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  1. Article: [Morbidity structure among prematurely born babies of the same gestational age from single and twin pregnancies].

    Dragicević, Marina

    Medicinski pregled

    2013  Volume 66, Issue 1-2, Page(s) 99–104

    Abstract: Introduction: Premature infants, born before 37 completed weeks of gestation, belong to the category of at-risk children. They have a lower survival rate due to complex multifactorial diseases such as respiratory distress syndrome, nosocomial sepsis, ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Premature infants, born before 37 completed weeks of gestation, belong to the category of at-risk children. They have a lower survival rate due to complex multifactorial diseases such as respiratory distress syndrome, nosocomial sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, intracranial pathologies (bleeding, ischemia, maldevelopment), retinopathy of prematurity, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia which threaten survival and optimal neurodevelopment. Multiple pregnancies are more often delivered before the due date. Our objective was to determine the morbidity structure among prematurely born twins compared to singletons of the same gestational age.
    Material and methods: The analysis included 60 prematurely born children (30 preterm twins and 30 singletons) who had been diagnosed with one or more diseases: respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, retinopathy, icterus, septicaemia, and other, with the exception of general infections.
    Results: The most common diagnosis of preterm twins and singletons was hyperbilirubinaemia (83.3%) and respiratory distress syndrome (78.3%). Infections follow with 25% and intracranial hemorrhage with 21%.
    Conclusion: According to statistical analyses, there is no significant difference in incidence of morbidity among prematurely born singletons and preterm twins.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Infant, Premature, Diseases/epidemiology ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Twin
    Language Serbian
    Publishing date 2013-03-13
    Publishing country Serbia
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 131108-6
    ISSN 0025-8105
    ISSN 0025-8105
    DOI 10.2298/mpns1302099d
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  2. Article ; Online: Spin-Reorientation-Driven Linear Magnetoelectric Effect in Topological Antiferromagnet Cu_{3}TeO_{6}.

    Kisiček, Virna / Dominko, Damir / Čulo, Matija / Rapljenović, Željko / Kuveždić, Marko / Dragičević, Martina / Berger, Helmuth / Rocquefelte, Xavier / Herak, Mirta / Ivek, Tomislav

    Physical review letters

    2024  Volume 132, Issue 9, Page(s) 96701

    Abstract: The search for new materials for energy-efficient electronic devices has gained unprecedented importance. Among the various classes of magnetic materials driving this search are antiferromagnets, magnetoelectrics, and systems with topological spin ... ...

    Abstract The search for new materials for energy-efficient electronic devices has gained unprecedented importance. Among the various classes of magnetic materials driving this search are antiferromagnets, magnetoelectrics, and systems with topological spin excitations. Cu_{3}TeO_{6} is a material that belongs to all three of these classes. Combining static electric polarization and magnetic torque measurements with phenomenological simulations we demonstrate that magnetic-field-induced spin reorientation needs to be taken into account to understand the linear magnetoelectric effect in Cu_{3}TeO_{6}. Our calculations reveal that the magnetic field pushes the system from the nonpolar ground state to the polar magnetic structures. However, nonpolar structures only weakly differing from the obtained polar ones exist due to the weak effect that the field-induced breaking of some symmetries has on the calculated structures. Among those symmetries is the PT (1[over ¯]^{'}) symmetry, preserved for Dirac points found in Cu_{3}TeO_{6}. Our findings establish Cu_{3}TeO_{6} as a promising playground to study the interplay of spintronics-related phenomena.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208853-8
    ISSN 1079-7114 ; 0031-9007
    ISSN (online) 1079-7114
    ISSN 0031-9007
    DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.096701
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  3. Article ; Online: Alleviation of acute dental pain from localised apical periodontitis: A prospective randomised study comparing two emergency treatment procedures.

