I am interested in mechanism of action and safety of general anesthetics
Teaching
Professor
(2016)
School of Medicine,
Anesthesiology
Ion channels and neuronal excitability, molecular mechanisms of anesthesia and analgesia
Publications
Joksimovic SL, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. The role of voltage-gated calcium channels in the mechanisms of anesthesia and perioperative analgesia. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2022 Aug 1;35(4):436-441. PubMed PMID: 35787588
Timic Stamenic T, Manzella FM, Maksimovic S, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Further Evidence that Inhibition of Neuronal Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels Contributes to the Hypnotic Effect of Neurosteroid Analogue, 3ß-OH. Front Pharmacol. 2022;13:850658. PubMed PMID: 35677453
Joksimovic SL, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. The Mechanisms of Plasticity of Nociceptive Ion Channels in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2022;3:869735. PubMed PMID: 35419564
Ghodsi SM, Walz M, Schneider T, Todorovic SM. L-cysteine modulates visceral nociception mediated by the Ca(V)2.3 R-type calcium channels. Pflugers Arch. 2022 Apr;474(4):435-445. PubMed PMID: 35267086
Timic Stamenic T, Todorovic SM. Thalamic T-Type Calcium Channels as Targets for Hypnotics and General Anesthetics. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 21;23(4). PubMed PMID: 35216466
Maksimovic S, Useinovic N, Quillinan N, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. General Anesthesia and the Young Brain: The Importance of Novel Strategies with Alternate Mechanisms of Action. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 8;23(3). PubMed PMID: 35163810
Manzella FM, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Synthetic neuroactive steroids as new sedatives and anaesthetics: Back to the future. J Neuroendocrinol. 2022 Feb;34(2):e13086. PubMed PMID: 35014105
Hoffmann T, Kistner K, Joksimovic SLJ, Todorovic SM, Reeh PW, Sauer SK. Painful diabetic neuropathy leads to functional Ca(V)3.2 expression and spontaneous activity in skin nociceptors of mice. Exp Neurol. 2021 Dec;346:113838. PubMed PMID: 34450183
Coulter I, Timic Stamenic T, Eggan P, Fine BR, Corrigan T, Covey DF, Yang L, Pan JQ, Todorovic SM. Different roles of T-type calcium channel isoforms in hypnosis induced by an endogenous neurosteroid epipregnanolone. Neuropharmacology. 2021 Oct 1;197:108739. PubMed PMID: 34339750
Joksimovic SM, Sampath D, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Raol YH, Todorovic SM. Differential effects of the novel neurosteroid hypnotic (3ß,5ß,17ß)-3-hydroxyandrostane-17-carbonitrile on electroencephalogram activity in male and female rats. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Sep;127(3):435-446. PubMed PMID: 33972091
Joksimovic SL, Lamborn N, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Alpha lipoic acid attenuates evoked and spontaneous pain following surgical skin incision in rats. Channels (Austin). 2021 Dec;15(1):398-407. PubMed PMID: 33843451
Timic Stamenic T, Feseha S, Manzella FM, Wallace D, Wilkey D, Corrigan T, Fiedler H, Doerr P, Krishnan K, Raol YH, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. The T-type calcium channel isoform Ca(v)3.1 is a target for the hypnotic effect of the anaesthetic neurosteroid (3ß,5ß,17ß)-3-hydroxyandrostane-17-carbonitrile. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Jan;126(1):245-255. PubMed PMID: 32859366
Joksimovic SL, Evans JG, McIntire WE, Orestes P, Barrett PQ, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Glycosylation of Ca(V)3.2 Channels Contributes to the Hyperalgesia in Peripheral Neuropathy of Type 1 Diabetes. Front Cell Neurosci. 2020;14:605312. PubMed PMID: 33384586
