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    Flavonoids in Cancer Therapy: Current and Future Trends
    (Elsevier, 2020) Gürler,S.B.; Kiraz,Y.; Baran,Y.
    Flavonoids are a family of polyphenolic photochemical that are naturally found in plants. Flavonoids have been widely studied due to the curiosity of scientists about the implementation of nature to human health. These experimental and epidemiological studies showed that flavonoids have beneficial effects such as antioxidation, antiinflammation, antiplatelet, antiallergic, antiaging, antidiabetic, and anticarcinogenic activity. They can also interact with and regulate cellular proteins, transcription factors, and signaling enzymes at the molecular level. Cancer is one of the most common problems in human health and millions of people die due to cancer every year. Due to the lack of completely efficient therapies for most cancer patients, new approaches should be discovered. Flavonoids have been investigated and many studies have confirmed their importance as a therapy option in many diseases. In this chapter we review the use of flavonoids as therapeutical agents and prevention for cancer, including the recent studies as well as future perspectives in the field. © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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    Osteoblasts-Derived Exosomes as Potential Novel Communicators in Particle-Induced Periprosthetic Osteolysis
    (Elsevier, 2024) de Souza, Wanderson; Gemini-Piperni, S.; Ruivo, Carolina; Bastos, Nuno; Almeida, Sofia; Lopes, Daniel; Ribeiro, Ana R.
    The inflammatory response to wear particles derived from hip prothesis is considered a hallmark of periprosthetic osteolysis, which can ultimately lead to the need for revision surgery. Exosomes (Exos) have been associated with various bone pathologies, and there is increasing recognition in the literature that they actively transport molecules throughout the body. The role of wear particles in osteoblast-derived Exos is unknown, and the potential contribution of Exos to osteoimmune communication and periprosthetic osteolysis niche is still in its infancy. Given this, we investigate how titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs), similar in size and composition to prosthetic wear particles, affect Exos biogenesis. Two osteoblastic cell models commonly used to study the response of osteoblasts to wear particles were selected as a proof of concept. The contribution of Exos to periprosthetic osteolysis was assessed by functional assays in which primary human macrophages were stimulated with bone-derived Exos. We demonstrated that TiO2 NPs enter multivesicular bodies, the nascent of Exos, altering osteoblast-derived Exos secretion and molecular cargo. No significant differences were observed in Exos morphology and size. However, functional assays reveal that Exos cargo enriched in uPA stimulates macrophages to a mixed M1 and M2 phenotype, inducing the release of pro- and anti-inflammatory signals characteristic of periprosthetic osteolysis. In addition, we demonstrated the expression of uPA in exosomes derived from the urine of patients with osteolysis. These results suggest that uPA can be a potential biomarker of osteolysis. In the future, uPa may serve as a possible non-invasive biomarker to identify patients at risk for peri-implant osteolysis.
