Dr Oleg Gerasimenko
Reader
School of Biosciences
- GerasimenkoOV@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 70864
- Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Current projects:
1. Investigation of pathologies of immune cells in exocrine pancreas using in situ preparations and two-photon microscopy.
2. Studies of pathologies leading to induction of acute pancreatitis. Main approaches have been described in recently published reviews in Physiological Reviews (Petersen et al 2021) and in Cell Calcium (Gerasimenko&Gerasimenko 2023).
3. Improvement of asparaginase-based treatments for Childhood ALL.
Roles
Module Leader: BI3355 Advances in Physiology and Pathophysiology
Assessment Co-ordinator: BI3253 Advanced Cell Biology and Imaging.
Interested in joining my lab as a self-funded post-graduate student or a postdoc/fellow? Please contact me by email.
Publication
2024
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2024. The role of CFTR in diabetes‐induced pancreatic ductal dysfunction. The Journal of Physiology 602(6), pp. 993-994. (10.1113/jp286338)
- Lewis, S., Evans, D., Tsugorka, T., Peng, S., Stauderman, K., Gerasimenko, O. and Gerasimenko, J. 2024. Combination of the CRAC channel inhibitor CM4620 and galactose as a potential therapy for acute pancreatitis. Function 5(4), article number: zqae017. (10.1093/function/zqae017)
2023
- Famili, D. T. et al. 2023. Pancreatitis in RYR1-related disorders. Neuromuscular Disorders 33(10), pp. 769-775. (10.1016/j.nmd.2023.09.003)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2023. The role of Ca2+ signalling in the pathology of exocrine pancreas. Cell Calcium 112, article number: 102740. (10.1016/j.ceca.2023.102740)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2023. Ca 2+ signaling and ATP production in pancreatic cancer. Function 5(1), article number: zqad067. (10.1093/function/zqad067)
2022
- Kusiak, A. A. et al. 2022. Activation of pancreatic stellate cells attenuates intracellular Ca 2+ signals due to downregulation of TRPA1 and protects against cell death induced by alcohol metabolites. Cell Death and Disease 13(8), article number: 744. (10.1038/s41419-022-05186-w)
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2022. CRAC channel inhibitors in pancreatic pathologies. Journal of Physiology 600(7), pp. 1597-1598. (10.1113/JP282826)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 S Protein Subunit 1 Elicits Ca2+ Influx – Dependent Ca2+ Signals in Pancreatic Stellate Cells and Macrophages In Situ. Function 3(2) (10.1093/function/zqac002)
2021
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, J., Gerasimenko, O. V., Gryshchenko, O. and Peng, S. 2021. The roles of calcium and ATP in the physiology and pathology of the exocrine pancreas. Physiological Reviews 101(4), pp. 1691-1744. (10.1152/physrev.00003.2021)
2020
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2020. Calcium signaling in pancreatic immune cells in situ. Function 2(1), article number: zqaa026. (10.1093/function/zqaa026)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2020. Endocytic uptake of SARS-CoV-2: the critical roles of pH, Ca2+ and NAADP. Function 1(1), article number: zqaa003. (10.1093/function/zqaa003)
2019
- Jakubowska, M. A. et al. 2019. ABT‐199 (Venetoclax), a BH3‐mimetic Bcl‐2 inhibitor, does not cause Ca2+‐signalling dysregulation or toxicity in pancreatic acinar cells. British Journal of Pharmacology 176(22), pp. 4402-4415. (10.1111/bph.14505)
2018
- Peng, S., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tsugorka, T. M., Gryshchenko, O., Samarasinghe, S., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2018. Galactose protects against cell damage in mouse models of acute pancreatitis. Journal of Clinical Investigation 128(9), pp. 3769-3778. (10.1172/JCI94714)
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J., Peng, S., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2018. Calcium signalling in the acinar environment of the exocrine pancreas: physiology and pathophysiology. Journal of Physiology 596(14), pp. 2663-2678. (10.1113/JP275395)
- Vervliet, T., Gerasimenko, J. V., Ferdek, P. E., Jakubowska, M. A., Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Bultynck, G. 2018. BH4 domain peptides derived from Bcl-2/Bcl-XL as novel tools against acute pancreatitis. Cell Death Discovery 4, article number: 58. (10.1038/s41420-018-0054-5)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Peng, S., Tsugorka, T. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2018. Ca 2+ signalling underlying pancreatitis. Cell Calcium 70, pp. 95-101. (10.1016/j.ceca.2017.05.010)
2017
- Ferdek, P. E., Jakubowska, M. A., Polina, N., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2017. BH3 mimetic-elicited Ca2+ signals in pancreatic acinar cells are dependent on Bax and can be reduced by Ca2+-like peptides. Cell Death and Disease 8, article number: e2640. (10.1038/cddis.2017.41)
- Bittremieux, M. et al. 2017. DPB162-AE, an inhibitor of store-operated Ca2+ entry, can deplete the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ store. Cell Calcium 62 (10.1016/j.ceca.2017.01.015)
2016
- Ferdek, P. E., Jakubowska, M. A., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Bile acids induce necrosis in pancreatic stellate cells dependent on calcium entry and sodium-driven bile uptake. Journal of Physiology 594(21), pp. 6147-6164. (10.1113/JP272774)
