Publications, last 5 years

A: Peer Reviewed, Published               

       Apostolova MD, Bontchev PR, Ivanova BB, Russell WR, Mehandjiev DR, Beattie JH, Nachev CK. Copper-homocysteine complexes and potential physiological actions. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (2003) 95, 321-333.

      Apostolova MD, Ivanova IA, Dagnino C, D'Souza SJ, Dagnino L. Active nuclear import and export pathways regulate E2F-5 subcellular localization. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2002) 277, 34471-34479.

       Cherian MG, Suzuki Y, Apostolova MD. Mouse astrocyte culture as a useful system to study the antioxidant property of metallothionein isoforms. Methods in Enzymology (2002) 348, 337-342.

       Apostolova MD, Chen S, Chakrabarti S, Cherian MG. High-glucose-induced metallothionein expression in endothelial cells: an endothelin-mediated mechanism. American Journal of Physiology- Cell Physiology (2001) 28, C899-C907.

       Nachev C, Zacarieva S, Apostolova MD. Is there a relationship between metallothionein and arterial hypertension? Cardiologia (2001) 1, 63-68 (in Italian).

       Chen S, Apostolova MD, Cherian MG, Chakrabarti S. Interaction of endothelin-1 with vasoactive factors in mediating glucose-induced increased permeability in endothelial cells. Laboratory Investigation (2000) 80, 1311-1321.

       Apostolova MD, Ivanova I, Cherian MG. Signal transduction pathways and nuclear translocation of zinc and metallothionein during differentiation of myoblasts. Biochemistry and Cell Biology (2000) 78, 27-37.

Apostolova MD and Cherian MG. Delay of M-phase onset by aphidicolin can retain the nuclear localization of Zn and MT in 3T3-L1fibroblast. Journal of Cellular Physiology (2000) 183, 247-253.

       Suzuki Y, Apostolova MD, Cherian MG. Astrocyte culture from transgenic mice to study the role of metallothionein in cytotoxyxity of tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Toxicology (2000) 145, 51-62.

       Chen S, Apostolova M, Cherian G, Chakrabarti S. Glucose induced and endothelin-1 (ET-1) mediated defective F-actin microfilament assembly and increased permeability in the endothelial cells. Diabetes, Suppl.1 (2000) 49, 548.

       Apostolova MD, Ivanova I, Cherian MG. Metallothionein and apoptosis during differentiation of myoblasts to myotubes: protection against free radical toxicity. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (1999) 159, 175-184.

Chen SL, Evans T, Apostolova M, Cherian G, Chakrabarti S. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) expression in endothelial cells in hyperglycemia: modulation by PKC and vasoactive substances. Diabetes, Suppl.1 (1999) 48, 1707.

       Cherian MG and Apostolova MD.  Nuclear localization of metallothionein during cell proliferation and differentiation. Cellular and Molecular Biology (2000) 46, 347-356.

       Cherian MG, Lau JC, Apostolova MD, Cai L. The nuclear-cytoplasimic presence of metallothionein in cells during differentiation and development. In: C. Klaassen (Ed.) Metallothionein IV, Birkhauser Verlag Basel, 1999, pp 291-294.