Irena Levitan

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Irena Levitan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Irena Levitan has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Irena Levitan's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (4 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (3 papers). Irena Levitan is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (4 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (3 papers). Irena Levitan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Canada. Irena Levitan's co-authors include Raphael Zidovetzki, Victor G. Romanenko, George H. Rothblat, Fitzroy J. Byfield, Helim Aranda‐Espinoza, Tzu‐Pin Shentu, Daesung Lee, Susan S. Margulies, Robert A. Winn and Wonhwa Cho and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biophysical Journal and Nature Chemical Biology.

In The Last Decade

Irena Levitan

15 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Use of cyclodextrins to manipulate plasma membrane cholesterol content: Evidence, misconceptions and control strategies

2007 887 citations Raphael Zidovetzki, Irena Levitan Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes profile →

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Eleanor Kable Australia

Camilo Aponte‐Santamaría Germany

Mirkka Koivusalo Finland

Susana A. Sánchez United States

Aleksander Czogalla Poland

Douglas Brown United States

Victor Shahin Germany

Akihiko Tsuji Japan

Elena V. Polishchuk Italy

Richard F. Collins Canada

Eleanor Kable Australia

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15 of 15 papers shown

Fernandes‐Braga, Weslley, et al.. (2022). OxLDL induces membrane structure rearrangement leading to biomechanics alteration and migration deficiency in macrophage. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1864(9). 183951–183951. 16 indexed citations

Levitan, Irena. (2021). Evaluating membrane structure by Laurdan imaging: Disruption of lipid packing by oxidized lipids. Current topics in membranes. 88. 235–256. 9 indexed citations

Levitan, Irena, et al.. (2021). Lipoprotein-Induced Increases in Cholesterol and 7-Ketocholesterol Result in Opposite Molecular-Scale Biophysical Effects on Membrane Structure. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 715932–715932. 9 indexed citations

Levitan, Irena, et al.. (2018). Membrane Stiffening in Osmotic Swelling. Current topics in membranes. 81. 97–123. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Shu‐Lin, Ren Sheng, Jae Hun Jung, et al.. (2016). Orthogonal lipid sensors identify transbilayer asymmetry of plasma membrane cholesterol. Nature Chemical Biology. 13(3). 268–274. 182 indexed citations

Rosenhouse‐Dantsker, Avia, Sergei Y. Noskov, Diomedes E. Logothetis, & Irena Levitan. (2013). Cholesterol sensitivity of KIR2.1 depends on functional inter-links between the N and C termini. Channels. 7(4). 303–312. 20 indexed citations

Oh, Myungjin, Frank Kuhr, Fitzroy J. Byfield, & Irena Levitan. (2012). Micropipette Aspiration of Substrate-attached Cells to Estimate Cell Stiffness. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

Levitan, Irena & Tzu‐Pin Shentu. (2011). Impact of oxLDL on Cholesterol-Rich Membrane Rafts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011. 1–11. 32 indexed citations

Shentu, Tzu‐Pin, Igor Titushkin, Dev K. Singh, et al.. (2010). oxLDL-induced decrease in lipid order of membrane domains is inversely correlated with endothelial stiffness and network formation. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 299(2). C218–C229. 54 indexed citations

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Zidovetzki, Raphael & Irena Levitan. (2007). Use of cyclodextrins to manipulate plasma membrane cholesterol content: Evidence, misconceptions and control strategies. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1768(6). 1311–1324. 887 indexed citations breakdown →

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Byfield, Fitzroy J., Brenton D. Hoffman, Victor G. Romanenko, et al.. (2006). Evidence for the role of cell stiffness in modulation of volume‐regulated anion channels. Acta Physiologica. 187(1-2). 285–294. 30 indexed citations

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Byfield, Fitzroy J., Helim Aranda‐Espinoza, Victor G. Romanenko, George H. Rothblat, & Irena Levitan. (2004). Cholesterol Depletion Increases Membrane Stiffness of Aortic Endothelial Cells. Biophysical Journal. 87(5). 3336–3343. 190 indexed citations

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Levitan, Irena, et al.. (2004). Plasma Membrane Surface Increases with Tonic Stretch of Alveolar Epithelial Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 31(2). 200–208. 37 indexed citations

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Romanenko, Victor G., George H. Rothblat, & Irena Levitan. (2003). Sensitivity of Volume-regulated Anion Current to Cholesterol Structural Analogues. The Journal of General Physiology. 123(1). 77–88. 66 indexed citations

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Levitan, Irena, P. Hillman, & R. W. Payne. (1993). Fast desensitization of the response to InsP3 in Limulus ventral photoreceptors. Biophysical Journal. 64(4). 1354–1360. 9 indexed citations

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