Publications

Molecular and Cellular Toxicology Group

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Selected papers since 2005

Dwivedi A, Mazumder A, Pullmannová P, Paraskevopoulou A, Opálka L, Kováčik A, Macháček M, Jančálková P, Svačinová P, Peterlik H, Maixner J, Vávrová K. Lipid monolayer on cell surface protein templates functional extracellular lipid assembly. Small. 2024; 2307793; DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307793 [Impact factor 2022: 13.256]
Al-Hamdan NS, Hussain A, Kozlikova M, Alfred A, Machacek M, Ganesan A, Zimcik P, Makhseed S. Enhanced Photodynamic Activity of Asymmetric Non-Ionic Zn(II) Phthalocyanine Amphiphiles: Effect of Molecular Design on In Vitro Activity. Dyes and Pigments. 2024; 221; 111809 DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111809 [Impact factor 2022: 4.454]
Chelminiak-Dudkiewicz D, Macháček M, Dlugaszewska J, Wujak M, Smolarkiewicz-Wyczachowski A, Bocian S, Mylkie K, Goslinski T, Marszall MP, Ziegler-Borowska M. Fabrication and characterization of new levan@CBD biocomposite sponges as potential materials in natural, non-toxic wound dressing applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2023; 253(3); 126933; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126933 [Impact factor 2022: 8.163]
Pavkova I, Kopeckova M, Link M, Vlcak E, Filimonenko V, Lecova L, Zakova J, Laskova P, Sheshko V, Machacek M, Stulik J. Francisella tularensis Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase is Secreted during Intracellular Infection and Reveals Pleiotropic Effect on Cellular Pathogenesis. Cells. 2023; 12(4); 607; DOI: 10.3390/cells12040607 [Impact factor 2022: 6.040]
Kociscakova L; Rando C; Kozlikova M; Machacek M; Novakova V; Šindelář V; Zimcik P. Monomerization of Phthalocyanines in Water via Their Supramolecular Interactions with Cucurbiturils. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2023; 88; 2; 988–1002; DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02413 [Impact factor 2022: 3.608]
Kopečná M, Macháček M, Roh J, Vávrová K. Proline, hydroxyproline, and pyrrolidone carboxylic acid derivatives as highly efficient but reversible transdermal permeation enhancers. Scientific Reports. 2022; 12:19495; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24108-6 [Impact factor 2021: 4.996]
Halaskova M, Kostelansky F, Demuth J, Hlbocanova I, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Machacek M, Novakova V. Amphiphilic cationic phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy of cancer. ChemPlusChem. 2022; accepted [Impact factor 2021: 3.210]Halaskova M, Kostelansky F, Demuth J, Hlbocanova I, Miletin M, Zimcik P, Machacek M, Novakova V. Amphiphilic cationic phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy of cancer. ChemPlusChem. 2022; 26; 87(9):e202200133; DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200133 [Impact factor 2021: 3.210]
Gemuh CV; Macháček M; Solich P; Horstkotte B. Renewable Sorbent Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction Automated by Lab-In-Syringe Using Magnetite-Functionalized Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balanced Sorbent Coupled Online to HPLC for Determination of Surface Water Contaminants. Analytica Chimica Acta. 2022; 1210:339874; DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339874 [Impact factor 2021: 6.911]
Hympanova M; Oliver-Urrutia C; Vojta M; Macháček M; Krupka P; Kukla R; Celko L; Montufar EB, Marek J. Assessment of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation on Calcium Phosphate Ceramics: the role of crystalline composition and microstructure. Biomaterials Advances. 2022; 135:212750; DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212750 [Impact factor 2020: 7.328]
