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Šimić G, Vukić V, Babić M, Banović M, Berečić I, Španić E, Zubčić K, Golubić AT, Barišić Kutija M, Merkler Šorgić A, Vogrinc Ž, Lehman I, Hof PR, Sertić J, Barišić N. Total tau in cerebrospinal fluid detects treatment responders among spinal muscular atrophy types 1-3 patients treated with nusinersen. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2024 Mar;30(3):e14051. doi: 10.1111/cns.14051. Epub 2022 Dec 13. PubMed PMID: 36513962; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10915981.
Babić Leko M, Mihelčić M, Jurasović J, Nikolac Perković M, Španić E, Sekovanić A, Orct T, Zubčić K, Langer Horvat L, Pleić N, Kiđemet-Piskač S, Vogrinc Ž, Pivac N, Diana A, Borovečki F, Hof PR, Šimić G. Heavy Metals and Essential Metals Are Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 27;24(1). doi: 10.3390/ijms24010467. PubMed PMID: 36613911; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9820819.
Babić Leko M, Nikolac Perković M, Španić E, Švob Štrac D, Pleić N, Vogrinc Ž, Gunjača I, Bežovan D, Nedić Erjavec G, Klepac N, Borovečki F, Zemunik T, Pivac N, Hof PR, Šimić G. Serotonin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid, Genetic, and Neuropsychological Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease. Biomedicines. 2022 Dec 2;10(12). doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10123118. PubMed PMID: 36551873; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9775360.
Šimić G, Krsnik Ž, Knezović V, Kelović Z, Mathiasen ML, Junaković A, Radoš M, Mulc D, Španić E, Quattrocolo G, Hall VJ, Zaborszky L, Vukšić M, Olucha Bordonau F, Kostović I, Witter MP, Hof PR. Prenatal development of the human entorhinal cortex. J Comp Neurol. 2022 Oct;530(15):2711-2748. doi: 10.1002/cne.25344. Epub 2022 May 23. PubMed PMID: 35603771.
Sitaš B, Bobić-Rasonja M, Mrak G, Trnski S, Krbot Skorić M, Orešković D, Knezović V, Petelin Gadže Ž, Petanjek Z, Šimić G, Kolenc D, Jovanov Milošević N. Reorganization of the Brain Extracellular Matrix in Hippocampal Sclerosis. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jul 25;23(15). doi: 10.3390/ijms23158197. PubMed PMID: 35897768; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9332352.
Španić E, Langer Horvat L, Ilić K, Hof PR, Šimić G. NLRP1 Inflammasome Activation in the Hippocampal Formation in Alzheimer's Disease: Correlation with Neuropathological Changes and Unbiasedly Estimated Neuronal Loss. Cells. 2022 Jul 17;11(14). doi: 10.3390/cells11142223. PubMed PMID: 35883667; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9324749.
Alić I, Goh PA, Murray A, Portelius E, Gkanatsiou E, Gough G, Mok KY, Koschut D, Brunmeir R, Yeap YJ, O'Brien NL, Groet J, Shao X, Havlicek S, Dunn NR, Kvartsberg H, Brinkmalm G, Hithersay R, Startin C, Hamburg S, Phillips M, Pervushin K, Turmaine M, Wallon D, Rovelet-Lecrux A, Soininen H, Volpi E, Martin JE, Foo JN, Becker DL, Rostagno A, Ghiso J, Krsnik Ž, Šimić G, Kostović I, Mitrečić D, Francis PT, Blennow K, Strydom A, Hardy J, Zetterberg H, Nižetić D. Patient-specific Alzheimer-like pathology in trisomy 21 cerebral organoids reveals BACE2 as a gene dose-sensitive AD suppressor in human brain. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Oct;26(10):5766-5788. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0806-5. Epub 2020 Jul 10. PubMed PMID: 32647257; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8190957.
Alić I, Goh PA, Murray A, Portelius E, Gkanatsiou E, Gough G, Mok KY, Koschut D, Brunmeir R, Yeap YJ, O'Brien NL, Groet J, Shao X, Havlicek S, Dunn NR, Kvartsberg H, Brinkmalm G, Hithersay R, Startin C, Hamburg S, Phillips M, Pervushin K, Turmaine M, Wallon D, Rovelet-Lecrux A, Soininen H, Volpi E, Martin JE, Foo JN, Becker DL, Rostagno A, Ghiso J, Krsnik Ž, Šimić G, Kostović I, Mitrečić D, Francis PT, Blennow K, Strydom A, Hardy J, Zetterberg H, Nižetić D. Correction: Patient-specific Alzheimer-like pathology in trisomy 21 cerebral organoids reveals BACE2 as a gene dose-sensitive AD suppressor in human brain. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Oct;26(10):5789. doi: 10.1038/s41380-021-01206-x. PubMed PMID: 34272490; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9119252.
