• 1997: BSc in Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2000: MSc in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2005: PhD in Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• 2006-2008: postdoctoral fellow, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

• 2018-2022: Influence of maternal metabolic state on placental and neonatal serotonin system: from DNA methylation to protein function (Croatian Science Foundation)
• 2017-2018: Association between maternal emotional state in pregnancy and placental DNA methylation of serotonin-related genes (Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb)
• 2016: Serotonin transporter gene regulation in the human placenta and establishment of a biobank for further research (Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb)
• 2013-2014: Epigenetics of serotonin signaling: DNA methylation analyses of serotonin transporter, monoamine oxidase B and serotonin receptor 2A genes (Croatian-German mobility grant; MZOS, RH and DAAD, Germany; co-PIs: J. Stefulj, P. Zill)
• 2012-2013: Transport of maternal serotonin across human placenta: studies on primary endothelial cells of human placental barrier (Croatian-Austrian mobility grant; MZOS, RH and OeAD, Austria; co-PIs: J. Stefulj, U. Panzenboeck)
• 2010-2013: Serotonergic neurotransmission: genes, proteins and behaviour (MZOS, RH)

• 2015-2019: Serotonergic modulation of obesity: cross-talk between regulatory molecules and pathways (Croatian Science Foundation)
• 2012-2013: Identification of gene pathways involved in serotonergic modulation of body weight (TANITA Healthy Weight Community Trust, Japan)
• 2010-2011: The mechanism of cholesterol action in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (MZOS, RH)
• 2007-2010: Serotonergic neurotransmission: genes, proteins and behaviour (MZOS, RH)
• 2006-2008: Nuclear receptors as lipid sensors at the blood-brain barrier (FWF, Austria)
• 2002-2006: Molecular patophysiology of serotonergic transmission (MZOS, RH)
• 1997-2001: Neurochemistry of synaptic transmission (MZOS, RH)

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• Utjecaj majčinog metaboličkog stanja na serotoninski sustav posteljice i neonatusa: od metilacije DNA do funkcije proteina - PLANS

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• Serotonergic modulation of obesity: cross-talk between regulatory molecules and pathways - SERT-OB

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• Serotonergic neurotransmission: genes, proteins and behavior

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• 2010/2011: Visiting Scientists Program (BankAustria, Austria)
• 1998/1999: Austrian Goverment Fellowship (Republic of Austria)
• 1995: Rector's Award (University of Zagreb, Croatia)

• Synapse: from genes to proteins (postgraduate course, University of Zagreb School of Medicine)
• Biological psychology I (undergraduate course, Catholic University of Croatia)
• Epigenetics in psychology (undergraduate course, Catholic University of Croatia)

• Biological psychology II (undergraduate course, Catholic University of Croatia)

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• Bakovic P, Kesic M, Peric M, Beceheli I, Horvaticek M, George M, Cicin-Sain L, Desoye G, Wadsack C, Panzenboeck U, Stefulj J* (2021) Differential serotonin uptake mechanisms at the human maternal-fetal interface. Int J Mol Sci 22, 7807. doi: 10.3390/ijms22157807.
• Kesic M, Bakovic P, Stojkovic R, Stefulj J*, Cicin-Sain L* (2021) Metabolic disturbances in rat sublines with constitutionally altered serotonin homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci 22, 5400. doi: 10.3390/ijms22105400.
• Kesic M, Bakovic P, Horvaticek M, Proust BLJ, Stefulj J, Cicin-Sain L (2020) Constitutionally high serotonin tone favors obesity: study on rat sublines with altered serotonin homeostasis. Front Neurosci 14, 219. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00219.
• Blazevic S, Horvaticek M, Kesic M, Zill P, Hranilovic D, Ivanisevic M, Desoye G, Stefulj J* (2017) Epigenetic adaptation of the placental serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) to gestational diabetes mellitus. PLoS One 12, e0179934.
• Hranilovic D, Blazevic S, Stefulj J*, Zill P (2016) DNA methylation analysis of HTR2A regulatory region in leukocytes of autistic subjects. Autism Res 9, 204-209.
• Chirackal Manavalan AP, Kober A, Metso J, Lang I, Becker T, Hasslitzer K, Zandl M, Fanaee-Danesh E, Pippal JB, Sachdev V, Kratky D, Stefulj J, Jauhiainen M, Panzenboeck U (2014)  Phospholipid transfer protein is expressed in cerebrovascular endothelial cells and involved in high density lipoprotein biogenesis and remodeling at the blood-brain barrier. J Biol Chem 289, 4683-4698.
• Stefulj J*, Mokrovic G, Hranilovic D, Bordukalo-Niksic T, Bakula M, Kubat M, Jernej B (2011) Functional promoter polymorphism of the neuronal isoform of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH2) in suicide. Psychiat Res 186, 446-447.
• Stefulj J, Panzenboeck U, Becker T, Hirschmugl B, Schweinzer C, Lang I, Marsche G, Sadjak A, Lang U, Desoye G, Wadsack C (2009) Human endothelial cells of the placental barrier efficiently deliver cholesterol to the fetal circulation via ABCA1 and ABCG1. Circ Res 104, 600-608.
• Stefulj J, Kubat M, Balija M, Jernej B (2006) TPH gene polymorphism and ageing: indication of combined effect on the predisposition to violent suicide. Am J Med Genet B 141, 139-141.
• Stefulj J, Büttner A, Kubat M, Zill P, Balija M, Eisenmenger W, Bondy B, Jernej B (2004) 5HT-2C receptor polymorphism in suicide victims: association studies in German and Slavic populations. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 254, 224-227.
• Hranilovic D, Stefulj J, Schwab S, Borrmann-Hassenbach M, Albus M, Jernej B, Wildenauer D (2004) Serotonin transporter promoter and intron 2 polymorphisms: relationship between allelic variants and gene expression. Biol Psychiat 55, 1090-1094.
• Stefulj J, Hoertner M, Meenakshi G, Schauenstein K, Rinner I, Woelfler A, Semmler J, Liebmann PM (2001) Gene expression of the key enzymes of melatonin synthesis in extrapineal tissues of the rat. J Pineal Res 30, 243-247.
• Stefulj J, Cicin-Sain L, Schauenstein K, Jernej B (2001) Serotonin and immune response: effect of the amine on in vitro proliferation of rat lymphocytes. Neuroimmunomodulation 9, 103-108.
• Stefulj J, Jernej B, Cicin-Sain L, Rinner I, Schauenstein K (2000) mRNA expression of serotonin receptors in cells of the immune tissues of the rat. Brain Behav Immun 14, 219-224.

