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PUBLICATIONS

Discovery Publications

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  • Sularz O, Koronowicz A, SmoleÅ„ S, Boycott C, Stefanska B. (2023) Iodine-Biofortified Lettuce Can Promote Mitochondrial Dependent Pathway of Apoptosis in Human Gastrointestinal Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 7;24(12):9869. doi: 10.3390/ijms24129869.

  • Sularz O, Koronowicz A, Boycott C, SmoleÅ„ S, Stefanska B. (2022) Molecular Effects of Iodine-Biofortified Lettuce in Human Gastrointestinal Cancer Cells. Nutrients 2022 Oct 14;14(20):4287. doi: 10.3390/nu14204287.

  • Ziarniak K*, Yang T*, Boycott C, Beetch M, Sassek M, Grzeda E, Ma Y, Sliwowska JH*, Stefanska B*. DNA hypermethylation of Kiss1r promoter and reduction of hepatic Kiss1r in female rats with type 2 diabetes. Epigenetics 2022, Sep 12, 1-15, doi: 10.1080/15592294.2022.2119120

  • Boycott C*, Beetch M*, Yang T, Lubecka K, Ma Y, Zhang J, Kurzava Kendall L, Ullmer M, Ramsey BS, Torregrosa-Allen S, Elzey BD, Cox A, Lanman NA, Hui A, Villanueva N, de Conti A, Huan T, Pogribny I, Stefanska B. (2022) Epigenetic aberrations of gene expression in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Epigenetics. 2022 May 3:1-22. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2022.2069386. PMID: 35502615.

  • Stefanska B, Tucker SJ, MacEwan DJ. New avenues in cancer prevention and therapy. Br J Pharmacol 2022; 179(12): 2789-2794. doi: 10.1111/bph.15715. 

  • Harandi-Zadeh S, Boycott C, Beetch M, Yang T, Martin BJE, Ren K, Kwasniak A, Dupuis JH, Lubecka K, Yada RY, Howe LJ, Stefanska B. (2021) Pterostilbene Changes Epigenetic Marks at Enhancer Regions of Oncogenes in Breast Cancer Cells. 
    Antioxidants (Basel). 10(8):1232. PMID: 34439480.

  • Beetch M*, Boycott C*, Harandi-Zadeh S, Yang T, Martin BJE, Dixon-McDougall T, Ren K, Gacad A, Dupuis JH, Ullmer M, Lubecka K, Yada RY, Brown CJ, Howe LJ, Stefanska B. (2021) Pterostilbene leads to DNMT3B-mediated DNA methylation and silencing of OCT1-targeted oncogenes in breast cancer cells. J Nutr Biochem. 98:108815. PMID: 34242723

  • Beetch M, Harandi-Zadeh S, Yang T, Boycott C\, Chen Y, Stefanska B*, Mohammed S*. (2020) DNA methylation landscape of triple-negative ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) progressing to the invasive stage in canine breast cancer. Sci Rep. 10(1):2415. PMID: 32051475 

  • Beetch M, Harandi-Zadeh S, Shen K, Lubecka K, Kitts DD, O'Hagan HM, Stefanska B. (2020) Dietary antioxidants remodel DNA methylation patterns in chronic disease. Br J Pharmacol. 2020 Mar;177(6):1382-1408. PMID: 31626338. 

  • Beetch M, Lubecka K, Shen K, Flower K, Harandi-Zadeh S, Suderman M, Flanagan JM, Stefanska B. (2019) Stilbenoid-Mediated Epigenetic Activation of Semaphorin 3A in Breast Cancer Cells Involves Changes in Dynamic Interactions of DNA with DNMT3A and NF1C Transcription Factor. Mol Nutr Food Res. 63(19):e1801386. PMID: 31327173.

  • Beetch M*, Lubecka K*, Kristofzski H, Suderman M, Stefanska B. (2018) Subtle Alterations in DNA Methylation Patterns in Normal Cells in Response to Dietary Stilbenoids. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2018 May 24:e1800193. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201800193. PMID: 29797699.

