Cassian Sitaru

Publications

• 2016
• Role of physical factors in the pathogenesis of bullous pemphigoid: Case report series and a comprehensive review of the published work

  S. Dănescu, R. Chiorean, V. Macovei, C. Sitaru, & A. Baican. (2016)

  The Journal of Dermatology, 43(2), 134–140.
• Unique characteristics in Japanese dermatitis herpetiformis

  C. Ohata, N. Ishii, H. Niizeki, Y. Shimomura, M. Furumura, H. Inoko, .... (2016)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 174(1), 180–183.
• 2015
• S2k-Leitlinie zur Therapie des Pemphigus vulgaris/foliaceus und des bullösen Pemphigoid

  R. Eming, M. Sticherling, S. C. Hofmann, N. Hunzelmann, J. S. Kern, H. Kramer, .... (2015)

  JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 13(8), 833–845.
• S2k-Leitlinie zur Diagnostik des Pemphigus vulgaris/foliaceus und des bullösen Pemphigoids: Diagnostik Pemphigus und bullöses Pemphigoid

  E. Schmidt, M. Goebeler, M. Hertl, M. Sárdy, C. Sitaru, R. Eming, .... (2015)

  JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 13(7), 713–727.
• S2k guideline for the diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris/foliaceus and bullous pemphigoid: Diagnosis of pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid

  E. Schmidt, M. Goebeler, M. Hertl, M. Sárdy, C. Sitaru, R. Eming, .... (2015)

  JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 13(7), 713–727.
• S2k guidelines for the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris/foliaceus and bullous pemphigoid

  R. Eming, M. Sticherling, S. C. Hofmann, N. Hunzelmann, J. S. Kern, H. Kramer, .... (2015)

  JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 13(8), 833–844.
• Oral mucosal manifestations of autoimmune skin diseases

  M. B. Mustafa, S. R. Porter, B. R. Smoller, & C. Sitaru. (2015)

  Autoimmunity Reviews, 14(10), 930–951.
• Prediction of survival for patients with pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus: a retrospective cohort study

  A. Baican, R. Chiorean, D. C. Leucuta, C. Baican, S. Danescu, D. Ciuce, & C. Sitaru. (2015)

  Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 10(1), 48.
• N-linked glycosylation on laminin γ1 influences recognition of anti-laminin γ1 pemphigoid autoantibodies

  X. Li, H. Qian, M. Takizawa, H. Koga, A. Tsuchisaka, N. Ishii, .... (2015)

  Journal of Dermatological Science, 77(2), 125–129.
• 2014
• Molecular Diagnosis in Autoimmune Skin Blistering Conditions

  J. V. Otten, T. Hashimoto, M. Hertl, A. S. Payne, & C. Sitaru. (2014)

  Current Molecular Medicine, 14(1), 69–95.
• Bullous pemphigoid in infants: characteristics, diagnosis and treatment

  A. Schwieger-Briel, C. Moellmann, B. Mattulat, F. Schauer, D. Kiritsi, E. Schmidt, .... (2014)

  Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 9(1), 185.
• Faculty of 1000 evaluation for A multi-centered randomized trial of the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris patients with infliximab and prednisone compared to prednisone alone.

  C. Sitaru, & R. Chiorean. (2014, October 7)

  F1000 - Post-publication peer review of the biomedical literature.
• The Src family kinases Hck, Fgr, and Lyn are critical for the generation of the in vivo inflammatory environment without a direct role in leukocyte recruitment

  M. Kovács, T. Németh, Z. Jakus, C. Sitaru, E. Simon, K. Futosi, .... (2014)

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 211(10), 1993–2011.
• Blister-inducing antibodies target multiple epitopes on collagen VII in mice

  K. Csorba, M. T. Chiriac, F. Florea, M. G. Ghinia, E. Licarete, A. Rados, .... (2014)

  Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 18(9), 1727–1739.
• BP180- and BP230-specific IgG autoantibodies in pruritic disorders of the elderly: a preclinical stage of bullous pemphigoid?

