E-mail: milankostic@vin.bg.ac.rs
Phone: +381 11 644 2532
ORCID: 0000-0003-4680-5835
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  • PhD: Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2024.

    MSc: Human Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2014.
    Title: Expression and cellular localization of lipin 1 in the hearts of fructose-fed rats.

    BSc: Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2012.

  • Research fields

    molecular endocrinology; molecular mechanisms of hormone action; insulin signaling; insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome.

    Selected publications

    1. Kostic M, Koricanac G, Tepavcevic S, Stanisic J, Romic S, Culafic T, Ivkovic T, Stojiljkovic M. Low-Intensity Exercise Affects Cardiac Fatty Acid Oxidation by Increasing the Nuclear Content of PPARα, FOXO1, and Lipin1 in Fructose-Fed Rats. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2023 Mar; 21(2):122-131. doi: 10.1089/met.2022.0078.
    2. Kostić M, Korićanac G, Tepavčević S, Stanišić J, Romić S, Ćulafić T, Ivković T, Stojiljković M. Low-intensity exercise diverts cardiac fatty acid metabolism from triacylglycerol synthesis to beta oxidation in fructose-fed rats. Arch Physiol Biochem. 2023 Dec; 129(4):922-932. doi: 10.1080/13813455.2021.1886118.
    3. Stanišić J, Korićanac G, Ćulafić T, Romić S, Stojiljković M, Kostić M, Pantelić M, Tepavčević S. Low intensity exercise prevents disturbances in rat cardiac insulin signaling and endothelial nitric oxide synthase induced by high fructose diet. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2016 Jan 15; 420:97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.11.032.
    4. Romic S, Djordjevic A, Tepavcevic S, Culafic T, Stojiljkovic M, Bursac B, Stanisic J, Kostic M, Gligorovska L, Koricanac G. Effects of a fructose-rich diet and chronic stress on insulin signaling and regulation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta and the sodium-potassium pump in the hearts of male rats. Food Funct. 2020 Feb 26;11(2):1455-1466. doi: 10.1039/c9fo02306b.
    5. Djokic V, Jankovic S, Labudovic-Borovic M, Rakocevic J, Stanisic J, Rajkovic J, Novakovic R, Kostic M, Djuric M, Gostimirovic M, Gojkovic-Bukarica L. Pregnancy-induced hypertension decreases Kv1.3 potassium channel expression and function in human umbilical vein smooth muscle. Eur J Pharmacol. 2020 Sep 5; 882:173281. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173281.