Rafal P. Witek, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2005 University of Florida, Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, United States 
Area:
Cell Biology

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2021 Whaley D, Damyar K, Witek RP, Mendoza A, Alexander M, Lakey JR. Cryopreservation: An Overview of Principles and Cell-Specific Considerations. Cell Transplantation. 30: 963689721999617. PMID 33757335 DOI: 10.1177/0963689721999617  0.329
2019 Witek R, Tieberg D, Lahiri S, Khaniya B, Kennedy M, Connolly M, Johnson D. CO-Culture of primary hepatic stellate cells and hepatocytes in modeling of liver fibrosis in 2D and 3D Spheroids Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 34: S56. DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2018.09.197  0.318
2015 Pereira TA, Syn WK, MacHado MV, Vidigal PV, Resende V, Voieta I, Xie G, Otoni A, Souza MM, Santos ET, Chan IS, Trindade GV, Choi SS, Witek RP, Pereira FE, et al. Schistosome-induced cholangiocyte proliferation and osteopontin secretion correlate with fibrosis and portal hypertension in human and murine schistosomiasis mansoni. Clinical Science (London, England : 1979). PMID 26201095 DOI: 10.1042/Cs20150117  0.348
2012 Jung Y, Oh SH, Witek RP, Petersen BE. Somatostatin stimulates the migration of hepatic oval cells in the injured rat liver. Liver International : Official Journal of the International Association For the Study of the Liver. 32: 312-20. PMID 22098068 DOI: 10.1111/J.1478-3231.2011.02642.X  0.676
2010 Li H, Lu Y, Witek RP, Chang LJ, Campbell-Thompson M, Jorgensen M, Petersen B, Song S. Ex Vivo Transduction and Transplantation of Bone Marrow Cells for Liver Gene Delivery of α1-Antitrypsin. Molecular Therapy : the Journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy. 18: 1553-1558. PMID 28178512 DOI: 10.1038/mt.2010.116  0.552
2010 Choi SS, Syn WK, Karaca GF, Omenetti A, Moylan CA, Witek RP, Agboola KM, Jung Y, Michelotti GA, Diehl AM. Leptin promotes the myofibroblastic phenotype in hepatic stellate cells by activating the hedgehog pathway. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285: 36551-60. PMID 20843817 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M110.168542  0.339
2010 Pereira Tde A, Witek RP, Syn WK, Choi SS, Bradrick S, Karaca GF, Agboola KM, Jung Y, Omenetti A, Moylan CA, Yang L, Fernandez-Zapico ME, Jhaveri R, Shah VH, Pereira FE, et al. Viral factors induce Hedgehog pathway activation in humans with viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology. 90: 1690-703. PMID 20697376 DOI: 10.1038/Labinvest.2010.147  0.351
2010 Choi SS, Witek RP, Yang L, Omenetti A, Syn WK, Moylan CA, Jung Y, Karaca GF, Teaberry VS, Pereira TA, Wang J, Ren XR, Diehl AM. Activation of Rac1 promotes hedgehog-mediated acquisition of the myofibroblastic phenotype in rat and human hepatic stellate cells. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 52: 278-90. PMID 20578145 DOI: 10.1002/Hep.23649  0.348
2010 Li H, Lu Y, Witek RP, Chang LJ, Campbell-Thompson M, Jorgensen M, Petersen B, Song S. Ex vivo transduction and transplantation of bone marrow cells for liver gene delivery of alpha1-antitrypsin. Molecular Therapy : the Journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy. 18: 1553-8. PMID 20551917 DOI: 10.1038/Mt.2010.116  0.731
2010 Syn WK, Oo YH, Pereira TA, Karaca GF, Jung Y, Omenetti A, Witek RP, Choi SS, Guy CD, Fearing CM, Teaberry V, Pereira FE, Adams DH, Diehl AM. Accumulation of natural killer T cells in progressive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 51: 1998-2007. PMID 20512988 DOI: 10.1002/Hep.23599  0.472
2010 Jung Y, Witek RP, Syn WK, Choi SS, Omenetti A, Premont R, Guy CD, Diehl AM. Signals from dying hepatocytes trigger growth of liver progenitors Gut. 59: 655-665. PMID 20427400 DOI: 10.1136/Gut.2009.204354  0.311