  T. Schmidt, C. Sitaru, K. Amber, & M. Hertl. (2014)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 171(2), 212–219.
• Ex Vivo Pathogenicity of Anti–Laminin γ1 Autoantibodies

  F. Florea, C. Bernards, M. Caproni, J. Kleindienst, T. Hashimoto, M. Koch, & C. Sitaru. (2014)

  The American Journal of Pathology, 184(2), 494–506.
• IgG antibodies against immunodominant C-terminal epitopes of BP230 do not induce skin blistering in mice

  V. Feldrihan, E. Licarete, F. Florea, V. Cristea, O. Popescu, C. Sitaru, & M. T. Chiriac. (2014)

  Human Immunology, 75(4), 354–363.
• A8.25 CARD9 mediates autoantibody-induced autoimmune diseases by linking the SYK tyrosine kinase to CHEMOKINE production

  T. Németh, K. Futosi, J. Weisinger, K. Csorba, C. Sitaru, J. Ruland, & A. Mócsai. (2014)

  Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(Suppl 1), A86.1–A86.
• The need for markers and predictors of Rituximab treatment resistance

  C. Sitaru, & J. Thiel. (2014)

  Experimental Dermatology, 23(4), 236–237.
• 2013
• M. T. Chiriac, E. Licarete, A. G. Sas, A. M. Rados, I. Lupan, A. M. Chiriac, .... (2013)

  , 8(1).
• Induction of Experimental Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita by Immunization with Murine Collagen VII

  A. Sesarman, & C. Sitaru. (2013)

  (C. Has & C. Sitaru, Eds.) Molecular Dermatology (Vol. 961, p. 371–387)Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
• Molecular Dermatology Comes of Age

  C. Has, & C. Sitaru. (2013)

  (C. Has & C. Sitaru, Eds.) Molecular Dermatology (Vol. 961, p. 1–16)Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
• Childhood epidermolysis bullosa acquisita associated with severe dental alterations: A case presentation

  A. Baican, G. Chiriac, N. Torio-Padron, & C. Sitaru. (2013)

  The Journal of Dermatology, 40(5), 410–411.
• 2012
• Granulocyte-dependent Autoantibody-induced Skin Blistering

  K. Csorba, S. Sitaru, & C. Sitaru. (2012)

  Journal of Visualized Experiments, (68), 4250.
• Nonscarring skin blistering disease and mucosal lesions with IgA autoantibodies reactive with collagen VII and IgG reactivity with laminin2: Correspondence

  F. Florea, N. Torio-Padron, T. Hashimoto, & C. Sitaru. (2012)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 167(4), 938–941.
• Two Japanese cases of dermatitis herpetiformis associated each with lung cancer and autoimmune pancreatitis but showing no intestinal symptom or circulating immunoglobulin A antibodies to any known antigens

  M. Shigeta, M. Saiki, D. Tsuruta, C. Ohata, N. Ishii, F. Ono, .... (2012)

  The Journal of Dermatology, 39(12), 1002–1005.
• Prevalence of collagen VII-specific autoantibodies in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

  E. Licarete, S. Ganz, M. J. Recknagel, G. Di Zenzo, T. Hashimoto, M. Hertl, .... (2012)

  BMC Immunology, 13(1), 16.
• The Flavonoid Luteolin Inhibits Fcγ-Dependent Respiratory Burst in Granulocytes, but Not Skin Blistering in a New Model of Pemphigoid in Adult Mice

  E. Oswald, A. Sesarman, C. - W. Franzke, U. Wölfle, L. Bruckner-Tuderman, T. Jakob, .... (2012)

  (D. Hartl, Eds.) PLoS ONE, 7(2), e31066.
• Why human pemphigoid autoantibodies do not trigger disease by the passive transfer into mice?

  A. Sesarman, E. Oswald, M. T. Chiriac, K. Csorba, V. Vuta, V. Feldrihan, .... (2012)

  Immunology Letters, 143(1), 92–100.
• 2011
• PI3K  Plays a Critical Role in Neutrophil Activation by Immune Complexes

  S. Kulkarni, C. Sitaru, Z. Jakus, K. E. Anderson, G. Damoulakis, K. Davidson, .... (2011)

  Science Signaling, 4(168), ra23–ra23.
• Development of an ELISA for sensitive and specific detection of IgA autoantibodies against BP180 in pemphigoid diseases

  K. Csorba, S. Schmidt, F. Florea, N. Ishii, T. Hashimoto, M. Hertl, .... (2011)

  Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 6(1), 31.
• 2010
• Pathogenicity of IgG subclass autoantibodies to type VII collagen: Induction of dermal–epidermal separation

