Curriculum Vitae

Professor Dragan M. Djuric, MD, PhD

Department: Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade Address: Višegradska 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Phone: +381 11 36 07 074 Fax: +381 11 36 11 261

E-mail: [email protected]

CURRICULUM VITAE

DRAGAN M. DJURIC, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, President, Serbian Physiological Society Assembly, President, Serbian Association for Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Research

Office: Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian” School of Medicine, University of Belgrade Visegradska 26/II, 11000 Belgrade Republic of Serbia Phone: +381 11 36 07 074 Fax: +381 11 36 11 261 E-mail: [email protected]

Personal Data Birth date: September 13, 1961 Place of birth: Krusevac, Serbia Language: English

Academic Degrees MD Title: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade Graduated: 1987 Internship: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade Residency: Training in Internal Medicine, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade Certification: Board Eligible in Internal Medicine (1996); Board Certified in Clinical Physiology (2007) PhD Title: 1993, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Undergraduate Training 1986 Department of Surgery, Ulleval Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Postgraduate Study and Education 1989-1991 Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 1991-1993 Experimental Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Postdoctoral Training 1998 Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Max Planck Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Bad Nauheim , Germany 2000 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine , University of South Alabama, Mobile , USA 2001-2002 Max Planck Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany

Academic Career 1986-1988 Demonstration in Medical Physiology and Research Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 1988-1989 Physician (General Medicine), Krusevac Health Centre 1989-1991 Research Assistant of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 1991-1995 Assistant of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 1995-1999 Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 1999-2008, Associate Professor of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2008- present, Full Professor of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Financial Supports 1986-1989 Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade 1989-1991 Belgrade Scientific Fund, Belgrade 1987 Republic Scientific Foundation of Serbia , Belgrade 1997-2000 Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade

Research Grants/Projects (supported by Serbian Ministry of Science, Technology and Development) 1987-1989 “The effects of thyroid hormones on human cardiovascular system” (participant) 1989-1996 “Glucagon and cardiovascular system; the effects of glucagon on histamine release” (participant) 1996-2000 “The functions of endothelium in ischemia and reperfusion” (deputy of principal investigator) 2002-2004 “The experimental models in pathogenesis of cardiovascular and renal diseases-use and development” (participant) 2005 “Vascular wall, risk factors and oxidative stress: from molecules to the physiological basis of prevention and therapy” (No. 135003), principal investigator 2006-2010 “Vascular wall, risk factors and oxidative stress: from molecules to the physiological basis of prevention and therapy” (No. 145014 G), principal investigator 2011-2014 “The effects of homocysteine and homocysteine-related compounds on cardiovascular system: the role of gasotransmitters NO, CO and H2S” (No. 175043), principal investigator 2011-2014 “The development of animal models of epilepsy and testing convulsive and anticonvulsive substances” (participant)

International Grants/Contracts 1998 Kerckhoff-Klinik/Solvay Pharma, Hannover , Germany 2001 Pfizer GmbH, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia 2001 Max Planck Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Bad Nauheim , Germany 2002 Solvay Pharma, Hannover, Germany

Grant Reviewer 2009 Application for Technological Development Grants, Serbian Ministry of Science and Technological Development 2010 Application for Fundamental Research Grants, Serbian Ministry of Science and Technological Development

International Scientific Cooperation 2009 Proposed, Memorandum of Understanding between School of Medicine University of Belgrade, Serbia vs. Faculty of Medicine and St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada 2011 MC (Management Committee) Member, COST BM1005 Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences “Gasotransmitters: from basic science to therapeutic applications (ENOG: European Network on Gasotransmitters)

Proposed for Subject Employment, Fellowships/Scholarships and Immigration Application 1994 Momir Nesic, MD, Recommendation for Employment, Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, School of Medicine University of Belgrade, Belgrade (present – MD, PhD, Medical Officer, Office of Community Medicine, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) 1994 Srdjan D. Antić, MD, Recommendation for Employment, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade, Belgrade (present – MD, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA) 1994 Katarina ilić, MD, Recommendation for Employment, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, Belgrade (present – MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, Belgrade) 2001 Dragan Vasić, MD, Recommendation for Employment, Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade (present – MD, PhD, Chief of Department of Non-invasive Vascular Laboratory, Clinic of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade) 2003 Darko Stevanović, MD, Recommendation for DAAD Fellowship, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany (present – MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, School of Medicine University of Belgrade, Belgrade) 2004 Nenad Tomić, Admittance and Scholarship, Jacobs University Bremen (former International University), Bremen, Germany 2010 Santosh K. Sanganalmath, MD, MS, Letter of Support for US Immigration Application (present - Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, USA) 2011 Lea Mascarell Maričić, (student, School of Medicine University of Belgrade), Amgen Scholars Program, Summer 2011, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Teaching Activities 1989-present, Practical Training/Demonstration in Medical Physiology for Undergraduates 1995-present, Teaching Undergraduates/Graduates (Medical Physiology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Vascular Surgery) 2005-present, Tutor, Elected Module “Vascular Physiology”, Accredited Course by School of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Redactor/Editor Activities/Textbooks and Handbooks 2008- 11th ed. Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton & Hall, (redactors: Starčević V, Maširević- Drašković G, Djurić D, translation in Serbian language), ed. Savremena Administracija, Belgrade 2008- Handbook for Medical Physiology (Part I and Part II), (eds. Suzić S, Mitrović D, Djurić D, in Serbian language), CIBID, School of Medicine University of Belgrade 2010- Handbook for Medical Physiology (Part I and Part II), revised and enlarged edition, (eds. Djurić D, Mitrović D, Suzić S, in Serbian language), CIBID, School of Medicine University of Belgrade 2010- Test Book in Medical Physiology, revised and enlarged edition, (eds. Starčević V, Maširević- Drašković G, Stanojlović O and Djurić D, in Serbian language), CIBID, School of Medicine University of Belgrade, pp. 1-451.