Demuth J; Gallego L; Kozlikova M; Machacek M; Kucera R; Torres T; Martínez-Díaz MV; Novakova V. Subphthalocyanines as efficient photosensitizers with nanomolar photodynamic activity against cancer cells. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2021; 64(23); 17436–17447; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01584 [Impact factor 2021: 8.039]
Krzemien W, Rohlickova M, Machacek M, Novakova V, Piskorz J, Zimcik P. Tuning Photodynamic Properties of BODIPY Dyes, Porphyrins´ Little Sisters. Molecules. 2021; 26(14):4194; DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144194 [Impact factor 2021: 4.927]
Bavlovič-Piskáčková H; Kollárová-Brázdová P; Kučera R; Macháček M, Pedersen-Bjergaard S; Štěrbová-Kovaříková P. The electromembrane extraction of pharmaceutical compounds from animal tissues. Analytica Chimica Acta. 2021; 1177:338742; DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338742 [Impact factor 2021: 6.911]
Halaskova M; Rahali A; Almeida-Marrero V; Machacek M; Kucera R; Jamoussi B; Torres T; Novakova V; de la Escosura A; Zimcik P. Peripherally crowded cationic phthalocyanines as efficient photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2021; 12(3); 502–507; DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00045 [Impact factor 2021: 4.632]
Kollar J; Machacek M; Halaskova M; Lenco J; Kucera R; Demuth J; Stekla M; Hasonova K; Miletin M; Novakova V; Zimcik P. Cationic versus Anionic Phthalocyanines for Photodynamic Therapy: What a Difference the Charge Makes. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2020; 63(14); 7616-7632; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00481 [Impact factor 2021: 8.039]
Husain A, Ganesan A, Machacek M, Cerveny L, Kubat P, Ghazal B, Zimcik P, Makhseed S. Dually Directional Glycosylated Phthalocyanines as Extracellular Red-Emitting Fluorescent Probes. Dalton Transactions. 2020; 49; 9605-9617; DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01180k [Impact factor 2021: 4.569]
Kopečná M, Macháček M, Nováčková A, Paraskevopoulos G, Roh J, Vávrová K. Esters of terpene alcohols as highly potent, reversible, and low toxic skin penetration enhancers. Scientific Reports. 2019; 9; 14617; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51226-5 [Impact factor 2021: 4.996]
Applová L, Karlíčková J, Warncke P, Macáková K, Hrubša M, Macháček M, Tvrdý V, Fischer D, Mladěnka P. 4-Methylcatechol, a flavonoid metabolite with potent antiplatelet effects. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 2019; 63(20); e1900261; DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201900261 [Impact factor 2021: 6.575]
Lochman L, Machacek M, Miletin M, Uhlířová Š, Lang K, Kirakci K, Zimcik P, Novakova V. Red-emitting fluorescence sensors for metal cations: the role of counter anions and sensing of SCN- in biological materials. ACS Sensors. 2019; 4(6); 1552-1559; DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00081 [Impact factor 2021: 9.618]
Reimerová P, Stariat J, Bavlovič-Piskáčková H, Jansová H, Roh J, Kalinowski D, Macháček M, Šimůnek T, Richardson D, Sterbova-Kovarikova P. Novel SPME fibers based on a plastic support for determination of plasma protein binding of thiosemicarbazone metal chelators: A case example of DpC, an anti-cancer drug that entered clinical trials. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2019; 411(11); 2383-2394; DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01681-w [Impact factor 2021: 4.478]
Vicen M, Vitverova B, Havelek R, Blazickova K, Machacek M, Rathouska J, Najmanová I, Dolezelova E, Prasnicka A, Sternak M, Bernabeu C, Nachtigal P. Regulation and role of endoglin in cholesterol-induced endothelial/vascular dysfunction in vivo and in vitro. FASEB Journal. 2019; 33(5); 6099-6114; DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802245R [Impact factor 2021: 5.834]
Kopecna M, Kováčik A, Kucera O, Machacek M, Sochorova M, Audrlicka P, VavrovaK. Fluorescent Penetration Enhancers Reveal Complex Interactions among the Enhancer, Drug, Solvent, and Skin. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2019; 16(2); 886-897; DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b01196 [Impact factor 2021: 5.364]