    Wolf, Eva / Dragicevic, Mille / Fuhrmann, Märta

    Journal of oral rehabilitation

    2018  Volume 46, Issue 2, Page(s) 120–126

    Abstract: Objective: To compare the outcomes of two emergency treatment procedures to alleviate pain from localised symptomatic apical periodontitis: complete chemo-mechanical disinfection (CMD) of the root canal system, or removal of necrotic tissue from the ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To compare the outcomes of two emergency treatment procedures to alleviate pain from localised symptomatic apical periodontitis: complete chemo-mechanical disinfection (CMD) of the root canal system, or removal of necrotic tissue from the pulp chamber (RNT), that is without instrumentation of the root canals.
    Methods: Fifty-seven consecutive patients from the emergency clinic at Malmö University met the inclusion criteria: spontaneous pain and/or pain on percussion and palpation, non-bleeding pulp in the canal orifice, pain ≥4 on a Numeric Rating Scale and ≥18 years of age. The diagnosis was symptomatic apical periodontitis, in the absence of swelling and/or fever. Pre-operative pain levels and intake of analgesics were registered. The patients were randomised to one of the two treatment groups. Three to five days post-operatively, the patients were contacted by telephone and asked to grade their current pain level and report any post-operative intake of analgesics and antibiotics.
    Results: Of the patients treated with CMD of the root canal system, 26/30 (87%) reported satisfactory pain relief, compared with 22/27 (81%) of those treated by RNT. There was no mean difference in pain relief between the two groups (P = 0.879). Post-operatively, 37% in each group reported using analgesics and one in each group reported using antibiotics.
    Conclusion: Three to five days after treatment, a majority (>80%) in both groups reported adequate pain relief, in some cases in combination with analgesics. Removal of necrotic and infected tissue from the pulp chamber might therefore be a cost-effective emergency treatment alternative to complete chemo-mechanical disinfection.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Emergency Treatment/economics ; Facial Pain/etiology ; Facial Pain/pathology ; Facial Pain/therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Pain Measurement ; Patient Satisfaction ; Periapical Periodontitis/complications ; Periapical Periodontitis/economics ; Periapical Periodontitis/pathology ; Periapical Periodontitis/therapy ; Prospective Studies ; Pulpectomy/economics ; Root Canal Therapy/economics ; Severity of Illness Index ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-11-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 187079-8
    ISSN 1365-2842 ; 0305-182X
    ISSN (online) 1365-2842
    ISSN 0305-182X
    DOI 10.1111/joor.12730
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  4. Article ; Online: Sex-specific effects of vegetarian diet on adiponectin levels and insulin sensitivity in healthy non-obese individuals.

    Vučić Lovrenčić, Marijana / Gerić, Marko / Košuta, Iva / Dragičević, Maro / Garaj-Vrhovac, Vera / Gajski, Goran

    Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)

    2020  Volume 79-80, Page(s) 110862

    Abstract: Objectives: The beneficial influence of a vegetarian diet in reducing the risk for metabolic syndrome has been demonstrated. However, adiponectin production and secretion are scarcely studied in vegetarians, despite their important role in recovering ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The beneficial influence of a vegetarian diet in reducing the risk for metabolic syndrome has been demonstrated. However, adiponectin production and secretion are scarcely studied in vegetarians, despite their important role in recovering metabolic homeostasis by reducing visceral obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a vegetarian diet on serum adiponectin levels and its association with the established biomarkers of insulin sensitivity and inflammation in healthy, non-obese individuals.
    Methods: Adiponectin, C-reactive protein, uric acid, glucose, insulin, lymphocyte and polymorphonuclear cell counts were determined in the blood of sex- and age-matched healthy vegetarian (n = 40) and omnivore (n = 36) individuals. The homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-2) calculator was used for the β-cell function (HOMA2-%B) and insulin resistance index (HOMA2-IRI) estimation.
    Results: Adiponectin levels were significantly higher in female vegetarians than the respective omnivore controls (P = 0.03), whereas no dietary-associated difference was observed in men. HOMA2-%B was significantly higher in vegetarians than in omnivore controls (P = 0.04), whereas no diet-dependent differences were found in insulin, HOMA2-IRI, inflammatory, and metabolic biomarkers. Multiple regression analysis showed that adiponectin levels were significantly predicted by the type of diet only in women (P = 0.042), whereas no associations were found in men.
    Conclusions: A vegetarian diet resulted in improved β-cell function. Favorable adiponectin and insulin sensitivity responses in women reveal a distinct effect of diet-to-metabolic homeostasis, indicating an interesting pattern of sexual dimorphism regarding the beneficial metabolic effect of a vegetarian diet.
    MeSH term(s) Adiponectin ; Blood Glucose ; Diet, Vegetarian ; Female ; Humans ; Insulin ; Insulin Resistance ; Male ; Vegetarians
    Chemical Substances Adiponectin ; Blood Glucose ; Insulin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639259-3
    ISSN 1873-1244 ; 0899-9007
    ISSN (online) 1873-1244
    ISSN 0899-9007
    DOI 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110862
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  5. Article ; Online: Association of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Nitric Oxide with Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease.

    Dragičević, Maro / Košuta, Iva / Kruezi, Egon / Lovrenčić, Marijana Vučić / Mrzljak, Anna

    Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

    2020  Volume 56, Issue 11

    Abstract: Background and objectives: Endothelial dysfunction has been proposed to be an underlying mechanism of the pronounced cardiovascular morbidity in end-stage liver disease (ESLD), but clinical evidence is still limited. In this study, we investigated the ... ...

