Researcher: Assоc. Prof. Vesela Kokova, PhD
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Education: Medical University of Plovdiv – Master’s degree in Pharmacy (2012), PhD in Pharmacology (incl. Pharmacokinetics and Chemotherapy) (2017). Specialties: Clinical Pharmacy (2018), Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy (2021).
Research activity: Author of 1 monograph; author/co-author of more than 40 full-text articles, of which over 20 articles in journals referenced and indexed in Scopus and/or Web of science; more than 50 participations in scientific forums at home and abroad; participation in 5 scientific projects; more than 350 citations in scientific publications, monographs, or collective volumes referenced and indexed in Scopus and/or Web of science; co-author of a textbook in Pharmacology; co-author of handbooks in Pharmacology, as well as in Toxicology.
Research interests: neuropsychopharmacology, inflammation, pain, effects on smooth and striated muscles, biological activity of plant-derived substances, novel drug delivery systems.
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Kokova V, Zagorchev P, Apostolova E, Peychev L. Etifoxine does not impair muscle tone and motor function in rats as assessed by in vivo and in vitro methods. General Physiology and Biophysics 2020; 39(2): 179-186. DOI: 10.4149/gpb_2019053
Apostolova E, Lukova P, Baldzhieva A, Delattre C, Molinié R, Petit E, Elboutachfaiti R, Nikolova M, Iliev I, Murdjeva M, Kokova V. Structural characterization and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of fucoidan from Cystoseira crinita (Desf.) Borry. Marine Drugs 2022; 20(11): 714. DOI: 10.3390/md20110714
Kokova V, Lukova P, Baldzhieva A, Katsarov P, Delattre C, Molinié R, Petit E, Elboutachfaiti R, Murdjeva M, Apostolova E. Extraction, structural characterization, and in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of alginate from Cystoseira crinita (Desf.) Borry harvested in the Bulgarian Black Sea. Marine Drugs 2023; 21(4): 245. DOI: 10.3390/md21040245
Kokova V, Apostolova E. Effect of etifoxine on locomotor activity and passive learning in rats with diazepam-induced cognitive deficit. Scientia Pharmaceutica 2023; 91(2): 25. DOI: 10.3390/scipharm91020025
Lukova P, Apostolova E, Baldzhieva A, Murdjeva M, Kokova V. Fucoidan from Ericaria crinita alleviates inflammation in rat paw edema, downregulates pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, and shows antioxidant activity. Biomedicines 2023; 11(9): 2511. DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092511