Kollar J, Macháček M, Jancarova A, Kubat P, Kucera R, Miletín M, Novakova V, ZimcikP. Effect of bovine serum albumin on the photodynamic activity of sulfonated tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine. Dyes and Pigments. 2019; 162: 358-366 [Impact factor 2017: 3.767]
Macháček M, Carter K, Kostelanský F, Miranda D, Seffouh A, Ortega J, Šimůnek T, Zimčík P, Lovell J. Binding of an amphiphilic phthalocyanine to pre-formed liposomes confers light-triggered cargo release. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2018; 6: 7298-7305
[Impact factor 2017: 4.776]
Jirkovský E, Jirkovská A, Bureš J, Chládek J, Lenčová O, Stariat J, Pokorná Z, Karabanovich G, Roh J, Brázdová P, Šimůnek T, Kovaříková P, Štěrba M. Pharmacokinetics of the Cardioprotective Drug Dexrazoxane and Its Active Metabolite ADR-925 with Focus on Cardiomyocytes and the Heart. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2018; 364(3):433-446 [Impact factor 2016: 3.867]
Nachtigal P, Šimůnek T, Atkinson J. Pharmacy Practice and Education in the Czech Republic. Pharmacy. 2017; 5(4) DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy5040054 [Impact factor 2016: 2.690]
Bures J, Jirkovska A, Sestak V, Jansova H, Karabanovich G, Roh J, Sterba M, Simunek T, Kovarikova P. Investigation of novel dexrazoxane analogue JR-311 shows significant cardioprotective effects through topoisomerase IIbeta but not its iron chelating metabolite. Toxicology. 2017; 392: 1-10 [Impact factor 2016: 3.582]
Kopečná M, Macháček M, Prchalová E, Štěpánek P, Drašar P, Kotora M, Vávrová K. Galactosyl Pentadecene Reversibly Enhances Transdermal and Topical Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutical Research. 2017; 34(10): 2097–2108 [Impact factor 2016: 3.002]
Ghazal B, Machacek M, Shalaby M, Novakova V, Zimcik P, Makhseed. Phthalocyanines and tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines with two cationic donuts: high photodynamic activity as a result of rigid spatial arrangement of peripheral substituents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2017; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00272 [Impact factor 2016: 6.259]
Němeček J, Sychra P, Macháček M, Benková M, Karabanovich G, Konečná K, Kavková V, Stolaříkov J, Hrabálek A, Vávrová K, Soukup O, Roh J, Klimešová V. Structure-activity relationship studies on 3,5-dinitrophenyl tetrazoles as antitubercular agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2017; 130(21): 419–432 [Impact factor 2016: 4.519]
Kopečná M, Macháček M, Prchalová E, Štěpánek P, Drašar P, Kotora M, Vávrová K. Dodecyl amino glucoside enhances transdermal and topical drug delivery via reversible interaction with skin barrier lipids. Pharmaceutical Research. 2017; DOI: 10.1007/s11095-016-2093-z [Impact factor 2016: 3.002]
Filipský T. Říha M., Hašková P., Pilařová V., Nováková L., Semecký V., Vávrová J., Holečková M., Palička V., Šimůnek T., Hrdina R., Mladěnka P. Intravenous rutin in rat exacerbates isoprenaline-induced cardiotoxicity likely due to intracellular oxidative stress. Redox Report 2017; 22: 78-90. [Impact factor 2015: 2.606]
Lenčová-Popelová O., Jansová H., Jirkovský E., Bureš J., Jirkovská-Vávrová A., Mazurová Y., Reimerová P., Vostatková L., Adamcová M., Hroch M., Pokorná Z., Kovaříková P., Šimůnek T., Štěrba M. Are cardioprotective effects of NO-releasing drug molsidomine translatable to chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity settings?. Toxicology 2016; 372: 52-63. [Impact factor 2015: 3.817]
Hašková P., Jansová H., Bureš J., Macháček M., Jirkovská A., Franz K.J., Kovaříková P., Šimůnek T. Cardioprotective effects of iron chelator HAPI and ROS-activated boronate prochelator BHAPI against catecholamine-induced oxidative cellular injury. Toxicology 2016; 371: 17-28. [Impact factor 2015: 3.817]
