Jiri Neuzil

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Czechia Leader Award
• 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Czechia Leader Award
• 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• The European perspective on vitamin E: current knowledge and future research

  Regina Brigelius-Flohé;Frank J Kelly;Jukka T Salonen;Jiri Neuzil

  852
  Citations

• Mitochondrial Genome Acquisition Restores Respiratory Function and Tumorigenic Potential of Cancer Cells without Mitochondrial DNA

  An S. Tan;James W. Baty;Lan-Feng Dong;Ayenachew Bezawork-Geleta

  807
  Citations

• Free and albumin-bound bilirubin are efficient co-antioxidants for alpha-tocopherol, inhibiting plasma and low density lipoprotein lipid peroxidation.

  J Neuzil;R Stocker

  691
  Citations

• The causes of cancer revisited: "mitochondrial malignancy" and ROS-induced oncogenic transformation - why mitochondria are targets for cancer therapy.

  Stephen John Ralph;Sara Rodríguez-Enríquez;Jiri Neuzil;Jiri Neuzil;Emma Saavedra

  403
  Citations

• Induction of cancer cell apoptosis by α-tocopheryl succinate: molecular pathways and structural requirements

  Jirí Neuzil;Tobias Weber;Andreas Schröder;Min Lu

  381
  Citations

• Requirement for, promotion, or inhibition by alpha-tocopherol of radical-induced initiation of plasma lipoprotein lipid peroxidation.

  Jiří Neužil;Shane R. Thomas;Roland Stocker

  372
  Citations

• Selective cancer cell killing by α-tocopheryl succinate

  J Neuzil;T Weber;N Gellert;C Weber

  347
  Citations

• α-Tocopheryl succinate induces apoptosis by targeting ubiquinone-binding sites in mitochondrial respiratory complex II

  Lan-Feng Dong;Pauline Low;Jeffrey C. Dyason;Xiu-Fang Wang

  332
  Citations

• Lysosomal involvement in apoptosis.

  U.T. Brunk;J. Neuzil;J.W. Eaton

  321
  Citations

• Horizontal transfer of whole mitochondria restores tumorigenic potential in mitochondrial DNA-deficient cancer cells.

  Lan-Feng Dong;Jaromira Kovarova;Martina Bajzikova;Ayenachew Bezawork-Geleta

  285
  Citations

• Vitamin E succinate is a potent novel antineoplastic agent with high selectivity and cooperativity with tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (Apo2 ligand) in vivo.

  Tobias Weber;Min Lu;Ladislav Andera;Harald Lahm

  283
  Citations

• Classification of mitocans, anti-cancer drugs acting on mitochondria.

  Jiri Neuzil;Lan-feng Dong;Jakub Rohlena;Jaroslav Truksa

  263
  Citations

• Tumour-initiating cells vs. cancer 'stem' cells and CD133 : What's in the name?

  Jiri Neuzil;Marina Stantic;Renata Zobalova;Renata Zobalova;Jaromira Chladova

  260
  Citations

• Mitochondrial Complex II: At the Crossroads

  Ayenachew Bezawork-Geleta;Jakub Rohlena;Lanfeng Dong;Karel Pacak

  246
  Citations

• Radical-induced chain oxidation of proteins and its inhibition by chain-breaking antioxidants.

  J Neuzil;J M Gebicki;R Stocker

  241
  Citations

• Mitochondrial Targeting of Vitamin E Succinate Enhances Its Pro-apoptotic and Anti-cancer Activity via Mitochondrial Complex II

  Lan-feng Dong;Victoria J. A. Jameson;David Patrice Tilly;Jiri Cerny

  237
  Citations

• Bilirubin attenuates radical-mediated damage to serum albumin

  Jiří Neužil;Roland Stocker

  236
  Citations

• Reactivation of Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase-Driven Pyrimidine Biosynthesis Restores Tumor Growth of Respiration-Deficient Cancer Cells.

  Martina Bajzikova;Martina Bajzikova;Jaromira Kovarova;Ana R. Coelho;Ana R. Coelho;Stepana Boukalova

  235
  Citations

• Molecular mechanism of ‘mitocan’‐induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl‐2 family proteins

  Jiri Neuzil;Jiri Neuzil;Xiufang Wang;Lan-feng Dong;Pauline Low

  233
  Citations

• Cosupplementation With Coenzyme Q Prevents the Prooxidant Effect of α-Tocopherol and Increases the Resistance of LDL to Transition Metal–Dependent Oxidation Initiation

  Shane R. Thomas;Jiří Neužil;Roland Stocker

  222
  Citations