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  1. Distinctiveness of Femoral and Acetabular Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Populations in Patients with Primary and Secondary Hip Osteoarthritis Due to Developmental Dysplasia

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  2. rhBMP6 in autologous blood coagulum is a preferred osteoinductive device to rhBMP2 on bovine collagen sponge in the rat ectopic bone formation assay

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  3. In the eye of the beholder – how course delivery affects anatomy education

    Article • Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  4. Transcriptome profiling of osteoclast subsets associated with arthritis: A pathogenic role of CCR2hi osteoclast progenitors

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, December 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  5. Bibliometric indicators of the Croatian Medical Journal – can small non-profit journal compete in the bibliometrics arena?

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, December 2022, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  6. Reciprocal Alterations in Osteoprogenitor and Immune Cell Populations in Rheumatoid Synovia

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  7. The Croatian Medical Journal over three decades: the impact beyond the impact factor

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, October 2022, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  8. Inhibition of Notch Signaling Stimulates Osteoclastogenesis From the Common Trilineage Progenitor Under Inflammatory Conditions

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, July 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  9. Tamoxifen Ameliorates Cholestatic Liver Fibrosis in Mice: Upregulation of TGFβ and IL6 Is a Potential Protective Mechanism

    Article • Biomedicines, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  10. Serum S100A12 levels in children with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic juvenile arthritis, and systemic undefined recurrent fevers

    Article • Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  11. Preventive CCL2/CCR2 Axis Blockade Suppresses Osteoclast Activity in a Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Reducing Homing of CCR2hi Osteoclast Progenitors to the Affected Bone

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, December 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  12. NOTCH3 rs1043996 Polymorphism Is Associated with the Occurrence of Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Independently of PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 Polymorphisms

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  13. Structural Changes in the Cortico-Ponto-Cerebellar Axis at Birth are Associated with Abnormal Neurological Outcomes in Childhood

    Article • Clinical Neuroradiology, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  14. The anatomy lesson of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: irreplaceable tradition (cadaver work) and new didactics of digital technology

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, April 2021, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  15. FasL (rs763110) gene polymorphism is not associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in Croatian population

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, December 2020, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  16. RNA sequencing data from osteochondroprogenitor populations in synovial joints of mice during murine model of rheumatoid arthritis

    Article • Data in Brief, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  17. Elevated Concentrations of Soluble Fas and FasL in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Antinuclear Antibodies

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  18. RANK/RANKL/OPG Signaling in the Brain: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • Frontiers in Neurology, November 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  19. What do we know about bone morphogenetic proteins and osteochondroprogenitors in inflammatory conditions?

    Article • Bone, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  20. Notch receptors and ligands in inflammatory arthritis – a systematic review

    Article • Immunology Letters, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  21. LPS‐induced inflammation desensitizes hepatocytes to Fas‐induced apoptosis through Stat3 activation—The effect can be reversed by ruxolitinib

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  22. A niche-dependent myeloid transcriptome signature defines dormant myeloma cells

    Article • Blood, July 2019, American Society of Hematology

    Kate Vandyke, Dr Natasa Kovacic

  23. Fas receptor induces apoptosis of synovial bone and cartilage progenitor populations and promotes bone loss in antigen-induced arthritis

    Article • The FASEB Journal, November 2018, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Dr Natasa Kovacic, Nina Lukač, Vedran Katavic

  24. The Long Pentraxin 3 Plays a Role in Bone Turnover and Repair

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, March 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  25. Melphalan modifies the bone microenvironment by enhancing osteoclast formation

    Article • Oncotarget, July 2017, Impact Journals, LLC

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  26. Chemokine signals are crucial for enhanced homing and differentiation of circulating osteoclast progenitor cells

    Article • June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  27. Diameters and bone thickness at the margin of the foramen magnum in dry skulls from pediatric population: a cross-sectional anatomical study

    Article • Child s Nervous System, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  28. Increased chemotaxis and activity of circulatory myeloid progenitor cells may contribute to enhanced osteoclastogenesis and bone loss in the C57BL/6 mouse model of collagen-induced arthritis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  29. The y6 receptor suppresses bone resorption and stimulates bone formation in mice via a suprachiasmatic nucleus relay

    Article • Bone, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  30. The Role of Sex Steroids in the Effects of Immune System on Bone

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  31. Osteoclasts control reactivation of dormant myeloma cells by remodelling the endosteal niche

    Article • Nature Communications, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  32. Induction of osteoclast progenitors in inflammatory conditions: key to bone destruction in arthritis

    Article • International Orthopaedics, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  33. The presence of high mobility group box-1 and soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus

    Article • Pediatric Rheumatology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  34. Association of systemic and intra-articular osteoclastogenic potential, pro-inflammatory mediators and disease activity with the form of inflammatory arthritis

    Article • International Orthopaedics, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  35. Signaling Between Tumor Cells and the Host Bone Marrow Microenvironment

    Article • Calcified Tissue International, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  36. Bone morphogenetic proteins regulate differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia cells

    Article • Leukemia Research, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  37. SAT0068 Osteoclastogenic and osteoblastogenic potential of hematopoietic/stromal cells in collagen induced arthritis

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, June 2013, BMJ

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  38. Chemotactic and Immunoregulatory Properties of Bone Cells are Modulated by Endotoxin-Stimulated Lymphocytes

    Article • Inflammation, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  39. Osteoblastogenesis from synovial fluid-derived cells is related to the type and severity of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Article • Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  40. Which clinical variables have the most significant correlation with quality of life evaluated by SF-36 survey in Croatian cohort of patient with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis?

    Article • Rheumatology International, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  41. Positive Identification by a Skull with Multiple Epigenetic Traits and Abnormal Structure of the Neurocranium, Viscerocranium, and the Skeleton*

    Article • Journal of Forensic Sciences, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  42. Targeting Fas in osteoresorptive disorders

    Article • Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, September 2010, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  43. Bone morphogenetic proteins and receptors are over-expressed in bone-marrow cells of multiple myeloma patients and support myeloma cells by inducing ID genes

    Article • Leukemia Research, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  44. Fas receptor is required for estrogen deficiency-induced bone loss in mice

    Article • Laboratory Investigation, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  45. Peripheral Blood Expression Profiles of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Tumor Necrosis Factor-superfamily Molecules, and Transcription Factor Runx2 Could Be Used as Markers of the Form of Arthritis, Disease Activity, and Therapeutic Responsiveness

    Article • The Journal of Rheumatology, December 2009, The Journal of Rheumatology

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  46. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns – Emerging Targets for Biologic Therapy of Childhood Arthritides

    Article • Inflammation & Allergy - Drug Targets, June 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  47. Activated T lymphocytes induce apoptosis of osteoblastic cells derived from stromal cell line st2

    Article • Bone, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  48. Lipopolysaccharide induces increased bone resorption and homing of osteoclast progenitors to periosteal bone surface

    Article • Bone, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  49. Increased bone resorption and osteopenia are a part of the lymphoproliferative phenotype of mice with systemic over-expression of interleukin-7 gene driven by MHC class II promoter

    Article • Immunology Letters, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  50. Expression of Endothelial Selectin Ligands on Human Leukocytes Following Dive

    Article • Experimental Biology and Medicine, September 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  51. Citation Analysis of the Croatian Medical Journal: the First 15 Years

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, February 2008, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  52. Calculating Impact Factor: How Bibliographical Classification of Journal Items Affects the Impact Factor of Large and Small Journals

    Article • Science and Engineering Ethics, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  53. Assessing glycemia in type 1 diabetic patients using a microdialysis system for continuous glucose monitoring

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, May 2007, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  54. The Fas/Fas Ligand System Inhibits Differentiation of Murine Osteoblasts but Has a Limited Role in Osteoblast and Osteoclast Apoptosis

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, March 2007, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  55. Activated T lymphocytes suppress osteoclastogenesis by diverting early monocyte/macrophage progenitor lineage commitment towards dendritic cell differentiation through down-regulation of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB and c-Fos

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, October 2006, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  56. Alteration of newly induced endochondral bone formation in adult mice without tumour necrosis factor receptor 1

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  57. Shared circulation in parabiosis leads to the transfer of bone phenotype from gld to the wild-type mice

    Article • Cellular Immunology, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  58. Author self-citation in medical literature

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, June 2004, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  59. Expression of glycosphingolipids in lymph nodes of mice lacking TNF receptor 1: biochemical and flow cytometry analysis

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  60. Non-functional Fas ligand increases the formation of cartilage early in the endochondral bone induction by rhBMP-2

    Article • Life Sciences, November 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  61. Increased Bone Mass Is a Part of the Generalized Lymphoproliferative Disorder Phenotype in the Mouse

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, February 2003, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  62. Immunohistological and Flow Cytometric Analysis of Glycosphingolipid Expression in Mouse Lymphoid Tissues

    Article • Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, December 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  63. Role of B Lymphocytes in New Bone Formation

    Article • Laboratory Investigation, November 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  64. Presenting randomised trial reports

    Article • The Lancet, January 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic