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Overview

Vassilios Papadopoulos is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on endocrinology, metabolism, and molecular biology.

They have contributed to the following main fields of study:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Papadopoulos's subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Physiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical Biochemistry

Their scientific topics of interest cover several specialized areas such as:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Hormonal and Reproductive Studies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Recent publications associated with Papadopoulos include:

  • Why does COVID-19 kill more elderly men than women? Is there a role for testosterone? (2020), published in Andrology
  • Role of Constitutive STAR in Leydig Cells (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Role of STAR and SCP2/SCPx in the Transport of Cholesterol and Other Lipids (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cellular sources of TSPO expression in healthy and diseased brain (2021), published in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on steroidogenesis and consequences on testicular function (2021), published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Frequent collaborators with Papadopoulos demonstrate ongoing teamwork in research, including:

  • Chantal M. Sottas (13 co-authored works)
  • Yuchang Li (12 co-authored works)
  • Liting Chen (12 co-authored works)
  • Samuel Garza (11 co-authored works)
  • Lu Li (8 co-authored works)

The common publication venues for Papadopoulos's work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (7 publications)
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society (5 publications)
  • Andrology (4 publications)
  • The FASEB Journal (4 publications)
  • Endocrinology (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Translocator protein (18kDa): new nomenclature for the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor based on its structure and molecular function.

    Vassilios Papadopoulos;Mario Baraldi;Tomás R. Guilarte;Thomas B. Knudsen

  • Translocator protein (18 kDa) (TSPO) as a therapeutic target for neurological and psychiatric disorders

    Rainer Rupprecht;Vassilios Papadopoulos;Gerhard Rammes;Thomas C. Baghai

  • Peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor function in cholesterol transport. Identification of a putative cholesterol recognition/interaction amino acid sequence and consensus pattern.

    Hua Li;Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • Leydig cells: formation, function, and regulation.

    Barry R Zirkin;Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • Peripheral-type benzodiazepine/diazepam binding inhibitor receptor: biological role in steroidogenic cell function.

    Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor in cholesterol transport and steroidogenesis.

    V. Papadopoulos;H. Amri;N. Boujrad;C. Cascio

  • Peripheral-Type Benzodiazepine Receptor (PBR) in Human Breast Cancer Correlation of Breast Cancer Cell Aggressive Phenotype with PBR Expression, Nuclear Localization, and PBR-mediated Cell Proliferation and Nuclear Transport of Cholesterol

    Matthew Hardwick;Djamil Fertikh;Martine Culty;Hua Li

  • Steroid production in the thymus: implications for thymocyte selection.

    M S Vacchio;V Papadopoulos;J D Ashwell

  • Cholesterol binding at the cholesterol recognition/ interaction amino acid consensus (CRAC) of the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor and inhibition of steroidogenesis by an HIV TAT-CRAC peptide

    Hua Li;Zhi-xing Yao;Babett Degenhardt;Gary Teper

  • Peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor: structure and function of a cholesterol-binding protein in steroid and bile acid biosynthesis.

    Jean Jacques Lacapère;Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • Ginkgo biloba extracts and cancer: a research area in its infancy

    Francis V. DeFeudis;Vassilios Papadopoulos;Katy Drieu

  • Cholesterol transport in steroid biosynthesis: role of protein-protein interactions and implications in disease states.

    Malena B. Rone;Jinjiang Fan;Vassilios Papadopoulos;Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • Peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors mediate translocation of cholesterol from outer to inner mitochondrial membranes in adrenocortical cells.

    Karl E. Krueger;Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • The peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor is functionally linked to Leydig cell steroidogenesis.

    V Papadopoulos;A G Mukhin;E Costa;K E Krueger

  • Neuroprotective effects of green and black teas and their catechin gallate esters against β-amyloid-induced toxicity

    Stéphane Bastianetto;Zhi-Xing Yao;Vassilios Papadopoulos;Rémi Quirion

  • Regulation of translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) expression in health and disease states

    Amani Batarseh;Vassilios Papadopoulos;Vassilios Papadopoulos;Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • Targeted Disruption of the Peripheral-type Benzodiazepine Receptor Gene Inhibits Steroidogenesis in the R2C Leydig Tumor Cell Line

    Vassilios Papadopoulos;Hakima Amri;Hua Li;Noureddine Boujrad

  • Mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptors regulate steroid biosynthesis.

    Alexey G. Mukhin;Vassilios Papadopoulos;Erminio Costa;Karl E. Krueger

  • Protein-Protein Interactions Mediate Mitochondrial Cholesterol Transport and Steroid Biosynthesis

    Jun Liu;Malena B. Rone;Vassilios Papadopoulos

  • In search of rat stem Leydig cells: Identification, isolation, and lineage-specific development

    Ren Shan Ge;Qiang Dong;Chantal M. Sottas;Vassilios Papadopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry R. Zirkin
Barry R. Zirkin Johns Hopkins University
Martin Dym
Martin Dym Georgetown University Medical Center
Hynda K. Kleinman
Hynda K. Kleinman George Washington University
John J. Lemasters
John J. Lemasters Medical University of South Carolina
Toshihide Kobayashi
Toshihide Kobayashi University of Strasbourg
Wai-Yee Chan
Wai-Yee Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Timothy D. Veenstra
Timothy D. Veenstra Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Marc G. J. Feuilloley
Marc G. J. Feuilloley University of Rouen
Georg Reiser
Georg Reiser Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Cathy H. Wu
Cathy H. Wu University of Delaware

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