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Overview

Paul T. Schumacker is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Biochemistry.

The main topics of their research include mitochondrial function and pathology, cardiovascular function and risk factors, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, respiratory support and mechanisms, as well as redox biology and oxidative stress. Specific areas related to antioxidants such as vitamin C and oxidative stress also feature in their work.

Frequent coauthors of Paul T. Schumacker include Enrico Zampese, D. James Surmeier, Jaime N. Guzmán, Tatiana Tkatch, and David L. Wokosin.

The scientist's publications have appeared repeatedly in several academic journals. Notable recurring publication venues are:

  • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Paul T. Schumacker include:

  • Guidelines for measuring reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage in cells and in vivo (2022, Nature Metabolism)
  • Disruption of mitochondrial complex I induces progressive parkinsonism (2021, Nature)
  • Ca 2+ channels couple spiking to mitochondrial metabolism in substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons (2022, Science Advances)
  • Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factors in Regulating Right Ventricular Function and Remodeling during Chronic Hypoxia-induced Pulmonary Hypertension (2020, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology)
  • NDUFS4 regulates cristae remodeling in diabetic kidney disease (2024, Nature Communications)

Best Publications

  • Reactive oxygen species generated at mitochondrial complex III stabilize hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha during hypoxia: a mechanism of O2 sensing.

    N S Chandel;D S McClintock;C E Feliciano;T M Wood

  • Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species trigger hypoxia-induced transcription

    N. S. Chandel;E. Maltepe;E. Goldwasser;C. E. Mathieu

  • Bcl-xL Regulates the Membrane Potential and Volume Homeostasis of Mitochondria

    Matthew G. Vander Heiden;Navdeep S. Chandel;Edward K. Williamson;Paul T. Schumacker

  • Mitochondrial ROS in cancer: initiators, amplifiers or an Achilles' heel?

    Simran S. Sabharwal;Paul T. Schumacker

  • Reactive oxygen species in cancer cells: Live by the sword, die by the sword

    Paul T. Schumacker

  • Mitochondrial complex III is required for hypoxia-induced ROS production and cellular oxygen sensing

    Robert D. Guzy;Beatrice Hoyos;Emmanuel Robin;Hong Chen

  • Mitochondria Are Required for Antigen-Specific T Cell Activation through Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling

    Laura A. Sena;Sha Li;Amit Jairaman;Murali Prakriya

  • Oxygen sensing by mitochondria at complex III: the paradox of increased reactive oxygen species during hypoxia

    Robert D. Guzy;Paul T. Schumacker

  • Reactive Oxygen Species Released from Mitochondria during Brief Hypoxia Induce Preconditioning in Cardiomyocytes

    Terry L. Vanden Hoek;Lance B. Becker;Zuohui Shao;Changqing Li

  • Oxidant stress evoked by pacemaking in dopaminergic neurons is attenuated by DJ-1

    Jaime N. Guzman;Javier Sanchez-Padilla;David Wokosin;Jyothisri Kondapalli

  • Unraveling the biological roles of reactive oxygen species.

    Michael P. Murphy;Arne Holmgren;Nils Göran Larsson;Barry Halliwell

  • Intracellular Signaling by Reactive Oxygen Species during Hypoxia in Cardiomyocytes

    Jacques Duranteau;Navdeep S. Chandel;Andre Kulisz;Zuohui Shao

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction resulting from loss of cytochrome c impairs cellular oxygen sensing and hypoxic HIF-α activation

    Kyle D. Mansfield;Robert D. Guzy;Yi Pan;Yi Pan;Regina M. Young;Regina M. Young

  • Role of Oxidants in NF-κB Activation and TNF-α Gene Transcription Induced by Hypoxia and Endotoxin

    Navdeep S. Chandel;Wendy C. Trzyna;David S. McClintock;Paul T. Schumacker

  • Bcl-xL prevents cell death following growth factor withdrawal by facilitating mitochondrial ATP/ADP exchange.

    Matthew G.Vander Heiden;Navdeep S Chandel;Paul T Schumacker;Craig B Thompson;Craig B Thompson

  • Generation of superoxide in cardiomyocytes during ischemia before reperfusion.

    Lance B. Becker;Terry L. Vanden Hoek;Zuo Hui Shao;Chang Qing Li

  • Significant Levels of Oxidants Are Generated by Isolated Cardiomyocytes During Ischemia Prior to Reperfusion

    Terry L. Vanden Hoek;Changqing Li;Zuohui Shao;Paul T. Schumacker

  • Outer mitochondrial membrane permeability can regulate coupled respiration and cell survival

    Matthew G. Vander Heiden;Navdeep S. Chandel;Xiao Xian Li;Paul T. Schumacker

  • Cellular oxygen sensing by mitochondria: old questions, new insight

    Navdeep S. Chandel;Paul T. Schumacker

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1)

    Paul T. Schumacker

Frequent Co-Authors

Navdeep S. Chandel
Navdeep S. Chandel Northwestern University
D. James Surmeier
D. James Surmeier Northwestern University
G. R. Scott Budinger
G. R. Scott Budinger Northwestern University
Leo I. Gordon
Leo I. Gordon Northwestern University
Jacob I. Sznajder
Jacob I. Sznajder Northwestern University
Craig B. Thompson
Craig B. Thompson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chun-Su Yuan
Chun-Su Yuan University of Chicago
David W. Kamp
David W. Kamp Northwestern University
Julian Solway
Julian Solway University of Chicago
James A. Russell
James A. Russell Boston College

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