Laurence Balas

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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Laurence Balas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurence Balas has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Biochemistry and 23 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Laurence Balas's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (22 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (15 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (9 papers). Laurence Balas is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (22 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (15 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (9 papers). Laurence Balas collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. Laurence Balas's co-authors include Thierry Durand, Jean‐Marie Galano, Camille Oger, Ondřej Kuda, Joseph Vercauteren, Pamela J. Lein, Charles N. Serhan, Felipe da Costa Souza, Marie Březinová and Jesmond Dalli and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Laurence Balas

67 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Polyunsaturated fatty acids and fatty acid-derived lipid mediators: Recent advances in the understanding of their biosynthesis, structures, and functions

2022 366 citations Simon C. Dyall, Laurence Balas et al. Progress in Lipid Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dried blood spot analysis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and oxylipins for monitoring heart failure 2025 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Denise Biagini, (unknown), Silvia Ghimenti, (unknown), Camille Oger, Jean‐Marie Galano, Laurence Balas, (unknown), Nicola Pugliese, (unknown), Stefano Masi, Fabio Di Francesco, Tommaso Lomonaco	0
2	Ornithine lipids from Akkermansia muciniphila are dynamically modulated in colitis and shape macrophage inflammatory responses 2025 ·Gut Microbes ·(unknown), Alesia Walker, Laurence Balas, Marianna Lucio, Markus Klotz, Aicha Jeridi, Anna G. Burrichter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marion Jasnin, Nicolas Vanthuyne, Thierry Durand, Ali Önder Yildirim, Bärbel Stecher, Laurent Debarbieux, Philippe Schmitt‐Kopplin	0
3	Alpha-Linolenic Acid: a pleiotropic option for protecting the brain from Ischemic stroke and managing metabolic comorbidities 2024 ·SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository ·(unknown), Sophie Béraud-Dufour, Patricia Lebrun, Laurence Balas, Thierry Durand, Nicolas Blondeau	1
4	Salivary lipid mediators: Key indexes of inflammation regulation in heart failure disease 2023 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Denise Biagini, Silvia Ghimenti, (unknown), Andrea Bonini, Federico Maria Vivaldi, Camille Oger, Jean‐Marie Galano, Laurence Balas, Thierry Durand, Pietro Salvo, Fabio Di Francesco, Tommaso Lomonaco	8
5	The effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on the plasma oxylipins and PUFAs of COVID-19 patients 2023 ·Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators ·Denise Biagini, Paolo Oliveri, Andreina Baj, Daniela Dalla Gasperina, (unknown), Tommaso Lomonaco, Silvia Ghimenti, (unknown), Andrea Bonini, Federico Maria Vivaldi, Camille Oger, Jean‐Marie Galano, Laurence Balas, Thierry Durand, Fabrizio Maggi, Fabio Di Francesco	5
6	Development of a Chiral Supercritical Fluid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Platform for the Quantitative Metabolic Profiling of Octadecanoid Oxylipins 2022 ·Analytical Chemistry ·Alessandro Quaranta, (unknown), (unknown), Kurt Benkestock, Laurence Balas, Camille Oger, Gregory S. Keyes, Åsa M. Wheelock, Thierry Durand, Jean‐Marie Galano, Christopher E. Ramsden, Mats Hámberg, Craig E. Wheelock	31
7	Triacylglycerols containing branched palmitic acid ester of hydroxystearic acid (PAHSA) are present in the breast milk and hydrolyzed by carboxyl ester lipase 2022 ·Food Chemistry ·Kristýna Brejchová, Veronika Paluchová, Marie Březinová, Tomáš Čajka, Laurence Balas, Thierry Durand, (unknown), Zbyněk Straňák, Ondřej Kuda	12
8	Polyunsaturated fatty acids and fatty acid-derived lipid mediators: Recent advances in the understanding of their biosynthesis, structures, and functions breakdown → 2022 ·Progress in Lipid Research ·Simon C. Dyall, Laurence Balas, Nicolás G. Bazán, J. Thomas Brenna, Nan Chiang, Felipe da Costa Souza, Jesmond Dalli, Thierry Durand, Jean‐Marie Galano, Pamela J. Lein, Charles N. Serhan, Ameer Y. Taha	366