- Peng, S., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tsugorka, T., Gryshchenko, O., Samarasinghe, S., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2016. Calcium and adenosine triphosphate control of cellular pathology: asparaginase-induced pancreatitis elicited via protease-activated receptor 2. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 371(1700), article number: 20150423. (10.1098/rstb.2015.0423)
- Jakubowska, M. A., Ferdek, P. E., Gerasimenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, J. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Nitric oxide signals are interlinked with calcium signals in normal pancreatic stellate cells upon oxidative stress and inflammation. Open Biology 6(8), article number: 160149. (10.1098/rsob.160149)
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Calcium signalling in pancreatic stellate cells: mechanisms and potential roles. Cell Calcium 59(2-3), pp. 140-144. (10.1016/j.ceca.2016.02.003)
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Ca2+ signals mediated by bradykinin type 2 receptors in normal pancreatic stellate cells can be inhibited by specific Ca2+ channel blockade. Journal of Physiology 594(2), pp. 281-293. (10.1113/JP271468)
2015
- Gerasimenko, J. et al. 2015. Both RyRs and TPCs are required for NAADP-induced intracellular Ca2+ release. Cell Calcium 58(3), pp. 237-245. (10.1016/j.ceca.2015.05.005)
2014
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Peng, S. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2014. Role of acidic stores in secretory epithelia. Cell Calcium 55(6), pp. 346-354. (10.1016/j.ceca.2014.04.002)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2014. Monitoring of intra-ER free Ca2+. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Membrane Transport and Signaling 3(3), pp. 63-71. (10.1002/wmts.106)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2014. The role of Ca2+ in the pathophysiology of pancreatitis. The Journal of Physiology 592(2), pp. 269-280. (10.1113/jphysiol.2013.261784)
2013
- Gerasimenko, J. V. et al. 2013. Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channel blockade as a potential tool in antipancreatitis therapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(32), pp. 13186-13191. (10.1073/pnas.1300910110)
2012
- Ferdek, P., Gerasimenko, J. V., Peng, S., Tepikin, A. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2012. A novel role for Bcl-2 in regulation of cellular calcium extrusion. Current Biology 22(13), pp. 1241-1246. (10.1016/j.cub.2012.05.002)
- Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2012. Role of intracellular acid Ca2+ stores in pathological pancreatic protease activation [Editorial]. Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 6(2), pp. 129-131. (10.1586/EGH.12.5)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2012. The war within - unraveling the molecular causes of acute pancreatitis - a potentially deadly disease in which the pancreas essentially digests itself - is yielding clues to how it might be treated. The Scientist 26(2), pp. 40-44.
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2012. Mitochondrial function and malfunction in the pathophysiology of pancreatitis. Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology 464(1), pp. 89-99. (10.1007/s00424-012-1117-8)
2011
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V., Tepikin, A. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2011. Aberrant Ca2+ signalling through acidic calcium stores in pancreatic acinar cells. Cell Calcium 50(2), pp. 193-199. (10.1016/j.ceca.2011.02.010)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2011. Pathobiology of acute pancreatitis: focus on intracellular calcium and calmodulin. F1000 Medicine Reports(3), article number: 15. (10.3410/M3-15)
- Booth, D. et al. 2011. Reactive oxygen species induced by bile acid induce apoptosis and protect against necrosis in pancreatic acinar cells. Gastroenterology 140(7), pp. 2116-2125. (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.02.054)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. et al. 2011. Calmodulin protects against alcohol-induced pancreatic trypsinogen activation elicited via Ca2+ release through IP3 receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108(14), pp. 5873-5878. (10.1073/pnas.1016534108)
2010
- Voronina, S. G. et al. 2010. Dynamic changes in cytosolic and mitochondrial ATP levels in pancreatic acinar cells. Gastroenterology 138(5), pp. 1976-1987. (10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.037)
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2010. Two-photon permeabilization and calcium measurements in cellular organelles. In: Live Cell Imaging: Methods and Protocols., Vol. 591. Methods in Molecular Biology Vol. 2. Springer, pp. 201-210., (10.1007/978-1-60761-404-3_12)
2009
- Lur, G. et al. 2009. Ribosome-free terminals of rough ER allow formation of STIM1 puncta and segregation of STIM1 from IP3 receptors. Current Biology 19(19), pp. 1648-1653. (10.1016/j.cub.2009.07.072)
- Baumgartner, H. K. et al. 2009. Calcium elevation in mitochondria is the main Ca2+ requirement for mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening. Journal of Biological Chemistry 284(31), pp. 20796-20803. (10.1074/jbc.M109.025353)
- Petersen, O. H., Tepikin, A. V., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Sutton, R. and Criddle, D. N. 2009. Fatty acids, alcohol and fatty acid ethyl esters: Toxic Ca2+ signal generation and pancreatitis. Cell Calcium 45(6), pp. 634-642. (10.1016/j.ceca.2009.02.005)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. et al. 2009. Pancreatic protease activation by alcohol metabolite depends on Ca2+ release via acid store IP3 receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106(26), pp. 10758-10763. (10.1073/pnas.0904818106)