Tat QL, Joksimovic SM, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. Preemptive Analgesic Effect of Intrathecal Applications of Neuroactive Steroids in a Rodent Model of Post-Surgical Pain: Evidence for the Role of T-Type Calcium Channels. Cells. 2020 Dec 12;9(12). PubMed PMID: 33322727
Feseha S, Timic Stamenic T, Wallace D, Tamag C, Yang L, Pan JQ, Todorovic SM. Global genetic deletion of Ca(V)3.3 channels facilitates anaesthetic induction and enhances isoflurane-sparing effects of T-type calcium channel blockers. Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 9;10(1):21510. PubMed PMID: 33299036
Raol YH, Joksimovic SM, Sampath D, Matter BA, Lam PM, Kompella UB, Todorovic SM, González MI. The role of KCC2 in hyperexcitability of the neonatal brain. Neurosci Lett. 2020 Nov 1;738:135324. PubMed PMID: 32860887
Manzella FM, Joksimovic SM, Orfila JE, Fine BR, Dietz RM, Sampath D, Fiedler HK, Tesic V, Atluri N, Raol YH, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Herson PS, Todorovic SM. Neonatal Ketamine Alters High-Frequency Oscillations and Synaptic Plasticity in the Subiculum But Does not Affect Sleep Macrostructure in Adolescent Rats. Front Syst Neurosci. 2020;14:26. PubMed PMID: 32528257
Timic Stamenic T, Feseha S, Manzella FM, Wallace D, Wilkey D, Corrigan T, Fiedler H, Doerr P, Krishnan K, Raol YH, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. The T-type calcium channel isoform Ca(v)3.1 is a target for the hypnotic effect of the anaesthetic neurosteroid (3ß,5ß,17ß)-3-hydroxyandrostane-17-carbonitrile. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32859366
Tesic V, Joksimovic SM, Quillinan N, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. Neuroactive steroids alphaxalone and CDNC24 are effective hypnotics and potentiators of GABA(A) currents, but are not neurotoxic to the developing rat brain. Br J Anaesth. 2020 May;124(5):603-613. PubMed PMID: 32151384
Joksimovic SL, Joksimovic SM, Manzella FM, Asnake B, Orestes P, Raol YH, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Novel neuroactive steroid with hypnotic and T-type calcium channel blocking properties exerts effective analgesia in a rodent model of post-surgical pain. Br J Pharmacol. 2020 Apr;177(8):1735-1753. PubMed PMID: 31732978
Joksimovic SM, DiGruccio MR, Boscolo A, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. The Role of Free Oxygen Radicals in Lasting Hyperexcitability of Rat Subicular Neurons After Exposure to General Anesthesia During Brain Development. Mol Neurobiol. 2020 Jan;57(1):208-216. PubMed PMID: 31493241
Woodward TJ, Tesic V, Stamenic TT, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Pharmacological Antagonism of T-Type Calcium Channels Constrains Rebound Burst Firing in Two Distinct Subpopulations of GABA Neurons in the Rat Ventral Tegmental Area: Implications for a-Lipoic Acid. Front Pharmacol. 2019;10:1402. PubMed PMID: 31849661
Joksimovic SL, Joksimovic SM, Manzella FM, Asnake B, Orestes P, Raol YH, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Novel neuroactive steroid with hypnotic and T-channel blocking properties exerts effective analgesia in a rodent model of post-surgical pain. Br J Pharmacol. 2019 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31732978
Chemin J, Stamenic TT, Cazade M, Llinares J, Blesneac I, Todorovic SM, Lory P. A novel phospho-modulatory mechanism contributes to the calcium-dependent regulation of T-type Ca(2 ) channels. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 30;9(1):15642. PubMed PMID: 31666636
Joksimovic SM, DiGruccio MR, Boscolo A, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. The Role of Free Oxygen Radicals in Lasting Hyperexcitability of Rat Subicular Neurons After Exposure to General Anesthesia During Brain Development. Mol Neurobiol. 2019 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31493241
