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- Acewicz Magdalena, Kasacka Irena. Chemerin activity in selected pathological states of human body - a systematic review. Advances in Medical Sciences 2021 : 66, 2, s. 270-278
- Domian Natalia, Młynarczyk Grzegorz, Kasacka Irena. Warthy-basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of penile - case report. Frontiers in Oncology 2021 : 11, 7 pp, Article ID 765640
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- Kasacka I, Piotrowska Ż, Domian N, Acewicz M, Lewandowska A. Canonical Wnt signaling in the kidney in different hypertension models. Hypertension Research 2021; 44: 1054-1066
- Acewicz M, Kasacka I. Chemerin activity in selected pathological states of human body - a systematic review. Advances in Medical Sciences 2021 : 66, 2, s. 270-278
- Marcińczyk N, Gołaszewska A, Gromotowicz-Popławska A, Misztal T, Strawa J, Tomczyk M, Kasacka I, Chabielska E. Multidirectional effects of tormentil extract on hemostasis in experimental diabetes. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2021 : 12, 16 pp, Article ID 682987
- Baranowska-Kuczko M, Kozłowska H, Kloza M, Harasim-Symbor E, Biernacki M, Kasacka I, Malinowska B. Beneficial changes in rat vascular endocannabinoid system in primary hypertension and under treatment with chronic inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase by URB597. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021 : 22, 9, 21 pp, Article ID 4833
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- Szekalska M, Sosnowska K, Tomczykowa M, Winnicka K, Kasacka I, Tomczyk M. In vivo anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activities of cynaroside evaluated by using hydrogel formulations. Biomed Pharmacother. 2020 Jan;121:109681. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109681. Epub 2019 Nov 25. PMID: 31810125.
- Sadowska O, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Gromotowicz-Popławska A, Biernacki M, Kicman A, Malinowska B, Kasacka I, Krzyżewska A, Kozłowska H. Cannabidiol Ameliorates Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020; 21(19), 7077.
- Sawicka D, Maciak S, Kozłowska H, Kasacka I, Kloza M, Sadowska A, Sokołowska E, Konarzewski M, Car H. Functional and structural changes in aorta of mice divergently selected for basal metabolic rate. J Comp Physiol B. 2020 Jan;190(1):101-112. doi: 10.1007/s00360-019-01252-6. Epub 2019 Dec 23. PMID: 31873784.
- Baranowska-Kuczko M, Kozłowska H, Kloza M, Sadowska O, Kozłowski M, Kusaczuk M, Kasacka I, Malinowska B. Vasodilatory effects of cannabidiol in human pulmonary and rat small mesenteric arteries: modification by hypertension and the potential pharmacological opportunities. J Hypertens. 2020 May;38(5):896-911. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002333. PMID: 31800399; PMCID: PMC7170434.
- Harasim-Symbor E, Polak-Iwaniuk A, Konstantynowicz-Nowicka K, Bielawiec P, Malinowska B, Kasacka I, Chabowski A. Experimental Activation of Endocannabinoid System Reveals Antilipotoxic Effects on Cardiac Myocytes. Molecules. 2020 Apr 21;25(8):1932. doi: 10.3390/molecules25081932. PMID: 32326330; PMCID: PMC7221735.
- Nowińska P, Niezgoda M, Domian N, Kasacka I. Altered cannabinoid receptor expression in pancreatic islets in experimental model of uremia. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2019 Oct 18. doi: 10.5603/FM.a2019.0114. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31625133.
- Kloza M, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Toczek M, Kusaczuk M, Sadowska O, Kasacka I, Kozłowska H. Modulation of Cardiovascular Function in Primary Hypertension in Rat by SKA-31, an Activator of KCa2.x and KCa3.1 Channels. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Aug 23;20(17). pii: E4118. doi: 10.3390/ijms20174118.