- Fedirko, N., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tepikin, A. V. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2009. Regulation of early response genes in pancreatic acinar cells: external calcium and nuclear calcium signalling aspects. Acta Physiologica 195(1), pp. 51-60. (10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01935.x)
2008
- Barrow, S. L. et al. 2008. ATP depletion inhibits Ca2+ release, influx and extrusion in pancreatic acinar cells but not pathological Ca2+ responses induced by bile. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 455(6), pp. 1025-1039. (10.1007/s00424-007-0360-x)
- Chvanov, M. et al. 2008. ATP depletion induces translocation of STIM1 to puncta and formation of STIM1-ORAI1 clusters: translocation and re-translocation of STIM1 does not require ATP. Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology 457(2), pp. 505-517. (10.1007/s00424-008-0529-y)
- Murphy, J. A. et al. 2008. Direct activation of cytosolic Ca2+ signaling and enzyme secretion by cholecystokinin in human pancreatic acinar cells. Gastroenterology 135(2), pp. 632-641. (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.05.026)
2007
- Baumgartner, H. K. et al. 2007. Caspase-8-mediated apoptosis induced by oxidative stress is independent of the intrinsic pathway and dependent on cathepsins. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 293(1), pp. G296-G307. (10.1152/ajpgi.00103.2007)
- Voronina, S. G., Sherwood, M. W., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2007. Visualizing formation and dynamics of vacuoles in living cells using contrasting dextran-bound indicator: endocytic and nonendocytic vacuoles. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 293(6), pp. G1333-G1338. (10.1152/ajpgi.00275.2007)
- Criddle, D. N. et al. 2007. Calcium signalling and pancreatic cell death: apoptosis or necrosis?. Cell Death and Differentiation 14(7), pp. 1285-1294. (10.1038/sj.cdd.4402150)
- Sherwood, M. W. et al. 2007. Activation of trypsinogen in large endocytic vacuoles of pancreatic acinar cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104(13), pp. 5674-5679. (10.1073/pnas.0700951104)
2006
- Criddle, D. N. et al. 2006. Menadione-induced reactive oxygen species generation via redox cycling promotes apoptosis of murine pancreatic acinar cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(52), pp. 40485-40492. (10.1074/jbc.M607704200)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Flowerdew, S. E., Voronina, S. G., Sukhomlin, T. K., Tepikin, A. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2006. Bile acids induce Ca2+ release from both the endoplasmic reticulum and acidic intracellular calcium stores through activation of inositol trisphosphate receptors and ryanodine receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(52), pp. 40154-40163. (10.1074/jbc.M606402200)
- Chvanov, M., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2006. Calcium-dependent release of NO from intracellular S-nitrosothiols. EMBO Journal 25(13), pp. 3024. (10.1038/sj.emboj.7601207)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Sherwood, M., Tepikin, A., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2006. NAADP, cADPR and IP3 all release Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum and an acidic store in the secretory granule area. Journal of Cell Science 119(2), pp. 226-238. (10.1242/jcs.02721)
- Yu, L. G. et al. 2006. Galectin-3 interaction with Thomsen-Friedenreich Disaccharide on cancer-associated MUC1 causes increased cancer cell endothelial adhesion. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282(1), pp. 773-781. (10.1074/jbc.M606862200)
- Burdakov, D. et al. 2006. Tandem-Pore K+ channels mediate inhibition of orexin neurons by glucose. Neuron -Cambridge Ma- 50(5), pp. 711-722. (10.1016/j.neuron.2006.04.032)
- Sherwood, M. W., Barrow, S. L., Dolman, N. J., Gerasimenko, O. V., Voronina, S. G. and Tepikin, A. V. 2006. Movement of calcium signals and calcium-binding proteins: firewalls, traps and tunnels. Biochemical Society Transactions 34(3), pp. 381-384. (10.1042/BST0340381)
2005
- Dolman, N. J., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Voronina, S. G., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2005. Stable Golgi-mitochondria complexes and formation of Golgi Ca2+ gradients in pancreatic acinar cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 280(16), pp. 15794-15799. (10.1074/jbc.M412694200)
- Voronina, S. G., Gryshchenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Green, A. K., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikini, A. V. 2005. Bile acids induce a cationic current, depolarizing pancreatic acinar cells and increasing the intracellular Na+ concentration. Journal of Biological Chemistry 280(3), pp. 1764-1770. (10.1074/jbc.M410230200)
- Watson, A. J. et al. 2005. Epithelial barrier function in vivo is sustained despite gaps in epithelial layers. Gastroenterology 129(3), pp. 902-912. (10.1053/j.gastro.2005.06.015)
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Tepikin, A. 2005. How to measure Ca2+ in cellular organelles?. Cell Calcium 38(3-4), pp. 201-211. (10.1016/j.ceca.2005.06.025)
