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Overview

Gérard Lizard is affiliated with the University of Burgundy in France and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work has a particular focus on molecular mechanisms related to diseases and metabolism.

The scientist's research topics cover several specialized areas including:

  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Gérard Lizard has published papers in various scientific journals. Among recent publications are:

  • "Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): A Source of Nutrients for Health and for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric and Age-Related Diseases," 2022, published in Nutrients
  • "Oxiapoptophagy: A type of cell death induced by some oxysterols," 2020, published in British Journal of Pharmacology
  • "Attenuation of 7-ketocholesterol- and 7β-hydroxycholesterol-induced oxiapoptophagy by nutrients, synthetic molecules and oils: Potential for the prevention of age-related diseases," 2021, published in Ageing Research Reviews
  • "Comparison of chemical composition and biological activities of Algerian seed oils of Pistacia lentiscus L., Opuntia ficus indica (L.) mill. and Argania spinosa L. Skeels," 2020, published in Industrial Crops and Products
  • "Prevention by Dietary Polyphenols (Resveratrol, Quercetin, Apigenin) Against 7-Ketocholesterol-Induced Oxiapoptophagy in Neuronal N2a Cells: Potential Interest for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative and Age-Related Diseases," 2020, published in Cells

The venues where Gérard Lizard most frequently publishes include:

  • Cells
  • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Molecules
  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Collaborations feature prominently in the scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Anne Véjux
  • Imen Ghzaiel
  • Amira Zarrouk
  • Thomas Nury
  • Norbert Latruffe

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • NAD(P)H Oxidase Nox-4 Mediates 7-Ketocholesterol-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

    Eric Pedruzzi;Cécile Guichard;Véronique Ollivier;Fathi Driss

  • Nopal cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as a source of bioactive compounds for nutrition, health and disease.

    Karym El-Mostafa;Youssef El Kharrassi;Asmaa Badreddine;Pierre Andreoletti

  • Cytotoxic effects of oxysterols associated with human diseases: Induction of cell death (apoptosis and/or oncosis), oxidative and inflammatory activities, and phospholipidosis

    Anne Vejux;Gérard Lizard

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Kinetics of plasma membrane and mitochondrial alterations in cells undergoing apoptosis

    Gérard Lizard;Sylvie Fournel;Laurent Genestier;Nathalie Dhedin

  • Glutathione is implied in the control of 7-ketocholesterol-induced apoptosis, which is associated with radical oxygen species production

    Gerard Lizard;Serge Gueldry;Olivier Sordet;Serge Monier

  • Characterization and Comparison of the Mode of Cell Death, Apoptosis Versus Necrosis, Induced by 7β-Hydroxycholesterol and 7-Ketocholesterol in the Cells of the Vascular Wall

    Gérard Lizard;Serge Monier;Catherine Cordelet;Laurence Gesquière

  • Involvement of a calcium-dependent dephosphorylation of BAD associated with the localization of Trpc-1 within lipid rafts in 7-ketocholesterol-induced THP-1 cell apoptosis

    A Berthier;S Lemaire-Ewing;C Prunet;S Monier

  • Comparison of the cytotoxic, pro-oxidant and pro-inflammatory characteristics of different oxysterols.

    S Lemaire-Ewing;C Prunet;T Montange;A Vejux

  • Side effects of oxysterols: cytotoxicity, oxidation, inflammation, and phospholipidosis.

    A. Vejux;L. Malvitte;G. Lizard

  • Induction of apoptosis in endothelial cells treated with cholesterol oxides.

    G Lizard;V Deckert;L Dubrez;M Moisant

  • Impairment with various antioxidants of the loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and of the cytosolic release of cytochrome c occuring during 7-ketocholesterol-induced apoptosis.

    Gérard Lizard;Carole Miguet;Ginette Besséde;Serge Monier

  • Involvement of oxysterols in age-related diseases and ageing processes.

    Amira Zarrouk;Anne Vejux;John Mackrill;Yvonne O’Callaghan

  • Lipid Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease

    Amira Zarrouk;Amira Zarrouk;Amira Zarrouk;Meryam Debbabi;Meryam Debbabi;Maryem Bezine;Maryem Bezine;El Mostafa Karym

  • Analysis of oxidative processes and of myelin figures formation before and after the loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential during 7β-hydroxycholesterol and 7-ketocholesterol-induced apoptosis: comparison with various pro-apoptotic chemicals

    Carole Miguet-Alfonsi;Céline Prunet;Serge Monier;Ginette Bessède

  • Measurement of inflammatory cytokines by multicytokine assay in tears of patients with glaucoma topically treated with chronic drugs.

    Laure Malvitte;Thomas Montange;Anne Vejux;Christophe Baudouin

  • Dihydroxyphenylethanol induces apoptosis by activating serine/threonine protein phosphatase PP2A and promotes the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in human colon carcinoma cells

    Cécile Guichard;Eric Pedruzzi;Michèle Fay;Jean-Claude Marie

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Gambert
Philippe Gambert Grenoble Alpes University
Mohamed Hammami
Mohamed Hammami University of Monastir
Atanas G. Atanasov
Atanas G. Atanasov Medical University of Vienna
Eric Solary
Eric Solary Institut Gustave Roussy
Laurent Lagrost
Laurent Lagrost Grenoble Alpes University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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