Bojana Stefanović

E-mail: stefanovic_bojana@yahoo.com
Phone: +381 11 3408 688
ORCID: 0000-0002-1360-5514
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  • PhD: Biology, Faculty of science, University of Niš,  2023.
    Title: "The effect of melatonin on the regulation of noradrenaline neurotransmission in the brain, heart and adrenal glands in an animal model of depression"

    Msc: Faculty of science, University of Kragujevac, 2011.
    Title: "Morpho-functional characteristics of the cells of the liver and gallbladder"

  • Research fields

    endocrinology, stress, neurophysiology

    Selected publications

    1. Stefanovic B., Spasojevic N., Jovanovic P., Jasnic N., Djordjevic J., Dronjak S. Melatonin mediated antidepressant-like effect in the hippocampus of chronic stress-induced depression rats: Regulating vesicular monoamine transporter 2 and monoamine oxidase A levels. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 26(10), 1629-1637, 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.07.005.
    2. Stefanovic, Spasojevic N., Jovanovic P., Dronjak S. Melatonin treatment affects changes in adrenal gene expression of catecholamine biosynthesizing enzymes and norepinephrine transporter in the rat model of chronic-stress-induced depression. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol. 97(7), 685-690, 2019, doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2018-0612.
    3. Stefanovic B., Spasojevic N., Jovanovic P., Ferizovic H., Dronjak S. Melatonin modulate the expression of α1 and β1 adrenoceptors in the hippocampus of rats subjected to unpredictable chronic mild stress. Bratislavske lekarske listy, Vol. 119 (7) 429-423, 2018, doi: 10.4149/BLL_2018_078.
    4. Spasojevic N., Stefanovic B., Jovanovic P., Dronjak S. Anxiety and hyperlocomotion induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress can be moderated with melatonin treatment. Folia Biologica (Praha), Vol. 62, 250-257, 2016.
    5. Stefanovic B., Spasojevic N., Jovanovic P., Ferizovic H., Jankovic M., Vasiljevic P., Dronjak S. Melatonin affects gene expression of noradrenaline transporter and enzymes in the hearts of stressed rats. Biologica Nyssana, Vol. 12(2), 167-176, 2021, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5759829.