  • Lubecka K, Flower K, Beetch M, Qiu J, Kurzava L, Buvala H, Ruhayel A, Gawrieh S, Liangpunsakul S, Gonzalez T, McCabe G, Chalasani N, Flanagan JM, Stefanska B. (2018) Loci-specific differences in blood DNA methylation in HBV-negative populations at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma development. Epigenetics. 2018;13(6):605-626. PMID: 29927686

  • Devarshi PP, Jones AD, Taylor EM, Stefanska B, Henagan TM. (2017) Quercetin and quercetin-rich red onion extract alter Pgc1α promoter methylation and splice 6 variant expression. PPAR Res. 2017:3235693. PMID: 28191013. 

  • Choudhury SR, Cui Y, Lubecka K, Stefanska B*, Irudayaraj J* (2016) CRISPR-dCas9 mediated TET1 targeting for selective DNA demethylation at BRCA1 promoter. Oncotarget. 7(29):46545-46556. PMID: 27356740. 

  • Lubecka K, Kurzava L, Flower K, Buvala H, Zhang H, Teegarden D, Camarillo I, Suderman M, Kuang S, Andrisani O, Flanagan JM, Stefanska B. (2016) Stilbenoids remodel the DNA methylation patterns in breast cancer cells and inhibit oncogenic NOTCH signaling through epigenetic regulation of MAML2 transcriptional activity. Carcinogenesis. 37(7):656-68. PMID: 27207652.

  • Cheishvili D*, Stefanska B*, Yi C, Chen Li C, Yu P, Arakelian A, Tanvir I, Ahmed Khan H, Rabbani S, Szyf M. (2015) A common promoter hypomethylation signature in invasive breast, liver and prostate cancer cell lines reveals novel targets involved in cancer invasiveness. Oncotarget. 6(32):33253-68. PMID: 26427334. 

  • Lubecka-Pietruszewska K, Kaufman-Szymczyk A, Stefanska B, Cebula-Obrzut B, Smolewski P, Fabianowska-Majewska K. (2015) Sulforaphane Alone and in Combination with Clofarabine Epigenetically Regulates the Expression of DNA Methylation-Silenced Tumour Suppressor Genes in Human Breast Cancer Cells. J Nutrigenet Nutrigenomics. 8(2): 91-101. PMID: 26372775.

  • Remely M, Stefanska B, Lovrecic L, Magnet U, Haslberger AG. (2015) Nutriepigenomics: the role of nutrition in epigenetic control of human diseases. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 18(4):328-33. PMID: 26001651. 

  • Shukeir N*, Stefanska B* Parashar S, Chik F, Arakelian A, Szyf M, Rabbani SA. (2015) Pharmacological methyl group donors block skeletal metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Br J Pharmacol. 172(11):2769-2781. PMID: 25631332. 

  • Stefanska B, MacEwan DJ. (2015) Epigenetics and Pharmacology. Br J Pharmacol. 172(11):2701-2704. PMID: 25966315.

  • Henagan TM, Stefanska B, Fang Z, Navard AM, Ye J, Lenard NL, Devarshi PP. (2015) Sodium butyrate epigenetically modulates high fat diet-induced skeletal muscle mitochondrial adaptation, obesity and insulin resistance through nucleosome positioning. B J Pharmacol. 172(11):2782-2798. PMID: 25559882. 

  • Stefanska B, Cheishvili D, Suderman M, Arakelian A, Huang J, Hallett M, Han ZG, Al-Mahtab M, Akbar SM, Khan WA, Raqib R, Tanvir I, Khan HA, Rabbani SA, Szyf M. (2014) Genome-wide study of hypomethylated and induced genes in liver cancer patients unravels novel anticancer targets. Clin Cancer Res. 20(12):3118-3132. PMID: 24763612.

  • Lubecka-Pietruszewska K, Kaufman-Szymczyk A, Stefanska B, Cebula-Obrzut B, Smolewski P, Fabianowska-Majewska K. (2014) Clofarabine, a novel adenosine analogue, reactivates DNA methylation-silenced tumour suppressor genes and inhibits cell growth in breast cancer cells. Eur J Pharmacol. 723:276-287. PMID: 24296317.

  • Stefanska B, Suderman M, Machnes Z, Bhattacharyya B, Hallet M, Szyf M. (2013) Transcription onset of genes critical in liver carcinogenesis and metastasis is epigenetically regulated by methylated DNA binding protein MBD2. Carcinogenesis. 34:2738-2749. PMID: 23955541.