    Abstract Background and objectives: Endothelial dysfunction has been proposed to be an underlying mechanism of the pronounced cardiovascular morbidity in end-stage liver disease (ESLD), but clinical evidence is still limited. In this study, we investigated the association of circulating levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and nitric oxide (NO) with estimated cardiovascular risk in patients with ESLD awaiting liver transplantation.
    Materials and methods: ADMA and NO levels were measured in the sera of 160 adult ESLD patients. The severity of hepatic dysfunction was assessed by the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score. The cardiovascular risk was estimated with the European Society of Cardiology Systematic Coronary Risk Estimation (SCORE) index, which was used to dichotomize patients in the subgroups depicting higher and lower cardiovascular risk.
    Results: Severe hepatic dysfunction (MELD ≥ 18) was present in 38% of the patients, and a higher cardiovascular risk was present in almost half of the patients (
    Conclusions: These results suggest a remarkable contribution of the deranged arginine/NO pathway to cardiovascular risk in patients with end-stage liver disease.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Arginine/analogs & derivatives ; Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology ; End Stage Liver Disease/complications ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Humans ; Nitric Oxide ; Risk Factors ; Severity of Illness Index
    Chemical Substances Nitric Oxide (31C4KY9ESH) ; N,N-dimethylarginine (63CV1GEK3Y) ; Arginine (94ZLA3W45F)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2188113-3
    ISSN 1648-9144 ; 1010-660X
    ISSN (online) 1648-9144
    ISSN 1010-660X
    DOI 10.3390/medicina56110622
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  6. Article: Antagonistic Interaction between Phosphinothricin and

    Dmitrović, Slavica / Dragićević, Milan / Savić, Jelena / Milutinović, Milica / Živković, Suzana / Maksimović, Vuk / Matekalo, Dragana / Perišić, Mirjana / Mišić, Danijela

    Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

    2021  Volume 10, Issue 1

    Abstract: Phosphinothricin (PPT) is one of the most widely used herbicides. PTT targets glutamine synthetase (GS) activity in plants, and its phytotoxicity is ascribed to ammonium accumulation and reactive oxygen species bursts, which drives rapid lipid ... ...

    Abstract Phosphinothricin (PPT) is one of the most widely used herbicides. PTT targets glutamine synthetase (GS) activity in plants, and its phytotoxicity is ascribed to ammonium accumulation and reactive oxygen species bursts, which drives rapid lipid peroxidation of cell membranes. In agricultural fields, PPT is extensively sprayed on plant foliage; however, a portion of the herbicide reaches the soil. According to the present study, PPT absorbed via roots can be phytotoxic to Arabidopsis, inducing more adverse effects in roots than in shoots. Alterations in plant physiology caused by 10 days exposure to herbicide via roots are reflected through growth suppression, reduced chlorophyll content, perturbations in the sugar and organic acid metabolism, modifications in the activities and abundances of GS, catalase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase. Antagonistic interaction of
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2704341-1
    ISSN 2223-7747
    ISSN 2223-7747
    DOI 10.3390/plants10010142
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  7. Article ; Online: Silencing of germacrene A synthase genes reduces guaianolide oxalate content in

    Bogdanović, Milica / Cankar, Katarina / Dragićević, Milan / Bouwmeester, Harro / Beekwilder, Jules / Simonović, Ana / Todorović, Slađana

    GM crops & food

    2019  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 54–66

    Abstract: Chicory ( ...

    Abstract Chicory (
    MeSH term(s) Cichorium intybus ; Oxalates ; Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane
    Chemical Substances Oxalates ; Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane ; germacrene A (28387-44-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2706099-8
    ISSN 2164-5701 ; 2164-5701
    ISSN (online) 2164-5701
    ISSN 2164-5701
    DOI 10.1080/21645698.2019.1681868
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  8. Article: Functional Characterization of Genes Coding for Novel

    Božunović, Jelena / Milutinović, Milica / Aničić, Neda / Skorić, Marijana / Matekalo, Dragana / Živković, Suzana / Dragićević, Milan / Filipović, Biljana / Banjanac, Tijana / Petrović, Luka / Mišić, Danijela

    Frontiers in plant science

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 914138

    Abstract: Secoiridoid glucosides (SGs) are monoterpenoids derived from the iridoid cyclopentane-C-pyran skeleton ... ...

    Abstract Secoiridoid glucosides (SGs) are monoterpenoids derived from the iridoid cyclopentane-C-pyran skeleton with
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2613694-6
    ISSN 1664-462X
    ISSN 1664-462X
    DOI 10.3389/fpls.2022.914138
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  9. Article ; Online: Genetic diversity of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia and its importance for conservation efforts in the Balkans.

