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Peter de Witte

Peter de Witte

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12991
World Ranking
11376
National Ranking
206

Best Publications

  • A novel pathway combining calreticulin exposure and ATP secretion in immunogenic cancer cell death.

    Abhishek D Garg;Dmitri V Krysko;Tom Verfaillie;Agnieszka Kaczmarek

  • Liposomes for photodynamic therapy.

    Annelies S L Derycke;Peter A M de Witte

  • Hypericin in cancer treatment: more light on the way.

    Patrizia Agostinis;Annelies Vantieghem;Wilfried Merlevede;Peter A.M. de Witte

  • Molecular and Translational Classifications of DAMPs in Immunogenic Cell Death

    Abhishek D. Garg;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lionel Apetoh;Lionel Apetoh;Thais Baert

  • The activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways protects HeLa cells from apoptosis following photodynamic therapy with hypericin.

    Zerihun Assefa;Annelies Vantieghem;Wim Declercq;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Validation of the Zebrafish Pentylenetetrazol Seizure Model: Locomotor versus Electrographic Responses to Antiepileptic Drugs

    Tatiana Afrikanova;Ann-Sophie K. Serruys;Olivia E. M. Buenafe;Ralph Clinckers

  • De Novo Loss-of-Function Mutations in CHD2 Cause a Fever-Sensitive Myoclonic Epileptic Encephalopathy Sharing Features with Dravet Syndrome

    Arvid Suls;Johanna A. Jaehn;Angela Kecskés;Yvonne Weber

  • Mutations in STX1B, encoding a presynaptic protein, cause fever-associated epilepsy syndromes.

    Julian Schubert;Aleksandra Siekierska;Mélanie Langlois;Patrick May

  • Evaluation of 14 Organic Solvents and Carriers for Screening Applications in Zebrafish Embryos and Larvae

    Jan Maes;Lien Verlooy;Olivia E. Buenafe;Peter A. M. de Witte

  • Hypericin-induced photosensitization of HeLa cells leads to apoptosis or necrosis Involvement of cytochrome c and procaspase-3 activation in the mechanism of apoptosis

    Annelies Vantieghem;Zerihun Assefa;Peter Vandenabeele;Wim Declercq

  • Cytotoxicity of some medicinal plant extracts used in Tanzanian traditional medicine.

    Appolinary Kamuhabwa;Charles Nshimo;Peter de Witte

  • Targeting of the photocytotoxic compound AlPcS4 to Hela cells by transferrin conjugated PEG-liposomes.

    Antoon Gijsens;Annelies Derycke;Ludwig Missiaen;Dirk De Vos

  • Up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 and apoptosis resistance by p38 MAPK in hypericin-mediated photodynamic Therapy of human cancer cells

    Nico Hendrickx;Cédric Volanti;Ugo Moens;Ole Morten Seternes

  • The Multifaceted Photocytotoxic Profile of Hypericin

    Theodossis A. Theodossiou;John S. Hothersall;Peter A. De Witte;Alexandros Pantos

  • Phosphorylation of Bcl-2 in G2/M phase-arrested cells following photodynamic therapy with hypericin involves a CDK1-mediated signal and delays the onset of apoptosis

    Annelies Vantieghem;Yan Xu;Zerihun Assefa;Jacques Piette

  • Transferrin-conjugated liposome targeting of photosensitizer AlPcS4 to rat bladder carcinoma cells.

    Annelies S. L. Derycke;Appolinary Kamuhabwa;Antoon Gijsens;Tania Roskams

  • Induction of heme-oxygenase 1 requires the p38MAPK and PI3K pathways and suppresses apoptotic cell death following hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy.

    Silvia Kocanova;Esther Buytaert;Jean-Yves Matroule;Jacques Piette

  • A robust human norovirus replication model in zebrafish larvae

    Jana Van Dycke;Annelii Ny;Nádia Conceição-Neto;Jan Maes

  • Fishing for drugs from nature: zebrafish as a technology platform for natural product discovery.

    Alexander D. Crawford;Camila V. Esguerra;Peter A. M. de Witte

  • Fluorescence detection of flat bladder carcinoma in situ after intravesical instillation of hypericin.

    Marie-Ange D’Hallewin;Peter A. De Witte;Etienne Waelkens;Wilfried Merlevede

Frequent Co-Authors

Tania Roskams
Tania Roskams KU Leuven
Lieven Lagae
Lieven Lagae KU Leuven
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Johan Neyts
Johan Neyts Rega Institute for Medical Research
Guy Marchal
Guy Marchal KU Leuven

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