  A. Recke, C. Sitaru, G. Vidarsson, M. Evensen, M. T. Chiriac, R. J. Ludwig, & D. Zillikens. (2010)

  Journal of Autoimmunity, 34(4), 435–444.
• W. Nishie, S. Lamer, A. Schlosser, E. Licarete, C. - W. Franzke, S. C. Hofmann, .... (2010)

  , 185(8), 4938–4947.
• Pemphigus vulgaris is the most common autoimmune bullous disease in Northwestern Romania: PV is the most common autoimmune bullous disease

  A. Baican, C. Baican, G. Chiriac, M. T. Chiriac, V. Macovei, D. Zillikens, .... (2010)

  International Journal of Dermatology, 49(7), 768–774.
• Cross-reactivity of autoantibodies from patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita with murine collagen VII

  K. Csorba, A. Sesarman, E. Oswald, V. Feldrihan, A. Fritsch, T. Hashimoto, & C. Sitaru. (2010)

  Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 67(8), 1343–1351.
• Metal sensitization precipitates skin blistering in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

  A. BAICAN, G. CHIRIAC, C. BAICAN, V. MACOVEI, D. CIUCE, A. FRITSCH, & C. SITARU. (2010)

  The Journal of Dermatology, 37(3), 280–282.
• Autoimmunity against type VII collagen in inflammatory bowel disease

  G. Hundorfean, M. F. Neurath, & C. Sitaru. (2010)

  Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 14(10), 2393–2403.
• The neonatal Fc receptor as therapeutic target in IgG-mediated autoimmune diseases

  A. Sesarman, G. Vidarsson, & C. Sitaru. (2010)

  Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 67(15), 2533–2550.
• 2009
• Transition from pemphigus foliaceus to bullous pemphigoid: Intermolecular B-cell epitope spreading without IgG subclass shifting

  A. Recke, C. Rose, E. Schmidt, E. - B. Bröcker, D. Zillikens, & C. Sitaru. (2009)

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 61(2), 333–336.
• IgE autoantibodies against the intracellular domain of BP180

  S. K. Dresow, C. Sitaru, A. Recke, G. J. Oostingh, D. Zillikens, & B. F. Gibbs. (2009)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 160(2), 429–432.
• Bullous Pemphigoid: A Prototypical Antibody-Mediated Organ-Specific Autoimmune Disease

  C. Sitaru. (2009)

  Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 129(4), 822–824.
• 2008
• Subepidermal blistering induced by human autoantibodies to BP180 requires innate immune players in a humanized bullous pemphigoid mouse model

  Z. Liu, W. Sui, M. Zhao, Z. Li, N. Li, R. Thresher, .... (2008)

  Journal of Autoimmunity, 31(4), 331–338.
• Cicatrising conjunctivitis with anti-basement membrane autoantibodies in ectodermal dysplasia

  V. P. J. Saw, J. K. G. Dart, C. Sitaru, & D. Zillikens. (2008)

  British Journal of Ophthalmology, 92(10), 1403–1410.
• Binding of avian IgY to type VII collagen does not activate complement and leucocytes and fails to induce subepidermal blistering in mice: Binding of avian IgY to type VII collagen

  A. Sesarman, S. Mihai, M. T. Chiriac, F. Olaru, A. G. Sitaru, J. M. Thurman, .... (2008)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 158(3), 463–471.
• Bullous Pemphigoid Autoantibodies Preferentially Recognize Phosphoepitopes in Collagen XVII

  E. P. Zimina, S. C. Hofmann, A. Fritsch, J. S. Kern, C. Sitaru, & L. Bruckner-Tuderman. (2008)

  Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 128(11), 2736–2739.
• Neonatal Fc receptor deficiency protects from tissue injury in experimental epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

  A. Sesarman, A. G. Sitaru, F. Olaru, D. Zillikens, & C. Sitaru. (2008)

  Journal of Molecular Medicine, 86(8), 951–959.
• 2007
• NADPH oxidase is required for neutrophil-dependent autoantibody-induced tissue damage

  M. Chiriac, J. Roesler, A. Sindrilaru, K. Scharffetter-Kochanek, D. Zillikens, & C. Sitaru. (2007)

  The Journal of Pathology, 212(1), 56–65.
• Erythema gyratum repens-like eruption in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita associated with ulcerative colitis

