Selected Publications 

Sirt3 deficiency impairs AMPK–Acc1 antilipogenic signaling in female adipocytes

Ena Šimunić, Kate Šešelja, Iva I Podgorski, Robert  Belužić, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Marija Pinterić Mavar, Mirta Rešetar, Mirna Halasz, Morana Jaganjac, Ivana Tartaro Bujak, Marta Protrka, Tihomir Balog, Sara Stojanović, Aleksandra Korać, Sandra Sobočanec

Molecular Biology Reports (2026) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-026-12892-7

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Sirtuin 3-mediated mitochondrial regulation and driver tissues in systemic aging 

Kate Šešelja, Ena Šimunić, Sandra Sobočanec, Iva I Podgorski, Marija Pinterić, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Tihomir Balog, Robert  Belužić

Genes (2025) doi:  10.3390/genes16121497 

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Sirtuin 3 drives sex-specific responses to age-related changes in mouse embryonic fibroblasts

Ena Šimunić, Iva I Podgorski, Marija Pinterić, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Robert Belužić, Mladen Paradžik, Lucija Dončević , Tihomir Balog, Marta Kaloper, Hansjörg Habisch, Tobias Madl, Aleksandra Korać, Sandra Sobočanec

​Mechanisms of Ageing and Development (2024) doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2024.111996 

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​Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Fundamental Sex-Specific Differences in SIRT3-Mediated Redox and Metabolic Signaling in Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts

Robert Belužić, Ena Šimunić, Iva I Podgorski, Marija Pinterić, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Tihomir Balog, Sandra Sobočanec 

​International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024) doi: 10.3390/ijms25073868

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Chronic High Fat Diet Intake Impairs Hepatic Metabolic Parameters in Ovariectomized Sirtuin 3 KO Mice

Marija Pinterić, Iva I Podgorski, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Ivana Tartaro Bujak, Ana Tadijan, Tihomir Balog, Sandra Sobočanec ​

​International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021) doi: 10.3390/ijms22084277

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Combination of Sirtuin 3 and hyperoxia diminishes tumorigenic properties of MDA-MB-231 cells

Iva I Podgorski, Marija Pinterić, Dora Marčinko, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Vedrana Filić, Ivan Ciganek, Denis Pleše, Tihomir Balog, Sandra Sobočanec

Life Sciences (2020) doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117812

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Sirtuin 3 Exerts Its Tumor-Suppressive Role by Increasing p53 and Attenuating Response to Estrogen in MCF-7 Cells

Marija Pinterić, Iva I Podgorski, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Vedrana Filić, Mladen Paradžik, Bastien Lucien Jean Proust, Ana Dekanić, Ivan Ciganek, Denis Pleše, Dora Marčinko, Tihomir Balog, Sandra Sobočanec 

Antioxidants (Basel) (2020) doi: 10.3390/antiox9040294

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Role of Sirtuin 3 in Differential Sex-Related Responses to a High-Fat Diet in Mice

Marija Pinterić, Iva I Podgorski, Marijana Popović Hadžija, Ivana Tartaro Bujak, Ana Dekanić, Robert Bagarić, Vladimir Farkaš, Sandra Sobočanec, Tihomir Balog

Antioxidants (Basel) (2020) doi: 10.3390/antiox9020174

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