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R. Petrovska

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h-index: 20
Works: 61
Citations: 1,198

Most-cited papers

The MC4 receptor mediates alpha-MSH induced release of nucleus accumbens dopamine.
J. Lindblom, B. Opmane, F. Mutulis, I. Mutule +4 more
2001NeuroReport114 citations
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MC1 receptors are constitutively expressed on leucocyte subpopulations with antigen presenting and cytotoxic functions
G. Andersen, O. Nagaeva, I. Mandrika, R. Petrovska +3 more
2001Clinical and Experimental Immunology87 citations Open access
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Melanocortin receptors form constitutive homo- and heterodimers.
I. Mandrika, R. Petrovska, J. Wikberg
2005Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC83 citations
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Quantitative Measurement of the Levels of Melanocortin Receptor Subtype 1, 2, 3 and 5 and Pro‐Opio‐Melanocortin Peptide Gene Expression in Subsets of Human Peripheral Blood Leucocytes
G. Andersen, M. Hägglund, O. Nagaeva, Lars Frängsmyr +3 more
2005Scandinavian Journal of Immunology69 citations
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Meldonium decreases the diet‐increased plasma levels of trimethylamine N‐oxide, a metabolite associated with atherosclerosis
M. Dambrova, Elina Skapare-Makarova, I. Konrāde, O. Pugovics +5 more
2013Journal of clinical pharmacology60 citations
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Probing the substrate specificity of the dengue virus type 2 NS3 serine protease by using internally quenched fluorescent peptides.
P. Niyomrattanakit, Sviatlana Yahorava, I. Mutule, F. Mutulis +4 more
2006Biochemical Journal57 citations Open access
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Metformin Strongly Affects Gut Microbiome Composition in High-Fat Diet-Induced Type 2 Diabetes Mouse Model of Both Sexes
Laila Silamiķele, Ivars Silamiķelis, M. Ustinova, Z. Kalnina +4 more
2020bioRxiv54 citations Open access
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Proteochemometrics analysis of substrate interactions with dengue virus NS3 proteases.
P. Prusis, M. Lapins, Sviatlana Yahorava, R. Petrovska +3 more
2008Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry50 citations
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Prediction of indirect interactions in proteins
P. Prusis, S. Uhlén, R. Petrovska, Maris Lapinsh +1 more
2006BMC Bioinformatics43 citations Open access
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Proteochemometric Mapping of the Interaction of Organic Compounds with Melanocortin Receptor Subtypes
Maris Lapinsh, S. Veiksina, S. Uhlén, R. Petrovska +5 more
2005Molecular Pharmacology41 citations
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Co-operative regulation of ligand binding to melanocortin receptor subtypes: evidence for interacting binding sites.
Sergei Kopanchuk, S. Veiksina, R. Petrovska, I. Mutule +3 more
2005European Journal of Pharmacology39 citations
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Design and evaluation of substrate-based octapeptide and non substrate-based tetrapeptide inhibitors of dengue virus NS2B-NS3 proteases.
P. Prusis, M. Junaid, R. Petrovska, Sviatlana Yahorava +4 more
2013Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC35 citations Open access
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Kinetic evidence for tandemly arranged ligand binding sites in melanocortin 4 receptor complexes.
Sergei Kopanchuk, S. Veiksina, F. Mutulis, I. Mutule +5 more
2006Neurochemistry International34 citations
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Identification of domains responsible for specific membrane transport and ligand specificity of the ACTH receptor (MC2R).
