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Overview

Kazimierz S. Kasprzak is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific contributions across subfields including Physiology, Surgery, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Their work explores topics such as Nutrition and Health in Aging, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, and Frailty in Older Adults. These areas reflect an emphasis on understanding health conditions and recovery processes particularly relevant to older populations.

Kazimierz S. Kasprzak has published research in several scientific venues including Applied Sciences, Journal of Education Health and Sport, and Surgical Oncology. Their recent publications include:

  • Review of Power Electronics Technologies in the Integration of Renewable Energy Systems, 2025, Applied Sciences
  • Is certain food and nutrients associated with the risk of lung cancer? A systematic review, 2024, Journal of Education Health and Sport
  • Diagnostic utility of the preoperative cachexia index for malnutrition in colorectal cancer: A prospective cohort study, 2025, Surgical Oncology

The research topics indicate multidisciplinary interests, spanning from clinical nutrition and cancer to technological aspects of renewable energy systems. This diversity aligns with collaborations visible through frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Vijaychandra Joddumahanthi
  • Łukasz Knypiński
  • Yatindra Gopal
  • Katarzyna Wesołowska
  • Kinga Kargul

The co-authorships suggest engagement with a network of researchers working in complementary areas, supporting investigations in both medicine and applied sciences.

Best Publications

  • Nickel carcinogenesis. Mutat Res

    F. William Sunderman;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak;Konstantin Salnikow

  • Depletion of Intracellular Ascorbate by the Carcinogenic Metals Nickel and Cobalt Results in the Induction of Hypoxic Stress

    Konstantin Salnikow;Steven P. Donald;Richard K. Bruick;Anatoly Zhitkovich

  • Oxidative DNA and protein damage in metal-induced toxicity and carcinogenesis.

    Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • The role of oxidative damage in metal carcinogenicity.

    Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • Induction of oxidative DNA damage by carcinogenic metals.

    Wojciech Bal;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • Nickel(II)- and Cobalt(II)-dependent Damage by Hydrogen Peroxide to the DNA Bases in Isolated Human Chromatin

    Zeena Nackerdien;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak;Govind Rao;Barry Halliwell

  • Nickel induced lipid peroxidation in the rat: correlation with nickel effect on antioxidant defense systems.

    Manoj Misra;Ricardo E. Rodriguez;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • GGT to GTT transversions in codon 12 of the K-ras oncogene in rat renal sarcomas induced with nickel subsulfide or nickel subsulfide/iron are consistent with oxidative damage to DNA.

    Kathleen G. Higinbotham;Jerry M. Rice;Bhalchandra A. Diwan;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • Generation of Free Radicals from Hydrogen Peroxide and Lipid Hydroperoxides in the Presence of Cr(III)

    Xianglin Shi;N. S. Dalal;K. S. Kasprzak

  • Molecular models in nickel carcinogenesis.

    Wojciech Bal;Henryk Kozłowski;Kazimierz S Kasprzak

  • Possible roles of nitric oxide and redox cell signaling in metal-induced toxicity and carcinogenesis: a review.

    Gregory S. Buzard;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • Interactions of Nickel(II) with Histones: Interactions of Nickel(II) with CH3CO-Thr-Glu-Ser-His-His-Lys-NH2, a Peptide Modeling the Potential Metal Binding Site in the “C-Tail” Region of Histone H2A

    Wojciech Bal;Jan Lukszo;Karol Bialkowski;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • Ni(II) specifically cleaves the C-terminal tail of the major variant of histone H2A and forms an oxidative damage-mediating complex with the cleaved-off octapeptide.

    Wojciech Bal;Rongti Liang;Jan Lukszo;Sang-Han Lee

  • Inhibition of core histones acetylation by carcinogenic nickel(II).

    Filip Golebiowski;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • A novel assay of 8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine 5′-triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase (8-oxo-dGTPase) activity in cultured cells and its use for evaluation of cadmium(II) inhibition of this activity

    Karol Bialkowski;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • Effects of Ni(II) and Cu(II) on DNA interaction with the N-terminal sequence of human protamine P2: enhancement of binding and mediation of oxidative DNA strand scission and base damage

    Rongti Liang;Sema Senturker;Xianglin Shi;Wojciech Bal

  • Low level, long-term inorganic arsenite exposure causes generalized resistance to apoptosis in cultured human keratinocytes: potential role in skin co-carcinogenesis.

    Jingbo Pi;Yuying He;Carl Bortner;Jianli Huang

  • Binding of Nickel(II) and Copper(II) to the N-Terminal Sequence of Human Protamine HP2

    Wojciech Bal;Małgorzata Jeżowska-Bojczuk;Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

  • Nickel(II)-mediated oxidative DNA base damage in renal and hepatic chromatin of pregnant rats and their fetuses. Possible relevance to carcinogenesis.

    Kazimierz S. Kasprzak;Bhalchandra A. Diwan;Jerry M. Rice;Manoj Misra

  • The role of chromatin damage in nickel-induced carcinogenesis. A review of recent developments.

    Kazimierz S. Kasprzak;Wojciech Bal;Aldona A. Karaczyn

Frequent Co-Authors

Wojciech Bal
Wojciech Bal Polish Academy of Sciences
Michael P. Waalkes
Michael P. Waalkes National Institutes of Health
Miral Dizdaroglu
Miral Dizdaroglu National Institute of Standards and Technology
Xianglin Shi
Xianglin Shi University of Kentucky
Jie Liu
Jie Liu National Institutes of Health
Ryszard Olinski
Ryszard Olinski Nicolaus Copernicus University
Jerrold M. Ward
Jerrold M. Ward National Institutes of Health
mutsuo sekiguchi
mutsuo sekiguchi Fukuoka Dental College
Yusaku Nakabeppu
Yusaku Nakabeppu Kyushu University
James M. Phang
James M. Phang National Institutes of Health

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