Šimić G, Tkalčić M, Vukić V, Mulc D, Španić E, Šagud M, Olucha-Bordonau FE, Vukšić M, R Hof P. Understanding Emotions: Origins and Roles of the Amygdala. Biomolecules. 2021 May 31;11(6). doi: 10.3390/biom11060823. Review. PubMed PMID: 34072960; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8228195.
Svob Strac D, Konjevod M, Sagud M, Nikolac Perkovic M, Nedic Erjavec G, Vuic B, Simic G, Vukic V, Mimica N, Pivac N. Personalizing the Care and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: An Overview. Pharmgenomics Pers Med. 2021;14:631-653. doi: 10.2147/PGPM.S284615. eCollection 2021. Review. PubMed PMID: 34093032; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8169052.
Žigman T, Petković Ramadža D, Šimić G, Barić I. Inborn Errors of Metabolism Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Approaches to Intervention. Front Neurosci. 2021;15:673600. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.673600. eCollection 2021. Review. PubMed PMID: 34121999; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8193223.
Babić Leko M, Hof PR, Šimić G. Alterations and interactions of subcortical modulatory systems in Alzheimer's disease. Prog Brain Res. 2021;261:379-421. doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.07.016. Epub 2021 Jan 20. Review. PubMed PMID: 33785136.
Babić Leko M, Nikolac Perković M, Nedić Erjavec G, Klepac N, Švob Štrac D, Borovečki F, Pivac N, Hof PR, Šimić G. Association of the MAOB rs1799836 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and APOE ε4 Allele in Alzheimer's Disease. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2021;18(7):585-594. doi: 10.2174/1567205018666210917162843. PubMed PMID: 34533445.
Babić Leko M, Jurasović J, Nikolac Perković M, Španić E, Sekovanić A, Orct T, Lukinović Škudar V, Bačić Baronica K, Kiđemet-Piskač S, Vogrinc Ž, Pivac N, Borovečki F, Hof PR, Šimić G. The Association of Essential Metals with APOE Genotype in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021;82(2):661-672. doi: 10.3233/JAD-210158. PubMed PMID: 34057084.
Šimić G, Vukić V, Kopić J, Krsnik Ž, Hof PR. Molecules, Mechanisms, and Disorders of Self-Domestication: Keys for Understanding Emotional and Social Communication from an Evolutionary Perspective. Biomolecules. 2020 Dec 22;11(1). doi: 10.3390/biom11010002. Review. PubMed PMID: 33375093; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7822183.
Lemoine L, Ledreux A, Mufson EJ, Perez SE, Simic G, Doran E, Lott I, Carroll S, Bharani K, Thomas S, Gilmore A, Hamlett ED, Nordberg A, Granholm AC. Regional binding of tau and amyloid PET tracers in Down syndrome autopsy brain tissue. Mol Neurodegener. 2020 Nov 23;15(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s13024-020-00414-3. PubMed PMID: 33222700; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7682014.
Zubčić K, Hof PR, Šimić G, Jazvinšćak Jembrek M. The Role of Copper in Tau-Related Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Mol Neurosci. 2020;13:572308. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2020.572308. eCollection 2020. Review. PubMed PMID: 33071757; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7533614.
Zubčić K, Radovanović V, Vlainić J, Hof PR, Oršolić N, Šimić G, Jazvinšćak Jembrek M. PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 Signalling Are Involved in Quercetin-Mediated Neuroprotection against Copper-Induced Injury. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2020;2020:9834742. doi: 10.1155/2020/9834742. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32733640; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7369662.
Bažadona D, Fabek I, Babić Leko M, Bobić Rasonja M, Kalinić D, Bilić E, Raguž JD, Mimica N, Borovečki F, Hof PR, Šimić G. A non-invasive hidden-goal test for spatial orientation deficit detection in subjects with suspected mild cognitive impairment. J Neurosci Methods. 2020 Feb 15;332:108547. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.108547. Epub 2019 Dec 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 31830545; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6990141.
Babić Leko M, Nikolac Perković M, Klepac N, Švob Štrac D, Borovečki F, Pivac N, Hof PR, Šimić G. Relationships of Cerebrospinal Fluid Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers and COMT, DBH, and MAOB Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;73(1):135-145. doi: 10.3233/JAD-190991. PubMed PMID: 31771069; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7029364.
Babić Leko M, Nikolac Perković M, Klepac N, Štrac DŠ, Borovečki F, Pivac N, Hof PR, Šimić G. IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, and TNFα Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Human Influence the Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease Pathology. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;75(3):1029-1047. doi: 10.3233/JAD-200056. PubMed PMID: 32390629.