- Burdakov, D., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Verkhratsky, A. 2005. Physiological changes in glucose differentially modulate the excitability of hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone and orexin neurons in situ. Journal of Neuroscience 25(9), pp. 2429-2433. (10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4925-04.2005)
2004
- Voronina, S. G., Barrow, S. L., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2004. Effects of secretagogues and gile acids on mitochondrial membrane potential of pancreatic acinar cells: comparison of different modes of evaluating ΔΨm. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279(26), pp. 27327-27338. (10.1074/jbc.M311698200)
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2004. New aspects of nuclear calcium signalling. Journal of Cell Science 117(15), pp. 3087-3094. (10.1242/jcs.01295)
2003
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Maruyama, Y., Yano, K., Dolman, N. J., Tepikin, A. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2003. NAADP mobilizes Ca2+ from a thapsigargin-sensitive store in the nuclear envelope by activating ryanodine receptors. Journal of Cell Biology 163(2), pp. 271-282. (10.1083/jcb.200306134)
- Ashby, M. C., Camello-Almaraz, C., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2003. Long distance communication between muscarinic receptors and Ca2+ release channels revealed by carbachol uncaging in cell-attached patch pipette. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278(23), pp. 20860-20864. (10.1074/jbc.M302599200)
- Gerasimenko, O. V., Maruyama, Y., Tepikin, A., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2003. Calcium signalling in and around the nuclear envelope. Biochemical Society Transactions 31(1), pp. 76-78.
2002
- Yu, L. et al. 2002. An N-terminal truncated form of Orp150 Is a cytoplasmic ligand for the anti-proliferative mushroom Agaricus bisporus lectin and is required for nuclear localization sequence-dependent nuclear protein import. Journal of Biological Chemistry 277(27), pp. 24538-24545. (10.1074/jbc.M203550200)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Palejwala, A., Tepikin, A., Petersen, O. H. and Watson, A. J. M. 2002. Menadione-induced apoptosis: Roles of cytosolic Ca2+ elevations and the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Journal of Cell Science 115, pp. 485-497.
- Gerasimenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, J. V., Rizzuto, R. R., Treiman, M., Tepikin, A. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2002. The distribution of the endoplasmic reticulum in living pancreatic acinar cells. Cell Calcium 32(5-6), pp. 261-268. (10.1016/S0143416002001938)
- Ashby, M. C., Craske, M., Park, M. K., Gerasimenko, O. V., Burgoyne, R. D., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2002. Localized Ca2+ uncaging reveals polarized distribution of Ca2+-sensitive Ca2+ release sites: mechanism of unidirectional Ca2+ waves. Journal of cell biology 158(2), pp. 283-292.
2001
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2001. Membrane repair: Ca2+-elicited lysosomal exocytosis. Current Biology 11(23), pp. R971-R974. (10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00577-2)
2000
- Cansela, J. M., Gerasimenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tepikin, A. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2000. Two different but converging messenger pathways to intracellular Ca2+ release: the roles of nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, cyclic ADP-ribose and inositol trisphosphate. Embo Journal 19(11), pp. 2549-2557. (10.1093/emboj/19.11.2549)
Articles
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2024. The role of CFTR in diabetes‐induced pancreatic ductal dysfunction. The Journal of Physiology 602(6), pp. 993-994. (10.1113/jp286338)
- Lewis, S., Evans, D., Tsugorka, T., Peng, S., Stauderman, K., Gerasimenko, O. and Gerasimenko, J. 2024. Combination of the CRAC channel inhibitor CM4620 and galactose as a potential therapy for acute pancreatitis. Function 5(4), article number: zqae017. (10.1093/function/zqae017)
- Famili, D. T. et al. 2023. Pancreatitis in RYR1-related disorders. Neuromuscular Disorders 33(10), pp. 769-775. (10.1016/j.nmd.2023.09.003)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2023. The role of Ca2+ signalling in the pathology of exocrine pancreas. Cell Calcium 112, article number: 102740. (10.1016/j.ceca.2023.102740)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2023. Ca 2+ signaling and ATP production in pancreatic cancer. Function 5(1), article number: zqad067. (10.1093/function/zqad067)
- Kusiak, A. A. et al. 2022. Activation of pancreatic stellate cells attenuates intracellular Ca 2+ signals due to downregulation of TRPA1 and protects against cell death induced by alcohol metabolites. Cell Death and Disease 13(8), article number: 744. (10.1038/s41419-022-05186-w)
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2022. CRAC channel inhibitors in pancreatic pathologies. Journal of Physiology 600(7), pp. 1597-1598. (10.1113/JP282826)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 S Protein Subunit 1 Elicits Ca2+ Influx – Dependent Ca2+ Signals in Pancreatic Stellate Cells and Macrophages In Situ. Function 3(2) (10.1093/function/zqac002)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, J., Gerasimenko, O. V., Gryshchenko, O. and Peng, S. 2021. The roles of calcium and ATP in the physiology and pathology of the exocrine pancreas. Physiological Reviews 101(4), pp. 1691-1744. (10.1152/physrev.00003.2021)
