PhD Јасмина Димитрова - Шумковска
no.: 03795

Atherosclerosis; Inflammatory biomarkers; Xenobiotics; 18 kDa Translocator protein (TSPO); Cholesterol; Dairy fortification

Selected Publications: 1. Krstanoski, L., Rusevska, K. ., & Dimitrova-Šumkovska, J. (2023). Nutritional and antioxidant profile of the medicinal mushrooms Phellinus torulosus and P. igniarius: influence of different extractants on bioactivity. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 42(1), 37–46. https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2023.2613 2. Jasmina Dimitrova-Shumkovska, Leo Veenman, and Ljupcho Krstanoski. Pro-inflammatory Markers of Environmental Toxicants. In: V. B. Patel et al. (eds.), Biomarkers in Toxicology, Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications, 2022 Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87225-0_11-1 3. Jasmina Dimitrova-Shumkovska, Frosina Kosharkoska-Spasovska, Ljupcho Krstanoski, and Mitko Karadelev. Antioxidant properties of fortified yogurt with medicinal mushrooms from Phellinus species. Food Biochemistry 2022 4. Krstanoski, L., Kosharkoska-Spasovska, F., Marikj-Stoilkova, I., & Dimitrova-Shumkovska, J. Screening of total thiosulfinates and hydrogen sulfide levels in garlic specimens cultivated in different environmental conditions. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2021 45, e15969. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.15969 5. Dimitrova-Shumkovska J, Krstanoski L, Veenman L. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Potential of TSPO Studies Regarding Neurodegenerative Diseases, Psychiatric Disorders, Alcohol Use Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Stroke: An Update. Cells. 2020 Apr 2;9(4):870. URL:https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040870 6. Dimitrova-Shumkovska J, Krstanoski L, Veenman L. Potential Beneficial Actions of Fucoidan in Brain and Liver Injury, Disease, and Intoxication-Potential Implication of Sirtuins. Mar Drugs. 2020 May 5;18(5):242. URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/md18050242 7. Smiljevska-Ristovska V, Sabriu-Haxhijaha A, Ristoski T, Kosharkoska-Spasovska F, Krstanoski L, Dimitrova-Shumkovska J. Markers involved in proinflammatory effects by environmental toxicants. Toxicol Mech Methods. 2020 Oct;30(8):570-579. URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15376516.2020.1791293 8. Yasin N., Veenman L., Gavish M., Dimitrova-Shumkovska, J. The 18kDa Translocator Protein, noncoding RNA and Homeostasis. (Review) Non-coding RNA Investigation. 2017. URL: https://doi.org/10.21037/ncri.2017.12.02 9. Chen X, Song M, Chen W, Dimitrova-Shumkovska J, Zhao Y, Cao Y, Song Y, Yang W, Wang F, Xiang Y, Yang C. MicroRNA-21 Contributes to Liver Regeneration by Targeting PTEN. Med Sci Monit. 2016 Jan 8;22:83-91. URL: https://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.896157 10. Xiao J, Bei Y, Liu J, Dimitrova-Shumkovska J, Kuang D, Zhou Q, Li J, Yang Y, Xiang Y, Wang F, Yang C, Yang W. miR-212 downregulation contributes to the protective effect of exercise against non-alcoholic fatty liver via targeting FGF-21. J Cell Mol Med. 2016 Feb;20(2):204-16. URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.12733 11. Junjie Xiao, Qi Sun, Yihua Bei, Ling Zhang, Jasmina Dimitrova-Shumkovska, Dongchao Lv, Yuefeng Yang, Yan Cao, Yingying Zhao, Meiyi Song, Yang Song, Fei Wang, Changqing Yang; Therapeutic inhibition of phospholipase D1 suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 July 2016; 130 (13): 1125–1136. URL: https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20160087 12. Bei Y, Song Y, Wang F, Dimitrova-Shumkovska J, Xiang Y, Zhao Y, Liu J, Xiao J, Yang C. miR-382 targeting PTEN-Akt axis promotes liver regeneration. Oncotarget. 2016 Jan 12;7(2):1584-97. URL: https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.6444.