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Galina Nikolova

- Verified email at trakia-uni.bg - Cited by 421

Gergana Stefanova Nikolova

- Verified email at imbm.bas.bg - Cited by 219

The vascular niche and its basement membrane

G Nikolova, B Strilic, E Lammert - Trends in cell biology, 2007 - cell.com
Over the past few years, scientists have realized that many cellular and developmental
processes, including pancreatic β-cell growth and differentiation, stem cell and progenitor cell …

Processing of VEGF-A by matrix metalloproteinases regulates bioavailability and vascular patterning in tumors

S Lee, SM Jilani, GV Nikolova, D Carpizo… - The Journal of cell …, 2005 - rupress.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a critical mediator of blood vessel formation
during development and in pathological conditions. In this study, we demonstrate that VEGF …

[PDF][PDF] The vascular basement membrane: a niche for insulin gene expression and β cell proliferation

G Nikolova, N Jabs, I Konstantinova, A Domogatskaya… - Developmental cell, 2006 - cell.com
… Since insulin gene expression did not change in response to a matrix formed by the interstitial
collagen I (compare Col I with UT in Figure 2G), the basement membrane must contain …

[HTML][HTML] EphA-Ephrin-A-mediated β cell communication regulates insulin secretion from pancreatic islets

I Konstantinova, G Nikolova, M Ohara-Imaizumi… - Cell, 2007 - cell.com
… (G) shows low magnification and (H) and (I) show high magnification of regions in (G). (H)
shows contact region between two MIN6 cells with EphA-ephrin-A colocalization (white …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 complications: Oxidative stress, inflammation, and mitochondrial and endothelial dysfunction

…, I Koleva-Korkelia, V Tsoneva, G Nikolova - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 infection, discovered and isolated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, causes
acute atypical respiratory symptoms and has led to profound changes in our lives. COVID-…

Nanotechnology in medicine

M Nikolova, R Slavchov, G Nikolova - Drug discovery and evaluation …, 2020 - Springer
Nanotechnology deals with materials and interactions at molecular and atomic level, sized
between 0.1 and 100 nm. The small size of the nanoparticles and the changes of their …

Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761®, donepezil or both combined in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease with neuropsychiatric features: A randomised, double-blind …

S Yancheva, R Ihl, G Nikolova, P Panayotov… - Aging and Mental …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This randomised, double-blind exploratory trial was undertaken to compare treatment
effects and tolerability of EGb 761®, donepezil and combined treatment in patients with …

Familial tranmission of genitovaginal prolapse

GS Jack, G Nikolova, E Vilain, S Raz… - International …, 2006 - Springer
Some females with little to no risk factors develop prolapse, while other females with multiple
risk factors do not. It appears that some women may have a predisposition for prolapse in …

Green light reversal of blue‐light‐stimulated stomatal opening is found in a diversity of plant species

LD Talbott, G Nikolova, A Ortiz… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Reversal by green light of blue‐light‐stimulated stomatal opening was found across a
number of plant species, including leguminous and nonleguminous dicots and grass and …

Estimation of male and female body segment parameters of the Bulgarian population using a 16-segmental mathematical model

GS Nikolova, YE Toshev - Journal of biomechanics, 2007 - Elsevier
Based on a large-scale anthropometric measurements of 5290 individuals (2435 males and
2855 females) of the Bulgarian population aged between 30 and 40 years, we present 16-…