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    Epoxy Matrix Nano Composites: Modulus, Strength and Ductility Enhancement Through Auxeticity of Α-Cristobalite Filler
    (Elsevier, 2023) Güden, Mustafa; Ülker, Sevkan; Movahedi, Nima
    The negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) nano-size ?-Cristobalite particle/epoxy composites were prepared and tensile tested. The elastic modulus and strength of the composites were improved as the particle volume fraction increased from 0 to 0.02. Unlike the conventional particle reinforced composites, the fracture strain increased with the nano ?-Cristobalite addition, an effect which was ascribed to the intrinsic NPR behavior of the filler. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
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    Optimizing the Dispersion of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles for Cellular Studies Using Statistical Design of Experiments
    (Elsevier, 2023) Önder, Anıl Can; Tomak, Aysel; Öksel Karakuş, Ceyda
    The in vitro experimentation of ceramic nanoparticles often requires their dispersion in liquid media without causing particle clumps or deteriorating sample integrity. However, the dispersion of nanoparticles using the available protocols rarely leads to stable and uniform dispersions which, in turn, raises concerns about the validity, repeatability and comparability of the findings observed in vitro. Moreover, the ability to control the final dispersion quality of ceramic nanoparticles is an essential step to obtaining optimized nanoceramic materials with desired functionality and to enhancing their performance in subsequent applications. While the need to have a comprehensive guideline for the dispersion of nanoparticles has led to several published documents and protocols, the dispersion methodology of ceramic nanoparticles and the relative contribution of the experimental parameters to the quality of resulting dispersion are still not clear. Here, we employed the statistical design of experiment (DoE) approach to systematically assess the magnitude and source of variation in dispersion quality of two different ceramic nanoparticles, hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate. Using the first-order Plackett-Burman Design (PBD), nanoparticle concentration, pH and the presence of an additive were identified as the most critical factors influencing the resulting hydrodynamic size and zeta potential of the ceramic nanoparticles. Optimization using a second-order Central Composite Design (CCD) yielded a set of quadratic regression equations that were used to predict the hydrodynamic size or zeta potential of ceramic nanoparticles with high accuracy (R2, 0.88–0.92). The results of PBD screening and CCD optimization experiments were employed to prepare nanoparticle dispersions of different quality, which were then used to compare the effect of aggregation on the viability of human osteosarcoma (SaOS-2) cells. Overall, the results of this study provided insight into the role that various experimental parameters play in the colloidal stability and dispersion of ceramic nanoparticles. © 2023
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    Citation - WoS: 11
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    Enhanced Electrocaloric Effect of P(vdf-Trfe) Nanocomposites With Ca and Sn Co-Doped Batio3 Particles
    (Elsevier, 2023) Tokkan, Melike; Demir, Mustafa M.; Adem, Umut
    We report on the enhancemenent of electrocaloric effect in solution cast polymer nanocomposites based on Poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE) 55-45] with Ca and Sn co-substituted BaTiO3 ceramic fillers (Ba0.94Ca0.06Ti0.925Sn0.075O3, BCST). Saturated hysteresis loops and normal ferroelectric behaviour of the copolymer-based nanocomposites-as opposed to the relaxor ferroelectric nature of the terpolymer-based ones-allow the utilization of the indirect method to estimate the electrocaloric properties. Both the dielectric constant and electrocaloric temperature change (AT) increases as the particle content increases. Maximum adiabatic temperature change was obtained as 6.96 K under 900 kV/cm for the 10 vol % BCST containing polymer composite around the Curie temperature of the copolymer (70 degrees C). This relatively large electrocaloric strength is slightly lower than those obtained for terpolymer-based nanocomposites.
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    Citation - WoS: 17
    Citation - Scopus: 22
    Protein Corona Formation on Silver Nanoparticles Under Different Conditions
    (Elsevier, 2022) Tomak, Aysel; Yılancıoğlu, Buket; Winkler, David; Öksel Karakuş, Ceyda
    The surfaces of nanoparticles become covered by biomolecules in biological fluids. This protein ‘corona’ modifies materials’ characteristics and biological activity. The composition of the protein corona is dynamic, abundant biomolecules that bind first are subsequently replaced by less abundant but more tightly bound ones. Here, we explore the formation of the silver nanoparticle protein corona on exposure to cell culture media containing 10 % fetal bovine serum supplemented Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's medium. Sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry analysis were used to monitor how different parameters such as incubation time, heating duration, cell culture medium, incubation temperature, and the number of washes affect the nanoparticle–protein corona complex. silver nanoparticles with and without bound proteins were characterized by electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and ultraviolet-visible-near-IR spectroscopy. The tetrazolium-based MTT assay was used to determine viability of A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells treated with silver nanoparticles. Characterization of the nanoparticles before and after protein binding provided insights into their changing morphology on corona formation. Our results confirmed that the physiological environment directly affects protein corona formation on nanoparticle surfaces. In particular, incubation condition-dependent differences in the amount of bound proteins were observed. This work highlights the importance of environmental drivers of protein adsorption, which should be considered when predicting and/or controlling protein targets of silver nanoparticles.