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  1. BMP3 Deficiency Accelerates Cartilage-to-Bone Transition in Ectopic Bone

    Article • Biomedicines, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  2. High-Risk PNPLA3 rs738409 Genotype Is Associated with Higher Concentrations of CCL2 in Liver Transplant Candidates with Alcoholic End-Stage Liver Disease

    Article • Medicina, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  3. Midline 1 associated with Fas signaling enhances murine antigen-induced arthritis

    Article • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, May 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  4. Distinctiveness of Femoral and Acetabular Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Populations in Patients with Primary and Secondary Hip Osteoarthritis Due to Developmental Dysplasia

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  5. rhBMP6 in autologous blood coagulum is a preferred osteoinductive device to rhBMP2 on bovine collagen sponge in the rat ectopic bone formation assay

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  6. In the eye of the beholder – how course delivery affects anatomy education

    Article • Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  7. Transcriptome profiling of osteoclast subsets associated with arthritis: A pathogenic role of CCR2hi osteoclast progenitors

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, December 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  8. Bibliometric indicators of the Croatian Medical Journal – can small non-profit journal compete in the bibliometrics arena?

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, December 2022, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  9. Reciprocal Alterations in Osteoprogenitor and Immune Cell Populations in Rheumatoid Synovia

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  10. The Croatian Medical Journal over three decades: the impact beyond the impact factor

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, October 2022, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  11. Inhibition of Notch Signaling Stimulates Osteoclastogenesis From the Common Trilineage Progenitor Under Inflammatory Conditions

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, July 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  12. Tamoxifen Ameliorates Cholestatic Liver Fibrosis in Mice: Upregulation of TGFβ and IL6 Is a Potential Protective Mechanism

    Article • Biomedicines, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  13. Serum S100A12 levels in children with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic juvenile arthritis, and systemic undefined recurrent fevers

    Article • Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  14. Preventive CCL2/CCR2 Axis Blockade Suppresses Osteoclast Activity in a Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Reducing Homing of CCR2hi Osteoclast Progenitors to the Affected Bone

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, December 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  15. NOTCH3 rs1043996 Polymorphism Is Associated with the Occurrence of Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Independently of PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 Polymorphisms

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  16. Structural Changes in the Cortico-Ponto-Cerebellar Axis at Birth are Associated with Abnormal Neurological Outcomes in Childhood

    Article • Clinical Neuroradiology, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  17. The anatomy lesson of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: irreplaceable tradition (cadaver work) and new didactics of digital technology

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, April 2021, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  18. FasL (rs763110) gene polymorphism is not associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in Croatian population

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, December 2020, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  19. RNA sequencing data from osteochondroprogenitor populations in synovial joints of mice during murine model of rheumatoid arthritis

    Article • Data in Brief, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  20. Elevated Concentrations of Soluble Fas and FasL in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Antinuclear Antibodies

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  21. RANK/RANKL/OPG Signaling in the Brain: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • Frontiers in Neurology, November 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  22. What do we know about bone morphogenetic proteins and osteochondroprogenitors in inflammatory conditions?

    Article • Bone, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  23. Notch receptors and ligands in inflammatory arthritis – a systematic review

    Article • Immunology Letters, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  24. LPS‐induced inflammation desensitizes hepatocytes to Fas‐induced apoptosis through Stat3 activation—The effect can be reversed by ruxolitinib

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  25. A niche-dependent myeloid transcriptome signature defines dormant myeloma cells

    Article • Blood, July 2019, American Society of Hematology

    Kate Vandyke, Dr Natasa Kovacic

  26. Fas receptor induces apoptosis of synovial bone and cartilage progenitor populations and promotes bone loss in antigen-induced arthritis

    Article • The FASEB Journal, November 2018, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Dr Natasa Kovacic, Nina Lukač, Vedran Katavic

  27. The Long Pentraxin 3 Plays a Role in Bone Turnover and Repair

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, March 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  28. Melphalan modifies the bone microenvironment by enhancing osteoclast formation

    Article • Oncotarget, July 2017, Impact Journals, LLC

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  29. Chemokine signals are crucial for enhanced homing and differentiation of circulating osteoclast progenitor cells

    Article • June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  30. Diameters and bone thickness at the margin of the foramen magnum in dry skulls from pediatric population: a cross-sectional anatomical study

    Article • Child s Nervous System, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  31. Increased chemotaxis and activity of circulatory myeloid progenitor cells may contribute to enhanced osteoclastogenesis and bone loss in the C57BL/6 mouse model of collagen-induced arthritis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  32. The y6 receptor suppresses bone resorption and stimulates bone formation in mice via a suprachiasmatic nucleus relay

    Article • Bone, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  33. The Role of Sex Steroids in the Effects of Immune System on Bone

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  34. Osteoclasts control reactivation of dormant myeloma cells by remodelling the endosteal niche