  A. España, C. Sitaru, M. Pretel, L. Aguado, & J. Jimenez. (2007)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 156(4), 773–775.
• IgG4 autoantibodies induce dermal–epidermal separation

  S. Mihai, M. T. Chiriac, J. E. Herrero-González, M. Goodall, R. Jefferis, C. O. S. Savage, .... (2007)

  Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 11(5), 1117–1128.
• The alternative pathway of complement activation is critical for blister induction in experimental autoimmune epidermolysis bullosa

  S. Mihai, M. T. Chiriac, K. Takahashi, J. M. Thurman, V. M. Holers, D. Zillikens, .... (2007)

  Molecular Immunology, 44(16), 3913.
• Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using multimers of the 16th non-collagenous domain of the BP180 antigen for sensitive and specific detection of pemphigoid autoantibodies

  C. Sitaru, C. Dähnrich, C. Probst, L. Komorowski, I. Blöcker, E. Schmidt, .... (2007)

  Experimental Dermatology, 16(9), 770–777.
• Experimental models of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

  C. Sitaru. (2007)

  Experimental Dermatology, 16(6), 520–531.
• The relevance of the IgG subclass of autoantibodies for blister induction in autoimmune bullous skin diseases

  C. Sitaru, S. Mihai, & D. Zillikens. (2007)

  Archives of Dermatological Research, 299(1), 1–8.
• Immunopathology and molecular diagnosis of autoimmune bullous diseases

  S. Mihai, & C. Sitaru. (2007)

  Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 11(3), 462–481.
• Spatiotemporal distribution of Fras1/Frem proteins during mouse embryonic development

  R. Chiotaki, P. Petrou, E. Giakoumaki, E. Pavlakis, C. Sitaru, & G. Chalepakis. (2007)

  Gene Expression Patterns, 7(4), 381–388.
• 2006
• IgA pemphigus ? Occurrence of anti-Desmocollin 1 and anti-Desmoglein 1 antibody reactivity in an individual patient

  T. Kopp, C. Sitaru, F. Pieczkowski, A. Schneeberger, D. Födinger, D. Zillikens, .... (2006)

  JDDG, 4(12), 1045–1050.
• IgA-Pemphigus - Vorkommen von Anti-Desmocollin-1-und Anti-Desmoglein-1-Antikörpern bei einem Patienten

  T. Kopp, C. Sitaru, F. Pieczkowski, A. Schneeberger, D. Födinger, D. Zillikens, .... (2006)

  JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 4(12), no–no.
• Scarring autoimmune bullous disease in a Ugandan patient with autoantibodies to BP180, BP230, and laminin 5

  G. K. Mulyowa, G. Jaeger, C. Sitaru, E. - B. Bröcker, D. Zillikens, & E. Schmidt. (2006)

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 54(2), S43–S46.
• Immunoadsorption against two distinct epitopes on human type XVII collagen abolishes dermal-epidermal separation inducedin vitroby autoantibodies from pemphigoid gestationis patients

  J. E. Herrero-González, O. Brauns, R. Egner, W. Rönspeck, J. M. Mascaró, M. F. Jonkman, .... (2006)

  European Journal of Immunology, 36(4), 1039–1048.
• Localisation of bullous pemphigoid antigen 180 (BP180) in cultured human keratinocytes: functionally relevant modification by calcium

  E. Schmidt, B. Wehr, K. Wolf, C. Sitaru, E. - B. Bröcker, & D. Zillikens. (2006)

  Archives of Dermatological Research, 298(6), 283–290.
• Schleimhautpemphigoid mit Autoantikörpern gegen Laminin 5

  S. Benoit, E. Schmidt, C. Sitaru, C. Rose, M. Goebeler, E. - B. Bröcker, & D. Zillikens. (2006)

  Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 4(1).
• Anti-laminin 5 mucous membrane pemphigoid

  S. Benoit, E. Schmidt, C. Sitaru, C. Rose, M. Goebeler, E. - B. Bröcker, & D. Zillikens. (2006)

  Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 4(1), 41–44.
• Generation and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Intracellular Domain of Hemidesmosomal Type XVII Collagen

  F. Olaru, S. Mihai, I. Petrescu, D. Zillikens, & C. Sitaru. (2006)

  Hybridoma, 25(3), 158–162.
• 2005
• Penfigoide de mucosas: anticuerpos IgG e IgA contra el antígeno BP180

