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Tadeusz Sarna is affiliated with Jagiellonian University in Poland and focuses research efforts primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses several interconnected scientific domains with a strong emphasis on molecular and cellular biological processes.

Their research contributions cover an array of topics that include:

  • Melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Retinal development and disorders
  • Skin protection and aging
  • Biochemical analysis and sensing techniques
  • Retinal diseases and treatments
  • Olfactory and sensory function studies
  • Antioxidant activity and oxidative stress

Within subfields, their scientific inquiry extends into molecular biology, cell biology, dermatology, biochemistry, and nutrition and dietetics, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach.

Recent publications by Tadeusz Sarna highlight significant research outputs between 2020 and 2022, including studies on melanin interactions and neurological conditions. Notable papers include:

  • "Interaction of Melanin with Metal Ions Modulates Their Cytotoxic Potential," 2021, Applied Magnetic Resonance
  • "Melanoma, Melanin, and Melanogenesis: The Yin and Yang Relationship," 2022, Frontiers in Oncology
  • "Neuromelanins in brain aging and Parkinson's disease: synthesis, structure, neuroinflammatory, and neurodegenerative role," 2022, IUBMB Life
  • "Melanopsin: From a small molecule to brain functions," 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Developing [60]Fullerene Nanomaterials for Better Photodynamic Treatment of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers," 2020, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

The distribution of publications also shows a presence in specialized journals such as Photochemistry and Photobiology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research.

Frequent collaboration is noted with several coauthors, which include:

  • Grzegorz Szewczyk
  • Krystian Mokrzyński
  • Magdalena Olchawa
  • Michał Sarna
  • Olga Krzysztyńska-Kuleta

Best Publications

  • The physical and chemical properties of eumelanin.

    Paul Meredith;Tadeusz Sarna

  • Interactions of iron, dopamine and neuromelanin pathways in brain aging and Parkinson's disease.

    Fabio A. Zucca;Juan Segura-Aguilar;Emanuele Ferrari;Patricia Muñoz

  • Properties and function of the ocular melanin--a photobiophysical view.

    Tadeusz Sarna

  • Blue Light-Induced Reactivity of Retinal Age Pigment: In Vitro Generation of Oxygen-Reactive Species

    M. Rozanowska;J. Jarvis-Evans;W. Korytowski;M. E. Boulton

  • Melanins and melanogenesis: from pigment cells to human health and technological applications.

    Marco d'Ischia;Kazumasa Wakamatsu;Fabio Cicoira;Eduardo Di Mauro

  • Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

    Marco D'Ischia;Kazumasa Wakamatsu;Alessandra Napolitano;Stefania Briganti

  • Role of semiconductivity and ion transport in the electrical conduction of melanin

    Albertus B. Mostert;Benjamin J. Powell;Francis L. Pratt;Graeme R. Hanson

  • Free radical scavenging properties of melanin interaction of eu- and pheo-melanin models with reducing and oxidising radicals.

    Malgorzata Rózanowska;Tadeusz Sarna;Edward J Land;T G Truscott

  • Photodynamic therapy with fullerenes

    Pawel Mroz;George P. Tegos;Hariprasad Gali;Tim Wharton

  • Senescence, Stress, and Reactive Oxygen Species

    Ivan Jajic;Tadeusz Sarna;Kazimierz Strzalka

  • Functionalized fullerenes mediate photodynamic killing of cancer cells: Type I versus Type II photochemical mechanism.

    Pawel Mroz;Anna Pawlak;Minahil Satti;Haeryeon Lee

  • Role of ocular melanin in ophthalmic physiology and pathology.

    Dan-Ning Hu;Dan-Ning Hu;John D. Simon;Tadeusz Sarna

  • Blue light-induced singlet oxygen generation by retinal lipofuscin in non-polar media.

    Małgorzata Różanowska;Jurina Wessels;Mike Boulton;Janice M. Burke

  • Loss of melanin from human RPE with aging: possible role of melanin photooxidation.

    Tadeusz Sarna;Janice M. Burke;Witold Korytowski;Małgorzata Różanowska

  • Photocytotoxicity of lipofuscin in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.

    Sallyanne Davies;Michael H Elliott;Eric Floor;T.George Truscott

  • The microenvironment effect on the generation of reactive oxygen species by Pd-bacteriopheophorbide.

    Yahel Vakrat-Haglili;Lev Weiner;Vlad Brumfeld;Alexander Brandis

  • Melanin photoreactions in aerated media: electron spin resonance evidence for production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide.

    C.C. Felix;J.S. Hyde;T. Sarna;R.C. Sealy

  • Neuromelanin can protect against iron-mediated oxidative damage in system modeling iron overload of brain aging and Parkinson’s disease

    Luigi Zecca;Luigi Casella;Alberto Albertini;Chiara Bellei

  • PHOTOINDUCED GENERATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND HYDROXYL RADICALS IN MELANINS

    W. Korytowski;B. Pilas;T. Sarna;B. Kalyanaraman

  • Ion-exchange in melanin: an electron spin resonance study with lanthanide probes.

    T. Sarna;James S. Hyde;Harold M. Swartz

  • Interaction of radicals from water radiolysis with melanin.

    T Sarna;T Sarna;B Pilas;Edward J Land;T G Truscott

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg
John D. Simon
John D. Simon Duke University
Michael E. Boulton
Michael E. Boulton University of Alabama at Birmingham
T. G. Truscott
T. G. Truscott Keele University
Shosuke Ito
Shosuke Ito Fujita Health University
Kazumasa Wakamatsu
Kazumasa Wakamatsu Fujita Health University
Paul Meredith
Paul Meredith Swansea University
Edward J. Land
Edward J. Land Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Balaraman Kalyanaraman
Balaraman Kalyanaraman Medical College of Wisconsin
Alessandra Napolitano
Alessandra Napolitano University of Naples Federico II

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