Book Reviewer Grujić M. (ed.). Srčane aritmije: elektrofiziologija, kliničke karakteristike, dijagnostika, lečenje (Cardiac Arrhythmias: Electrophysiology, Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostics, Treatment), Kosmos, Beograd, pp. 1-313. ISBN 978-86-7117-275-2

Mentor/Co-Mentor for Student’s Scientific Work 2003-Milan Dobrić, Nenad Tomić, Sindi Mitrović 2008-Stefan Živković, Maja Velinović 2008-Ivan Fufanović, Iris Elezović 2009-Stefan Živković 2010- Stefan Živković, Sanja Tegeltija, Aleksandra Nikolić, Lea Mascarell Maričić, Natalija Odanović

Mentor/Co-Mentor for MS Thesis 1998- Jordan Petrović, MD (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 1998- Vladimir Jakovljević, MD (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kragujevac) 2001- Marija Nedeljković, MD (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 2004- Petar Nikić, MD (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 2008- Miroljub Zlatković, MD (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 2009- Sindi Mitrović, MD (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 2009- Predrag Djuric, MD (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 2010- Ana Vušanović, MD (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade)

Mentor for PhD Thesis 2010- Dragana Aleksić, MD, MS (School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 2011- Mirjana Veselinović, MD (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kragujevac)

Administrative Responsibilites 1995-1997 Secretary, Board of Sport Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 1997-2000 Chief, Centre for Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade 1997-2000 Secretary, Board of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2000-2002 Co-Chairman, Council on Microcirculation, Yugoslav Society of Cardiology 2001-2005 Vice-President, Serbian Physiological Society 2002-2004 Member, Scientific Council, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2002-2004 Chairman, Board for Student's Scientific Work, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2003-present, President, Serbian Association for Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Research (constituent society of the International Atherosclerosis Society) 2004 -2005 President, Union of Biological Societies of Serbia and Montenegro 2004-2005 Member, Committee on European Medical Curriculum Implementation (Bologna Process), School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2004-2006, President, Section for Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Serbian Medical Society 2006-2009 Member, Board for PhD Thesis Approval, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2006-2009 Member, Scientific Council, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2006-2009 Director, Institute of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2006–2009 President, Serbian Physiological Society 2009-2012 Chair, Board of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2009-2012 Member, Council for Undergraduate Studies, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2009 Founder and Chair, PhD Program/Study in Physiological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2010-2013 President, Serbian Physiological Society Assembly 2011-Chairman, Scientific Sessions: Physiology I and Physiology II, 52nd Student’s Congress of Biomedical Sciences of Serbia, Budva, Montenegro