  • Stefanska, B., Bouzemat, A., Huang, J., Suderman, M., Hallett, M., Han, Z.G., Al-Mahtab, M., Akbar, M.F., Raqib, R., Szyf, M. (2013) Discovery and validation of DNA hypomethylation biomarkers for liver cancer using HRM-specific probes. PLoS One. 7(8):e68439. PMID: 23950870. 

  • Lubecka-Pietruszewska, K., Kaufman-Szymczyk, A., Stefanska, B., Fabianowska-Majewska, K. (2013) Folic acid enforces DNA methylation-mediated transcriptional silencing of PTEN, APC, and RARbeta2 tumour suppressor genes in breast cancer. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 430:623-28. PMID: 23219837.

  • Stefanska B, Vinken M, Szyf M. (2012) Epigenetics in toxicology: the implications of epigenetic alterations driven by external exposures for human health. ALTEX Proceedings, 8th World Congress. 1:173-185.

  • Stefanska B. (2012) Curcumin ameliorates hepatic fibrogenesis in type 2 diabetes mellitus- insights into its mechanisms of action. Br J Pharmacol. 166:2209-2211. PMID: 22452372.

  • Stefanska, B., Salamé, P., Bednarek, A., Fabianowska-Majewska, K. (2012) Comparative effects of retinoic acid, vitamin D and resveratrol alone and in combination with adenosine analogues on methylation and expression of PTEN tumour suppressor gene in breast cancer cells. Brit J Nutr. 107:781-790. PMID: 21801466.

  • Stefanska B, Karlic H, Varga F, Fabianowska-Majewska K, Haslberger AG. (2012) Epigenetic mechanisms in anti-cancer actions of bioactive food components – the implications in cancer prevention. Br J Pharmacol. 167:279-297.

  • Stefanska, B., Huang, J., Bhattacharyya, B., Suderman, M., Hallet, M., Han, Z.G., Szyf, M. (2011) Definition of the landscape of promoter DNA hypomethylation in liver cancer. Cancer Res. 71:5891-5903. PMID: 21747116.

  • Stefanska, B., Rudnicka, K., Bednarek, A., Fabianowska-Majewska, K. (2010) Hypomethylation and induction of retinoic acid receptor beta 2 (RARbeta2) gene by concurrent action of adenosine analogues and natural compounds in breast cancer cells. Eur J Pharmacol. 638:47-53. PMID: 20447390.

  • Gach, K., Piestrzeniewicz, M., Fichna, J., Stefanska, B., Szemraj, J., Janecka, A. (2008) Opioid-induced regulation of mu-opioid receptor gene expression in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line. Biochem Cell Biol. 86:217-226. PMID: 18523482.

 

Books, Chapters & Monograph Publications

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  • Beetch M, Bai Y, Lubecka K, Stefanska B*, Lelievre S*. (2018) Aberrant DNA methylation patterns in gynecological cancers: Implications for prevention and therapy. In: Epigenetics in Human Disease, Second Edition, ed. Trygve Tollefsbol, Ch.24. Pp. 751-780  Elsevier.

  • Beetch M, Stefanska B. (2017) DNA methylation in anti-cancer effects of dietary catechols and stilbenoids: an overview of underlying mechanisms. Chapter in the Handbook of Nutrition, Diet, and Epigenetics, eds. Victor Preedy and Vinood Patel, Springer International Publishing AG (DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31143-2_104-1).

  • Stefanska B, MacEwan DJ. (Eds.) (2017) Epigenetics and Gene Expression in Cancer, Inflammatory and Immune Diseases. Methods in Parmacology and Toxicology Series. Springer International Publishing AG, Humana Press.

  • Stefanska, B.M., Fabianowska-Majewska, K. (2010) Effects of dietary natural compounds on DNA methylation related to cancer chemoprevention and anticancer epigenetic therapy. In: Epigenetics and Human Health. Linking hereditary, environmental and nutritional aspects. Haslberger, A and Gressler, S. Ed(s). Ch.11. Pp.141-155. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH &Co., KgaA, Weinheim.

 

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