D. Fridmanis, R. Petrovska, I. Kalnina, Maija Slaidina +3 more
2010Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology31 citations
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Addition of a signal peptide sequence to the α1D‐adrenoceptor gene increases the density of receptors, as determined by [3H]‐prazosin binding in the membranes
R. Petrovska, Ivo Kāpa, J. Kloviņš, H. Schiöth +1 more
2005British Journal of Pharmacology28 citations Open access
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A Look Inside HIV Resistance through Retroviral Protease Interaction Maps
A. Kontijevskis, P. Prusis, R. Petrovska, Sviatlana Yahorava +4 more
2007PLoS Comput. Biol.26 citations Open access
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Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Polyherbal Formulation Used in Chronic Wound Healing
I. Mandrika, Somit Kumar, Baiba Zandersone, S. Eranezhath +5 more
2021Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine25 citations Open access
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The role of common and rare MC4R variants and FTO polymorphisms in extreme form of obesity
V. Rovite, R. Petrovska, Iveta Vaivade, I. Kalnina +6 more
2014Molecular Biology Reports25 citations
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The MC3 receptor binding affinity of melanocortins correlates with the nitric oxide production inhibition in mice brain inflammation model.
R. Muceniece, L. Zvejniece, E. Liepinsh, O. Kirjanova +7 more
2006Peptides24 citations
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Melanocortin Receptors: Ligands and Proteochemometrics Modeling
J. E. Wikberg, F. Mutulis, I. Mutule, S. Veiksina +3 more
2003Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences22 citations
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Evidence for constitutive dimerization of niacin receptor subtypes.
I. Mandrika, R. Petrovska, J. Kloviņš
2010Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC20 citations
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Proteochemometric modeling reveals the interaction site for Trp9 modified α‐MSH peptides in melanocortin receptors
Maris Lapinsh, P. Prusis, R. Petrovska, S. Uhlén +3 more
2007Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics20 citations
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Survival time and mortality rate of regeneration in the deep shade of a primeval beech forest
R. Petrovska, H. Bugmann, M. Hobi, S. Ghosh +1 more
2021European Journal of Forest Research18 citations Open access
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Proteochemometric analysis of small cyclic peptides' interaction with wild‐type and chimeric melanocortin receptors
A. Kontijevskis, R. Petrovska, I. Mutule, S. Uhlén +3 more
2007Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics16 citations
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The methylester of γ-butyrobetaine, but not γ-butyrobetaine itself, induces muscarinic receptor-dependent vasodilatation
M. Dambrova, S. Chłopicki, E. Liepinsh, O. Kirjanova +6 more
2004Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology16 citations
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Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor Ligands Modulate Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Human Macrophages and Adipocytes without Affecting Adipose Differentiation.
I. Mandrika, Andra Tilgase, R. Petrovska, J. Kloviņš
2018Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin14 citations Open access
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Proteochemometrics mapping of the interaction space for retroviral proteases and their substrates.
A. Kontijevskis, R. Petrovska, Sviatlana Yahorava, J. Komorowski +1 more
2009Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry13 citations Open access
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Functional Characteristics of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Pituitary Adenomas
K. Megnis, I. Mandrika, R. Petrovska, J. Stukēns +6 more
2016Stem Cells International12 citations Open access
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Comparison of the effects of bacteriophage-derived dsRNA and poly(I:C) on ex vivo cultivated peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
D. Pjanova, L. Mandrika, R. Petrovska, K. Vaivode +1 more
2019Immunology Letters11 citations
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Ex vivo cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells after their stimulation with dsRNA of natural origin
Rūta Veinalde, R. Petrovska, R. Brūvere, G. Feldmane +1 more
2014Biotechnology and applied biochemistry11 citations
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Replacement of short segments within transmembrane domains of MC2R disrupts retention signal.
D. Fridmanis, R. Petrovska, D. Pjanova, H. Schiöth +1 more
2014Journal of Molecular Endocrinology10 citations Open access
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Synthesis and evaluation of (E)-2-(acrylamido)cyclohex-1-enecarboxylic acid derivatives as HCA1, HCA2, and HCA3 receptor agonists.
O. Bobiļeva, Rasma M. Bokaldere, Vija Gailīte, Ilze Kaula +6 more
2014Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry10 citations Open access
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The Specificity and Broad Multitarget Properties of Ligands for the Free Fatty Acid Receptors FFA3/GPR41 and FFA2/GPR43 and the Related Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Receptor HCA2/GPR109A
E. Bisenieks, B. Vigante, R. Petrovska, B. Turovska +8 more
2021Pharmaceuticals8 citations Open access
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Melanoma risk associated with MC1R gene variants in Latvia and the functional analysis of rare variants.
