• Jovanovic MZ, Stanojevic J, Stevanovic I, Ninkovic M, Ilic TV, Nedeljkovic N, Dragic M. Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation restores the balance between A2AR- and A1R-mediated adenosine signaling in the 6-hydroxidopamine model of Parkinson’s disease. Neural Regen Res. 2025 Jul 1;20(7):2053-2067. DOI: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-23-01542
• Adzic Bukvic M, Laketa D, Dragic M, Lavrnja I, Nedeljkovic N. Expression of functionally distinct ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 glycovariants in reactive astrocytes in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and neuroinflammatory conditions in vitro. Glia. 2024 Jan;72(1):19-33. DOI: 10.1002/glia.24459
• Stekic A, Dragic M, Stanojevic J, Zaric Kontic M, Stevanovic I, Zeljkovic Jovanovic M, Mihajlovic K, Nedeljkovic N. Impaired olfactory performance and anxiety-like behavior in a rat model of multiple sclerosis are associated with enhanced adenosine signaling in the olfactory bulb via A1R, A2BR, and A3R. Front Cell Neurosci. 2024 Jul 30;18:1407975. DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1407975
• Zeljkovic Jovanovic M, Stanojevic J, Stevanovic I, Ninkovic M, Nedeljkovic N, Dragic M *. Sustained Systemic Antioxidative Effects of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation beyond Neurodegeneration: Implications in Therapy in 6-Hydroxydopamine Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Antioxidants (Basel). 2024 Feb 8;13(2):218. DOI: 10.3390/antiox13020218
• Stekic A, Stevic D, Dokmanovic T, Anastasov M, Popovic D, Stanojevic J, Jovanovic MZ, Stevanovic I, Nedeljkovic N, Dragic M*. Intrinsic ecto-5′-Nucleotidase/A1R Coupling may Confer Neuroprotection to the Cerebellum in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Molеcular Neurobiology 2024 Apr 15. DOI: 10.1007/s12035-024-04174-9
• Zeljkovic Jovanovic M, Stanojevic J, Stevanovic I, Stekic A, Bolland SJ, Jasnic N, Ninkovic M, Zaric Kontic M, Ilic TV, Rodger J, Nedeljkovic N, Dragic M*. Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Improves Motor and Behavioral Dysfunction through Modulation of NMDA Receptor Subunit Composition in Experimental Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Cells. 2023 Jun 1;12(11):1525. DOI: 10.3390/cells12111525
• Mihajlovic K, Bukvic MA, Dragic M, Scortichini M, Jacobson KA, Nedeljkovic N. Anti-inflammatory potency of novel ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 inhibitors in astrocyte culture model of neuroinflammation. Eur J Pharmacol. 2023 Oct 5;956:175943. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175943
• Dragic M, Mihajlovic K, Adzic M, Jakovljevic M, Kontic MZ, Mitrović N, Laketa D, Lavrnja I, Kipp M, Grković I, Nedeljkovic N. Expression of Ectonucleoside Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolase 2 (NTPDase2) Is Negatively Regulated Under Neuroinflammatory Conditions In Vivo and In Vitro. ASN Neuro. 2022 Jan-Dec;14:17590914221102068. DOI: 10.1177/17590914221102068
• Stekic A, Zeljkovic M, Zaric Kontic M, Mihajlovic K, Adzic M, Stevanovic I, Ninkovic M, Grkovic I, Ilic TV, Nedeljkovic N, Dragic M*. Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Ameliorates Cognitive Deficit and Attenuates Neuroinflammation via PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway in Alzheimer’s-Like Disease Model. Front Aging Neurosci. 2022 May 17;14:889983. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.889983
• Dragić M, Mitrović N, Adžić M, Nedeljković N, Grković I. Microglial- and Astrocyte-Specific Expression of Purinergic Signaling Components and Inflammatory Mediators in the Rat Hippocampus During Trimethyltin-Induced Neurodegeneration. ASN Neuro. 2021 Jan-Dec;13:17590914211044882. DOI: 10.1177/17590914211044882
• Dragić M*, Milićević K, Adžić M, Stevanović I, Ninković M, Grković I, Andjus P, Nedeljković N. Trimethyltin Increases Intracellular Ca²⁺ Via L-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels and Promotes Inflammatory Phenotype in Rat Astrocytes In Vitro. Mol Neurobiol. 2021 Apr;58(4):1792-1805. DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02273-x
• Dragic M, Stekic A, Zeljkovic M, Zaric Kontic M, Mihajlovic K, Adzic M, Grkovic I, Nedeljkovic N. Altered Topographic Distribution and Enhanced Neuronal Expression of Adenosine-Metabolizing Enzymes in Rat Hippocampus and Cortex from Early to late Adulthood. Neurochem Res. 2022 Jun;47(6):1637-1650. DOI: 10.1007/s11064-022-03557-5
• Dragić M*, Zeljković M, Stevanović I, Adžić M, Stekić A, Mihajlović K, Grković I, Ilić N, Ilić TV, Nedeljković N, Ninković M. Downregulation of CD73/A2AR-Mediated Adenosine Signaling as a Potential Mechanism of Neuroprotective Effects of Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Acute Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Brain Sci. 2021 Jun 1;11(6):736. DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11060736
• Dragic M, Zeljkovic M, Stevanovic I, Ilic T, Ilic N, Nedeljkovic N, Ninkovic M (2020) Theta burst stimulation ameliorates symptoms of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and attenuates reactive gliosis. Brain Research Bulletin DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.06.013
• Dragic M, Zaric M, Mitrovic N, Nedeljkovic N, Grkovic I (2019) Application of Gray Level Co-Occurrence Matrix Analysis as a New Method for Enzyme Histochemistry Quantification. Microscopy and microanalysis 25:690-698. DOI: 10.1017/S1431927618016306
• Dragic M, Zaric M, Mitrovic N, Nedeljkovic N, Grkovic I (2019) Two distinct hippocampal astrocyte reveal subfield-different fate during neurodegeneration induced by trimethyltin intoxication. Neuroscience 423:38-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.10.022
• Nedeljkovic N. Complex regulation of ecto-5′-nucleotidase/CD73 and A2AR-mediated adenosine signaling at neurovascular unit: A link between acute and chronic neuroinflammation. Pharmacol Res. 2019 Jun;144:99-115. DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.04.007