All Stories

  1. Dialdehyde Polysaccharides as Templates for Green Synthesis of Polypyrrole-Based Materials without Oxidative Polymerization

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, May 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Ondrej Vasicek

  2. Cyanobacterial Harmful Bloom Lipopolysaccharides Induce Pro-Inflammatory Effects in Immune and Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro

    Article • Toxins, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Ondrej Vasicek

  3. Correction to “Enzyme-Catalyzed Polymerization Process: A Novel Approach to the Preparation of Polyaniline Colloidal Dispersions with Immunomodulatory Effect”

    Article • Biomacromolecules, October 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Ondrej Vasicek

  4. Structural Features and Immunomodulatory Effects of Water-Extractable Polysaccharides from Macrolepiota procera (Scop.) Singer

    Article • Journal of Fungi, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Ondrej Vasicek, Tsvetelina Batsalova, Petko Denev

  5. Enzyme-Catalyzed Polymerization Process: A Novel Approach to the Preparation of Polyaniline Colloidal Dispersions with an Immunomodulatory Effect

    Article • Biomacromolecules, July 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Ondrej Vasicek

  6. Pseurotin D Induces Apoptosis through Targeting Redox Sensitive Pathways in Human Lymphoid Leukemia Cells

    Article • Antioxidants, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  7. Pseurotin D Inhibits the Activation of Human Lymphocytes

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  8. Natural pseurotins inhibit proliferation and inflammatory responses through the inactivation of STAT signaling pathways in macrophages

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, July 2020, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  9. Cyanobacterial lipopeptides puwainaphycins and minutissamides induce disruptive and pro-inflammatory processes in Caco-2 human intestinal barrier model

    Article • Harmful Algae, June 2020, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  10. Natural pseurotins and analogs thereof inhibit activation of B-cells and differentiation into the plasma cells

    Article • Phytomedicine, April 2020, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  11. Serotonin and its metabolites reduce oxidative stress in murine RAW264.7 macrophages and prevent inflammation

    Article • Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ondrej Vasicek

  12. The depletion of p38alpha kinase upregulates NADPH oxidase 2/NOX2/gp91 expression and the production of superoxide in mouse embryonic stem cells

    Article • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, August 2019, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  13. Immunomodulatory effects of cyanobacterial toxin cylindrospermopsin on innate immune cells

    Article • Chemosphere, July 2019, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  14. Lipopolysaccharides from Microcystis Cyanobacteria-Dominated Water Bloom and from Laboratory Cultures Trigger Human Immune Innate Response

    Article • Toxins, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  15. Acidic polysaccharide complexes from purslane, silver linden and lavender stimulate Peyer’s patch immune cells through innate and adaptive mechanisms

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, December 2017, Elsevier

    Tsvetelina Batsalova, Ondrej Vasicek, Petko Denev

  16. Erratum to “The common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) pectic polysaccharides modulate phagocytic leukocytes and intestinal Peyer’s patch cells” [Carbohydr. Polym. 174 (2017) 948–959]

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, December 2017, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Petko Denev

  17. Tilia tomentosa pectins exhibit dual mode of action on phagocytes as β-glucuronic acid monomers are abundant in their rhamnogalacturonans I

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, November 2017, Elsevier

    Tsvetelina Batsalova, Ondrej Vasicek, Petko Denev

  18. The effects of berberine on reactive oxygen species production in human neutrophils and in cell-free assays

    Article • Interdisciplinary Toxicology, October 2017, De Gruyter

    Ondrej Vasicek

  19. The common lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) pectic polysaccharides modulate phagocytic leukocytes and intestinal Peyer’s patch cells

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, October 2017, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Petko Denev

  20. Nitro-oleic acid regulates growth factor-induced differentiation of bone marrow-derived macrophages

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, March 2017, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  21. Hypoxia Downregulates MAPK/ERK but Not STAT3 Signaling in ROS-Dependent and HIF-1-Independent Manners in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  22. Melatonin promotes cardiomyogenesis of embryonic stem cells via inhibition of HIF-1α stabilization

    Article • Journal of Pineal Research, October 2016, Wiley

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  23. HIF-1alpha Deficiency Attenuates the Cardiomyogenesis of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Article • PLOS One, June 2016, PLOS

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  24. Apocynin and Diphenyleneiodonium Induce Oxidative Stress and Modulate PI3K/Akt and MAPK/Erk Activity in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  25. Biological activities of selected polyphenol-rich fruits related to immunity and gastrointestinal health

    Article • Food Chemistry, August 2014, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek, Petko Denev

  26. Role of histamine receptors in the effects of histamine on the production of reactive oxygen species by whole blood phagocytes

    Article • Life Sciences, March 2014, Elsevier

    Ondrej Vasicek

  27. The effects of biologically active substances in medicinal plants on the metabolic activity of neutrophils

    Article • Phytochemistry Reviews, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ondrej Vasicek, Petko Denev

  28. Flavonoids Inhibit the Respiratory Burst of Neutrophils in Mammals

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Ondrej Vasicek, Petko Denev

  29. Fluorimetric determination of hydrogen peroxide production by the haemocytes of the wax moth Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

    Article • European Journal of Entomology, July 2011, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Ondrej Vasicek

  30. Modulation of metabolic activity of phagocytes by antihistamines

    Article • Interdisciplinary Toxicology, January 2011, De Gruyter

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala

  31. New Role for L-Arginine in Regulation of Inducible Nitric-Oxide-Synthase-Derived Superoxide Anion Production in Raw 264.7 Macrophages

    Article • The Scientific World JOURNAL, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Ondrej Vasicek, Dr Lukas Kubala