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  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 13
    Citation - Scopus: 13
    Her2-Targeted, Degradable Core Cross-Linked Micelles for Specific and Dual Ph-Sensitive Dox Release
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2021) Bayram, Nazende Nur; Ulu, Gizem Tuğçe; Topuzoğulları, Murat; Baran, Yusuf; Dinçer İşoğlu, Sevil
    Here, a targeted, dual-pH responsive, and stable micelle nanocarrier is designed, which specifically selects an HER2 receptor on breast cancer cells. Intracellularly degradable and stabilized micelles are prepared by core cross-linking via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization with an acid-sensitive cross-linker followed by the conjugation of maleimide-doxorubicin to the pyridyl disulfide-modified micelles. Multifunctional nanocarriers are obtained by coupling HER2-specific peptide. Formation of micelles, addition of peptide and doxorubicin (DOX) are confirmed structurally by spectroscopical techniques. Size and morphological characterization are performed by Zetasizer and transmission electron microscope (TEM). For the physicochemical verification of the synergistic acid-triggered degradation induced by acetal and hydrazone bond degradation, Infrared spectroscopy and particle size measurements are used. Drug release studies show that DOX release is accelerated at acidic pH. DOX-conjugated HER2-specific peptide-carrying nanocarriers significantly enhance cytotoxicity toward SKBR-3 cells. More importantly, no selectivity toward MCF-10A cells is observed compared to HER2(+) SKBR-3 cells. Formulations cause apoptosis depending on Bax and Caspase-3 and cell cycle arrest in G2 phase. This study shows a novel system for HER2-targeted therapy of breast cancer with a multifunctional nanocarrier, which has higher stability, dual pH-sensitivity, selectivity, and it can be an efficient way of targeted anticancer drug delivery.
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    Mesenchymal Stem Cells Administered Intraperitoneally Have a Potent Effects on the Experimental Allergic Airway Disease
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015) Işık, S.; Adan, Aysun; Karaman, M.; Kiray, M.; Bağrıyanık, H. A.; Çağlayan-Sözmen, S.; Uzuner, N.; Baran, Yusuf
    [No abstract available]
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    Therapeutic Potential of Fisetin and Identification of Its Mechanisms in Action in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Cells
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015) Adan Gökbulut, Aysun; Baran, Yusuf
    [No abstract available]
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 7
    Imatinib-Induced Apoptosis: a Possible Link To Topoisomerase Enzyme Inhibition
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2011) Baran, Yusuf; Zencir, Sevil; Çakır, Zeynep; Öztürk, Esra; Topçu, Zeki
    Summary What is known and Objective: Imatinib is a specific BCR/ABL inhibitor, commonly used for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), a hematological malignancy resulting from a chromosomal translocation that generates the BCR/ABL fusion protein. Recent studies showed that the imatinib has cytotoxic and apoptotic effects on many BCR/ABL-negative cancers. Numerous compounds with cytotoxic potential exert their functions by interfering with the DNA topoisomerase. In this study, we examined the effects of imatinib on tumour cell-killing in relation to DNA topoisomerase enzyme inhibition. Methods: We determined the cytotoxicity by cell proliferation assay (XTT; tetrazolium hydroxide), using the human K562 CML cells, and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential by monitoring the changes in caspase-3 enzyme activity. Type I and II topoisomerase activities were measured by supercoiled plasmid relaxation and minicircle DNA decatenation assays respectively. Results and Discussion: Imatinib-induced apoptosis and inhibited cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. We also found that the imatinib was effective in both type I and type II topoisomerase reactions to a varying degree between 94% and 7% for the concentration range of 1 mm-0.02 mm in a dose-dependent manner. What is new and Conclusion: Our results suggest that the inhibition of topoisomerases may be a significant factor in imatinib-induced apoptosis in CML.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 38
    Citation - Scopus: 47
    Docetaxel/Zoledronic Acid Combination Triggers Apoptosis Synergistically Through Downregulating Antiapoptotic Bcl-2 Protein Level in Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Cells
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2009) Karabulut, B.; Erten, C.; Gül, M. K.; Cengiz, E.; Karaca, B.; Küçükzeybek, Y.; Görümlü, G.; Atmaca, H.; Uzunoğlu, S.; Şanlı, U. A.; Baran, Yusuf; Uslu, R.
    Docetaxel, a semi-synthetic taxane analogue, is used effectively in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer. Zoledronic acid, the most potent member of bisphosphonates, has shown pleiotropic anti-tumoral effects on prostate cancer cells. We have explored the possible additive/synergistic effects and the apoptotic pathways induced by combination treatment of docetaxel and zoledronic acid in hormone and drug refractory, PC-3 and DU-145 prostate cancer cells. Combination of docetaxel and zoledronic acid synergistically inhibits cell growth in PC-3 and DU-145 cells. Moreover, this effect was due to downregulation of antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 in PC-3 and DU-145 cells. In conclusion, docetaxel/zoledronic acid combination is potentially a novel and effective approach for the treatment of prostate cancer.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 32
    Citation - Scopus: 34
    Therapeutic Applications of Bioactive Sphingolipids in Hematological Malignancies
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2010) Ekiz, Hüseyin Atakan; Baran, Yusuf
    Sphingolipids are sphingosine-based lipid molecules that have important functions in cellular signal transduction and in a variety of cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, programmed cell death (apoptosis) and responses to stressful conditions. Ceramides, dihydroceramide, sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate are examples of those bioactive sphingolipids. They have a major impact on determination of the cell fate by contributing to the cell survival or cell death through apoptosis. Despite the number of carbon atoms in the fatty acid chain changes the physiological role; ceramides generally exert suppressive roles on the cell proliferation. There have been several enzymes identified in this pathway that are responsible for the conversion of ceramide into other sphingolipid derivatives. Those derivatives also have differential roles on those cellular processes. Sphingosine-1-phosphate is an example of such sphingolipid derivatives which has antiapoptotic effects. As they have significant impacts particularly on the cell death and survival, bioactive sphingolipids have a great potential to be targets in cancer therapy. Increasing number of studies indicates that sphingolipid derivatives are important in the progression of hematological malignancies, and they are also involved in the resistance to current chemotherapeutic options. This review compiles the current knowledge in this area for enlightening the therapeutic potentials of bioactive sphingolipids in various leukemias. © 2010 UICC.
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    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 3
    Rates of Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Artery Disease and Risk Factors in Patients Treated With Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2007) Ural, Ali Uğur; Avcu, Ferit; Baran, Yusuf
    We read the interesting article by Jagsi et al on the increased rates of coronary artery disease in patients treated with radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer.1 In their study, those authors concluded that the findings support further assessment of clinical outcomes when newer techniques of chemotherapy planning are employed as well as investigation of the potential role of innovative techniques. However, there was no mention of the novel radiosensitizing and chemosensitizing effects of bisphosphonates (BPs), which inhibit tumor cell adhesion to bone, and tumor growth in breast cancer.