Macháček M., Demuth J., Čermák P., Vavrečková M., Hrubá L., Jedličková A., Kubát P., Šimůnek T., Nováková V., Zimčík P. Tetra(3,4-pyrido)porphyrazines caught in the cationic cage: toward nanomolar active photosensitizers. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 59 (20): 9443–9456. [Impact factor 2015: 5.589]
Roh J., Karabanovich G., Nováková V., Šimůnek T., Vávrová K. Large-scale synthesis of piperazine-2,6-dione and its use in the synthesis of dexrazoxane analogues. Synthesis 2016; 48: 4580 – 4588. [Impact factor 2015: 2.652]
Hrušková K., Potůčková E., Hergeselová T., Liptáková L., Hašková P., Mingas P., Kovaříková P., Šimůnek T., Vávrová K. Aroylhydrazone iron chelators: Tuning antioxidant and antiproliferative properties by hydrazide modifications. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 120: 97-110. [Impact factor 2015: 3.902]
Jansová H., Bureš J., Macháček M., Hašková P., Jirkovská A., Roh J., Wang Q., Franz K.J., Kovaříková P., Šimůnek T. Characterization of cytoprotective and toxic properties of iron chelator SIH, prochelator BSIH and their degradation products. Toxicology 2016; 350: 15-24. [Impact factor 2015: 3.817]
Filipský T. Říha M., Hašková P., Pilařová V., Nováková L., Semecký V., Vávrová J., Holečková M., Palička V., Šimůnek T., Hrdina R., Mladěnka P. Intravenous rutin in rat exacerbates isoprenaline-induced cardiotoxicity likely due to intracellular oxidative stress. Redox Report 2016 in press [Impact factor 2015: 2.606]
Macháček M., Kollár J., Miletín M., Kučera R., Kubát P., Šimůnek T., Nováková V., Zimčík P. Anionic hexadeca-carboxylate tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine: synthesis and in vitro photodynamic studies of a water-soluble, nonaggregating photosensitizer. RSC Advances 2016; 6: 10064–10077. [Impact factor 2015: 3.289]
Lenčová-Popelová O., Jirkovský E., Jansová H., Jirkovská-Vávrová A., Vostatková-Tichotová L., Mazurová Y., Adamcová M., Chládek J., Hroch M., Pokorná Z., Geršl V., Šimůnek T., Štěrba M. Cardioprotective effects of inorganic nitrate/nitrite in chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity: comparison with dexrazoxane. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2016; 91: 92-103. [Impact factor 2015: 4.874]
Říha M., Hašková P., Martin J., Filipský T., Váňová K., Vávrová J., Holečková M., Homola P., Vítek L., Palička V., Šimůnek T., Mladěnka P. Protective effects of D-Penicillamine on catecholamine-induced myocardial injury. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2016; Article ID 5213532 [Impact factor 2015: 4.492]
Šesták V., Stariat J., Cermanová J., Potůčková E, Chládek J., Roh J., Bureš J., Jansová H., Průša P., Štěrba M., Mičuda S., Šimůnek T., Kalinowski D.S., Richardson D.R., Kovaříková P. Novel and potent anti-tumor and anti-metastatic di-2-pyridylketone thiosemicarbazones demonstrate marked differences in pharmacology between the first and second generation lead agents. Oncotarget. 2015; 6(40): 42411-42428. [Impact factor 2015: 5.008]
Lenčo J., Lenčová-Popelová O., Link M., Jirkovská A., Tambor V., Potůčková E., Stulík J., Šimůnek T., Štěrba M. Proteomic investigation of embryonic rat heart-derived H9c2 cell line sheds new light on the molecular phenotype of the popular cell model. Experimental Cell Research. 2015; 339: 174-186. [Impact factor 2015: 3.378]
Potůčková E, Roh J, Macháček M, Sahni S, Stariat J, Šesták V, Jansová H, Hašková P, Jirkovská A, Vávrová K, Kovaříková P, Kalinowski DS, Richardson DR, Šimůnek T. In vitro characterization of the pharmacological properties of the anti-Cancer chelator, Bp4eT, and its phase I metabolites. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10): e0139929. [Impact factor 2015: 3.057]