- Konstantynowicz-Nowicka K, Berk K, Chabowski A, Kasacka I, Bielawiec P, Łukaszuk B, Harasim-Symbor E. High-Fat Feeding in Time-Dependent Manner Affects Metabolic Routes Leading to Nervonic Acid Synthesis in NAFLD. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Aug 5;20(15). pii: E3829. doi: 10.3390/ijms20153829.
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- Niezgoda M, Kasacka I. Chromogranin A: its known and possible roles in obstetrics and gynecology. Dev Period Med. 2018;22(4):297-300.
- Buczko P, Pawlak D, Kasacka I. An important pathway of apoptotic effect of nickel early released from orthodontic appliances - Preliminary data. Pharmacol Rep. 2018 Aug;70(4):766-768. doi: 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.02.019. Epub 2018 Mar 21.
- Kasacka I, Piotrowska Ż, Weresa J, Filipek A. Comparative evaluation of CacyBP/SIP protein, β-catenin, and immunoproteasome subunit LMP7 in the heart of rats with hypertension of different etiology. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2018 Nov 24:1535370218815435. doi: 10.1177/1535370218815435. [Epub ahead of print]
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- Karpińska O, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Malinowska B, Kloza M, Kusaczuk M, Gęgotek A, Golec P, Kasacka I, Kozłowska H. Mechanisms of l-alpha-lysophosphatidylinositol-induced relaxation in human pulmonary arteries. Life Sci. 2018 Jan 1;192:38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.11.020. Epub 2017 Nov 16.
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- Naliwajko SK, Markiewicz-Żukowska R, Moskwa J, Kasacka I, Socha K, Gromkowska-Kępka K, Nowakowski P, Borawska MH. Cirsium oleraceum L.Scop. inhibits cell viability and decreases secretion of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP2 and MMP9) in glioblastoma cell line. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica Drug Research 2018 : 75, 6, 9 pp
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- Niezgoda M, Kasacka I. Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine cells in various types of hypertension - a review. Progress in Health Sciences 2017 : 7, 2, 117-125 doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.7860
- Domian N, Kasacka I. Local and systemic disorders caused by the presence of foreign bodies in the oral cavity. Dental and Medical Problems 2017 : 54, 3, s. 267-272. doi: 10.17219/dmp/75553
- Niemirowicz K, Car H, Sadowska A, Wątek M, Krętowski R, Cechowska-Pasko M, Wilczewska AZ, Mystkowska J, Kasacka I, Torres A, Bucki R. Pharmacokinetics and anticancer activity of folic acid-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 2017 : 13, 6, s. 665-677 DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2017.2363
- Sawicka D, Nowicka M, Kasacka I, Car H. Selected aspects of stem cells and growth factors cooperation during skin regeneration. Dermatologia Estetyczna. 2017 : 19, 3-4, s. 155-166
- Karpińska O, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Kloza M, Ambrozewicz E, Kozłowski T, Kasacka I, Malinowska B, Kozłowska H. Activation of CB1 receptors by 2-arachidonoylglycerol attenuates vasoconstriction induced by U46619 and angiotensin II in human and rat pulmonary arteries. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2017 Jun 1;312(6):R883-R893. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00324.2016. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
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- Kloza M, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Malinowska B, Karpińska O, Harasim-Symbor E, Kasacka I, Kozłowska H. The influence of DOCA-salt hypertension and chronic administration of the FAAH inhibitor URB597 on KCa2.3/KCa3.1-EDH-type relaxation in rat small mesenteric arteries. Vascul Pharmacol. 2017 Dec;99:65-73. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2017.10.001. Epub 2017 Oct 14.
- Polak A, Harasim-Symbor E, Malinowska B, Kasacka I, Pędzińska-Betiuk A, Weresa J, Chabowski A. The effects of chronic FAAH inhibition on myocardial lipid metabolism in normotensive and DOCA-salt hypertensive rats. Life Sci. 2017 Aug 15;183:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.06.019. Epub 2017 Jun 17.
