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Swapan K. Ray is a researcher affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their expertise lies primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a substantial body of work spanning Medicine. Within these domains, molecular biology features prominently as a subfield, accompanied by epidemiology, pathology and forensic medicine, and cancer research. Cellular and molecular neuroscience is also represented in their research profile.

The research topics addressed by Ray focus on autophagy and its role in disease and therapy, spinal cord injury, microRNA in disease regulation, CRISPR and genetic engineering, RNA regulation and disease, tryptophan's effects on brain disorders, and tea polyphenols and their biological effects.

Ray's recent publications include work on neuroprotection and spinal cord injury recovery, specifically:

  • Modulation of autophagy for neuroprotection and functional recovery in traumatic spinal cord injury, 2020, Neural Regeneration Research

Frequent collaborators in Ray's research encompass:

  • Nadia Al-Sammarraie
  • Firas Khathayer
  • Amanda J. Manea
  • Supriti Samantaray
  • Naren L. Banik

Research outputs have appeared in multiple scientific journals, including:

  • Brain Sciences
  • Cells
  • APOPTOSIS
  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Neural Regeneration Research

Among the significant recent papers linked with Ray's coauthors, albeit not authored directly by Ray, are:

  • Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 Technology to Genome Editing in Glioblastoma Multiforme, 2021, Cells
  • Diosgenin as a Novel Alternative Therapy for Inhibition of Growth, Invasion, and Angiogenesis Abilities of Different Glioblastoma Cell Lines, 2020, Neurochemical Research
  • Regulation of autophagy as a therapeutic option in glioblastoma, 2021, APOPTOSIS
  • Advanced Bioinformatics Analysis and Genetic Technologies for Targeting Autophagy in Glioblastoma Multiforme, 2023, Cells

In addition to journal articles, Ray has contributed to book publications, including a work titled "Neuroprotection," published in 2024 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Role of pro-inflammatory cytokines released from microglia in neurodegenerative diseases.

    Joshua A. Smith;Arabinda Das;Swapan K. Ray;Naren L. Banik

  • Broad targeting of resistance to apoptosis in cancer.

    Ramzi M. Mohammad;Irfana Muqbil;Leroy Lowe;Clement Yedjou

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is required for maintenance of breast cancer stem cells and for cell migration and invasion

    Fang-Fang Yu;Juan-Juan Li;Juan-Juan Li;Hexin Chen;Jie Fu

  • Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer prevention and treatment

    Keith I. Block;Charlotte Gyllenhaal;Leroy Lowe;Amedeo Amedei

  • Drug Resistance in Glioblastoma: A Mini Review

    Catherine P. Haar;Preetha Hebbar;Gerald C. Wallace;Arabinda Das

  • Retinoic acid signaling pathways in development and diseases.

    Bhaskar C. Das;Pritam Thapa;Radha Karki;Sasmita Das

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Oxidative stress and Ca2+ influx upregulate calpain and induce apoptosis in PC12 cells.

    Swapan K. Ray;Melihat Fidan;Mark W. Nowak;Gloria G. Wilford

  • Calpain in the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury: neuroprotection with calpain inhibitors.

    Swapan K. Ray;Edward L. Hogan;Naren L. Banik

  • Flavonoids activated caspases for apoptosis in human glioblastoma T98G and U87MG cells but not in human normal astrocytes.

    Arabinda Das;Naren L. Banik;Swapan K. Ray

  • Estrogen increases intracellular p26Bcl-2 to p21Bax ratios and inhibits taxol-induced apoptosis of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells

    Yue Huang;Swapan Ray;John C. Reed;Ana Maria Ibrado

  • Hippocampal tissue of patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy is associated with astrocyte activation, inflammation, and altered expression of channels and receptors

    Arabinda Das;Gerald C Wallace;Casey Holmes;Misty L McDowell

  • Calpain and its involvement in the pathophysiology of CNS injuries and diseases: therapeutic potential of calpain inhibitors for prevention of neurodegeneration.

    Swapan K Ray;Naren L Banik

  • Garlic compounds generate reactive oxygen species leading to activation of stress kinases and cysteine proteases for apoptosis in human glioblastoma T98G and U87MG cells.

    Arabinda Das;Naren L. Banik;Swapan K. Ray

  • High levels of p26BCL-2 oncoprotein retard taxol-induced apoptosis in human pre-B leukemia cells

    Caroline Tang;Mark C. Willingham;John C. Reed;Toshiyuki Miyashita

Frequent Co-Authors

Naren L. Banik
Naren L. Banik Medical University of South Carolina
Edward L. Hogan
Edward L. Hogan Medical University of South Carolina
Kapil N. Bhalla
Kapil N. Bhalla The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco
Felix Randow
Felix Randow MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Philippe Pierre
Philippe Pierre Aix-Marseille University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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