By Dr Anne Poljak

Book Chapters

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Adams S; Sachdev P, 2023, 'Glutamate in the Pathogenesis of Gliomas', in Handbook of Neurotoxicity Second Edition, pp. 2029 - 2041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15080-7_149

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Guillemin GJ; Sachdev P, 2023, 'Ionotropic Receptors in the Central Nervous System and Neurodegenerative Disease', in Handbook of Neurotoxicity Second Edition, pp. 747 - 768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15080-7_126

Jayasena T; Bustamante S; Poljak A; Sachdev P, 2022, 'Assay of Fatty Acids and Their Role in the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19', in Multiplex Biomarker Techniques: Methods and Applications for COVID-19 Disease Diagnosis and Risk Stratification, Springer US, New York, NY, USA, pp. 213 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2395-4_16

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Adams S; Sachdev P, 2022, 'Glutamate in the Pathogenesis of Gliomas', in Handbook of Neurotoxicity, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71519-9_149-1

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Guillemin GJ; Sachdev P, 2022, 'Ionotropic Receptors in the Central Nervous System and Neurodegenerative Disease', in Handbook of Neurotoxicity, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71519-9_126-1

Braidy N; Poljak A; Sachdev P, 2021, 'Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) in Aging', in Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging, Springer International Publishing, pp. 3496 - 3505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9_1035

Poljak A; Duncan MW; Jayasena T; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'Quantitative Assays of Plasma Apolipoproteins', in Guest PC (ed.), Clinical and Preclinical Models for Maximizing Healthspan. Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana, New York, NY, USA, pp. 49 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0471-7_3

Poljak A; Nady B; Kin WMW; Liu Y; Housseini M; Singh SP, 2020, 'Chapter 12 Lipids, brain ageing, dementia, and lipidomics', in Diagnosis and Management in Dementia, Elsevier, pp. 183 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-815854-8.00012-4

Poljak A; Braidy N; Wong M; Liu Y; Hosseini M; Sachdev P, 2020, 'Lipids, brain ageing, dementia, and lipidomics', in Martin CR; Preedy VR (ed.), Diagnosis and Management in Dementia The Neuroscience of Dementia, Volume 1, Academic Press, pp. 183 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815854-8.00012-4

Braidy N; Poljak A; Sachdev P, 2019, 'Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) in Aging', in Danan G; Dupre ME (ed.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_1035-1

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Natural Plant-Derived Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Relevance for Alzheimer's Disease', in Andrade PB; Valentao P; Pereira DM (ed.), Natural Products Targeting Clinically Relevant Enzymes, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, pp. 297 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527805921.ch12

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Drug Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease: Hopes and Challenges', in Kostrzewa RM (ed.), Handbook for Neurotoxicity, Springer, New York, USA, pp. 1173 - 1190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5836-4_141

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Adams S; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Glutamate in the Pathogenesis of Gliomas', in Kostrzewa RM (ed.), Handbook of Neurotoxicity, Springer, New York, USA, pp. 1287 - 1298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5836-4_149

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Guillemin GJ; Sachdev P, 2014, 'Ionotropic receptors in the central nervous system and neurodegenerative disease', in Kostrzewa RM (ed.), Handbook for Neurotoxicity, Springer, New York, USA, pp. 1071 - 1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5836-4_126

Poljak A; Sachdev PS; Smythe GA, 2006, 'Inflammatory, Oxidative and Vascular Factors affecting neuronal cell death in Alzheimer's Disease', in Welsh EM (ed.), Frontiers in Alzheimer`s Disease Research, Nova Science Publications, New York, USA, pp. 1 - 54

Smythe GA; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Braga O; Maxwell AP; Grant R; Sachdev PS, 2003, 'ECNI GC-MS analysis of picolinic and quinolinic acids and their amides in human plasma, CSF, and brain tissue', in Allegri G; Costa CVL; Ragazzi E; Steinhart H; Varesio L (ed.), Developments in Tryptophan and Serotonin Metabolism: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Springer New York LLC, New York, USA, pp. 705 - 712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0135-0_83

Journal articles

Braidy N; Essa MM; Poljak A; Selvaraju S; Al-Adawi S; Manivasagm T; Thenmozhi AJ; Ooi L; Sachdev P; Guillemin GJ, 2025, 'Retraction: Consumption of pomegranates improves synaptic function in a transgenic mice model of Alzheimer's disease', Oncotarget, 16, pp. 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.28773

Richani D; Poljak A; Wang B; Mahbub SB; Biazik J; Campbell JM; Habibalahi A; Stocker WA; Marinova MB; Nixon B; Bustamante S; Skerrett-Byrne D; Harrison CA; Goldys E; Gilchrist RB, 2024, 'Oocyte and cumulus cell cooperativity and metabolic plasticity under the direction of oocyte paracrine factors', American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism, 326, pp. E366 - E381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/AJPENDO.00148.2023