  A. España, J. Del Olmo, M. Marquina, & C. Sitaru. (2005)

  Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, 96(6), 365–370.
• Subclass distribution of type VII collagen-specific autoantibodies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

  G. OOSTINGH, C. SITARU, A. KROMMINGA, H. LUHRS, & D. ZILLIKENS. (2005)

  Journal of Dermatological Science, 37(3), 182–184.
• Successful adjuvant treatment of severe bullous pemphigoid by tryptophan immunoadsorption

  J. E. Herrero-Gonzalez, C. Sitaru, E. Klinker, E. B. Brocker, & D. Zillikens. (2005)

  Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 30(5), 519–522.
• Induction of dermal-epidermal separation in mice by passive transfer of antibodies specific to type VII collagen

  C. Sitaru, S. Mihai, C. Otto, M. T. Chiriac, I. Hausser, B. Dotterweich, .... (2005)

  Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(4), 870–878.
• Induction of dermal-epidermal separation in mice by passive transfer of antibodies specific to type VII collagen

  C. Sitaru, S. Mihai, C. Otto, M. T. Chiriac, I. Hausser, B. Dotterweich, .... (2005)

  Journal of Clinical Investigation, 115(4), 870–878.
• IgG autoantibodies to type VII collagen and an exclusive IgG3 reactivity to the laminin α3 chain in a patient with an autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease

  A. Baican, Y. Hirako, Z. Lazarova, K. B. Yancey, D. Zillikens, & C. Sitaru. (2005)

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 53(3), 516–521.
• Subepidermal blistering disease with autoantibodies to both the p200 autoantigen and the α3 chain of laminin 5

  I. Shimanovich, E. E. Petersen, W. Weyers, C. Sitaru, & D. Zillikens. (2005)

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 52(5), S90–S92.
• Mechanisms of blister induction by autoantibodies

  C. Sitaru, & D. Zillikens. (2005)

  Experimental Dermatology, 14(12), 861–875.
• 2004
• Downregulation of CXCR1 and CXCR2 Expression on Human Neutrophils by Helicobacter pylori: a New Pathomechanism in H. pylori Infection?

  B. Schmausser, C. Josenhans, S. Endrich, S. Suerbaum, C. Sitaru, M. Andrulis, .... (2004)

  Infection and Immunity, 72(12), 6773–6779.
• Immunoblotting and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Diagnosis of Pemphigoid Gestationis:

  C. Sitaru, J. Powell, G. Messer, E. - B. Bröcker, F. Wojnarowska, & D. Zillikens. (2004)

  Obstetrics & Gynecology, 103(4), 757–763.
• Granulocyte-derived elastase and gelatinase B are required for dermal–epidermal separation induced by autoantibodies from patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and bullous pemphigoid

  I. Shimanovich, S. Mihai, G. J. Oostingh, T. T. Ilenchuk, E. - B. Bröcker, G. Opdenakker, .... (2004)

  The Journal of Pathology, 204(5), 519–527.
• Bullöse Autoimmundermatosen (II): Therapie

  M. Goebeler, C. Sitaru, & D. Zillikens. (2004)

  JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2(9), 774–793.
• Localized linear IgA disease induced by ampicillin/sulbactam

  I. Shimanovich, C. Rose, C. Sitaru, E. - B. Bröcker, & D. Zillikens. (2004)

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 51(1), 95–98.
• Comparative analysis of methods for detection of anti-laminin 5 autoantibodies in patients with anti-epiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid

  Z. Lazarova, C. Sitaru, D. Zillikens, & K. B. Yancey. (2004)

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 51(6), 886–892.
• Bullose Autoimmundermatosen (II): Therapie

  M. Goebeler, C. Sitaru, & D. Zillikens. (2004)

  Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2(9), 774–793.
• Bullose Autoimmundermatosen (I): Pathogenese und Diagnostik

  C. Sitaru, M. Goebeler, & D. Zillikens. (2004)

  Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2(2), 123–139.
• 2003
• Pemphigoid gestationis: maternal sera recognize epitopes restricted to the N-terminal portion of the extracellular domain of BP180 not present on its shed ectodomain