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- Pędzińska-Betiuk A, Weresa J, Toczek M, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Kasacka I, Harasim-Symbor E, Malinowska B. Chronic inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase by URB597 produces differential effects on cardiac performance in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Br J Pharmacol. 2017 Jul;174(13):2114-2129. doi: 10.1111/bph.13830. Epub 2017 May 31.
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- Szekalska M, Sosnowska K, Zakrzeska A, Kasacka I, Lewandowska A, Winnicka K. The Influence of Chitosan Cross-linking on the Properties of Alginate Microparticles with Metformin Hydrochloride-In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation Molecules. 2017; 22(1). pii: E182.
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- Tokajuk A, Karpińska O, Zakrzeska A, Bienias K, Prokopiuk S, Kozłowska H, Kasacka I, Chabielska E, Car H. Dysfunction of aorta is prevented by whey protein concentrate-80 in venous thrombosis-induced rats. Journal of Functional Foods. 2016; 27: 365-375
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- Kalaska B, Kaminski K, Miklosz J, Yusa SI, Sokolowska E, Blazejczyk A, Wietrzyk J, Kasacka I, Szczubialka K, Pawlak D, Nowakowska M, Mogielnicki A. Heparin-binding copolymer reverses effects of unfractionated heparin, enoxaparin, and fondaparinux in rats and mice. Transl Res. 2016 Nov;177:98-112.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2016.06.009. Epub 2016 Jul 5.
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- Knaś M, Wołosik K, Zalewska A, Mikucka-Niczyporuk A, Kasacka I, Niczyporuk M. The skin remodeling in type 1 diabetes and insulin resistance animal models. Physiol Res. 2015; 64(6):875-881
- Janiuk I, Kasacka I. Quantitative evaluation of CART-containing cells in urinary bladder of rats with renovascular hypertension. Eur J Histochem. 2015; 59: 87-92
- Winnicka K, Wróblewska M, Sosnowska K, Car H, Kasacka I. Evaluation of cationic polyamidoamine dendrimers' dermal toxicity in the rat skin model. Drug Des Devel Ther, 2015; 9: 1367-1377.
- Zakrzeska A, Gromotowicz-Popławska A, Szemraj J, Szoka P, Kisiel W, Purta T, Kasacka I, Chabielska E. Eplerenone reduces arterial thrombosis in diabetic rats. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2015; 16(4):1085-1094
- Kasacka I, Piotrowska Ż, Lewandowska A. Alterations of rat stomach endocrine cells under renovascular hypertension. Adv Med Sci, 2014; 59: 190-195.
- Kasacka I, Janiuk I, Piotrowska Ż. Evaluation of CART-, glucagon-, and insulin-immunoreactive cells in the pancreas of an experimental rat model of unilateral renal artery stenosis. Histol Histopathol, 2014; 30:445-452.
- Kasacka I, Piotrowska Ż, Janiuk I, Zbucki R. Dynamics of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript containing cell changes in the adrenal glands of two kidney, one clip rats. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2014; 239: 1292-1299
- Kasacka I, Piotrowska Ż, Knaś M, Lewandowska A. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of CART-containing cells in adrenal glands of male rats with hypertension. Biotech Histochem, 2014; 89: 497-504.
- Jurewicz E, Kasacka I, Bankowski E, Filipek A. S100A6 and its extracellular targets in Wharton's jelly of healthy and preeclamptic patients. Placenta, 2014; 35: 386-391.
- Janiuk I, Kasacka I. Distribution of cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript in ureters and urinary bladder of hypertensive rats. J Biol Regul Homeost Agents, 2013; 27: 409-416.
- Kasacka I, Piotrowska Ż, Car H, Janiuk I, Łebkowski W. Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript (CART): identification and distribution in human gastrointestinal tract. J Biol Regul Homeost Agents, 2012; 26: 419-428.
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