Culjak M, Perkovic MN, Uzun S, Strac DS, Erjavec GN, Leko MB, Simic G, Tudor L, Konjevod M, Kozumplik O, Mimica N, Pivac N. The Association between TNF-alpha, IL-1 alpha and IL-10 with Alzheimer's Disease. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2020;17(11):972-984. doi: 10.2174/1567205017666201130092427. PubMed PMID: 33256580.
Šimić G. Rare diseases and omics-driven personalized medicine. Croat Med J. 2019 Dec 31;60(6):485-487. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2019.60.485. PubMed PMID: 31894912; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6952900.
Španić E, Langer Horvat L, Hof PR, Šimić G. Role of Microglial Cells in Alzheimer's Disease Tau Propagation. Front Aging Neurosci. 2019;11:271. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00271. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31636558; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6787141.
Šimić G, Španić E, Langer Horvat L, Hof PR. Blood-brain barrier and innate immunity in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci. 2019;168:99-145. doi: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2019.06.003. Epub 2019 Jul 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 31699331.
Boban M, Babić Leko M, Miškić T, Hof PR, Šimić G. Human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells treated with okadaic acid express phosphorylated high molecular weight tau-immunoreactive protein species. J Neurosci Methods. 2019 May 1;319:60-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.09.030. Epub 2018 Sep 29. PubMed PMID: 30278184; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6440880.
Ilic K, Mlinac-Jerkovic K, Jovanov-Milosevic N, Simic G, Habek N, Bogdanovic N, Kalanj-Bognar S. Hippocampal expression of cell-adhesion glycoprotein neuroplastin is altered in Alzheimer's disease. J Cell Mol Med. 2019 Feb;23(2):1602-1607. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.13998. Epub 2018 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 30488668; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6349345.
Babić Leko M, Župunski V, Kirincich J, Smilović D, Hortobágyi T, Hof PR, Šimić G. Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration Related to C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion. Behav Neurol. 2019;2019:2909168. doi: 10.1155/2019/2909168. eCollection 2019. Review. PubMed PMID: 30774737; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6350563.
Babić Leko M, Willumsen N, Nikolac Perković M, Klepac N, Borovečki F, Hof PR, Sonicki Z, Pivac N, de Silva R, Šimić G. Association of MAPT haplotype-tagging polymorphisms with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease: A preliminary study in a Croatian cohort. Brain Behav. 2018 Nov;8(11):e01128. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1128. Epub 2018 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 30329219; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6236251.
Jazvinšćak Jembrek M, Slade N, Hof PR, Šimić G. The interactions of p53 with tau and Aß as potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease. Prog Neurobiol. 2018 Sep;168:104-127. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2018.05.001. Epub 2018 May 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 29733887.
Kiđemet-Piskač S, Babić Leko M, Blažeković A, Langer Horvat L, Klepac N, Sonicki Z, Kolenc D, Hof PR, Boban M, Mimica N, Borovečki F, Šimić G. Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid phosphorylated tau(231) as a biomarker in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2018 Aug;24(8):734-740. doi: 10.1111/cns.12814. Epub 2018 Feb 17. PubMed PMID: 29453935; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6047904.
Babić Leko M, Krbot Skorić M, Klepac N, Borovečki F, Langer Horvat L, Vogrinc Ž, Sonicki Z, Hof PR, Šimić G. Event-related Potentials Improve the Efficiency of Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2018;15(13):1244-1260. doi: 10.2174/1567205015666180911151116. PubMed PMID: 30207231.
Mihelčić M, Šimić G, Babić Leko M, Lavrač N, Džeroski S, Šmuc T. Using redescription mining to relate clinical and biological characteristics of cognitively impaired and Alzheimer's disease patients. PLoS One. 2017;12(10):e0187364. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187364. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 29088293; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5663625.
Charvet CJ, Šimić G, Kostović I, Knezović V, Vukšić M, Babić Leko M, Takahashi E, Sherwood CC, Wolfe MD, Finlay BL. Coevolution in the timing of GABAergic and pyramidal neuron maturation in primates. Proc Biol Sci. 2017 Aug 30;284(1861). doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1169. PubMed PMID: 28855363; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5577486.
Herrera-Molina R, Mlinac-Jerkovic K, Ilic K, Stöber F, Vemula SK, Sandoval M, Milosevic NJ, Simic G, Smalla KH, Goldschmidt J, Bognar SK, Montag D. Neuroplastin deletion in glutamatergic neurons impairs selective brain functions and calcium regulation: implication for cognitive deterioration. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 4;7(1):7273. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07839-9. PubMed PMID: 28779130; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5544750.
