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Biology and Biochemistry
Greece
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
28724
World Ranking
4955
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Andreas Papapetropoulos is affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, most notably Sulfur Compounds in Biology, Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects, Folate and B Vitamins Research, Hemoglobin Structure and Function, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Andreas Papapetropoulos demonstrate an emphasis on enzymatic activity, vascular function, and the role of sulfur compounds in physiology. Notable papers include:

  • Physiological roles of hydrogen sulfide in mammalian cells, tissues, and organs (2022) published in Physiological Reviews
  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: Enzymes (2021) published in British Journal of Pharmacology
  • The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: Enzymes (2023) published in British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Hydrogen sulfide: An endogenous regulator of the immune system (2020) published in Pharmacological Research
  • Mapping the Endothelial Cell S-Sulfhydrome Highlights the Crucial Role of Integrin Sulfhydration in Vascular Function (2020) published in Circulation

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Papapetropoulos include:

  • Antonia Katsouda
  • Csaba Szabó
  • Giuseppe Cirino
  • S P H Alexander
  • Rainer Schulz

The most common publication venues for this researcher are:

  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Redox Biology
  • Circulation Research
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE

Best Publications

  • Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt.

    David Fulton;Jean Philippe Gratton;Timothy J. McCabe;Jason Fontana

  • Biological Action of Leptin as an Angiogenic Factor

    M. Rocı́o Sierra-Honigmann;Anjali K. Nath;Chiaki Murakami;Guillermo Garcı́a-Cardeña

  • Nitric oxide production contributes to the angiogenic properties of vascular endothelial growth factor in human endothelial cells.

    Andreas Papapetropoulos;Guillermo García-Cardeña;Joseph A. Madri;William C. Sessa

  • Dynamic activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by Hsp90

    Guillermo García-Cardeña;Guillermo García-Cardeña;Roger Fan;Vijay Shah;Raffaella Sorrentino

  • Angiopoietin-1 Inhibits Endothelial Cell Apoptosis via the Akt/Survivin Pathway

    Andreas Papapetropoulos;David Fulton;Keyvan Mahboubi;Robert G. Kalb

  • Hydrogen sulfide is an endogenous stimulator of angiogenesis

    Andreas Papapetropoulos;Anastasia Pyriochou;Zaid Altaany;Guangdong Yang

  • Tumor-derived hydrogen sulfide, produced by cystathionine-β-synthase, stimulates bioenergetics, cell proliferation, and angiogenesis in colon cancer

    Csaba Szabo;Ciro Coletta;Celia Chao;Katalin Módis

  • Hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide are mutually dependent in the regulation of angiogenesis and endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation

    Ciro Coletta;Andreas Papapetropoulos;Andreas Papapetropoulos;Katalin Erdelyi;Gabor Olah

  • Direct actions of angiopoietin-1 on human endothelium: evidence for network stabilization, cell survival, and interaction with other angiogenic growth factors.

    Andreas Papapetropoulos;Guillermo García-Cardeña;Thomas J. Dengler;Peter C. Maisonpierre

  • The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18: Overview

    Stephen P. H. Alexander;Eamonn Kelly;Neil V. Marrion;John A. Peters

  • Selectivity of commonly used pharmacological inhibitors for cystathionine β synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ lyase (CSE)

    Antonia Asimakopoulou;Panagiotis Panopoulos;Christos T Chasapis;Ciro Coletta

  • Impaired endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity associated with enhanced caveolin binding in experimental cirrhosis in the rat.

    Vijay Shah;Murat Toruner;Faddi Haddad;Gregory Cadelina

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CII: Pharmacological Modulation of H2S Levels: H2S Donors and H2S Biosynthesis Inhibitors.

    Csaba Szabo;Andreas Papapetropoulos

  • Luteolin Inhibits an Endotoxin-Stimulated Phosphorylation Cascade and Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Macrophages

    Angeliki Xagorari;Andreas Papapetropoulos;Antonis Mauromatis;Michalis Economou

  • Regulation and role of endogenously produced hydrogen sulfide in angiogenesis.

    Antonia Katsouda;Sofia Iris Bibli;Anastasia Pyriochou;Csaba Szabo

  • Hydrogen Sulfide Is an Endogenous Inhibitor of Phosphodiesterase Activity

    Mariarosaria Bucci;Andreas Papapetropoulos;Valentina Vellecco;Zongmin Zhou

  • Intramitochondrial hydrogen sulfide production by 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase maintains mitochondrial electron flow and supports cellular bioenergetics

    Katalin Módis;Ciro Coletta;Katalin Erdélyi;Andreas Papapetropoulos

  • European contribution to the study of ROS : a summary of the findings and prospects for the future from the COST action BM1203 (EU-ROS)

    Javier Egea;Isabel Fabregat;Yves M Frapart;Pietro Ghezzi

  • Hydrogen sulfide replacement therapy protects the vascular endothelium in hyperglycemia by preserving mitochondrial function

    Kunihiro Suzuki;Gabor Olah;Katalin Modis;Ciro Coletta

  • Erratum: Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt (Nature (1999) 399 (597-601))

    D. Fulton;J. P. Gratton;T. J. McCabe;J. Fontana

Frequent Co-Authors

Csaba Szabó
Csaba Szabó University of Fribourg
Charis Roussos
Charis Roussos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
John D. Catravas
John D. Catravas Old Dominion University
Giuseppe Cirino
Giuseppe Cirino University of Naples Federico II
William C. Sessa
William C. Sessa Pfizer (United States)
David Fulton
David Fulton Augusta University
Athanassios Giannis
Athanassios Giannis Leipzig University
Guillermo García-Cardeña
Guillermo García-Cardeña Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ingrid Fleming
Ingrid Fleming Goethe University Frankfurt
Péter Ferdinandy
Péter Ferdinandy Semmelweis University

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