Francis M. Hughes

A Primary Role for K+ and Na+ Efflux in the Activation of Apoptosis

Carl D. Bortner, Francis M. Hughes, John A. Cidlowski · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 561 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +16

Biochemical Identification of Apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death) in Granulosa Cells: Evidence for a Potential Mechanism Underlying Follicular Atresia*

Francis M. Hughes, William C. Gorospe · Endocrinology · 1991 · 529 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Endocrinology +15

Systemic effects of periodontitis treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes: a 12 month, single-centre, investigator-masked, randomised trial

Francesco D’Aiuto, Nikolaos Gkranias, Devina Bhowruth et al. · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology · 2018 · 481 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Periodontics, Periodontology +14

Intracellular K+ Suppresses the Activation of Apoptosis in Lymphocytes

Francis M. Hughes, Carl D. Bortner, Geoffrey D. Purdy et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 459 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cell Biology +15

Cadmium-induced apoptosis in oyster hemocytes involves disturbance of cellular energy balance but no mitochondrial permeability transition

Inna M. Sokolova, Stephen Evans, Francis M. Hughes · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2004 · 205 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Cell Biology, Toxicology +13