International Responsibilites 2000-present, Council Member, International Atherosclerosis Society 2003-present, Council Member, Federation of European Physiological Societies 2005-2008, National Representative/Adhering Body, International Union of Physiological Sciences 2005 Member, International Advisory Board, XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA Rome) 2006-2010 Councillor, International Society for Pathophysiology (ISP) Council 2006 Abstract Reviewer, XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, ISA Rome 2006 Member, Judging Panel, Senator William J. Keon Basic Science Competition, National Research Forum for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2006 Co-Chairman, Symposium III, University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine Symposium “Developments in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine”, 10th Anniversary of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2007 Chair, OW06-Nitric Oxide and Cardiovascular Regulation, Joint Meeting of the Slovak Physiological Society, The Physiological Society and The Federation of European Physiological Societies, Bratislava, Slovak Republic 2007 Chairperson, Scientific Session 3, 41st Annual Conference of the Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India 2008 Chairperson, Section 1.2, 10th Congress of the Romanian Society of Physiological Sciences, Cluj- Napoca, Romania 2008 Chairperson, Session VI, New Advances in Biochemistry, The 7th National Congress of Laboratory Medicine, Bucharest, Romania 2009 Member, International Advisory Board, XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA Boston, US) 2009 Session Chairman, BBSRC Belgrade Symposium 2009,, “Hypothalamic functional genomics” sponsored by BBSRC (UK) and The Physiological Society (UK) 2010 Member, International Committee, 6th International Congress of Pathophysiology, Montreal, Canada 2010-2014 Councillor, International Society for Pathophysiology (ISP) Council 2010 Member, International Committee, Plenary Session Chairman, International Scientific Conference "Recent development in pain processing: mechanisms and ways of treatment", Minsk, Belarus 2011 Member, International Advisory Board, International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research and Future Technologies, Minsk, Belarus 2012-Member, International Advisory Board, XVI International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA Sydney, Australia) 2012-Invited Scientific Committee, Congress of the Homocysteine Expert Panel, “Advances and Controversies in B-Vitamins and Choline”, Leipzig, Germany Organizational Activities 1997-2002 Co-Founder/Secretary General, Yugoslav Atherosclerosis Society 2001 President, Organizing Committee and Vice-President, Scientific Committee, The First Yugoslav Congress on Atherosclerosis with International Participation, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade 2003 President, Conference on Physiological Sciences with International Participation “Risk factors and health”, Belgrade/Zrenjanin 2003 President, Symposium “Vascular wall and oxidative stress: from molecule to the scientific basis of prevention and therapy”, School of Medicine , University of Belgrade 2004 Co-President, Scientific Meeting “Oxidative stress and mechanisms of protection”, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Kragujevac 2004 Chairman, The First CME seminar with IAS recognized certificate “Scientific basis of atherosclerosis prevention” accredited by International Atherosclerosis Society and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2005 President, The First Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia and Montenegro with International Participation, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade 2006 Chairman, Second CME seminar with IAS recognized certificate “Scientific Basis of Atherosclerosis Prevention” accredited by International Atherosclerosis Society and School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2006 Chairman, Belgrade Satellite Symposium of the XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA Rome 2006) 2006 Director, European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) and Union of European Medical Specialists Accredited Course, Belgrade Satellite Symposium of the XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA Rome 2006) 2007 Co-Chairman, Scientific Conference with International Participation, “Nutrition, Treatment and Cardiovascular Risk Managament“(Novi Sad) Accredited by European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and Union of European Medical Specialists 2008 Chairman, Scientific Conference with International Participation “Current Trends in Physiological Sciences” , Belgrade (Dedicated to Prof. Richard Burian 1871-1954, founder of the Institute of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade) 2009 President, Second Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia with International Participation, Faculty of Medicine University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac 2011 Co-Chairman, Program Committee, EC FP7 supported Scientific Conference “Preclinical testing of active substances and cancer research”; Organizer, International Symposium “Anti-cancer agents, cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity” , Kragujevac

Editorial Board/Journals 2003-2006, Executive Editor, Iugoslavica Physiologica et Pharmacologica Acta 2006- present, Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2006- present, Member, Editorial Board, Pathophysiology 2007- present, Member, Editorial Board, CV Network (Newsletter of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences) 2009- present, Member, Editorial Board, Acta Physiologica Hungarica 2009- present, Member, Editorial Board, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Special Issue Editor/Co-Editor 2003-Medicinski Pregled (Novi Sad), LVI (Suppl 1), pp.1-110 2003-Iugoslavica Physiologica et Pharmacologica Acta(Belgrade), Vol. 40 (1-3), pp.1-168 2006- Acta Physiologica Hungarica, Vol. 93 (1), pp. 103-104 2008- Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 86 (4): (139-221) 2009- General Physiology and Biophysics, Vol. 28, Special issue, pp.1-292 2011-Medicinal Chemistry (Hot Topic Issue entitled “Preclinical testing of active substances and cancer research”)

Journals Reviewer Serbian Archives of Medicine; Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, General Physiology and Biophysics; Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry; Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology; Acta Physiologica Hungarica; Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine; Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Memberships and Fellowships in Scientific Societies 1988 Yugoslav Physiological Society 1988 Serbian Physiological Society 1989 Yugoslav Society of Cardiology 1996 Yugoslav Pharmacological Society/Serbian Pharmacological Society 1996 Serbian Medical Society 1997 American College of Angiology 1997 Yugoslav Hypertension League 1997 Founder, Yugoslav Atherosclerosis Society 1998 International Society of Hypertension 2001 Sport's Medicine Association of Serbia 2001 European Atherosclerosis Society 2001 North American Vascular Biology Organization 2002 Regular Member, American Physiological Society 2003 Founder, Serbian Association for Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2004 Ordinary Member, The Physiological Society (UK) 2005 Member, European Society for Surgical Research

Awards 1986 Belgrade City October Award for Student’s Scientific Work 2002 Yugoslav Society of Cardiology Award 2008 Award of the Student’s Parliament, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade 2008 Honorary Member, Romanian Society of Laboratory Medicine 2009 Honorary Member, Bulgarian Society for Cell Biology 2010 Award/Medal Samuel Racz for Contribution in Physiology, Honoris Causa, Hungarian Physiological Society

Scientific Contributions  Evidence for the presence of histamine H3-postsynaptic receptors on guinea pig and rat aorta endothelium  Evidence for the mechanisms of histamine H3-induced rat aorta vasodilation  Evidence for the age-dependence of brachial artery endothelial dysfunction, carotid artery remodeling and cardiac remodeling in healthy subjects  Evidence for the mechanisms of folic acid-induced rat coronary vasodilation  Evidence for two types of seizures induced by D, L-homocysteine thiolactone in adult rats  Evidence for the protective effects of high dosage of folic acid on D, L-homocysteine thiolactone-induced seizures in adult rats  Evidence for the inhibitory effects of D, L-homocysteine thiolactone on acetylcholinesterase activity in rat blood, brain and heart tissue

