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Overview

Montserrat Marí is affiliated with the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans several key fields, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these broader disciplines, Marí has contributed notably to subfields such as Immunology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Hepatology.

The scientist has a significant focus on topics related to liver disease, immune regulation, and neurodegeneration. Specific areas of interest include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, as well as Inflammasome and immune disorders. Additional research topics involve Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

Montserrat Marí has published extensively across multiple scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include the Journal of Hepatology, Antioxidants, Cancers, Frontiers in Immunology, and Research Square.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense," 2020, Science
  • "Relevance of SIRT1-NF-κB Axis as Therapeutic Target to Ameliorate Inflammation in Liver Disease," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Mitochondrial Glutathione: Recent Insights and Role in Disease," 2020, Antioxidants
  • "Cholesterol alters mitophagy by impairing optineurin recruitment and lysosomal clearance in Alzheimer's disease," 2021, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Advances," 2022, Cancers

Research collaboration plays an important role in Marí's work. Frequent co-authors are Albert Morales, Anna Tutusaus, Anna Colell, Pablo García de Frutos, and Patricia Rider. The collaborative efforts span numerous publications, with Morales and Tutusaus partnering on 25 and 18 papers respectively.

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial glutathione, a key survival antioxidant.

    Montserrat Marí;Albert Morales;Anna Colell;Carmen García-Ruiz

  • Direct Effect of Ceramide on the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Leads to Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIAL GLUTATHIONE

    Carmen García-Ruiz;Anna Colell;Montserrat Marí;Albert Morales

  • Mitochondrial free cholesterol loading sensitizes to TNF- and Fas-mediated steatohepatitis

    Montserrat Marí;Francisco Caballero;Anna Colell;Albert Morales

  • GSH transport in mitochondria: defense against TNF-induced oxidative stress and alcohol-induced defect

    J. C. Fernandez-Checa;N. Kaplowitz;C. Garcia-Ruiz;A. Colell

  • Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense

    Marta Bosch;Miguel Sánchez-Álvarez;Alba Fajardo;Ronan Kapetanovic

  • Defective TNF-α–mediated hepatocellular apoptosis and liver damage in acidic sphingomyelinase knockout mice

    Carmen García-Ruiz;Anna Colell;Montserrat Marí;Albert Morales

  • Caveolin-1 deficiency causes cholesterol dependent mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptotic susceptibility

    Marta Bosch;Montserrat Marí;Albert Herms;Ana Fernández

  • CYP2E1-dependent toxicity and oxidative stress in HepG2 cells.

    Arthur I. Cederbaum;Defeng Wu;Montserrat Mari;Jingxiang Bai

  • Oxidative stress: Role of mitochondria and protection by glutathione

    J. C. Fernández‐Checa;C. García‐Ruiz;A. Colell;A. Morales

  • MITOCHONDRIAL GLUTATHIONE: FEATURES, REGULATION AND ROLE IN DISEASE

    Montserrat Marí;Albert Morales;Anna Colell;Carmen García-Ruiz

  • Redox Control of Liver Function in Health and Disease

    Montserrat Marí;Anna Colell;Albert Morales;Claudia von Montfort

  • Cholesterol and peroxidized cardiolipin in mitochondrial membrane properties, permeabilization and cell death

    Joan Montero;Montserrat Mari;Anna Colell;Albert Morales

  • Induction of catalase, alpha, and microsomal glutathione S-transferase in CYP2E1 overexpressing HepG2 cells and protection against short-term oxidative stress

    Montserrat Marí;Arthur I. Cederbaum

  • Cholesterol Impairs the Adenine Nucleotide Translocator-mediated Mitochondrial Permeability Transition through Altered Membrane Fluidity

    Anna Colell;Carmen García-Ruiz;Josep M. Lluis;Olga Coll

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Increases Hepatocellular Glutathione by Transcriptional Regulation of the Heavy Subunit Chain of γ-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase

    Albert Morales;Carmen Garcı́a-Ruiz;Merce Miranda;Montserrat Marı́

  • Critical role of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1, but not 2, in hepatic stellate cell proliferation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and liver fibrogenesis†‡§

    Núria Tarrats;Anna Moles;Albert Morales;Carmen García-Ruiz

  • Critical role of acidic sphingomyelinase in murine hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury

    Laura Llacuna;Montserrat Marí;Carmen Garcia-Ruiz;José C. Fernandez-Checa

  • Ghrelin attenuates hepatocellular injury and liver fibrogenesis in rodents and influences fibrosis progression in humans

    Montserrat Moreno;Javier F. Chaves;Pau Sancho-Bru;Fernando Ramalho

  • Gas6/Axl pathway is activated in chronic liver disease and its targeting reduces fibrosis via hepatic stellate cell inactivation.

    Cristina Bárcena;Milica Stefanovic;Anna Tutusaus;Leonel Joannas

  • Critical Role of Mitochondrial Glutathione in the Survival of Hepatocytes during Hypoxia

    Josep M. Lluis;Albert Morales;Carmen Blasco;Anna Colell

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Morales
Albert Morales Spanish National Research Council
José C. Fernández-Checa
José C. Fernández-Checa University of Southern California
Anna Colell
Anna Colell Spanish National Research Council
Arthur I. Cederbaum
Arthur I. Cederbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Albert Pol
Albert Pol Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Carlos Enrich
Carlos Enrich University of Barcelona
Ramon Bataller
Ramon Bataller University of Pittsburgh
Neil Kaplowitz
Neil Kaplowitz University of Southern California
Steven P. Gross
Steven P. Gross University of California, Irvine
Jesús Balsinde
Jesús Balsinde Spanish National Research Council

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