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• 4. Međunarodni znanstveno-stručni skup, Sveučilišni odjel za psihologiju, Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište - Promjenjive životne okolnosti: prilika za rast pojedinca i zajednice - Knjiga sažetaka / Nakić Radoš, Sandra (ur.). Zagreb: Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, 2023

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• Perić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Nikolić, Kristina; Čičin-Šain, Lipa; Štefulj, Jasminka | Placental monoamine oxidase A activity in pregnancies complicated by maternal overweight/obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus // Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne), 17 (2026), 1728858, 11. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1728858

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• Holuka, Cyrielle; Melacca, Alessia; Menta, Giorgia; D’Ambrosio, Conchita; Morano, Sandra; Štefulj, Jasminka; Calleja-Agius, Jean; Bordoni, Laura; Gabbianelli, Rosita; Turner, Jonathan D. | Maternal birth experience and DNA methylation // Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 16 (2025), e21, 5. doi: 10.1017/s2040174425000133

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• Perić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Kesić, Maja; Žutić, Maja; Čičin-Šain, Lipa; Štefulj, Jasminka | Placental expression of the serotonin transporter (SERT) gene: associations with maternal overweight/obesity and neonatal anthropometry // International journal of obesity, 50 (2025), 181-190. doi: 10.1038/s41366-025-01918-y

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• Jaramillo, Isabel; Bergunde, Luisa; Holuka, Cyrielle; Schuengel, Carlo; Štefulj, Jasminka; Steudte-Schmiedgen, Susann; Kaźmierczak, Maria; Menta, Giorgia; D'Ambrosio, Conchita; Lalor, Joan G. et al. | Mode of birth and DNA methylation at birth, in childhood, and in adolescence: Uncovering the relationship using ALSPAC data. // Developmental psychology, 60 (2024), 9; 1746-1759. doi: 10.1037/dev0001722

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• Žutić, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Štefulj, Jasminka; Brekalo, Maja; Nakić Radoš, Sandra | Gestational diabetes mellitus and peripartum depression: a longitudinal study of a bidirectional relationship // BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24 (2024), 821, 13. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-07046-1

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• Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Brekalo, Maja; Žutić, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Habek, Dubravko; Marton, Ingrid; Tikvica Luetić, Ana; Prka, Matija; Ujević, Boris; Štefulj, Jasminka et al. | Prospective study of individual characteristics and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following childbirth: Birth satisfaction as a moderator. // Psychological Trauma-Theory Research Practice and Policy, 18 (2024), 1; 29-38. doi: 10.1037/tra0001823

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• Bečeheli, Ivona; Horvatiček, Marina; Perić, Maja; Nikolić, Barbara; Holuka, Cyrielle; Klasić, Marija; Ivanišević, Marina; Starčević, Mirta; Desoye, Gernot; Hranilović, Dubravka et al. | Methylation of serotonin regulating genes in cord blood cells: association with maternal metabolic parameters and correlation with methylation in peripheral blood cells during childhood and adolescence // Clinical Epigenetics, 16 (2024), 4; 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s13148-023-01610-w

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• Baković, Petra ; Kesić, Maja ; Kolarić, Darko ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Metabolic and Molecular Response to High-Fat Diet Differs between Rats with Constitutionally High and Low Serotonin Tone // International journal of molecular sciences, 24 (2023), 3; 2169, 23. doi: 10.3390/ijms24032169

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• Konjevod, Marcela ; Rešetar, Mirna ; Matošić, Ana ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Association of Functional Polymorphism in TPH2 Gene with Alcohol Dependence and Personality Traits: Study in Cloninger’s Type I and Type II Alcohol-Dependent Inpatients // Genes, 14 (2023), 2; 413, 11. doi: 10.3390/genes14020413

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• Perić, Maja ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Tandl, Veronika ; Bečeheli, Ivona ; Majali-Martinez, Alejandro ; Desoye, Gernot ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Glucose, Insulin and Oxygen Modulate Expression of Serotonin-Regulating Genes in Human First- Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line ACH-3P // Biomedicines, 11 (2023), 6; 1619, 15. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11061619

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• Kesić, Maja; Baković, Petra; Farkaš, Vladimir; Bagarić, Robert; Kolarić, Darko; Štefulj, Jasminka; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Constitutive Serotonin Tone as a Modulator of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis: A Rat Study // Life, 13 (2023), 7; 1436, 21. doi: 10.3390/life13071436

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• Horvatiček, Marina ; Perić, Maja ; Bečeheli, Ivona ; Klasić, Marija ; Žutić, Maja ; Kesić, Maja ; Desoye, Gernot ; Nakić Radoš, Sandra ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Hranilovic, Dubravka et al. | Maternal Metabolic State and Fetal Sex and Genotype Modulate Methylation of the Serotonin Receptor Type 2A Gene (HTR2A) in the Human Placenta // Biomedicines, 10 (2022), 2; 467, 19. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10020467

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• Kesić, Maja ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Tvrdeić, Ante ; Miše, Branko ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Constitutive serotonin tone modulates molecular and behavioral response to chronic fluoxetine treatment: a study on genetic rat model // Frontiers in psychiatry, 12 (2021), 741222, 12. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.741222

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• Baković, Petra ; Kesić, Maja ; Perić, Maja ; Bečeheli, Ivona ; Horvatiček, Marina ; George, Meekha ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Desoye, Gernot ; Wadsack, Christian ; Panzenboeck, Ute et al. | Differential Serotonin Uptake Mechanisms at the Human Maternal–Fetal Interface // International journal of molecular sciences, 22 (2021), 15; 7807, 17. doi: 10.3390/ijms22157807

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• Kesić, Maja ; Baković, Petra ; Stojković, Ranko ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Metabolic disturbances in rat sublines with constitutionally altered serotonin homeostasis // International journal of molecular sciences, 22 (2021), 10; 5400, 20. doi: 10.3390/ijms22105400

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• Kesić, Maja ; Baković, Petra ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Proust, Bastien Lucien Jean ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Constitutionally High Serotonin Tone Favors Obesity: Study on Rat Sublines With Altered Serotonin Homeostasis // Frontiers in neuroscience, 14 (2020), 219, 14. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00219

