Dragana Nikitovic

Dragana Nikitovic

University of Crete

H-index: 45

Europe-Greece

About Dragana Nikitovic

Dragana Nikitovic, With an exceptional h-index of 45 and a recent h-index of 34 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Crete, specializes in the field of tumor biology, extracellular matrix, inflammation.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

A biological guide to glycosaminoglycans: current perspectives and pending questions

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics and the male reproductive system developmental effects

A novel nutraceutical formulation increases telomere length and activates telomerase activity in middle‑aged rats

Flavonoid-Rich Sambucus nigra Berry Extract Enhances Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway Activation and Exerts Antiulcerative Effects In Vivo

Glycosaminoglycans: what remains to be deciphered?

Nanomaterials for the diagnosis and therapy of viral infections

A mixture of 13 pesticides, contaminants, and food additives below individual NOAELs produces histopathological and organ weight changes in rats

The landscape of small leucine-rich proteoglycan impact on cancer pathogenesis with a focus on biglycan and lumican

Dragana Nikitovic Information

University

Position

Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine

Citations(all)

7572

Citations(since 2020)

4441

Cited By

4883

hIndex(all)

45

hIndex(since 2020)

34

i10Index(all)

95

i10Index(since 2020)

80

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University of Crete

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Dragana Nikitovic Skills & Research Interests

tumor biology

extracellular matrix

inflammation

Top articles of Dragana Nikitovic

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

A biological guide to glycosaminoglycans: current perspectives and pending questions

Sylvie Ricard‐Blum

Romain R Vivès

Liliana Schaefer

Martin Götte

Rosetta Merline

...

2024/3/18

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics and the male reproductive system developmental effects

Aikaterini Berdiaki

Dragana Nikitovic

2024/1/1

A novel nutraceutical formulation increases telomere length and activates telomerase activity in middle‑aged rats

Molecular Medicine Reports

Aristidis Tsatsakis

Elisavet Renieri

Dimitris Tsoukalas

Ana Maria Buga

Evangelia Sarandi

...

2023/12/1

Flavonoid-Rich Sambucus nigra Berry Extract Enhances Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway Activation and Exerts Antiulcerative Effects In Vivo

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Betul Cicek

Betul Danısman

Serkan Yildirim

Neslihan Yuce

Dragana Nikitovic

...

2023/10/23

Glycosaminoglycans: what remains to be deciphered?

Serge Perez

Olga Makshakova

Jesus Angulo

Emiliano Bedini

Antonella Bisio

...

2023/3/2

Nanomaterials for the diagnosis and therapy of viral infections

Giuseppe Bardi

Donato Zipeto

Monica Neagu

Dragana Nikitovic

2023/4/3

A mixture of 13 pesticides, contaminants, and food additives below individual NOAELs produces histopathological and organ weight changes in rats

Archives of Toxicology

Viorica Dinca

Anca Oana Docea

Andrei Ioan Drocas

Taxiarchis Konstantinos Nikolouzakis

Polychronis D Stivaktakis

...

2023/5

The landscape of small leucine-rich proteoglycan impact on cancer pathogenesis with a focus on biglycan and lumican

Aikaterini Berdiaki

Eirini-Maria Giatagana

George Tzanakakis

Dragana Nikitovic

2023/7/9

Telomere length as a predictive biomarker in osteoporosis

Fotios Kakridonis

Spyros G Pneumatikos

Elena Vakonaki

Aikaterini Berdiaki

Manolis N Tzatzarakis

...

2023/11/1

Hyaluronan and Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling—Novel Cues from the Matrix?

Aikaterini Berdiaki

Monica Neagu

Ioanna Spyridaki

Andrey Kuskov

Serge Perez

...

2023/3/28

Chlorogenic acid attenuates doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress and markers of apoptosis in cardiomyocytes via Nrf2/HO-1 and dityrosine signaling

Journal of Personalized Medicine

Betul Cicek

Ahmet Hacimuftuoglu

Yesim Yeni

Betul Danisman

Mustafa Ozkaraca

...

2023/4/10

RHAMM/hyaluronan inhibit β-catenin degradation, enhance downstream signaling, and facilitate fibrosarcoma cell growth

Molecular Biology Reports

Aikaterini Berdiaki

Lydia-Nefeli Thrapsanioti

Eirini-Maria Giatagana

Nikos K. Karamanos

Rashmin C. Savani

...

2023/11

Role of telomere length in human carcinogenesis

Aristidis Tsatsakis

Tatiana Oikonomopoulou

Taxiarchis Konstantinos Nikolouzakis

Elena Vakonaki

Manolis Tzatzarakis

...

2023/7/1

Fe3O4 Nanoparticles in Combination with 5-FU Exert Antitumor Effects Superior to Those of the Active Drug in a Colon Cancer Cell Model

Pharmaceutics

Sidika Genc

Ali Taghizadehghalehjoughi

Yesim Yeni

Abbas Jafarizad

Ahmet Hacimuftuoglu

...

2023/1/11

Carnosic acid ameliorates indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration in rats by alleviating oxidative stress and inflammation

Biomedicines

Betul Danisman

Betul Cicek

Serkan Yildirim

Ismail Bolat

Deniz Kantar

...

2023/3/9

The Effect of Tobacco Smoke N-Nitrosamines, NNK and NDEA, and Nicotine, on DNA Mismatch Repair Mechanism and miRNA Markers, in Hypopharyngeal …

Current Oncology

Sotirios G Doukas

Dimitra P Vageli

Panagiotis G Doukas

Dragana Nikitovic

Aristidis Tsatsakis

...

2022/8/4

Preface of the special issue on the role of extracellular matrix in development and cancer progression

George Tzanakakis

Dragana Nikitovic

2022/2/25

ApoA1 Deficiency Reshapes the Phenotypic and Molecular Characteristics of Bone Marrow Adipocytes in Mice

International journal of molecular sciences

Afroditi Kastrenopoulou

Kyriakos E Kypreos

Nicholaos I Papachristou

Stavros Georgopoulos

Ioulia Mastora

...

2022/4/27

Small Leucine-Rich Proteoglycans Regulate Cancer Cell Growth, Apoptosis, and Associated Inflammation

Dragana Nikitovic

George Tzanakakis

2022/7/7

Rapamycin-induced autophagy in osteosarcoma cells is mediated via the biglycan/Wnt/β-catenin signaling axis

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

Eirini-Maria Giatagana

Aikaterini Berdiaki

Margrethe Gaardløs

Aristidis M Tsatsakis

Sergey A Samsonov

...

2022/12/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 135
arne holmgren

arne holmgren

Karolinska Institutet

H-index: 132
Renato V. Iozzo, MD PhD (Honoris causa), Gonzalo E. Aponte Endowed Chair Professor

Renato V. Iozzo, MD PhD (Honoris causa), Gonzalo E. Aponte Endowed Chair Professor

Thomas Jefferson University

H-index: 102
Aristidis Tsatsakis

Aristidis Tsatsakis

University of Crete

H-index: 70
Nikos Karamanos

Nikos Karamanos

University of Patras

H-index: 68
Elias SJ Arnér

Elias SJ Arnér

Karolinska Institutet

H-index: 58
Emanuela Corsini

Emanuela Corsini

Università degli Studi di Milano

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