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Dunjić M, Krstić D, Živković J, Cvetković S, Dunjić K, Mirković M, Ranković G, Ranković B, Sokolović D, Sokolović D. Acutely applied melatonin prevents CCl4-induced testicular lesions in rats: the involvement of the oxidative capacity and arginine metabolism. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/s2175-97902022e19745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Milovanović JR, Janković SM, Milovanović D, Ružić Zečević D, Folić M, Kostić M, Ranković G, Stefanović S. Contemporary surgical management of drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Expert Rev Neurother 2019; 20:23-40. [DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1676733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty, University of Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Kostić M, Milosavljević MN, Stefanović S, Ranković G, Janković SM. Cost-utility of tafenoquine vs. primaquine for the radical cure (prevention of relapse) of Plasmodium vivax malaria. J Chemother 2019; 32:21-29. [PMID: 31524099 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2019.1665874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare cost-utility of tafenoquine (TQ) and primaquine (PQ) for a radical cure (prevention of relapse) of Plasmodium vivax (PV) malaria in Serbia using A five-state, 1-month cycle Markov model. The perspective of Republic Health Insurance Fund was chosen, and the time horizon was 10 years. The model results were obtained after Monte Carlo microsimulation of a sample with 1000 virtual patients. After base case analysis PQ was dominated by TQ, as the net monetary benefit was positive (20,713.84 ± 7,167.46 RSD (99% CI) (174.95 ± 60.54 €)) and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was below the willingness-to-pay line of 1 Serbian gross national product per capita per quality-adjusted life year gained. Multiple one-way sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis confirmed the results of the base case simulation. In conclusion, TQ was cost-effective in comparison to PQ for radical cure of PV malaria in socio-economic settings of a South-Eastern European country.
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- Marina Kostić
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and toxicology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty, University of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and toxicology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Ničković VP, Mitić NR, Krdžić BD, Krdžić JD, Nikolić GR, Vasić MZ, Ranković G, Babović P, Sokolović D, Veselinović AM. Design and development of novel therapeutics for brucellosis treatment based on carbonic anhydrase inhibition. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:1848-1857. [PMID: 31096856 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1619626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Carbonic anhydrase is a metalloprotein, an enzyme with strong inhibition in antibacterial treatment. This study presents QSAR modeling for a series of 41 chemical compounds, 40 sulfonamides and one sulfamate, including 13 clinically tested drugs as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors based on the Monte Carlo optimization with molecular descriptors based on the SMILES notation and local invariants of the molecular graph, and field 3D based methods. Conformation independent QSAR models were developed for three random splits and a 3D QSAR model for one random split into the training and test sets. The statistical quality of the developed models, including robustness and predictability, was tested using various statistical approaches and the results that were obtained were very good. An excellent correlation between the results from the conformation independent and the 3D QSAR model was obtained. A novel statistical metric known as the index of ideality of correlation was used for the final assessment of the model, and the obtained results were good. Molecular fragments responsible for the increases and decreases of a studied activity were defined and further used for the computer-aided design of new compounds as potential carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Molecular docking was applied for the final assessment of the developed QSAR model and designed inhibitors, and an excellent correlation between the results from QSAR modeling and molecular docking studies was obtained.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Medical Faculty in Kosovska Mitrovica, Univeristy of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty in Kosovska Mitrovica, Univeristy of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty in Kosovska Mitrovica, Univeristy of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty in Kosovska Mitrovica, Univeristy of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Medical Faculty in Kosovska Mitrovica, Univeristy of Priština, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sport and Physical Education Leposavic, University of Pristina, Pristina, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
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Ranković G, Djindjić N, Ranković-Nedin G, Marković S, Nejić D, Milicić B, Djindjić B. The effects of physical training on cardiovascular parameters, lipid disorders and endothelial function. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2012; 69:956-960. [PMID: 23311246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM [corrected] Regular physical activity is widely accepted as factor that reduces all-cause mortality and improves a number of health outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise training on cardiovascular parameters, lipid profile and endothelial function in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS The study included seventy patients with stable CAD. All the patients were divided into two groups: the group I--33 patients with CAD and with regular aerobic physical training during cardiovascular rehabilitation program phase II for 3 weeks in our rehabilitation center and 3 weeks after that in their home setting, and the group II (control)--37 patients with CAD and sedentary lifestyle. Exercise training consisted of continual aerobic exercise for 45 minutes on a treadmill, room bicycle or walking, three times a week. We determined lipid and cardiovascular parameters and nitric oxide (NO) concentration at the beginning and after a six-week of training. RESULTS There were no significant differences in body weight, waist circumference and waist/hip ratio at the start and at the end of physical training program. Physical training significantly reduced body mass index after six weeks compared to the initial and control values. Physical training significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate after a six-week training period (p < 0.05). Heart rate was significantly lower after a training period as compared to the control (p < 0.05). A significant reduction of triglyceride and increased high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration after cardiovascular rehabilitation were registered (p < 0.05). The concentration of triglycerides was significantly lower while NO and HDL-C were higher after six weeks in the exercise training group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Dynamic training can improve blood pressure in patients with moderate to severe hypertension and reduce the need for medication. Exercise programs induced favorable adaptations on lipoproteins profile, cardiovascular parameters and endothelial function which are clinically desirable in primary and secondary prevention of CAD.
