(12): 1449-1463; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2003.09.001 
A. Collins, C. Gedik, N. Vaughan, S. Wood, A. White, J. Dubois, JF. Rees, S. Loft, P. Moller, H. Poulsen, J. Cadet, T. Douki, JL. Ravanat, S. Sauvaigo, H. Faure, I. Morel, B. Morin, B. Epe, N. Phoa, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle, P. Dolara, L. Giovannelli, M. Lodovici, R. Olinski, K. Bialkowski, M. Foksinski, Z. Durackova, L. Hlincikova, P. Korytar, M. Sivonova, M. Dusinska, C. Mislanova, J. Vina, L. Moller, T. Hofer, J. Nygren, E. Gremaud, K. Herbert, J. Lunec, C. Wild, L. Hardie, J.  Olliver, E. Smith (ESCODD)
 Measurement of DNA oxidation in human cells by chromatographic and enzymic methods
Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2003, 34(8): 1089-1099; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0891-5849(03)00041-8 
A. Hartwig, H. Blessing, T. Schwerdtle, I. Walter
 Modulation of DNA repair processes by arsenic and selenium compounds
Toxicology, 2003, 193(1-2): 161-169; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2003.08.004 
T. Schwerdtle, I. Walter, I. Mackiw, A. Hartwig
 Induction of oxidative DNA damage by arsenite and its trivalent and pentavalent methylated metabolites in cultured human cells and isolated DNA
Carcinogenesis, 2003, 24(5): 967-974; https:doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgg018 
2002
W. Bal, T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig
 Mechanism of nickel assault on the zinc finger of DNA repair protein XPA
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2002, 16(2): 242-248; https://doi.org/10.1021/tx025639q 
A. Hartwig, M. Assmus, I. Ehleben, U. Herzer, D. Kostelac, T. Schwerdtle, A. Bürkle
 Interference by toxic metal ions with DNA repair processes and cell cycle control: molecular mechanisms
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002, 110(5): 797-799; https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.02110s5797
A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle
 Interactions by carcinogenic metal compounds with DNA repair processes: toxicological implications
Toxicology Letters, 2002, 127(1-3): 47-54; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-4274(01)00482-9 
T. Schwerdtle, A. Seidel, A. Hartwig
 Effect of soluble and particulate nickel compounds on the formation and repair of stable benzo[a]pyrene DNA adducts in human lung cells
Carcinogenesis, 2002, 23(1): 47-53; https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/23.1.47 
Buchkapitel
2018
F. Ebert, S.M. Müller, S. Meyer, T. Schwerdtle (2018)
 Selenium and Toxicological Aspects: Cytotoxicity, Cellular Bioavailability, and Biotransformation of Se Species, In "Selenium - Molecular and intergrative toxicology",
 Bernhard Michalke (eds), Springer, ISSN 2168-4219
2016
Z. Gajdosechova, C.C. Brombach, H. Lohren, T. Schwerdtle, E. Krupp (2016)
 Mercury toxicity and speciation analysis,
 Metallomics: Analytical Techniques and Speciation Methods,
 Bernhard Michalke (eds.), Wiley-VCH Verlag Weinheim, ISBN: 978-3-527-33969-3
S. Meyer, T. Weber, R. Haferkorn-Starke, T. Schwerdtle, J. Bornhorst (2016)
 Organic metal species as risk factor for neurological diseases (Chapter 5),
 in Environmental Determinants of Human Health, J. M. Pacyna, E. G. Pacyna (Editors), ISBN: 978-3-319-43142-0, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-43142-0
K. Neth, J. Bornhorst, B. Michalke (2016)
 Neurodegeneration with focus on manganese and iron speciation,
 Metallomics: Analytical Techniques and Speciation Methods,
 Bernhard Michalke (eds.), Wiley-VCH Verlag Weinheim, ISBN: 978-3-527-33969-3
2015
J. Bornhorst, T. Schwerdtle (2015)
 DNA damage induced by manganese in “manganese in health and disease”,
 RSC Publishing,
 Michael Aschner and Lucio G. Costa (Editors), ISBN 978-1-84973-943-6
2013
L. Leffers, M. Bartel, F. Ebert, T. Schwerdtle (2013)
 Thio-dimethylarsinic acid – a new toxic arsenic metabolite?
 Monographs of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements,
 A. Richarz (ed), Herbert Utz Verlag München, in press, 1-6.
2012
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) (2012)
 Scientific opinion on the risk for public health related to the presence of mercury and methylmercury in food,
 EFSA Journal, 10(12): 2985, 1-241.
E. Dopp, S. Bhattacharya, A.V. Hirner, M. Aschner, T. Schwerdtle (2012)
 Toxicity of organometal(loid)s – Editorial,
 Journal of Toxicology, 358484. Epub 2012 Mar 18.
