List of publications by the Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology
- Kulig K, Majerz Z, Kowalik K, Mical M, Bednarek A, Satala D, Juszczak M, Labedzka-Dmoch K, Barczyk-Woznicka O, Pyza E, Karnas E, Zuba-Surma E, Rapala-Kozik M, Karkowska-Kuleta (2026) Impact of extracellular vesicles from various species of Candida fungi on the cross-species interactions with human epithelial cells. J.Arch Microbiol. 2026 Feb 3;208(4):181. doi: 10.1007/s00203-026-04713-z.PMID: 41632190
- Möller JKS, Linowiecka K, Gagat M, Brożyna AA, Foksiński M, Wolnicka-Glubisz A, Pyza E, Reiter RJ, Tulic MK, Slominski AT, Steinbrink K, Kleszczyński K. (2025) Correction: Möller et al. Melanogenesis Is Directly Affected by Metabolites of Melatonin in Human Melanoma Cells. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 14947. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Mar 26;26(7):3010. doi: 10.3390/ijms26073010.PMID: 40243664 Free PMC article.
- Saadat, A., Jasińska, M., Pyza, E. Transmission Electron Microscopy as the Visualization Technique for Analysis of Circadian Synaptic Plasticity in the Mouse Barrel Cortex. J. Vis. Exp. (222), e68385, doi:10.3791/68385 (2025).
- Kamila Kulig, Elzbieta Rudolphi- Szydlo, Anna Barbasz, Magdalena Surowiec, Ewelina Wronowska, Katarzyna Kowalik, Dorota Satala, Grazyna Bras, Olga Barczyk- Woznicka, Elzbieta Karnas, Elzbieta Pyza, Ewa Zuba- Surma, Maria Rapala- Kozik and Justyna Karkowska- Kuleta (2025) Functional properties of Candida albicans extracellular vesicles released in the presence of the antifungal drugs amphotericin B, fluconazole and caspofungin. Microbiology 171: 001565.doi 10.1099/mic.0.001565.
- Abaquita TAL, Damulewicz M., Pyza E (2025) The neuroprotective role of CncN in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease. PLoS One 2-(5): e0322640. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322640.
- Debarati Bhattacharya, Terence L. Al Abaquita, Jolanta Górska-Andrzejak, Elzbieta Pyza (2025) The influence of caffeine on siesta and nighttime sleep in Drosophila melanogaster. Developmental Neurobiology 85: e22987. doi.org/10.1002/dneu.22987.
- Tyszka A, Szypulski K, Pyza E, Damulewicz M (2025) Autophagy in the retina affects photoreceptor synaptic plasticity and behavior. .J Insect Physiol.161:104741. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2024.104741.
- Kulig K, Kowalik K, Surowiec M, Karnas E, Barczyk-Woznicka O, Zuba-Surma E, Pyza E, Kozik A, Rapala-Kozik M, Karkowska-Kuleta J. (2024) Isolation and Characteristics of Extracellular Vesicles Produced by Probiotics: Yeast Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 and Bacterium Streptococcus salivarius K12. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 16(3). doi: 10.1007/s12602-023-10085-3.
- Azuma Y, Gaweł S, Pasternak M, Woznicka O, Pyza E, Heddle J (2024) Reengineering of an Artificial Protein Cage for Efficient Packaging of Active Enzymes
- Small, doi: 10.1002/smll.202312286.
- Kim T-K., Slominski R.M., Pyza E., Kleszczynski K., Tuckey R.C., Reiter R.J., Holick M.F., Slominski A.T. (2024) Evolutionary formation of melatonin and vitamin D in early life forms: insects take centre stage. Biol. Rev., doi 10.1111/brv.13091.
- Szypulski K., Tyszka A., Pyza E., Damulewicz M., (2024) Autophagy as a new player in the regulation of clock neurons physiology of Drosophila melanogaster. Sci. Rep. 14: 6085, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56649-3.
- Andrysiak K, Machaj G, Priesmann D, Woznicka O, Martyniak A, Ylla G, Kruger M, Pyza E, Potulska-Chromik, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Łoboda A, Stępniewski J, Dulak J (2024) Dysregulation iron homeostasis in dystrophin-deficient cardiomyocytes” correction by gene editing and pharmacological treatment. Cardiovascular Res., 120(1) doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvad182.
- Anna Alwani, Katarzyna Maziarz, Gabriela Burda, Monika Jankowska‑Kiełtyka, Adam Roman, Gabriela Łyszczarz, Safak Er, Justyna Barut, Olga Barczyk‑Woźnicka, Elżbieta Pyza,
- Grzegorz Kreiner, Irena Nalepa, Piotr Chmielarz (2023) Investigating the potential effects of α‑synuclein aggregation on susceptibility to chronic stress in a mouse Parkinson’s disease model. Pharmacological Reports https://doi.org/10.1007/s43440-023-00530-z.
