Dr. agr. Elke Albrecht
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Working Group Muscle-Fat Crosstalk
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Working Group Muscle-Fat Crosstalk
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Research interests
- Biology of skeletal muscle tissue in farm animals
- Meat quality in farm animals
- Marbling and intramuscular adipogenesis
- Interactions between muscle and fat cells
Curriculum Vitae
- 2005–present: Scientist, Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth, FBN
- 1998–2005: Post Doc position, Division Medical Biology, Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Germany
- 1992–1998: PhD position, Research Unit Muscle Biology and Growth, FBN
- 1988–1992: Research study, Division of Biotechnology, Technical University of Dresden
- 1988: Graduation (Dip.-Ing.) in Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technical University of Dresden
Teaching
- since 2014: Methods for characterization of skeletal muscle tissue,Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Rostock (M.Sc.)
Publications
Agrifoglio, O.; Görs, S.; Sciascia, Q.; Li, Z.; Albrecht, E.; Achilles, S.; Statz, M.; Bastian, M.; Lindner, T.; Gauß, K. F.; Rohde, S.; Rischmüller, K.; Berlin, P.; Lamprecht, G.; Jaster, R.; Metges, C. C.; Ehlers, L. (2025):
Changes in protein metabolism and early development of sarcopenia in mice with cholestatic liver disease
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 16 (1): e13737, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13737
Xiao, C.; Albrecht, E.; Dannenberger, D.; Kong, W.; Gu, H.; Hammon, H. M.; Maak, S. (2024):
Effects of Supplementation with Essential Fatty Acids and Conjugated Linoleic Acids on Muscle Structure and Fat Deposition in Lactating Holstein Cows
Agriculture 14: 1720, 1-18
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14101720
Koch, F.; Albrecht, D.; Albrecht, E.; Hansen, C.; Kuhla, B. (2024):
Novel Perspective on Molecular and Cellular Adaptations of theMammary Gland-Regulating Milk Constituents and Immunity ofHeat-Stressed Dairy Cows
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 72 (37): 20225-20704
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03879
Tönißen, K.; Franz, G. P.; Albrecht, E.; Lutz, P.; Bochert, R.; Grunow, B. (2024):
Pikeperch muscle tissues: a comparative study of structure, enzymes, genes, and proteins in wild and farmed fish
Fish Physiology Biochemisty: 1-18
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-024-01354-1
Schregel, J.; Schulze Holthausen, J.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Görs, S.; Li, Z.; Tuchscherer, A.; Albrecht, E.; Zentek, J.; Metges, C. C. (2024):
Acute and persistent effects of oral glutamine supplementation on growth, cellular proliferation, and tight junction protein transcript abundance in jejunal tissue of low and normal birthweight pre-weaning piglets
Plos One 19 (1): e0296427, 1-23
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296427
Schwerdtfeger, J.; Sauerwein, H.; Albrecht, E.; Mazzuoli-Weber, G.; von Soosten, D.; Dänicke, S.; Kuhla, B. (2023):
The effect of N-arachidonoylethanolamide administration on energy and fat metabolism of early lactating dairy cows. Sci Rep-UK 13: 14665, 1-20
Albrecht, E.; Zhao, Y.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Metges, C. C.; Maak, S. (2023):
Identification and Quantification of Proliferating Cells in Skeletal Muscle of Glutamine Supplemented Low- and Normal-Birth-Weight Piglets. Cells-Basel 12 (4): 580, 1-13
Hamada, M.; Abd Eldaim, M.; Fathalla, S. I,; Al Humam, N. A.; El Behiry, A.; Albrecht, E. (2022):
Meat safety and quality of broiler chickens supplemented with thyme essential oil. B UASVM-FOOD SCI TE 79 (1): 41-50
Mir, B. A.; Albrecht, E.; Ali, A.; Hansson, O.; Maak, S. (2022):
MicroRNA-100 Reduced Fetal Bovine Muscle Satellite Cell Myogenesis and Augmented Intramuscular Lipid Deposition by Modulating IGF1R. Cells-Basel 11 (3): 451, 1-18
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11030451
Nolte, W.; Weikard, R.; Albrecht, E.; Hammon, H. M.; Kühn, C. (2022):
Metabogenomic analysis to functionally annotate the regulatory role of long non-coding RNAs in the liver of cows with different nutrient partitioning phenotype. Genomics 114 (1): 202-214
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.12.004
Revskij, D.; Haubold, S. S.; Plinski, C.; Viergutz, T.; Tuchscherer, A.; Kröger-Koch, C.; Albrecht, E.; Günther, J.; Tröscher, A.; Hammon, H. M.; Schuberth, H.-J.; Mielenz, M. (2022):
Cellular detection of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in bovine mammary glands and its distribution and regulation on bovine leukocytes. J Dairy Sci 105 (1): 866-876
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20799
Li, Y.; Fan, G.; Liu, Y.; Yao, W.; Albrecht, E.; Zhao, R.; Yang, X. (2021):
Heat stress during late pregnancy of sows influences offspring longissimus dorsi muscle growth at weaning. Res Vet Sci 136: 336-342
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.03.017
Zhao, Y.; Albrecht, E.; Stange, K.; Li, Z.; Schregel, J.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Metges, C. C.; Maak, S. (2021):
Glutamine supplementation stimulates cell proliferation in skeletal muscle and cultivated myogenic cells of low birth weight piglets. Sci Rep-UK 11: 13432, 1-15
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92959-6
Zhao, Y.; Albrecht, E.; Li, Z.; Schregel, J.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Metges, C. C.; Maak, S. (2021):
Distinct Roles of Perilipins in the Intramuscular Deposition of Lipids in Glutamine-Supplemented, Low-, and Normal-Birth-Weight Piglets. Front Vet Sci 8: 633898, 1-13
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.633898
Zhao, Y.; Albrecht, E.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Li, Z.; Görs, S.; Schregel, J.; Metges, C. C.; Maak, S. (2020):
Effects of oral glutamine supplementation on early postnatal muscle morphology in low and normal birth weight piglets. Animals-Basel 10 (11): 1976, 1-20
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10111976
Dahl, N.; Albrecht, E.; Dannenberger, D.; Uken, K. L.; Hammon, H. M.; Maak, S. (2020):
Consequences of maternal essential fatty acid and conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on the development of calf muscle and adipose tissue. Animals-Basel 10 (9): 1598, 1-18
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091598
Knaust, J.; Weikard, R.; Albrecht, E.; Brunner, R. M.; Günther, J.; Kühn, C. (2020):
Indication of premelanosome protein (PMEL) expression outside of pigmented bovine skin suggests functions beyond eumelanogenesis. Genes-Basel 11 (7): 788,1-13
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11070788
Nolte, W.; Weikard, R.; Brunner, R. M.; Albrecht, E.; Hammon, H. M.; Reverter, A.; Kühn, C. (2020):
Identification and annotation of potential function of regulatory antisense long non-coding RNAs related to feed efficiency in Bos taurus bulls. Int J Mol Sci 21 (9): 3292,1-14
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093292
Yu, X.; Fang, X.; Gao, B; Mi, J.; Zhang, X.; Xia, L.; Zhao, Z.; Albrecht, E.; Maak, S.; Yang, R (2020):
Isolation and identification of bovine preadipocytes and screening of microRNAs associated with adipogenesis. Animals-Basel 10 (5): 818, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050818
Albrecht, E.; Schering, L.; Buck, F.; Vlach, K.; Schober, H.; Drevon, C. A.; Maak, S. (2020):
Irisin – still chasing shadows. Mol Metab 34: 124-135
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2020.01.016