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Basil D. Roufogalis

Basil D. Roufogalis

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Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
11072
World Ranking
10703
National Ranking
254

Overview

Basil D. Roufogalis is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. The scientist has contributed notably to subfields including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Their work explores several main topics, among which are:

  • Curcumin's Biomedical Applications
  • Ginger and Zingiberaceae research
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Basil D. Roufogalis has published papers in multiple venues, reflecting a focus on medicinal chemistry and biological factors. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Current Medicinal Chemistry
  • BioFactors
  • Pharmacological Research
  • PPAR Research
  • Current Developments in Nutrition

The scientist's notable recent papers include:

  • "Resveratrol: Mechanistic and therapeutic perspectives in pulmonary arterial hypertension," 2020, Pharmacological Research
  • "Ginger and its constituents: Role in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease," 2021, BioFactors
  • "Impact of Phytochemicals on PPAR Receptors: Implications for Disease Treatments," 2022, PPAR Research
  • "Ginger: A complementary approach for management of cardiovascular diseases," 2021, BioFactors
  • "Impact of Curcumin on Microsomal Enzyme Activities: Drug Interaction and Chemopreventive Studies," 2021, Current Medicinal Chemistry

Their research collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Amirhossein Sahebkar
  • Saeideh Momtaz
  • Amir Hossein Abdolghaffari
  • Tannaz Jamialahmadi
  • Naser-Aldin Lashgari

Best Publications

  • An overview on biological mechanisms of PPARs.

    Bhavani Prasad Kota;Tom Hsun-Wei Huang;Basil D Roufogalis

  • Anti-diabetic action of Punica granatum flower extract: activation of PPAR-gamma and identification of an active component.

    Tom H W Huang;Gang Peng;Bhavani P Kota;George Q Li

  • Punica granatum flower extract, a potent alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, improves postprandial hyperglycemia in Zucker diabetic fatty rats.

    Yuhao Li;Suping Wen;Bhavani Prasad Kota;Gang Peng

  • Calmodulin-binding proteins as calpain substrates

    K K W Wang;A Villalobo;B D Roufogalis

  • Effect of ginger constituents and synthetic analogues on cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme in intact cells.

    Effie Tjendraputra;Van H. Tran;Damien Liu-Brennan;Basil D. Roufogalis

  • Effective anti-platelet and COX-1 enzyme inhibitors from pungent constituents of ginger.

    Effie Nurtjahja-Tjendraputra;Alaina J. Ammit;Basil D. Roufogalis;Van H. Tran

  • Gingerols: a novel class of vanilloid receptor (VR1) agonists

    Vadim N Dedov;Van H Tran;Colin C Duke;Mark Connor

  • Ca2+ sensitivity of phospholipid scrambling in human red cell ghosts.

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  • Physiological shear stresses enhance the Ca2+ permeability of human erythrocytes.

    Fred L. Larsen;Sidney Katz;Basil D. Roufogalis;Donald E. Brooks

  • Pomegranate flower improves cardiac lipid metabolism in a diabetic rat model: role of lowering circulating lipids.

    Tom Hsun-Wei Huang;Gang Peng;Bhavani Prasad Kota;George Qian Li

  • Chemistry and Pharmacology of Gynostemma pentaphyllum

    Valentina Razmovski-Naumovski;Tom Hsun-Wei Huang;Van Hoan Tran;George Qian Li

  • Phenothiazine antagonism of calmodulin: a structurally-nonspecific interaction.

    Basil D. Roufogalis

  • The brain exocyst complex interacts with RalA in a GTP-dependent manner: identification of a novel mammalian Sec3 gene and a second Sec15 gene.

    Adam Brymora;Valentina A. Valova;Martin R. Larsen;Basil D. Roufogalis

  • Pomegranate flower extract diminishes cardiac fibrosis in Zucker diabetic fatty rats: modulation of cardiac endothelin-1 and nuclear factor-kappaB pathways.

    Tom H W Huang;Qinglin Yang;Masaki Harada;George Q Li

  • Pomegranate flower: a unique traditional antidiabetic medicine with dual PPAR‐α/‐γ activator properties

    Yuhao Li;Yanfei Qi;Tom Hsun-Wei Huang;Johji Yamahara

  • Activation of protein kinase C reverses capsaicin-induced calcium-dependent desensitization of TRPV1 ion channels.

    Sravan Mandadi;Mitsuko Numazaki;Makoto Tominaga;Manjunatha B Bhat

  • Gingerols and related analogues inhibit arachidonic acid-induced human platelet serotonin release and aggregation.

    Karen L.K Koo;Alaina J Ammit;Van H Tran;Colin C Duke

  • Reconstitution of ATP-dependent aminophospholipid translocation in proteoliposomes

    Merran E. Auland;Basil D. Roufogalis;Philippe F. Devaux;Alain Zachowski

  • Harpagoside suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced iNOS and COX-2 expression through inhibition of NF-κB activation

    Tom Hsun-Wei Huang;Van H Tran;Rujee K Duke;Sharon Tan

  • Salacia oblonga root improves postprandial hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis in Zucker diabetic fatty rats: activation of PPAR-alpha.

    Tom Hsun-Wei Huang;Gang Peng;George Qian Li;Johji Yamahara

  • Gypenosides derived from Gynostemma pentaphyllum suppress NO synthesis in murine macrophages by inhibiting iNOS enzymatic activity and attenuating NF-κB-mediated iNOS protein expression

    Fugen Aktan;Sheridan Henness;Basil D Roufogalis;Alaina J Ammit

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin K. W. Wang
Kevin K. W. Wang Morehouse School of Medicine
Gregory R. Monteith
Gregory R. Monteith University of Queensland
Andrew J. McLachlan
Andrew J. McLachlan University of Sydney
Johji Yamahara
Johji Yamahara Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Arthur D. Conigrave
Arthur D. Conigrave University of Sydney
Richard O. Day
Richard O. Day University of New South Wales
Amirhossein Sahebkar
Amirhossein Sahebkar Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Phillip J. Robinson
Phillip J. Robinson Children's Medical Research Institute
John Allen
John Allen Coventry University
Makoto Tominaga
Makoto Tominaga National Institutes of Natural Sciences

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