By Dr Anne Poljak

Journal articles

Caplan GA; Tai J; Mohd Hanizan F; McVeigh CL; Hill MA; Poljak A, 2017, 'Cerebrospinal Fluid Apolipoprotein E Levels in Delirium', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 7, pp. 240 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000477847

Muenchhoff J; Song F; Poljak A; Crawford JD; Mather KA; Kochan NA; Yang Z; Trollor JN; Reppermund S; Maston K; Theobald A; Kirchner-Adelhardt S; Kwok JB; Richmond RL; McEvoy M; Attia J; Schofield PW; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Plasma apolipoproteins and physical and cognitive health in very old individuals', Neurobiology of Aging, 55, pp. 49 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.02.017

Williams TJ; Liao Y; Ye J; Kuchel RP; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Cavicchioli R, 2017, 'Cold adaptation of the Antarctic haloarchaea Halohasta litchfieldiae and Halorubrum lacusprofundi', Environmental Microbiology, 19, pp. 2210 - 2227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13705

Jayawardena MB; Yee LH; Poljak A; Cavicchioli R; Kjelleberg SJ; Siddiqui KS, 2017, 'Enhancement of lipase stability and productivity through chemical modification and its application to latex-based polymer emulsions', Process Biochemistry, 57, pp. 131 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2017.03.014

Braidy N; Poljak A; Marjo C; Rutlidge H; Rich A; Jugder BE; Jayasena T; Inestrosa NC; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Corrigendum: Identification of cerebral metal ion imbalance in the brain of ageing octodon degus [Front. Aging Neurosci., 9, (2017) (66)] DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00066', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9, pp. 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00134

Lam T; Poljak A; McLean M; Bahl N; Ho KKY; Birzniece V, 2017, 'Testosterone prevents protein loss via the hepatic urea cycle in human', European Journal of Endocrinology, 176, pp. 489 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EJE-16-0868

Braidy N; Poljak A; Marjo C; Rutlidge H; Rich A; Jugder B-E; Jayasena T; Inestrosa N; Sachdev P, 2017, 'Identification of cerebral metal ion imbalance in the brain of ageing Octodon degus', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9, pp. 66 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00066

Petersons CJ; Mangelsdorf BL; Poljak A; Smith MD; Greenfield JR; Thompson CH; Burt MG, 2017, 'Low dose prednisolone and insulin sensitivity differentially affect arterial stiffness and endothelial function: An open interventional and cross-sectional study', Atherosclerosis, 258, pp. 34 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.01.033

Chen DLT; Brown R; Liess C; Poljak A; Xu A; Zhang J; Trenell M; Jenkins A; Chisholm D; Samocha-Bonet D; Macefield VG; Greenfield JR; Chen D; Milliken S; Goodnow C, 2017, 'Muscle sympathetic nerve activity is associated with liver insulin sensitivity in obese non-diabetic men', Frontiers in Physiology, 8, pp. 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00101

Wong MW; Braidy N; Poljak A; Pickford R; Thambisetty M; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Dysregulation of lipids in Alzheimer's disease and their role as potential biomarkers', Alzheimers Dement, 13, pp. 810 - 827, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.01.008

Braidy N; Jugder B-E; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Nabavi SM; Sachdev P; Grant R, 2017, 'Molecular targets of Tannic Acid in Alzheimer’s disease', Curr Alzheimer Res, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205014666170206163158

Ittner A; Chua SW; Bertz J; Volkerling A; van der Hoven J; Gladbach A; Przybyla M; Bi M; van Hummel A; Stevens CH; Ippati S; Suh LS; Macmillan A; Sutherland G; Kril JJ; Silva APG; Mackay JP; Poljak A; Delerue F; Ke YD; Ittner LM, 2017, 'Site-specific phosphorylation of tau inhibits amyloid-beta toxicity in Alzheimer's mice (vol 354, 904, 2016)', SCIENCE, 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aam9523

Poljak A; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Plasma amyloid beta peptides: an Alzheimer’s conundrum or a more accessible Alzheimer’s biomarker?', Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 17, pp. 3 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2016.1217156

Lam T; McLean M; Bahl N; Poljak A; Ho KKY; Birzniece V, 2017, 'Testosterone prevents protein loss via the hepatic urea cycle', CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, 86, pp. 14 - 14, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000393453600038&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wong MW; Braidy N; Poljak A; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'The application of lipidomics to biomarker research and pathomechanisms in Alzheimer's disease', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 30, pp. 136 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000303

Liao Y; Williams TJ; Ye J; Charlesworth J; Burns BP; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Cavicchioli R, 2016, 'Morphological and proteomic analysis of biofilms from the Antarctic archaeon, Halorubrum lacusprofundi', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 37454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep37454

Ittner A; Chua SW; Bertz J; Volkerling A; Van Der Hoven J; Gladbach A; Przybyla M; Bi M; Van Hummel A; Stevens CH; Ippati S; Suh LS; Macmillan A; Sutherland G; Kril JJ; Silva APG; Mackay J; Poljak A; Delerue F; Ke YD; Ittner LM, 2016, 'Site-specific phosphorylation of tau inhibits amyloid-β toxicity in Alzheimer's mice', Science, 354, pp. 904 - 908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aah6205