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• Zandl-Lang, Martina; Fanaee-Danesh, Elham; Sun, Yidan; Cancar, Igor; Gali, Chaitanya; Kober, Alexandra; Albrecher, Nicole; Tam-Amersdorfer, Caremen; Stracke, Anika; Storck, Steffen et al. | Regulatory effects of simvastatin and apoJ on APP processing and amyloid-β clearance in blood-brain barrier endothelial cells // Biochimica and biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids, 1863 (2017), 1; 40-60. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.09.008

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• Blažević, Sofia Ana ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Kesić, Maja ; Zill, Peter ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Desoye, Gernot ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Epigenetic adaptation of the placental serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) to gestational diabetes mellitus // PLoS One, 12 (2017), 6; e0179934-e0179934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179934

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• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Blažević, Sofia ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Zill, Peter | DNA methylation analysis of HTR2A regulatory region in leukocytes of autistic subjects // Autism Research, 9 (2016), 2; 204-209. doi: 10.1002/aur.1519

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• Chirackal Manavalan, Anil Paul ; Kober, Alexandra ; Metso, Jari ; Lang, Ingrid ; Becker, Tatjana ; Hasslitzer, Karin ; Zandl, Martina ; Fanaee-Danesh, Elham ; Briesh Pippal, Jyotsna ; Sachdev, Vinay et al. | Phospholipid transfer protein is expressed in cerebrovascular endothelial cells and involved in HDL biogenesis and remodeling at the blood- brain barrier // The Journal of biological chemistry, 289 (2014), 8; 4683-4698. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.499129

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• Rak, Sanjica ; De Zan, Tihana ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kosović, Marin ; Gamulin, Ozren ; Osmak, Maja | FTIR spectroscopy reveals lipid droplets in drug resistant laryngeal carcinoma cells through detection of increased ester vibrational bands intensity // Analyst, 139 (2014), 13; 3407-3415. doi: 10.1039/c4an00412d

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• Čupić, Barbara ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Zapletal, Emilija ; Matošić, Ana ; Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Gabrilovac, Jelka | Opioid system genes in alcoholism: A case–control study in Croatian population // Neuropeptides, 47 (2013), 5; 315-319. doi: 10.1016/j.npep.2013.08.002

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Perić, Maja ; Malnar, Martina ; Košiček, Marko ; Schweinzer, Cornelia ; Živković, Jelena ; Scholler, Monika ; Panzenboeck, Ute ; Hećimović, Silva | Pharmacological activation of LXRs decreases amyloid-β levels in Niemann-Pick type C model cells // Current pharmaceutical biotechnology, 14 (2013), 6; 582-593

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• Jokić, Mladen ; Brčić-Kostić, Krunoslav ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Catela Ivković, Tina ; Lončar, Božo ; Gamulin, Marija ; Kapitanović, Sanja | Association of MTHFR, MTR, MTRR, RFC1 and DHFR Gene Polymorphisms With Susceptibility to Sporadic Colon Cancer // DNA and cell biology, 30 (2011), 10; 771-776. doi: 10.1089/dna.2010.1189

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana ; Bakula, Mirko ; Kubat, Milovan ; Jernej, Branimir | Functional promoter polymorphism of the neuronal isoform of tryptophan hydroxylase (Tph2) in suicide // Psychiatry research, 186 (2011), 2/3; 446-447. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.08.034

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• Hećimović, Hrvoje ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Demarin, Vida ; Jernej, Branimir | Association of serotonin transporter promoter (5-HTTLPR) and intron 2 (VNTR-2) polymorphisms with treatment response in temporal lobe epilepsy // Epilepsy research, 91 (2010), 1; 35-38. doi: 10.1016/jeplepsyres.2010.06.008

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• Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Živin, Marko ; Jernej, Branimir ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | 5HT-1A receptors and anxiety-like behaviours: studies in rats with constitutionally upregulated / downregulated serotonin transporter // Behavioural brain research, 213 (2010), 2; 238-245. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.05.002

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana ; Hećimović, Hrvoje ; Demarin, Vida ; Jernej, Branimir | Epilepsy and serotonin (5HT) : variations of 5HT related genes in temporal lobe epilepsy // Neuroscience letters, 478 (2010), 1; 29-31. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.04.060

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Panzenboeck, Ute ; Becker, Tatjana ; Hirschmugl, Birgit ; Schweinzer, Cornelia ; Lang, Ingrid ; Marsche, Gunther ; Sadjak, Anton ; Lang, Uwe ; Desoye, Gernot et al. | Human endothelial cells of the placental barrier efficiently deliver cholesterol to the fetal circulation via ABCA1 and ABCG1 // Circulation research, 104 (2009), 5; 600-608. doi: 10.1161/circresaha.108.185066

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• Mokrović, Gordana; Matošić, Ana; Hranilović, Dubravka; Štefulj, Jasminka; Novokmet, Mislav; Orešković, Darko; Balija, Melita; Marušić, Srđan; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Alcohol dependence and polymorphisms of serotonin-related genes: association studies // Collegium antropologicum, 32 (2008), Suppl. 1; 127-131

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• Calayir, Ermine ; Becker, Tatjana M. ; Kratzer, Adelheid ; Ebner, Brigit ; Panzenboeck, Ute ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kostner, Gerhard M. | LXR-agonists regulate ApoM expression differentially in liver and intestine // Current pharmaceutical biotechnology, 9 (2008), 6; 516-521. doi: 10.2174/138920108786786376

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kubat, Milovan ; Balija, Melita ; Jernej, Branimir | TPH gene polymorphism and ageing: indication of combined effect on the predisposition to violent suicide // American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics, 141B (2006), 2; 139-141-x

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kubat, Milovan ; Balija, Melita ; Škavić, Josip ; Jernej, Branimir | Variability of the tryptophan hydroxylase gene : study in victims of violent suicide // Psychiatry research, 134 (2005), 67-73-x

• Filić, Vedrana ; Vladić, Anton ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Balija, Melita ; Sučić, Zvonimir ; Jernej, Branimir | Monoamine Oxidases A and B Gene Polymorphisms in Migraine Patients // Journal of the neurological sciences, 228 (2005), 2; 149-153. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.11.045

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• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Schwab, Sibylle ; Borrmann-Hassenbach, Margitta ; Albus, Margot ; Jernej, Branimir ; Wildenauer, Dieter | Serotonin transporter promoter and intron 2 polymorphisms: relationship between allelic variants and gene expression // Biological psychiatry, 55 (2004), 11; 1090-1094-x

