Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić

Dr. Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

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

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1 August 2015 in International Orthopaedics
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VCVladimir J. Cvetković
Vladimir J. Cvetković
JNJelena G. Najdanović
Jelena G. Najdanović
MVMarija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Sanja StojanovićSanja Stojanović
Sanja Stojanović
Stevo J. NajmanStevo J. Najman
Stevo J. Najman

1 October 2016 in Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
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Stevo J. NajmanStevo J. Najman
Stevo J. Najman
VCVladimir J. Cvetković
Vladimir J. Cvetković
JNJelena G. Najdanović
Jelena G. Najdanović
Sanja StojanovićSanja Stojanović
Sanja Stojanović
MVMarija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
DPDragan Petrović
Dragan Petrović

30 June 2015 in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
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JNJelena G. Najdanović
Jelena G. Najdanović
VCVladimir J. Cvetković
Vladimir J. Cvetković
Sanja StojanovićSanja Stojanović
Sanja Stojanović
MVMarija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
MSMilica N. Stanisavljević
Milica N. Stanisavljević
Stevo J. NajmanStevo J. Najman
Stevo J. Najman

6 October 2020 in International Orthopaedics
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JŽJelena Živković
Jelena Živković
Sanja StojanovićSanja Stojanović
Sanja Stojanović
MVMarija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
MSMilena Radenković Stošić
Milena Radenković Stošić
JNJelena G. Najdanović
Jelena G. Najdanović
Stevo J. NajmanStevo J. Najman
Stevo J. Najman

2 August 2016 in Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
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JNJelena G. Najdanović
Jelena G. Najdanović
VCVladimir J. Cvetković
Vladimir J. Cvetković
Sanja StojanovićSanja Stojanović
Sanja Stojanović
MVMarija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
MČMaja M. Čakić-Milošević
Maja M. Čakić-Milošević
Stevo J. NajmanStevo J. Najman
Stevo J. Najman
Vascular development has a great significance in the osteogenic process and in bone tissue engineering (BTE). BTE is based on various combinations of three principal types of components: biomaterials as scaffolds, regulatory signals and cells. The aim of our study was to evaluate, at gene expression and histological level, the effect of BTE triad components on the vascularization process in an ectopic bone-forming model in mice. Bone mineral matrix (BMM) was used as a scaffold and a carrier, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a source of regulatory signals and adipose stem cells (ASCs) as a source of cells for endothelial differentiation, in order to show how and to what extent the biological enrichment of BMM influences the outcome of the osteogenic process and its key precondition, vascularization. Implants composed of BMM, PRP and ASCs in vitro induced into endothelial cells (EPB implants) and implants composed of BMM and PRP (PB implants) were compared with implants composed of BMM only (B implants). More pronounced endothelial-related gene expression and stronger VCAM-1 (vascular cell adhesion molecule-1) immunoexpression were observed in EPB implants in comparison with PB and B ones at later time points of the in vivo experimental period. Osteopontin gene expression and immunoexpression of osteopontin were significantly higher in EPB compared to PB and B implants. Therefore, addition of ASCs combined with PRP to BMM improved the vascularization process in the ectopic bone-forming model, which makes this BTE composition the most favourable among the examined types of implants for application in BTE.

1 November 2018 in Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
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MVMarija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Marija Đ. Vukelić-Nikolić
Stevo J. NajmanStevo J. Najman
Stevo J. Najman
PVPerica Vasiljevic
Perica Vasiljevic
TJTatjana M. Jevtović-Stoimenov
Tatjana M. Jevtović-Stoimenov
VCVladimir J. Cvetković
Vladimir J. Cvetković
ŽMŽarko J. Mitić
Žarko J. Mitić