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Biology and Biochemistry
Hungary
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
22086
World Ranking
4538
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Hungary Leader Award

Overview

László Virág is affiliated with the University of Debrecen in Hungary and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a research focus primarily on oncology, molecular biology, and immunology. Their work encompasses several subfields including surgery and epidemiology. Virág's research interests cover key areas such as PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, pancreatitis pathology and treatment, cell death mechanisms and regulation, autophagy in disease and therapy, immune cell function and interaction, CAR-T cell therapy research, and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research.

Their publication record includes recent papers addressing diverse topics in biomedical sciences. Notable publications include:

  • The PARP Enzyme Family and the Hallmarks of Cancer Part 1. Cell Intrinsic Hallmarks (2021, Cancers)
  • How Do Post-Translational Modifications Influence the Pathomechanistic Landscape of Huntington's Disease? A Comprehensive Review (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Caspase-9 acts as a regulator of necroptotic cell death (2021, FEBS Journal)
  • Targeting Nuclear NAD+ Synthesis Inhibits DNA Repair, Impairs Metabolic Adaptation and Increases Chemosensitivity of U-2OS Osteosarcoma Cells (2020, Cancers)
  • The PARP Enzyme Family and the Hallmarks of Cancer Part 2: Hallmarks Related to Cancer Host Interactions (2021, Cancers)

László Virág collaborates frequently with several co-authors, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Frequent collaborators include Máté Demény, Csaba Hegedűs, Katalin Kovács, Zsolt Regdon, and József Maléth.

The scientist's work is published in a variety of journals that focus on molecular biology and medical research. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Cancers
  • Biomedicines
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments

Best Publications

  • The Therapeutic Potential of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors

    László Virág;Csaba Szabó

  • Simulation of the Undiseased Human Cardiac Ventricular Action Potential: Model Formulation and Experimental Validation

    Thomas O'Hara;László Virág;András Varró;András Varró;Yoram Rudy

  • Diabetic endothelial dysfunction: the role of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation.

    Francisco Garcia Soriano;László Virág;Prakash Jagtap;Éva Szabó

  • Peroxynitrite-induced cytotoxicity: mechanism and opportunities for intervention

    László Virág;Éva Szabó;Pál Gergely;Csaba Szabó

  • Flagellin, a Novel Mediator of Salmonella-Induced Epithelial Activation and Systemic Inflammation: IκBα Degradation, Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase, Induction of Proinflammatory Mediators, and Cardiovascular Dysfunction

    Tonyia Eaves-Pyles;Kanneganti Murthy;Lucas Liaudet;László Virág

  • Role of Resident Peritoneal Macrophages and Mast Cells in Chemokine Production and Neutrophil Migration in Acute Inflammation: Evidence for an Inhibitory Loop Involving Endogenous IL-10

    Maureen N. Ajuebor;Anuk M. Das;László Virág;Roderick J. Flower

  • Inosine Inhibits Inflammatory Cytokine Production by a Posttranscriptional Mechanism and Protects Against Endotoxin-Induced Shock

    György Haskó;David G. Kuhel;Zoltán H. Németh;Jon G. Mabley

  • Protection against peroxynitrite-induced fibroblast injury and arthritis development by inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) synthase.

    Csaba Szabó;László Virág;Salvatore Cuzzocrea;Gwen S. Scott

  • Melatonin inhibits expression of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase in murine macrophages: role of inhibition of NFκB activation

    Eli Gilad;Hector R. Wong;Basilia Zingarelli;László Virág

  • Potent Metalloporphyrin Peroxynitrite Decomposition Catalyst Protects Against the Development of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction

    Pál Pacher;Lucas Liaudet;Péter Bai;Jon G. Mabley

  • The role of the delayed rectifier component IKs in dog ventricular muscle and Purkinje fibre repolarization

    András Varró;Beáta Baláti;Norbert Iost;János Takács

  • Poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase activation mediates mitochondrial injury during oxidant-induced cell death.

    László Virág;Andrew L. Salzman;Csaba Szabó

  • Programmed necrotic cell death of macrophages: Focus on pyroptosis, necroptosis, and parthanatos.

    Nirmal Robinson;Raja Ganesan;Csaba Hegedűs;Katalin Kovács

  • Poly(ADP-ribose) signaling in cell death

    László Virág;Agnieszka Robaszkiewicz;Agnieszka Robaszkiewicz;Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Vargas;Francisco Javier Oliver

  • Protection against hemorrhagic shock in mice genetically deficient in poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase.

    Lucas Liaudet;Lucas Liaudet;Francisco Garcia Soriano;Éva Szabó;László Virág

  • Part I: Pathogenetic role of peroxynitrite in the development of diabetes and diabetic vascular complications: studies with FP15, a novel potent peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst

    Csaba Szabó;Jon G. Mabley;Suzanne M. Moeller;Roman Shimanovich

  • Novel phenanthridinone inhibitors of poly (adenosine 5'-diphosphate-ribose) synthetase: potent cytoprotective and antishock agents.

    Prakash Jagtap;Francisco Garcia Soriano;László Virág;Lucas Liaudet

  • Activation of poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase-1 is a central mechanism of lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung inflammation.

    Lucas Liaudet;P. Á L. Pacher;Jon G. Mabley;László Virág

  • Peroxynitrite-induced thymocyte apoptosis: the role of caspases and poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase (PARS) activation.

    L. Virág;G. S. Scott;S. Cuzzocrea;D. Marmer

  • Activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase contributes to development of doxorubicin-induced heart failure.

    P. Pacher;L. Liaudet;P. Bai;L. Virag

Frequent Co-Authors

András Varró
András Varró University of Szeged
Csaba Szabó
Csaba Szabó University of Fribourg
Pál Gergely
Pál Gergely University of Debrecen
Pal Pacher
Pal Pacher National Institutes of Health
György Haskó
György Haskó Columbia University
Lucas Liaudet
Lucas Liaudet University of Lausanne
Andrew L. Salzman
Andrew L. Salzman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Stanley Nattel
Stanley Nattel Montreal Heart Institute
Mauro Perretti
Mauro Perretti Queen Mary University of London
Basilia Zingarelli
Basilia Zingarelli Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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