• CilioGenics: an integrated method and database for predicting novel ciliary genes 

  Pir, Mustafa Samet; Begar, Efe; Yenisert, Ferhan; Demirci, Hasan C.; Korkmaz, Mustafa E.; Karaman, Asli; Tsiropoulou, Sofia; Firat-Karalar, Elif Nur; Blacque, Oliver E.; Oner, Sukru S.; Doluca, Osman; Cevik, Sebiha; Kaplan, Oktay Ismail (Oxford University Press, 2024)

  Uncovering the full list of human ciliary genes holds enormous promise for the diagnosis of cilia-related human diseases, collectively known as ciliopathies. Currently, genetic diagnoses of many ciliopathies remain incomplete ...

• Amelioration potential of synthetic oxime chemical cores against multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's diseases: Evaluation in aspects of in silico and in vitro experiments 

  Yilmaz, Anil; Koca, Murat; Ercan, Selami; Acar, Ozden Ozgun; Boga, Mehmet; Sen, Alaattin; Kurt, Adnan (ELSEVIER, 2024)

  Alzheimer disease (AD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are inflammatory neurological disorders. The main symptom of AD is dementia, and the main symptoms of MS are vertigo, sexual dysfunction, cognitive problems, and fatigue. ...

• Investigating the Impact of Birt–Hogg–Dubé Syndrome Associated Folliculin (FLCN) and Retinitis Pigmentosa 2 (RP2) Loss on Cilia Function and Morphology 

  Kaplan, Oktay İsmail (Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, 2024)

  Folliculin (FLCN), a GTPase-activating protein (GAP), has been linked to Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome, the mTORC1 signaling pathway and cilia. Disruptions in cilia structure and function lead to a group of diseases known as ...

• Isothiocyanates as drug candidates in cancer prevention and treatment 

  Saylan, Demet; Cebeci, Fatma (IGI Global, 2023)

  Cancer is the second most common cause of death worldwide. Many methods such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, etc. are being used for treatment. Most patients have a combination treatment with chemotherapy along ...

• Pleiotropic molecular effects of dietary polyphenols resveratrol and apigenin in Leukemia 

  Adan, Aysun; Oğuz, Osman (ELSEVIER, 2018)

  Resveratrol and apigenin are commonly found polyphenols in many fruits and vegetables and recognition of these dietary polyphenols for human health owing to their biological and pharmacological features including ...

• Therapeutic Targeting of FLT3 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Current Status and Novel Approaches 

  Tecik, Melisa; Adan, Aysun (Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2022)

  FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is mutated in approximately 30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. The presence of FLT3-ITD (internal tandem duplication, 20–25%) mutation and, to a lesser extent, FLT3-TKD (tyrosine ...

• Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Biosynthesized Using Fresh Green Walnut Shell in Microwave Environment and their Anticancer Effect on Breast Cancer Cells 

  Sulak, Mine; Turgut, Gurbet Celik; Sen, Alaattin (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)

  In this study, cerium oxide nanoparticles (CONPs) were synthesized using fresh green walnut shell extract in microwave environment. The morphology and structure of the CONPs were determined using ultraviolet-visible (UV/VIS), ...

• Evaluation of Anti-Alzheimer Activity of Synthetic Coumarins by Combination of in Vitro and in Silico Approaches 

  Erdogan Orhan, Ilkay; Deniz, F. Sezer Senol; Salmas, Ramin Ekhteiari; Irmak, Sule; Acar, Ozden Ozgun; Turgut, Gurbet Celik; Sen, Alaattin; Zbancioc, Ana-Maria; Luca, Simon Vlad; Skalicka-Woźniak, Krystyna; Skiba, Adrianna; Tataringa, Gabriela (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)

  Series of synthetic coumarin derivatives (1-16) were tested against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), two enzymes linked to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Compound 16 was the most ...

• Synthesis and Comprehensive in Vivo Activity Profiling of Olean-12-en-28-ol, 3β-Pentacosanoate in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: A Natural Remyelinating and Anti-Inflammatory Agent 

  Senol, Halil; Ozgun-Acar, Ozden; Daǧ, Aydan; Eken, Ahmet; Guner, Hüseyin; Aykut, Zaliha Gamze; Topcu, Gulacti; Sen, Alaattin (American Chemical Society(ACM), 2023)

  Multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment has received much attention, yet there is still no certain cure. We herein investigate the therapeutic effect of olean-12-en-28-ol, 3β-pentacosanoate (OPCA) on a preclinical model of MS. ...

• Progression of irradiated mesenchymal stromal cells from early to late senescence: Changes in SASP composition and anti-tumour properties 

  Alessio, Nicola; Acar, Mustafa Burak; Squillaro, Tiziana; Aprile, Domenico; Ayaz-Güner, Şerife; Di Bernardo, Giovanni; Peluso, Gianfranco; Özcan, Servet; Galderisi, Umberto (WILEY Online Library, 2023)

  Genotoxic injuries converge on senescence-executive program that promotes production of a senescence-specific secretome (SASP). The study of SASP is particularly intriguing, since through it a senescence process, triggered ...