Šimić G, Babić Leko M, Wray S, Harrington CR, Delalle I, Jovanov-Milošević N, Bažadona D, Buée L, de Silva R, Di Giovanni G, Wischik CM, Hof PR. Monoaminergic neuropathology in Alzheimer's disease. Prog Neurobiol. 2017 Apr;151:101-138. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2016.04.001. Epub 2016 Apr 12. Review. PubMed PMID: 27084356; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5061605.
Mladinov M, Sedmak G, Fuller HR, Babić Leko M, Mayer D, Kirincich J, Štajduhar A, Borovečki F, Hof PR, Šimić G. Gene expression profiling of the dorsolateral and medial orbitofrontal cortex in schizophrenia. Transl Neurosci. 2016;7(1):139-150. doi: 10.1515/tnsci-2016-0021. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 28123834; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5234522.
Šimić G, Babić Leko M, Wray S, Harrington C, Delalle I, Jovanov-Milošević N, Bažadona D, Buée L, de Silva R, Di Giovanni G, Wischik C, Hof PR. Tau Protein Hyperphosphorylation and Aggregation in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Tauopathies, and Possible Neuroprotective Strategies. Biomolecules. 2016 Jan 6;6(1):6. doi: 10.3390/biom6010006. Review. PubMed PMID: 26751493; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4808800.
Babić Leko M, Borovečki F, Dejanović N, Hof PR, Šimić G. Predictive Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid Visinin-Like Protein-1 Levels for Alzheimer's Disease Early Detection and Differential Diagnosis in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Alzheimers Dis. 2016;50(3):765-78. doi: 10.3233/JAD-150705. PubMed PMID: 26836160.
Fuller HR, Slade R, Jovanov-Milošević N, Babić M, Sedmak G, Šimić G, Fuszard MA, Shirran SL, Botting CH, Gates MA. Stathmin is enriched in the developing corticospinal tract. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2015 Nov;69:12-21. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2015.09.003. Epub 2015 Sep 12. PubMed PMID: 26370173.
Jembrek MJ, Šimić G, Hof PR, Šegota S. Atomic force microscopy as an advanced tool in neuroscience. Transl Neurosci. 2015;6(1):117-130. doi: 10.1515/tnsci-2015-0011. eCollection 2015. Review. PubMed PMID: 28123795; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4936619.
Jazvinšćak Jembrek M, Hof PR, Šimić G. Ceramides in Alzheimer's Disease: Key Mediators of Neuronal Apoptosis Induced by Oxidative Stress and Aβ Accumulation. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2015;2015:346783. doi: 10.1155/2015/346783. Epub 2015 May 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 26090071; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4458271.
Knezovic A, Osmanovic-Barilar J, Curlin M, Hof PR, Simic G, Riederer P, Salkovic-Petrisic M. Staging of cognitive deficits and neuropathological and ultrastructural changes in streptozotocin-induced rat model of Alzheimer's disease. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2015 Apr;122(4):577-92. doi: 10.1007/s00702-015-1394-4. Epub 2015 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 25808906.
Simić G, Hof PR. In search of the definitive Brodmann's map of cortical areas in human. J Comp Neurol. 2015 Jan 1;523(1):5-14. doi: 10.1002/cne.23636. Epub 2014 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 24889330.
Babić M, Svob Štrac D, Mück-Šeler D, Pivac N, Stanić G, Hof PR, Simić G. Update on the core and developing cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer disease. Croat Med J. 2014 Aug 28;55(4):347-65. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2014.55.347. Review. PubMed PMID: 25165049; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4157375.
Simic G, Babic M, Borovecki F, Hof PR. Early failure of the default-mode network and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2014 Jul;20(7):692-8. doi: 10.1111/cns.12260. Epub 2014 Apr 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 24712393; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4062585.
Simic. Congenital brain anomalies and chromosomal aberrations from the Zagreb Collection of the human brains. Translational Neuroscience. 2014. doi: 10.2478/s13380-014-0231-9.
Mustapic M, Presecki P, Pivac N, Mimica N, Hof PR, Simic G, Folnegovic-Smalc V, Muck-Seler D. Genotype-independent decrease in plasma dopamine beta-hydroxylase activity in Alzheimer's disease. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 1;44:94-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.02.002. Epub 2013 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 23416088; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3952071.
Babić M, Vogrinc Z, Diana A, Klepac N, Borovečki F, Hof PR, Simić G. Comparison of two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for cerebrospinal fluid measurement of amyloid β(1-42) and total tau. Transl Neurosci. 2013 Jun;4(2). doi: 10.2478/s13380-013-0123-4. PubMed PMID: 24376914; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3873720.
Simic. Functional reorganization of the primary motor cortex in a patient with a large arteriovenous malformation involving the precentral gyrus. Translational Neuroscience. 2013. doi: 10.2478/s13380-013-0122-5.
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