Local drug delivery challenges and innovations in spinal neurosurgery

C Karavasili, T Young, J Francis, J Blanco… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of novel therapeutics in the field of spinal neurosurgery faces a litany of
translational challenges. Achieving precise drug targeting within the confined spaces …

Systemic inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein 1.3 as a possible treatment for laminin-related congenital muscular dystrophy

I Matic Jelic, N Stokovic, N Ivanjko, M Pecina… - International …, 2024 - Springer
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is a group of rare neuromuscular disorders typically
characterized by the onset of symptoms at birth or within the first two years of life. CMDs are …

Comparison of synthetic ceramic products formulated with autologous blood coagulum containing rhBMP6 for induction of bone formation

N Stokovic, N Ivanjko, V Rumenovic, A Breski… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Osteogrow, an osteoinductive device containing recombinant human Bone
Morphogenetic Protein 6 (rhBMP6) in autologous blood coagulum, is a novel therapeutic …

Calcium phosphate ceramics combined with rhBMP6 within autologous blood coagulum promote posterolateral lumbar fusion in sheep

N Ivanjko, N Stokovic, M Pecin, D Vnuk, A Smajlovic… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Posterolateral spinal fusion (PLF) is a procedure used for the treatment of degenerative
spine disease. In this study we evaluated Osteogrow-C, a novel osteoinductive device …

Design and development of the additively manufactured Zn-Li scaffolds for posterolateral lumbar fusion

Y Qin, C Yu, P Wang, H Yang, A Liu, S Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Spinal fusion is a commonly used technique to treat acute and chronic spinal diseases by
fusion of the adjacent vertebrae, aiming at achieving stability and eliminating the mobility of …

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

N Ivanjko, N Stokovic, M Milesevic, V Rumenovic… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteoinductive BMPs require a suitable delivery system for treating various pathological
conditions of the spine and segmental bone defects. INFUSE, the only commercially …

[PDF][PDF] State-of-the-art of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein research field: 13th International BMP Confer-ence

N Štoković, N Ivanjko, I Matić Jelić, M Milešević… - Dubrovnik, 2022 - academia.edu
Te 13th International BMP Conference was held in October 2022 in Dubrovnik. Te
conference was attended by more than 240 participants from North America, Europe, Asia …

A simple rodent subcutaneous assay for identification of new osteoinductive molecules: The key method for screening of novel bone regeneration implants

N Štoković, N Ivanjko, M Milesevic… - … akademije znanosti i …, 2022 - hrcak.srce.hr
A simple rodent subcutaneous assay for identification of new osteoinductive molecules: The
key method for screening of novel bon Page 1 REviEw ARticlE RAD 553. Medical Sciences …

Exploration of new platforms and potentials in regenerative medicine

N Štoković, N Ivanjko, M Pećin… - … akademije znanosti i …, 2024 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Regenerative medicine is focused on the regeneration of various tissues and
organs through the development of innovative therapeutic strategies and devices. Center of …

[PDF][PDF] A simple rodent subcutaneous assay for iden-tification of new osteoinductive mol-ecules: The key method for screening of novel bone regeneration implants …

N Stokovic - This is an open-access article distributed under the …, 2022 - rad-med.com
Abstract Treatment of large bone defects and degenerative diseases of the spine is among
the most challenging and still unresolved issues in clinical medicine. Therefore, substantial …