• Matching variants for functional characterization of genetic variants 

  Cevik-Kaplan, Sebiha; Zhao, Pei; Zorluer, Atiyye; Pir, Mustafa Samet; Bian, Wenyin (Genetics Society of America, 2023)

  Rapid and low-cost sequencing, as well as computer analysis, have facilitated the diagnosis of many genetic diseases, resulting in a substantial rise in the number of disease-associated genes. However, genetic diagnosis ...

• Resveratrolün Ph+ Akut Lenfoblastik Lösemide Terapötik Potansiyeli ve Resveratrol Tarafından Tetiklenen Apoptozda Seramid Metabolizmasının Rolü 

  Adan, Aysun; Baran, Yusuf (TUBİTAK, 2019)

  Proje ile resveratrolün, Ph+ ALL hücreleri üzerindeki büyümeyi inhibe edici etkisinin arkasında yatan mekanizmalar, seramid metabolizmasının hedeflenmesi ve BCR-ABL ifadesindeki değişimler ile ilişkilendirilerek ...

• Akut Myeloid Lösemi Tedavisi için Hedgehog Ve Otofaji Yolaklarının Düzenlenmesi 

  EL KHATIB, Mona (TUBİTAK, 2019)

  Akut myeloid lösemi (AML) çeşitli moleküler aberasyonlar ve sinyal yolaklarındaki bozuklukları içeren klonal hastalıklar ile karakterize edilen bir grup heterojen malignanttır. Hedgehog (HH) sinyal yolağı birçok kanserde ...

• Inhibition of PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway and modulation of histone deacetylase enzymes reduce the growth of acute myeloid leukemia cells 

  Şansaçar, Merve; Sağır, Helin; Gencer Akçok, Emel Başak (HUMANA PRESS INC, 2023)

  One of the most widespread forms of blood cancer is known as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) which has an incidence of 80% with poor prognosis. Although there are different treatment methods for AML in clinic, the heterogeneity ...

• GeNetOntology: identifying affected gene ontology terms via grouping, scoring, and modeling of gene expression data utilizing biological knowledge-based machine learning 

  Ersoz, Nur Sebnem; Bakir-Gungor, Burcu; Yousef, Malik (FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2023)

  Introduction: Identifying significant sets of genes that are up/downregulated under specific conditions is vital to understand disease development mechanisms at the molecular level. Along this line, in order to analyze ...

• TRAIL promotes the polarization of human macrophages toward a proinflammatory M1 phenotype and is associated with increased survival in cancer patients with high tumor macrophage content 

  Gunalp, Sinem; Helvaci, Derya Goksu; Oner, Aysenur; Bursalı, Ahmet; Conforte, Alessandra; Güner, Hüseyin; Karakülah, Gökhan; Szegezdi, Eva; Sag, Duygu (FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2023)

  BackgroundTNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF superfamily that can either induce cell death or activate survival pathways after binding to death receptors (DRs) DR4 or DR5. TRAIL is ...

• Dual Targeting of DNA Damage Response Proteins Implicated in Cancer Radioresistance 

  Vasilopoulos, Spyridon N.; Güner, Hüseyin; Uça Apaydın, Merve; Pavlopoulou, , Athanasia; Georgakilas, Alexandros G. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023)

  Ionizing radiation can induce different types of DNA lesions, leading to genomic instability and ultimately cell death. Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, a major modality in cancer treatment, harnesses the genotoxic ...

• Isolation of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Tarhana 

  Çalış, Burak; Polat, Muhammet Fatih; Cebeci, Aysun (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, 2020)

  Tarhana is a staple food in Turkey and produced mainly by the fermentation of wheat flour and yogurt.There are variations in its use, it can be consumed as a snack, or as a soup, and its exact ingredients vary betweendifferent ...

• Complementary medicines used in ulcerative colitis and unintended interactions with cytochrome P450-dependent drug-metabolizing enzymes 

  Şen, Alaattin (TUBİTAK, 2022)

  Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disease with multiple genetic and a variety of environmental risk factors. Although current drugs significantly aid in controlling the disease, many people ...

• Cytotoxic and Cytostatic Effects of Targeting mTOR and Hedgehog Pathways in Acute Myeloid Leukemia 

  Çiçek, Enes; Kucuktas, Fulya Mina; Yenigul, Munevver; Gencer Akcok, Emel Basak (İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2022)

  Objectives: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a highly aggressive heterogeneous hematopoietic malignancy characterized by a rapid and abnormal proliferation of immature myeloid leukemia cells in the bone marrow and peripheral ...

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