Jayasena T; Poljak A; Braidy N; Zhong L; Rowlands B; Muenchhoff J; Grant R; Smythe G; Teo C; Raftery M; Sachdev PS, 2016, 'Application of targeted mass spectrometry for the quantification of sirtuins in the central nervous system', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 35391 - 35391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep35391

Liao Y; Williams TJ; Walsh JC; Ji M; Poljak A; Curmi PMG; Duggin IG; Cavicchioli R, 2016, 'Developing a genetic manipulation system for the Antarctic archaeon, Halorubrum lacusprofundi: Investigating acetamidase gene function', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 34639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34639

Muenchhoff J; Poljak A; Thalamuthu A; Gupta VB; Chatterjee P; Raftery M; Masters CL; Morris JC; Bateman RJ; Fagan AM; Martins RN; Sachdev PS, 2016, 'Changes in the plasma proteome at asymptomatic and symptomatic stages of autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 29078 - 29078, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29078

Braidy N; Jugder BE; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Nabavi SM; Sachdev P; Grant R, 2016, 'Resveratrol as a potential therapeutic candidate for the treatment and management of alzheimer’s disease', Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 16, pp. 1951 - 1960, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026616666160204121431

Mather KA; Thalamuthu A; Oldmeadow C; Song F; Armstrong NJ; Poljak A; Holliday EG; McEvoy M; Kwok JB; Assareh AA; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Lee T; Ames D; Wright MJ; Trollor JN; Schofield PW; Brodaty H; Scott RJ; Schofield PR; Attia JR; Sachdev PS; Schofield P, 2016, 'Genome-wide significant results identified for plasma apolipoprotein H levels in middle-aged and older adults', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 23675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23675

Poljak A; Crawford JD; Smythe GA; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Wen W; Mather KA; Assareh AA; Ng PC; Sachdev PS, 2016, 'The relationship between plasma aβ levels, cognitive function and brain volumetrics: Sydney memory and ageing study', Current Alzheimer Research, 13, pp. 243 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205013666151218150202

Chen DL; Liess C; Poljak A; Xu A; Zhang J; Thoma C; Trenell M; Milner B; Jenkins AB; Chisholm DJ; Samocha-Bonet D; Greenfield JR, 2016, 'Erratum: Phenotypic Characterization of Insulin-Resistant and Insulin-Sensitive Obesity (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2015 100(11): (4082-4091)); doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2712', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 101, pp. 757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-4260

Braidy N; Essa MM; Poljak A; Selvaraju S; Al-Adawi S; Manivasagm T; Thenmozhi AJ; Ooi L; Sachdev P; Guillemin GJ, 2016, 'Consumption of pomegranates improves synaptic function in a transgenic mice model of Alzheimer's disease', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 64589 - 64604, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10905

Yeung ACY; D'Agostino PM; Poljak A; McDonald J; Bligh MW; Waite TD; Neilan BA, 2016, 'Physiological and proteomic responses of continuous cultures of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 to changes in iron bioavailability and growth rate', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82, pp. 5918 - 5929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01207-16

McGill M; Shum A; Poljak A; Tan T; Polly P, 2016, 'Cancer Cachexia Induced Changes in Sarcomeric and Energy Homeostasis: Proteomic Signatures in the Heart', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S99 - S100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.236

Chen DL; Liess C; Poljak A; Xu A; Zhang J; Thoma C; Trenell M; Milner B; Jenkins AB; Chisholm DJ; Samocha-Bonet D; Greenfield JR, 2015, 'Phenotypic characterization of insulin-resistant and insulin-sensitive obesity', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 100, pp. 4082 - 4091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2015-2712

Braidy N; Poljak A; Grant R; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Chan-Ling T; Smythe G; Sachdev P; Guillemin GJ, 2015, 'Differential expression of sirtuins in the aging rat brain', Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 9, pp. 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2015.00167

Lee P; Birzniece V; Umpleby AM; Poljak A; Ho KKY, 2015, 'Formoterol, a highly β2-selective agonist, induces gender-dimorphic whole body leucine metabolism in humans', Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 64, pp. 506 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2014.12.005

Jayasena T; Poljak A; Braidy N; Smythe G; Raftery M; Hill M; Brodaty H; Trollor J; Kochan N; Sachdev P, 2015, 'Upregulation of glycolytic enzymes, mitochondrial dysfunction and increased cytotoxicity in glial cells treated with Alzheimer's disease plasma', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0116092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116092

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Inestrosa NC; Sachdev PS, 2015, 'Accelerating Alzheimer's research through 'natural' animal models', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 28, pp. 155 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000137