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Büttner, Andreas ; Kubat, Milovan ; Zill, Peter ; Balija, Melita ; Eisenmenger, Wolfgang ; Bondy, Brigitta ; Jernej, Branimir | 5HT-2C receptor polymorphism in suicide victims : association studies in German and Slavic populations // European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 254 (2004), 4; 224-227. doi: 10.1007/s00406-004-0482-5

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• Jernej, Branimir ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Balija, Melita ; Škavić, Josip ; Kubat, Milovan | Intronic polymorphism of tryptophan hydroxylase and serotonin transporter: indication for combined effect in predisposition to suicide // Journal of neural transmission, 111 (2004), 6; 733-738-x

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Büttner, Andreas ; Škavić, Josip ; Zill, Peter ; Balija, Melita ; Eisenmenger, Wolfgang ; Bondy, Brigitta ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin 1B (5HT-1B) receptor polymorphism (G861C) in suicide victims: association studies in German and Slavic population // American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics, 127B (2004), 1; 48-50-x

• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Furač, Ivana ; Kubat, Milovan ; Balija, Melita ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin transporter gene promoter (5-HTTLPR) and intron 2 (VNTR) polymorphisms in suicide victims of Croatian origin // Biological psychiatry, 54 (2003), 9; 884-889-x

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Jakopec, Sanjica ; Osmak, Maja ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin and apoptosis: studies on rat lymphocytes // Neuroimmunomodulation, 10 (2002), 3; 132-133-x

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Schauenstein, Konrad ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin and immune response : effect of the amine on in vitro proliferation of rat lymphocytes // Neuroimmunomodulation, 9 (2001), 103-108-x

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Hoertner, Michael ; Meenakshi, Ghosh ; Schauenstein, Konrad ; Rinner, Ingo ; Woelfler, Albert ; Semmler, Johann ; Liebmann, Peter M. | Gene expression of the key enzymes of melatonin synthesis in extrapineal tissues of the rat // Journal of pineal research, 30 (2001), 4; 243-247-x

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Jernej, Branimir ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Rinner, Ingo ; Schauenstein, Konrad | mRNA expression of serotonin receptors in cells of the immune tissues of the rat // Brain, behavior, and immunity, 14 (2000), 3; 219-224. doi: 10.1006/brbi.1999.0579

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Review article (scientific)

• Horvat, Anđela; Vlašić, Ignacija; Štefulj, Jasminka; Oršolić, Nada; Jazvinšćak Jembrek, Maja | Flavonols as a Potential Pharmacological Intervention for Alleviating Cognitive Decline in Diabetes: Evidence from Preclinical Studies // Life, 13 (2023), 12; 2291, 33. doi: 10.3390/life13122291

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• Perić, Maja ; Bečeheli, Ivona ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Desoye, Gernot ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Serotonin System in the Human Placenta – the Knowns and Unknowns // Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne), 13 (2022), 1061317, 19. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1061317

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Panzenboeck, Ute ; Hof, Patrick R. ; Šimić, Goran | Pathogenesis, modulation, and therapy of Alzheimer’s disease: A perspective on roles of liver-X receptors // Translational Neuroscience, 4 (2013), 3; 349-356. doi: 10.2478/s13380-013-0136-z

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana | Neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH2) in suicidal behaviour // Translational Neuroscience, 1 (2010), 3; 207-213. doi: 10.2478/v10134-010-0031-x

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Short communication

• Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Matošić, Ana ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Combination of polymorphic variants in serotonin transporter and monoamine oxidase-A genes may influence the risk for early-onset alcoholism // Psychiatry research, 200 (2012), 2/3; 1041-1043. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.04.031

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Letter to the editor

• Nikolac Perković, Matea ; Nedić Erjavec, Gordana ; Kocijan Hercigonja, Dubravka ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Čurković, Mario ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Dodig Čurković, Katarina ; Mück-Šeler, Dorotea ; Pivac, Nela | Association between the polymorphisms of the selected genes encoding dopaminergic system with ADHD and autism // Psychiatry research, 215 (2014), 1; 260-261. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.10.018

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Editorial

• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Zill, Peter | Developmental Abnormalities of Serotonin Homeostasis in Behavioral and Metabolic Disorders: From Epigenetic Mechanisms to Protein Function // Frontiers in neuroscience, 15 (2021), 659356, 3. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.659356

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Conference abstract

• Maslać, Ivana; Sabljić, Kristina; Živković, Katja; Vlainić, Josipa; Ćurlin, Marija; Kesić, Maja; Štefulj, Jasminka; Jazvinšćak Jembrek, Maja | FLUOXETINE ENHANCES CORTISOL- AND COPPER-INDUCED TOXICITY IN HUMAN NEUROBLASTOMA SH-SY5Y CELLS // 10th Croatian Neuroscience Congress : e-Book of Abstracts / Popović, Tena (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society for Neuroscience (CSfN) Faculty of Medicine, 2025. str. 27-27

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• Jazvinšćak Jembrek, Maja; Živković, Katja; Maslać, Ivana; Sabljić, Kristina; Vlainić, Josipa; Ćurlin, Marija; Kesić, Maja; Štefulj, Jasminka | EFFECTS OF ANTIDEPRESSANT FLUOXETINE IN THE PRESENCE OF INCREASED COPPER LEVELS // 11. Hrvatski kongres farmakologije : Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo farmakologa, 2025. str. 70-70

• Nikolić, Barbara; Perić, Maja; Bečeheli, Ivona; Marić, Barbara; Kumnova, Fiona; Matanović, Angela; Grgurin, Anastazija; Horvatiček, Marina; Hranilović, Dubravka; Štefulj, Jasminka | Povezanost polimorfizama gena serotonergičkog sustava s gestacijskim dijabetesom melitusom // Book of Abstracts of the 15th Croatian Biological Congress / Bosak, Sunčica; Gračan, Romana; Korać, Petra (ur.). | Zagreb: Hrvatsko biološko društvo, 2025. str. 85-86