  C. Sitaru, J. Powell, I. Shimanovich, S. Jainta, G. Kirtschig, F. Wojnarowska, & D. Zillikens. (2003)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 149(2), 420–422.
• Successful treatment of linear IgA disease with salazosulphapyridine and intravenous immunoglobulins

  M. Goebeler, C. Seitz, C. Rose, C. Sitaru, R. Jeschke, A. Marx, .... (2003)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 149(4), 912–914.
• Protein A immunoadsorption: a novel and effective adjuvant treatment of severe pemphigus

  E. Schmidt, E. Klinker, A. Opitz, S. Herzog, C. Sitaru, M. Goebeler, .... (2003)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 148(6), 1222–1229.
• The Autoantigen of Anti-p200 Pemphigoid Is an Acidic Noncollagenous N-Linked Glycoprotein of the Cutaneous Basement Membrane

  I. Shimanovich, Y. Hirako, C. Sitaru, T. Hashimoto, E. - B. Bröcker, E. Butt, & D. Zillikens. (2003)

  Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 121(6), 1402–1408.
• The 97-kDa (LABD97) and 120-kDa (LAD-1) Fragments of Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 180/Type XVII Collagen Have Different N-Termini

  Y. Nishizawa, K. Marcus, H. E. Meyer, E. Butt, K. Owaribe, Y. Hirako, .... (2003)

  Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 121(6), 1554–1556.
• Memory B Cells Specific for the NC16A Domain of the 180kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Autoantigen Can Be Detected in Peripheral Blood of Bullous Pemphigoid Patients and Induced In Vitro to Synthesize Autoantibodies

  H. Leyendeckers, J. Schmitz, K. Tasanen, L. Bruckner-Tuderman, D. Zillikens, C. Sitaru, & N. Hunzelmann. (2003)

  Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 120(3), 372–378.
• 2002
• Autoantibodies to Type VII Collagen Mediate Fcγ-Dependent Neutrophil Activation and Induce Dermal-Epidermal Separation in Cryosections of Human Skin

  C. Sitaru, A. Kromminga, T. Hashimoto, E. B. Bröcker, & D. Zillikens. (2002)

  The American Journal of Pathology, 161(1), 301–311.
• A Highly Sensitive and Simple Assay for the Detection of Circulating Autoantibodies against Full-Length Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 180

  E. Schmidt, A. Kromminga, S. Mimietz, U. Leinfelder, C. Sitaru, E. - B. Bröcker, .... (2002)

  Journal of Autoimmunity, 18(4), 299–309.
• Vesikel, Lichtempfindlichkeit, orale Ulzerationen und Arthralgien bei einer 40-Jührigen

  A. Kolb-Müurer, S. Herzog, C. Sitaru, C. Kneitz, D. Zillikens, & M. Goebeler. (2002)

  Der Hautarzt, 53(3), 202–206.
• Autoantibodies to Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 180 Induce Dermal–Epidermal Separation in Cryosections of Human Skin

  C. Sitaru, E. Schmidt, S. Petermann, L. S. Munteanu, E. - B. Bröcker, & D. Zillikens. (2002)

  Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 118(4), 664–671.
• Cicatricial pemphigoid differs from bullous pemphigoid and pemphigoid gestationis regarding the fine specificity of autoantibodies to the BP180 NC16A domain

  A. Kromminga, C. Sitaru, J. Meyer, R. Arndt, E. Schmidt, E. Christophers, .... (2002)

  Journal of Dermatological Science, 28(1), 68–75.
• Subacute prurigo variant of bullous pemphigoid: Autoantibodies show the same specificity compared with classic bullous pemphigoid

  E. Schmidt, C. Sitaru, B. Schubert, U. Wesselmann, A. Kromminga, E. - B. Bröcker, & D. Zillikens. (2002)

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 47(1), 133–136.
• 2001
• Cicatricial pemphigoid with circulating autoantibodies to beta4 integrin, bullous pemphigoid 180 and bullous pemphigoid 230

  M. Leverkus, K. Bhol, Y. Hirako, H. Pas, C. Sitaru, G. Baier, .... (2001)

  British Journal of Dermatology, 145(6), 998–1004.
• 1998
• Dermatology resources on the Internet: a practical guide for dermatologists: Dermatology resources on the Internet

  C. Sitaru. (1998)

  International Journal of Dermatology, 37(9), 641–647.