9	Macrophages undergo a behavioural switch during wound healing in zebrafish 2022 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Tamara Sipka, (unknown), (unknown), Laurence Balas, Thierry Durand, Karol Mikula, Georges Lutfalla, Mai Nguyen‐Chi	17
10	Distinct roles of adipose triglyceride lipase and hormone-sensitive lipase in the catabolism of triacylglycerol estolides 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kristýna Brejchová, Franz P.W. Radner, Laurence Balas, Veronika Paluchová, Tomáš Čajka, Hana Chodounská, Eva Kudová, (unknown), Renate Schreiber, Thierry Durand, Rudolf Zechner, Ondřej Kuda	51
11	Long-term intake of 9-PAHPA or 9-OAHPA modulates favorably the basal metabolism and exerts an insulin sensitizing effect in obesogenic diet-fed mice 2020 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·(unknown), Laurence Balas, Béatrice Bonafos, Laurence Pessemesse, Gilles Fouret, Claire Vigor, Sylvie Gaillet, Jacques Grober, Florence Bernex, Jean‐François Landrier, Ondřej Kuda, Thierry Durand, Charles Coudray, François Casas, Christine Feillet‐Coudray	32
12	Long-term high intake of 9-PAHPA or 9-OAHPA increases basal metabolism and insulin sensitivity but disrupts liver homeostasis in healthy mice 2020 ·The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry ·(unknown), Laurence Balas, Béatrice Bonafos, Laurence Pessemesse, Claire Vigor, Jacques Grober, Florence Bernex, Gilles Fouret, Veronika Paluchová, Sylvie Gaillet, Jean‐François Landrier, Ondřej Kuda, Thierry Durand, Charles Coudray, François Casas, Christine Feillet‐Coudray	42
13	Increase in omega-6 and decrease in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid oxidation elevates the risk of exudative AMD development in adults with Chinese diet 2019 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Ho Hang Leung, Alex LK Ng, Thierry Durand, Ryo Kawasaki, Camille Oger, Laurence Balas, Jean‐Marie Galano, Ian Y. Wong, Jetty Chung‐Yung Lee	22
14	Development of an Optimized LC-MS Method for the Detection of Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators in Biological Samples 2019 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·Laura Kutzner, Katharina M. Rund, (unknown), (unknown), Jean‐Marie Galano, Laurence Balas, Thierry Durand, Michael S. Balzer, Sascha David, Nils Helge Schebb	69
15	Levels of palmitic acid ester of hydroxystearic acid (PAHSA) are reduced in the breast milk of obese mothers 2017 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·Marie Březinová, Ondřej Kuda, (unknown), (unknown), Laurence Balas, Kristina Bardová, Thierry Durand, Martin Rossmeisl, (unknown), Zbyněk Straňák, Ján Kopecký	71
16	DHA-derived oxylipins, neuroprostanes and protectins, differentially and dose-dependently modulate the inflammatory response in human macrophages: Putative mechanisms through PPAR activation 2016 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Rémy Bosviel, (unknown), Giulia Chinetti, Dominique Bayle, Corinne Copin, Nathalie Hennuyer, Isabelle Duplan, Bart Staels, Giuseppe Zanoni, Alessio Porta, Laurence Balas, Jean‐Marie Galano, Camille Oger, Andrzej Mazur, Thierry Durand, Cécile Gladine	51
17	A Versatile and Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of Dihydroxylated Docosatrienes Containing a Conjugated E,E,Z‐Triene 2014 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Gandrath Dayaker, Thierry Durand, Laurence Balas	29
18	Confusion between protectin D1 (PD1) and its isomer protectin DX (PDX). An overview on the dihydroxy-docosatrienes described to date 2013 ·Biochimie ·Laurence Balas, Michel Guichardant, Thierry Durand, Michel Lagarde	55
19	The Handy Use of Brown’s P2‐Ni Catalyst for a Skipped Diyne Deuteration: Application to the Synthesis of a [D₄]‐Labeled F_4t‐Neuroprostane 2010 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Camille Oger, Valérie Bultel‐Poncé, Alexandre Guy, Laurence Balas, Jean‐Claude Rossi, Thierry Durand, Jean‐Marie Galano	62
20	Synthesis of a photoactivatable probe of the anandamide re-uptake 2005 ·Natural Product Research ·Laurence Balas, Malik Hellal, Jean‐Claude Rossi, Thierry Durand	3

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