Prof. Alicja Jozkowicz
Professor
Department of Medical Biotechnology,
Faculty of Biochemistry,
Biophysics and Biotechnology,
Jagiellonian University
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Research Interests
- oxidative stress in endothelial cells
- mechanisms of angiogenesis
- mechanisms of differentiation of endothelial cells and myoblasts
- role of heme oxygenases in cell differentiation and carcinogenesis
- angiogesis as a target for cell and gene therapies
Selected Recent Publications
- Kozakowska M., Szade K., Dulak J., Jozkowicz A. Role of heme oxygenase-1 in postnatal differentiation of stem cells: a possible cross-talk within microRNAs. Antioxid Redox Signal, in press.
- Jazwa A., Stepniewski J., Zamykal M., Jagodzinska J., Meloni M., Emanueli C., Jozkowicz A, Dulak J. 2013. Preemptive hypoxia-regulated HO-1 gene therapy improves the post-ischemic limb perfusion and tissue regeneration. Cardiovasc Res. 97: 115-124 (IF=6.064)
- Kozakowska M., Ciesla M., Stefanska A., Skrzypek K, Was H, Jazwa A, Grochot-Przeczek A, Kotlinowski J, Szymula A, Sierpniowska A, Mazan M., Yagensky O., Florczyk U., Lemke K., Zebzda A., Dyduch G., Nowak W., Majka M., Derlacz R., Loboda A., Dulak J., Jozkowicz A. 2012. Heme oxygenase-1 inhibits myoblast differentiation by targeting myomirs. Antioxid Redox Signal. 16: 113-127.
- Was H., Sokolowska M., Sierpniowska A., Dominik P., Skrzypek K., Lackowska B., Pratnicki A., Grochot-Przeczek A., Taha H., Kotlinowski J., Kozakowska M., Mazan A., Nowak W., Muchova L., Vitek L., Ratajska A., Dulak J., Jozkowicz J. 2011. Effect of heme oxygenase-1 on induction and development of chemically-induced squamous cell carcinoma in mice. Free Radic Mol Biol. 51: 1717-1726.
- Taha H., Skrzypek K., Guevara I., Nigisch A., Mustafa S., Grochot-Przeczek A., Ferdek P., Was H., Kotlinowski J., Kozakowska M., Balcerczyk A., Muchova L., Vitek L., Weigel G., Dulak J., Jozkowicz A. 2010. Role of heme oxygenase-1 in human endothelial cells – lesson from the promoter allelic variants. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 30: 1634-1641.