INVITED LECTURES AT THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONFERENCES ABROAD

1998 Max Planck Institute for Physiological and Clinical Research, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim , Germany, "The applied aspects of endothelial investigation"

2001 International Symposium on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Sofia, Bulgaria “Endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis”

2001 Joint Meeting of the Italian and German Atherosclerosis Societies, Como , Italy, “Plasma total homocysteine in patients with angiographically confirmed coronary atherosclerosis: possible impact on therapy and prognosis”

2002 Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany, “The role of homocysteine in coronary artery disease”

2002 German Cancer Centre, University of Heidelberg, Germany, “Homocysteine, endothelium and coronary artery disease-possible impact on therapy and prognosis”

2003 Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases-The First Romanian Symposium with International Participation (Romanian Society of Laboratory Medicine), Poiana Brasov , Romania, “Homocysteine, endothelium and coronary artery disease-the importance in diagnosis, therapy and prognosis”

2004 Inflammation 2004-The First Romanian Symposium with International Participation (Romanian Society of Laboratory Medicine), Sambata de Sus, Romania, “Evaluation of endothelial dysfunction in humans: evidence-based summary from personal research”

2004 Symposium “Mediators-from cellular disfunction to organ damage”, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Szeged, University of Szeged , Hungary “Endothelium dysfunction and homocysteine in cardiovascular practice”

2004 Annual Meeting of German Atherosclerosis Society, Blaubeuren bei Ulm Donau, Germany, “The analysis of portal vein parameters after L-arginine administration: is there any diagnostic or therapeutic potential in patients with portal hypertension?

2004 The 9-th National Congress of the Romanian Society of Physiological Sciences, Timisoara, Romania “ Portal hypertension and endothelial dysfunction: double paradoxes insight”

2007 41st Annual Conference of the Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India, “Homocysteine, folic acid and coronary artery disease: possible impact on prognosis and therapy” 2008

2008 10th Congress of the Romanian Society of Physiological Sciences, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, “Homocysteine, folic acid and coronary artery disease: possible impact on prognosis and therapy”

2008 The 7th National Congress of Laboratory Medicine, Bucharest, Romania, “Folic Acid and Coronary Artery Flow: Possible Role in Therapy”

2009 2nd International Symposium on Adipobiology and Adipopharmacology (ISAA), Varna, Bulgaria “The role of homocysteine and folic acid in coronary artery disease”

2010 74th Congress of the Hungarian Physiological Society and 2nd Joint Meeting of the Hungarian Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology “Homocysteine and folic acid: how might be prevented cardiotoxic and neurotoxic effects”

2010 Invited Speaker, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada “The Role of Folic Acid in the Prevention of Cardiotoxic and Neurotoxic Effects”

2010 Invited Speaker, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, “International Scientific Conference "Recent development in pain processing: mechanisms and ways of treatment" (28 - 29 October 2010, Minsk, Belarus), "Homocysteine, L-Arginine and Folic Acid: How Might Be Prevented Neurotoxic Effects"

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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• Jakovljevic V, Djordjevic D, Djuric D. (2011) Effects of vitamin C and nitric oxide synthase inhibition on coronary flows and oxidative stress markers in isolated rat heart. General Physiology and Biophysics (accepted/proof)

• Cubrilo D, Djordjevic D, Zivković V, Djuric D, Blagojevic D, Spasic M, Jakovljevic V. (2011) Oxidative stress and nitrite dynamics under maximal load in elite athletes: relation to sport type“. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (accepted/proof)

• Pesic S, Jakovljevic V, Djordjevic D, Cubrilo D, Zivkovic V, Jorga V, Mujovic V, Djuric D, Stojimirovic B. Exercise-induced changes in redox status of elite karate athletes. Chinese Journal of Physiology 55(1): xxx-xxx, 2012, DOI: 10.4077/CJP.2012.AMM102

• Rasic-Markovic A, Hrncic D, Djuric D, Macut D, Loncar-Stevanovic H, Stanojlovic O. (2011) The effect on N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists on D, L-homocysteine thiolactone induced seizures in adult rats. Acta Physiologica Hungarica vol. 98 (1), 17-26.

• Jakovljevic Vlj, Zlatkovic M, Cubrilo D, Pantic I, Djuric DM. (2011) The effects of progressive exercise on cardiovascular function in elite athletes: focus on oxidative stress. Acta Physiologica Hungarica vol. 98 (1), 51-58.

• Milovanovic B, Trifunovic D, Djuric D. (2011) Autonomic nervous system adjustment (ANSA) in patients with hypertension treated with enalapril. Acta Physiologica Hungarica vol. 98 (1), 71- 84.

• Gostiljac D, Đordjevic, Djuric D, Perunicic J, Lasica R, Colak E, Canovic F, Dimnitrijevic- Sreckovic V, Ilic M, Obrenovic R. (2011) The importance of defining serum MMP-9 concentration in diabetics as an early marker of the rupture of atheromatous plaque in acute coronary syndrome. Acta Physiologica Hungarica vol. 98 (1), 91-97.

