Molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases
      -Mechanisms of neuronal signaling regulating gene expression and cell death

Publications:

1. Gascoyne, P., Mahidol C., Ruchirawat, M., Satayavivad J., Watcharasit, P., and Becker, F. (2002) Microsample preparation by dielectrophoresis: isolation of malaria. Lab. On a Chip 2(2): 70-75.
2. Piyajit Watcharasit, Gautam N. Bijur, Jaroslaw W. Zmijewski, Ling Song, Anna Zmijewska, Xinbin Chen, Gail V. W. Johnson, and Richard S. Jope. (2002) Direct, activating interaction between glycogen synthase kinase-3β and p53 after DNA damage. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 99(12):7951-7955.
3. Piyajit Watcharasit, Gautam N. Bijur, Ling Song, Jianhui Zhu, Xinbin Chen, and Richard S. Jope. (2003) Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) binds to and promotes the actions of p53. J Biol. Chem. 278(49): 48872-48879.
4. Satayavivad, J., Watcharasit, P., Khamkong, P., Tuntawiroon, J., Pavaro, C., and Ruchirawat, S. (2004) The pharmacodynamic study of a potent new antimalarial (MC1). Acta Tropica. 89: 343-349.
5. Chantara, W., Watcharasit, P., Thiantanawat, A., and Satayavivad, J. (2006) Acrylonitrile-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation via protein kinase C (PKC) in SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cells. J. Appl. Tox. 26(6):517-23.
6. Watcharasit, P., Thiantanawat, A., and Satayavivad, J. Glycogen synthase kinase-3 involvement in arsenic-induced apoptosis. The society for Neuroscience annual meeting 2006. Oct 13-17, 2006. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (Abstract)
7. Watcharasit, P., Thiantanawat, A., and Satayavivad, J. GSK3 promotes arseniteinduced apoptosis via facilitation of mitochondria disruption. In submission.