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• Nikolić, Barbara; Perić, Maja; Žutić, Maja; Bečeheli, Ivona; Horvatiček, Marina; Matanović, Angela; Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Hranilović, Dubravka; Štefulj, Jasminka | ASSOCIATION OF HTR2A POLYMORPHISMS WITH PERIPARTAL MENTAL HEALTH IN WOMEN WITH NORMAL AND ALTERED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE // 10th Croatian Neuroscience Congress : e-Book of Abstracts / Popović, Tena (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society for Neuroscience (CSfN) Faculty of Medicine, 2025. str. 62-62

• Matanović, Angela; Perić, Maja; Žutić, Maja; Marić, Barbara; Nikolić, Barbara; Horvatiček, Marina; Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Hranilović, Dubravka; Štefulj, Jasminka | The association between the oxytocin receptor polymorphism and mental health indices in pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus // 10th Croatian Neuroscience Congress : e-Book of Abstracts / Popović, Tena (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society for Neuroscience (CSfN) Faculty of Medicine, 2025. str. 60-61

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• Perić, Maja; Nikolić, Barbara; Kumnova, Fiona; Matanović, Angela; Žutić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Grgurin, Anastazija; Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Hranilović, Dubravka; Štefulj, Jasminka | The association between serotonin-metabolizing enzyme gene variants and peripartum mental health: evidence from women with and without gestational diabetes // 10th Croatian Neuroscience Congress : e-Book of Abstracts / Popović, Tena (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society for Neuroscience (CSfN) Faculty of Medicine, 2025. str. 58-59

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• Perić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Bečeheli, Ivona; Žutić, Maja; Nikolić, Barbara; Kesić, Maja; Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Ivanišević, Marina; Starčević, Mirta; Hranilović, Dubravka et al. | Placental and Neonatal Serotonin (PlaNS) - A Prospective Birth Cohort Study in Zagreb, Croatia // ISSR 2025 - A Serotonin Symphony in Vienna Program and The book of abstracts / John Neumaier (ur.). | Beč: International Society for Serotonin Research, 2025. str. 130-131

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• Štefulj, Jasminka; Žutić, Maja; Brekalo, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Nakić Radoš, Sandra | Gestacijski dijabetes u Hrvatskoj: prevalencija, antropometrijski korelati i povezanost s pokazateljima mentalnog zdravlja trudnica // 30. Godišnja konferencija hrvatskih psihologa: Uloga i doprinos psihologije u održivoj zajednici - Sažetci priopćenja / Despot Lučanin, Jasminka; Lopižić, Josip; Matijaš, Marijana et al. (ur.). | Zagreb: HPD-Hrvatsko psihološko društvo, 2023. str. 83-84

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• Štefulj, Jasminka; Žutić, Maja; Brekalo, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Nakić Radoš, Sandra | Peripartum mental health in women with overweight and obesity: preliminary findings from the MumHealth study // 4. Međunarodni znanstveno-stručni skup, Sveučilišni odjel za psihologiju, Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište - Promjenjive životne okolnosti: prilika za rast pojedinca i zajednice - Knjiga sažetaka / Nakić Radoš, Sandra (ur.). | Zagreb: Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, 2023. str. 61-61

• Žutić, Maja ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Brekalo, Maja ; Nakić Radoš, Sandra ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Prevalence and correlates of depression symptoms among pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus // 42nd SRIP Annual Virtual Conference Abstract Book. | 2022. str. 35-35

• Horvatiček, Marina ; Perić, Maja ; Bečeheli, Ivona ; Klasić, Marija ; Nikolić, Barbara ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Štefulj, Jasminka. | Placental and cord blood DNA methylation of the serotonin receptor type 2A gene: Modulation by fetal sex and genotype and maternal metabolic state // 45th FEBS Congress Abstracts. | 2021, P01.403, 1

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• Žutić, Maja ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Brekalo, Maja ; Nakić Radoš, Sandra ; Štefulj Jasminka | Biopsychosocial determinants of peripartum depression symptoms – a longitudinal study design // IV Annual Meeting 2021 of the Portuguese Language Group of the Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health: “Challenges in Perinatal Mental Health” : Abstract book. | Matosinhos, 2021. str. 5-5

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• Bečeheli, Ivona ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Perić, Maja ; Nikolić, Barbara ; Klasić, Marija ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Desoye, Gernot ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Sex-specific interrelation between glucose levels and SLC6A4 gene methylation in maternal and fetal blood. | 2021

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Perić, Maja ; Baković, Petra ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Klasić, Marija ; Nikolić, Barbara ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Anđelinović, Maja ; Matijaš, Marijana et al. | Prenatal Programming of Altered Serotonin Functioning: Maternal Gestational Diabetes, Obesity and Emotional Stress as Potential Risk Factors // 2nd International Scientific Conference Brain and Mind: Promoting Individual and Community Well- Being : Book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, 2019. str. 97-98

• Horvatiček, Marina ; Baković, Petra ; Kesić, Maja ; Kolarić, Darko ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Thermogenic and molecular response to beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist treatment in rats with constitutionally altered serotonin homeostasis // Congress of the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology "Crossroads in Life Sciences", Book of Abstract. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za biokemiju i molekularnu biologiju (HDBMB), 2019. str. 89-89

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• Baković, Petra ; Kesić, Maja ; Lucien Jean Proust, Bastien ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin- Šain, Lipa | Effect of high-fat diet on glucose and lipid metabolism in rats with constitutionally altered serotonin homeostasis // Book of Abstract of the Congress of the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology "Crossroads in Life Sciences". | 2019. str. 67-67

• Baković, Petra ; Kesić, Maja ; Lucien Jean Proust, Bastien ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Wistar-Zagreb serotonin (WZ-5HT) rats - a new animal model of obesity // Pokusne životinje u znanstvenim istraživanjima 2018, 3. znanstveno-stručni simpozij Hrvatskoga društva za znanost o laboratorijskim životinjama, 2. zajednički skup CroLASA-e i SLAS-a s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem : knjiga sažetaka. | 2018. str. 34-34

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• Baković, Petra ; Kesić, Maja ; Proust, Bastien Lucien Jean ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Functional and molecular response of rats with constitutionally altered serotonin homeostasis to high-fat diet // FEBS3+ Conference: From Molecules to Living Systems : Final Programme & Book of Abstracts. | Veszprém, 2018. str. 220-220

• Kesić, Maja ; Kolarić, Darko ; Baković, Petra ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Brown adipose tissue thermogenesis: relation to constitutive differences in serotonin homeostasis // FEBS3+ Conference: From Molecules to Living Systems : Final Programme & Book of Abstracts. | Veszprém, 2018. str. 217-217