• Djordjevic D, Cubrilo D, Macura M, Barudzic N, Djuric D, Jakovljevic V. (2011) The influence of training status on oxidative stress in young male handball players. Mol Cell Biochem 351(1- 2):251-259.

• Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Djuric D, Sušić V, Stanojlović O. The role of nitric oxide in convulsions induced by lindane in rats. Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 (4):947-54.

• Djordjević D, Jakovljević V, Cubrilo D, Zlatković M, Zivković V, Djuric D. (2010) Coordination between nitric oxide and superoxide anion radical during progressive exercise in elite soccer players. The Open Biochemistry Journal 4, 100-106.

• Rašić-Marković A, Hrnčić D, Djurić D, Stanojlović O. (2010) The effect of sodium valproate on incidence and severity of seizures induced by homocysteine thiolactone. In: Modern problems of pain: pathogenesis and possibilities of correction, Ed. Ulašik V.S., Kulchitsky V.A., National Acdemy of Sciences, Minsk, Belarus, pp. 152-156. ISBN-978-985-6939-10-8

• Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Krstić D, Macut D, Djuric D, Stanojlović O. (2010) The Role of Nitric Oxide in Homocysteine Thiolactone-Induced Seizures in Adult Rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol 30(2):219-31.

• Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Susic V, Stanojlović O, Djuric D. (2010) L-arginine delays seizure onset in homocysteine-treated adult rats, pp. . In: Inflammation, lipids and immunologic reactions during atherogenesis, eds. H.Heinle, N. Marx, S. Lorkowski, J. Schafer, pp. 178-183. 23. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung and 4th Joint Meeting of the French, Swiss and German Atherosclerosis Societies 2009 (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung, Tübingen).

• Mladenović D, Djuric D, Petronijević N, Radosavljević T, Radonjić N, Matić D, Hrnčić D, Rašić- Marković A, Vučević D, Dekanski D, Stanojlović O. (2010) The correlation between lipid peroxidation in different brain regions and the severity of lindane-induced seizures in rats. Mol Cell Biochem 333(1-2):243-50.

• Stanojlović O, Rašić-Marković A, Hrnčić D, Sušić V, Macut D, Radosavljević T, Djuric D. (2009) Two Types of Seizures in Homocysteine Thiolactone-Treated Adult Rats, Behavioral and Electroencephalographic Study. Cell Mol Neurobiol 29(3):329-39.

• Rašić-Marković A, Stanojlović O, Hrnčić D, Krstić D, Colović M, Sušić V, Radosavljević T, Djuric D. (2009) The activity of erythrocyte and brain Na(+)/K (+) and Mg (2+)-ATPases in rats subjected to acute homocysteine and homocysteine thiolactone administration. Mol Cell Biochem 327(1-2):39-45.

• Radosavljevic T, Mladenovic D, Jakovljevic V, Vucevic D, Rasic-Markovic A, Hrncic D, Djuric D, Stanojlovic O. (2009) Oxidative stress in liver and red blood cells in acute lindane toxicity in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 28(12):747-57.

• Stevanovic D, Zhang D, Blumenstein A, Djuric D, Heinle H. (2009) Effects of hydroperoxides on contractile reactivity and free radical production of porcine brain arteries. Gen. Physiol. Biophys., Special Issue, 28, 93–97.

• Novokmet S, Jakovljevic VLj, Jankovic S, Davidovic G, Andjelkovic N, Milanovic Z, Djuric DM. (2009) Human platelets perfusion through isolated guinea-pig heart: the effects on coronary flow and oxidative stress markers. Gen. Physiol. Biophys., Special Issue, 28, 98–104.

• Rašić-Milutinović Z, Peruničić-Peković G, Ristić-Medić D, Popović T, Glibetić M, Djurić D. (2009) Insulin resistance and chronic inflammation are associated with muscle wasting in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. Gen. Physiol. Biophys., Special Issue, 28, 184–189.

• Milovanovic B, Milinic N, Trifunovic D, Krotin M, Filipovic B, Bisenic V, Djuric D. (2009) Autonomic dysfunction in alcoholic cirrhosis and its relation to sudden cardiac death risk predictors. Gen. Physiol. Biophys., Special Issue, 28, 251–261

• Vučević D, Petronijević N, Radonjić N, Rašić-Marković A, Mladenović D,Radosavljević T, Hrnčić D, Djurić D, Šušić V, Djuro Dj, Stanojlović O. (2009) Acetylcholinesterase as a potential target of acute neurotoxic effects of lindane in rats. Gen. Physiol. Biophys., Special Issue, 28, 18–24.

• Rašić-Marković A, Djuric D, Hrnčić D, Lončar-Stevanović H, Vučević D, Mladenović D, Brkić P, Macut Dj, Stanojević I, Stanojlović O. (2009) High dose of ethanol decreases total spectral power density in seizures induced by D,L-homocysteine thiolactone in adult rats. Gen. Physiol. Biophys., Special Issue, 28, 25–32

• Hrnčić D, Rašić-Marković A, Sušić V, Djurić D, Stanojlović O. (2009) Influence of NR2B- Selective NMDA Antagonist on Lindane-Induced Seizures in Rats. Pharmacology. 17;84(4):234- 239.