Jirkovská-Vávrová A., Roh J., Lenčová-Popelová O., Jirkovský E., Hrušková K., Potůčková-Macková E., Jansová H., Hašková P., Martinková P., Eisner T., Kratochvíl M., Šůs J., Macháček M., Vostatková-Tichotová L., Geršl V., Kalinowski D.S., Muller M., Richardson D.R., Vávrová K., Štěrba M., Šimůnek T. Synthesis and analysis of novel analogues of dexrazoxane and its open-ring hydrolysis product for protection against anthracycline cardiotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Toxicology Research. 2015; 4: 1098-1114. [Impact factor 2015: 2.161]
Váchová L., Macháček M., Kučera R., Demuth J., Čermák P., Kopecký K., Miletín M., Jedličková A., Šimůnek T., Nováková V., Zimčík P. Heteroatom-substituted tetra(3,4-pyrido)-porphyrazines: a stride toward near-infraredabsorbing macrocycles. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2015; 13(20): 5608 – 5612. [Impact factor 2015: 3.559]
Macháček M., Cidlina A., Nováková V., Švec J., Rudolf E., Miletín M., Kučera R., Šimůnek T., Zimčík P. Far-red absorbing cationic phthalocyanine photosensitizers: Synthesis and evaluation of the photodynamic anti-cancer activity and the mode of cell death induction. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2015; 58(4): 1736-1749. [Impact factor 2015: 5.589]
Bureš J., Jansová H., Stariat J., Filipský T., Mladěnka P., Šimůnek T., Kučera R., Klimeš J., Wang Q., Franz K.J., Kovaříková P. LC-UV/MS methods for the analysis of prochelator-Boronyl salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (BSIH) and its active chelator salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH). Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 2014; 105C: 55-63. [Impact factor 2014: 2.979]
Potůčková E., Hrušková K., Bureš J., Kovaříková P., Špirková I.A., Pravdíková K., Kolbabová L., Hergeselová T., Hašková P., Jansová H., Macháček M., Jirkovská A., Richardson V., Lane D. J. R., Kalinowski D.S., Richardson D.R., Vávrová K., Šimůnek T. Structure-activity relationships of novel salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH) analogs: iron chelation, anti-oxidant and cytotoxic properties. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11): e112059. [Impact factor 2014: 3.234]
Serda M., Kalinowski D. S., Rasko N., Potůčková E., Mrozek-Wilczkiewicz A., Musiol R., Małecki J.G., Sajewicz M., Ratuszna A., Muchowicz A., Gołab J., Šimůnek T., Richardson D. R., Polanski J. Exploring the anti-cancer activity of novel thiosemicarbazones generated through the combination of retro-fragments: Dissection of critical structure-activity relationships. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10): e110291. [Impact factor 2014: 3.234]
Jansová H., Macháček M., Wang Q., Hašková P., Jirkovská A., Potůčková E., Kielar F., Franz K.J., Šimůnek T. Comparison of various iron chelators and prochelators as protective agents against cardiomyocyte oxidative injury. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2014; 74: 210-221. [Impact factor 2014: 5.736]
Lenčová-Popelová O., Jirkovský E., Mazurová Y., Lenčo J., Adamcová M., Šimůnek T., Geršl V., Štěrba M. Molecular remodeling of left and right ventricular myocardium in chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity and post-treatment follow up. PLoS One. 2014; 9(5): e96055. [Impact factor 2014: 3.234]
Potůčková E., Jansová H., Macháček M., Vávrová A., Hašková P., Tichotová L., Richardson V., Kalinowski D.S., Richardson D.R., Šimůnek T. Quantitative analysis of the anti-proliferative activity of combinations of selected iron-chelating agents and clinically used anti-neoplastic drugs. PLoS One. 2014; 9(2): e88754. [Impact factor 2014: 3.234]
Stariat J., Suprunová V., Roh J., Šesták V., Eisner T., Filipský T., Mladěnka P., Nobilis M., Šimůnek T., Klimeš J., Kalinowski D.S., Richardson D.R., Kovaříková P. Simultaneous determination of the novel thiosemicarbazone anti-cancer agent, Bp4eT, and its main phase I metabolites in plasma: Application to a pilot pharmacokinetic study in rats. Biomedical Chromatography 2014; 28(5): 621-9. [Impact factor 2014: 1.723]