• Kesić, Maja ; Baković, Petra ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Endogenous serotonergic tone as a modulator of metabolic homeostasis and response to metabolic challenge // 19th Meeting of International Society for Serotonin Research Serotonin on the Wild Atlantic Way : Book of Abstracts. | 2018. str. 90-90

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• Zandl-Lang, Martina ; Kesić, Maja ; Albrecher, Nicole Maria ; Panzenboeck, Ute ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Expression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its processing enzymes in overweight/obese rats with altered serotonergic homeostasis // 6th Croatian Neuroscience Congress : Abstracts. | Zagreb, 2017. str. 86-86

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• Baković, Petra ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kesić, Maja ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Glucose dysregulation in obesity: studies in rats with constitutionally altered serotonin homeostasis // 6th Croatian Neuroscience Congress with International Participation˝ : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb, 2017. str. 73-73

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• Kesić, Maja ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Involvement of BDNF in fluoxetine-induced changes in body weight: studies in Wistar Zagreb-5HT rat model // 6th Croatian Neuroscience Congress with International Participation˝ : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb, 2017. str. 97-97

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• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Blažević, Sofia Ana ; Štefulj Jasminka ; Zill Peter | Genotype distribution and methylation level of the polymorphic region in the serotonin receptor 2A gene promoter in German and Croatian healthy volunteers // European Anthropology in a Changing World:From Culture to Global Biology. Abstract book. | Zagreb, 2016. str. 81-82

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Blazević, Sofia Ana ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Kesić, Maja ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Zill, Peter | Placental DNA methylation of the serotonin transporter gene is associated with maternal gestational diabetes // Game of Epigenomics conference. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2016. str. 55-56

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kesić, Maja ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Expression profiling of obesity/adipogenesis- related genes in rats with altered serotonergic homeostasis // Book of Abstracts 5th Croatian Congress of Neuroscience. | 2015. str. 44-44

• Kesić, Maja ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Expression of adipokines and their receptors in brain and adipose tissue of rats with genetically altered serotonergic homeostasis // Book of Abstracts 5th Croatian Congress of Neuroscience. | 2015. str. 48-48

• Rak, Sanjica ; De Zan, Tihana ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kosović, Marin ; Gamulin, Ozren ; Osmak, Maja | FTIR spectroscopy reveals lipid droplets in drug resistant laryngeal carcinoma cells // 1st Regional Congress Education and Research in Oncology : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Zaklada Onkologija, 2013. str. 79-79

• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Blazević, Sofia Ana ; Zill, Peter ; Štefulj, Jasminka | DNA methylation of serotonin receptor 2A gene promoter in control and autistic subjects // Book of Abstracts 4th Croatian Congress of Neuroscience /. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za neuroznanost ; Hrvatski institut za istraživanje mozga Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2013. str. 32-33

• Kesić, Maja ; Čicin-Šain, Lipa ; Desoye, Gernot ; Wadsack, Christian ; Panzenboeck, Ute ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Biochemical and pharmacological characterisation of the serotonin transporter (SERT) in primary trophoblasts of the human placentas // Book of Abstracts 4th Croatian Congres of Neuroscience /. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za neuroznanost ; Hrvatski institut za istraživanje mozga Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2013. str. 39-39

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Kesić, Maja ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Differential expression of obesity-related genes in hypothalamus of Wistar-Zagreb 5HT rats // Book of Abstracts 4th Croatian Congres of Neuroscience /. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za neuroznanost ; Hrvatski institut za istraživanje mozga Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2013. str. 49-49

• Kesić, Maja ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | The effect of chronic fluoxetine on anxiety- like behavior and expression of 5HT-related proteins in rats with constitutionally altered 5HT homeostasis // BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 2012

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Bokulić, Zvonimir ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana ; Orešković, Darko ; Živin, Marko ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin (5HT) metabolism in the brain of Wistar-Zagreb 5HT rats // 3. croatian congress of neuroscience - abstract book. | Zagreb, 2009. str. 84-x

• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Novak, Ruđer ; Babić, Marina ; Ivanković, Tomislav ; Matak, Ivica ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Blažević, Sofia ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Jernej, Branimir | The role of 5HT-related genes in autism: association study // Neurogenomics and neuroimaging of developmental disorders, abstract book. | Zagreb, 2009. str. 79-79

• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Novak, Rudjer ; Babić, Marina ; Ivanković, Tomislav ; Matak, Ivica ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Blažević, Sofia ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Jernej, Branimir | The role of 5HT-related genes in autism: association study // 3. hrvatski kongres neuroznanosti, knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za neuroznanost, 2009. str. 51-51

• Stefulj, Jasminka ; Becker, Tatjana ; Hirschmugl, Birgit ; Schweinzer, Cornelia Katrin ; Hasslitzer, Karin ; Marsche, Gunther ; Desoye, Gernot ; Wadsack, Christian and Panzenboeck, Ute | ABCA1 and ABCG1 are operative in fetal endothelial cells of the human placenta. | 2008

• Jernej, Branimir ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Balija, Melita ; Kubat, Milovan | Intronic Polymorphism of Tryptophan Hxdroxylase and Serotonin Transporter: Indication for Combined Effect in Predisposition to Suicid // Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2003. str. 48-48-x

• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Furač, Ivana ; Kubat, Milovan ; Balija, Melita ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin Transporter Gene Promoter (5-HTTLPR) and Intron 2 (VNTR-2) Polymorphisms: Possible Association With Suicidal Behavior // Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2003. str. 47-48-x

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Furač, Ivana ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Balija, Melita ; Kubat, Milovan ; Jernej, Branimir | Tryptophan hydroxylase gene polymorphism (A218C) in violent suicide victims: age and sex influences // 2nd International Meeting Suicide - Interplay of Genes and Environment. | Ljubljana, 2002. str. 31-x

• Bokulić, Zvonimir ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Jernej, Branimir | Tryptophan hydroxylase gene: the investigation of polymorphisms in healthy population // Abstracts of the 3rd Croatian Congress of Pharmacology with international participation ; u: Periodicum Biologorum. Supplement 103 (2001) (S). | Zagreb: Hrvatsko prirodoslovno društvo, 2001. str. 101-101

• Jernej, Branimir ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Furač, Ivana ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Bordukalo, Tatjana ; Bokulić, Zvonimir ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Kubat, Milovan | Intronic polymorphisms of tryptophan hydroxylase and serotonin transporter genes in suicide victims // Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. | Washington (MD): Society for Neuroscience, 2000. str. 1037-x