2009 Choi SS, Omenetti A, Witek RP, Moylan CA, Syn WK, Jung Y, Yang L, Sudan DL, Sicklick JK, Michelotti GA, Rojkind M, Diehl AM. Hedgehog pathway activation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions during myofibroblastic transformation of rat hepatic cells in culture and cirrhosis. American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 297: G1093-106. PMID 19815628 DOI: 10.1152/Ajpgi.00292.2009  0.301
2009 Witek RP, Stone WC, Karaca FG, Syn WK, Pereira TA, Agboola KM, Omenetti A, Jung Y, Teaberry V, Choi SS, Guy CD, Pollard J, Charlton P, Diehl AM. Pan-caspase inhibitor VX-166 reduces fibrosis in an animal model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 50: 1421-30. PMID 19676126 DOI: 10.1002/Hep.23167  0.383
2009 Omenetti A, Syn WK, Jung Y, Francis H, Porrello A, Witek RP, Choi SS, Yang L, Mayo MJ, Gershwin ME, Alpini G, Diehl AM. Repair-related activation of hedgehog signaling promotes cholangiocyte chemokine production. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 50: 518-27. PMID 19575365 DOI: 10.1002/Hep.23019  0.443
2009 Syn WK, Witek RP, Curbishley SM, Jung Y, Choi SS, Enrich B, Omenetti A, Agboola KM, Fearing CM, Tilg H, Adams DH, Diehl AM. Role for hedgehog pathway in regulating growth and function of invariant NKT cells. European Journal of Immunology. 39: 1879-92. PMID 19544307 DOI: 10.1002/Eji.200838890  0.461
2009 Witek RP, Yang L, Liu R, Jung Y, Omenetti A, Syn WK, Choi SS, Cheong Y, Fearing CM, Agboola KM, Chen W, Diehl AM. Liver cell-derived microparticles activate hedgehog signaling and alter gene expression in hepatic endothelial cells. Gastroenterology. 136: 320-330.e2. PMID 19013163 DOI: 10.1053/J.Gastro.2008.09.066  0.42
2009 Oh SH, Witek RP, Bae SH, Darwiche H, Jung Y, Pi L, Brown A, Petersen BE. Detection of transketolase in bone marrow-derived insulin-producing cells: benfotiamine enhances insulin synthesis and glucose metabolism. Stem Cells and Development. 18: 37-46. PMID 18393672 DOI: 10.1089/Scd.2007.0255  0.593
2008 Yang L, Jung Y, Omenetti A, Witek RP, Choi S, Vandongen HM, Huang J, Alpini GD, Diehl AM. Fate-mapping evidence that hepatic stellate cells are epithelial progenitors in adult mouse livers. Stem Cells (Dayton, Ohio). 26: 2104-13. PMID 18511600 DOI: 10.1634/Stemcells.2008-0115  0.489
2008 Omenetti A, Popov Y, Jung Y, Choi SS, Witek RP, Yang L, Brown KD, Schuppan D, Diehl AM. The hedgehog pathway regulates remodelling responses to biliary obstruction in rats. Gut. 57: 1275-82. PMID 18375471 DOI: 10.1136/Gut.2008.148619  0.305
2008 Shangguan D, Meng L, Cao ZC, Xiao Z, Fang X, Li Y, Cardona D, Witek RP, Liu C, Tan W. Identification of liver cancer-specific aptamers using whole live cells. Analytical Chemistry. 80: 721-8. PMID 18177018 DOI: 10.1021/Ac701962V  0.346
2007 Oh SH, Witek RP, Bae SH, Zheng D, Jung Y, Piscaglia AC, Petersen BE. Bone marrow-derived hepatic oval cells differentiate into hepatocytes in 2-acetylaminofluorene/partial hepatectomy-induced liver regeneration. Gastroenterology. 132: 1077-87. PMID 17383429 DOI: 10.1053/J.Gastro.2007.01.001  0.718
2006 Jung Y, Oh SH, Zheng D, Shupe TD, Witek RP, Petersen BE. A potential role of somatostatin and its receptor SSTR4 in the migration of hepatic oval cells. Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology. 86: 477-89. PMID 16534498 DOI: 10.1038/Labinvest.3700410  0.703
2005 Witek RP, Fisher SH, Petersen BE. Monocrotaline, an alternative to retrorsine-based hepatocyte transplantation in rodents. Cell Transplantation. 14: 41-7. PMID 15789661 DOI: 10.3727/000000005783983278  0.666
2004 Song S, Witek RP, Lu Y, Choi YK, Zheng D, Jorgensen M, Li C, Flotte TR, Petersen BE. Ex vivo transduced liver progenitor cells as a platform for gene therapy in mice. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 40: 918-24. PMID 15382177 DOI: 10.1002/Hep.1840400422  0.722
2004 Song S, Witek RP, Lu Y, Choi Y, Zheng D, Jorgensen M, Li C, Flotte TR, Petersen BE. Ex Vivo transduced liver progenitor cells as a platform for gene therapy in mice Hepatology. 40: 918-924. DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840400422  0.695
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