2011
T. Schwerdtle, F. Ebert (2011)
 Molecular mechanisms of inorganic arsenic induced carcinogenicity,
 GMS Monographs,
 C. Mair, W. Windisch, K. Schedle (eds), Herbert Utz Verlag München, ISBN: 978-3-8316-4090-4, 68-74.
J. Bornhorst, W. Nie, T. Schwerdtle (2011)
 Cytotoxicity of manganese in different cultured mammalian cells,
 GMS Monographs,
 C. Mair, W. Windisch, K. Schedle (eds), Herbert Utz Verlag München, ISBN: 978-3-8316-4090-4, 95-100.
M. Bartel, L. Leffers, M. Schwarzer, M.C. Nollen, U. Karst, T. Schwerdtle (2011)
 Synthesis and analysis of new arsenic metabolites,
 Monographs of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements,
 C. Mair, W. Windisch, K. Schedle (eds), Herbert Utz Verlag München, ISBN 978-3-8316-4090-4, 34-40.
F. Ebert, I. Hamann, M. Bültemeyer, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle (2011)
 Inhibition of base excision repair by the ultra-trace element arsenite and its methylated metabolites in cellular and subcellular systems,
 Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V.,
 T. Schwerdtle, F. Ebert, A. Hartwig (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-4053-9, 73-76.
C. Großkopf, T. Schwerdtle, L.H.F. Mullenders, A. Hartwig (2011)
 Toxikologische Aspekte des Ultraspurenelements Antimon,
 Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V.,
 T. Schwerdtle, F. Ebert, A. Hartwig (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-4053-9, 68-72.
I. Hamann, T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig (2011)
 Einfluss von Cadmium und Kupfer auf Proteine der Basenexzisionsreparatur,
 Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V.,
 T. Schwerdtle, F. Ebert, A. Hartwig (eds), ISBN: 78-3-8316-4053-9, 77-82.
B. Michalke, T. Schwerdtle, V. Nischwitz (2011)
 Speciation and Toxicological Relevance of manganese in humans,
 Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V.,
 T. Schwerdtle, F. Ebert, A. Hartwig (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-4053-9, 33-38.
2009
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) (2009)
 Scientific opinion on arsenic in food,
 EFSA Journal, 7(10): 1351, 1-199.
A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle (2009)
 Arsenic-induced carcinogenicity: New insights in molecular mechanisms,
 Metal Complex DNA-Interactions,
 N. Hadjiliadis, E. Sletten (eds), 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, ISBN: 978-1-4051-7629-3, 491-510.
2008
M. Nollen, L.H.F. Mullenders, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle (2008)
 Inhibition of nucleotide excision repair by arsenicals: molecular targets,
 Proceedings of the 6th Fall Conference on Metalloproteins and Metalloidproteins,
 A. Kyriakopoulos, B. Michalke, A. Graebert, D. Behne (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-0827-0, 151-156.
F. Ebert, C. Großkopf, A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle (2008)
 Biomethylation of inorganic arsenic increases arsenic cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in human lung cells,
 Proceedings of the 6th Fall Conference on Metalloproteins and Metalloidproteins,
 A. Kyriakopoulos, B. Michalke, A. Graebert, D. Behne (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-0827-0, 122-127.
I. Hamann, T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig (2008)
 Application of a non-radioactive cleavage assay to assess the effect of metal compounds on the repair capacity towards oxidative DNA damage in human cultured cells,
 Proceedings of the 6th Fall Conference on Metalloproteins and Metalloidproteins,
 A. Kyriakopoulos, B. Michalke, A. Graebert, D. Behne (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-0827-0, 105-110.
C. Großkopf, T. Schwerdtle, C. Corso, A. Hartwig (2008)
 Antimony – Interference with the UVC induced DNA damage response,
 Proceedings of the 6th Fall Conference on Metalloproteins and Metalloidproteins,
 A. Kyriakopoulos, B. Michalke, A. Graebert, D. Behne (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-0827-0, 133-138
2007
T. Schwerdtle, A. Hartwig (2007)
 Arsen, Handbuch der Lebensmitteltoxikologie, 1te Auflage,
 H. Dunkelberg, T. Gebel, A. Hartwig (eds), Wiley-VCH STM Books, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-527-31166-8, 729-756.
T. Schwerdtle, I. Hamann, G. Jahnke, C. Richter, A. Hartwig (2007)
 Oxidative DNA damage and DNA repair inhibition after copper overload in human cells,
 Proceedings of the 5th Fall Conference on Metalloproteins and Metalloidproteins,
 A. Kyriakopoulos, B. Michalke, A. Graebert, D. Behne (eds), ISBN: 3-8316-0576-9, 75-77.
A. Hartwig,  I. Walter, C. Thuy, T. Schwerdtle (2007)
 Wirkungsmechanismen von Arsenverbindungen bei der Krebsentstehung,
 Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V.,
 J. Köhrle, C. Schmutzler (eds), ISBN: 978-3-8316-0732-7, 36-40
2006
I. Hamann, T. Schwerdtle, G. Jahnke, A. Hartwig (2006)
 Copper overload decreases genomic stability by distinct mechanisms,
 Proceedings of the 4th Fall Conference on Metalloproteins and Metalloidproteins,
 A. Kyriakopoulos, B. Michalke, A. Graebert, D. Behne (eds), Herbert Utz Verlag München, ISBN: 3-8316-0576-9, 75-79.
A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle, H. Blessing, G. Jahnke, C. Thuy, I. Walter (2006)
 Zinkfinger-Proteine als empfindliche Angriffspunkte für toxische Metallionen und essentielle Spurenelemente,
 Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V.,
 W. Windsch, C. Plitzner (eds), Herbert Utz Verlag München, ISBN: 3-8316-0603-X, 1-3.
2004
A. Hartwig, H. Blessing, T. Schwerdtle, I. Walter (2004)
 Zinkfingerstrukturen in DNA-Reparaturproteinen als potentielle Angriffspunkte für toxische Metallionen und essentielle Spurenelemente,
 Schriftenreihe der Gesellschaft für Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente e.V.,
 wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Stuttgart, 1-6.
2003
A. Hartwig, T. Schwerdtle, I. Walter (2003)
 Current aspects on the genotoxicity of arsenite and its methylated metabolites: Oxidative stress and interactions with the cellular response to DNA damage,
 Organic Metal and Metalloid Species in the Environment.
 A.V. Hirner, H. Emons (eds), Springer Verlag 2003, Berlin / Heidelberg, 221-234.