Hansra GK; Jayasena T; Hosoki S; Poljak A; Lam BCP; Rust R; Sagare A; Zlokovic B; Thalamuthu A; Sachdev PS, 2024, 'Fluid biomarkers of the neurovascular unit in cerebrovascular disease and vascular cognitive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Cerebral Circulation Cognition and Behavior, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cccb.2024.100216

Saks DG; Bajorek B; Catts VS; Bentvelzen AC; Jiang J; Wen W; Mather KA; Thalamuthu A; Huang-Lung J; Nivison-Smith L; Griffiths LR; Smith RA; Sexton A; James P; Jayasena T; Poljak A; Hansra GK; Hosoki S; Park A; Hillenbrand CM; van Wijngaarden P; Chander RJ; Humphrey S; Chen R; Kochan NA; Helman TJ; Levi C; Brodtmann A; O'Sullivan MJ; Markus R; Butcher K; Parsons M; Kovacic JC; Sachdev PS, 2024, 'The protocol for an observational Australian cohort study of CADASIL: The AusCADASIL study', Cerebral Circulation Cognition and Behavior, 6, pp. 100225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cccb.2024.100225

Chakraborty M; Dhiman K; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Draper B; Trollor JN; Reppermund S; Kang K; Mather KA; Poljak A; Wen W; Numbers KT; Kochan NA; Catts VS; Gupta V, 2024, 'Glutaric acid associates with early detection of cognitive impairment deciphering the association with depression', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20, pp. e088825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.088825

Hosoki S; Hansra GK; Jayasena T; Poljak A; Mather KA; Catts VS; Rust R; Sagare A; Kovacic JC; Brodtmann A; Wallin A; Zlokovic BV; Ihara M; Sachdev PS, 2023, 'Molecular biomarkers for vascular cognitive impairment and dementia', Nature Reviews Neurology, 19, pp. 737 - 753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-023-00884-1

Ong KL; Marklund M; Huang L; Rye KA; Hui N; Pan XF; Rebholz CM; Kim H; Steffen LM; Van Westing AC; Geleijnse JM; Hoogeveen EK; Chen YY; Chien KL; Fretts AM; Lemaitre RN; Imamura F; Forouhi NG; Wareham NJ; Birukov A; Jäger S; Kuxhaus O; Schulze MB; De Mello VD; Tuomilehto J; Uusitupa M; Lindström J; Tintle N; Harris WS; Yamasaki K; Hirakawa Y; Ninomiya T; Tanaka T; Ferrucci L; Bandinelli S; Virtanen JK; Voutilainen A; Jayasena T; Thalamuthu A; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Sachdev PS; Senn MK; Rich SS; Tsai MY; Wood AC; Laakso M; Lankinen M; Yang X; Sun L; Li H; Lin X; Nowak C; Ärnlöv J; Risérus U; Lind L; Le Goff M; Samieri C; Helmer C; Qian F; Micha R; Tin A; Köttgen A; De Boer IH; Siscovick DS; Mozaffarian D; Wu JHY, 2023, 'Association of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with incident chronic kidney disease: pooled analysis of 19 cohorts', BMJ, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072909

Poljak A; Raftery M; Polly P, 2023, 'Evaluating Cellular Viability by iTRAQ Proteomic Profiling', , 2644, pp. 193 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3052-5_12

Prikas E; Paric E; Asih PR; Stefanoska K; Stefen H; Fath T; Poljak A; Ittner A, 2022, 'Tau target identification reveals NSF-dependent effects on AMPA receptor trafficking and memory formation', EMBO Journal, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/embj.2021110242

Siddiqui KS; Poljak A; Ertan H; Bridge W, 2022, 'The use of isothermal titration calorimetry for the assay of enzyme activity: Application in higher education practical classes', Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 50, pp. 519 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bmb.21657

Stefanoska K; Gajwani M; Tan ARP; Ahel HI; Asih PR; Volkerling A; Poljak A; Ittner A, 2022, 'Alzheimer's disease: Ablating single master site abolishes tau hyperphosphorylation', Science Advances, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abl8809

Siddiqui KS; Ertan H; Poljak A; Bridge WJ, 2022, 'Evaluating Enzymatic Productivity—The Missing Link to Enzyme Utility', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23136908

Asih PR; Poljak A; Kassiou M; Ke YD; Ittner LM, 2022, 'Differential mitochondrial protein interaction profile between human translocator protein and its A147T polymorphism variant', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254296

Braidy N; Guillemin GJ; Mansour H; Chang-Ling T; Poljak A; Grant R, 2022, 'Age Related Changes in NAD plus Metabolism Oxidative Stress and Sirt1 Activity in Wistar Rats (Expression of Concern of Vol 6, art no E19194, 2011)', PLOS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263555

Poljak A; Sachdev P, 2021, 'The need for a reliable oxytocin assay', Molecular Psychiatry, 26, pp. 6107 - 6108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01114-0