    Davidović, Slobodan / Jelić, Mihailo / Marinković, Saša / Mihajlović, Milica / Tanasić, Vanja / Hribšek, Irena / Sušić, Goran / Dragićević, Milan / Stamenković-Radak, Marina

    Scientific reports

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 20394

    Abstract: The Griffon vulture was once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, but it is now endangered and in some parts is completely extinct. In the Balkan Peninsula the largest Griffon vulture inland population inhabits the territory of ... ...

    Abstract The Griffon vulture was once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, but it is now endangered and in some parts is completely extinct. In the Balkan Peninsula the largest Griffon vulture inland population inhabits the territory of Serbia. We present, for the first time, the genetic data of this valuable population that could be a source for future reintroduction programs planned in South-eastern Europe. To characterize the genetic structure of this population we used microsatellite markers from ten loci. Blood samples were collected from 57 chicks directly in the nests during the ongoing monitoring program. We performed a comparative analysis of the obtained data with the existing data from three native populations from French Pyrenees, Croatia, and Israel. We have assessed the genetic differentiation between different native populations and determined the existence of two genetic clusters that differentiate the populations from the Balkan and Iberian Peninsulas. Furthermore, we analysed whether the recent bottleneck events influenced the genetic structure of the populations studied, and we found that all native populations experienced a recent bottleneck event, and that the population of Israel was the least affected. Nevertheless, the parameters of genetic diversity suggest that all analysed populations have retained a similar level of genetic diversity and that the Griffon vulture population from Serbia exhibits the highest value for private alleles. The results of this study suggest that the Griffon vulture populations of the Balkan Peninsula are genetically differentiated from the populations of the Iberian Peninsula, which is an important information for future reintroduction strategies.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Croatia ; Falconiformes/classification ; Falconiformes/genetics ; Female ; France ; Genetic Drift ; Genetic Loci ; Genetic Variation ; Israel ; Male ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Phylogeography ; Population Dynamics/trends ; Serbia
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-77342-1
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  10. Article ; Online: Alterations in nepetalactone metabolism during polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced dehydration stress in two Nepeta species.

    Aničić, Neda / Matekalo, Dragana / Skorić, Marijana / Živković, Jasmina Nestorović / Petrović, Luka / Dragićević, Milan / Dmitrović, Slavica / Mišić, Danijela

    Phytochemistry

    2020  Volume 174, Page(s) 112340

    Abstract: A number of Nepeta species (fam. Lamiaceae) are interesting medicinal crops for arid and semi-arid areas, due to their ability to maintain essential developmental and physiological processes and to rationalize their specialized metabolism under water ... ...

    Abstract A number of Nepeta species (fam. Lamiaceae) are interesting medicinal crops for arid and semi-arid areas, due to their ability to maintain essential developmental and physiological processes and to rationalize their specialized metabolism under water deficit growth conditions. The present research is, to our knowledge, the first attempt to investigate the molecular background of the dehydration-induced changes in specialized metabolism of Nepeta species, which will help to understand relations between dehydration stress on one hand and biomass production and yield of nepetalactone (NL) on the other. During the 6 days exposure of Nepeta rtanjensis Diklić & Milojević and Nepeta argolica Bory & Chaub. ssp. argolica plants to PEG-induced dehydration stress under experimental in vitro conditions, decrease in transcript levels of the majority of 10 NL biosynthetic genes, and some of the 5 transcription factors (TFs) were recorded, simultaneously with the initial reduction in NL content. The two model species evidently employ similar strategies in response to severe dehydration stress; however N. rtanjensis is highlighted as the species more efficient in maintaining NL amounts in tissues. The results suggest trichome-specific and co-ordinately regulated NL biosynthesis at the level of gene expression, with trichome enriched MYC2 and YABBY5 TFs being the potential positive regulators. Manipulation of such TFs can be effective for engineering the NL biosynthetic pathway, and for the increased production of cis,trans-NL in N. argolica ssp. argolica and trans,cis-NL in N. rtanjensis.
    MeSH term(s) Cyclopentane Monoterpenes ; Dehydration ; Humans ; Nepeta ; Polyethylene Glycols ; Pyrones
    Chemical Substances Cyclopentane Monoterpenes ; Pyrones ; nepetalactone (21651-62-7) ; Polyethylene Glycols (3WJQ0SDW1A)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208884-8
    ISSN 1873-3700 ; 0031-9422
    ISSN (online) 1873-3700
    ISSN 0031-9422
    DOI 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112340
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