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• Radosavljevic T, Mladenovic D, Vucevic D, Petrovic J, Hrncic D, Djuric D, Loncar-Stevanovic H, Stanojlovic O. (2008) Effect of acute lindane and alcohol intoxication on serum concentration of enzymes and fatty acids in rats. Food and Chemical Toxicology 46, 1739–1743.

• Rasić-Marković A, Krstić D, Vujović Z, Jakovljevic V, Stanojlović O, Hrncić D, Djurić D, Loncar- Stevanović H. (2008) Modulations of rabbit erythrocyte ATPase activities induced by in vitro and in vivo exposure to ethanol. Mol Cell Biochem 308(1-2):111-6.

• Vucević D, Hrncić D, Radosavljević T, Mladenović D, Rasić-Marković A, Loncar-Stevanović H, Djurić D, Macut D, Susić V, Stanojlović O. (2008) Correlation between electrocorticographic and motor phenomena in lindane-induced experimental epilepsy in rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 86(4):173-9.

• Mladenović D, Hrncić D, Radosavljević T, Vucević D, Djurić D, Rasić-Marković A, Macut D, Susić V, Sćepanović L, Stanojlović O. (2008) Dose-dependent anticonvulsive effect of ethanol on lindane-induced seizures in rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 86(4):148-52.

• Krstić D, Colović M, Krinulović K, Djurić D, Vasić V. (2007) Inhibition of AChE by single and simultaneous exposure to malathion and its degradation products. Gen Physiol Biophys 26(4):247-53.

• Mladenović D, Hrncić D, Vucević D, Radosavljević T, Loncar-Stevanović H, Petrović J, Susic V, Djuric D, Stanojlović O. (2007) Ethanol supressed seizures in lindane-treated rats. Electroencephalographic and behavioral studies. J Physiol Pharmacol 58(4):641-56.

• Stanojlović O, Hrncić D, Rasić A, Loncar-Stevanović H, Djuric D, Susić V. (2007) Interaction of Delta sleep-inducing peptide and valproate on metaphit audiogenic seizure model in rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol 27(7):923-32.

• Hrncic D, Vucevic D, Rasic A, Radosavljevic T, Mladenovic D, Susic V, Djuric D, Stanojlovic O. (2007) Moderate body hypothermia alleviates behavioral and EEG manifestations of audiogenic seizures in metaphit-treated rats. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 85 (10), 1032-1037.

• Djuric D, Vusanovic A, Jakovljevic V. (2007) The effects of folic acid and nitric oxide synthase inhibition on coronary flow and oxidative stress markers in isolated rat heart. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 300(1-2):177-183.

• Djuric D, Vusanovic A, Jakovljevic V. (2006) The effects of folic acid and L-NAME on coronary flow and nitrite outflow in isolated rat heart. In: Stoffwechsel und Modifikation von Lipiden und Lipoproteinen. 19. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung 2005, eds. H.Heinle, H.Schulte, A. von Eckardstein (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung, Tübingen)., pp. 153-165.

• Djuric D. Congress Report. The First Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia and Montenegro with International Participation. Acta Physiol Hung. 2006 Mar: 93 (1): 103-104.

• Jakovljevic VLj, Canovic PS, Andjelkovic NV, Djuric DM (2006) The effects of nimodipine and L- NAME on coronary flow and oxidative stress parameters in isolated rat heart. Acta Physiol Hung 93 (4), 251-261.

• Djuric D. Introduction to Belgrade Satellite Symposium of XIV ISA Rome 2006, “FROM VASCULAR BIOLOGY TO THE ATHEROSCLEROSIS PREVENTION: AN EASTERN EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE” Belgrade June 15-16, 2006. Experimental and Clinical Cardiology 2006: 11 (2): 77.

• Nikic P, Savic M, Jakovljevic V, Djuric D (2006) Carotid atherosclerosis, coronary atherosclerosis and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with ischemic cerebral disease: is there any link? Exp Clin Cardiol 11 (2), 102-106.

• Rieth A, Dill T, Deetjen A, Djuric D, Mitrovic V. (2006) Effects of homocysteine-lowering therapy on endothelial function, carotid wall thickness and myocardial perfusion. Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis 23: 179-184.

• Jakovljevic VLj Djuric DM (2005) The effects of nitric oxide synthase - versus lipoxygenase inhibition on coronary flow and nitrite outflow in isolated rat heart. Gen Physiol Biophys 24 (2), 199-207.

• Djuric D, Knezevic S, Stojkovic M. Jakovljevic V. (2005) Acute effects of L-arginine and nitroglycerine in patients with portal hypertension: new insight into portal endothelial dysfunction? In: Vaskulare inflammation and endotheliale dysfunktion. 18. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung 2004, eds. H.Heinle, H.Schulte, A. von Eckardstein (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung, Tübingen)., pp. 104-116.

• Nikic P, Savic M, Jakovljevic V, Djuric D (2004) Intima-media thickness of common carotid artery carotid atherosclerosis and subtypes of ischemic cerebral disease. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine 42 (1), 149-160.