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Hoertner, M. ; Ghosh, M. ; Woelfler, A. ; Rinner, I. ; Semmler, J. ; Schauenstein, K. ; Liebmann, P.M. | Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase gene expression in lymphoid cells: comparison with other peripheral tissues // Neuroimmunomodulation. | Basel: Karger Publishers, 1999. str. 453-x

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Rinner, Ingo ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Jernej, Branimir ; Schauenstein, Konrad | Serotonin and immune sistem : gene expression of serotonergic receptors in rat immune cells // Abstracts book / Annual Meeting of the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology. | Graz: Organizing Committee of Symposium, 1998

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Rinner, Ingo ; Schauenstein, Konrad ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin and immune response: studies on gene expression of serotonergic receptors in immune cells // Knjiga sažetaka / Prvi kongres hrvatskih genetičara. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko prirodoslovno društvo, 1998. str. 35-x

Conference abstract

• Perić, Maja ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Bečeheli, Ivona ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Štefulj, Jasminka | Relationship between placental serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) expression, maternal metabolic state, and infant birthweight // Placenta, 2022. str. 17-17. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2022.03.071

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• Horvatiček, Marina ; Baković, Petra ; Ercegovac, Zvonimir ; Kesić, Maja ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Starčević, Mirta ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Štefulj, Jasminka. | Serotonin uptake into human cord blood platelets: modulation by maternal metabolic state // FEBS Open Bio, 2021. str. 205-206

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• Kesić, Maja ; Baković, Petra ; Kolarić, Darko ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue is affected by constitutive serotonergic tone: study on Wistar-Zagreb 5HT rat model // Obesity Facts, 2019. str. 96-96

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• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Malnar, Martina ; Schweinzer, Cornelia ; Košiček, Marko ; Živković, Jelena ; Panzenboeck, Ute ; Hećimović Katušić, Silva | The impacts of LXR ligand TO901317 on amyloid-β levels and cholesterol metabolism in Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) model cells // Alzheimer's & dementia, 2011. str. e72-e72. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.09.157

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• Becker, Tatjana ; Schweinzer, Cornelia ; Hasslitzer, Karin ; Stefulj, Jasminka ; Sattler, Wolfgang ; Panzenböck, Ute | The role of phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and in the brain // Neurodegenerative diseases, 2009

• Mokrović, Gordana ; Matošić, Ana ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Novokmet, Mislav ; Balija, Melita ; Marušić, Srđan ; Jernej, Branimir ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Alcoholism and polymorphisms of serotonin-related genes: association studies // Neurologia Croatica. Supplement, 2007. str. 130-x

• Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Mokrović, Gordana ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Jernej, Branimir | Wistar-Zagreb 5HT rat : further progress in development of the model // Periodicum biologorum, 2007. str. 112-112

• Panzenboeck, U. ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Schweinzer, C. ; Desoye, G. ; Wadsack, C. | Cholesterol efflux mechanisms in endothelial cells of the human placenta // Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2007. str. 356-356

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Schweinzer, C. ; Reicher, H. ; Calayir, E. ; Kratzer, A. ; Sattler, W. ; Panzenboeck, U | Activation of liver x receptors in the brain: regulation of target gene expression without disturbing steady-state lipid homeostasis // Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 2007. str. 459-459

• Jernej, Branimir ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Balija, Melita ; Kubat, Milovan | Intronic polymorphism of tryptophan hydroxylase and serotonin transporter : indication for combined effect in predisposition to suicide // Neurologia Croatica. Supplement, 2003. str. 52-52

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Schwab, S. ; Borrmann-Hassenbach, M. ; Albus, M. ; Wildenauer, D. ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin transporter promoter (5-httlpr) and intron 2 (vntr-2) polymorphisms: relationship between allelic variants and gene expression in schizophrenic patients // Neurologia Croatica. Supplement, 2003. str. 53-53

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Schauenstein, Konrad ; Jernej, Branimir | Serotonin and immune response: effect of the amine on in vitro proliferation of rat lymphocytes // Periodicum biologorum, 2001. str. 100-100

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Furač, Ivana ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Kubat, Milovan ; Jernej, Branimir | Tryptophan hydroxylase gene polymorphism (A218C) in suicide victims // American journal of medical genetics, 2000. str. 559-559

• Štefulj, Jasminka ; Jernej, Branimir ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Rinner, Ingo ; Schauenstein, Konrad | Expression of serotonin receptor genes in cells of the immune tissues of the rat // Neuroimmunomodulation, 1999. str. 441-441

• Hranilović, Dubravka ; Tolić, Iva Marija ; Podnar, Martina ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Jernej, Branimir | Development of the conditions for quantitative PCR analysis of serotonin transporter mRNA in human platelets // Periodicum biologorum, 1997. str. 87-87

Original scientific paper

• Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Brekalo, Maja; Žutić, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Štefulj, Jasminka; Bagarić, Marijana; Zrinski Petrović, Dora | The metacognitive model of rumination and depression during pregnancy // Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynecology, 44, S1, 2023. str. 20-20

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Unpublished conference paper

• Žutić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Perić, Maja; Bečeheli, Ivona; Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Štefulj, Jasminka | Differential Susceptibility to Stress and Social Support in Peripartum Depression: The Role of 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 // the 46th Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology (SRIP) Annual Conference | Chester, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 15.09.2026-16.09.2026

• Žutić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Perić, Maja; Bečeheli, Ivona; Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Štefulj, Jasminka | Testing the diathesis-stress model in peripartum depression: the role of 5-HTTLPR/rs25531 genotype // 45th Annual SRIP Conference | Liverpool, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 26.08.2025-28.08.2025

• Žutić, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Štefulj, Jasminka; Brekalo, Maja; Nakić Radoš, Sandra | The bidirectional relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus and peripartum depression: the role of pre-pregnancy body mass index // 27. Bujasovi dani psihologije | Zagreb, Hrvatska, 08.05.2025-10.05.2025

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• Nakić Radoš, Sandra; Brekalo, Maja; Žutić, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Habek, Dubravko; Marton, Ingrid; Tikvica Luetić, Ana; Prka, Matija; Ujević, Boris; Štefulj, Jasminka et al. | Personality traits as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following childbirth: a prospective study // 24. Dani psihologije u Zadru | Zadar, Hrvatska, 23.05.2024-25.05.2024