A. Ozola, Kristīne Azarjana, S. Doniņa, Guna Proboka +7 more
2013Cancer Genetics8 citations Open access
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The methylester of gamma-butyrobetaine, but not gamma-butyrobetaine itself, induces muscarinic receptor-dependent vasodilatation.
M. Dambrova, S. Chłopicki, E. Liepinsh, O. Kirjanova +6 more
2004Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology8 citations
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The MC4 receptor mediates α-MSH induced release of nucleus accumbens dopamine
J. Lindblom, B. Opmane, F. Mutulis, I. Mutule +4 more
20018 citations
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Medication for Acromegaly Reduces Expression of MUC16, MACC1 and GRHL2 in Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumour Tissue
Rihards Saksis, Ivars Silamiķelis, Pola Laksa, K. Megnis +14 more
2021Frontiers in Oncology6 citations Open access
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Pituispheres Contain Genetic Variants Characteristic to Pituitary Adenoma Tumor Tissue
R. Peculis, I. Mandrika, R. Petrovska, Rasma Dortane +8 more
2020Frontiers in Endocrinology6 citations Open access
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Nandrolone treatment decreases the alpha1B-adrenoceptor mRNA level in rat kidney, but not the density of alpha1B-adrenoceptors in cultured MDCK-D1 kidney cells.
J. Lindblom, R. Petrovska, M. Hallberg, Kristina Magnusson +2 more
2005European Journal of Pharmacology6 citations
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Bacteriophage-Derived Double-Stranded RNA Exerts Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity In Vitro and in Golden Syrian Hamsters In Vivo
K. Vaivode, Irina Verhovcova, D. Skrastina, R. Petrovska +6 more
2022Pharmaceuticals5 citations Open access
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Expression of human melanocortin 4 receptor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
V. Ignatoviča, R. Petrovska, D. Fridmanis, J. Kloviņš
2011Central European Journal of Biology5 citations Open access
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Design and synthesis of a library of tertiary amides: evaluation as mimetics of the melanocortins' active core.
F. Mutulis, J. Kreicberga, Sviatlana Yahorava, I. Mutule +7 more
2007Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry5 citations Open access
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Noninvasive optical diagnostics of enhanced green fluorescent protein expression in skeletal muscle for comparison of electroporation and sonoporation efficiencies
M. Tamošiūnas, R. Kadiķis, I. Saknite, J. Baltušnikas +5 more
2016Journal of Biomedical Optics4 citations Open access
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Cloning and expression of chemokine receptor CXCR4 in eukaryotic cells CHO, HEK293 and BHK21
Arnis Strods, R. Petrovska, L. Jackeviča, Regīna Renhofa
20103 citations Open access
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Crystal structure and metabolic activity of 4-(thien-2-yl)-2-methyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid ethoxycarbonylphenylmethylester
A. Mishnev, E. Bisenieks, I. Mandrika, R. Petrovska +3 more
2018Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications2 citations Open access
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Synthesis and evaluation of (E)-2-(5-phenylpent-2-en-4-ynamido)cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate derivatives as HCA2 receptor agonists.
O. Bobiļeva, M. Ikaunieks, G. Duburs, I. Mandrika +3 more
2017Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry2 citations Open access
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Organic Compounds with Melanocortin Receptor Subtypes
Maris Lapinsh, S. Veiksina, S. Uhlén, R. Petrovska +5 more
20042 citations
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The role of common and rare MC4R variants and FTO polymorphisms in extreme form of obesity
V. Rovite, R. Petrovska, Iveta Vaivade, I. Kalnina +6 more
2014Molecular Biology Reports1 citations
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Investigations on the Pharmacology of the Cardioprotective Guanidine ME10092
M. Dambrova, E. Liepinsh, O. Kirjanova, R. Petrovska +6 more
2004Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology1 citations Open access
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P17 Adjuvant immunotherapy with echovirus vaccine for malignant melanoma
A. Ferdats, O. Heisele, R. Brūvere, A. Rupais +3 more
19991 citations
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