Marek Lapka

Dr. Marek Lapka


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

View All Publications
2 March 2023 in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
MLMarek Lapka
Marek Lapka
CCChrysostomos Charalambous
Chrysostomos Charalambous
AKAnna Khryakova
Anna Khryakova
ACAlina Certilina
Alina Certilina
JNJiri Novotny
Jiri Novotny
MSMagdalena Sustkova
Magdalena Sustkova

25 May 2026 in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
MUMarcela Unterspann
Marcela Unterspann
CCChrysostomos Charalambous
Chrysostomos Charalambous
MVMartin Votava
Martin Votava
LHLadislav Hess
Ladislav Hess
MLMarek Lapka
Marek Lapka
JSJiri Sliva
Jiri Sliva
Anxiety- and stress-related disorders are commonly treated using combinations of centrally acting drugs. However, the behavioral outcomes of interactions between GABAergic and glutamatergic systems remain incompletely characterized. The present study investigated the effects of flumazenil, ketamine and midazolam, and their combinations, on anxiety-like behavior in adult male rats using aversive 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalization (AUV) and the elevated plus maze (EPM). Systemic administration of flumazenil (0.1-10 mg/kg, i.p.) produced a significant, dose-dependent reduction of AUV in Sprague Dawley rats, indicating intrinsic anxiolytic-like effects. Sub-anesthetic ketamine (2.5 mg/kg, i.p.) reduced AUV when administered alone in Wistar rats; however, co-administration with flumazenil was associated with dose-related changes in this effect, with higher flumazenil doses producing significant increases in AUV related to ketamine alone. Midazolam (0.25 mg/kg, i.p.) markedly reduced AUV in Wistar rats, whereas its combination with ketamine partially attenuated this reduction. In the EPM, midazolam alone increased open-arm exploration in Wistar rats, while co-administration with ketamine increased closed-arm time and reduced locomotor activity. Together, these findings highlight the behavioral consequences of interactions between ketamine and midazolam and suggest flumazenil as a modulator of acute ketamine-induced effects on anxiety-related behavior, although this interaction requires further investigation.

4 February 2025 in Klinická farmakologie a farmacie
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
PDF file
MLMarek Lapka
Marek Lapka
Kanabinoidy, aktivn? slo?ky rostliny Cannabis, ovliv?uj? ?irokou ?k?lu fyziologick?ch proces? prost?ednictv?m endokanabinoidn?ho syst?mu, kter? zahrnuje receptory CB1 a CB2, endogenn? ligandy a regula?n? enzymy. Tento p?ehledov? ?l?nek shrnuje... Kanabinoidy, aktivn? slo?ky rostliny Cannabis, ovliv?uj? ?irokou ?k?lu fyziologick?ch proces? prost?ednictv?m endokanabinoidn?ho syst?mu, kter? zahrnuje receptory CB1 a CB2, endogenn? ligandy a regula?n? enzymy. Tento p?ehledov? ?l?nek shrnuje...

8 April 2024 in Klinická farmakologie a farmacie
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
PDF file
MLMarek Lapka
Marek Lapka
Mavakamten je selektivn?, alosterick? a reverzibiln? inhibitor srde?n?ho myozinu. T?mto zp?sobem moduluje po?et myozinov?ch hlavic, kter? mohou vstupovat do stavu vzniku kontrakce, a t?m sni?uje pravd?podobnost tvorby systolick?ch a rezidu?ln?... Mavakamten je selektivn?, alosterick? a reverzibiln? inhibitor srde?n?ho myozinu. T?mto zp?sobem moduluje po?et myozinov?ch hlavic, kter? mohou vstupovat do stavu vzniku kontrakce, a t?m sni?uje pravd?podobnost tvorby systolick?ch a rezidu?ln?...

15 July 2025 in European Journal of Pharmacology
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
MUMarcela Unterspann
Marcela Unterspann
MLMarek Lapka
Marek Lapka
CCChrysostomos Charalambous
Chrysostomos Charalambous
JSJiri Sliva
Jiri Sliva

4 April 2022 in Vnitrni Lekarstvi
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
PDF file
MLMarek Lapka
Marek Lapka
Kyselina askorbov? je dob?e popsan? molekula, kter? slou?? jako kofaktor mnoha reakc? a zprost?edkov?v? celou ?adu biologick?ch funkc?. Navzdory sv? jednoduch? struktu?e vykazuje vitamin C ?irok? spektrum zaj?mav?ch ??ink?, kter? p?in?? obrov... Kyselina askorbov? je dob?e popsan? molekula, kter? slou?? jako kofaktor mnoha reakc? a zprost?edkov?v? celou ?adu biologick?ch funkc?. Navzdory sv? jednoduch? struktu?e vykazuje vitamin C ?irok? spektrum zaj?mav?ch ??ink?, kter? p?in?? obrov...