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2020. Calcium signaling in pancreatic immune cells in situ. Function 2(1), article number: zqaa026. (10.1093/function/zqaa026)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2020. Endocytic uptake of SARS-CoV-2: the critical roles of pH, Ca2+ and NAADP. Function 1(1), article number: zqaa003. (10.1093/function/zqaa003)
- Jakubowska, M. A. et al. 2019. ABT‐199 (Venetoclax), a BH3‐mimetic Bcl‐2 inhibitor, does not cause Ca2+‐signalling dysregulation or toxicity in pancreatic acinar cells. British Journal of Pharmacology 176(22), pp. 4402-4415. (10.1111/bph.14505)
- Peng, S., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tsugorka, T. M., Gryshchenko, O., Samarasinghe, S., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2018. Galactose protects against cell damage in mouse models of acute pancreatitis. Journal of Clinical Investigation 128(9), pp. 3769-3778. (10.1172/JCI94714)
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J., Peng, S., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2018. Calcium signalling in the acinar environment of the exocrine pancreas: physiology and pathophysiology. Journal of Physiology 596(14), pp. 2663-2678. (10.1113/JP275395)
- Vervliet, T., Gerasimenko, J. V., Ferdek, P. E., Jakubowska, M. A., Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Bultynck, G. 2018. BH4 domain peptides derived from Bcl-2/Bcl-XL as novel tools against acute pancreatitis. Cell Death Discovery 4, article number: 58. (10.1038/s41420-018-0054-5)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Peng, S., Tsugorka, T. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2018. Ca 2+ signalling underlying pancreatitis. Cell Calcium 70, pp. 95-101. (10.1016/j.ceca.2017.05.010)
- Ferdek, P. E., Jakubowska, M. A., Polina, N., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2017. BH3 mimetic-elicited Ca2+ signals in pancreatic acinar cells are dependent on Bax and can be reduced by Ca2+-like peptides. Cell Death and Disease 8, article number: e2640. (10.1038/cddis.2017.41)
- Bittremieux, M. et al. 2017. DPB162-AE, an inhibitor of store-operated Ca2+ entry, can deplete the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ store. Cell Calcium 62 (10.1016/j.ceca.2017.01.015)
- Ferdek, P. E., Jakubowska, M. A., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Bile acids induce necrosis in pancreatic stellate cells dependent on calcium entry and sodium-driven bile uptake. Journal of Physiology 594(21), pp. 6147-6164. (10.1113/JP272774)
- Peng, S., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tsugorka, T., Gryshchenko, O., Samarasinghe, S., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2016. Calcium and adenosine triphosphate control of cellular pathology: asparaginase-induced pancreatitis elicited via protease-activated receptor 2. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 371(1700), article number: 20150423. (10.1098/rstb.2015.0423)
- Jakubowska, M. A., Ferdek, P. E., Gerasimenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, J. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Nitric oxide signals are interlinked with calcium signals in normal pancreatic stellate cells upon oxidative stress and inflammation. Open Biology 6(8), article number: 160149. (10.1098/rsob.160149)
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Calcium signalling in pancreatic stellate cells: mechanisms and potential roles. Cell Calcium 59(2-3), pp. 140-144. (10.1016/j.ceca.2016.02.003)
- Gryshchenko, O., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2016. Ca2+ signals mediated by bradykinin type 2 receptors in normal pancreatic stellate cells can be inhibited by specific Ca2+ channel blockade. Journal of Physiology 594(2), pp. 281-293. (10.1113/JP271468)
- Gerasimenko, J. et al. 2015. Both RyRs and TPCs are required for NAADP-induced intracellular Ca2+ release. Cell Calcium 58(3), pp. 237-245. (10.1016/j.ceca.2015.05.005)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Peng, S. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2014. Role of acidic stores in secretory epithelia. Cell Calcium 55(6), pp. 346-354. (10.1016/j.ceca.2014.04.002)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2014. Monitoring of intra-ER free Ca2+. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Membrane Transport and Signaling 3(3), pp. 63-71. (10.1002/wmts.106)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2014. The role of Ca2+ in the pathophysiology of pancreatitis. The Journal of Physiology 592(2), pp. 269-280. (10.1113/jphysiol.2013.261784)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. et al. 2013. Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channel blockade as a potential tool in antipancreatitis therapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110(32), pp. 13186-13191. (10.1073/pnas.1300910110)
- Ferdek, P., Gerasimenko, J. V., Peng, S., Tepikin, A. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2012. A novel role for Bcl-2 in regulation of cellular calcium extrusion. Current Biology 22(13), pp. 1241-1246. (10.1016/j.cub.2012.05.002)
- Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2012. Role of intracellular acid Ca2+ stores in pathological pancreatic protease activation [Editorial]. Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 6(2), pp. 129-131. (10.1586/EGH.12.5)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2012. The war within - unraveling the molecular causes of acute pancreatitis - a potentially deadly disease in which the pancreas essentially digests itself - is yielding clues to how it might be treated. The Scientist 26(2), pp. 40-44.