Ertan H; Cassel C; Verma A; Poljak A; Charlton T; Aldrich-Wright J; Omar SM; Siddiqui KS; Cavicchioli R, 2015, 'A new broad specificity alkaline metalloprotease from a Pseudomonas sp. isolated from refrigerated milk: Role of calcium in improving enzyme productivity', Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 113, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2014.12.010

Lazarus J; Mather KA; Armstrong NJ; Song F; Poljak A; Thalamuthu A; Lee T; Kochan NA; Brodaty H; Wright MJ; Ames D; Sachdev PS; Kwok JBJ, 2015, 'DNA methylation in the apolipoprotein-A1 gene is associated with episodic memory performance in healthy older individuals', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 44, pp. 175 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-141314

Muenchhoff J; Poljak A; Song F; Raftery M; Brodaty H; Duncan M; McEvoy M; Attia J; Schofield PW; Sachdev PS; Smythe G, 2015, 'Plasma protein profiling of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease across two independent cohorts', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 43, pp. 1355 - 1373, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-141266

Hou X; McMillan M; Coumans JVF; Poljak A; Raftery MJ; Pereg L, 2014, 'Cellular responses during morphological transformation in Azospirillum brasilense and its flcA knockout mutant', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114435

Coumans JVF; Gau D; Poljak A; Wasinger V; Roy P; Moens PDJ, 2014, 'Profilin-1 overexpression in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells is associated with alterations in proteomics biomarkers of cell proliferation, survival, and motility as revealed by global proteomics analyses', OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology, 18, pp. 778 - 791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/omi.2014.0075

Braidy N; Poljak A; Grant R; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Chan-Ling T; Guillemin GJ; Smythe G; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Mapping NAD+ metabolism in the brain of ageing Wistar rats: potential targets for influencing brain senescence', Biogerontology, 15, pp. 177 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10522-013-9489-5

Song F; Poljak A; Kochan N; Raftery M; Brodaty H; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2014, 'Plasma protein profiling of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease using iTRAQ quantitative proteomics', Proteome Science, 12, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-5956-12-5

Coumans JVF; Gau D; Poljak A; Wasinger V; Roy P; Moens P, 2014, 'Green fluorescent protein expression triggers proteome changes in breast cancer cells', Experimental Cell Research, 320, pp. 33 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.07.019

Braidy N; Poljak A; Marjo C; Rutlidge H; Rich A; Jayasena T; Inestrosa NC; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Metal and complementary molecular bioimaging in alzheimer's disease', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 6, pp. 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00138

Curthoys NM; Freittag H; Connor A; Desouza M; Brettle M; Poljak A; Hall A; Hardeman E; Schevzov G; Gunning PW; Fath T, 2014, 'Tropomyosins induce neuritogenesis and determine neurite branching patterns in B35 neuroblastoma cells', Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 58, pp. 11 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2013.10.011

Caplan GA; Poljak A; Hill MA; Hall R; MacLullich A; Raftery M; Tai J; Yan S, 2014, 'Quantitative Proteomics of Delirium Cerebrospinal Fluid', Translational Psychiatry, 4, pp. e477 - e477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2014.114

Siddiqui KS; Ertan H; Charlton T; Poljakc A; Khaled AK; Yang X; Marshall G; Cavicchioli R; Poljak A, 2014, 'Versatile peroxidase degradation of humic substances: Use of isothermal titration calorimetry to assess kinetics, and applications to industrial wastes', Journal of Biotechnology, 178, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.03.002

Petersons CJ; Mangelsdorf BL; Jenkins AB; Poljak A; Smith MD; Greenfield JR; Thompson CH; Burt MG, 2013, 'Effects of low-dose prednisolone on hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and abdominal adiposity in patients with inflammatory rheumatologic disease', Diabetes Care, 36, pp. 2822 - 2829, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc12-2617

Birzniece V; Umpleby MA; Poljak A; Handelsman DJ; Ho KKY, 2013, 'Oral low-dose testosterone administration induces whole-body protein anabolism in postmenopausal women: A novel liver-targeted therapy', European Journal of Endocrinology, 169, pp. 321 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EJE-13-0406

Ooi L; Sidhu K; Poljak A; Sutherland GT; O''Connor MD; Sachdev PS; Munch G, 2013, 'Induced pluripotent stem cells as tools for disease modelling and drug discovery in Alzheimer's disease', Journal of Neural Transmission, 120, pp. 103 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-012-0839-2

Jayasena T; Braidy N; Sachdev P; Poljak A; Smythe G; Münch G, 2013, 'The role of polyphenols in the modulation of sirtuins and other pathways involved in Alzheimer's disease', Ageing Research Reviews, 12, pp. 867 - 883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2013.06.003

Song F; Poljak A; Crawford J; Kochan NA; Wen W; Cameron B; Lux O; Brodaty H; Mather K; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Plasma apolipoprotein levels are associated with cognitive status and decline in a community cohort of older individuals', PLoS One, 7, pp. e34078 - e34078, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034078

Braidy N; Jayasena T; Poljak A; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Sirtuins in cognitive ageing and Alzheimer's disease', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 25, pp. 226 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0b013e32835112c1

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