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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
160
Citations
88735
World Ranking
127
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Sten Orrenius was affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. The scientific record available does not include specific recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or detailed fields and topics of study linked to Orrenius's work. However, the career and recognition of this researcher are reflected through notable awards.

Orrenius was recognized as a member of prominent scientific organizations, including the Academia Europaea in 1989 and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1988. These memberships indicate a professional standing within respected academic and medical communities.

The absence of detailed publication or research topic data limits the ability to delineate Orrenius's specific scientific contributions or areas of expertise. Despite this, the affiliation with a major Swedish medical university and election to prestigious academies suggest involvement in significant biomedical or medical research undertakings during their career.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of cell death: the calcium-apoptosis link.

    Sten Orrenius;Boris Zhivotovsky;Pierluigi Nicotera

  • Mitochondria, oxidative stress and cell death

    Martin Ott;Vladimir Gogvadze;Sten Orrenius;Boris Zhivotovsky

  • Glutamate-induced neuronal death: A succession of necrosis or apoptosis depending on mitochondrial function

    Maria Ankarcrona;Jeannette M. Dypbukt;Emanuela Bonfoco;Boris Zhivotovsky

  • Isolation and use of liver cells.

    Peter Moldéus;Johan Högberg;Sten Orrenius

  • Triggering and modulation of apoptosis by oxidative stress.

    Joya Chandra;Afshin Samali;Sten Orrenius

  • Mitochondrial oxidative stress: implications for cell death.

    Sten Orrenius;Vladimir Gogvadze;Boris Zhivotovsky

  • Cytochrome c release from mitochondria proceeds by a two-step process

    Martin Ott;John D. Robertson;Vladimir Gogvadze;Boris Zhivotovsky

  • Role of Ca2+ in toxic cell killing

    Sten Orrenius;David J. McConkey;Giorgio Bellomo;Pierluigi Nicotera

  • The metabolism of menadione (2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) by isolated hepatocytes. A study of the implications of oxidative stress in intact cells.

    H Thor;M T Smith;P Hartzell;G Bellomo

  • Apoptosis : a basic biological phenomenon with wide-ranging implications in human disease

    B. Fadeel;S. Orrenius

  • Dual regulation of caspase activity by hydrogen peroxide: implications for apoptosis

    Mark B Hampton;Sten Orrenius

  • Mitochondria in cancer cells: what is so special about them?

    Vladimir Gogvadze;Sten Orrenius;Boris Zhivotovsky

  • Calcium-activated DNA fragmentation kills immature thymocytes.

    David J. McConkey;Pia Hartzell;Pierluigi Nicotera;Sten Orrenius

  • PHENOBARBITAL-INDUCED SYNTHESIS OF THE MICROSOMAL DRUG-METABOLIZING ENZYME SYSTEM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROLIFERATION OF ENDOPLASMIC MEMBRANES : A Morphological and Biochemical Study

    Sten Orrenius;Jan L. E. Ericsson;Lars Ernster

  • CPP32/apopain is a key interleukin 1 beta converting enzyme-like protease involved in Fas-mediated apoptosis.

    Jörg Schlegel;Iris Peters;Sten Orrenius;Douglas K. Miller

  • Glucocorticoids activate a suicide process in thymocytes through an elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration

    David J. McConkey;Pierluigi Nicotera;Pia Hartzell;Giorgio Bellomo

  • Presence of a pre-apoptotic complex of pro-caspase-3, Hsp60 and Hsp10 in the mitochondrial fraction of jurkat cells.

    Afshin Samali;Jiyang Cai;Boris Zhivotovsky;Dean P. Jones

  • Bleb formation in hepatocytes during drug metabolism is caused by disturbances in thiol and calcium ion homeostasis.

    Sarah A. Jewell;Giorgio Bellomo;Hjordis Thor;Sten Orrenius

  • Calcium-mediated mechanisms in chemically induced cell death.

    Pierluigi Nicotera;Giorgio Bellomo;Sten Orrenius

  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin kills immature thymocytes by Ca2+-mediated endonuclease activation.

    David J. McConkey;Pia Hartzell;Steven K. Duddy;Helen Håkansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Pierluigi Nicotera
Pierluigi Nicotera German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Vladimir Gogvadze
Vladimir Gogvadze Lomonosov Moscow State University
Giorgio Bellomo
Giorgio Bellomo University of Milan
Peter Moldéus
Peter Moldéus Karolinska Institute
David J. McConkey
David J. McConkey Johns Hopkins University
Bengt Fadeel
Bengt Fadeel Karolinska Institute
Afshin Samali
Afshin Samali University of Galway
Sandra Ceccatelli
Sandra Ceccatelli Karolinska Institute
Dean P. Jones
Dean P. Jones Emory University

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