Kaur G; Poljak A; Ali SA; Zhong L; Raftery MJ; Sachdev P, 2021, 'Extending the Depth of Human Plasma Proteome Coverage Using Simple Fractionation Techniques', Journal of Proteome Research, 20, pp. 1261 - 1279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00670

D'Agostino PM; Yeung ACY; Poljak A; David Waite T; Neilan BA, 2021, 'Comparative proteomics of the toxigenic diazotroph Raphidiopsis raciborskii (cyanobacteria) in response to iron', Environmental Microbiology, 23, pp. 405 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15328

Khorshidi F; Poljak A; Liu Y; Lo JW; Crawford JD; Sachdev PS, 2021, 'Resveratrol: A “miracle” drug in neuropsychiatry or a cognitive enhancer for mice only? A systematic review and meta-analysis', Ageing Research Reviews, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101199

Hosseini M; Poljak A; Braidy N; Crawford J; Sachdev P, 2020, 'Blood fatty acids in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis and systematic review', Ageing Research Reviews, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101043

Wong MWK; Thalamuthu A; Braidy N; Mather KA; Liu Y; Ciobanu L; Baune BT; Armstrong NJ; Kwok J; Schofield P; Wright MJ; Ames D; Pickford R; Lee T; Poljak A; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'Genetic and environmental determinants of variation in the plasma lipidome of older australian twins', Elife, 9, pp. 1 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58954

Prikas E; Poljak A; Ittner A, 2020, 'Mapping p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling by proximity-dependent labeling', Protein Science, 29, pp. 1196 - 1210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pro.3854

Kaur G; Poljak A; Braidy N; Crawford JD; Lo J; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'Fluid Biomarkers and APOE Status of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Variants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/jad-200052

Liu Y; Chan DKY; Thalamuthu A; Wen W; Jiang J; Paradise M; Lee T; Crawford J; Wai Kin Wong M; Hua Xu Y; Poljak A; Pickford R; Sachdev PS; Braidy N; Xu Y-H, 2020, 'Plasma lipidomic biomarker analysis reveals distinct lipid changes in vascular dementia', Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 18, pp. 1613 - 1624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.06.001

Khorshidi F; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'Hormetic effects of alcohol in an astroglial cellular model and its proteomics signature', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.041665

Ulanova M; Poljak A; Wen W; Bongers A; Gloag L; Gooding J; Tilley R; Sachdev P; Braidy N, 2020, 'Nanoparticles as contrast agents for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review', Nanomedicine, 15, pp. 725 - 743, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2019-0316

Jeżewski RC; Poljak A; Mather KA; Sachdev PS; Shepherd CE, 2020, 'The prevalence of limbic‐predominant age‐related TDP‐43 encephalopathy in the Sydney brain bank', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.037885

Wong MWK; Braidy N; Pickford R; Sachdev PS; Poljak A, 2019, 'Comparison of Single Phase and Biphasic Extraction Protocols for Lipidomic Studies Using Human Plasma', Frontiers in Neurology, 10, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00879

Lam T; McLean M; Hayden A; Poljak A; Cheema B; Gurney H; Stone G; Bahl N; Reddy N; Shahidipour H; Birzniece V, 2019, 'A potent liver-mediated mechanism for loss of muscle mass during androgen deprivation therapy', Endocrine Connections, 8, pp. 605 - 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EC-19-0179

Clement J; Wong M; Poljak A; Sachdev P; Braidy N, 2019, 'The Plasma NAD⁺ Metabolome Is Dysregulated in "normal" Aging', Rejuvenation Research, 22, pp. 121 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/rej.2018.2077

Wong MWK; Braidy N; Pickford R; Vafaee F; Crawford J; Muenchhoff J; Schofield P; Attia J; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Poljak A, 2019, 'Plasma lipidome variation during the second half of the human lifespan is associated with age and sex but minimally with BMI', Plos One, 14, pp. e0214141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214141

Braidy N; Berg J; Clement J; Khorshidi F; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Grant R; Sachdev PS, 2019, 'Role of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide and Related Precursors as Therapeutic Targets for Age-Related Degenerative Diseases: Rationale, Biochemistry, Pharmacokinetics, and Outcomes', Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 30, pp. 251 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ars.2017.7269

Wong MWK; Braidy N; Crawford J; Pickford R; Song F; Mather KA; Attia J; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Poljak A, 2019, 'APOE Genotype Differentially Modulates Plasma Lipids in Healthy Older Individuals, with Relevance to Brain Health', Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 72, pp. 703 - 716, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190524

Liu Y; Braidy N; Poljak A; Chan DK; Sachdev PS, 2018, 'Cerebral small vessel disease and the risk of Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review', Ageing Research Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2018.06.002

Shum AMY; Poljak A; Bentley NL; Turner N; Tan TC; Polly P, 2018, 'Proteomic profiling of skeletal and cardiac muscle in cancer cachexia: Alterations in sarcomeric and mitochondrial protein expression', Oncotarget, 9, pp. 22001 - 22022, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.25146

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