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2012. Mitochondrial function and malfunction in the pathophysiology of pancreatitis. Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology 464(1), pp. 89-99. (10.1007/s00424-012-1117-8)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V., Tepikin, A. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2011. Aberrant Ca2+ signalling through acidic calcium stores in pancreatic acinar cells. Cell Calcium 50(2), pp. 193-199. (10.1016/j.ceca.2011.02.010)
- Petersen, O. H., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2011. Pathobiology of acute pancreatitis: focus on intracellular calcium and calmodulin. F1000 Medicine Reports(3), article number: 15. (10.3410/M3-15)
- Booth, D. et al. 2011. Reactive oxygen species induced by bile acid induce apoptosis and protect against necrosis in pancreatic acinar cells. Gastroenterology 140(7), pp. 2116-2125. (10.1053/j.gastro.2011.02.054)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. et al. 2011. Calmodulin protects against alcohol-induced pancreatic trypsinogen activation elicited via Ca2+ release through IP3 receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108(14), pp. 5873-5878. (10.1073/pnas.1016534108)
- Voronina, S. G. et al. 2010. Dynamic changes in cytosolic and mitochondrial ATP levels in pancreatic acinar cells. Gastroenterology 138(5), pp. 1976-1987. (10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.037)
- Lur, G. et al. 2009. Ribosome-free terminals of rough ER allow formation of STIM1 puncta and segregation of STIM1 from IP3 receptors. Current Biology 19(19), pp. 1648-1653. (10.1016/j.cub.2009.07.072)
- Baumgartner, H. K. et al. 2009. Calcium elevation in mitochondria is the main Ca2+ requirement for mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening. Journal of Biological Chemistry 284(31), pp. 20796-20803. (10.1074/jbc.M109.025353)
- Petersen, O. H., Tepikin, A. V., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Sutton, R. and Criddle, D. N. 2009. Fatty acids, alcohol and fatty acid ethyl esters: Toxic Ca2+ signal generation and pancreatitis. Cell Calcium 45(6), pp. 634-642. (10.1016/j.ceca.2009.02.005)
- Gerasimenko, J. V. et al. 2009. Pancreatic protease activation by alcohol metabolite depends on Ca2+ release via acid store IP3 receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106(26), pp. 10758-10763. (10.1073/pnas.0904818106)
- Fedirko, N., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tepikin, A. V. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2009. Regulation of early response genes in pancreatic acinar cells: external calcium and nuclear calcium signalling aspects. Acta Physiologica 195(1), pp. 51-60. (10.1111/j.1748-1716.2008.01935.x)
- Barrow, S. L. et al. 2008. ATP depletion inhibits Ca2+ release, influx and extrusion in pancreatic acinar cells but not pathological Ca2+ responses induced by bile. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 455(6), pp. 1025-1039. (10.1007/s00424-007-0360-x)
- Chvanov, M. et al. 2008. ATP depletion induces translocation of STIM1 to puncta and formation of STIM1-ORAI1 clusters: translocation and re-translocation of STIM1 does not require ATP. Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology 457(2), pp. 505-517. (10.1007/s00424-008-0529-y)
- Murphy, J. A. et al. 2008. Direct activation of cytosolic Ca2+ signaling and enzyme secretion by cholecystokinin in human pancreatic acinar cells. Gastroenterology 135(2), pp. 632-641. (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.05.026)
- Baumgartner, H. K. et al. 2007. Caspase-8-mediated apoptosis induced by oxidative stress is independent of the intrinsic pathway and dependent on cathepsins. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 293(1), pp. G296-G307. (10.1152/ajpgi.00103.2007)
- Voronina, S. G., Sherwood, M. W., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2007. Visualizing formation and dynamics of vacuoles in living cells using contrasting dextran-bound indicator: endocytic and nonendocytic vacuoles. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 293(6), pp. G1333-G1338. (10.1152/ajpgi.00275.2007)
- Criddle, D. N. et al. 2007. Calcium signalling and pancreatic cell death: apoptosis or necrosis?. Cell Death and Differentiation 14(7), pp. 1285-1294. (10.1038/sj.cdd.4402150)
- Sherwood, M. W. et al. 2007. Activation of trypsinogen in large endocytic vacuoles of pancreatic acinar cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104(13), pp. 5674-5679. (10.1073/pnas.0700951104)
- Criddle, D. N. et al. 2006. Menadione-induced reactive oxygen species generation via redox cycling promotes apoptosis of murine pancreatic acinar cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(52), pp. 40485-40492. (10.1074/jbc.M607704200)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Flowerdew, S. E., Voronina, S. G., Sukhomlin, T. K., Tepikin, A. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2006. Bile acids induce Ca2+ release from both the endoplasmic reticulum and acidic intracellular calcium stores through activation of inositol trisphosphate receptors and ryanodine receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(52), pp. 40154-40163. (10.1074/jbc.M606402200)