    Article • Nature Communications, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  35. Induction of osteoclast progenitors in inflammatory conditions: key to bone destruction in arthritis

    Article • International Orthopaedics, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  36. The presence of high mobility group box-1 and soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus

    Article • Pediatric Rheumatology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  37. Association of systemic and intra-articular osteoclastogenic potential, pro-inflammatory mediators and disease activity with the form of inflammatory arthritis

    Article • International Orthopaedics, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  38. Signaling Between Tumor Cells and the Host Bone Marrow Microenvironment

    Article • Calcified Tissue International, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  39. Bone morphogenetic proteins regulate differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia cells

    Article • Leukemia Research, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  40. SAT0068 Osteoclastogenic and osteoblastogenic potential of hematopoietic/stromal cells in collagen induced arthritis

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, June 2013, BMJ

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  41. Chemotactic and Immunoregulatory Properties of Bone Cells are Modulated by Endotoxin-Stimulated Lymphocytes

    Article • Inflammation, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  42. Osteoblastogenesis from synovial fluid-derived cells is related to the type and severity of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Article • Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  43. Which clinical variables have the most significant correlation with quality of life evaluated by SF-36 survey in Croatian cohort of patient with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis?

    Article • Rheumatology International, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  44. Positive Identification by a Skull with Multiple Epigenetic Traits and Abnormal Structure of the Neurocranium, Viscerocranium, and the Skeleton*

    Article • Journal of Forensic Sciences, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  45. Targeting Fas in osteoresorptive disorders

    Article • Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, September 2010, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  46. Bone morphogenetic proteins and receptors are over-expressed in bone-marrow cells of multiple myeloma patients and support myeloma cells by inducing ID genes

    Article • Leukemia Research, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  47. Fas receptor is required for estrogen deficiency-induced bone loss in mice

    Article • Laboratory Investigation, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  48. Peripheral Blood Expression Profiles of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Tumor Necrosis Factor-superfamily Molecules, and Transcription Factor Runx2 Could Be Used as Markers of the Form of Arthritis, Disease Activity, and Therapeutic Responsiveness

    Article • The Journal of Rheumatology, December 2009, The Journal of Rheumatology

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  49. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns – Emerging Targets for Biologic Therapy of Childhood Arthritides

    Article • Inflammation & Allergy - Drug Targets, June 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  50. Activated T lymphocytes induce apoptosis of osteoblastic cells derived from stromal cell line st2

    Article • Bone, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  51. Lipopolysaccharide induces increased bone resorption and homing of osteoclast progenitors to periosteal bone surface

    Article • Bone, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  52. Increased bone resorption and osteopenia are a part of the lymphoproliferative phenotype of mice with systemic over-expression of interleukin-7 gene driven by MHC class II promoter

    Article • Immunology Letters, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  53. Expression of Endothelial Selectin Ligands on Human Leukocytes Following Dive

    Article • Experimental Biology and Medicine, September 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  54. Citation Analysis of the Croatian Medical Journal: the First 15 Years

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, February 2008, Croatian Medical Journal

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  55. Calculating Impact Factor: How Bibliographical Classification of Journal Items Affects the Impact Factor of Large and Small Journals

    Article • Science and Engineering Ethics, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  56. Assessing glycemia in type 1 diabetic patients using a microdialysis system for continuous glucose monitoring

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, May 2007, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  57. The Fas/Fas Ligand System Inhibits Differentiation of Murine Osteoblasts but Has a Limited Role in Osteoblast and Osteoclast Apoptosis

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, March 2007, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  58. Activated T lymphocytes suppress osteoclastogenesis by diverting early monocyte/macrophage progenitor lineage commitment towards dendritic cell differentiation through down-regulation of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB and c-Fos

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, October 2006, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  59. Alteration of newly induced endochondral bone formation in adult mice without tumour necrosis factor receptor 1

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  60. Shared circulation in parabiosis leads to the transfer of bone phenotype from gld to the wild-type mice

    Article • Cellular Immunology, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  61. Author self-citation in medical literature

    Article • Canadian Medical Association Journal, June 2004, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  62. Expression of glycosphingolipids in lymph nodes of mice lacking TNF receptor 1: biochemical and flow cytometry analysis

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  63. Non-functional Fas ligand increases the formation of cartilage early in the endochondral bone induction by rhBMP-2

    Article • Life Sciences, November 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  64. Increased Bone Mass Is a Part of the Generalized Lymphoproliferative Disorder Phenotype in the Mouse

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, February 2003, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  65. Immunohistological and Flow Cytometric Analysis of Glycosphingolipid Expression in Mouse Lymphoid Tissues

    Article • Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, December 2000, SAGE Publications

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  66. Role of B Lymphocytes in New Bone Formation

    Article • Laboratory Investigation, November 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Natasa Kovacic

  67. Presenting randomised trial reports

    Article • The Lancet, January 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Natasa Kovacic