• Jakovljevic V, Djuric D. (2003) The effects of nimodipine on coronary flow, nitrite production and oxidative stress in isolated rat heart. In: Besondere aspekte der cerebrovaskularen und peripheren Arteriosklerose-17. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung 2003, eds. H.Heinle, H.Schulte, H.Hahmann (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung, Tübingen)., pp. 131-138.

• Novokmet S, Mujovic V, Jakovljevic V, Miloradovic M, Djuric D. (2002) Human platelets single passage through isolated guinea-pig heart: interaction with L-arginine/NO system. In: Prävention atherosklerotischer Prozesse-15.Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung 2001, eds. H.Heinle, H.Schulte, H.Hahmann (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung, Tübingen), pp. 133-139.

• Velkovski S, Saicic Z, Milosevic V, Starcevic V, Djuric D. (2002) Correlation between lipid status and antioxidant status in an animal model of experimental atherosclerosis. In: Prävention atherosklerotischer Prozesse-15.Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung 2001, eds. H.Heinle, H.Schulte, H.Hahmann (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung, Tübingen)., pp. 37-41.

• Jakovljevic V, Mujovic V, Novokmet S, Miloradovic M, Djuric D. (2002) Coronary autoregulation: interaction between L-arginine/NO system and cytochrome P-450 metabolites of arachidonic acid. In: Prävention atherosklerotischer Prozesse-15.Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung 2001, eds. H.Heinle, H.Schulte, H.Hahmann (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arterioskleroseforschung, Tübingen), pp. 77-85.

• Djuric D, Mitrovic V, Jakovljevic V (2002) The effects of calcium channel antagonists on coronary nitrite in isolated rat heart. Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research 52 (5), 365-370.

• Jakovljevic VLj, Mujovic VM, Novokmet SS, Miloradovic MM, Djuric DM. (2002) Different effects of specific phosphodiesterase inhibitors on oxidative stress during coronary autoregulation in isolated rat heart. In: Advances in Recent Cardiovascular Research 2002, eds. A. Varro, A. Vegh, Monduzzi Editore, pp. 101-106.

• Mitrovic V, Djuric D, Petkovic D, Hamm C (2002) Evaluation of plasma total homocysteine in patients with angiographically confirmed coronary atherosclerosis: possible impact on therapy and prognosis. Perfusion 15, 10-19.

• Mitrovic V, Djuric D, Patyna WD, Urgatz B, Parzeller M, Notter T. (2001) Effects of verapamil on top of trandolapril on exercise tolerance and cardiac performance in patients with hypertension and reduced left ventricular function. HeartDrug: Excellence in Cardiovascular Trials Vol. 1, No 6, 310-319.

• Djurich D, Stefanovich E, Tasich N, Yakovlevich V, Kanyukh V, Boijich M. (2000) The use of brachial artery reactivity tests for assessment of endothelial dysfunction in the process of aging. Kardiologiya (Moscow), No11, 24-27.

• Djuric D, Wisotzki R, Mitrovic V. (2000) Homocysteine and arteriosclerosis-established risk factor or new illusion? American Journal of Therapeutics 7 (6), pp. 381-387. Review.

• Djuric D, Wisotzki R, Mitrovic V. (1999) Rolle von Homocystein bei Atherosklerose-Ist Homocystein ein neuer kardiovaskularer Risikofaktor? Herz und Kreislauf 31(12), 485-490. Review.

• Jakovljevic VL, Kostic MM, Mujovic VM, Bojic M, Nedeljkovic I, Nedeljkovic TI, Djuric DM (1999) Interaction between L-arginine, NO system and cyclooxygenase metabolic products of arachidonic acid in coronary autoregulation. J Physiol Pharmacol 50 (1), 63-74.

• Djuric D, Popovic Z, Petrovic J, Bojic M (1999) Age-related progressive brachial artery endothelial dysfunction precedes the changed carotid and left ventricular geometry in healthy humans. Angiology 50 (7), 555-561.

• Plecas B, Glavaski A, Savic V, Hristic M, Djuric D, Solarovic T. (1997) Effects of ethane dimethanesulfonate on the structure of adult male rat adrenal cortex. Pharmacological Research, 35 (6), 541-546.

• Djuric D, Nesic M, Andjelkovic I (1996) Endothelium-dependent relaxation of rat aorta to a histamine H3-agonist is reduced by inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase, guanylate cyclase and Na+,K+-ATP-ase. Mediators of Inflammation 5 (1), 69-74.

• Djuric D, Andjelkovic I (1995) The evidence for histamine H3 receptor-mediated endothelium- dependent relaxation in isolated rat aorta. Mediators of Inflammation 4 (3), 217-221.

• Djuric DM, Andjelkovic IZ, Rosic MA. (1993) Effects of methylated derivatives of histamine on the isolated guinea pig aorta. Acta Veterinaria, 43/5-6, 287-294.

• Rosic M, Collis SC , Andjelkovic BM, Djuric D, Zlokovic VB (1991) The effects of (R)alpha- methylhistamine on the isolated guinea pig aorta. Agents and Actions (suppl.), vol.33. In: Timmerman H.and Van der Goot.(Eds.). New Perspectives in Histamine Research, pp. 283-287, Birkhauser Verlag Basel. Boston. Berlin.

