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Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 14Synthesis of Albumin Nanoparticles in a Water-Miscible Ionic Liquid System, and Their Applications for Chlorambucil Delivery To Cancer Cells(Elsevier, 2022) Akdoğan, Yaşar; Sözer, Sümeyra Çiğdem; Akyol, Cansu; Başol, Merve; Karakoyun, Çiğdem; Çakan Akdoğan, GülçinSerum albumin has been a preferred protein to generate biodegradable and non-toxic nanoparticles (NPs) for drug delivery applications. Different methods applied for the preparation of serum albumin NPs mostly used organic solvents. Here, we prepared serum albumin NPs in an ionic liquid (IL) system. ILs are considered to be green and designer solvents with unique properties that can replace organic solvents in the synthesis of albumin NPs. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) proteins dissolved in water were transformed into BSA NPs in a water/ Triton™X (TX-100), 1-butanol/1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate (BmimCF3SO3) microemulsion-like system by using a high-speed homogenizer and crosslinker glutaraldehyde. The obtained BSA NPs have been used in drug loading and release studies with a hydrophobic anticancer drug chlorambucil (Chl). Drug loading increased as increasing the ratio of Chl incubated with BSA NPs. Monitoring the drug release by UV–Vis spectroscopy revealed a burst release at first 4 h, but two-thirds of drugs stayed with NPs upon diffusion method. On the other hand, cellular uptake of Chl loaded BSA NPs caused a significant MCF7 breast cancer cell death, whereas free Chl and unloaded BSA NPs did not have a significant effect on the cell viability. Furthermore, in vivo toxicity assessment of BSA NPs obtained in the IL system was conducted in the zebrafish animal model. It showed that zebrafish body is able to eliminate BSA NPs without any toxic side effects and encapsulation of Chl into NPs reduced the toxicity of free Chl. In summary, we showed that BSA NPs with size smaller than 200 nm could be prepared in BmimCF3SO3 mediated system. They can be used for Chl loading (up to 6.9 wt%) with a sustainable release and they induce significant cell death in Chl sensitive cancer cells up to 45% in 24 h. These results indicate that BSA NPs could be prepared alternatively in IL systems and used in drug delivery studies.Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 8Transcriptomics Profiling Identifies Cisplatin-Inducible Death Receptor 5 Antisense Long Non-Coding Rna as a Modulator of Proliferation and Metastasis in Hela Cells(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021) Gürer, Dilek Cansu; Erdoğan, İpek; Ahmadov, Ulvi; Başol, Merve; Sweef, Osama; Çakan Akdoğan, Gülçin; Akgül, BünyaminCisplatin is a well-known cancer chemotherapeutic agent but how extensively long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression is modulated by cisplatin is unknown. It is imperative to employ a comprehensive approach to obtain a better account of cisplatin-mediated changes in the expression of lncRNAs. In this study, we used a transcriptomics approach to profile lncRNAs in cisplatin-treated HeLa cells, which resulted in identification of 10,214 differentially expressed lncRNAs, of which 2,500 were antisense lncRNAs. For functional analyses, we knocked down one of the cisplatin inducible lncRNAs, death receptor 5 antisense (DR5-AS) lncRNA, which resulted in a morphological change in HeLa cell shape without inducing any cell death. A second round of transcriptomics-based profiling revealed differential expression of genes associated with immune system, motility and cell cycle in DR5-AS knockdown HeLa cells. Cellular analyses showed that DR5-AS reduced cell proliferation and caused a cell cycle arrest at S and G2/M phases. Moreover, DR5-AS knockdown reduced the invasive capacity of HeLa cells in zebrafish xenograft model. These results suggest that cisplatin-mediated pleiotropic effects, such as reduction in cell proliferation, metastasis and cell cycle arrest, may be mediated by lncRNAs. © Copyright © 2021 Gurer, Erdogan, Ahmadov, Basol, Sweef, Cakan-Akdogan and Akgül.Article Citation - WoS: 18Citation - Scopus: 20A Simple Desolvation Method for Production of Cationic Albumin Nanoparticles With Improved Drug Loading and Cell Uptake(Editions de Sante, 2020) Sözer, Sümeyra Çiğdem; Özmen Egesoy, Tuğçe; Başol, Merve; Çakan Akdoğan, Gülçin; Akdoğan, YaşarThe transport protein albumin has been used as a drug nanocarrier for a long time due to its versatility. Albumin is negatively charged at physiological conditions limiting its anionic drug loading capacity. However, loading of anionic drugs in the albumin nanoparticles (NPs), can be facilitated by albumin cationization. Here, we postulate a simple desolvation method for preparation of cationic albumin NPs with improved anionic drug loading. First, bovine serum albumin was cationized with ethylenediamine. Next, salicylic acid (SA) was added to the cationic bovine serum albumin (cBSA) solution prior to the desolvation. Among different desolvating agents tested, acetonitrile allowed the highest nanoparticle formation yield. The SEM analyses showed that the average size of cBSA NPs decreased from ~200 nm to ~100 nm upon SA loading. Moreover, the drug loading capacity of cBSA NPs was found to increase ~2 fold, and drug release was slower compared to BSA NPs. Finally, a significant increase in cellular uptake of cBSA NPs compared to that of native BSA NPs showed the potential for improved drug delivery. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.