Kristiana Amirova, MSc

Position: Technician

The main area of Kristiana’s research interests is NMR-based metabolomics, bioactivity of plant-derived secondary metabolites, plant genetic transformation (e.g., Agrobacterium-mediated).

Kristiana is also interested in studying natural plant derived inducers or inhibitors of KEAP1/Nrf2 pathway that influence the Nrf2-ARE axis in osteoarthritis and inflammation.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Amirova K.M., Dimitrova P.A., Marchev A.S., Krustanova S., Simova S., Alipieva K., Georgiev M.I. (2021) Biotechnologically-produced myconoside and calceolarioside E induce Nrf2-expression in neutrophils. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4): 1759.(IF 4.556)

Amirova K., Dimitrova P., Marchev A.S., Aneva I.Y., Georgiev M.I. (2019) Clinopodium vulgare L. extract and its active constituents modulate cyclooxygenase-2 expression in neutrophils. Food and Chemical Toxicology 124: 1-9.