Vávrová A., Jansová H., Macková E., Macháček M., Hašková P., Tichotová L., Štěrba M., Šimůnek T. Catalytic Inhibitors of Topoisomerase II Differently Modulate the Toxicity of Anthracyclines in Cardiac and Cancer Cells. PLoS One. 2013; 8(10): e76676. [Impact factor 2013: 3.534]
Makhseed S., Macháček M., Alfadly W., Tuhl A., Vinodh M., Šimůnek T., Nováková V., Kubát P., Rudolf E., Zimčík P. Water-soluble non-aggregating zinc phthalocyanine and in vitro studies for photodynamic therapy. Chemical Communications. 2013; 49(95): 11149-51. [Impact factor 2013: 6.718]
Jirkovský E., Lenčová-Popelová O., Hroch M., Adamcová M., Mazurová Y., Vávrová J., Mičuda S., Šimůnek T., Geršl V., Stěrba M. Early and delayed cardioprotective intervention with dexrazoxane each show different potential for prevention of chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity in rabbits. Toxicology 2013; 311(3):191-204. [Impact factor 2013: 3.745]
Štěrba M., Popelová O., Vávrová A., Jirkovský E., Kovaříková P., Geršl V., Šimůnek T. Oxidative stress, redox signaling and metal chelation in anthracycline cardiotoxicity and pharmacological cardioprotection. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 2013; 18(8): 899-929. [Impact factor 2013: 7.667]
Janůšová B., Školová B., Tükörová K., Wojnarová L., Šimůnek T., Mladěnka P., Filipský T., Říha M., Roh J., Palát K., Hrabálek A., Vávrová K. Amino acid derivatives as transdermal permeation enhancers. Journal of Controlled Release. 2013; 165(2): 91-100. [Impact factor 2013: 7.261]
Kovaříková P., Pasáková I., Vávrová A., Stariat J., Klimeš J., Šimůnek T. Development of LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous analysis of the cardioprotective drug dexrazoxane and its metabolite ADR-925 in isolated cardiomyocytes and cell culture medium. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 2013; 76C: 243-251. [Impact factor 2013: 2.829]
Jirkovský E., Popelová O., Křiváková-Staňková P., Vávrová A., Hroch M., Hašková P., Brčáková-Doleželová E., Mičuda S., Adamcová M., Šimůnek T., Červinková Z., Geršl V., Štěrba M. Chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity: molecular and functional analysis with focus on Nrf2 and mitochondrial biogenesis pathways. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2012; 343(2): 468-78. [Impact factor 2012: 3.891]
Macková E., Hrušková K., Bendová P., Vávrová A., Jansová H., Hašková P., Kovaříková P., Vávrová K., Šimůnek T. Methyl and ethyl ketone analogs of salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone: Novel iron chelators with selective antiproliferative action. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2012; 197: 69-79. [Impact factor 2012: 2.967]
Vávrová A., Šimůnek T. DNA topoisomerase IIb: A player in regulation of gene expression and cell differentiation. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 2012; 44(6): 834-837. [Impact factor 2012: 4.152]
Hašková P., Koubková L., Vávrová A., Macková E., Hrušková K., Kovaříková P., Vávrová K., Šimůnek T. Comparison of various iron chelators used in clinical practice as protecting agents against catecholamine-induced oxidative injury and cardiotoxicity. Toxicology 2011; 289(2-3): 122-131. [Impact factor 2011: 3.681]
Štěrba M., Popelová O., Lenčo J., Fučíková A., Brčáková E., Mazurová Y., Jirkovský E., Šimůnek T., Adamcová M., Mičuda S., Stulík J., Geršl V. Proteomic insights into chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2011; 50(5): 849-862. [Impact factor 2010: 5.166]
Hrušková K., Kovaříková P., Bendová P., Hašková P., Macková E., Stariat J., Vávrová A., Vávrová K., Šimůnek T. Synthesis and initial in vitro evaluations of novel antioxidant aroylhydrazone iron chelators with increased stability against plasma hydrolysis. Chemical Research in Toxicology 2011; 24(3): 290-302. [Impact factor 2010: 3.779]
