Researcher: Chief Assist. Prof. Mariana Katsarova, PhD
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Education: Paisii Hilendarski University–Plovdiv – Maser degree in Chemistry; PhD degree in Bioorganic chemistry, chemistry of natural and physiological active compounds (2017); Specialization in Theoretical foundations of medical chemistry - Medical University-Plovdiv (2018);
Research experience: Author/co-author of more than 17 publications, with 14 participations in national and international forums and 4 scientific projects.
Research interests: Scientific interests are related to the study of biologically active substances of natural origin - methods for analysis and determination of their biological activity
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Georgieva Y., Katsarova M., Stoyanov P., Mladenov R., Denev P., Teneva D., Plotnikov E., Bozov P., Dimitrova S. Metabolite Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Some Species of Genus Scutellaria Growing in Bulgaria. Plants. 10(1),45; 2021; ISSN: 2223-7747.
Kandilarov I, Gardjeva P, Georgieva-Kotetarova M, Zlatanova H, Vilmosh N, Kostadinova I, Katsarova M, Atliev K, Dimitrova S. Effect of Plant Extracts Combinations on TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 Levels in Serum of Rats Exposed to Acute and Chronic Stress. Plants. 2023; 12(17):3049. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12173049
Vlasheva, M., Katsarova, M., Kandilarov, I., Zlatanova-Tenisheva, H., Gardjeva, P., Denev, P., Sadakova, N., Filipov, V., Kostadinov, I., & Dimitrova, S. Echinacea purpurea and Onopordum acanthium Combined Extracts Cause Immunomodulatory Effects in Lipopolysaccharide-Challenged Rats. Plants, (2024).13(23), 3397. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13233397
Vlasheva, M.; Katsarova, M.; Dobreva, A.; Dzhurmanski, A.; Denev, P.; Dimitrova, S. Echinacea Species Cultivated in Bulgaria as a Source of Chicoric and Caftaric Acids. Agronomy 2024, 14, 2081.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092081
Mihaylova, A.; Doncheva, N.; Vlasheva, M.; Katsarova, M.; Gardjeva, P.; Dimitrova, S.; Kostadinov, I. Investigation of the Immunomodulatory and Neuroprotective Properties of Nigella sativa Oil in Experimental Systemic and Neuroinflammation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 2235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26052235