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Overview

Albert W. Girotti is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily focused on medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering, with notable engagement in biomedical engineering and cancer research.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies

Their recent publications include:

  • "Photodynamic Therapy as an Oxidative Anti-Tumor Modality: Negative Effects of Nitric Oxide on Treatment Efficacy," 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • "Pathophysiological potential of lipid hydroperoxide intermembrane translocation: Cholesterol hydroperoxide translocation as a special case," 2021, Redox Biology
  • "Trafficking of oxidative stress-generated lipid hydroperoxides: pathophysiological implications," 2023, Free Radical Research
  • "Nitric Oxide Inhibition of Chain Lipid Peroxidation Initiated by Photodynamic Action in Membrane Environments," 2020, Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • "Nitric Oxide-elicited Resistance to Antitumor Photodynamic Therapy via Inhibition of Membrane Free Radical-mediated Lipid Peroxidation," 2020, Photochemistry and Photobiology

Frequently publishing in venues such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, Photochemistry and Photobiology, Critical Reviews™ in Oncogenesis, and Pharmaceutics, Girotti has contributed multiple papers to these journals.

Their collaborative work includes partnerships with several recurring co-authors, including:

  • Witold Korytowski
  • Jerzy Bazak
  • Jonathan M. Fahey
  • Mladen Korbelik
  • Paweł Pabisz

Best Publications

  • Regulation of Ferroptotic Cancer Cell Death by GPX4

    Wan Seok Yang;Rohitha SriRamaratnam;Matthew E. Welsch;Kenichi Shimada

  • Photodynamic therapy of cancer: An update†‡

    Patrizia Agostinis;Kristian Berg;Keith A. Cengel;Thomas H. Foster

  • Lipid hydroperoxide generation, turnover, and effector action in biological systems

    Albert W. Girotti

  • Photosensitized oxidation of membrane lipids: reaction pathways, cytotoxic effects, and cytoprotective mechanisms.

    Albert W. Girotti

  • Mechanisms of lipid peroxidation.

    Albert W. Girotti

  • PHOTODYNAMIC LIPID PEROXIDATION IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

    Albert W. Girotti

  • Protective action of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase against membrane-damaging lipid peroxidation. In situ reduction of phospholipid and cholesterol hydroperoxides.

    J P Thomas;M Maiorino;F Ursini;A W Girotti

  • Inhibition of cell membrane lipid peroxidation by cadmium- and zinc-metallothioneins

    James P. Thomas;Gary J. Bachowski;Albert W. Girotti

  • Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for malignant brain tumors--where do we stand?

    Brendan J. Quirk;Garth Brandal;Steven Donlon;Juan Carlos Vera

  • Enzymatic reduction of phospholipid and cholesterol hydroperoxides in artificial bilayers and lipoproteins

    James P. Thomas;Peter G. Geiger;Matilde Maiorino;Fulvio Ursini

  • Lethal damage to endothelial cells by oxidized low density lipoprotein: role of selenoperoxidases in cytoprotection against lipid hydroperoxide- and iron-mediated reactions.

    James P. Thomas;Peter G. Geiger;Albert W. Girotti

  • Photodynamic action of merocyanine 540 on artificial and natural cell membranes: involvement of singlet molecular oxygen.

    B Kalyanaraman;J B Feix;F Sieber;J P Thomas

  • Damaging effects of oxygen radicals on resealed erythrocyte ghosts.

    A W Girotti;J P Thomas

  • Role of lipid hydroperoxides in photo-oxidative stress signaling.

    Albert W. Girotti;Tamas Kriska

  • Inhibitory effect of zinc(II) on free radical lipid peroxidation in erythrocyte membranes.

    Albert W. Girotti;James P. Thomas;John E. Jordan

  • Mechanisms of photosensitization

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  • Involvement of Preexisting Lipid Hydroperoxides in Cu2+-Stimulated Oxidation of Low-Density Lipoprotein

    James P. Thomas;B. Kalyanaraman;Albert W. Girotti

  • Role of mitochondrial cardiolipin peroxidation in apoptotic photokilling of 5-aminolevulinate-treated tumor cells.

    Tamas Kriska;Witold Korytowski;Witold Korytowski;Albert W. Girotti

  • Permeabilization of the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane by Bax/Truncated Bid (tBid) Proteins as Sensitized by Cardiolipin Hydroperoxide Translocation: MECHANISTIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTRINSIC PATHWAY OF OXIDATIVE APOPTOSIS*

    Witold Korytowski;Liana V. Basova;Anna Pilat;Robert M. Kernstock

  • Photosensitized oxidation of cholesterol in biological systems: reaction pathways, cytotoxic effects and defense mechanisms

    Albert W. Girotti

  • Photodynamic action of protoporphyrin IX on human erythrocytes: Cross-linking of membrane proteins

    Albert W. Girotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg
Jakub Golab
Jakub Golab Medical University of Warsaw
Fulvio Ursini
Fulvio Ursini University of Padua
Balaraman Kalyanaraman
Balaraman Kalyanaraman Medical College of Wisconsin
Stephen M. Hahn
Stephen M. Hahn The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jacques Piette
Jacques Piette University of Liège
Kristian Berg
Kristian Berg Oslo University Hospital
David Kessel
David Kessel Wayne State University
Matilde Maiorino
Matilde Maiorino University of Padua

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