• Jovanovic T, Djuric D, Stevanovic H. (1988) The influence of hyperthyroidism on pulmonary and systemic venous smooth muscle reactivity. Periodicum Biologorum 90/3, 363-366.

MEETINGS BOOKS EDITING

• Marković S, Djurić D, Jakovljević V. (2011) Scientific Conference with International Participation “Preclinical Testing of Active Substances and Cancer Research with International Symposium on Anti-Cancer Agents, Cardiotoxicity and Neurotoxicity”” ed. Faculty of Medicine, Kragujevac, pp. 1-88, ISBN978-86-7760-064-8

• Djuric D, Jakovljevic V. (2009) Second Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia with International Participation, Abstract Book, ed. Serbian Physiological Society, Belgrade, pp. 1- 204. ISBN 978-86-904799-5-5

• Jakovljević V, Djuric D (2007) Scientific Conference with International Participation “Nutrition, Treatment and Cardiovascular Risk Management”, Novi Sad, ed. Serbian Association for Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Research/Serbian Physiological Society, Belgrade, pp. 1-123. ISBN 978-86-904799-3-1

• Djuric D, Jakovljević V (2005) The First Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia and Montenegro with International Participation, Abstract Book, ed. Serbian Physiological Society, Belgrade, pp. 1-234. ISBN 86-904799-2-9

• Djuric D (2003) Conference of Physiological Sciences “Risk Factors and Health: From Molecule to the Scientific Basis of Prevention”, Zrenjanin, Abstract Book, ed. Serbian Physiological Society, pp. 1-197. ISBN 86-904799-0-2

• Djuric D, Ostojic M, Kanjuh V (2001) Prvi Jugoslovenski kongres o aterosklerozi sa medjunarodnim ucescem (The First Yugoslav Congress on Atherosclerosis with International Participation), SANU (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts), Zbornik radova (Abstract Book), SBeograd, pp. 1-386. ISBN 86-7025-307-0

CME BOOKS EDITING

• Djuric D, Jakovljevic V. (2007) Nutricija, tretman i kardiovaskularni faktori rizika (Nutrition, Treatment and Cardiovascular Risk Management), ed. Društvo fiziologa Srbije (Serbian Physiological Society), Belgrade, pp. 1-233. ISBN 978-86-904799-4-8

• Djuric D et al. (2005) Ateroskleroza: faktori rizika, patogeneza, terapija, prevencija (Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors, Pathogenesis, Therapy, Prevention), ed. Društvo fiziologa Srbije (Serbian Physiological Society), Beograd, pp. 1-231. ISBN 86-904799-1-0

• Bojic M, Djuric D. (1997) Endotel u kardiovaskularnoj medicini (The Endothelium in Cardiovascular Medicine), ed. Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti Dedinje (Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute), Beograd, pp. 1-140. ISBN 86-7117-031-4

REPORTS

• Djuric D. (2010) Second Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia with International Participation. Acta Physiol Hung 97(1):57-58.

• Djuric D. Second Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia. CV Network 2009: 8 (4): 4. http://www.heartacademy.org/newsletter/8/4.pdf

• Djuric D. Second Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia with International Participation. http://www.iups.org/Sections/Communications/ReportSerbianPhysiologicalCongress 2009R.pdf

• Djuric D. (2009) Editorial: Professor Richard Burian (1871–1954)-Founder of the Institute of Medical Physiology School of Medicine University of Belgrade. Gen. Physiol. Biophys., Special Issue, 28, 5–8.

• Djuric D. Famous European Physiologists: Richard Burian. FEPS Newsletter, March-April No. 19, 2008. http://www.feps.org/downloads/FEPSnewsletter19.pdf

• Djuric D. Conference “Nutrition, Treatment and Cardiovascular Risk Management, Novi Sad May 24-27, 2007”. CV Network 2007: 6 (2): 27-28. http://www.heartacademy.org/newsletter/6/2.pdf

• Djuric D. From Vascular Biology to the Atherosclerosis Prevention: An Eastern European Perspective. CV Network 2007: 5 (2): 25. http://www.heartacademy.org/newsletter/5/2.pdf

• Djuric D. Belgrade Satellite Symposium of XIV ISA Rome 2006, “FROM VASCULAR BIOLOGY TO THE ATHEROSCLEROSIS PREVENTION: AN EASTERN EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE” Belgrade June 15-16, 2006. http://www.isa2006.org/download/BG_report.pdf

• Djuric D. Congress Report. The First Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia and Montenegro with International Participation. Acta Physiol Hung. 2006 Mar: 93 (1): 103-104.

• Djuric D. Report of the First Congress of Physiological Sciences of Serbia and Montenegro, Belgrade November 9-12, 2005. FEPS Newsletter, December No.4, 2005. http://www.feps.org/feps- filer/news/newsletter1205.pdf

RECOGNITIONS

2009 Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic: “Zlato pre Vladimira Štrbaka” http://www.sav.sk/?lang=sk&charset=&doc=services-news&news_no=2362

2009 Petersen O. The International Union of Physiological Sciences. IUPS Editorial VIII. Physiology 24: 321.