Wybrane publikacje naukowe:
1. Stępnik, K.; Kukula-Koch, W.; Plazinski, W.; Gawel, K.; Gawel-Beben, K.; Khurelbat, D.; Boguszewska-Czubara, A. (2023) Significance of Astragaloside IV from the Roots of Astragalus mongholicus as an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor-From the Computational and Biomimetic Analyses to the In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Safety. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24: 9152. doi: 10.3390/ijms24119152 (140 pkt MEiN, IF=5,600).
2. Stępnik, K.; Kukula-Koch, W; Plazinski, W. (2023) Molecular and Pharmacokinetic Aspects of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of the Oleanane-type Triterpenes and Their Glycosides. Biomolecules 13: 1357. doi: 10.3390/biom13091357 (140 pkt MEiN, IF=5,756).
3. Stępnik, K.; Kukula-Koch, W.; Plazinski, W.; Rybicka, M.; Gawel, K. (2023) Neuroprotective Properties of Oleanolic Acid—Computational-Driven Molecular Research Combined with In Vitro and In Vivo Experiments. Pharmaceuticals 16: 1234. doi: 10.3390/ph16091234 (140 pkt MEiN, IF=5,780).
4. K. Stępnik, W. Kukula-Koch, In silico studies on triterpenoid saponins permeation through the blood-brain barrier combined with postmortem research on the brain tissues of mice affected by Astragaloside IV administration, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020), 21, 1-27 (140 pkt MEiN, IF 4,556).
5. K. Gaweł, W. Kukula-Koch, D. Nieoczym, K. Stępnik, W. van der Ent, N.S. Banono, D. Tarabasz, W.A. Turski, C.V. Esguerra, The influence of palmatine isolated from Berberis sibirica Radix on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in Zebrafish, CELLS (2020), 9, 1233 (140 pkt MEiN, IF 4,366).
6. M.J. Fiołka, S. Mieszawska, P. Czaplewska, A. Szymańska, K. Stępnik, W. Sofińska-Chmiel, T. Buchwald, K. Lewtak, Candida albicans cell wall as a target of action for the protein-carbohydrate fraction from coelomic fluid of Dendrobaena veneta, Scientific Reports (2020), 10, 16352 (140 pkt MEiN, IF 3,998).
7. K. Stępnik, Biomimetic Chromatographic Studies Combined with the Computational Approach to Investigate the Ability of Triterpenoid Saponins of Plant Origin to Cross the Blood–Brain Barrier, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021), 22(7): 3573 (140 pkt MEiN, IF 4,556).