• Perić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Kesić, Maja; Žutić, Maja; Ivanišević, Marina; Desoye, Gernot; Čičin-Šain, Lipa; Štefulj, Jasminka | Expression of serotonin-regulating genes in term placentas of overweight / obese women with or without gestational diabetes mellitus // 19th European Placenta Group Conference | Hradec Králové, Češka Republika, 07.11.2024-08.11.2024

• Perić, Maja; Nikolić, Kristina; Čičin-Šain, Lipa; Horvatiček, Marina; Ivanišević, Marina; Štefulj, Jasminka | Activity of monoamine oxidase A in human placentas exposed to maternal overweight/obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus // 19th European Placenta Group Conference | Hradec Králové, Češka Republika, 07.11.2024-08.11.2024

• Žutić, Maja; Matijaš, Marijana; Brekalo, Maja; Štefulj, Jasminka; Nakić Radoš, Sandra | Mučnine i trudnička hiperemeza: narušeno mentalno zdravlje i svakodnevno funkcioniranje u trudnoći // 30. Godišnja konferencija hrvatskih psihologa "Uloga i doprinos psihologije u održivoj zajednici" | Zagreb, Hrvatska, 08.11.2023-11.11.2023

• Perić, Maja; Horvatiček, Marina; Tandl, Veronika; Majali-Martinez, Alejandro; Bečeheli, Ivona; Desoye, Gernot; Štefulj, Jasminka | Effects of glucose, insulin and oxygen on mRNA expression of serotonin-regulating genes in human first trimester trophoblast cell line ACH-3P // 54th annual DPSG meeting | Madrid, Španjolska, 08.09.2022-10.09.2022

• Bečeheli, Ivona ; Horvatiček, Marina ; Perić, Maja ; Nikolić, Barbara ; Hranilović, Dubravka ; Starčević, Mirta ; Ivanišević, Marina ; Desoye, Gernot ; Štefulj, Jasminka | The association between cord blood DNA methylation of serotonin-regulating genes and body fat-related characteristics in newborns // FEBS Advanced Course, 4th Danube Conference on Epigenetics | Budimpešta, Mađarska, 18.10.2022-21.10.2022

• Mokrović, Gordana ; Štefulj, Jasminka ; Čičin-Šain, Lipa | Wistar Zagreb-5HT rats: a potential model for investigation of the role of serotonin in allergic disease // P3AGI Summer School: Animal Models of Allergic Disease | Beč, Austrija, 21.06.2011-23.06.2011

Master's thesis (university)

• Cahunek, Iva | Povezanost majčine pretilosti i gestacijskog dijabetesa s ekspresijom monoamin oksidaze A u posteljici / Štefulj, Jasminka; Hranilović, Dubravka (mentor); Kesić, Maja (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2024

• Kristina, Nikolić | Polimorfizam gena, ekspresija i enzimska aktivnost monoamin oksidaze A u ljudskoj posteljici / Štefulj, Jasminka; Hranilović, Dubravka (mentor); Perić, Maja (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2024

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• Surić, Lucija | Ekspresija gena za serotoninski receptor tip 2C u podlinijama štakora Wistar-Zagreb 5HT / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor); Kesić, Maja (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2018

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• Stojanović, Anita | Povezanost gestacijskog dijabetesa i metilacije gena za serotoninski prijenosnik u posteljici / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor); Blažević, Sofia Ana (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2015

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• Perić, Maja | Učinci sintetskih liganada jetrenih receptora X (LXR) na metabolizam proteina prekursora amiloida u staničnom modelu bolesti Niemann Pick tipa C1 / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2012

• Prodić, Jelena | Polimorfizmi gena za serotoninski prijenosnik u osoba oboljelih od epilepsije temporalnog režnja / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor); Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2011

• Rešetar, Mirta | Funkcionalni polimorfizam gena za neuronsku triptofan hidroksilazu u stanjima s poremećenom serotonergičnom transmisijom / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2011

• Živković, Jelena | Istraživanje utjecaja TO901317 na procesiranje proteina APP u staničnom modelu bolesti Niemann Pick tipa C / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2011

• Sikirić, Marina | Polimorfizam serotoninskog receptora 5HT-2C u osoba oboljelih od epilepsije temporalnog režnja / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet, 2011

• Papić, Ivan | Polimorfizam gena za serotoninski receptor 1B (5-HT1B) u osoba oboljelih od epilepsije temporalnog režnja / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor); Bordukalo-Nikšić, Tatjana (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet, 2010

• Kosovec, Valentina | Povezanost polimorfizma gena za monoamin–oksidazu A s epilepsijom temporalnog režnja / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet, 2010

• Kilić, Ana | Polimorfizam gena za serotoninski 5HT-2C receptor u zdravih ispitanika / Jernej, Branimir (mentor); Štefulj, Jasminka (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2001

• Bokulić, Zvonimir | Gen za triptofan-hidroksilazu: istraživanje polimorfizama u zdravih ispitanika / Jernej, Branimir (mentor); Štefulj, Jasminka (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2001

• Pavičević, Ognjen | Imunizacija štakora i ekspresija mRNA za serotoninske receptore 5HT-1A i 5HT-7 / Jernej, Branimir (mentor); Štefulj, Jasminka (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 1999

Master of Science thesis

• Štefulj, Jasminka | Serotonin i imunološki sustav: glasnička RNA (mRNA) za serotoninske receptore u imunološkim stanicama štakora / Jernej, Branimir (mentor); Jernej, Branimir (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2000

Doctoral thesis

• Perić, Maja | Serotoninski sustav posteljice: međuodnos regulatornih gena i majčinog metaboličkog stanja u trudnoći / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2024

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• Baković, Petra | Funkcionalni i molekularni učinci prehrane bogate mastima u štakora s promijenjenom homeostazom serotonina / Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, 2021

• Kesić, Maja | Neurokemijski, molekularni i bihevioralni odgovor na farmakološku aktivaciju serotoninskoga sustava u štakora s promijenjenom homeostazom serotonina / Čičin-Šain, Lipa ; Štefulj, Jasminka (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2016

• Štefulj, Jasminka | Triptofan hidroksilaza : polimorfizam i ekspresija gena u uvjetima promijenjene serotonergične homeostaze / Jernej, Branimir (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2005

• Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Croatian Genetic Society
• Croatian Society for Neuroscience