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Balaraman Kalyanaraman is affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a substantial output in subfields such as molecular biology, immunology, physiology, biochemistry, and cancer research.

The main research topics covered by their work include:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Magnolia and Illicium research

Balaraman Kalyanaraman has published papers in several scientific venues with notable frequency, including:

  • Redox Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • iScience

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "NAC, NAC, Knockin' on Heaven's door: Interpreting the mechanism of action of N-acetylcysteine in tumor and immune cells", 2022, Redox Biology
  • "Gut microbiome, short-chain fatty acids, alpha-synuclein, neuroinflammation, and ROS/RNS: Relevance to Parkinson's disease and therapeutic implications", 2024, Redox Biology

Balaraman Kalyanaraman has also contributed to co-authored research with frequent collaborators including Micaël Hardy, Jacek Zielonka, Gang Cheng, Adam Sikora, and Ming You.

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial metabolism and ROS generation are essential for Kras-mediated tumorigenicity

    Frank Weinberg;Robert Hamanaka;William W. Wheaton;Samuel Weinberg

  • Measuring reactive oxygen and nitrogen species with fluorescent probes: challenges and limitations.

    Balaraman Kalyanaraman;Victor Darley-Usmar;Kelvin J.A. Davies;Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Superoxide generation by endothelial nitric oxide synthase: The influence of cofactors

    Jeannette Vásquez-Vivar;B. Kalyanaraman;Pavel Martásek;Neil Hogg

  • Nitric oxide regulation of superoxide and peroxynitrite-dependent lipid peroxidation. Formation of novel nitrogen-containing oxidized lipid derivatives.

    H Rubbo;R Radi;M Trujillo;R Telleri

  • Mitochondria-Targeted Triphenylphosphonium-Based Compounds: Syntheses, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications

    Jacek Zielonka;Joy Joseph;Adam Sikora;Micael Hardy

  • Superoxide reacts with hydroethidine but forms a fluorescent product that is distinctly different from ethidium: potential implications in intracellular fluorescence detection of superoxide.

    Hongtao Zhao;Shasi Kalivendi;Hao Zhang;Joy Joseph

  • Unraveling the biological roles of reactive oxygen species.

    Michael P. Murphy;Arne Holmgren;Nils Göran Larsson;Barry Halliwell

  • Redox-based regulation of signal transduction : Principles, pitfalls, and promises

    Yvonne M.W. Janssen-Heininger;Brooke T. Mossman;Nicholas H. Heintz;Henry J. Forman

  • Doxorubicin induces apoptosis in normal and tumor cells via distinctly different mechanisms. intermediacy of H(2)O(2)- and p53-dependent pathways.

    Suwei Wang;Eugene A. Konorev;Srigiridhar Kotamraju;Joy Joseph

  • Mitochondrial Complex III ROS Regulate Adipocyte Differentiation

    Kathryn V. Tormos;Elena Anso;Robert B. Hamanaka;James Eisenbart

  • Mechanism of nitric oxide release from S-nitrosothiols

    Ravinder Jit Singh;Neil Hogg;Joy Joseph;B. Kalyanaraman

  • Detection and characterization of the product of hydroethidine and intracellular superoxide by HPLC and limitations of fluorescence

    Hongtao Zhao;Joy Joseph;Henry M. Fales;Edward A. Sokoloski

  • Teaching the basics of redox biology to medical and graduate students: Oxidants, antioxidants and disease mechanisms

    Balaraman Kalyanaraman

  • Hydroethidine- and MitoSOX-derived red fluorescence is not a reliable indicator of intracellular superoxide formation: Another inconvenient truth

    Jacek Zielonka;B. Kalyanaraman

  • Oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dibenzo[p]-dioxins by Phanerochaete chrysosporium ligninase.

    K E Hammel;B Kalyanaraman;T K Kirk

  • Inhibition of low-density lipoprotein oxidation by nitric oxide. Potential role in atherogenesis.

    Neil Hogg;B. Kalyanaraman;Joy Joseph;Andrew Struck

  • Synthesis and biochemical applications of a solid cyclic nitrone spin trap: a relatively superior trap for detecting superoxide anions and glutathiyl radicals.

    Hongtao Zhao;Joy Joseph;Hao Zhang;Hakim Karoui

  • Doxorubicin-induced apoptosis: Implications in cardiotoxicity

    B. Kalyanaraman;Joy Joseph;Shashi Kalivendi;Suwei Wang

  • Nitric oxide and lipid peroxidation.

    Neil Hogg;B Kalyanaraman

  • Detection of 2-hydroxyethidium in cellular systems: a unique marker product of superoxide and hydroethidine

    Jacek Zielonka;Jeannette Vasquez-Vivar;Balaraman Kalyanaraman

Frequent Co-Authors

Joy Joseph
Joy Joseph Medical College of Wisconsin
Jacek Zielonka
Jacek Zielonka Medical College of Wisconsin
Neil Hogg
Neil Hogg Medical College of Wisconsin
Ronald P. Mason
Ronald P. Mason National Institutes of Health
Olivier Ouari
Olivier Ouari Aix-Marseille University
Anumantha G. Kanthasamy
Anumantha G. Kanthasamy University of Georgia
Rafael Radi
Rafael Radi University of the Republic
William E. Antholine
William E. Antholine Medical College of Wisconsin
Pavel Martásek
Pavel Martásek Charles University

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