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Marcin Majka is affiliated with Jagiellonian University in Poland, focusing their academic career on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, surgery, genetics, cancer research, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

They have contributed extensively to topics such as mesenchymal stem cell research, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, pluripotent stem cells research, nuclear receptors and signaling, CRISPR and genetic engineering, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and microRNA in disease regulation.

Some of their recent publications include:

  • Immunomodulation-a general review of the current state-of-the-art and new therapeutic strategies for targeting the immune system, 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Mesenchymal stem cells as a multimodal treatment for nervous system diseases, 2020, Stem Cells Translational Medicine
  • Use of 3D Organoids as a Model to Study Idiopathic Form of Parkinson's Disease, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Interplay among SNAIL Transcription Factor, MicroRNAs, Long Non-Coding RNAs, and Circular RNAs in the Regulation of Tumor Growth and Metastasis, 2020, Cancers
  • Carbon Fibers as a New Type of Scaffold for Midbrain Organoid Development, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include Klaudia Skrzypek, Marta Kot, Maciej Sułkowski, Paweł Konieczny, and Adam Mazurek. These collaborations indicate sustained teamwork across multiple research projects.

Majka's research has been published predominantly in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Advances in Interventional Cardiology, each with seven papers. Other notable publication venues are Cells, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Cancers.

This body of work reflects sustained activity in molecular biology and medical research, with a strong emphasis on stem cell science, cancer molecular mechanisms, and cellular neuroscience. Their contributions cover developments in both fundamental biology and translational approaches aimed at disease treatment and regenerative medicine.

Best Publications

  • A population of very small embryonic-like (VSEL) CXCR4 + SSEA-1 + Oct-4 + stem cells identified in adult bone marrow

    M Kucia;R Reca;F R Campbell;E Zuba-Surma

  • Numerous growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines are secreted by human CD34(+) cells, myeloblasts, erythroblasts, and megakaryoblasts and regulate normal hematopoiesis in an autocrine/paracrine manner.

    Marcin Majka;Marcin Majka;Anna Janowska-Wieczorek;Anna Janowska-Wieczorek;Janina Ratajczak;Janina Ratajczak;Karen Ehrenman;Karen Ehrenman

  • Mobilization of CD34/CXCR4+, CD34/CD117+, c-met+ Stem Cells, and Mononuclear Cells Expressing Early Cardiac, Muscle, and Endothelial Markers Into Peripheral Blood in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Wojciech Wojakowski;Michał Tendera;Anna Michałowska;Marcin Majka

  • Intracoronary infusion of bone marrow-derived selected CD34+CXCR4+ cells and non-selected mononuclear cells in patients with acute STEMI and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: results of randomized, multicentre Myocardial Regeneration by Intracoronary Infusion of Selected Population of Stem Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction (REGENT) Trial.

    Michał Tendera;Wojciech Wojakowski;Witold Rużyłło;Lidia Chojnowska

  • Mesenchymal stem cells: characteristics and clinical applications.

    Sylwia Bobis;Danuta Jarocha;Marcin Majka

  • Cells Expressing Early Cardiac Markers Reside in the Bone Marrow and Are Mobilized Into the Peripheral Blood After Myocardial Infarction

    Magda Kucia;Buddhadeb Dawn;Greg Hunt;Yiru Guo

  • Stem cell plasticity revisited: CXCR4-positive cells expressing mRNA for early muscle, liver and neural cells ‘hide out’ in the bone marrow

    M Z Ratajczak;M Kucia;M Kucia;R Reca;M Majka

  • Platelet-derived microparticles bind to hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and enhance their engraftment

    Anna Janowska-Wieczorek;Marcin Majka;Jacek Kijowski;Monika Baj-Krzyworzeka

  • CXCR4-SDF-1 signaling is active in rhabdomyosarcoma cells and regulates locomotion, chemotaxis, and adhesion.

    Jolanta Libura;Justyna Drukala;Marcin Majka;Oana Tomescu

  • The Pros and Cons of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapies:

    Aleksandra Musiał-Wysocka;Marta Kot;Marcin Majka

  • Platelet-derived microparticles stimulate proliferation, survival, adhesion, and chemotaxis of hematopoietic cells.

    Monika Baj-Krzyworzeka;Marcin Majka;Domenico Pratico;Janina Ratajczak

  • Platelet- and megakaryocyte-derived microparticles transfer CXCR4 receptor to CXCR4-null cells and make them susceptible to infection by X4-HIV.

    Tomasz Rozmyslowicz;Marcin Majka;Jacek Kijowski;Samuel L Murphy

  • Expression of functional CXCR4 by muscle satellite cells and secretion of SDF-1 by muscle-derived fibroblasts is associated with the presence of both muscle progenitors in bone marrow and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in muscles.

    Mariusz Z. Ratajczak;Marcin Majka;Magda Kucia;Justyna Drukala

  • The SDF-1-CXCR4 axis stimulates VEGF secretion and activates integrins but does not affect proliferation and survival in lymphohematopoietic cells.

    Jacek Kijowski;Monika Baj‐Krzyworzeka;Marcin Majka;Ryan Reca

  • Functional receptor for C3a anaphylatoxin is expressed by normal hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, and C3a enhances their homing-related responses to SDF-1.

    Ryan Reca;Dimitrios Mastellos;Marcin Majka;Leah Marquez

  • Mobilization studies in mice deficient in either C3 or C3a receptor (C3aR) reveal a novel role for complement in retention of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in bone marrow.

    Janina Ratajczak;Ryan Reca;Magda Kucia;Marcin Majka

  • Stromal-derived factor 1 and thrombopoietin regulate distinct aspects of human megakaryopoiesis.

    Marcin Majka;Marcin Majka;Marcin Majka;Anna Janowska-Wieczorek;Anna Janowska-Wieczorek;Anna Janowska-Wieczorek;Janina Ratajczak;Janina Ratajczak;Janina Ratajczak;M. Anna Kowalska;M. Anna Kowalska;M. Anna Kowalska

  • Cells enriched in markers of neural tissue-committed stem cells reside in the bone marrow and are mobilized into the peripheral blood following stroke.

    M Kucia;Y P Zhang;R Reca;M Wysoczynski

  • Mobilization of CD34(+), CD117(+), CXCR4(+), c-met(+) stem cells is correlated with left ventricular ejection fraction and plasma NT-proBNP levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

    Wojciech Wojakowski;Michał Tendera;Anna Zebzda;Anna Michałowska

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE A population of very small embryonic-like (VSEL) CXCR4 þ SSEA-1 þ Oct-4 þ stem cells identified in adult bone marrow

    M Kucia;R Reca;E Zuba-Surma;M Majka

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariusz Z. Ratajczak
Mariusz Z. Ratajczak University of Louisville
Janina Ratajczak
Janina Ratajczak University of Louisville
Anna Janowska-Wieczorek
Anna Janowska-Wieczorek University of Alberta
Magda Kucia
Magda Kucia Medical University of Warsaw
Mortimer Poncz
Mortimer Poncz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Alan M. Gewirtz
Alan M. Gewirtz University of Pennsylvania
Ewa K. Zuba-Surma
Ewa K. Zuba-Surma Jagiellonian University
Alicja Jozkowicz
Alicja Jozkowicz Jagiellonian University
Lawrence F. Brass
Lawrence F. Brass University of Pennsylvania
Jozef Dulak
Jozef Dulak Jagiellonian University

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