- Chvanov, M., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2006. Calcium-dependent release of NO from intracellular S-nitrosothiols. EMBO Journal 25(13), pp. 3024. (10.1038/sj.emboj.7601207)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Sherwood, M., Tepikin, A., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2006. NAADP, cADPR and IP3 all release Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum and an acidic store in the secretory granule area. Journal of Cell Science 119(2), pp. 226-238. (10.1242/jcs.02721)
- Yu, L. G. et al. 2006. Galectin-3 interaction with Thomsen-Friedenreich Disaccharide on cancer-associated MUC1 causes increased cancer cell endothelial adhesion. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282(1), pp. 773-781. (10.1074/jbc.M606862200)
- Burdakov, D. et al. 2006. Tandem-Pore K+ channels mediate inhibition of orexin neurons by glucose. Neuron -Cambridge Ma- 50(5), pp. 711-722. (10.1016/j.neuron.2006.04.032)
- Sherwood, M. W., Barrow, S. L., Dolman, N. J., Gerasimenko, O. V., Voronina, S. G. and Tepikin, A. V. 2006. Movement of calcium signals and calcium-binding proteins: firewalls, traps and tunnels. Biochemical Society Transactions 34(3), pp. 381-384. (10.1042/BST0340381)
- Dolman, N. J., Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Voronina, S. G., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2005. Stable Golgi-mitochondria complexes and formation of Golgi Ca2+ gradients in pancreatic acinar cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 280(16), pp. 15794-15799. (10.1074/jbc.M412694200)
- Voronina, S. G., Gryshchenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Green, A. K., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikini, A. V. 2005. Bile acids induce a cationic current, depolarizing pancreatic acinar cells and increasing the intracellular Na+ concentration. Journal of Biological Chemistry 280(3), pp. 1764-1770. (10.1074/jbc.M410230200)
- Watson, A. J. et al. 2005. Epithelial barrier function in vivo is sustained despite gaps in epithelial layers. Gastroenterology 129(3), pp. 902-912. (10.1053/j.gastro.2005.06.015)
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Tepikin, A. 2005. How to measure Ca2+ in cellular organelles?. Cell Calcium 38(3-4), pp. 201-211. (10.1016/j.ceca.2005.06.025)
- Burdakov, D., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Verkhratsky, A. 2005. Physiological changes in glucose differentially modulate the excitability of hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone and orexin neurons in situ. Journal of Neuroscience 25(9), pp. 2429-2433. (10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4925-04.2005)
- Voronina, S. G., Barrow, S. L., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2004. Effects of secretagogues and gile acids on mitochondrial membrane potential of pancreatic acinar cells: comparison of different modes of evaluating ΔΨm. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279(26), pp. 27327-27338. (10.1074/jbc.M311698200)
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2004. New aspects of nuclear calcium signalling. Journal of Cell Science 117(15), pp. 3087-3094. (10.1242/jcs.01295)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Maruyama, Y., Yano, K., Dolman, N. J., Tepikin, A. V., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, O. V. 2003. NAADP mobilizes Ca2+ from a thapsigargin-sensitive store in the nuclear envelope by activating ryanodine receptors. Journal of Cell Biology 163(2), pp. 271-282. (10.1083/jcb.200306134)
- Ashby, M. C., Camello-Almaraz, C., Gerasimenko, O. V., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2003. Long distance communication between muscarinic receptors and Ca2+ release channels revealed by carbachol uncaging in cell-attached patch pipette. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278(23), pp. 20860-20864. (10.1074/jbc.M302599200)
- Gerasimenko, O. V., Maruyama, Y., Tepikin, A., Petersen, O. H. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2003. Calcium signalling in and around the nuclear envelope. Biochemical Society Transactions 31(1), pp. 76-78.
- Yu, L. et al. 2002. An N-terminal truncated form of Orp150 Is a cytoplasmic ligand for the anti-proliferative mushroom Agaricus bisporus lectin and is required for nuclear localization sequence-dependent nuclear protein import. Journal of Biological Chemistry 277(27), pp. 24538-24545. (10.1074/jbc.M203550200)
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V., Palejwala, A., Tepikin, A., Petersen, O. H. and Watson, A. J. M. 2002. Menadione-induced apoptosis: Roles of cytosolic Ca2+ elevations and the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Journal of Cell Science 115, pp. 485-497.
- Gerasimenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, J. V., Rizzuto, R. R., Treiman, M., Tepikin, A. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2002. The distribution of the endoplasmic reticulum in living pancreatic acinar cells. Cell Calcium 32(5-6), pp. 261-268. (10.1016/S0143416002001938)
- Ashby, M. C., Craske, M., Park, M. K., Gerasimenko, O. V., Burgoyne, R. D., Petersen, O. H. and Tepikin, A. V. 2002. Localized Ca2+ uncaging reveals polarized distribution of Ca2+-sensitive Ca2+ release sites: mechanism of unidirectional Ca2+ waves. Journal of cell biology 158(2), pp. 283-292.
- Gerasimenko, J. V., Gerasimenko, O. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2001. Membrane repair: Ca2+-elicited lysosomal exocytosis. Current Biology 11(23), pp. R971-R974. (10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00577-2)
- Cansela, J. M., Gerasimenko, O. V., Gerasimenko, J. V., Tepikin, A. V. and Petersen, O. H. 2000. Two different but converging messenger pathways to intracellular Ca2+ release: the roles of nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, cyclic ADP-ribose and inositol trisphosphate. Embo Journal 19(11), pp. 2549-2557. (10.1093/emboj/19.11.2549)
Book sections
- Gerasimenko, O. V. and Gerasimenko, J. V. 2010. Two-photon permeabilization and calcium measurements in cellular organelles. In: Live Cell Imaging: Methods and Protocols., Vol. 591. Methods in Molecular Biology Vol. 2. Springer, pp. 201-210., (10.1007/978-1-60761-404-3_12)
Research
Current projects:
- Investigation of pathologies of immune cells in exocrine pancreas using in situ preparations and two-photon microscopy.
- Studies of pathologies leading to induction of acute pancreatitis. Main approaches have been described in recently published in Physiological Reviews (Petersen et al 2021; Gerasimenko&Gerasimenko 2023).
- Improvement of treatments for Childhood ALL.
Past projects:
Role of Ca2+ Release and Ca2+ Entry in the Development of Acute Pancreatitis (David Evans et al unpublished).
Investigation of physiology of exocrine pancreas, using in situ preparations of pancreatic tissue and two-photon microscopy (Gryshchenko et al 2020 “Calcium signalling in pancreatic immune cells in situ”).
Energy supplements as a potential treatment for acute pancreatitis (Shuang Peng et al 2018)
Mechanism of asparaginase-induced pancreatitis (Shuang Peng et al 2016)
NAADP-induced calcium signalling in pancreatic acinar cells (Gerasimenko et al 2015)
Inhibition of calcium entry as a potential treatment for acute pancreatitis (Gerasimenko et al 2013)
Calmodulin regulation in pancreatic acinar cells (Gerasimenko et al 2011)
Role of Bcl-2 in calcium signalling in pancreatic acinar cells (Pawel Ferdek et al 2012)
Postgraduate Research Students
- Mr Richard Charlesworth
- Dr Shuang Peng
- Miss Eloise Stapleton
- Mr David Evans
- Mr Aled Coughlan
Teaching
Module Leader: BI3355 Advances in Physiology and Pathophysiology
Assessment Co-ordinator: BI3253 Advanced Cell Biology and Imaging.
Biography
Reader at Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK from 2010.
Lecturer from 2000 and then Reader from 2005 at The University of Liverpool, UK
Received PhD from Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology Ukrainian Academy of Science in 1991.
Published 103 papers (9892 citations by Google Scholar, h-index 53).
Fellow of The Physiological Society, UK.
Editorial board member of journals: Scientific Reports, Cells and Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology.
Professional memberships
Fellow of The Physiological Society UK
Supervisions
Several areas of research are available for a potential project:
1. Investigation of physiology and pathology of the exocrine pancreas, including investigations in situ using two-photon microscopy (Gryshchenko et al 2020 Calcium signaling in pancreatic immune cells in situ).
2. Studies of pathologies leading to induction of acute pancreatitis. Different approaches have been recently published in Physiological Reviews (Petersen et al 2021 The roles of calcium and ATP in the physiology and pathology of the exocrine pancreas) and in Cell Calcium (Gerasimenko&Gerasimenko 2023 The role of Ca2+ signalling in the pathology of exocrine pancreas).
3. Role of inflammation in acute pancreatitis (Gryshchenko et al Calcium signaling in pancreatic immune cells in situ. Gerasimenko et al 2022, SARS-CoV-2 S Protein Subunit 1 Elicits Ca2+ Influx – Dependent Ca2+ Signals in Pancreatic Stellate Cells and Macrophages In Situ).
4. Improvement of therapeutic treatments for Childhood ALL. (Peng et al 2016, Calcium and adenosine triphosphate control of cellular pathology: asparaginase-induced pancreatitis elicited via protease-activated receptor 2, Peng et al 2018 Galactose protects against cell damage in mouse models of acute pancreatitis).