Hašková P., Kovaříková P., Koubková L., Vávrová A., Macková E., Šimůnek T. Iron chelation with salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH) protects against catecholamine autooxidation and cardiotoxicity. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2011; 50(4): 537-549. [Impact factor 2010: 5.423]
Vávrová A., Popelová O., Štěrba M., Jirkovský E., Hašková P., Mertlíková-Kaiserová H., Geršl V., Šimůnek T. In vivo and in vitro assessment of the role of glutathione antioxidant system in anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. Archives of Toxicology 2011; 85(5): 525-535. [Impact factor 2010: 4.674]
Bendová P., Macková E., Hašková P., Vávrová A., Jirkovský E., Štěrba M., Popelová O., Kalinowski D.S., Kovaříková P., Vávrová K., Richardson D.R., Šimůnek T. Comparison of clinically used and experimental iron chelators for protection against oxidative stress-induced cellular injury. Chemical Research in Toxicology 2010; 23(6): 1105-1114. [Impact factor 2010: 4.148]
Popelová O., Štěrba M., Hašková P., Šimůnek T., Hroch M., Gunčová I., Nachtigal P., Adamcová M., Geršl V., Mazurová Y. Dexrazoxane-afforded protection against chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity in vivo: effective rescue of cardiomyocytes from apoptotic cell death. British Journal of Cancer 2009; 101(5): 792-802. [Impact factor 2009: 4.346]
Šimůnek T., Štěrba M., Popelová O., Adamcová M., Hrdina R., Geršl V. Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: Overview of studies examining the roles of oxidative stress and free cellular iron Pharmacological Reports 2009; 61(1): 154-171. [Impact factor 2009: 2.086]
Mladěnka P., Kalinowski D.S., Hašková P., Bobrovová Z., Hrdina R., Šimůnek T., Nachtigal P., Semecký V., Vávrová J., Holečková M., Palička V., Mazurová Y., Jansson P., Richardson, D.R. The novel iron chelator, PCTH, reduces catecholamine-mediated myocardial toxicity. Chemical Research in Toxicology 2009; 22(1): 208-217. [Impact factor 2009: 3.740]
Mladěnka P., Zatloukalová L., Šimůnek T., Bobrovová Z., Semecký V., Nachtigal P., Hašková P., Macková E., Vávrová J., Holečková M., Palička V., Hrdina R. Direct administration of rutin does not protect against catecholamine cardiotoxicity. Toxicology 2009; 255(1-2): 25-32. [Impact factor 2009: 3.241]
Šimůnek T., Štěrba M., Popelová O., Kaiserová H., Adamcová M., Hroch M., Hašková P., Poňka P., Geršl V. Anthracycline toxicity to cardiomyocytes or cancer cells is differently affected by iron chelation with salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone. British Journal of Pharmacology 2008; 155(1): 138-48. [Impact factor 2008: 4.902]
Popelová O., Štěrba M., Šimůnek T., Mazurová Y., Gunčová I., Hroch M., Adamcová M., Geršl V. Deferiprone does not protect against chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity in vivo. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2008; 326(1):259-269. [Impact factor 2008: 4.309]
Šimůnek T., Štěrba M., Popelová O., Kaiserová H., Potáčová A., Adamcová M., Poňka P., Geršl V. Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) and its analogs as protectants against anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. Hemoglobin 2008; 32(1-2):207-15. [Impact factor 2008: 1.000]
Adamcová M., Šimůnek T., Kaiserová H., Popelová O., Štěrba M., Potáčová A., Vávrová J., Maláková J., Geršl V. In vitro and in vivo examination of cardiac troponins as biochemical markers of drug-induced cardiotoxicity. Toxicology 2007; 237: 218-28. [Impact factor 2007: 2.919]
Kaiserová H., Šimůnek T., van der Vijgh W. J. F., Bast A., Kvasničková E. Flavonoids as protectors against doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: role of iron chelation, antioxidant activity and inhibition of carbonyl reductase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 2007; 1772: 1065-1074. [Impact factor 2007: 4.041]