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Stojiljković N, Veljković S, Mihailović D, Stoiljković M, Ranković G, Jovanović I, Randjelović P. Pentoxifylline ameliorates glomerular basement membrane ultrastructural changes caused by gentamicin administration in rats. Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2009; 9:239-44. [PMID: 19754481 DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2009.2814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Gentamicin is commonly used for the treatment of severe gram negative bacterial infections but inevitably cause renal failure during prolonged use. The aim of our study was to emphasize protective effects of pentoxifylline on glomerular basement membrane (GBM) alterations induced by gentamicin in rats. Experiments were done on 40 male Wistar rats divided in three experimental groups. GM-group was treated daily with gentamicin in dose of 100 mg/kg during 8 days. PTX-group was treated daily with pentoxifylline in dose of 45 mg/kg and the same dose of gentamicin as in GM-group during 8 days. The control group received 1 ml/day saline intraperitoneally. Morphometric parameter measured during the analysis was glomerular basement membrane thickness. In GM-group of animals glomeruli were enlarged and GMB was diffusely and unequally thickened with neutrophil cells infiltration. In proximal tubules epithelial cells, vacuolization of cytoplasm with coagulation-type necrosis were observed. In PTX-group of animals glomeruli were somewhat enlarged and GBM was thickened only in some segments. Coagulation-type necrosis was not found. Blood urea and serum creatinine concentration in GM-group were significantly elevated in comparison with PTX-group while potassium level was decreased. Our results suggest that PTX has protective effects on GBM and proximal tubules in GM-treated rats.
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Ranković G, Radovanović D. [Physiological aspects of altitude training and the use of altitude simulators]. SRP ARK CELOK LEK 2006; 133:307-11. [PMID: 16392293 DOI: 10.2298/sarh0506307r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Altitude training in various forms is widely practiced by athletes and coaches in an attempt to improve sea level endurance. Training at high altitude may improve performance at sea level through altitude acclimatisation, which improves oxygen transport and/or utilisation, or through hypoxia, which intensifies the training stimulus. This basic physiological aspect allows three training modalities: live high and train high (classic high-altitude training), live low and train high (training through hypoxia), and live high and train low (the new trend). In an effort to reduce the financial and logistical challenges of travelling to high-altitude training sites, scientists and manufactures have developed artificial high-altitude environments, which simulate the hypoxic conditions of moderate altitude (2000-3000 meters). Endurance athletes from many sports have recently started using nitrogen environments, or hypoxic rooms and tents as part of their altitude training programmes. The results of controlled studies on these modalities of high-altitude training, their practical approach, and ethics are summarised.
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Radovanović D, Jovanović D, Mihailović D, Ranković G, Stojiljković N, Dimitrov V. [Hepatoprotective effects of silymarin in androgenic-anabolic steroid-induced liver damage]. Med Pregl 2003; 56 Suppl 1:79-83. [PMID: 15510919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The use and abuse of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) commonly induces liver damage. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 40 male Wistar rats, divided into 4 groups of 10 rats each. Animals in the first experimental group (M), were subjected to progressive systematic forced swimming test, 5 days a week, during 8 weeks. Animals in this group were treated with AAS methandienone, 2 mg/kg BW/day, per os, before swimming, 5 d/w for 8 weeks. After swimming, animals were given three times more food than the laboratory animals of the same age and kind. Animals in the second group (M+S), were subjected to progressive forced swimming test, 5 d/w 8 weeks. Animals in this group were treated with methandienone equally as the experimental group M and received the same amount of food. Apart from that, they received silymarin 20 mg/kg BW/day. Animals in the third group (K), represented the control group, which was neither subjected to swimming test, nor treated with methandienone or silymarin. Animals in this group received the same amount of food as animals in groups M and M+S. Animals in the fourth group (C), also represented a control. This group was not exercised nor treated, and animals received a standard amount of food for laboratory animals of this kind and age. Quantitative analysis of obtained hemataxylin-eosin, periodic acid shift and enzymohistochemical preparations was processed using Digital Image Analysis System: Microimage 3.0. RESULTS It was established that processes in the nuclei of animals in groups M and K were significantly more intensive (p<0.001) in relation to groups M+S and C. The investigation of glycogen showed significantly higher density in the cells of groups M and M+S in comparison to groups K and C. Also, there was a significant difference between groups M+S and M. Density of enzyme activity of glutamate dehydrogenase in hepatocytes of animals in the group M+S was significantly higher in relation to the remaining three groups. A statistically significant difference was not found in enzyme activity of succinate dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase. DISCUSSION In cell nuclei of animals in the experimental group M, in the absence of silymarin effect, methandienone causes damages which induce regenerative processes and in this way increase high intensity activity. Silymarin significantly increases the glycogen density in hepatocytes. Increased activities of GDH are attributed to cell vitality. CONCLUSION The present results show hepatoprotective effects of silymarin in androgenic-anabolic steroid induced liver damage.
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