- Kulig, K.; Bednaruk, K.;Rudolphi-Szydło, E.; Barbasz, A.;Wronowska, E.; Barczyk-Woznicka, O.; Karnas, E.; Pyza, E.; Zuba-Surma, E.; Rapala-Kozik, M.; et al. (2023) Stress Conditions Affect the Immunomodulatory Potential of Candida albicans Extracellular Vesicles and Their Impact on Cytokine Release by THP-1 Human Macrophages. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 17179. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417179
- Karkowska-Kuleta, J.;Kulig, K.; Bras, G.; Stelmaszczyk, K.;Surowiec, M.; Kozik, A.; Karnas, E.;Barczyk-Woznicka, O.; Zuba-Surma, E.; Pyza, E.; et al. (2023) Candida albicans Biofilm-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Are Involved in the Tolerance to Caspofungin, Biofilm Detachment, and Fungal Proteolytic Activity. J. Fungi 9, 1078. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9111078.
- Bilska B, Damulewicz M, Abaquita T.AL, Pyza E (2023) Changes in heme oxygenase level during development affect the adult life of Drosophila melanogaster. Front Cell Neurosci. 2023 Oct 9;17:1239101. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1239101.
- Möller, J.K.S.; Linowiecka, K.; Gagat, M.; Brozyna, A.A.;Foksinski, M.;Wolnicka-Glubisz, A.;Pyza, E.; Reiter, R.J.; Tulic, M.K, Slominski, A.T.; et al. (2023) Melanogenesis Is Directly Affected by Metabolites of Melatonin in Human Melanoma Cells. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 14947.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914947.
- Guevara-Lora I, Bras G, Juszczak M, Karkowska-Kuleta J, Gorecki A, Manrique-Moreno M, Dymek J, Pyza E, Kozik A, Rapala-Kozik M. (2023) Cecropin D-derived synthetic peptides in the fight against Candida albicans cell filamentation and biofilm formation. Front Microbiol. 2023 Jan 13;13:1045984. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1045984.
- Debarati Bhattacharya, Jolanta Górska‑Andrzejak, Terence Al L. Abaquita, Elżbieta Pyza (2023) Effects of adenosine receptor overexpression and silencing in neurons and glial cells on lifespan, fitness, and sleep of Drosophila melanogaster. Experimental Brain Research (2023) 241:1887–1904 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-023-06649-y
- Abaquita TAL, Damulewicz M, Tylko G and Pyza E (2023), The dual role of heme oxygenase in regulating apoptosis in the nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster. Front. Physiol. 14:1060175.doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1060175
- Osiecka O, Skrzeczynska-Moncznik J, Morytko A, Mazur A, Majewski P, Bilska B, Kapinska-Mrowiecka M, Kosalka-Wegiel J, Pastuszczak M, Pyza E, Cichy J (2022) Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is Present in Circulating and Tissue-Recruited Human Eosinophils and Regulates Their Migratory Function. Front Immunol. 12:737231. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.737231.
- Kilarski W, Pyza E, Tylko G (2022) Strukturalne podstawy biologii komórki. PWN, Warszawa.
- Kulig K, Karnas E, Woznicka O, Kuleta P, Zuba-Surma E, Pyza E, Osyczka A, Kozik A, Rapala-Kozik M, Karkowska-Kuleta J. (2022) Insight Into the Properties and Immunoregulatory Effect of Extracellular Vesicles Produced by Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida tropicalis Biofilms. Front Cell Infect Microbiol.12:879237. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.879237.
- Damulewicz M, Tyszka A, Pyza E. (2022) Light exposure during development affects physiology of adults in Drosophila melanogaster. Front Physiol. 13:1008154. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1008154.
- Stupka I, Azuma Y, Biela AP, Imamura M, Scheuring S, Pyza E, Woźnicka O, Maskell DP, Heddle JG (2022) Chemically induced protein cage assembly with programmable opening and cargo release. Sci Adv. 8(1):eabj9424. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abj9424.
- Damulewicz M, Szypulski K, Pyza E (2022) Glia-Neurons Cross-Talk Regulated Through Autophagy. Front Physiol. 13:886273. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.886273.
- Damulewicz M, Doktór B, Baster Z, Pyza E (2022) The Role of Glia Clocks in the Regulation of Sleep in Drosophila melanogaster. J Neurosci., 42(36):6848–6860.
- Bilska B, Godlewska U, Damulewicz M, Murzyn K, Kwitniewski M, Cichy J, Pyza E. (2022) Antimicrobial Properties of a Peptide Derived from the Male Fertility Factor kl2 Protein of Drosophila melanogaster. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 44(3):1169-1181. doi: 10.3390/cimb44030076.
- Bilska B., Zegar A., Slominski A.T., Kleszczynski K., Cichy J., Pyza E. (2021) Expression of antimicrobial peptide genes oscillates along day/night rhythm protecting mice skin from bacteria. Exp. Dermatol. 30: 1418-1427, doi: 10.1111/exd.14229.
- Al L. Abaquita T., Damulewicz M., Bhattacharya D., Pyza E. (2021) Regulation of heme oxygenase and its cross-talks with apoptosis and autophagy under different conditions in Drosophila. Antioxidants 10: 1716, doi: 10.3390/antiox10111716.
- Krzeptowski W., Walkowicz L., Krzeptowska E., Motta E., Witek K., Szramel J., Al Abaquita T., Baster Z., Rajfur Z., Rosato E., Stratoulias V., Heino T.I., Pyza E.M. (2021) Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor regulates morphology of pigment-dispersing factor-positive clock neurons and circadian neuronal plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster. Front. Physiol. 12:705183, doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.705183.
- Walkowicz L., Krzeptowski W., Krzeptowska E., Warzecha K., Sałek J., Górska-Andrzejak J., Pyza E. (2021) Glial expression of DmMANF is required for the regulation of activity, sleep and circadian rhythms in the visual system of Drosophila melanogaster. Eur. J. Neurosci.54: 5785-5797, doi: 10.1111/ejn.15171.
- Zoladz J.A., Nieckarz Z., Szkutnik Z., Pyza E., Chlopicki S., Majerczak J. (2021) Characterization of age-dependent decline in spontaneous running performance in the heart failure Tgq*44 mice. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 72: 259-271, doi: 10.26402/jpp.2021.2.11
- Naskalska A., Borzęcka-Solarz K., Różycki J., Stupka I., Bochenek M., Pyza E., Heddle J.G. (2021) Artificial protein cage delivers active protein cargos to the cell interior. Biomacromolecules 22: 4146-4154, doi/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00630.
- Bilska B., Schedel F., Piotrowska A., Stefan J., Zmijewski M., Pyza E., Reiter R., Steinbrink K., Slominski A.T., Tulic M.K., Kleszczynski K. (2021) Mitochondrial function is controlled by melatonin and its metabolites in vitro in human melanoma cells. J. Pineal Res. 70: e12728, doi: 10.1111/jpi12728.
- Pyza E., Damulewicz M. (2020) Mechanizmy regulacji snu u Drosophila melanogaster. Kosmos 69:403-413.
- Damulewicz M., Ispizua J.I., Ceriani M.F. Pyza E.M. (2020) Communication among photoreceptors and the central clock affects sleep profile. Front. Physiol. 11:993. Doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00993.
- Damulewicz M., Woznicka O., Jasińska M., Pyza E. (2020) CRY-dependent plasticity of tetrad presynaptic sites in the visual system of Drosophila at the morning peak of activity and sleep. Sci. Reports 10:18161. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74442-w.
- Jasinska M., Woznicka O., Jasek-Gajda E., Lis G.J., Pyza E., Litwin J.A. (2020) Circadian changes of dendritic spine geometry in mouse barrel cortex. Frot. Neurosci.14:578881.doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.578881.
- Karkowska-Kuleta J., Kulig K., Karnas E., Zuba-Surma E., Woznicka O., Pyza E., Kuleta P., Osyczka A., Rapala-Kozik M., Kozik A. (2020) Characteristics of extracellular vesicles released by the pathogenic yeast-like fungi Candida glabrata, Candida papapsilosi and Candida tropicalis. Cells 9:1722.doi:10.3390/cells9071722.
- Godlewska U., Bilska B., Majewski P., Pyza E., Zabel B.A., Cichy J. (2020) Bacteria modify sensitivity to chemerin-derived peptides by hindering peptide association with the cel Surface and peptide oxidation. Front. Microbiol. 11:1819. Doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01819.
- Bilska B., Zegar A., Slominski A.T., Kleszczynski K., Cichy J., Pyza E. (2020) Expresssion of antimicrobial peptide gene oscillates along day/night rhythm protecting mice skin from bacteria. Exp. Dermatol., doi:10.1111/exd.14229.
- Pyza E. (2020) Tydzień Mózgu 2020. Wszechświat 121 (1-3): 4.
- Nalepa I., Pyza E. (2021) Tydzień mózgu 2021 pod hasłem – „Porozmawiajmy o mózgu on-line”. Wszechświat 122 (1-3): 4-5.
- Nalepa I., Pyza E. (2022) Tydzień mózgu 2022 pod hasłem – „Neurobiologiczne aspekty CoVid-19”. Wszechświat 123 (1-3): 4-5.
- Nalepa I., Pyza E. (2023) Konferencja „Tydzień mózgu” 2023 w Krakowie –interakcje pomiędzy dietą, mikrobiomem jelitowym a mózgiem. Wszechświat 124 (1-3): 4-5.
- Nalepa I., Pyza E. (2024) Konferencja „Tydzień Mózgu” 2024 w Krakowie pod hasłem „ Różne oblicza neuronauki”. Wszechświat 125 (1-3): 4-5.
- Nalepa I., Pyza E. (2025) Konferencja „Tydzień mózgu” 2025 w Krakowie pod hasłem „Postępy neurofarmakologii: W poszukiwaniu nowych leków”. „Wszechświat” 126 (1-3): 6-8.
- Pyza E. (2025) 150-lecie Polskiego Towarzystwa Przyrodników im. Kopernika (PTPK). Wszechświat 126 (4-6): 104-107.
- Pyza E. (2025) Memoriam honora - Profesor Dr hab. Wincenty Kilarski. Wszechświat 126 (4-6): 175-177.