Kaiserová H., Šimůnek T., Štěrba M., den Hartog G.J.M., Schröterová L., Popelová O., Geršl V., Kvasničková E., Bast A. New iron chelators in anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. Cardiovascular Toxicology 2007; 7(2):145-50. [Impact factor 2008: 2.222]
Štěrba M., Popelová O., Šimůnek T., Mazurová Y., Potáčová A., Adamcová M., Gunčová I., Kaiserová H., Palička V., Poňka P., Geršl V. Iron chelation-afforded cardioprotection against chronic anthracycline cardiotoxicity: a study of salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH). Toxicology 2007; 235: 150-166. [Impact factor 2007: 2.919]
Štěrba M., Šimůnek T., Popelová O., Potáčová A., Adamcová M., Mazurová Y., Holečková M., Geršl V. Early detection of anthracycline cardiotoxicity in a rabbit model: left ventricle filling pattern versus troponin T determination. Physiological Research 2007; 56(5):535-45. [Impact factor 2007: 1.505]
Potáčová A., Adamcová M., Čajnáková H., Hrbatová L., Štěrba M., Popelová O., Šimůnek T., Poňka P., Geršl V. Evaluation of ECG time intervals in a rabbit model of anthracycline-induced cardiomyopyathy: A useful tool for assessment of cardioprotective agents. Physiological Research 2007; 56: 251-4. [Impact factor 2007: 1.505]
Kaiserová H., den Hartog G.J.M., Šimůnek T., Schröterová L., Kvasničková E., Bast A. Iron is not involved in oxidative stress-mediated cytotoxicity of doxorubicin and bleomycin. British Journal of Pharmacology 2006; 149: 920-930. [Impact factor 2006: 3.825]
Štěrba M., Popelová O., Šimůnek T., Mazurová Y., Potáčová A., Adamcová M., Kaiserová H., Poňka P., Geršl V. Cardioprotective effects of a novel iron chelator – pyridoxal 2-chlorobenzoyl hydrazone – in the rabbit model of daunorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2006; 319: 1336-1347. [Impact factor 2006: 3.956]
Mladěnka P., Šimůnek T., Hübl M., Hrdina R. The role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in cellular iron metabolism. Free Radical Research 2006; 40: 263-272. [Impact factor 2006: 2.536]
Adamcová M., Štěrba M., Šimůnek T., Potáčová A., Popelová O., Geršl V. Regulatory proteins of the myocardium and heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure 2006; 8: 333-42. [Impact factor 2006: 3.242]
Šimůnek T., Boer C., Bouwman R. A., Vlasblom R., Versteilen A.M.G., Štěrba M., Geršl V., Hrdina R., Poňka P., de Lange J. J., Paulus W.J., Musters R.J.P. SIH - a novel lipophilic iron chelator - protects H9c2 cardiomyoblasts from oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial injury and cell death. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2005; 39: 345-354. [Impact factor 2005: 3.872]
Šimůnek T., Štěrba M., Holečková M., Kaplanová J., Klimtová I., Adamcová M., Geršl V., Hrdina R. Myocardial content of selected elements in experimental anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy in rabbits. BioMetals 2005; 18: 163-169. [Impact factor 2005: 1.704]
Šimůnek T., Klimtová I., Kaplanová J., Štěrba M., Mazurová Y., Adamcová M., Hrdina R., Geršl V., Poňka P. Study of daunorubicin cardiotoxicity prevention with pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone in rabbits. Pharmacological Research 2005; 51: 223-231. [Impact factor 2005: 2.096]
Štěrba M., Šimůnek T., Mazurová Y., Adamcová M., Popelová O., Kaplanová J., Poňka P., Geršl V. Safety and tolerability of repeated administration of pyridoxal 2-chlorobenzoyl hydrazone in rabbits. Human & Experimental Toxicology 2005; 24:581-9. [Impact factor 2005: 1.189]
Adamcová M., Štěrba M., Šimůnek T., Potáčová A., Popelová O., Mazurová Y., Geršl V. Troponin as marker of myocardiac damage in in drug-induced cardiotoxicity. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety 2005; 4: 457-472.
Mladěnka P., Hrdina R., Hübl M., Šimůnek T. The fate of iron in the organism and its regulatory pathways. Acta Medica (Hradec Králové) 2005; 48: 127-135.