Joksimovic SM, Izumi Y, Joksimovic SL, Tesic V, Krishnan K, Asnake B, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Covey DF, Zorumski CF, Todorovic SM. Novel neurosteroid hypnotic blocks T-type calcium channel-dependent rebound burst firing and suppresses long-term potentiation in the rat subiculum. Br J Anaesth. 2019 May;122(5):643-651. PubMed PMID: 30916017
Woodward TJ, Timic Stamenic T, Todorovic SM. Neonatal general anesthesia causes lasting alterations in excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission in the ventrobasal thalamus of adolescent female rats. Neurobiol Dis. 2019 Jul;127:472-481. PubMed PMID: 30825640
Timic Stamenic T, Feseha S, Valdez R, Zhao W, Klawitter J, Todorovic SM. Alterations in Oscillatory Behavior of Central Medial Thalamic Neurons Demonstrate a Key Role of CaV3.1 Isoform of T-Channels During Isoflurane-Induced Anesthesia. Cereb Cortex. 2019 Dec 17;29(11):4679-4696. PubMed PMID: 30715245
Joksimovic SL, Donald RR, Park JY, Todorovic SM. Inhibition of multiple voltage-gated calcium channels may contribute to spinally mediated analgesia by epipregnanolone in a rat model of surgical paw incision. Channels (Austin). 2019 Dec;13(1):48-61. PubMed PMID: 30672394
Joksimovic SL, Covey DF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Neurosteroids in Pain Management: A New Perspective on an Old Player. Front Pharmacol. 2018;9:1127. PubMed PMID: 30333753
Joksimovic SL, Joksimovic SM, Tesic V, García-Caballero A, Feseha S, Zamponi GW, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Selective inhibition of Ca(V)3.2 channels reverses hyperexcitability of peripheral nociceptors and alleviates postsurgical pain. Sci Signal. 2018 Aug 28;11(545). PubMed PMID: 30154101
Tracy ME, Tesic V, Stamenic TT, Joksimovic SM, Busquet N, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Ca(V)3.1 isoform of T-type calcium channels supports excitability of rat and mouse ventral tegmental area neurons. Neuropharmacology. 2018 Jun;135:343-354. PubMed PMID: 29578032
Atluri N, Joksimovic SM, Oklopcic A, Milanovic D, Klawitter J, Eggan P, Krishnan K, Covey DF, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. A neurosteroid analogue with T-type calcium channel blocking properties is an effective hypnotic, but is not harmful to neonatal rat brain. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Apr;120(4):768-778. PubMed PMID: 29576117
Stamenic TT, Todorovic SM. Cytosolic ATP Relieves Voltage-Dependent Inactivation of T-Type Calcium Channels and Facilitates Excitability of Neurons in the Rat Central Medial Thalamus. eNeuro. 2018 Jan-Feb;5(1). PubMed PMID: 29468189
Joksimovic SM, Osuru HP, Oklopcic A, Beenhakker MP, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Todorovic SM. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Entinostat (MS-275) Restores Anesthesia-induced Alteration of Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission in the Developing Rat Hippocampus. Mol Neurobiol. 2018 Jan;55(1):222-228. PubMed PMID: 28840475
Joksimovic SJ, Eggan P, Izumi Y, Joksimovic SLj, Tesic V, Dietz RM, Orfila JE, DiGruccio MR, Herson PS, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Zorumski CF, Todorovic SM. The role of T-type calcium channels in the subiculum: to burst or not to burst? J Physiol, 2017, 000.00:1-22.
Todorovic SM. Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Prevention or Suppression?. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2016;127:211-25. PubMed PMID: 27133151
Dalla Massara L, Osuru HP, Oklopcic A, Milanovic D, Joksimovic SM, Caputo V, DiGruccio MR, Ori C, Wang G, Todorovic SM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V. General Anesthesia Causes Epigenetic Histone Modulation of c-Fos and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor, Target Genes Important for Neuronal Development in the Immature Rat Hippocampus. Anesthesiology. 2016 Jun;124(6):1311-27. PubMed PMID: 27028464
Todorovic SM. Is Diabetic Nerve Pain Caused by Dysregulated Ion Channels in Sensory Neurons?. Diabetes. 2015 Dec;64(12):3987-9. PubMed PMID: 26604173