Genya Gekker

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Genya Gekker is a scholar working on Virology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Genya Gekker has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Virology, 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 25 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Genya Gekker's work include HIV Research and Treatment (34 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (27 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (23 papers). Genya Gekker is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (34 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (27 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (23 papers). Genya Gekker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Genya Gekker's co-authors include Phillip K. Peterson, Shuxian Hu, Wen S. Sheng, Burt M. Sharp, James R. Lokensgard, Maxim C.‐J. Cheeran, Chun C. Chao, R. Bryan Rock, James R. Lokensgard and Henry H. Balfour and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Genya Gekker

80 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Role of Microglia in Central Nervous System Infections

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Thomas W. Molitor United States

Milan Fiala United States

Wen‐Zhe Ho United States

James R. Lokensgard United States

Chun C. Chao United States

Thomas J. Rogers United States

Toby K. Eisenstein United States

Yvonne Kress United States

C. A. Amella United States

Michael G. Agadjanyan United States

Thomas W. Molitor United States

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Peterson, Phillip K., Genya Gekker, Shuxian Hu, et al.. (2006). Targeting the Brain’s Immune System: A Psychopharmacological Approach to Central Nervous System Infections. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 493. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Gekker, Genya, Shuxian Hu, Wen S. Sheng, et al.. (2006). Cocaine-induced HIV-1 expression in microglia involves sigma-1 receptors and transforming growth factor-β1. International Immunopharmacology. 6(6). 1029–1033. 70 indexed citations

Gekker, Genya, Shuxian Hu, Marla Spivak, James R. Lokensgard, & Phillip K. Peterson. (2005). Anti-HIV-1 activity of propolis in CD4+ lymphocyte and microglial cell cultures. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 102(2). 158–163. 122 indexed citations

Sharp, Burt M., Kathy McAllen, Genya Gekker, Nahid Shahabi, & Phillip K. Peterson. (2001). Immunofluorescence Detection of δ Opioid Receptors (DOR) on Human Peripheral Blood CD4+ T Cells and DOR-Dependent Suppression of HIV-1 Expression. The Journal of Immunology. 167(2). 1097–1102. 33 indexed citations

Gekker, Genya, et al.. (2001). κ-Opioid receptor agonist suppression of HIV-1 expression in CD4+ lymphocytes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 61(9). 1145–1151. 42 indexed citations

Cheeran, Maxim C.‐J., Shuxian Hu, Genya Gekker, & James R. Lokensgard. (2000). Decreased Cytomegalovirus Expression Following Proinflammatory Cytokine Treatment of Primary Human Astrocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 164(2). 926–933. 40 indexed citations

Chao, Chun C., et al.. (2000). U50,488 protection against HIV-1-related neurotoxicity: involvement of quinolinic acid suppression. Neuropharmacology. 39(1). 150–160. 33 indexed citations

Gekker, Genya, et al.. (1999). Endomorphin-1 potentiates HIV-1 expression in human brain cell cultures: implication of an atypical μ-opoid receptor. Neuropharmacology. 38(2). 273–278. 53 indexed citations

O’Donnell, Michael P., et al.. (1998). Renal cell cytokine production stimulates HIV-1 expression in chronically HIV-1-infected monocytes. Kidney International. 53(3). 593–597. 18 indexed citations

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Chao, Chun C., Genya Gekker, Wen S. Sheng, et al.. (1998). Orphan Opioid Receptor Oligonucleotides Inhibit HIV-1 Expression in Human Brain Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 437. 83–90. 6 indexed citations

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Lokensgard, James R., C C Chao, Genya Gekker, Sha Hu, & Phillip K. Peterson. (1998). Benzodiazepines, glia, and HIV-1 neuropathogenesis. Molecular Neurobiology. 18(1). 23–33. 11 indexed citations

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Sowa, Grzegorz, Genya Gekker, Shuxian Hu, et al.. (1997). Inhibition of swine microglial cell phagocytosis of cryptococcus neoformans by femtomolar concentrations of morphine. Biochemical Pharmacology. 53(6). 823–828. 27 indexed citations

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Chao, Chun C., Genya Gekker, Shuxian Hu, et al.. (1995). Upregulation of HIV-1 expression in cocultures of chronically infected promonocytes and human brain cells by dynorphin. Biochemical Pharmacology. 50(5). 715–722. 47 indexed citations

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Chao, Chun C., Genya Gekker, Wen S. Sheng, et al.. (1995). Endogenous Opioid Peptides Suppress Cytokine-Mediated Upregulation of HIV-1 Expression in the Chronically Infected Promonocyte Clone U1. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 373. 65–72. 12 indexed citations

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Peterson, Phillip K., Genya Gekker, Shuxian Hu, et al.. (1994). Morphine amplifies HIV-1 expression in chronically infected promonocytes cocultured with human brain cells. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 50(2). 167–175. 97 indexed citations

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Peterson, Phillip K., Genya Gekker, Ronald Schut, et al.. (1993). Enhancement of HIV-1 Replication by Opiates and Cocaine: The Cytokine Connection. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 335. 181–188. 67 indexed citations

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Peterson, Phillip K., Genya Gekker, S. Hu, & Chien‐Chung Chao. (1993). Intracellular Survival and Multiplication of Toxoplasma gondii in Astrocytes. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 168(6). 1472–1478. 44 indexed citations

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Peterson, Phillip K., Genya Gekker, C C Chao, et al.. (1992). Human cytomegalovirus-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells induce HIV-1 replication via a tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated mechanism.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 89(2). 574–580. 63 indexed citations

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Peterson, Phillip K., et al.. (1992). Microglial cell upregulation of HIV-1 expression in the chronically infected promonocytic cell line U1: the role of tumor necrosis factor-α. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 41(1). 81–87. 17 indexed citations

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Sharp, Burt M., Dean T. Tsukayama, Genya Gekker, W. F. Keane, & Phillip K. Peterson. (1987). Beta-endorphin stimulates human polymorphonuclear leukocyte superoxide production via a stereoselective opiate receptor.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 242(2). 579–582. 25 indexed citations

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