Master Degree / Yüksek Lisans Tezleri

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  • Master Thesis
    Preparation of Some Semi-Synthetic Saponin Analogs and Investigation of Their Mechanism of Action on Necrotic Cell Death
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Üner, Göklem; Bedir, Erdal; Ballar, Petek
    Since antitumor potency of saponins is relatively weak, researchers focus on semi-synthetic modification of saponins to obtain highly potent structures. With the same motivation, we prepared cytotoxic sapogenol (AG-08), from cycloastragenol. Our preliminary studies revealed that AG-08 was inducing necrotic cell death together with autophagic inhibition. Furthermore, immunoblotting experiments suggested that AG-08 promoted cleavage of various proteins. A continuation study was performed in this thesis with aims of: i) verifying previous studies; ii) identifying molecular mechanism of AG-08; iii) preparing further analogs of AG-08 and deduce structure activity relationships(SAR). Accordingly, necrotic cell death and autophagic inhibition via AG-08 was verified, and cytotoxicity of AG-08 on 13 cell lines was examined. Furthermore, inhibitors of calpain-1, general caspases, cathepsin B/L/S, and caspase-8 were found to partially alleviate cell death, whereas cathepsin D/E inhibitor were not able to do. Additionally, lysosomal impairment due to loss of acidic nature was demonstrated. Later data and effect of cathepsin inhibitor on AG-08 mediated cell death suggest lysosomal membrane permeabilization. In synthesis part, 15 AG-08 analogs were prepared, three of which were cytotoxic. Additionally, active analogs triggered similar cell death mechanism with AG-08. SAR evaluation reveals that presence of tosyl, and tetrahydrofuran ring are required for activity, while double bond at C-6 is not essential. Consequently, this thesis provides important data on mechanism of necrotic cell death and autophagic inhibition via AG-08 treatment as well as relationship between structure and activity. However, further studies are warranted to clarify complete mechanism of AG-08 and substantiate structure activity relationship deductions.
  • Master Thesis
    Effects of Polyether Antibiotics on Autophagy
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2017) Khan, Nasar; Tosun, Çiğdem; Bedir, Erdal; Tosun, Çiğdem; Bedir, Erdal
    Treatment of cancer is one of the crucial enigma for scientific world and that’s why much effort needs to be put in place for the resolution of this challenge in alternative ways. Autophagy is believed to have an important role in tumor development and progression. The natural polyether antibiotics might be important chemotherapeutic agents to cure cancer by modulating autophagy. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic effects and autophagic mechanism of actions of three polyether antibiotics, one of which was a new secondary metabolite isolated from the marine Streptomyces cacaoi. The effects of these polyether antibiotics were investigated along with previously known autophagy modulators from the same group (Monensin). To achieve this goal, cytotoxicities of these polyether type compounds on three different type of cancer cell lines along with two healthy cell lines were investigated followed by a search to reveal the effects of these compounds on autophagy in cancer cell lines. Methodology of this study consists of mammalian cell culturing, cytotoxicity screening, staining and quantification of acidic compartments inside the cells and studying different autophagy markers along with other associated proteins under various conditions by using Western blotting. This study revealed that the tested polyether antibiotics were autophagy inhibitors as well as inducers of apoptosis in cervical, colorectal and prostate cancer cells. The obtained results will be of significance for the field of anticancer drugdevelopment; however, before one places these secondary metabolites as potential drug candidates, further studies including in vivo experiments are warranted.